070519 quotes

We are called to be architects of the future,

Not its victims.
- R. Buckminster Fuller

You are never too old to set another goal

Or to dream a new dream.

- C. S. Lewis

I think the purpose of life is to be useful,

To be responsible, to be honorable,

To be compassionate.

It is, after all, to matter … to count,

To stand for something,

To have made some difference that you lived at all.

- Leo C. Rosten

070419 quotes

We hold these truths to be self-evident,

That all men are created equal,

That they are endowed by their Creator

With certain unalienable Rights,

That among these are

Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

- Preamble The Declaration of Independence

Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land

Unto all the inhabitants thereof.

- Inscribed on The Liberty Bell

Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me;
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!

- Inscribed on The Statue of Liberty

070319 quotes

Next in importance to freedom

And justice is popular education,

Without which neither freedom

Nor justice can be permanently

Maintained.

- James A. Garfield

Everything that is really great

And inspiring is created by the

Individual who can labor in

Freedom.

- Albert Einstein

We stand for freedom.

That is our conviction

For ourselves;

That is our only

Commitment to others.

- John F. Kennedy

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Do You Remember When You Became A Christian? 070319

Do you remember friend when you became a Christian? 

I remember it well. On July 2nd, 1975 my brother Tim and I

were attending Western Kentucky Christian Youth Camp

near Marion, KY. Our dad Rex Childs was also working 

at the camp that week. 

Following a powerful lesson from Bro. Jerrie Barber I 

found my dad and told him I was ready to become a Christian. 

We also spoke to Tim and he too was ready so our dad

immersed both of us into Jesus Christ. 

It was the happiest day of my life and the greatest decision

I ever made in my life.

I have committed my life in humble service to Jesus Christ. 

I have made many mistakes along the way but I take comfort

in knowing Jesus has forgiven me and I am a child of His.

I am a member of God's family. 

Friend I beg you to become a Christian while time and 

opportunity are yours! Don't leave this earth without Jesus ...

We are so excited at Barn Creek Church of Christ that 

Bro. Mark Posey will be holding our Gospel Meeting 

Sunday July 28th thru Thursday night August 1st. 

If you live in our area we invite you to come and hear

this great servant of God preach the word!

070219 quotes

They who can give up essential liberty

To obtain a little temporary safety

Deserve neither liberty nor safety.
- Benjamin Franklin,

I predict future happiness for Americans,

If they can prevent the government from

Wasting the labors of the people under

The pretense of taking care of them.
- Thomas Jefferson

America will never be destroyed from the outside.

If we falter and lose our freedoms,

It will be because we destroyed ourselves.
- Abraham Lincoln

070119 quotes

Success is not a destination,

It’s a journey.

- Zig Ziglar

If you learn from defeat,

You haven’t really lost.

- Zig Ziglar

The foundation stones for a balanced

Success are honesty, character, integrity,

Faith, love and loyalty.

- Zig Ziglar

062919 quotes

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

- Thomas Jefferson

I know not what course others may take,

But as for me, give me liberty or give me death.

- Patrick Henry

Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free.

- Dwight D. Eisenhower 

Chicago

062819 quotes

Don't let the fear of losing

Be greater than the excitement of winning.

- Robert Kiyosaki

When something is important enough,

You do it even if the odds are not in your favor.

- Elon Musk

There is no short cut to achievement.
Life requires thorough preparation …
veneer isn't worth anything.

- George Washington Carver

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Paint Me A Birmingham

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062719 quotes

Baseball is 90 percent mental …

the other half is physical.

- Yogi Berra

Focus on what you've got to do,

channel your energy in the right place.

- Coach Nick Saban

It is not the magnitude of our actions
but the amount of love that is put into

them that matters.
- Mother Teresa 

062619 Summertime Big Bass Tactics

Summertime Big Bass Tactics, By Dean Stroman

The dog days of summer are upon us. With 100-degree days, most bass anglers are doing their thing at night. There will still, of course, be those few hard core big bass specialists who do not like night fishing. 

You can, however, be successful either way.
   Trophy bass will have specific routes they travel this time of year. You could consider areas where big

 bass spend most of their time as their home location. Some fish will move 200 to 300 yards to feed. 

Others will travel shorter distances. All of them will follow breaklines or channels from home areas to feeding stations.
   Most big bass are loners, but there are times during feeding periods when their routes overlap. They usually travel to feeding stations at or near points, ridges, or humps. They seem to prefer water that ranges from 10 to 20 feet.
   How long these fish feed will depend on weather conditions. On overcast days, the bite will generally last longer. Check the same areas at different times of the day. Different bass will use the same points and ridges at different times of the day.
   It's possible to make your largest catches during the hottest part of the day. You can pattern trophy bass

just as you would trophy deer. Your key so success will be locating home areas and routes used for moving to feeding areas.
   Some big bass will suspend in around 20 feet of water over mid-lake areas that may be 40 or more feet in depth. These fish will follow breaklines up to humps, ridges, and points to feed, returning to deep water by the same route. Other fish set up home areas in and around heavy brush. They, too, will follow breaklines to feeding areas. Most will feed at about 10 to 20 feet, then move out to deeper water to rest.
   In early summer, look for deep areas that have humps, ridges, points, creek beds, old road beds, flooded timber, or a grassline at 10 to 20 foot depths. Look for the same type of structure at 20 to 30 foot depths in later summer.
   Summer giants can be caught on a variety of lures, but the most effective are jig and craw, Texas or 

Carolina rigged worms 10 to 14 inches in length, and deep-diving crankbaits. Colors will vary from one lake

to another and due to weather conditions. One thing is certain during summer and that is color can make a

big difference. If you know the area you are fishing is holding fish, but the bite is slow, experiment with different colors. During a slow bite last summer, one of my clients started fishing a different color worm on 

his Carolina rig and caught five bass over 21 inches. It was Merthiolate, yes, a bright fluorescent red was the color and it stayed hot for three weeks on lake Fork last summer.
   One of my favorite techniques for catching bass in the summer is shaking and swimming a ½ ounce Penetrator jig and Hawg Craw. The shake and swim motion is created counting the jig to the desired depth. Start the retrieve with a 12 o'clock rod position and continuing shaking your jig with a little slack line and quarter-turns of the reel handle. Use the same procedure as if you were walking a topwater Spook, but with your rod in the 12 o'clock position. This is one of the deadliest techniques for catching bass that are suspended over deep water or deep grass. It takes some practice, but I can assure you once you have mastered the technique, it adds greatly to your summer arsenal, and it will pay off with trophy bass.
   My son, Roger won the McDonald's Big Bass with a 12.17 using this technique. He will probably not be pleased to read that I am leaking our best summer secrets.
   During the hot days of summer, make sure you carry plenty of water and sunscreen. Bass need extra care, too, during extreme heat. Return them to the lake as quickly as possible. If you must hold them in your livewell during a tournament, keep your aerator running constantly, add ice, and use a fungicide.

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/Big-Bass-Fishing.html

062519 quotes

If you aim at nothing,

You’ll hit it every time. 

- Anonymous

The world needs dreamers

And the world needs doers. 

But above all,

The world needs dreamers who do.

- Sarah Ban Breathnach,

The race is not always to the swift,

But to those who keep on running. 

- Anonymous

I also saw other things in this life that were not fair.

The fastest runner does not always win the race;

The strongest soldier does not always win the battle;

Wise people don’t always get the food;

Smart people don’t always get the wealth;

Educated people don’t always get the praise they deserve.

When the time comes, bad things can happen to anyone!

Ecclesiastes 9:11

062419 quotes

Life is what we make it,

Always has been,

Always will be.

- Grandma Moses

The only way to do great work

Is to love what you do.

- Steve Jobs

If you want your life to be a magnificent story,

Then begin by realizing that you are the author

And everyday you have the opportunity to

Write a new page.

- Mark Houlahan