The Way

To say that I have been remiss in blogging for basically the last two years is . . . well, in a word, accurate. You would think that with the "home time" due to the onset of Covid in early 2020,  I would have found (made) more time to sit, reflect, pontificate, put down in words the "goings on of the Turners." I didn't. But . . . here we are in the week leading up to Christmas in 2022 and alas, I find myself sitting down, reflecting, pontificating (in my head) and putting down in words the recent (ish) goings on of the Turners. Sit back, grab a cup of your favorite beverage and be ready to be amazed! At least, hopefully entertained !  For the uninformed, we moved to Rome, GA in June of 2020 after living in Nashville for 30plus years! We left many friends with little to no fanfare because most things were still shut down due to Covid. That was a weird end to our time in Nashville in many ways. I took a role a WinShape and get to work alongside a team of incredib...

Recently there have been a couple of our friends who have passed away. I think at times like these, I can quickly do a half-hearted attempt at grieving and not really slow down enough to allow the loss to really sink in. Some of that might be a defense mechanism on my part. As I reflect on the death of each of these people, some of the first things that come to mind are: 1. What amazing people each of them are.  2. The immense number of people who credit each of them with having an influence in their life (including me). 3. The similar values that each of them held and lived consistently. 4. The way that each of them is remembered by their family. 5. The fact that each of them had a significant influence in my life yet they never knew one another or even that the other existed. 6. They both loved Jesus well and their love for Him was the reason that they served and loved Him and others so well. Dana Hacker was a beautiful soul that Sondra and I had the privilege of getting to know ...