We had a fun weekend! I'll play catch up later. For now, lets talk about Duck Dynasty shall we?! We were so graciously gifted TWO Dinner Tickets, TWO reserved seats and a Parking Pass to Lipscomb's Evening of Excellence, with guests speakers, none other than Phil, Kay & Si Robertson! Not to mention Don Meyer, who won the Jimmy V award at the Espy's a few years ago. If you ever get a chance to hear Don Meyer speak...GO! He's an amazing speaker!
Back to Duck Dynasty. Hold the phone! I know! GIFTED! I about fell out too! Three events SOLD OUT. This was a much anticipated event!
My mom works at Purity Dairies, has for years. Mr. Ezell was given 20 tickets to Saturday night's shin-dig and she put a little birdie in his ear that if he had any extra, Lance and I would LOVE to go. And God bless that man, don't you know he came through. Kindest soul ever.
A little history. Mom grew up at Purity. I grew up there with her. She's worked there since she was 20 or so. I used to go to work with her on Saturdays and I'd clean out my room the night before and I'd have a 'yard sale' in the office and all the nice folks would buy my junk. So, most of these folks are like family. To her for sure, but to me as well.
So anyways, her asking Mr. Ezel wasn't out of line- she was just letting him know if he'd had extra who might want them. In her words, they're like GOLD!
After 3 days at the Barn Sale and a babysitter for Easton (thanks Aunt Kathy!), we were off to the show!
To say I was excited would be an understatement. Lance was keeping his cool pretty well, but I think we were both pretty jazzed for this opportunity.
We had a wonderful dinner, with wonderful dinner guests at our table. I felt honored to sit by Mr. and Mrs. Ezell along with other members of their family. We ate dinner and had a brief Q&A with Phil, Mrs. Kay & Si.
I think my favorite question of that event was to Mrs. Kay. Someone asked what she thought was the most beneficial thing she'd done for her kids was? They let Alan answer the question first. Alan is the OLDEST Robertson brother, who will be on the show next season. He's a preacher. And has no beard. He says he's the rebel of the family. Alan's answer was that she was the tender one. She was there to offer compassion and comfort to them at any moment. Then Mrs. Kay answered. She said the first thing was to be consistent, and the second was that she loved and respected their father even when he was unlovable. What an impact that one statement had on me. It's obvious that she's the heart of the family but that radiates out to all of her family members, starting with her husband.
Phil wasn't always the Phil Robertson we see on TV. He had a rough start in their marriage but the Lord changed his heart.
I read an article in our local newspaper about the Robertsons and thought this last portion was worth quoting: "Christianity doesn’t become the spectacle of the show, it simply becomes an element of authenticity. And that would certainly appeal to anyone who is a Christian."
What an example. Christianity without spectacle. I like that. A lot.
After dinner, we heard Don Meyer speak. I'll say it again. Incredible speaker. Read his story sometime. Pretty fabulous. Then another Q&A with Phil, Mrs. Kay & Si along with a visit from the Tennessee Game Warden, who presented Phil with a plaque and even some Tennessee Titans came on for some duck calling practice. The night ended with Phil preaching. And, no. He didn't offend me. It was straight out of the Bible. Truth is Truth. He had some pretty powerful things to say. And he's right. On all of them. And yes. I took notes. On the whole event. They're in my purse. And I'm too tired to get up. But these are the high points. The stuff that stuck.
Do you watch Duck Dynasty? Do you love them as much as we do? How was your weekend? Did you do anything fun?
