News U Can USE! JET Email Extractor!

I'm always on the lookout for new ideas! Reaching out to people on my blog is something at the root of my being. I have tried countless ways to seek new traffic and persons who might need my encouragement or care! Today I was driving to my office, when I received an email from a friend. I was advised that there is a "great new tool that will move me forward at light speed!" Well, I pray for that each and every day! Part of my prayer is to be able to reach more people with every stroke of the... key. (Don't use a pen much anymore.) So, after taking it out for a test drive, I wanted to tell you about it! It does seem easy to use! I have lots to learn about it still, because you can do so much with it! The most exciting part to me is that it targets my audience! I can get info from the internet, and generate new leads and potential customers, or even donors for my ministry!

I am going to need some time to sit down and really dig in, so that I can make the best use of this! The name of the new tool is: Jet Email Extractor! Be watching for my next post, which will include more pertinent details on the functionality and user friendlyness! I am anxious to try it, and can't wait to tell you more.

Here, see it for yourself!

http://www.digeus.com/products/jetemail/email-extractor.html

You may want to take it for a test drive yourself!
Blessings,
Hy

Easter Blessings!

Can you believe it's already the day after Easter? This year has just flown by! Having served as a Pastor for almost 20 years, I thought I had experienced it all! Spiritual Growth, that is. When I look back over my life, there have been many times when I felt so very close to God! Some days even, thought I was breathing God's breath as I was drawing closer and closer. But just when you think you've got it, God reaches down and touches you in a new and even mightier way than before. That is how my wife and I felt this year. We have been attending a little Baptist Church near our home in Rainbow, Texas. And after the second or third visit, realized that I am sort of distantly related to the Pastor by marriage. Anyway, we were so blessed to be able to help with the church's Easter Egg Hunt for the community! The church gathered just over 9,000 eggs, and witnessed just over 200 kids as they VACUUMED two soccer fields to clean up all the eggs in less than 50 seconds! A New World Record!

But as you know, Easter is not about eggs! It is however, about the redeeming blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! If you have a chance sometime, google the name Robin Mark, and his song "All Is Well." I was blessed to be able to sing that song in a recent revival service, and it has had a profound affect on me. I have that cd now, and listen to that very song as I drive to work. I worship on my drive into downtown Ft. Worth each day. My favorite part of the song says this: "He lowers us to raise us, so we can sing His praises. No matter what His way, All is Well..." I have taken lots of time now to reflect on the meaning of the words of this song. It is really about Resurrection Power! That is, our power and strength being taken from us, so that God can give us His Power Instead! What an amazing thought! I hope you will look this song up and give a listen! I hope you will consider Resurrection Power for yourself! Not your power, but His! Focus on Him!

Blessings,
Hy

Under The Radar!

I hope you find today that you are blessed beyond measure! I have been away from my post here for quite a while! I normally do not allow such a lapse to take place, but life has been soo veerryy BBUUSSYY!! When you set a priority, you must always stay at it! For the most part, I try to stay involved and keep life ordered! I am a creature of habit. However, some of my habits may not always be the best, or the healthiest. So, what I normally try to do is "Fly Under The Radar!" I do not make a great deal of noise, and do not sound off when I do something. When I began blogging on this spot, I had in mind, some important topics, and also many hopes and dreams. As things developed, my hopes and dreams began to change. In some cases, it is not good to fly under the radar. In the past couple of weeks, I began to realize that what I was planning to offer in online services, is just not good enough! I have always wanted to make huge offers, and give information to help make your life better!

So now I have changed my focus! I am working on two new websites. It is my hope to share new content with the world very soon. My blog at this address will continue. However, I will tie my new sites to this, and hope that you will follow along.

My wife, Therisa and I will still offer relationship ministry through
http://www.hy-road.org/ But for Personal Growth, Business, and the like, we will offer special tools on http://www.thrivenlife.com/ Here you will find important personal tools to help you grow and develop in your own mental attitude! My job is to get you thinking, and encourage you to never settle for second best. It is my goal to give you motivation and clarity for achieving great success! I want to help you THRIVE! (not merely survive!) Come join me and let's get this done together!

Please look on the http://www.thrivenlife.com/ site and go to the "Personal Stuff" page for your free download of: "Believe" This is a 16 minute audio that I'd like to send you. You can click on it there to listen, and also opt in for the free download, which I am happy to send you! Let me hear from you soon! Remember to THRIVE! Go for it! Make it your choice!

Blessings,

Hy

Showin Up!

You ever have one of those days when it takes all you have to concentrate? Maybe you are tired, or preoccupied, or...you fill in the blank. Whatever the case, life can be tough to deal with on a good day. I did not play many sports in school when younger, but I tried football for awhile. One of the last times I took the field, was in the 7th grade. I do not have great stories of sacrifice and glory from my days as an athlete, but one day I hold especially dear. Our team went to play for the District Championship. It was an evening game, and we went into the old Cobb Stadium in Dallas, Texas. I still remember what it felt like taking the field!
We were dressed out in our White uniforms with Purple Numbers. We were the Leila P. Cowart Panthers. Wow, that was a long time ago! It's tough to imagine Leila P. Cowart being a powerhouse. More than what we were or did that day, I remember coach Morrison. He was one of my heroes! I remember him telling us before the game, "We have to show up! We have to think on our feet! We have to do what we've learned! Most of all we have to SHOW UP and Beat these guys!"
Show up! We knew exactly what he meant! Not just show up in physical form, but mentally be there and think on our feet! He used to say in his kind mannerism, "PAY ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" It must have tough for him to get ideas across to us. We were not the sharpest group of guys. Coach Morrison was a great coach and teacher. To be honest, I can't remember who won that game. But I know we were all on our toes, paying attention to what we were doing while we were on the field. And the most amazing thing of all, was I got to go into the game for a couple of downs! What a feeling! To get to step out on the field during such a game!
God wants us to live life the same way our coach wanted us to play on the field. God wants us to be alert! He wants us to show up! To be there for people in times of pain and trouble. God wants us to show up each day! The first person I try to show up for is God! And then of course, my lovely wife! Then, others I meet through the day. God has people in our path all through the week that He wants us to be there with and be there for. Who are you showing up for? What is God placing in your path?
Have a blessed week!

Hy

A Big World!

Isn't it amazing how our viewpoint can change? I grew up in South Dallas, and as a child was called by the name Junior. My father of course, was Herman and I was his son... Jr. I soon began to feel a little like "A Boy Named Sue," to say it as Johnny Cash spoke of. Anyway, living in Dallas was great growing up. There was lots to do, lots of friends, activities, and the like. When I went into High School, I still went by that name, though I was trying to overcome it. Then after finishing High School, I took a trip overseas to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Holy Land. It was a two week trip with lots of stops, and of course, everyone called me Jr. I began asking folks to call me J. R. instead, and someone noticed that name in Germany, and in broken English asked, "J. R.? Are you from Dallas?"
Well, of course I was, and I showed them my driver's license as proof! At that time, the whole world was tuned into the T V Show "Dallas!" And it was during the season when J. R. was going to be shot! I actually had a person or two ask for my autograph, though I looked nothing like the star of the show... I was just 17! I began to realize though, with the world as your stage, anything can happen!
It was on this trip that I learned what a big place the world really is! We flew from Dallas, to Frankfurt, and seemed like an eternity in the air! Then we rode by bus for a week traveling Europe, and flew to Israel, where we again rode around the world in a bus. It was a great trip, but the thing I learned was simply that my perspective as a boy growing up, was way to small! The world really is a big place!
Do you ever get stuck in your "own little world?" I think we all tend to do that. I know right now, I may not get to know everyone who reads this. But I do have a few followers, that are interested. I pray for everyone who reads this daily. In the wake of recent occurrences in our world, I am reminded that I can still get lost in my own little world. There are many things going on, and I would like to ask you to pray for your world. The world where you live needs prayer, and also the bigger, busy world around! We remember the Ft. Hood Soldiers this week, and I pray for them and their families especially! They were going to a huge world to fight on our behalf, and now have a completely different set of problems to deal with. I pray also for the offender in this situation. I pray that most of all, God will turn it out for their good, as Romans 8:28 says. Let me encourage you to pray for our world!

Blessings,
Hy

Making Headway!

Well, it won't be long now! Therisa and I are getting ready to launch our www.thbdesigns.com This has been in the works for some time now, but has never been ready for actual shopping traffic. I hope that in the next day or two, we can get it moving and let you see it work! I hope that you will consider sharing the Cross of Jesus Christ with friends and relatives during the holidays! Therisa came up with this manufacturing business in October 2005! We have been so blessed through it. But now, we are getting ready to launch the website to the entire world! We are ready to go wherever God may lead, so please pray for us as we take this huge step of faith.
It is our prayer that through THB Designs and HY-Road Ministries, that we can help change the world! It is our mission to share Christ everywhere we go! We plan to move into other areas soon aslo, as I will be releasing various songs I've written and recorded. I have also written some short stories which will be released as E-Books and soon to be published! God has richly blessed us, but now more than ever we need your prayers!
I hope to build a network online of Compassionate Christians that will pray for us and work with us on special projects. Please do pray for us, for God is bringing amazing people into our network online currently. We want most of all to follow God's leadership! So please pray for us daily!

Blessings,
Hy

Rest For The Weary!

Time is so very important! I can't tell you how much I love to spend time... just being home! With all that is going on, my job and things that come up, it seems like most of my time is spent just driving. Some weeks are like that. I choose to live about an hour from my full time job. I prefer the small town atmosphere, country life, and the beauty of nature that goes with it. So my sweet wife and I chose a restful, quiet little place in the big Metropolis of Glen Rose, Texas. Actually a small community called Rainbow. We do some traveling, and I drive a great deal for my job into the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, but other than that, we are home bodies. It helps us so much to be able to spend time together. I am so blessed to be married to such an amazing, beautiful Angel!

When we look at our life together, we know that God has truly smiled on us. Taking time to understand God's blessing is something that is extremely important! God has so many wonderful blessings set aside for us. But when our world is turned upside down, or when the world doesn't make sense, it is at times difficult to see God's blessings. I want to encourage you to take time and rest. Draw close to God through prayer. Lean on Him. Hold fast to His Word and His power. I am always available to help you talk through tough situations. You can contact me through my email for my ministry at: hy-road@hotmail.com Remember I am praying for you, whoever may read my blog. Those of you who follow the blog, and who touch base with me on face book and twitter, I pray for you each and every day. See you sometime on twitter at: HyRoad Social Media is up and coming!

I have been praying about Hy-Road Ministries. I set this ministry up in 2007, and have been working toward some specific strategies. I am trying my best to learn Social Media venues, and hope to have a presence everywhere possible. I know that an online church as such sounds crazy, but we can build a network of caring people who want to work together on projects to share the love of Jesus Christ with the world. Currently I am working to move forward with some small projects, one of which is Operation Christmas Child. Any money raised through my online donations on this Blog between now and the end of the year will all go toward this ministry. There are also other ministries that we will take part in as time goes by. Most of all, I need to ask for your prayer. God has placed us in an amazing place filled with opportunities. Pray for Hy-Road Ministries, as I look to serve through prayer, counseling, music, writing, and preaching. Thank you for your prayer, and for your friendship!

Blessings,
Hy