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LSU 26 Auburn 21

Wow, what a game!  LSU broke the 10 year stretch of Tiger Bowl Home field advantage by defeating Auburn in Jordan-Hare Stadium. 

Redshirt freshman quarterback Jarrett Lee came off the bench to lead the No. 6 LSU Tigers to their first victory at Auburn in 10 years and one day, 26-21, on a wild Saturday night on the Plains.  Runningback Charles Scott  solidified his place among the SEC's best backs with a 21-carry, 132-yard performance. Lou Holtz and Lee Corso picked it wrong.  LSU wins.


Hey Columbus, Georga friends....  Geaux Tigers!   Auburn and LSU is always a great game...great rivalry.  Never will forget 1999 when Tommy Tuberville and team lite up cigars after a Baton Rouge victory ..and thus began the current rivalry.  Then there was the barn buNot sure what they are going to label this game, but I'm just glad to be on the winning side. 
 

Electronic Fellowship

There was a time when friends came over to your house and had a real conversation! Guess I'll have to buy another laptop(wife has commandered my laptop) and get on Facebook so I can write on a wall and tell everyone what I'm doing in 28 characters or less.

Going Away Lunch

Casey is leaving VCC to have a baby! What WILL we do without her excellent leadership in Children's Ministry!

Steak Poop

Been grilling lately as has many in our area parks.  Eli was checking out a grill the other day that had recently been used.  He was especially interested in the used charcoal.  After inspecting it thoroughly, he asked me; "Dad, is the black stuff under the grill Steak Poop?"  

Back blogging

Guess it's a cyclical thing. It's a beautiful, gorgeous day here. High of 82 and plenty of Sun on a Sunday after church. Lunch at Blue Goose tops an awesome weekend of worship. Worship choir sang Israel Houghton's "Say So" and the choir, band, and whole team was annointed.

Welcome Center Friendly Faces

Part of VCC's ministry is First Impressions, a very good system of greeting newcomers and meeting the needs of members and guests alike.  This program was implemented by Scotty Sanders and his Admin Assistant who helped tremendously in this ministry was Amy!  A week ago it was good to see Amy hanging out at guest central along with Chrislyn.  Amy, Tommie, Franklin and Truman have moved to the midwest for a new career opportunity.  Amy and Tommie were part of our small group and we miss them.  Check out Amy's blog by clicking HERE.

Gov. Bobby Jindal Takes on Hurricane Gustav

I'm very proud of Louisiana this week.  Despite the wrath of Hurricane Gustav and numerous after affects from the weather, Louisianians have it together during the preparation and evacuation for this storm.  A large part of that success is due to the leadership of the state. 

Here Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who was considered as a possible running mate for John McCain, urges New Orleans citizens to evacuate.  This was not the original plan.  Jindal was sceduled to take a turn in the national spotlight with a televised speech in St. Paul.  Jindal is in the spotlight all right, but not in Minnesota. Instead, he's 1,000 miles down the Mississippi River, commanding Louisiana's battle against Hurricane Gustav from a storm-whipped command center in Baton Rouge.

For the 37-year-old governor, staying at home during this storm was never in question. ``I don't think it matters at all,'' Jindal says. ``The only thing that matters is making sure our people are safe.''

As Gustav made landfall yesterday, Jindal ventured into gale-force winds with state police, driving onto the curb to avoid a fallen tree, to visit 300 patients at a makeshift hospital in Louisiana State University's basketball arena in Baton Rouge.

Hurricane Gustav

An estimated 2 million people from the southeast coast of Louisiana evacuated that area avoiding the Gusto of Hurricane Gustav.  Winds and gust are already picking up at this hour with landfall expected in the early Tuesday morning.  The broad bands of the storm are already spinning off storms into the gulf coast states.

I've been listening to WWL online broadcasts our of New Orleans.  So many people are still on the road trying to get out of the storms way.  I was moved by one story.  A mother, alone with her three children and family dog in tow, found herself stranded on Interstate Highway 55 heading north to Memphis.  She has run out of gas and was stalled there on the slow moving interstate with no options of gas or help.  She had called in to WWL and they were trying to find help.  I'm sure that was just one of many stories of the 2 million seeking refuge from the storm. 

Another potential hurricane, Hanna, is brewing in the Bahamas and expected our direction.