"Jobless, Homeless, and Broken, But Still Grateful"

1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:29,660 This is Jimmy and Annette and we are Sands 2 00:00:29,660 --> 00:00:59,640 Mr. Chevy. I know that means he's not with us. No. Why? Where is Mr. Chevy? I don't know if we can. I don't think I can do the show. I need to talk to my director. It is kind of odd because he's not in my lap. I need to talk to my manager. You know, we talked about last week. I think it was last week how sick he got the last time we right boarded him at the vet, right? And a friend of ours, Jennifer Marshall, who was listening to our show. Thank you, Jennifer. I'm just saying it up front right now. And she 3 00:00:59,660 --> 00:01:29,640 she text me and said, Let me take care of Chevy. And so I was like, Are you sure? I mean, you know, this is a lot of work. It's a week. He's not a lot of work, but he is because he's he's like a toddler. It's like having a toddler. But he's he's really pretty low maintenance. He is. He's smart. But she didn't know him. She's never spent time with him. But we felt comfortable enough to say, You know what? This is this is probably a good thing. That way we can come back and he won't be sick. And so we took him over to her house. 4 00:01:29,660 --> 00:01:47,640 Today and he just he became super comfortable immediately. She sent us a picture of him standing up standing up doing his gopher. He does his signature go from up like a gopher sits on his haunches. Is that what you call it? Yeah, his song is hilarious. 5 00:01:47,640 --> 00:02:17,620 He looks like a gopher. Maybe you could put it in our newsletter next week. That picture. I can. It is so hilarious. And she's she's like, Well, he's comfy here. And I'm like, Oh, yeah, yeah, he's very if he's already doing the popping a wheelie thing and popping a wheelie. Yeah, yeah, he's totally comfortable. So we feel great. Thank you, Jennifer. You're amazing for doing this. And we literally just got home from Austin. It's been a long day with like four. 6 00:02:17,640 --> 00:02:45,620 For O's long with four. We had a memorial service. We had to be at first we had to take Mr. Shavey to Jennifer's and drop him off and get him acclimated. And here we are. And I'm in a suit here. And we're both decked out, ready to go this funeral that I'm leading that you're leading. So my mind's kind of there thinking that through. And then and then she had a new puppy that she just got. And we didn't know that. And so we're like, Wait, Jennifer, Jennifer, you're taking me home. 7 00:02:47,640 --> 00:03:06,160 I'm taking care of a brand new dog. And now you want a brand new puppy in the mix. But it was the cutest. It was really cute. But she is in for it. That puppy's like a real baby. Yeah, like taking care of somebody else's dog is like having a baby but to have your own new baby. Oh, but it was so 8 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:36,000 cute. A little girl and absolutely stunner. I've never seen a Jack Russell like that. Yeah, tiny Jack Russell terrier. How big will it get? I don't know. But right now it's like a teacup. Looks like a little rat. Now that's not the bad word. I just think of small. Okay, rats can be cute. So so cute. And Chevy was cool. He was like, Yeah, whatever. You know, there's another dog here. I don't care. So we went to the memorial service. Yes, we did that. That was a beautiful, 9 00:03:36,000 --> 00:04:03,840 beautiful time. And always, I'm weird, because you're weird. I'm weird. I'm weird in that. It's not like I enjoy funerals, but I don't I don't dread them. No, because you're so good with families and helping them through crosses. And this family had already just buried their mom and now they're 10 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:17,920 burying their dad a year ago to the day to the day. And so you're so good. And it was great. I got to spend a lot of time talking to the family, which usually I know precious, wonderful family. And it was just and now they're wanting to move to 11 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:36,120 Fredericksburg because they don't live here. And I was really, I hate that I get to know people at a funeral instead of, you know, in other areas of life, because it's, you know, it's a sad time, but most family reunions are around funerals. That's true. They really 12 00:04:36,120 --> 00:05:06,080 are. The reason, one of the reasons why I'm tender towards funerals is because of that. It's pulls people back together that have forgot to call or haven't visited as much as they should. That's all of us. Well, they haven't seen them in so long. Yeah, that could be all of us, right? And so that a funeral is a ground leveler pulls them all back together. And then they're tender to Jesus, they're tender to God, and they're they're open. And that that's powerful to me. And so anyway, it to me, it's always an honor. I consider 13 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:34,600 it sacred ground that I get to walk on. And the beauty in this one is the precious man that passed Alan Smith, I got to spend a good bit of time with him on the day just before he passed away. And so that was a huge blessing to me. One of the things I wish you would have brought up though, I meant to tell you this, and we were driving to Austin is you didn't bring up the widow dinner. Do you remember we did? 14 00:05:34,600 --> 00:06:02,760 Yes. Yeah, I wish I would have remembered that. We had so many people pass, we did a widow widower dinner when we've talked about this on our podcast. But he literally got up and he said, I never speak in public. But I just want to share about this church and what y'all have done for me. Right. And it was so beautiful. And I thought, when you started to talk, I thought, oh, good, he's gonna share about that. And you didn't. I was like, he forgot you forgot. 15 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:32,720 Yeah, I know. It's, it's one of those things where, when you're in these moments, it's hard to boy, there's so many thoughts going on. I can't even imagine. I've never done a funeral. So I wouldn't I wouldn't know. But it was a sweet time, a beautiful time. I'm honored to participate and be able to just share from my heart a little bit just to encourage but anyway, so that that was that was all morning. So we're already like kind of I was already tired. And then it's like, okay, we're gonna run over to Adam and Tina's and we're gonna jump in the car. 16 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:38,240 I mean, and I had a quick change. I had to change in their bathroom. I kept the lid down. 17 00:06:38,280 --> 00:06:44,760 Oh, of course. Wait, you gotta play your keep the lid down. Oh, yeah. Oh, yes. Yes. Keep the lid down. 18 00:06:44,760 --> 00:07:13,760 There it is. Adam Curry special. So it was down when I got there, which was good. So I didn't have to bust Adam like I did once before. But anyway, so I had to do a super quick change and changing out of a suit is no small task. And there's like layers of clothes and a tie. And so I did all that through on new clothes. And then man, we just jumped out the door and drove late for our own party. Not too late. We got there in pretty good time. 19 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:19,760 Yeah, it wasn't bad. And then we we did a meetup. And so explain what a meetup is. 20 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:49,680 Well, a meetup is when you know, you're for us, it was three different it was for no agenda, all the listeners that are in the area of Austin that listen to no agenda living up in a down world and curry and the keeper. And so they all come together at a restaurant and we were at an outdoor restaurant that was indoor outdoor. And you just they just want to talk to you and they just want to get to know you and spend time with you. And, and it was a lot of fun. It was 21 00:07:49,760 --> 00:08:19,680 it really was great just meeting people who love living up in a down world but love no agenda love curry and the keeper got to meet all different people from all different walks of life. It's beautiful. And people that came over and said, you know, your podcast, I've listened to every one of them. That blew me away means so much to me. And it's something that's building my faith. And of course, that's what I need to hear. It's building your faith. Yes, because if this is just us just yacking. 22 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:34,640 I know yacking my dad used to use that word quite a bit. To me, it's it's got to be it's got to be more meaningful. And so I that that meant a lot to me to hear that. And yeah, Rhonda was so sweet. She walked over to us and said, I've listened to every one of your. 23 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:56,400 Thank you. Adam another Adam that just we just met so many cool people. So many wonderful people. And like you said, from all walks of life, which makes it fun. That's I thrive in an environment like that. I mean, just talking to people and engaging people. 24 00:08:56,400 --> 00:09:12,880 Yeah, any tiredness you had from us because we were we're packing to because we're leaving early in the morning. Yes. And we're doing this podcast is what 830. By the way, this is number 45. Yes. Up and down world. Yeah, we're chugging along. But yeah, you're right. I mean, you were tonight. 25 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:28,880 Yes. But is it your you got your energy back very quick when you get around people. You used to be the kind of person that got around people and it drained you. Now it energize. I don't even know you. Who am I? Who are you? Maybe I'm not who you think I am. After 31 years. 26 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaking of 31 years, we have an anniversary. Yay. 31 years of while I'm just so excited. There you go. So we're going away to Pagosa Springs in the morning. So excited. Oh, just for a week of just nothing. No plans. 27 00:09:49,440 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaking of no agenda. We have no agenda about you know, we were talking about. Excuse me, I'm going to move my mic a little bit. It's a little someone asked me about packing and and I said, yeah, I've got everything in cubes because we bought those are awesome. 28 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:33,600 And they said, well, are you do you do it like what you're going to wear that day? What are you going to wear? And I said, no, because we have no agenda. We may not wear anything. I know this is not a this is a piece of a cheese show. You know what I mean? We're not we don't if we don't want to get dressed. I see what you're saying. We don't have to we can wear our pajamas. We can wear our sweats. I have no agenda do not want an agenda. Although we do have some people gave us some gift cards to some places to eat. 29 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:50,480 Very blessed some cash so that we could go do something if we wanted to go do something fun. Thank you. I don't even know what I want to do. Thank you, Todd and Debbie. And Mark blessing and Mark Crane. Yes, Pastor Mark Crane, a blessing who lived in Pagosa Springs for 4040 years. 30 00:10:50,480 --> 00:11:20,160 Probably most he lived there for years, but he was a pastor there on staff at a church for 30 years. So he knows the town knows the lay of the land. He sat down with us this week and told us what to and where to eat everything out. Oh, it's beautiful. Beautiful. Got some food waiting for you. Totally totally blessed us. Yeah. So we're looking forward to that. Very excited. So yeah, so I jumped off the meetup. But yeah, what a blessing there for the meetup. So we got home and we're like, fried. 31 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:49,520 Now we're like, okay, we got to do a podcast show. The reason we're doing our show tonight is because we fly out and we didn't want to haul take our equipment because we didn't even know if the Wi Fi is any good there. Yeah, because of where we're staying. Yeah, we're staying at a cabin in the mountains outside of Pagosa. And it's a campground like praying for snow. Well, supposedly tomorrow night and I want to see. I can't go to Colorado and not see snow and inch accumulation tomorrow evening. I'm hoping. Oh, yeah. 32 00:11:49,520 --> 00:12:19,520 We're gonna need that great time. This is gonna be we're gonna have a wonderful time. But that's why we're doing the show tonight. So this is Saturday night and we're gonna go ahead and release it and get it out there. And then we're gonna just go and breathe and kind of have a like a little refresher sabbatical mindset. That's what I've been thinking about. This is a sabbatical week sabbatical mindset. Not that we need it or anything. But you know what? What we're pointing we came back and we hit the ground running and oh, I have never 33 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:49,520 I mean, because we've had all this energy, we're running so I mean, I just can't believe what we're what we're doing because we have a podcast we're doing every week. Two services. January 7th, we're going to three services growing 830 1011 30. Yeah, it's wild. Back to back. And we started our own YouTube channel. What are we what we're crazy is what we are. You know, so that's why we needed the sabbatical to give us 34 00:12:49,520 --> 00:13:19,520 the energy at our age, most people starting to think about landing the plane, you know, shooting your approach on retirement, not us. We're thinking, what's the best way to get the gospel out? And it's through podcasts. It's through YouTube. Yeah, it's through our church. Yeah, we're gonna be transparent like we always are. But we're gonna share our good stories are bad stories, the good bad the ugly as you say, real relevant. But one of the reasons why 35 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:38,440 we wanted to do the show today is with Thanksgiving coming up on Thursday, I can't believe it's already gonna be here. And then Christmas is going to be here before you know it. I really felt like we needed to talk about gratitude, which not the song which I love the song. 36 00:13:38,440 --> 00:14:07,840 Brandon Lake song is so amazing. But I feel so compelled to to bring up the fact that we need to live a life of gratitude daily. And as I was sharing earlier with you, most of the time, I mean, we don't really grasp gratitude without the challenges in life. If you 37 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:19,200 have challenges in life, and then things begin to go well, you can you can walk in gratitude, because you know where you've been. You know what I'm saying? 38 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:29,360 Yeah, I was gonna ask you so because we were mentioning this earlier, and I was like, Oh, it's so true. What about people who seem to kind of have it easy? 39 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:49,360 They don't they those types of people that have it so easy don't understand. It's not like I know anyone like that. Because everybody I know, been through a lot. It's rare that there are people that don't need God. They're just going through life. Maybe they've got a lot of money in the bank. Things are going pretty well. 40 00:14:49,360 --> 00:15:18,360 Business is going good. You tend to not have the gratitude unless you really have the challenges. And you know, I've had a lot of challenges. You've had a lot of challenges in this lifetime. And I with the last probably the last 10 years of our life have produced more gratitude in our life than we've ever had. And I live a life of gratitude. I wake up thanking God, I go to sleep thanking God. Not that I'm going to be able to do that. 41 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:43,360 It's not that things are always going well. No, but you know what, I think you can be thankful when they're not going. You can because you can be thankful that they will go well because he's in the details. He's in those challenges. And he's going to get you through it because those are his promises. And it may not be the way we want it or the way we perceive it to look like. But he's still going to get us through and he always has. 42 00:15:43,360 --> 00:16:03,360 I none of the things we've gone through. Did I ever expect it to go come out the way it has always had in my mind. It would be, you know, a whole different story. But God writes his own story. And we just have to be ready to be on board with his story, not try to get God on board with our story. 43 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:15,320 You just nailed that. You know, our dreams at the end of the day don't matter. It's not that God's trying to fulfill our dreams. We're trying to fulfill God's dreams. What are God's dreams? 44 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:16,320 And he gives us dreams. 45 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:20,320 He does, exactly. His dreams. That's what I mean. They're not ours, but they're his. 46 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:21,320 Yes. 47 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:30,320 And there's such a difference there because one of them is me centered and the other is God centered. And gratitude puts God in the center. That's what it does. 48 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:37,320 It repositions him. Can you imagine being thankful but not having anyone to say thanks to? 49 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:38,320 Right. 50 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:49,320 I mean, it's like, what does an atheist do? Who do they thank? Oh man, this is so good. Oh, I don't have anybody to thank. You know, the Christians going, thank you Jesus. Thank you God. Thank you Holy Spirit. 51 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:51,320 They just think they thank themselves. 52 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:52,320 Yeah, I'm not putting down. 53 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:53,320 The universe. 54 00:16:53,320 --> 00:17:04,320 And by the way, I'm not putting anybody down because man, you don't know what you don't know. There's a lot of people who just don't know. So I don't want to come off caustic or rude or anything like that. 55 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:16,320 But it does make you wonder. I mean, I have somebody to say thanks to every day, even when it's not going good, even when things are not working out. Listen to the scripture. I have a scripture. 56 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:17,320 Oh, of course you do. 57 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:18,320 Believe it or not. As you're talking. 58 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:20,320 Pastor Bruitt. 59 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:25,320 It's not like I'm a walking concordance. I look it up. So Philippians 4 6. 60 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:41,320 Do not be anxious about anything. Now listen to this, but in every situation by prayer and petition with Thanksgiving, present your requests to God by prayer, every situation, all things in everything. 61 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:54,320 That means even when things aren't going great. In fact, it takes a lot of courage to say, God, I don't get it. I don't know why I am where I am or why I'm in the storm, but I'm going to praise you in the storm. 62 00:17:54,320 --> 00:18:06,320 I'm going to praise you in this thing. I'm going to say thank you anyway because I know you and I know your heart for me and I know you're going to turn it for good because that's your character, your nature. 63 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:13,320 And so I love that. Don't be anxious about anything, but in every situation with Thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 64 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:22,320 We have history in God. When you have history in God, then you know what the outcome is going to be. You know what I'm saying? 65 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:23,320 Absolutely. 66 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:38,320 Like I said, there are things that have happened in our life that I wouldn't wish upon anybody. I wouldn't wish upon anybody. But then when we get through them, we're like, how did I get through that? 67 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:47,320 And how am I better? And what did we learn from it? And then you go, if I didn't go through that, I wouldn't be the person I am today. 68 00:18:47,320 --> 00:19:03,320 So again, we've talked about this in the past. I don't have regrets because every challenge takes us to a new place, a new level of new growth period in our life. And we need it. We need growth. 69 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:12,320 We do. I remember we talked about us being without work, that we got let go of a church in an unrighteous way. 70 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:23,320 And it just, man, it was like, took the wind out of ourselves, took our legs out. And we ended up in Nashville, Tennessee, living in a 10 by 10 bedroom. 71 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:32,320 And it was one of those things where we had choices to make. We could just be so angry about everything. We could be bitter about it. 72 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:42,320 We could just think that we have the worst luck in the world. It's just terrible. It's just horrible. And we had those moments where we were. 73 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:45,320 There were a lot of crying moments. There were. It's like, what's wrong with us? 74 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:50,320 There were pitch and fit moments. Yeah. Is there something defective in us? Is there something innately defective? 75 00:19:50,320 --> 00:20:03,320 But in the middle of that, I just remember having moments of gratitude, you know, of saying, you know what, thank you, Brian and Naomi Mandel for letting us live in your guest room. 76 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:08,320 Exactly. All three of us in a 10 by 10 room. With our two year old in the next room. 77 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:16,320 Exactly. And yet we did and we made the best of it. But the only reason we could make the best of it is because we were thankful. 78 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:25,320 I remember getting up and going into the dining room, kind of the unused dining table in the mornings and the sun was streaming in through the window. 79 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:38,320 And I remember the sun hitting this wood table and had my journal out and I was seeking God. I was writing in my journal and I was just like, all I know to do is say thank you, Lord, that we had a place to sleep last night. 80 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:49,320 There are people who don't, especially in our situation. Not that we were homeless, like out on the street or destitute, but we did have no place to call our own. 81 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:55,320 We were caught in between. Because we didn't know where we were going to land and we didn't have the income coming in. 82 00:20:55,320 --> 00:21:07,320 And we, I mean, literally, honestly, I thought we would get something really quick. Even one of the pastors that was involved in all this said, you're going to land on your feet real quick. 83 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:17,320 And it took a year. It didn't happen. 11 months. If you'll remember, I mean, it got to the point where I finally said, I've got to do something. 84 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:29,320 So I applied for Frito-Lay. I remember $15 an hour. $15 an hour, baby. And I was going to be loading chips, sorting and loading chips into the back of semi-trailers. 85 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:40,320 But it was a job. And it was... My mentality was, you know what, I'll be thankful to have it. Exactly. So I went and I had to drive into downtown Nashville in the industrial area, which is, looks like a gulag or something. 86 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:51,320 I mean, it looks like it's just dark and dank and all old tin metal buildings. And I went down there and I went through the training. I was with this group of people. 87 00:21:51,320 --> 00:22:02,320 And the supervisor kept saying, now, why are you doing this? And then when I explained what happened, he said, you're not going to be here long. He said, you're a good guy. 88 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:14,320 I just... And he was a guitar player too. So we hit it off immediately. He was like, you're going to be okay. He goes, I'm not going to... I'm going to hire you because you need a job. 89 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:24,320 I want to help you. He said, but hey, man, I know when it comes time, don't feel bad about it. I know this. He was so gracious to me. I just felt favor in that. 90 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:32,320 So I went through all the training. I was on the computer, you know, the HR training and risk management and all that stuff. And, you know, if you cut your finger off, this is what you do. 91 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:41,320 You know, just all that kind of stuff. And of course, did the whole tour of the building. This is what you're going to be doing. And then he called and said, hey, got the job. 92 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:52,320 And so I want you to come in. And so I was scheduled to go in. In the meantime, I was interviewing with Ramsey Solutions, Dave Ramsey's organization. 93 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:59,320 And that was a job I was praying for because the church is just nothing was opening up in the church world. 94 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:07,320 But this was something where I felt like I could still be a part of a faith based organization, a ministry, and yet make a difference, you know, in people's lives. 95 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:11,320 And so I interviewed. Do you remember how many interviews I have? 96 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:17,320 Did you have six in one day? No, I had seven interviews, three in one day. Okay. 97 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:24,320 Back to back to back to back. No, it was three in one day. Okay. The last interview, they interviewed you. 98 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:28,320 Well, I remember that. It was they took us out to eat and we thought this would be nice and friendly. 99 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:37,320 And man, it was like the wives, the wives were interviewing interviewed you. Yes, that was like, whoa, I've never seen this before. 100 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:41,320 Remember, I think I got in the car and said, did they work there? 101 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:49,320 Why were they interviewing me? But they they wanted to make sure the whole family, I mean, when they hire you, they hire everybody. 102 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:53,320 I wouldn't be in hired. It's kind of an all in thing. It's a family. It really is. 103 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:58,320 And they have a they have a very defined culture at Dave Ramsey's place. 104 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:05,320 So but if you remember, though, through the other interviews that I would go through and then I would call you when I walked out the door. 105 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:10,320 There's no way no way on God's green earth that they're going to hire me. 106 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:17,320 Really, I should have applied for that job. I was more suited for I was more suited for the type of job. 107 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:22,320 But you were more suited for what the job ended up being, which was more of a chaplain. 108 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:25,320 It really was. And and I fit the culture. Yes, you did. 109 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:32,320 So anyway, so the job I was going to go to Frito Lay and and I was trying to be excited about it. 110 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:35,320 But in my heart, I was like, I can't believe I'm doing this. 111 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:38,320 Now, I wasn't embarrassed about the job. I was glad. But it's just not me. 112 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:41,320 This is not you've been a preacher for years and years and years. 113 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:46,320 I'd pastor churches and planted churches and done ministry all over the world. 114 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:51,320 And I'm going to go to work at Frito Lay at some weird schedule to God honored that. 115 00:24:51,320 --> 00:25:04,320 He honored your desire to work and your and your courage to go wherever it takes you and not just set, not go to, you know, it has to be this. 116 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:09,320 Yeah, I wasn't prideful at all. It was just like, OK, we didn't take any unemployment or anything. 117 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:13,320 I have no idea what I deal with this is going to do, but I need to work. 118 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:19,320 And so what was interesting is when I when I said yes, and I got the job and he offered the job. 119 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:22,320 And then talk about Frito Lay and I said, yeah, thank you so much. 120 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:27,320 I'll see you tomorrow. Night. Neek. So I was scheduled to come in the next day. 121 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:32,320 Six o'clock rolls around the night before and the phone rings. 122 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:40,320 My phone rings and it's one of its Ramsey Solutions offering you the job saying we are proud to offer you the job. 123 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:44,320 And you're like, what? And I mean, I was blown away. 124 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:47,320 You were because you said there's no way they're going to hire. 125 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:53,320 I was shocked. Absolutely. You got to call Frito Lay and say I'm so I called him the next morning. 126 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:57,320 They can go into like 11 or 12 and I called him the next morning and say, you're not going to believe this. 127 00:25:57,320 --> 00:26:01,320 And they said, yeah, we do. He said, yeah, he said, no, this totally cool. 128 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:05,320 I'm happy for you. Good luck with all that. I mean, it's just a cool thing. 129 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:08,320 But just it was a kind of a ram in the thicket thing. 130 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:14,320 I thought I was going to have to do this thing. And it was like, no, God, God's got something else. 131 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:20,320 I was jealous because you ended up working there a couple of years and you had the most fun job. 132 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:27,320 Every day you would come home with gratitude and thanksgiving. Didn't make any money hardly. 133 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:32,320 No, I wasn't making money. But you had fun. It was a healing place. 134 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:40,320 It was. And I think God was just saying, you know, and that's going to take care of us, which I had to. 135 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:51,320 And you need to rest and you need to enjoy and you need to just relax and let me just let you soak in this culture. 136 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:56,320 Yeah, that job was that culture and the job was therapeutic for me because I did get to do a lot of ministry. 137 00:26:56,320 --> 00:27:01,320 I mean, a lot of ministry. Yes, just in the relationships I built there. 138 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:09,320 And then the floor supervisor called me to his office not long before I resigned two years later to go back into the ministry and churches. 139 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:17,320 But he called me and he said, you know, his name is Brent. He said, you know, Jimmy, the reality of it is you're a pastor. 140 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:21,320 I thought he's about to fire me. He goes, so what I'm going to do, I'm going to make it official. 141 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:25,320 You're now the church department chaplain. There you go. 142 00:27:25,320 --> 00:27:28,320 We've never had one of those, but I'm just going to do it because it's already happening. 143 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:35,320 He said, we're going to put a chair by your cubicle. We had cubicles, 50 plus employees on that floor. 144 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:40,320 He said, we're just going to put an extra chair there because people keep dragging Erwin's chair over somebody else. 145 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:44,320 We're going to put a chair and leave it there because people are coming to counsel with you. 146 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:46,320 Well, how am I going to get paid if I'm doing that? 147 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:53,320 No, I didn't say that. That's what you said. I did. I was honored because what God was doing was reaffirming my call to ministry. 148 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:57,320 And building relationships that are lasting forever. 149 00:27:57,320 --> 00:28:05,320 Your boss ended up becoming a board member for us. Before that, he became my best friend. 150 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:11,320 Exactly. Now he is one of my board members and a best friend. So he's still kind of my boss. 151 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:16,320 He was my boss. That's not the relationship we have. It's just beautiful. 152 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:24,320 It is beautiful. But here's what happened. Coming out of that, you remember when I got to jobbing, immediately what flushed up in us? 153 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:32,320 Gratitude. Thank you, God. I was thankful for the Frito-Lay job. I was. I was willing to do it. 154 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:41,320 But this was a whole other thing because it was actually a place where I had had a kind of a foresight that I might work there someday. 155 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:45,320 Because we decided to visit there one time. It's like a year or two before that. 156 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:48,320 Yeah, we were visiting Nashville. A year and a half. 157 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:53,320 And we said, let's go check out Dave Ramsey's place. Yeah, we've heard about Dave Ramsey. Let's go check it out. 158 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:57,320 Remember they had the granny, I don't remember what it was. Martha's Place. 159 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:03,320 Martha's Place. And they would make cookies. Cappuccinos. Cappuccinos. It was all free. 160 00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:07,320 And give it to the visitors who would come in. I said, we ought to go over there. And the employees. 161 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:16,320 And the employees, yes. But I wasn't an employee. But when we walked in, I remember looking around, seeing all these hipster Nashville kids working up there. 162 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:22,320 And you saw yourself working there. And I literally said, I could work at a place like. There was something. 163 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:29,320 You have to be careful what you say because God says, hmm, okay. Let me rearrange his life and produce this. 164 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:32,320 Was it about a year and a half later that I was there? I think it was. 165 00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:37,320 And I remember sitting in one of those rooms because there were these big glass conference rooms. 166 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:41,320 Sitting there with Irwin and Brian and all these guys. After you went on with the job. 167 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:48,320 During lunch, we'd do these Bible studies at lunch. And I remember looking around going, this is exactly what I was seeing. 168 00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:53,320 It's like God gave you a vision. He gave me a total vision of it. So same way with Fredericksburg, Texas. 169 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:59,320 So I had a vision to come into Fredericksburg. You did. 25, 28 years before we got here. 170 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:03,320 Oh no. 30 plus years. Oh yeah. Because it was before we were. 171 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:08,320 And because I'm older than I think sometimes. So anyway, all this comes back to gratitude though. 172 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:14,320 Because I remember walking in for my first day of work. I was going to shadow Irwin Gunnels and he'd been there a while. 173 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:21,320 And so I just walked in. I'm so full of gratitude. They could have told me, okay, for your first job, you're going to clean all the restrooms in the building. 174 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:26,320 And you would have been happy to do it. And I would have done it in a heartbeat. Why? Gratitude. 175 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:31,320 Because when you've been at the bottom, or at least you feel like you're at the bottom. It was your bottom. 176 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:38,320 It was my bottom. And when you've lost what you feel was everything you've worked hard for and then it's gone and evaporates. 177 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:45,320 Then at that point, everything's up. And so you're grateful for everything. 178 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:53,320 Every single thing. And it made everything sweeter. Sweeter. Every victory. Every cordial. Every connection. 179 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:59,320 Every nice thing somebody did for us. We were just grateful. Just grateful. 180 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:03,320 And we look back a lot. Oh, we talk about it all the time. 181 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:07,320 Not like Lot's wife who looked back and shouldn't have. Right. Not like that. 182 00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:15,320 But we look back with gratitude and say, God, look what you've done. He's restored everything. 183 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:21,320 Double what we could have ever. I mean, easily. Easily. What we lost. 184 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:29,320 And double for your trouble. Double for your trouble. And we love living out here in the Fredericksburg area. Love it. 185 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:34,320 Love our church. Don't want to move. No. Lord, never want to move again. Please leave us here. 186 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:38,320 I see myself, Lord, working anywhere again other than here. Yes. 187 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:43,320 Because we love our people. I mean, even today doing the funeral and just seeing our people. 188 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:51,320 I get giddy when I see people that we're doing life with. I'm thankful. I am too. 189 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:59,320 And that's what Thanksgiving is about. But really it's what a Christian life should be about. 190 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:07,320 Good point. Thanksgiving is a moment. It's a time for you to gather with family and friends and be thankful. 191 00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:15,320 But every day your life should reflect gratitude for what he's done, especially as Christians. 192 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:24,320 If we don't have gratitude, how can we really truly love God? Because everything comes from God. 193 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:33,320 Every good and perfect gift comes from above. I think I have that verse. I know I saw that verse a minute ago. 194 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:39,320 I don't remember the scripture reference, but I love that verse. Everything here is so good. 195 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:42,320 Listen to this. I've got more Biblical Bible verses. Of course you do. 196 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:50,320 1 Timothy 4, 4, and 5. For everything God created is good. And nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving. 197 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:57,320 There you go. Because it is consecrated by the Word of God in prayer. To receive it with thanksgiving. 198 00:32:57,320 --> 00:33:02,320 I received the job at Frito-Lay with thanksgiving, having no idea what I was about to get into. 199 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:08,320 But I was thankful. I was thankful to Brian and Naomi because they opened their home to us. 200 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:14,320 In a 10 by 10 room with three of us in that room, we were still just thankful. 201 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:17,320 And we cleaned their house. We took care of their house. 202 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:21,320 I think when we left they were depressed because we took care of them. 203 00:33:21,320 --> 00:33:24,320 But we did everything we could to help them out because they were helping us. 204 00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:28,320 Value for value, right? That's exactly what we were doing. 205 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:35,320 I've got another verse. Colossians 4, 2. Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 206 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:40,320 You know, so like we were talking, you were mentioning this a minute ago about thanksgiving. 207 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:46,320 It's a day. It's a day that we commemorate. Of course there are historical references to the pilgrims and all that. 208 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:52,320 But really I'm in agreement with you. We should live a grateful life. 209 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:55,320 Not just have a grateful day, but a grateful life. 210 00:33:55,320 --> 00:34:01,320 You know, we traveled to Austin with the Curies today. We came back. 211 00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:06,320 All I can say to them is thank you. And they're saying thank you for going with us. 212 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:08,320 It's always more fun when we do it together. 213 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:09,320 We're like thank you for inviting us. 214 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:12,320 We're like thank you. And I'm thinking, wow, we just did about 15 thank yous in a row. 215 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:16,320 Because we're all living grateful lives. 216 00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:20,320 And believers should be the most grateful people on the planet. 217 00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:24,320 Because of where we were before we were saved and where we are now. 218 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:26,320 Or where we would be if we weren't saved. 219 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:29,320 Oh my goodness. I can't even imagine where I would be. 220 00:34:29,320 --> 00:34:36,320 I can't imagine living a life apart from God. I can't even comprehend it. 221 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:38,320 It doesn't register, does it? 222 00:34:38,320 --> 00:34:41,320 No. And I was the first one in my family to get saved. 223 00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:48,320 I was 10 years of age when I was introduced to Jesus and began to walk with him. 224 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:52,320 And I can't imagine, you know, I fell off for a little while, you know, 225 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:57,320 like a lot of us do when we become teenagers and so forth. 226 00:34:57,320 --> 00:35:02,320 But I look back and I'm like, Lord, thank you for drawing me back to you. 227 00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:05,320 I can't even imagine my life. 228 00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:08,320 Because my dad was miserable. Miserable. 229 00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:17,320 I never saw my dad happy unless he won a golf game or won some money gambling. 230 00:35:17,320 --> 00:35:21,320 Or he buys a new puppy dog and he's playing with it. 231 00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:23,320 That was always fun. 232 00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:27,320 But literally he didn't live a life like that. 233 00:35:27,320 --> 00:35:31,320 Yeah, there wasn't a quality of life. There wasn't a vibrance or a vitality. 234 00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:34,320 Jesus said this in John 10.10. I say this all the time. 235 00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:36,320 It is. 236 00:35:36,320 --> 00:35:40,320 He says the thief comes only except to steal, kill, and destroy. 237 00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:42,320 And then Jesus flips the script. 238 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:45,320 But I came that you might have life and have it more abundantly. 239 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:47,320 And that's why he came. 240 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:51,320 Abundant life didn't always mean like more money or bigger stuff. 241 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:54,320 And it might sometimes for some but not for everyone. 242 00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:58,320 But it's much, much further. It's way beyond finances. 243 00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:01,320 It's way beyond resources. 244 00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:08,320 There's a vibrance of life, a vitality that a believer who's living a grateful life 245 00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:14,320 and is received and their face is radiant because we look to him, the Scripture says, 246 00:36:14,320 --> 00:36:17,320 those are the people I want to be around. 247 00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:21,320 I don't know about you, but when I get around people who are ungrateful, 248 00:36:21,320 --> 00:36:23,320 it is like toxic to me. 249 00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:26,320 It is. It just pulls you down. 250 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:27,320 It's poison. 251 00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:29,320 It is. It's poison. 252 00:36:29,320 --> 00:36:35,320 It doesn't happen often, but occasionally you run into people who you've been around 253 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:40,320 them a little bit and you notice one day they never say thank you for anything. 254 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:42,320 I'm an over thinker. 255 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:45,320 I just I want to appreciate people. 256 00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:47,320 I want to extend value. 257 00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:49,320 I want value for value. 258 00:36:49,320 --> 00:36:51,320 Then if they're breathing, they've brought value to me. 259 00:36:51,320 --> 00:36:53,320 They mean something to me. 260 00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:55,320 And so I tend to just say, just thank people. 261 00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:57,320 I walk through the church. 262 00:36:57,320 --> 00:37:00,320 It wears me out because I'm saying thank you for serving. 263 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:02,320 Thank you for what you're doing. 264 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:03,320 Thank you for being on the host team. 265 00:37:03,320 --> 00:37:05,320 Thank you for being on the worship team. 266 00:37:05,320 --> 00:37:07,320 Thank you for being on production. 267 00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:09,320 I can't stop saying thank you. 268 00:37:09,320 --> 00:37:15,320 And I think it's because we have gone through some hard, hard seasons in our life. 269 00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:19,320 And it makes us all the more grateful. 270 00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:23,320 And so I always wonder about people who aren't grateful. 271 00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:27,320 Is it that they haven't gone through anything or is it that they're just jaded? 272 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:29,320 I think they're jaded. 273 00:37:29,320 --> 00:37:31,320 I think they're really jaded. 274 00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:38,320 Or I've met people who are very entitled and they don't say thank you because they think they deserve what they're getting. 275 00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:39,320 Oh, gosh. 276 00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:40,320 And those are the people. 277 00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:41,320 I don't deserve anything. 278 00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:43,320 That's hard for me. 279 00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:45,320 I don't do well around people like that. 280 00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:47,320 Not for an extended period of time. 281 00:37:47,320 --> 00:37:52,320 I mean, not more than 10 minutes because thankful people want to be around thankful people. 282 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:56,320 There's something that gratitude begets gratitude. 283 00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:57,320 Honor begets honor. 284 00:37:57,320 --> 00:37:59,320 Love begets love. 285 00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:03,320 You know, these are things that beget something else or beget something else. 286 00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:10,320 And so to me, gratitude, when you're a grateful person, other people who are grateful are attracted to that. 287 00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:11,320 Right. 288 00:38:11,320 --> 00:38:14,320 The friends that I have in my life that I consider close. 289 00:38:14,320 --> 00:38:15,320 And there's not a lot. 290 00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:17,320 I mean, I love everybody. 291 00:38:17,320 --> 00:38:21,320 But in terms of those inner circle friends, there's not that many. 292 00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:24,320 But the ones that are are grateful people. 293 00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:25,320 Right. 294 00:38:25,320 --> 00:38:28,320 I don't think I could have anybody in my inner circle that wasn't. 295 00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:29,320 No, you couldn't. 296 00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:30,320 It just doesn't work. 297 00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:31,320 No. 298 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:40,320 I think the amount of life we've lived and the things that we've gone through, we have to be around grateful people. 299 00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:44,320 We have to be around people who are living up in a down world. 300 00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:45,320 Yeah, absolutely. 301 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:51,320 And if they're living down, then I feel like it's our job to help them know how to live up. 302 00:38:51,320 --> 00:38:52,320 Amen. 303 00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:53,320 Yeah. 304 00:38:53,320 --> 00:38:54,320 I feel like. 305 00:38:54,320 --> 00:38:57,320 Do you remember, did you ever watch the Wide World of Sports here in Grosvenor on Saturdays and Sundays? 306 00:38:57,320 --> 00:38:58,320 Oh, yes, of course. 307 00:38:58,320 --> 00:38:59,320 What's the same? 308 00:38:59,320 --> 00:39:01,320 I can't remember the dude. 309 00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:02,320 But I always remember the. 310 00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:03,320 Oh, Kosel. 311 00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:04,320 Howard Kosel. 312 00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:05,320 Howard Kosel. 313 00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:06,320 How do I remember that? 314 00:39:06,320 --> 00:39:07,320 And I'm not even into sports. 315 00:39:07,320 --> 00:39:08,320 That's so crazy. 316 00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:09,320 OK. 317 00:39:09,320 --> 00:39:10,320 Back to my story. 318 00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:11,320 OK, sorry. 319 00:39:11,320 --> 00:39:12,320 OK. 320 00:39:12,320 --> 00:39:14,320 I get excited that I can remember something at my age, you know. 321 00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:15,320 Hello. 322 00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:16,320 So. 323 00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:22,840 So the roll in for that, you know, the bumper commercial, you know, it's it's that guy coming 324 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:23,840 off a ski slope. 325 00:39:23,840 --> 00:39:28,280 You remember that he's going to do a ski jump and he crashes and burns and it says the thrill 326 00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:32,360 of victory and the agony of defeat. 327 00:39:32,360 --> 00:39:34,400 That is our life. 328 00:39:34,400 --> 00:39:39,200 We have we have experienced the thrill of victory, but we have also experienced the 329 00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:40,360 agony of defeat. 330 00:39:40,360 --> 00:39:41,720 Well, it reminds me. 331 00:39:41,720 --> 00:39:43,120 That's what produces gratitude. 332 00:39:43,120 --> 00:39:49,280 It reminds me of the movie Father of the Bride and the and the mother or the grandmother 333 00:39:49,280 --> 00:39:53,120 said, oh, yeah, life is a roller coaster. 334 00:39:53,120 --> 00:39:58,240 So I don't remember movie lines very much, but I'll never forget that beautiful moment 335 00:39:58,240 --> 00:40:01,180 because it is a roller coaster. 336 00:40:01,180 --> 00:40:03,100 It's up and down. 337 00:40:03,100 --> 00:40:04,960 And she said what did she say? 338 00:40:04,960 --> 00:40:07,400 Like I like roller coasters. 339 00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:08,960 I love that. 340 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:10,520 I love that. 341 00:40:10,520 --> 00:40:13,080 Yeah, that's that captures the heart of it. 342 00:40:13,080 --> 00:40:14,080 Doesn't it? 343 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:15,080 It really does. 344 00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:17,480 I am looking forward to getting away with you. 345 00:40:17,480 --> 00:40:19,240 Oh, I'm so excited. 346 00:40:19,240 --> 00:40:24,280 Thank you for for allowing us to take some time away again. 347 00:40:24,280 --> 00:40:29,360 I know seems like we're gone a lot right now, but we're really gearing up to work so hard 348 00:40:29,360 --> 00:40:30,360 with three services. 349 00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:35,240 We really are with everything that we're doing in our offices are closed. 350 00:40:35,240 --> 00:40:36,240 Our offices are closed. 351 00:40:36,240 --> 00:40:40,040 We close and we give all of our staff the week off. 352 00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:43,760 And they just have to make sure that this stuff gets done to be prepared for following 353 00:40:43,760 --> 00:40:44,760 week. 354 00:40:44,760 --> 00:40:50,280 But we always do this because and we give time off at Christmas because we we want to 355 00:40:50,280 --> 00:40:56,320 be generous to our staff and we want we're grateful for our staff and we want to give 356 00:40:56,320 --> 00:41:00,440 them time off other than the time off they want to take off. 357 00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:06,080 We're very generous people because we're grateful people and we're grateful for them in order 358 00:41:06,080 --> 00:41:07,520 to be a blessing. 359 00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:08,520 Exactly. 360 00:41:08,520 --> 00:41:14,240 Thank you for saying yes and that we're going to be able to go get away by ourselves. 361 00:41:14,240 --> 00:41:16,440 I'm so happy. 362 00:41:16,440 --> 00:41:20,080 The only weird part about it is that we're flying out on Sunday morning. 363 00:41:20,080 --> 00:41:21,080 I know that is bizarre. 364 00:41:21,080 --> 00:41:22,080 Oh, it is. 365 00:41:22,080 --> 00:41:24,560 So this week I didn't prepare a sermon. 366 00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:28,000 I did get to prepare a little bit just to talk about then at the funeral service. 367 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:29,880 That's totally that's different. 368 00:41:29,880 --> 00:41:34,480 So it was really weird not doing my typical and we had had someone scheduled and they 369 00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:37,440 got sick just today. 370 00:41:37,440 --> 00:41:41,000 So Pastor Russ, our worship leader is awesome. 371 00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:42,000 Guess who's preaching? 372 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:43,520 I didn't say it like that. 373 00:41:43,520 --> 00:41:44,520 How did you say it? 374 00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:51,800 I said so I said we're need somebody to pinch hit somebody's have to step up and he he looked 375 00:41:51,800 --> 00:41:53,800 at me said I'll do what needs to be done. 376 00:41:53,800 --> 00:41:55,360 And he said, OK, then it's you. 377 00:41:55,360 --> 00:41:56,360 You're the man. 378 00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:57,960 He's never preached at our church. 379 00:41:57,960 --> 00:41:58,960 Not our church. 380 00:41:58,960 --> 00:42:02,560 He's done some things where he speaks here and there and he's always does a great. 381 00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:03,560 He's comfortable. 382 00:42:03,560 --> 00:42:04,560 Never preached a sermon. 383 00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:05,560 Comfortable with a mic. 384 00:42:05,560 --> 00:42:06,560 He will do fantastic. 385 00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:09,800 I'm nervous for him because I know excited for it. 386 00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:16,000 Well, I am too, but I know how nerve wracking it is because there was a time. 387 00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:21,440 Do you remember when we were living in Abilene and we had Wednesday night services? 388 00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:22,440 Oh, yeah, I do. 389 00:42:22,440 --> 00:42:23,440 I do. 390 00:42:23,440 --> 00:42:26,080 And we were about to leave. 391 00:42:26,080 --> 00:42:30,920 We had about 30 minutes before we were about to walk out the door to drive to the church. 392 00:42:30,920 --> 00:42:33,540 We had about a 20 minute drive. 393 00:42:33,540 --> 00:42:36,480 And you said, Oh, yeah, I'm sick. 394 00:42:36,480 --> 00:42:39,160 And I was like, what? 395 00:42:39,160 --> 00:42:41,760 You said here, you have to preach my message. 396 00:42:41,760 --> 00:42:43,720 I'm like, I got so sick. 397 00:42:43,720 --> 00:42:44,720 Yes. 398 00:42:44,720 --> 00:42:45,720 And I was like, wait a minute. 399 00:42:45,720 --> 00:42:49,200 No, no, no, I'm not preaching the series. 400 00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:54,720 The series you were always fasting, which was the thing that I have the hardest time 401 00:42:54,720 --> 00:42:55,720 with. 402 00:42:55,720 --> 00:42:57,440 And I said, I cannot preach this. 403 00:42:57,440 --> 00:42:58,440 This is not my heart. 404 00:42:58,440 --> 00:42:59,740 And you said you have to. 405 00:42:59,740 --> 00:43:01,960 You have to go preach this. 406 00:43:01,960 --> 00:43:09,240 And I remember reading over the notes and I remember driving going, I cannot believe 407 00:43:09,240 --> 00:43:10,240 I'm going to do this. 408 00:43:10,240 --> 00:43:13,840 And I remember praying and saying, Lord, I can't do this. 409 00:43:13,840 --> 00:43:19,880 And I don't want to preach what you have written, which you only had scriptures and a few bullet 410 00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:20,880 points. 411 00:43:20,880 --> 00:43:23,640 I said, Lord, you got to make it mine. 412 00:43:23,640 --> 00:43:24,920 I can't do it. 413 00:43:24,920 --> 00:43:32,040 And I remember I'll never, ever forget getting up to teach. 414 00:43:32,040 --> 00:43:33,640 And I don't even remember what I said. 415 00:43:33,640 --> 00:43:36,400 I just remember people came up to me. 416 00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:40,400 It was elders even said that was one of the best messages I've ever heard. 417 00:43:40,400 --> 00:43:42,520 I can't believe that you could preach. 418 00:43:42,520 --> 00:43:44,160 And I said, well, it wasn't me. 419 00:43:44,160 --> 00:43:51,280 It was all God because I was put on the spot at the last minute and by my husband. 420 00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:52,720 And so I think that's what's going to happen. 421 00:43:52,720 --> 00:43:55,400 I think Russ is going to hit it out of the park. 422 00:43:55,400 --> 00:43:56,400 I have no concerns. 423 00:43:56,400 --> 00:43:59,240 Because when it's in your own strength, it's not that great. 424 00:43:59,240 --> 00:44:02,360 But when God anoints you. 425 00:44:02,360 --> 00:44:06,880 He's such a brilliant guy and he is deep, deep in his walk with Jesus. 426 00:44:06,880 --> 00:44:08,480 So I have no worries. 427 00:44:08,480 --> 00:44:09,480 I'm excited to hear it. 428 00:44:09,480 --> 00:44:10,480 It'll be fun. 429 00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:11,480 We won't be able to hear it until it's over. 430 00:44:11,480 --> 00:44:14,200 We'll be in real time, but we'll get to hear it later. 431 00:44:14,200 --> 00:44:17,240 So we fly to Pagosia tomorrow. 432 00:44:17,240 --> 00:44:19,280 And do we fly to Durango? 433 00:44:19,280 --> 00:44:20,280 Durango. 434 00:44:20,280 --> 00:44:21,280 So we landed in Durango. 435 00:44:21,280 --> 00:44:25,840 It's a little over an hour, I think, and supposed to be snowing and icy, rainy. 436 00:44:25,840 --> 00:44:26,840 Not icy, but rainy. 437 00:44:26,840 --> 00:44:27,840 No. 438 00:44:27,840 --> 00:44:28,840 Yeah. 439 00:44:28,840 --> 00:44:29,840 No ice. 440 00:44:29,840 --> 00:44:30,840 Looking forward to that. 441 00:44:30,840 --> 00:44:31,840 And we're packing light because there's washing machines in the cabin. 442 00:44:31,840 --> 00:44:32,840 I'm so excited about that. 443 00:44:32,840 --> 00:44:36,400 So we get to kind of pack light, not feel like we're dragging around. 444 00:44:36,400 --> 00:44:38,000 You know, we're moving. 445 00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:41,600 So yeah, I'm just excited about getting this week with you. 446 00:44:41,600 --> 00:44:44,040 That means so much to me. 447 00:44:44,040 --> 00:44:52,280 The church needs to know how much we adore each other and how much we love spending every 448 00:44:52,280 --> 00:44:58,040 moment of our life together because that's the strength we have as a couple. 449 00:44:58,040 --> 00:44:59,040 No doubt. 450 00:44:59,040 --> 00:45:00,040 Yes. 451 00:45:00,040 --> 00:45:03,560 And pastors of the church is we enjoy spending time together. 452 00:45:03,560 --> 00:45:04,720 That's why we love working together. 453 00:45:04,720 --> 00:45:05,720 We do everything. 454 00:45:05,720 --> 00:45:06,720 We work together. 455 00:45:06,720 --> 00:45:07,720 We diet together. 456 00:45:07,720 --> 00:45:11,720 I mean, we were doing the carnivore lifestyle journey together. 457 00:45:11,720 --> 00:45:15,600 By the way, speaking of that, just one quick note. 458 00:45:15,600 --> 00:45:20,560 I told Adam Lacey of Carnivore Today, he has a YouTube channel and I did an interview with 459 00:45:20,560 --> 00:45:21,560 him. 460 00:45:21,560 --> 00:45:22,560 I think we met and mentioned it last week. 461 00:45:22,560 --> 00:45:23,560 Yeah. 462 00:45:23,560 --> 00:45:24,560 That thing went over 10,000 views. 463 00:45:24,560 --> 00:45:25,560 Views. 464 00:45:25,560 --> 00:45:26,560 Views. 465 00:45:26,560 --> 00:45:30,920 So I mean, it blew up his channel and God just was all over that interview. 466 00:45:30,920 --> 00:45:31,920 And so you should check it out. 467 00:45:31,920 --> 00:45:35,000 If you hadn't listened to it or watched it, you can go. 468 00:45:35,000 --> 00:45:36,640 Just look up Carnivore Today. 469 00:45:36,640 --> 00:45:37,880 That's his channel. 470 00:45:37,880 --> 00:45:42,560 And you'll see me and Annette on the cover and it says Carnivore and Faith. 471 00:45:42,560 --> 00:45:43,840 That's what it's about. 472 00:45:43,840 --> 00:45:48,720 And we just spent an hour, he and I, on video talking, doing a little split screen thing. 473 00:45:48,720 --> 00:45:49,720 You were excellent. 474 00:45:49,720 --> 00:45:50,720 Oh, well, thank you. 475 00:45:50,720 --> 00:45:55,880 And I love, I think the reason why he's getting so many views is because faith. 476 00:45:55,880 --> 00:46:03,000 We're mixing carnivore with faith and that people are hungry for God. 477 00:46:03,000 --> 00:46:04,000 Yes. 478 00:46:04,000 --> 00:46:05,420 It's not just hungry for me. 479 00:46:05,420 --> 00:46:06,420 They're hungry for God. 480 00:46:06,420 --> 00:46:07,420 Amen. 481 00:46:07,420 --> 00:46:12,080 And that's the whole reason why you wanted to do that show with him. 482 00:46:12,080 --> 00:46:13,080 It is. 483 00:46:13,080 --> 00:46:16,280 And that's the only reason why I decided it's time to start a YouTube channel. 484 00:46:16,280 --> 00:46:17,280 So we did that as well. 485 00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:19,920 I've only got one introductory video on there. 486 00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:20,920 Very short. 487 00:46:20,920 --> 00:46:21,920 It's short. 488 00:46:21,920 --> 00:46:26,200 It's just 10 minutes long, but it's called Meet, Pray, Love. 489 00:46:26,200 --> 00:46:27,200 Check it out. 490 00:46:27,200 --> 00:46:31,340 And it's just a short introductory to our lifestyle. 491 00:46:31,340 --> 00:46:34,360 What we're doing, we're doing mind, body, and spirits, total life wellness. 492 00:46:34,360 --> 00:46:40,280 So we're going to talk about our carnivore way of eating, but we're also going to bring 493 00:46:40,280 --> 00:46:41,280 faith into that. 494 00:46:41,280 --> 00:46:43,360 Yeah, it's a biblical worldview. 495 00:46:43,360 --> 00:46:47,600 And so yeah, it's been a wild week with all that because that's just sort of created a 496 00:46:47,600 --> 00:46:50,960 new avenue for us to share life and share hope. 497 00:46:50,960 --> 00:46:56,280 And we have how many new subscribers that listened to you on that interview and now 498 00:46:56,280 --> 00:46:57,280 they're listening to the show. 499 00:46:57,280 --> 00:47:01,640 Yeah, I think I put in 25 new subscribers to Living Up and Down World just because of 500 00:47:01,640 --> 00:47:02,640 that. 501 00:47:02,640 --> 00:47:04,120 So now they're listening to us here, which is great. 502 00:47:04,120 --> 00:47:05,120 It's exciting. 503 00:47:05,120 --> 00:47:10,160 So we're ordering gear and equipment and we are building out a studio and a church in 504 00:47:10,160 --> 00:47:11,160 my office. 505 00:47:11,160 --> 00:47:12,160 Yes. 506 00:47:12,160 --> 00:47:15,160 And turning that into a studio where we're going to be able to really have a nice setup 507 00:47:15,160 --> 00:47:17,700 and a good, nice presentation. 508 00:47:17,700 --> 00:47:20,600 And the sound will be better than what you're hearing right now. 509 00:47:20,600 --> 00:47:25,560 And then when we're going to do video, so the lighting will be better. 510 00:47:25,560 --> 00:47:26,840 It's just going to be better all the way around. 511 00:47:26,840 --> 00:47:30,780 I'll no longer have to put a big blanket over my glass doors here just to... 512 00:47:30,780 --> 00:47:31,780 Because of the sound. 513 00:47:31,780 --> 00:47:32,780 ...down reflection. 514 00:47:32,780 --> 00:47:33,780 I can't wait. 515 00:47:33,780 --> 00:47:35,640 And then we'll be ready in probably 30 days. 516 00:47:35,640 --> 00:47:36,640 Yeah. 517 00:47:36,640 --> 00:47:37,640 Oh yeah, easily. 518 00:47:37,640 --> 00:47:38,640 Easily. 519 00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:39,640 At least when we make the turn... 520 00:47:39,640 --> 00:47:40,640 We may not leave the church. 521 00:47:40,640 --> 00:47:41,640 We just need to put a shower in there. 522 00:47:41,640 --> 00:47:42,640 We got a lot going. 523 00:47:42,640 --> 00:47:46,480 And we're going to do a lot of church videos there also in the studio with our team. 524 00:47:46,480 --> 00:47:47,480 We've got some plans. 525 00:47:47,480 --> 00:47:48,480 We have plans. 526 00:47:48,480 --> 00:47:49,720 We have visions. 527 00:47:49,720 --> 00:47:52,880 And so super excited about what God's up to. 528 00:47:52,880 --> 00:47:55,160 And we're just thankful. 529 00:47:55,160 --> 00:47:56,200 So one little challenge. 530 00:47:56,200 --> 00:47:57,200 This isn't a challenge. 531 00:47:57,200 --> 00:48:00,520 It's just I want to ask you to do something. 532 00:48:00,520 --> 00:48:06,400 When was the last time you took maybe a journal or just on your computer on a document and 533 00:48:06,400 --> 00:48:08,720 just listed out, made a gratitude list? 534 00:48:08,720 --> 00:48:09,720 Oh, I love that. 535 00:48:09,720 --> 00:48:10,800 I would encourage you. 536 00:48:10,800 --> 00:48:11,900 This is Saturday night. 537 00:48:11,900 --> 00:48:13,880 We have a few days up until Thanksgiving. 538 00:48:13,880 --> 00:48:18,400 But I'm going to invite you to just in a loving challenge. 539 00:48:18,400 --> 00:48:20,340 It's more of an invitation. 540 00:48:20,340 --> 00:48:27,040 For every day from now, this is Saturday until Thursday, make a gratitude list. 541 00:48:27,040 --> 00:48:28,800 Just make a document or your journal. 542 00:48:28,800 --> 00:48:30,840 Just put Monday or tomorrow Sunday. 543 00:48:30,840 --> 00:48:34,240 Just put Sunday, I am grateful for dot, dot, dot. 544 00:48:34,240 --> 00:48:36,960 And then just do bullet points. 545 00:48:36,960 --> 00:48:38,480 And nothing is too simple. 546 00:48:38,480 --> 00:48:40,880 In fact, sometimes the simple things are what? 547 00:48:40,880 --> 00:48:42,480 That's the spice of life, right? 548 00:48:42,480 --> 00:48:46,400 You know, it's funny that you're saying this because when I was a school teacher back in 549 00:48:46,400 --> 00:48:54,680 the 90s, mid 90s, every day I had our kids, they were junior high kids, write a journal. 550 00:48:54,680 --> 00:48:58,320 And they every day they had to write the one thing they were thankful for from the day 551 00:48:58,320 --> 00:48:59,320 before. 552 00:48:59,320 --> 00:49:05,080 I for the whole school year, we did that because I wanted them to start their day off with 553 00:49:05,080 --> 00:49:07,880 Thanksgiving and it was powerful. 554 00:49:07,880 --> 00:49:08,880 I'll never forget it. 555 00:49:08,880 --> 00:49:09,880 It's powerful. 556 00:49:09,880 --> 00:49:14,440 But also I would like our listeners to if you've never had a Thanksgiving where you 557 00:49:14,440 --> 00:49:20,880 truly sat around the table with your family and friends and talked about what you're thankful 558 00:49:20,880 --> 00:49:25,280 for, you just kind of maybe you just are like a lot of people and we just can't wait to 559 00:49:25,280 --> 00:49:26,280 eat the turkey. 560 00:49:26,280 --> 00:49:33,560 And so we just say a real quick prayer and you know, make this Thanksgiving more meaningful. 561 00:49:33,560 --> 00:49:37,120 As if this was the last day on your earth. 562 00:49:37,120 --> 00:49:38,120 So I'm going to do something. 563 00:49:38,120 --> 00:49:39,680 I'm challenging myself to do this. 564 00:49:39,680 --> 00:49:44,000 When we get to the go, so every waiter or waitress that waits us on us, I'm going to 565 00:49:44,000 --> 00:49:45,000 say happy Thanksgiving. 566 00:49:45,000 --> 00:49:47,240 And by the way, what are you thankful for today? 567 00:49:47,240 --> 00:49:48,240 There you go. 568 00:49:48,240 --> 00:49:52,240 Just a simple boy that provides that provides lift for people. 569 00:49:52,240 --> 00:49:55,720 They get a chance to say, and then they're probably gonna look at you like, what? 570 00:49:55,720 --> 00:49:58,920 You know, it's Thanksgiving week. 571 00:49:58,920 --> 00:50:01,320 So, so keep me accountable on that. 572 00:50:01,320 --> 00:50:02,600 Let's do that together. 573 00:50:02,600 --> 00:50:05,600 Let's tag team and just, this is like some candles. 574 00:50:05,600 --> 00:50:07,480 Let's just turn on some lights. 575 00:50:07,480 --> 00:50:12,560 I want I'm hoping for our listeners that this will be a Thanksgiving that they will always 576 00:50:12,560 --> 00:50:13,560 remember. 577 00:50:13,560 --> 00:50:22,320 Yeah, maybe better than they've ever had because I feel like I said, such gratitude and I just, 578 00:50:22,320 --> 00:50:30,560 I want to live that life daily, moment by moment, always thankful even when things aren't 579 00:50:30,560 --> 00:50:31,560 going well. 580 00:50:31,560 --> 00:50:32,560 It's amazing. 581 00:50:32,560 --> 00:50:38,320 The lift that can happen to your spirit when you bring God into everything. 582 00:50:38,320 --> 00:50:39,320 Beautiful. 583 00:50:39,320 --> 00:50:43,760 Let me just, I'm applauding for you. 584 00:50:43,760 --> 00:50:46,560 So let's thank some people. 585 00:50:46,560 --> 00:50:47,560 Okay. 586 00:50:47,560 --> 00:50:49,520 So I'm going to start with this. 587 00:50:49,520 --> 00:50:53,440 I'm just kind of, I've just jotted these things down with some beautiful things come in this 588 00:50:53,440 --> 00:50:54,440 week. 589 00:50:54,440 --> 00:50:58,680 So from a Sats perspective, this is poem 435. 590 00:50:58,680 --> 00:51:00,920 So I didn't put a name or anything. 591 00:51:00,920 --> 00:51:01,920 So that's all it is. 592 00:51:01,920 --> 00:51:07,120 It says, sent to my brother, sent the podcast last week to my brother who is frustrated 593 00:51:07,120 --> 00:51:12,120 with his ministry with a homeless and disappointed with people he's recently worked with. 594 00:51:12,120 --> 00:51:16,800 I've been here before too, he says, and the message you shared in this episode really 595 00:51:16,800 --> 00:51:18,200 resonated with me. 596 00:51:18,200 --> 00:51:20,280 Thank you and God bless you. 597 00:51:20,280 --> 00:51:23,160 Well thank you for saying thanks poem 435. 598 00:51:23,160 --> 00:51:24,160 We appreciate it. 599 00:51:24,160 --> 00:51:25,160 Sorry, that was a bump. 600 00:51:25,160 --> 00:51:26,160 I know I bumped my hand. 601 00:51:26,160 --> 00:51:27,160 He bumped the microphone. 602 00:51:27,160 --> 00:51:34,800 So he, that was with 3,333 Sats, which is part of value for value. 603 00:51:34,800 --> 00:51:39,320 And you're on podcast 2.0 platform like fountain or castamatic. 604 00:51:39,320 --> 00:51:42,680 You can actually boost a grandmas and that's what some of these are. 605 00:51:42,680 --> 00:51:44,680 Adam, the pod father, Curry. 606 00:51:44,680 --> 00:51:45,680 Wow. 607 00:51:45,680 --> 00:51:48,680 I wonder how much you gave. 608 00:51:48,680 --> 00:51:49,680 777 Sats. 609 00:51:49,680 --> 00:51:50,680 Wow. 610 00:51:50,680 --> 00:51:53,080 That's called a striper boost right there. 611 00:51:53,080 --> 00:51:55,720 He wrote this another dynamite episode. 612 00:51:55,720 --> 00:51:57,040 Y'all were on fire. 613 00:51:57,040 --> 00:51:58,040 We were a little bit energized. 614 00:51:58,040 --> 00:51:59,040 I had so much energy. 615 00:51:59,040 --> 00:52:04,080 I had to tell someone, you might not want to listen to last week because I love the 616 00:52:04,080 --> 00:52:05,080 energy. 617 00:52:05,080 --> 00:52:07,540 I feel like I was on speed or something. 618 00:52:07,540 --> 00:52:10,600 We were really excited about our topic. 619 00:52:10,600 --> 00:52:11,960 I wouldn't know what that was. 620 00:52:11,960 --> 00:52:12,960 Well, I wouldn't either. 621 00:52:12,960 --> 00:52:17,400 I'm just like, wow, I was a little embarrassed. 622 00:52:17,400 --> 00:52:19,920 When I heard it, I'm like, oh my gosh. 623 00:52:19,920 --> 00:52:21,760 Honey, that's the joy. 624 00:52:21,760 --> 00:52:24,600 We're on, it's because we're alive. 625 00:52:24,600 --> 00:52:25,600 We're a lot more comfortable. 626 00:52:25,600 --> 00:52:27,320 We're super comfortable here now. 627 00:52:27,320 --> 00:52:34,160 So and then another 7777 Sats from the Balderdash boys. 628 00:52:34,160 --> 00:52:35,160 What a good word. 629 00:52:35,160 --> 00:52:37,400 I love that Jesus never quits on me. 630 00:52:37,400 --> 00:52:40,240 Even though there have been times I don't consider him. 631 00:52:40,240 --> 00:52:47,200 I was quote on fire early too and grew quickly, then grew weary and then stopped attending 632 00:52:47,200 --> 00:52:53,720 church and he had kept on me to keep pursuing him as he continues to pursue me. 633 00:52:53,720 --> 00:52:57,440 I am thankful for the patience and grace of God. 634 00:52:57,440 --> 00:52:59,560 Blessings to you both, Sir West. 635 00:52:59,560 --> 00:53:00,560 That's beautiful. 636 00:53:00,560 --> 00:53:02,440 Sir West, thank you for saying thanks. 637 00:53:02,440 --> 00:53:04,520 We want to just say you're a blessing. 638 00:53:04,520 --> 00:53:06,000 We've all been there. 639 00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:08,360 Oh brother, brother, brother. 640 00:53:08,360 --> 00:53:09,880 Sir West, we have been there. 641 00:53:09,880 --> 00:53:13,360 Just Damonette and Pastor Jimmy have been there, done that. 642 00:53:13,360 --> 00:53:15,280 We got the t-shirt to prove it. 643 00:53:15,280 --> 00:53:16,960 So man, blessings to you. 644 00:53:16,960 --> 00:53:20,520 Thanks for being honest and opening with us. 645 00:53:20,520 --> 00:53:22,480 We got from David Wicker. 646 00:53:22,480 --> 00:53:24,480 Man, I love David Wicker. 647 00:53:24,480 --> 00:53:26,480 Sir, what's it? 648 00:53:26,480 --> 00:53:28,280 Sir, any a sir? 649 00:53:28,280 --> 00:53:29,280 He is. 650 00:53:29,280 --> 00:53:31,280 Oh my gosh, you can't remember. 651 00:53:31,280 --> 00:53:32,280 All right, David. 652 00:53:32,280 --> 00:53:33,280 We met so many people today. 653 00:53:33,280 --> 00:53:34,840 Oh my gosh, David, you're going to have to write. 654 00:53:34,840 --> 00:53:36,320 How many people did we meet at? 655 00:53:36,320 --> 00:53:37,320 It's not sir. 656 00:53:37,320 --> 00:53:40,240 Oh, that's Brian. 657 00:53:40,240 --> 00:53:41,240 It's oh my gosh. 658 00:53:41,240 --> 00:53:42,240 You're getting it mixed up. 659 00:53:42,240 --> 00:53:43,240 Yep. 660 00:53:43,240 --> 00:53:44,240 I can't remember. 661 00:53:44,240 --> 00:53:46,200 David Wicker, thank you for the PayPal donation. 662 00:53:46,200 --> 00:53:47,200 You are a blessing, my friend. 663 00:53:47,200 --> 00:53:48,200 Yes, thank you. 664 00:53:48,200 --> 00:53:49,200 And thank you for the emails. 665 00:53:49,200 --> 00:53:53,600 Man, he sends these encouragements from Charles Stanley. 666 00:53:53,600 --> 00:53:56,800 These little clips, little 30 second clips, really powerful. 667 00:53:56,800 --> 00:53:57,800 So thank you, David. 668 00:53:57,800 --> 00:53:58,800 You're a blessing. 669 00:53:58,800 --> 00:54:01,120 And then also Nancy Johnson also. 670 00:54:01,120 --> 00:54:02,120 Oh, today. 671 00:54:02,120 --> 00:54:05,400 Yeah, she blessed us and she said, not sure what to say. 672 00:54:05,400 --> 00:54:06,520 So thank you. 673 00:54:06,520 --> 00:54:07,520 That's enough. 674 00:54:07,520 --> 00:54:09,280 Thank you is the best thing you can say. 675 00:54:09,280 --> 00:54:13,200 She says, I am an avid listener and believe in value for value. 676 00:54:13,200 --> 00:54:14,960 Well, we do too, Nancy. 677 00:54:14,960 --> 00:54:17,480 So thank you for extending value to us. 678 00:54:17,480 --> 00:54:21,720 Just those of you that are listening, listen, go to our websites, livingupandadownworld.com 679 00:54:21,720 --> 00:54:23,660 and hit the subscribe button. 680 00:54:23,660 --> 00:54:26,760 Go ahead and subscribe and we'll put you on the list. 681 00:54:26,760 --> 00:54:31,560 We usually we just send out one email a week and all it is is a general reminder of what's 682 00:54:31,560 --> 00:54:36,000 coming up next and when the next podcast is so that you won't forget and you can just 683 00:54:36,000 --> 00:54:37,000 mark a calendar. 684 00:54:37,000 --> 00:54:38,440 So check it out. 685 00:54:38,440 --> 00:54:41,240 We do little updates and always try to throw pictures in there. 686 00:54:41,240 --> 00:54:43,600 So about our life and what we're up to. 687 00:54:43,600 --> 00:54:47,120 So anyway, hit the subscribe button and you can always do a review. 688 00:54:47,120 --> 00:54:49,560 In fact, I've got a review here. 689 00:54:49,560 --> 00:54:52,340 This is a review from quote a fan. 690 00:54:52,340 --> 00:54:54,000 So we have a fan. 691 00:54:54,000 --> 00:54:55,000 We have a fan. 692 00:54:55,000 --> 00:54:56,000 Oh my gosh. 693 00:54:56,000 --> 00:54:57,000 What is that like? 694 00:54:57,000 --> 00:54:58,000 Like a celebrity or something. 695 00:54:58,000 --> 00:54:59,000 Right? 696 00:54:59,000 --> 00:55:00,000 No, that's funny. 697 00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:01,000 I know. 698 00:55:01,000 --> 00:55:03,000 But we have a fan and here's what they wrote. 699 00:55:03,000 --> 00:55:05,280 It says the real deal. 700 00:55:05,280 --> 00:55:06,280 Yes. 701 00:55:06,280 --> 00:55:07,280 Isn't that sweet? 702 00:55:07,280 --> 00:55:08,280 Already I'm happy. 703 00:55:08,280 --> 00:55:12,240 If you are wondering whether pastors Jimmy and Annette are for real, they are. 704 00:55:12,240 --> 00:55:16,640 Some folks have an on air personality, but what you hear is what you would hear if you 705 00:55:16,640 --> 00:55:21,400 sat down with them for a big 16 ounce sirloin medium rare of course. 706 00:55:21,400 --> 00:55:24,120 It's got to be someone we know, but they won't tell us. 707 00:55:24,120 --> 00:55:25,120 I think that's awesome. 708 00:55:25,120 --> 00:55:27,200 And it says, can you trust them? 709 00:55:27,200 --> 00:55:28,280 Yes, you can. 710 00:55:28,280 --> 00:55:30,660 It's all about Jesus. 711 00:55:30,660 --> 00:55:31,660 Thank you so much. 712 00:55:31,660 --> 00:55:32,660 Whoever did that? 713 00:55:32,660 --> 00:55:34,640 I wish they would let us know. 714 00:55:34,640 --> 00:55:35,640 I know it's going to be a secret. 715 00:55:35,640 --> 00:55:37,240 We almost cried when we read that. 716 00:55:37,240 --> 00:55:38,240 I know. 717 00:55:38,240 --> 00:55:39,240 When I read that I was blown away. 718 00:55:39,240 --> 00:55:42,240 And they knew that I love sirloins. 719 00:55:42,240 --> 00:55:44,920 And 16 ounce whole pound medium rare. 720 00:55:44,920 --> 00:55:45,920 Oh my gosh. 721 00:55:45,920 --> 00:55:46,920 New York strip. 722 00:55:46,920 --> 00:55:47,920 Okay, stop. 723 00:55:47,920 --> 00:55:48,920 Okay, I'm getting hungry. 724 00:55:48,920 --> 00:55:49,920 Okay. 725 00:55:49,920 --> 00:55:50,920 Thank you. 726 00:55:50,920 --> 00:55:51,920 Thank you. 727 00:55:51,920 --> 00:55:52,920 Thank you for doing that. 728 00:55:52,920 --> 00:55:53,920 And thank you for doing a review because that goes right on our website. 729 00:55:53,920 --> 00:55:54,920 It's such a blessing. 730 00:55:54,920 --> 00:55:57,960 And then our dear friend from our church, George Kirchner. 731 00:55:57,960 --> 00:55:59,400 What a great brother in Christ. 732 00:55:59,400 --> 00:56:00,400 I love this guy. 733 00:56:00,400 --> 00:56:01,400 You know what? 734 00:56:01,400 --> 00:56:04,440 The whole time I was doing this podcast, he was in my head. 735 00:56:04,440 --> 00:56:05,440 Really? 736 00:56:05,440 --> 00:56:06,440 Yes. 737 00:56:06,440 --> 00:56:07,440 George, did you hear that? 738 00:56:07,440 --> 00:56:08,440 I know. 739 00:56:08,440 --> 00:56:09,440 George. 740 00:56:09,440 --> 00:56:10,440 Miss Annette's thinking about you. 741 00:56:10,440 --> 00:56:12,680 He's an older gentleman, wise gentleman. 742 00:56:12,680 --> 00:56:13,920 Sharp, yes. 743 00:56:13,920 --> 00:56:17,960 And I just appreciate that he wants to listen to us. 744 00:56:17,960 --> 00:56:18,960 I know. 745 00:56:18,960 --> 00:56:19,960 Us kids. 746 00:56:19,960 --> 00:56:20,960 Us kids. 747 00:56:20,960 --> 00:56:21,960 Yeah. 748 00:56:21,960 --> 00:56:22,960 It's just, yeah, that makes me happy. 749 00:56:22,960 --> 00:56:23,960 He's a blessing. 750 00:56:23,960 --> 00:56:24,960 So. 751 00:56:24,960 --> 00:56:25,960 He wrote this. 752 00:56:25,960 --> 00:56:29,080 He says, Hi Jimmy and Annette, just finished listening to number 44 and pairing with number 753 00:56:29,080 --> 00:56:32,000 43 where you bared your inner selves. 754 00:56:32,000 --> 00:56:33,000 We do that, don't we? 755 00:56:33,000 --> 00:56:34,000 We do. 756 00:56:34,000 --> 00:56:35,000 We do. 757 00:56:35,000 --> 00:56:36,000 Show up and throw up. 758 00:56:36,000 --> 00:56:37,000 I know you don't always say that, but it's true. 759 00:56:37,000 --> 00:56:38,000 No, I don't want to say that. 760 00:56:38,000 --> 00:56:41,000 Bared your inner selves and shared your heartaches with us. 761 00:56:41,000 --> 00:56:45,760 I just wanted to let you know that from my perspective, you did a masterful job of showing 762 00:56:45,760 --> 00:56:50,480 us how important it is to know the why and the who we believe in. 763 00:56:50,480 --> 00:56:55,600 We cannot overcome what the world throws our way on our own, but through Christ who strengthens 764 00:56:55,600 --> 00:56:57,920 us, thank you. 765 00:56:57,920 --> 00:56:58,920 Preach it. 766 00:56:58,920 --> 00:56:59,920 George, you're on fire, brother. 767 00:56:59,920 --> 00:57:00,920 That was good. 768 00:57:00,920 --> 00:57:01,920 That's beautiful. 769 00:57:01,920 --> 00:57:05,840 You were reminding us of last week's show where we talked about the why and getting 770 00:57:05,840 --> 00:57:07,280 your why clarified. 771 00:57:07,280 --> 00:57:09,800 That has come up all week long. 772 00:57:09,800 --> 00:57:12,800 I have a feeling this is going to become a central theme. 773 00:57:12,800 --> 00:57:16,360 A lot of arenas because you got to know your why and everything in life. 774 00:57:16,360 --> 00:57:17,360 Everything you're doing. 775 00:57:17,360 --> 00:57:19,240 You know, your why behind your what? 776 00:57:19,240 --> 00:57:20,360 What is your what? 777 00:57:20,360 --> 00:57:25,000 Your what may be your faith, your what may be your health, your what may be your mental 778 00:57:25,000 --> 00:57:27,120 health or relationships. 779 00:57:27,120 --> 00:57:29,920 You can go on down the list, your job and career. 780 00:57:29,920 --> 00:57:31,600 You need to know the why behind. 781 00:57:31,600 --> 00:57:33,840 The why is behind your what. 782 00:57:33,840 --> 00:57:37,560 So with that, hey, let's go to bed. 783 00:57:37,560 --> 00:57:39,120 It's bedtime for us old people. 784 00:57:39,120 --> 00:57:40,120 Oh my gosh. 785 00:57:40,120 --> 00:57:41,120 No, that's wrong. 786 00:57:41,120 --> 00:57:42,120 I never turn that clock back. 787 00:57:42,120 --> 00:57:43,600 It is actually 9, 11 p.m. 788 00:57:43,600 --> 00:57:44,600 Okay. 789 00:57:44,600 --> 00:57:45,600 It is past our bedtime. 790 00:57:45,600 --> 00:57:46,600 We have to get up early. 791 00:57:46,600 --> 00:57:47,600 Early what? 792 00:57:47,600 --> 00:57:48,600 430, 445. 793 00:57:48,600 --> 00:57:50,720 Get ready to get out on the flight. 794 00:57:50,720 --> 00:57:52,800 So hey guys, we love you guys. 795 00:57:52,800 --> 00:57:56,600 We are thrilled that we get to do this life with you. 796 00:57:56,600 --> 00:57:59,120 And I'm Jimmy and you are Annette. 797 00:57:59,120 --> 00:58:01,520 And Mr. Chevy will be with us the next time. 798 00:58:01,520 --> 00:58:02,520 Only. 799 00:58:02,520 --> 00:58:06,200 Well, probably the next couple of weeks and then we are not going to bring him to the 800 00:58:06,200 --> 00:58:07,200 church. 801 00:58:07,200 --> 00:58:08,200 We are not going to bring him. 802 00:58:08,200 --> 00:58:09,200 Oh, that's right. 803 00:58:09,200 --> 00:58:10,200 We are just posting pictures or something. 804 00:58:10,200 --> 00:58:11,200 Yes. 805 00:58:11,200 --> 00:58:12,200 Alright, love you guys. 806 00:58:12,200 --> 00:58:13,520 Hey, have a grateful week. 807 00:58:13,520 --> 00:58:17,920 Hey, do that gratitude journal and ask every waiter and waitress, hey, what do you thankful 808 00:58:17,920 --> 00:58:18,920 for? 809 00:58:18,920 --> 00:58:19,920 God bless you. 810 00:58:19,920 --> 00:58:34,360 I wish you the best of luck.