Needless to say, the last few weeks around here were unbearably hot. Most of the grass is burned away with the triple digit temperature. There is still some good grass left in my yard that receives my watering attention. It is an uphill battle but we are holding our own. Thankfully, we got some rain the last two days. Of course, there is no telling when or if we may see another cloud but it was fun while it lasted. This is just summer weather in Texas. Only this year the heatwave began much earlier than normal.

Seems like an unusual amount of death on the news lately. Entertainers, athletes and other notable people left us. We won't add to the amount of writing on how the media covers some passing more than others. You would think sometimes nothing else was happening in our world other than the death of an entertainer who shall remain nameless. This blog can be at least one place where the attention isn't an overkill. Myself and my daughter finally began yelling at the television coverage one day. Normally we are such quiet people!

Also, my reading is still devoted to another biography of Abraham Lincoln. This is the book, Team of Rivals that came out about two years ago. It is a fascinating read even if I only completed about 500 pages so far. As a rule, it seems we do not pay enough attention to the real life stories behind our leading figures. History classes tend to be solely about dates and definitions. We forget the names we memorize were real people that had personality. Yes, I may be a bit of a history geek but I will wear the badge proudly.

Our students went off to camp in Louisiana a week or so ago. They ended up having one of those God moments every person should experience. We are still celebrating their joys of meeting up with God even in Louisiana. If you are lucky those moments will occur in your life in His timing. My view is we can never truly predict the how and when of God showing up in an unusual fashion. We simply make our minds and hearts open to Him to do as He chooses. Maybe you know what those moments are like. My hope is that you do and that you will have yet another God moment sooner rather than later.

Bro. Trey