Pain Warrior

A remake of an earlier version.

Neti Pot

Enough said.

Paynes Prairie was a Pain

Maybe you heard about it on the news — that big accident on the Florida interstate. Ten people were killed, eighteen injured when a fire in Paynes Prairie caused heavy smoke and fog conditions on I75 south of  Gainesville. The pileups happened on both sides of the highway and the smoke and fog were so thick when rescuers first arrived, the only way they could locate victims was by following the sound of their screams and moans from the wreckage, which was strewn for nearly a mile.

Paynes Prairie...Beth was telling me all about it just a few weeks ago as we drove through it on the way to Disney. Sixteen thousand acres of wet prairie, open water and marsh in the basin surrounded by six thousand acres of uplands including pine forests, fields, ponds and scrubs. The Paynes Prairie Basin was formed when limestone was washed away which resulted in the "resting of the land" — a sink hole! A six thousand acre sink hole! Can you imagine? Of course it's all grown over and the interstate goes right through the middle...which brings us back to this past weekend.


Jason, Beth and the boys went to Disney again for the day. Florida residents get really good deals on annual passes and since they are about two hours away, they try to go as often as possible. Besides, Jonathan had grown just enough to be able to go on Space Mountain for the first time so of course they HAD to go. Who knows why we make certain decisions, certain choices each day as we do. That day at Disney...was it an extra turn on Space Mountain?  Or another bottle of water causing them to make an extra rest stop on the way home?  Or why did the boys stay awake so late, allowing them to go on those few extra rides?

Whatever it was, they left Disney later than they planned, later than they had ever stayed, and headed back home to Gainesville on I75. As they approached Paynes Prairie, however, they saw the smoke and the fog and were diverted to another route. It wasn't until the next day that they found out about the accident. The accident that, had they left when they had intended, they surely would have been a part of. A close call?  Hardly. Divine intervention? You be the judge.

Where's the Line to See Jesus

About the Song by Becky Kelley

While at the mall a couple of years ago, my then four year old nephew, Spencer, saw kids lined up to see Santa Claus. Having been taught as a toddler that Christmas is the holiday that Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, he asked his mom, "where's the line to see Jesus"?

My sister mentioned this to my dad, who immediately became inspired and jotted words down to a song in just a few minutes. After putting music to the words, and doing a quick recording at home, he received a great response from friends. He sent the song off to Nashville without much response, except for a Christian song writer who suggested adding a bridge at the end of the first chorus. My dad then asked if I wanted to record the song to see what we could do with it. I listened to the song, made a few changes to the words to make it flow better, and we headed to Shock City Studios.

It was at the studio where Chris, owner and producer, rewrote the 2nd verse and part of the chorus... with goose bumps and emotions high, we were all hopeful and felt like we had something special. The demo was recorded in just under 2 hours and sent off again to Nashville ... still no response.

Then 2 weeks before Christmas last year, my cousins Greg and Robbie decided to do a video to see what we could accomplish on YouTube. The first day we had 3000 hits and it soared from there. We received e-mails, phone calls, Facebook messages from people all over asking for the music, CD's, iTunes, anything... we had nothing. After a couple of meetings with Chris following the amazing response, we got serious. We headed back into the studio this past spring... this time with guitars, drums, bass, pianos, choirs... the real deal.... and here we are today.

Getting iTunes set up, a website put together, and loving that thousands upon thousands of Christians have come together... remembering the true meaning of Christmas. Out of the mouths of babes come profound truths that many adults cannot understand. Hopefully Spencer's observation will cause people all over to reflect on the love of Jesus, and that one day we will all stand in line to see Him. We are most thankful to our Heavenly Father to have this chance to share our music with you. Merry Christmas everyone.

Faithful Dog

A Faithful Dog Will Play With You
And Laugh With You Or Cry
He'll Gladly Starve To Stay With You
Nor Ever Reason Why
And When You're Feeling Out Of Sorts
Somehow He'll Understand
He'll Watch You With His Shining Eyes
And Try To Lick Your Hand
His Blind Implicit Faith In You
Is Matched By His Great Love
The Kind That All Of Us Should Have
In The Master, Up Above
When Everything Is Said And Done
I Guess This Isn't Odd
For When You Spell Dog Backwards
You Get The Name Of God

Unknown Author

Old Halloween

Jack Pruim II, Dianne Pruim, Jason Pruim
circa 1988ish

The Clinging Cross

A thoughtful gift, this wood-look cross is 3" x 4" with an inset dove in the center. It comes boxed with a card that shows how to hold the cross and Jane's poem: 

When my mind is fuzzy 
And my eyes are dim with tears, 
I need to feel Your presence, Lord, 
And know that You are near. 


When my heart is racing 
And my thoughts have such a sting, 
I tightly grasp this little cross 
And prayerfully I cling. 


It's not a magic piece - 
This cross Your father planned, 
But when I cling to it I feel 
Your nail-scarred hand. 




The Clinging Cross, with its inset dove, is a constant reminder that God is with you, any time of the day or night, in any and all of life's situations...you are never alone. 


How to Hold the Clinging Cross: Place upright cross into right hand; dove facing palm. Wrap pointer-finger around right side of cross and over cross bar. Wrap 3rd finger around left side of cross and over cross bar. Wrap thumb, and fingers 4 and 5 around base of cross. Cling.


The Clinging Cross can be purchased at
http://www.notsoplainjane.com/shop/category.aspx?catid=9