Merry Christmas from the Turners

To all of our friends, family, in-laws and outlaws, we wish you a very Merry Christmas. As you celebrate today, we pray that God would remind you of His great love for you.

The Turners at the KC Country Club Plaza

Christmas in Kansas City

Growing up in the KC area and being a sentimental goober at times, I could not help but post this video on my blog. I love KC. I guess there are just too many good memories. This is not the coolest song but for those of you who know KC, you get this song. Merry Christmas!

Nashville Airport Flashmob 12/22

Good to see that the town I live in and the airport I get to about once every two weeks is getting in on the flashmob mania that seems to be sweeping the country. This happened on 12/22/10

Family Time

Great niece Ava

I really enjoy my job and I really enjoy time off from my job too. Since last Weds. I have been enjoying hanging out with Sondra and the girls. I have done a little around the house and have pretty much run every day but have had a blast being with the family. We traveled to MO on Sat and enjoyed our time with my dad, my brother and his wife, Julie, nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles. My family is pretty much crazy which says alot about me and how I act. There is still some sadness with my mom being gone, but memories are very good. I ran quite a bit around the area that I spent as a teenager and reflected on many fun times and experiences with my mom.We also made it down to the Country Club Plaza with one of our cousins Jenny. She was a lot of fun to be around. She is a twin and I am forever getting them confused.

Niece Cassy & great nephew Lucas

Caught up with my high school friend, Donna Robinson Vaughn today and that was quite a trip. She reminded me how competitive we had been with grades and I had forgotten all about that.We talked about the goofiness of high school but also realized how blessed we were and are now. It was fun to show off my wife and girls. Donna was always one of those good, trusted friends where there were no romantic feelings so it was not awkward to meet up again after so many years. She is a great lady and it was good to catch up a little.

Morgan, Jenny, Shelbi & Morgan

We arrived at my mother in laws today and look forward to Sondra's sister and her family making it here tomorrow.

Looking forward to a continuation of a wonderful Christmas time!

Digital Story of the Nativity

Lisa Whelchel of The Facts of Life fame tweeted this that she had gotten from some friends. This is really very well done. Take a look.

Latest Update

The past couple of weeks have been very busy to say the least. Last week I was in Phoenix (and some much warmer weather) with my friends and counterparts at the NAMB Student Evangelism Mtg. What a great group of men and women who encourage me so in their commitment to seeing students come into relationship with Christ. I shared a message with them about staying focused on the calling that we have and used the Geico Woodchuck commercial as part of my talk. It was received well. You can see and read about my talk more here. The weather was very nice and it was enjoyable to run outside in a pair of shorts and long sleeved shirt. Back in Nashville this week has been incredibly cold. Lows in the teens and low 20s are not overly fun for me to run in but it was good to get out just the same.

Our girls got home this week from Union and have finished another semester. They will be with us for the rest of this month and the majority of January. Nice to have them back in the house for sure.

Our biggest news as of late, is that Sondra has started a full-time job at McGavock High School. We had been praying and contemplating her going to work full-time and this opportunity came to us so Sondra stepped through that door. She is a secretary for one of the principals at the high school and sees it as an opportunity of ministry. She has quite a bit of interaction with students and is thankful for the role.

I have a quick trip to California and then am done for the year. It will be good to slow down some before gearing up for a trip to New Orleans early Jan and then the India trip Jan 6-18. Will try to keep this blog updated a little more frequently than I have been lately. That is sort of a promise.

Check out the pic from above. It is my grandparents and their 8 grandchildren. I am one of them. See if you can pick me out. My best guess is that this is circa 1968 or 1969.