For the last month or so number 1 on my list of "Things to do THIS Week" has been WRITE BLOG. It's not that I haven't gotten anything on that list completed every single week, it's just that WRITE BLOG keeps getting pushed down farther and farther. If there is anything that can be said about me it is that I never give up. I'm thinking I'll just change the name of blog entries to "Catch-up." I keep several things rolling around in my head (not marbles) every week of things to write about, but by the time I sit down to blog I end up having to catch you up in order for anything to make sense. So, here is a story or two and a catch up on all fronts of this minsitry and my life.

You may have already read John's blog on the news page, but he did a great job of catching you up on the Spain front. I have exchanged some emails with Bro. and Mrs. Dixon in Madrid, who are the missionaries that are putting this together. My travel to and from Spain is being sponsored by Pastor Mike Barrera and United Baptist Church in Laredo, Texas. I could spend an entire blog (and I intend to) telling you about this incredible church. I am still in the process of translating my DVD's into spanish, and I am trying to pick up as much spanish as I can before I go over there. Please keep this trip and all the people that I have mentioned regarding this trip in your prayers. I really  appreciate and covet your prayers in this endeavor.

On my way from South Carolina to home a few weeks ago, I had another fender-bender. After driving through the night and making great time (going the speed limit), when the sun came up I was nearing Shreveport. I was talking to Jennifer on the phone letting her know that I had made it through the night and was almost to the Texas line. The morning traffic slowed as did I and the 18 wheeler in front of me, but I was watching my rearview mirror and the lady driving a sports Infiniti (oh yea big bucks) watching also talking on the phone, but apparantly not watching the traffic (like I was). The last thing I saw in my rearview mirror before feeling the bump and hearing the smack was the young ladys eyes getting REAAAAALLLLY Big. No one was hurt and it didn't cost me anything so I was grateful on both accounts.

While my car was being repaired I was put into a Dodge Caliber for a "loan" car. It was cute little thing. It looked sort of like if it were to "grow up" it would become a PT Cruiser. Anyway, as loan cars go they are very base models - no power anything except stearing...if you are lucky.

I was driving Matthew to Tae Kwon Do in the little car and he was looking around getting used to the new ride and checking things out. Then he kept looking around on the door at said, "How do I get the window down?" I thought this is gonna be fun. I said, "it's right there" as I pointed in the direction of the "roll down" handle. He looked at it sort of puzzled and scrunched up his face and said, "Huh?" I laughed really hard for a long time and of course he started laughing and then I got kind of sad realizing that there is a generation coming up that has never heard "roll down the window!"

I may not get a blogcast up this week, but I do have a list and on that list is "SHOOT BLOGCAST." I am going to shoot the salsa taste test blogcast and get that up soon. So do give up on me.

Cliff