Ignite! and Bud-Dog

Ignite was the name of the annual leadership conference at Pinelake Baptist Church which was held last night and today. A great conference and wonderful break-out sessions. We had a guy from Saddleback Church in California, Jeff Hetschel, who had a session on 'Leading A Small Group' which I attended. It was really good and I picked up some tips for when my husband and I start a small group this fall. Hey - if you are ever in the Jackson area on a Sunday morning come by and check us out.

Now I'm working on my picture posting. The following pics should be clickable to bring up a bigger image. (I'm really hoping this works.)

And here is Bud. The last of the residents to make it to my blog but the oldest of our three pets. Bud gets his name because he is my little Buddy and we've just shortened it to Bud, or Bud-Dog, over the years. Bud is getting on up there. We've had him for almost 14 years and he wasn't a puppy when we rescued him. He has a few problems. He got hit by a car which factured his skull. (This is how we got him. He crawled to our door-steps, we scooped him up and took him to the vet for surgery.) So he doesn't quite have all his marbles and is easily confused. He's hard of hearing, he has a cataract on one eye, he's got very dry skin, and he's missing a few teeth. But he greets each day with joy and lives in his own Happy, Happy little world where the big white box is always full of ice cubes and the giant people always come back home. His favorite things are french fries and belly rubs. I love this dog and I thank God that Bud has been a part of our lives for so many years.