2005
May
Time to Stop and Smell the Flowers
Stopping and smelling the freshly bloomed flowers of spring...hmmmm...Well, if it were not for allergies and if I did not have to schedule an appointment even to do that...I surely would!
I really got to thinking about that yesterday! We had Memorial Day at home. It was a rarity, but a GOOD rarity! But it really made me think! As we gathered with friends for a barbecue, I thought...Do I even know how to sit and visit...and my GRACIOUS, can I stop long enough to play some fun group games? I have to confess, it was a challenge for me! No one in my family would tell you I am a bit of a perfectionist workaholic....Right family? LOL...Wrong!
Here are a few things I learned during my day of relaxation and I hope they may encourage some of you fellow manic workaholics!
a. I am so under-entertained that I got blown away during a match of "Scene It" cause I almost never ever watch movies...not even oldies but goodies...LOL! I need to watch more movies with Bob Hope and Doris Day in them!
b. I can actually carry on a conversation with people that involves small talk.
c. A good game of mafia sharpens my negotiating skills...Tee hee!
d. I have a couch and a family room!
Most of all, yesterday I was reminded of the value of family and friendship! Yesterday was Memorial Day! While I have not taken time to stop and smell the flowers along the way, many people have been surrounded by flowers and family and friends in memory of loved ones who fought for the freedom for me to live in a society where I could work and PLAY...not just work....where I could worship and share the goodness of God in a FREE country...where I can travel across the land and share the HOPE of Jesus Christ! I am so thankful!
I am glad yesterday was a day to remember...a day to remember to take time to stop and smell the flowers (even if I did sneeze...lol)...a day to celebrate LIFE...and I am glad that through it I am reminded that today is one of those days too and tomorrow and the next day and the next day and so on. I want to remember not to forget what is really important...and what a gift from GOD each day is. There isn't alot of time to treasure so I want to learn to treasure time and treasure special times! James 4:14 says....For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Life on earth is too short...and eternity is too long to miss what really matters..Let's all think about that!
Donna Beauvais
http://www.hopescall.com
P.S. We are SOOOO Excited about how God is using our new single "You Are Loved!" People email us often about how it is ministering to them! We are so thankful! We recently learned it will be number #22 on the Singing News Top 80 Chart for July! And it is currently at #5 on the SoGospelNews weekly chart! To God be the glory! He is using the message of this song. Please take a moment and let us and radio know how it is touching your heart too! Thanks so much for your support!
Crabb Family - Jun05
EVENING CONCERTS (at the Owensboro Sports Center)
| Wednesday 7:00 pm |
evening concert featuring: The Crabb Family, Gerald Crabb, Mike Bowling, Isaacs, Hoppers, Hoskins Family, Jody Brown Indian Family |
| Thursday 7:00 pm |
evening concert featuring: The Crabb Family, Gerald Crabb, Mike Bowling, Rus Taff, Avalon |
| Friday 7:00 pm |
evening concert featuring: The Crabb Family, Gerald Crabb, Mike Bowling, Aaron Wilburn, Lynda Randle, Paid In Full, Karen Peck & New River, Gold City |
| Saturday 6:00 pm |
evening concert featuring: The Crabb Family, Mike Bowling, Gerald Crabb, The McRaes, CrossWay, Dove Brothers, Michael English, Gospel Enforcers |
| Thursday 2:00 pm |
Dottie Rambo and friends |
| Friday 2:00 pm |
Crabb Karaoke |
| Saturday 2:00 pm |
Surprise Showcase! |
| Thursday Friday Saturday & Sunday |
ALL SERVICES ARE AT 11:00 am in the Showroom Lounge, Executive Inn. (no ticket required, all VIP seating is reserved) |
| Saturday 10:00am-2:00pm |
(lunch will be provided) Spend the day with songwriters Gerald Crabb and Aaron Wilburn. Collectively they have written dozens of hit songs, won multiple Dove awards, Songs of the Year, and the list is endless. Spend the day in a relaxed informal setting with these two writers and let them share their secrets on how to perfect the lyric and melody, and get the cut!!!! Limited space, don't delay. |
| Saturday 8:00 am |
Be discovered at the CrabbFest TALENT search for soloist and groups. Entry fee is $100.00. Winners will receive a recording package from Daywind Records and sing on the main stage on Saturday night. |
| Wednesday 2:00 pm |
(for all VIP ticket holders) at the park adjacent to the Owensboro Sports Center. |
| Friday 8:00am |
Hosted by Kelly, Krystal, Amanda, Kristi, Shellye, and Terah . Executive Inn (room location TBA). Join the Crabb girls as they share the highs and lows of the Crabb Family's journey that started some 8 years ago in a little country church. Hear the girls as they share their stories about this unusual "road" life that they live. You will laugh and you will cry. Don't miss this, it is sure to be a highlight of the week. $15.00 per person (breakfast buffet included). THIS EVENT IS NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR CRABBFEST VIP PACKAGE Sponsored by The Beckie Simmons Agency |
EW EVENTS ADDED AT CRABBFEST 2005!
| Throughout Event |
Just for the kids- Camp Crabb! More information will be posted closer to CrabbFest with complete information available at CrabbFest 2005! We're going to have a GREAT time! |
| Throughout Event |
Brand new Crabb Family Endowment Auction (Crabb Family items will be auctioned off throughout the event at a Silent Auction with proceeds going to a new artist) |
| Friday July 6, 2005 |
Back by Popular Demand! the CRABBFEST PAJAMA PARTY hosted by JP Miller and Amanda Crabb |
Talley Trio - Jun 05
You know, sometimes just when you think you know what the story is, God completely changes it. I think sometimes He just likes to yank my chain and remind me that I'm just a character in His story, and a small role at that. As a songwriter friend once put it, "the Lord might get your attention."
Recently, we sang at a church (whose name and location I won't mention), and throughout the concert became a bit bewildered? Discouraged? Let's put it this way, we were underwhelmed by their enthusiasm(or lack thereof). Now don't get me wrong, if we only sang for applause, we would have stopped a long time ago! However, it does make your job as a singer a lot easier when the folks look involved and enthusiastic. Nevertheless, we just assumed they were a little more reserved and kept on singing, and afterwards when we greeted the people at the product table, many people expressed how much they enjoyed the concert and how they were blessed. We sneaked glances at each other as if to say, well what do you know?! and after they left, began packing up.
When most everyone had gone, a young woman approached us and asked if she could speak with me. She and I went back into a quieter corner, and she proceeded to tell me a little about her life. For privacy's sake, I won't share the details, but this young lady had been through literal hell on earth. She shared how, although she had accepted Christ years before, she felt so far away from God and how empty and desperate she felt inside. As she spoke, I started thinking, "Ok God, you better come up with something for me to say to her!" Long story short, this shy but sweet young woman bowed her head and made things right with the Lord while I sat with my arm around her praying along with her. We talked a little more, and God nudged me to send her home with one of my new solo CDs, which I did. She left with a small smile on her face, which she said hadn't been there in a long time.
I haven't heard from that girl since, and don't really know anything about her except what she told me. I may never know how her life turns out, or even if she liked my CD.
But the point is, just when we may think life is in a tailspin, God may have a surprise for us. The Lord might get your attention. For info about our Homecoming, new DVDs and my new CD, visit http://www.talleytrio.com and check out what's there. I just thought I'd get your attention
and tell you how God got mine. Until next time,
Lauren Talley
The Talley Trio
http://www.talleytrio.com
The Quicks - Jun05
Driving across campus, I was so anxious to see my little “melon-head” (that’s Rebecca) who had been gone all weekend! We rode up and down street after street, looking intensely at each building that lined the way, hoping to find her so we could get to the church. Rachel attends MTSU, but was not familiar with the area where we were to meet her sister. All of a sudden, I heard everyone in the van yell, “Stop!” I turned just in time to see a huge speed bump right in front of me! I slowed as fast as I could, but it must not have been soon enough because we now had this funny noise coming out from under the vehicle!
Sometimes we get so caught up in all the activities of life that we just plow over the “speed bumps” causing damage to ourselves and to others. Speed bumps are placed on the road for OUR safety - for a purpose! We have been instructed in the word of God to be good stewards of not only our money and talents, but our TIME. If God worked six days and rested on the seventh, who are we to think we can do more! What good does it do for us to stretch ourselves to the breaking point, all in the name of ministry, to only end up hurting ourselves or even those around us?
“Speed Bumps” come in many different forms. The Lord may be speaking to you about spending time in His Word; it may be a spouse who feels you need quality time together; you may find you are physically tired; sometimes it is getting slack on what is right and wrong, and a host of other things. The Bible says in Psalm 119, “Thy Word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” If you are not spending time alone with the Lord on a regular basis, you don’t have a ministry – you have a habit. If your marriage is troubled, what kind of ministry will you have once the divorce is final? How can you minister when you are unconscious in a hospital bed? God has not “called” any of us to do anything outside of His Word.
I am learning to watch for speed bumps – on AND off the road. When a bill comes due, it gets paid; it has taken almost 20 years, but Tim and I make time for each other outside of being with the girls or out singing; we spend time with Rachel and Rebecca – OTHER than singing; we are at our own home church every time we are not out singing at another church; Personal devotion is practiced in our home – all four of us! Tim was diagnosed with a lung disease almost five years ago – we had not responded to the speed bumps until it was too late. He gets an infusion every week, takes his medicine, goes to the gym, and whatever the doctors tell him to do - now.
I hope you will learn to respond to the speed bumps in your life – they are not there just to aggravate you, but to slow you down for your own good! My van still has a funny noise…
We are so grateful to all the DJ’s who have played “He Can Move the Water.” Thank you so much for welcoming our family into Southern Gospel Radio. Our single, “He Can Move the Water,” can be found on the Rick Hendrix Radio Comp #31, Cut #3! If your station needs a copy, contact the Rick Hendrix Company at (615) 662-4848 or .
To order our new project, “What Are You Waiting For” with songs like “He Can Move the Water” and “It’s A Sure Thing,” simply call 615-459-5119 or email us at for more information.
To find out more about The Quicks, visit us on the web at http://www.thequicksonline.com
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Write: The Quicks / P.O. Box 581 / Smyrna, TN 37167
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