Birthday Girl

Tomorrow is AbiLyn's 3rd birthday!! She was born exactly one month after Jason & I were married. Hard to believe she's getting so big! She's having a party Saturday, which we will be attending. I can't wait to see her & Lex! I wish we lived closer so I could take her to the park for her birthday. We'll make the best of our time together.

H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y AbiLyn!!

Becky & her Judah

We got to keep Baby Judah the other night for a little while. He's working on learning to say "Becky." Maybe it will even be before he says "Momma!" He is so much fun!! You can't help but laugh & smile when you're around him. I went shopping with him & his mom & it's so fun to see how everyone talks about him. They always comment on how cute he is & how he is so smiley.

He loves people & life. I hope he always keeps that characteristic. The world needs more like him. As he grows, I pray that he will learn to love the Lord & the things of the Kingdom more than anything else. I ask the Lord to keep him from all the evil he will face & help him to resist the temptations that Life will set before him. To know the Lord & have a true relationship with Him is more important than Judah ever saying "Becky."
I love you, Judah ben Hurr!!

Power Weekend

TPC's Power Weekend service was Sunday, Sept 23 at 2:00. It is one of our biggest services throughout the year. The church usually makes a big advertising push. Above is a sample of the design I did for the event. Below is a quick video of the billboard at I240-Getwell. Thanks, Janet for the "near death experience"- just kidding... although, those cars were coming fast.

Addition to the Droke Family

Alexander "Lex" Eric Droke was born today! He came into this world at 8 pounds 13 ounces and 20.5 inches long. In the words of his proud father, "He's a Looker!"

3 days old

What a handsome fella!!

Chattanooga, TN

Becky and I went are in Chattanooga, TN for our 3-year wedding anniversary. The first picture at the upper left is at Lookout Mountain overlooking 7 states. The second a close up of the two young love-birds. The last picture is at Rocky City.

Life's Little Challenges

Life presents us with challenges on a daily bases. Some are small and some seem huge and almost too difficult to overcome. Take the unspoken advise from my niece, Ellie, who is 4. She had her first day at her new school- Harding Academy. All she could do was smile at the unknown situation... she will chose to make the best of it (even if encouraged by her parents). Don't we all need to encourage each other when facing life's little challenges...

Tribute to Hohenwald, TN

Becky and I are in quite Hohenwald, TN, for the extended weekend. There is something about a small town that is relaxing and yet refreshing. It gives me a break from the "big city" and allows me to reflect of all that is right with America (ok, maybe not all).

The girls have just finished cooking dinner and Walter and I just got back from playing 9 holes of golf (he is teaching me on what to do). Other than the fact that it was the first round of golf I have EVER play- I'd say I did alright.

Tomorrow we will have a 1:00 service for the 5th Sunday and then the church will have a pot-luck dinner (whatever happened to those). Then it's more time with family and friends.

Well, I'm off to dinner... with sounds of the rodeo in the background (literally about a block from the Droke's house).
- Jason