Peyton

Tuesday, I went to Little Rock. Bobby and Jessica were scheduled to have their new baby Wednesday Morning. So, I drove up Tuesday afternoon and spent the night with Brian Dollar and his family. Thanks Brian and Cherith for your hospitality!

Jessica had the baby about 2:50 yesterday afternoon. Peyton Lee Hearnsberger came into the world weighing in at 8 pounds 4 ounces.

All babies are miracles. However, Peyton is especially a miracle. The doctors said months ago that Peyton would not even make it into the world. They said he had no stomach, that his heart was turned around backwards and that he would have down syndrome. The family, friends and Cornerstone have been praying. Other pre-natal tests showed that the stomach was there and that Peyton would not have Down Syndrome. His heart has progressively gotten better. At one of their last appointments, the doctors told them that he would have to have surgery right after he was born or he wouldn't make it.

They took him yesterday to a Children's Hospital for tests. I got to see him in the NICU at about 8:45 last night. He looks healthy, is breathing on his own and was resting peacefully. They will run more tests today. There are some problems with his heart.....in one of the chambers and a blockage in an artery. The heart is beating good and the doctors are now saying that it isn't necessary for them to rush him into surgery now. He still may have to have surgery, but we are believing that God is going to heal him.

We have already seen the miraculous with Peyton. Now, we are believing that he will be completely healthy. Please Pray for Peyton.

Soccer

Mady had her first Soccer Game this weekend! She had a great time and so did we! I thought I would share some pictures of the event!

How 'bout them Cowboys!

What a nail biter of a game! Romo was awful. Now, a couple of those interceptions were not his fault. If you didn't see the game, it had to be one of the greatest games in Monday Night Football History. Dallas was down by 8 with two minutes left. Romo leads them down on a night when he had personally turned the ball over on six plus occasions. The 'boys score. T.O. couldn't hang on to the two point conversion. The Cowboys are forced to kick an onside kick. They recover it. Romo completes a couple of passes. It sets up the game winning field goal by rookie kicker Nick Folk. Nick makes the kick. Wait! Buffalo called Timeout! He kicks the 53 yarder again. Ice water runs through his veins and he nails it! Cowboys comeback and win by one in Buffalo. 5-0!!!!!

Next week, the New England Patriots will face the Boys. I can't wait!

Weekend Update

1. We had great services on Sunday. 84 were in attendance Sunday Morning. We had a couple of new families. I'm so excited about what God is doing.

2. Sunday Morning, we talked about fellowship in our Get connected series. Thank you for the positive feedback on the message.

3. It was sad to say Good bye to Matt. Matt is leaving for the Air Force today. Please remember to pray for him! We had a great time Sunday Night at the going away party for him!

4. Our Sunday School attendance was great! We had over 50 in Sunday School. I heard a lot of great things about the two new Adult Classes!

The Best Is Yet To Come

Reasons my life is good

1. I love God! He is the best thing that ever happened to me. I honestly do not know what or where I would be without him guiding my path. Thank you, God, for sending your son, Jesus, to die on the cross for my sins. I can't wait to see you in heaven.

2. I love my girls! Sasha, Mady and Mackenzie are the best! They are going to be here in about an hour and we are going to get to hang out tonight. Mady's got soccer practice and we will probably grab a bite to eat before or after.

3. I love my church! It is fun working with such great people. Dennis and Beverly are up here now working. Last night, we had a group of teenagers that stayed and rearranged classrooms to get ready for our new classes that are starting Sunday.

4. I love my family! I wish I got to see everybody more, but I have a great family. It has been nice living closer to my Texarkana Family and getting to see them more than a couple of times a year.

5. I love my friends! I am truly blessed to have great friends. I'm in a couple of different Fantasy Football Leagues. One with some friends in the Chandler area and one with guys that I went to SAGU with. I am having a blast.

6. I love this time of the year. Don't get me wrong. There are things that I love about all the seasons. I love the spring when everything is blooming. I love the summer because of vacationing and the longer days. I love the briskness of the winter and the holiday season. There is nothing that compares to fall. The beautiful colors of changing leaves. NFL. College Football. Friday Night Lights. The crispness of the air. I love fall. This is by far my favorite time of the year.

My life is good. I'm a blessed man.

Community and Bar-B-Que

We had a great weekend at Cornerstone! Sunday Night, we had a great fellowship. I love the sense of community at Cornerstone. We had a young couple visit Sunday morning and they came back Sunday Night for the Fifth Sunday Fellowship.

Our theme for the fellowship was Bar-B-Que. I have to admit that I was amazed at how much Bar-B-Que we had. There was Brisket, Chicken, Sausage, Ribs and Shrimp. All of the Bar-B-Que that I had was great. No, I didn't over do it. In fact, I stayed away from the dessert table.

I really appreciate all who came early and stayed late to clean up. Thank you for serving at Cornerstone!

Bro. and Sis. Chamblee sent my family home with some of their Bar-B-Que chicken. It was delicious. It was great the first time and great last night. Thank you for blessing us with such great food!

I love the sense of community at Cornerstone so much that I want to get other people connected to our church family. This Sunday, we are continuing our series "Get Connected" with the topic of fellowship. I can't wait!!!

Kid's Convention

Mady and I attended the first ever North Texas Kid's Convention. We went with Bobby and Brandon Caraway. Brandon even got to go on stage as a part of an Illustration. We had a blast!!!! Thanks guys for going and hanging out with us!

Friday Night, we checked into our hotel and ate at one of our favorite restaurants, Pei Wei. After some great Honey Seared Chicken, we headed over to the Kid's Convention. It was held at Calvary Church in Irving, Texas.

My good friend, Brian Dollar, was the speaker for the event. Mady loved the lights and the music. When she got home, she was telling Sasha all about it. The theme was having a Rock Solid foundation in Christ.

It was great seeing Brian, Cherith and the Kids again. He does a great job with Kid's Ministry. I especially love his character, Skittles. Skittles is hilarious.

It was also great seeing some of my other friends. Darrell Wickert was there. He's a Kid's Pastor at Bethel Temple in Cleburne, Texas. It was great seeing his wife, Margaret and his kids. Darrell, Brian Dollar and myself came out of the same church, Victorious Life Church in Waco. Brian Massey helped Brian with the Kid's Convention. We interned at the Oaks together. Massey is on staff there as the Creative Director. It was also great seeing David McLain. David pastors The Bridge Community Church in the Austin area. All five of us attended Southwestern at the same time.

Here are some pictures from the event!


Mady and Daddy hanging out at Kid's Convention. Sasha stayed home with Mackenzie. So, we had a Daddy and Mady Weekend. It was a blast!


Mady has been learning about giving to Missions through BGMC. She was so excited to see the big blow up Buddy Barrell.


Mady and Brian Dollar's Daughter, Ashton.


Milk Dud and Skittles rapping for Jesus. He's got a rainbow of flava and he's living for his savior.