Thanks so much for writing about your trip. Wish I would have known that you and Russ were going to be there…Hope you enjoyed our state!

Blessings!

LindaB: You know, it was fun to be back on the road with my old partner in crime…

Momma Lloyd: You are SO right– that phrase has quenched the spirit in way too many churches!

rockin’ robyn: It did remind me of just how good he is at what he does– and you’re right, it IS serving a need. And it does him a world of good as well!

xtremesq: WELCOME– and thank you so much for joining us! Yeah, it was QUITE a week for David and Nicole, bless their sweet hearts.

djohnson59: WELCOME– and I totally agree with everything you said about your church. It is bridging a lot of gaps, in my opinion, and doing it with great spirit and style!

ScoutingPrincess38: Thank you so much– I DID enjoy it, but I tell you what, I don’t think I could do it every week!

To all of you new Faith Church friends– PLEASE keep coming back– we have a great little community here at ‘Bloomr Nation!

What Tori didn’t tell you was that both of our pastors had both been out of town during the week speaking or attending other conferences/churches. Pastor Nicole left and flew all nite to get back to St.Louis to check out the church damage and start the rebuild process. They are truly amazing servants for our great Father! I love our church family so much. Everyone is always welcome there.

Loved Sunday evening and Russ’ stories. I wasn’t able to find a ride there so I watched the whole evening online. It was so moving and so real. Please tell Russ thank you for sharing.

What an awesome church and really neat pastor. Now that is a pastor working for his congregation. There is a need and he is there to fill souls. That is a very special church and it was made even more special because my favorite song preacher served there as well.

What a really neat time. God gave you that time together as a gift — just to remember younger days and to see your wonderful husband do to those hearts what he is out there doing for us when we get a chance to see him sheppard to us – all to share the greatness of our wonderful and awesome God.

Thank you soooo much for sharing Russ with his fans out here. He serves a great need, as well as all the southern gospel performers. “it’s just an echo from the other side – and they call it gospel music”!!!

And God forgive us for everytime the phrase “..but we’ve never done it that way before” has turned away young folks and their ideas and their music from the church…….and the Body of Christ.

Isn’t it wonderful to find out, after years of raising kids and making them your highest priority, that you still enjoy being alone with your spouse? And a weekend away with each other actually turns out to be TOTALLY FUN! EVEN if you have to attend SEVEN church services to do it! But I’m sure the services were uplifting and edifying.

Tori, you looked amazing……and so happy!!

Now, thats impressive. I was practically brought up in Church and even I don’t think I could manage that.

Thanks for sharing your weekend with us. The photos are great – I love to see your husband laughing.

So remember there are at least 2 places in England that you and Russ are welcome to come and stay – although your girls are allowed too.

delightedabroad: Thanks for asking– SEVEN!!!!!

Novia Scotia Mama: There were even scarier pictures of the roof collapse, but I couldn’t find them online– and the pastor’s own daughter was in that building minutes before it went down!

chillybean: Ha! Yeah, he’s darling, and his wife is even better– she’s about 6 feet tall with legs a mile long!

Gramma Jac: GOOD for you two for grabbing some time alone– have a great time at the concert!

phwd737: Honestly, I don’t know he does it either. Hopefully it will not go on indefinitely, they are gonna have to find a bigger place that will hold everybody.

okdebby: Well, I didn’t sit through ALL of the Sunday morning services, more like part of each! And he did change the message up just a little every time– I didn’t get bored!

DELIVEREDJEPARKER63: The Blues Bros. cutout was just for the 80’s themed night, it’s not part of their usual decor! They also had a PacMan game and giant boom boxes up there– it’s a new day, girl! This church manages to blend pop cultural references seamlessly with ancient Biblical truth– it makes the message much more relatable to younger or brand new churchgoers without compromising the integrity of the Word. Also? It’s a whole lot of fun! (Thanks for the compliment– it’s my handy dandy spiral curling iron!)

sweet lil’ redheaded dumbass nephew o’ mine: Yes. Yes, we can. Annnnd you just guessed your Christmas present.

On another note…TORI!!!!! YOU DO LOOK FABULOUS!!!!! I MEAN – WOW!!!GIRL!!! WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? YOUR HAIR IS GREAT!!!! YOU ARE RADIANT IN THAT PICTURE! SOOOOO……moral….,.7 times in 2 days aint all bad..God has reason for it all. 5 services in one day? THAT AINT NOTHING!!! I’VE BEEN IN SERVICES ON A REGUALR BASIS – PRAISING/WORSHIPPING/LEARING ALL DAY – I MEAN A–L—L D—-A–Y
LONG!!!! We need that sometimes.

The end of this month my husband and I are taking off for two days together (hope things go OK at home–no wild parties, tattos, or arrests here either, plus DD had BETTER take good care of my yappy dogs)and we’re going to a GVB concert!