Another gem from the JA Jance blog - Il Divo and Amazing Grace

My favorite author was sharing how much this hymn meant to her, partly because it was played at her brother's funeral. It means a lot to me, mostly because of the incredible story of the former slavetrader and how God used him to create probably the most beautiful, comforting hymn ever.

The greys are TV stars again

Moira, Mary and the pups were on New Day NW today! Here's the intro to the segment on the King5 website:

Moira Corrigan and Mary Gibbons from Greyhound Pets, Inc. talked with Margaret about the benefits of adopting a retired greyhound and why they make such good pets. They brought with them Addie (Moira's dog) and Royal, who retired from racing in Oklahoma and is now looking for a family to spend her golden years.

Happy Birthday Dad!

We love you!

Happy Birthday Romey!

Romey celebrated with a trip to LegoLand. Not sure if this pool was at LegoLand or elsewhere, but looks like he had a great time today!

AZ Trip - Nascar

Jim with Carl Edward's Nationwide car

Jeff Gordon's car ended up winning the big race on Sunday.

AZ trip - Phoenix with Aunt Lynn

Lynn and I celebrated our mutual birthday for the very first time! Very cool!

AZ trip - The Grand Canyon

Where to begin? What to say? It took my breath away.

AZ trip - Kyle Petty!

Stayed at cousin Diana' house and took in Nascar week-end at Phoenix International Raceway. Kyle (Richard Petty's son) was filming a live show for Speed Channel. He is the greatest. I especially love hearing about Victory Junction Camp which he established in honor of his son Adam who died in a race. The camp funds weeks of fun for campers with all sorts of medical concerns. They bring in medical specialists as well, each week is specially designed for children with a different diagnosis.

Then driver Ryan Newman won me over when I found out his foundation helps rehome abandoned animals!

AZ trip - Grandma in Quartzsite

First stop was a visit with Grandma and all the family in Quartzsite. Celebrated Mom's birthday with a visit to a Gospel jam. Lots of local snowbird musicians getting together having fun. Quartzsite has a jam just about every night.