Please forgive me for not updating in so long. A little over a month ago, we found a new place to rent that would put us closer to the building site. The owner very generously bought hardwood flooring,in order for us to install instead of new carpet. He also traded out rent in exchange for us installing it. Then a week or two later I wrenched my back at work and was down with that for 3 weeks. So there I was with a hurt back, a deadline for getting the floor down and getting moved from one house to another. What do you do? You pray! God sent some incredible, beautiful people our way who insisted on staying til the flooring was down, who came and painted even when we weren’t here. Some dear friends who kept our 4 kids plus their kids while we worked. Some friends who put the call out for help even before we figured out we needed help. And of course the ones who had NOTHING better to do than take up a whole Saturday to move the McDougals. We are so grateful to these dear friends. We are continually amazed at the details that God handles in our lives if we will only ask Him to. (and the amazing friends that He has brought into our lives) We continue to hear from people everywhere with notes of Faith, Love and encouragement. Thank You!
We hope to begin building in the next 6 months. Jeffrey’s IgE level still hovers around 3500- normal is 200. For obvious reasons, we are hoping to get him off of the daily steroids soon. By building this allergen free house we can KNOW that we have provided a ‘clean environment’ for our kids.
We are sending CDs out everywhere. Radio stations, internet sites, TV shows and any where else that might help sell CDs. We are also being invited to come sing and speak at churches, banquets, and other gatherings. We are playing at the Wilson County Fair Aug. 26th. 6pm and 8 pm. We are also playing and singing at Lifeway’s chapel service on September 28th. We are preparing a press release and a press kit to be sent out soon. We would love to hear from you if there is a radio station or a local news publication that we could send this to. Did you see our friends Leslie Shepard and Kacy Hagerty on stage with Kenny Chesney? They were part of the TV special on ABC. They were on Good Morning America with him. They’ve also been on the cover of Country Weekly because of it. Kenny has to keep those girls around to have any REAL celebrity status! I’m (Greg) doing an interview with Don Taylor from Australia on Monday morning. ( over the phone of course ) He is host of an exciting radio program called ‘God’s Own Country’ www.jmedia.com.au that is gaining new stations each week. Look him up on the internet and call your local station to request his show. Also take a look at Where Angels Walk… An internet news letter and web site that mentioned us and generated quite a few sales. Thanks to Mrs Joan Anderson ( NY Times best selling author ) and all those angels! Did I mention Crook and Chase Radio program? You know, Lorrianne Crook and Charlie Chase from The Nashville Network? They did a really great segment on us a couple of weeks ago. I hope we all can call our local stations and request their new radio show. It sure is good to hear from them again! There is probably much more to tell about, ( like our CD being available on CD Baby and Airplay Direct ) I’m gonna have to make notes of all the places that are telling about our project and list them here next time. Thank you for being here. Thanks for all the prayers and kind E-Mails. I can’t wait to open our mail each day! The next couple of weeks there should be some pretty substantial things to tell about concerning building plans. Stay tuned. Also… please keep telling your friends and family about us and let us hear from you! Thanks and God Bless you all!