Archive for the ‘Tribute’ Category
Great Speed Channel Interview with My Father-in-Law, Jody Ridley
Posted: October 24, 2011 in Tribute, UncategorizedTags: 6 time champion, all pro, chatsworth, ga, Jody Ridley, NASCAR
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Memories of 18 years Today- MELONIE- Now off to college!
Posted: August 17, 2011 in TributeTags: college, KSU, memories, Trace Adkins
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- Seems Like Yesterday
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Our youngest, Abigail, turns 13 today……….now, all we have is teenagers! Sad, but proud! Happy birthday Abigail! We love you! Love your smile!
(Then & Now)
Happy 4th
Posted: July 4, 2010 in TributeTags: 4th of July, air force, army, coast guard, marines, navy
I want to say how thankful I am for the price our team of called-out Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard pay for us to be grilling out today……….it’s bigger than you think!
A solider injured in Iraq
16 years ago this month ahead, our first-born daughter, Melonie, came on the scene. It was soooo exciting to have our first little girl. I saw God that day……….
Tonight, she goes to her first prom……..wow, where did the days go?
She’s Beautiful!
Stevie and Jeremiah Flockhart
Posted: January 15, 2010 in TributeTags: american idol, steve flockhart, vickie flockhart
2010 American Idol……….a big congrats to two of the most respectable young men you’ll ever come across. Their proud parents, Steve and Vickie Flockhart, have given them the ability to dream, to envision the impossible, and to go against the odds. They did it here, and Stevie was awarded the golden pass to “Hollywood.” Watch for him. Jeremiah, you will never know how God used you to tee up Stevie for this possibility. Way to go!!!!!!! Enjoy!
On losing his dad ten years ago, Vince Gill says, “It cuts like a randle knife, but I learned a few chords on the banjo was the key to life.” What a great song written by Vince Gill about his dad- every word true!
Chris Pritchett
Posted: December 15, 2009 in TributeTags: chris pritchett, denny pritchett, st. louis cardinals
Every now and then, in life, God chooses to cross your path with someone who somehow feels like a long lost brother or sister. This was the case in about 1978 when I was about to attend a brand new high school and had no friends, until I met Chris.
We’ve done life together, in many different arenas, for over 30 years. We’ve had pain together, joy together, shared dreams together, served in the trenches together, encouraged each other, and even fought together.
Natural affinity is what I would describe our 30-year friendship. He and I always hoped God would use us. We had a desire to be used, even in high school, and as it goes, now in 2009, together, we have accumulated over 40 years of doing ministry.
Since 1997, Chris has been the senior pastor for The Place of Hope. What once was a small, little sleepy church has now become a spiritual utopia for many, many people that, in the past, had never found church to be useful. Church leader, sure, but more than that, Chris has a passion for the bigger picture in life, The Kingdom of God. That comes in many different varieties for him. His love for sports and specifically, baseball, allows him to minister weekly to college and high school baseball teams. No doubt, that love for baseball began to develop years and years ago as his brother Denny played pro baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals.
His multi-talents are numerous as few might know that he toured the country as a young man playing bass guitar for some of America’s most gifted bands. He can play just about any instrument there is. What a gifted leader! He’s loved by everybody and never meets a stranger; often the life of the party!
All that to say that God has plans for you too. Never give up but always work hard like Chris, develop and use every gift you have, follow your dream, be authentic, and live with the eternal picture in mind, tirelessly, and watch what God will do with your passion! What a story!
