Silly Kayleigh goes home.

Kayleigh goes home. After being here 9 years she will leave 4-ever. Look how silly she can be. She just turned 18! Passed her HAVO exam and now new things are coming her way. I always told her friends (and boyfriend) that she is not just a girl from the block. Kids from divorced parents live in two worlds - Always - for the rest of their lives! So Kayleigh (or as we call her DiDi) has a whole world waiting on her in Indiana. She will take off the end of this month! As a dad I wonder "Did I prepare her as well as I could; faith, boys, money, honesty all that good stuff." I guess watching her lately she is a teenager after all; the same sometimes wise and sometimes stupid teen I was when I was her age! I hope things go well for her. I hope she finds what she is looking for. I am excited about her meeting with her dad and stepmom and little sister again. We tried to introduce her to the One who is always there, who will never leave her. The best thing that happenend to her was finding her Healer and Redeemer. I hope and pray she will be wise, make responsible choices and grow closer to the One.

Kayleigh, I love you! Have a safe and God-filled journey!

Pap

Generations

15 years ago a little girl received a picture of a Dutch guest-artist who joined Harvest for a few years. Her name is Marissa and she was only 4 years old.
She used to take Ben's picture everywhere, even slept with it.

Recently I met her again. She is a beautiful young lady of 19 years young. Opportunities are there and life is good. She studies in Dallas, Texas, has a sister and a brother and wonderful loving parents.

She and her parents came to my concert in Maybank, Texas where I performed at the Rope, Catch & Ride for Christ Church. Meeting her reminds me that time never stops. Seeing her made me remember all the good times and friends we met on our many tours throughout the United States.




And this: Not the fly-fishers from Athens - Not the golf buddies of a sleepy community in hill country. These are my boys Tom; alias eatmorecrawfish and Larry; alias Iam JerrysnewbusdriverNOT.
I had the opportunity to perform in Larry's cowboy church this July. We had a great time. Later I thought about these meetings with different friends from old times
cause there is no stopping. This wild stallion called life rides on 4ever. And generation Jones (1954-1965) [Tom, Larry and Me!] has passed by The Baby Boomers('65-'80). These generations have also passed since then: Generation X ('65-'83) the MTV generation ('75-85), Generation Y ('81-99) the Internet generation ('94-2005). Now we have the Interngenerational equity. Figure it out friends!!

So many generations have passed since Vietnam, since 'Smoke on the Water'. And we are all changing. Despite the creams, the lifts, the Botox. Live experience makes us stronger or brakes us down. These people and friends - younger and older - have sunk their teeth into life. They took every challenge despite divorce, cancer, pacemakers and day's without catching any fish.(What?) At times your plate is not full all the way.(Ohh) Might be good for some of us anyway!

Lessons in life are so interesting. I learn every day from people young and old around me. And that makes life fun and worth living. It tells me that every age is special and every day is worth living for! Thanks to all you guys who had an impact in my life. Jerry Williams 2!

Changes; we all have to undergo them but one person always stays the same - never changes. He is the same yesterday, today and forever so we can depend on somebody stable our whole lives. He unites generations in love, He binds people from different cultural backgrounds together. Only by His love. That's why I love Him, because I am hungry for love! The real stuff.

I say: LOVE each other with brotherly love and dare to learn from the generations.

Ben