could this be BIGFOOT?

This just in:  Rick Dyer, a self-proclaimed Bigfoot Hunter, who's been saying for over a year that he shot an adult male bigfoot outside San Antonio now says that (after a legal battle) he's finally in possession of the body and will tour the country with it.  He also says that the body has been examined and tested in every way possible, and over 130 people have seen it now.  Well, this could get interesting!  Has the mystery finally been solved?

 Rick Dyer is well known as the hoaxster who claimed to have a bigfoot body back in 2008, and who was discredited as a result.  Soooo - we'll wait for more info before we make a judgement. 

COULD THIS BE THE FACE OF A REAL SASQUATCH?

Too little magic, too late

My Tigers weren't able to pull the magic rabbit out of the hat one last time, and Florida State came away with the BCS national championship this time.  Good for them.  Both teams fought a hard battle, and as I expected the game came down to the very last seconds - but FSU had the last score and Auburn just wasn't able to do anything with only 13 seconds left.  But I'm proud of Auburn, knowing that last year was the worst for Auburn football in recent history.  So from a 3 and 9 record to playing for the national championship in one year... pretty darn good.   It's all good.  I have a feeling that with Gus Malzahn behind the steering wheel Auburn will play a prominent role in the years to come.  War Eage anyway!

I thought Daphne and I would be on TV today,  but the gal from 9 News told me that it's probably not going to air until next week.  And here I was, ready to make my TV debut this morning.  Now I've got to wait another whole week!  Oh well, fame can wait I guess.

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Daphne and I are learning everything we ever wanted to know about running a country store, and a whole lot more!  I'm grateful that we've got such a faithful group of volunteers who come in and help us several times a week, which gives us a chance to take care of some of our other family responsibilities.  Running the store is actually a lot of fun, and we're getting to meet so many fascinating people from Bailey and beyond.  My role in the local chamber of commerce is likely to increase this next week when the chamber board will vote on the new officers.  I've been asked if I'd be willing to serve as the chamber President, and if the board members agree I'm up for a new challenge (like I don't have enough challenges on my plate currently!).  I'll have to take a hiatus from the Conifer Rotary Club, as I can't manage both civic groups at the same time, given the increased time the chamber of commerce role will require.  I see this as one more great way to serve this great community and build stronger friendships, although I'm feeling more than a little daunted by the idea of leading the whole Chamber of Commerce.

Onward and Upward!

We'll be on the news!

It's snowing outside, which hopefully means that I can make a little money plowing today.  We're only supposed to get 4-8 inches, but that translates into several hundred "plow dollars", and at this point every buck counts.  But God provides, and as is usually the case we don't often know how or from where He plans to provide.  A couple of weeks ago we were getting pretty tight, and then we received a check in the mail from the bank for the balance that was in our escrow account after our loan had been paid in full.  I didn't have a clue that there was any money left in that account, so it was a welcome boost to our bank account.  So God provided from an unanticipated source.  There's an interesting principle at play here, and I'm still chewing on this in my mind (I haven't established any firm conviction... just wondering).  I read throughout the Scriptures that God promises to provide for His children - and not just His children, but for all of His creation.  Jesus makes a very strong statement in Matthew 6 that worry has no place in our lives as believers, knowing that God promises to provide for all our needs.  He even says  Nowhere in that passage does he mention savings accounts, or IRAs, or mutual funds - even though saving and investing was a common practice even back then.  I don't think that God is against us investing in the future, but I do believe that He wants us to depend on Him with all our heart... and sometimes wealth and trust in God can be mutually exclusive.  How will I ever know that I can trust that God will provide for all of my needs, until I actually need Him to?  I know my own propensity to trust in my assets rather than trusting in God - which is probably why the Lord has never blessed me with unlimited finances.  But I can also testify to the wonder and excitement of watching God provide for us on a daily basis.  "So do not worry about what you will eat, or what you will drink, or what you will wear.  For your Heavenly Father knows that you need all these things... but seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and He will take care of all these other needs."   Great food for thought.

On a completely different note:  channel 9 News from Denver came to Bailey two days ago to do a story on our store, and in particular on the Sasquatch Outpost.  They stayed for over an hour and interviewed me, Daphne and a friend of ours who's actually seen a Sasquatch.  The reporter was very intrigued by the map that shows all the local sightings, and I think our friend's story of her sighting really caused her to wonder if all the stories about Sasquatch might not just be true.
The news story is supposed to air on Tuesday morning sometime, but they'll also put it on You Tube so we can download it later.  We're hoping this will be some great, free publicity for the store!