Posted in Photography, Railroad, tagged Circus, Photography, Railroad, Ringling Bros., Train on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was finally able to photograph the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus Train during it’s home run to Tampa, FL. I have been trying to catch the train for several years during a jump and was able to catch it today as it came through Knoxville.
2009 Blue Unit Circus Train:
—61 cars (40 conventional passenger-type [...]
Posted in Photography, tagged East Tennessee, Field, Photography, Summer, Tree on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s photo was taken in a field outside of Sweetwater on a sunny, breezy summer afternoon.
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, Travel, tagged East Tennessee, Hiking, History, Local Interest, Photography, Smoky Mountains on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The John Messer Barn is a historic structure within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. Located along the Porters Creek Trail in the Greenbrier valley, it was constructed in 1875 by Pinkney Whaley. The Whaleys later sold their farm to John H. Messer, who was married to Pinkney’s cousin, Lucy. In the 1930s, [...]
Posted in Christianity, Personal Development, tagged Christianity, Personal Development, Spiritual Gifts, Who Am I on November 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A couple of days ago I posted my top 5 strengths from the StrengthsFinder 2.0 test. Today I am continuing what I call the “Who Am I” series of posts by looking at my spiritual gifts.
God has gifted every Christian with spiritual gifts. Gene Wilkes defines a spiritual gift as “an expression of the Holy [...]
Posted in Books, Personal Development, tagged Books, Leadership, Life, Personal Development, Strengths, Tom Rath, Who Am I on November 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Chances are, most of us don’t have the opportunity to do what we do best every day? Most of us spend more time trying to overcome our weaknesses instead of focusing on and developing our strengths.
I picked up a copy of Tom Rath’s “StrengthFinder 2.0″ a couple of weeks ago after reading a post by [...]
