Posts in category Travels

Pea Ridge (Arkansas) National Battlefield June 2, 2012

Jun04
2012 Leave a Comment Written by Jason

I took a trip to the Pea Ridge National Battlefield in Arkansas to scout it out for the boys.  As long time readers know, Dale loves going to Civil War battle sites and his daddy loves taking him. :)  (I’ll encourage a love of history all I can!)

I snapped pictures throughout my surprisingly tough 7 mile hike.  I can’t imagine walking this battlefield with people shooting at me like the soldiers who fought and died there.

With the pictures below, you can right click and open them in a new window to see the photo at twice the size.

 

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It’s weird living a Catch-22

Jun28
2011 5 Comments Written by Jason

I read a blog entry by an outstanding singer/guitarist/dude named Shaun Groves where in the comments he mentioned the reason Compassion International usually takes only women on their blogger trips is because the men have to work.  As a result, it’s rare you see a male blogger writing about the problems around the world that various groups like Compassion are trying to fight.

It had me thinking about my current situation. READ MORE »

Posted in Christian life, Writing

Stones River National Battlefield

Jun21
2011 4 Comments Written by Jason

Today the boys and I visited the Stones River National Battlefield.  Dale inherited a lot of things from me and I’m happy one of the good ones is an interest in Civil War history.

I want to thank my parents up front for providing the gas money for us to be able to take the trip today.   It killed me that I couldn’t afford to even pay for gas for us to take this trip but I’m fortunate to have parents that can help us out right now.

One of my new prayers is for God to provide a way for us to take the boys to Shiloh.  Dale really wants to see that battlefield and become a Junior Ranger there.

Here’s pictures and comments from the day…and make sure to check out the special video at the end!! READ MORE »

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A drive on the Natchez Trace May 2011

May06
2011 5 Comments Written by Jason

A trip down the Trace today…my first visit in six months.  I didn’t go very far but it was great to see the Trace coming to life again. READ MORE »

Posted in Christian life, Natchez Trace

Cullman, Alabama tornado damage part 5

Apr30
2011 1 Comment Written by Jason

I’m back home in Nashville and honestly…I’m exhausted.  So there won’t be many captions to the pictures.  As with the previous four entries, if you want to see a larger photo right click and view it in a new tab.  All these pictures were taken on my second day in town.

The first set of photos are folks from my home church working on a house that was crushed under trees. READ MORE »

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Cullman, Alabama tornado damage part 4

Apr29
2011 1 Comment Written by Jason

This is the final posting with pictures from today.

To help, please give to the Red Cross.

To see any picture at twice the size below, right click on it and open the picture in a new tab in your browser.

If you missed part one, click here.
If you missed part two, click here.
If you missed part three, click here.

At radio station WKUL, I spent the day working closely with Ron Mosley, Jr.  He and his dad own the station.  While Ron and I were on a parts run for the computer, he wanted to take me over his church to show me something amazing…so off we went to… READ MORE »

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Cullman, Alabama tornado damage part 3

Apr29
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Jason

To help, please give to the Red Cross.

To see any picture at twice the size below, right click on it and open the picture in a new tab in your browser.

If you missed part one, click here.
If you missed part two, click here.

OK…remember in part two how I said I felt God prodding me toward a particular location?

Well, just off 3rd Street SE and 1st Avenue SE you’ll see this: READ MORE »

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Cullman, Alabama tornado damage part 1

Apr29
2011 3 Comments Written by Jason

Here are some pictures from Cullman, Alabama where my home church sent a team to help in the recovery from Tuesday’s severe storms.  Most of the pictures you will see in this part were taken while we were driving into Cullman this morning.

To help, please give to the Red Cross.

To see any picture at twice the size below, right click on it and open the picture in a new tab in your browser. READ MORE »

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NASCAR Jeff Byrd 500 in Bristol Part 1

Mar20
2011 4 Comments Written by Jason

In case you don’t read my other blog Mustard Seed Year, you may not know that God blew me away with a surprise gift…tickets to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Jeff Byrd 500 in Bristol, TN from Red Bull Racing driver Brian Vickers.  I took a ton of pictures and plan to share them in a few parts over the next few days.  I’ll throw in some comments to some of them.

Right click on any photo and choose to show it in a new tab on your browser to see the full size picture. READ MORE »

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Dale, the birthday Webelos Scout

Feb27
2011 5 Comments Written by Jason

I’m back home from a whirlwind weekend celebrating Dale’s 10th birthday and his gaining his Webelos badge.  I’m so proud of my little guy but I can’t believe he’s into double digits already.  When you’re divorced and don’t have primary custody of your kids, the speed they grow up increases exponentially.

Here’s my birthday boy: READ MORE »

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