Bobby “Bob” Joe Medlin (Jan. 1, 1944 – Sept. 3, 2010)

Bob Medlin
Bob Medlin

Bobby “Bob” Joe Medlin, age 66 of Garland, TX, passed away September 3, 2010. He was born January 1, 1944, in Chickasha, OK, to John “Buster” and Gladys (MacFellows) Medlin. Bob was a resident of Garland for 24 years and a member of Lake Ridge Bible Church in Mesquite, TX. He served his country in the Army Reserves for 10 years.

Bob is survived by his wife: Vicki Medlin of Garland, TX; son: Ty Medlin and wife Rosanne; daughter: Tamison Lattanzi and husband Michael Jr.; grandchild: Aubrie Medlin; sisters: Margie Medlin , Velma Calvin and Minnie Williams and husband Jerry all of Oklahoma; several nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother John Medlin, brother-in-law Ronald Cavin, and sister-in-law Mary Medlin.

A graveside service will be held 2:30pm Sunday, September 5, 2010, at Rest Haven Memorial Park in Rockwall, TX, with Dr. Roger Raymer of Lake Ridge Bible Church officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday from 6:00 to 8:00pm.

Five questions with Tamison Lattanzi

Tami Lattanzi
Tami Lattanzi

What does an average day look like for you?

I wake up around 7:30… help get husbands stuff together for work (sometimes)… go clean some houses… do some housework… and then make dinner and hang out with my husband when he gets home

What’s been the best day of your life?

My wedding day

What’s been your greatest achievement in life thus far?

Catching Michael… just kidding… well maybe not. Greatest achievement is one I can take NO credit for and that is God redirecting my life and setting my path His direction. My life was in a bad way about 11 years ago and God came and totaly cleaned me up with His Son Jesus Christ and life has been so very awesome with trials since then.

What made the biggest difference in helping you achieve that goal?

Jesus Christ first and formost…then a couple of Ladies who God brought in my life who became close accountability and walked the road with me

If you could solve one problem in the world – what would it be?

The way we treat our adolescents as children….I do not agree. One looks just 50 maybe 100 years back and folks in the adolescent age range were not behaving as they do today…there is a reason for that. Society has stupified them. Dumbed them down and held them back. 50 – 100 years ago our adolescents were behaving as Men and Women….today not even close. God has still given them all the physical ability to do so but our society has become weak, shallow, stupid and w/out vision… The only way I can change this is to start with my own family.

Tami lives with her husband Michael in Mesquite, Texas. She recently began a part-time personal assistant service, Helping Hands. You can find her on Facebook.

Five questions with Theresa Seeber

Everyone has a story. What’s yours?

Theresa Seeber

What does an average day look like for you?

An average day for me starts with one or more of three very cute, small children climbing into the bed with me to wake me up with a cuddle. How sweet is that? I spend the first part of my day homeschooling these same three little ones. They range in age from 3 to 8, so schooling still involves a lot of fun and games. Growing up, my favorite thing to do was to go to school, and the only job I’ve ever seriously considered (and went to college to train for) is a school teacher. So, homeschooling is a sort of dream come true for me. My oldest (15) will be starting high school in a week! Amazing.
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Five questions with Sara Skaggs

Everyone has a story. What’s yours?

Sara Skaggs

What does an average day look like for you?

Probably pretty boring, from an outsiders opinion :). I usually only get up when one of the kids wake up – though this is something I’m working on changing about myself. From that point on, I change a lot of diapers, I get a lot of snacks, drinks, and bottles, I clean, and I play. Most mornings we have some sort of errand to run, or a play group to attend, both of which are nice opportunities to get out of the house. Thrown in during the early afternoon is about a 2 hour nap time, which is when I get my personal things done for the day, and then usually take a nap. Then comes dinner, Daddy time, bath, and bed time! So my average days might seem boring to some, but I’d say they’re pretty awesome – I wouldn’t change it for the world 🙂
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Coy Christensen at White Rock Coffee

Coy Christensen

After a full weekend, I joined a few friends and family to hear our friend Coy Christensen play a gig at White Rock Coffee last night in Dallas.

Coy did a great job, playing an hour long set, primarily of his own songs, but throwing in a few covers from Jon Foreman, Shaded Red, John Mark McMillan and When In Rome as well.
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A final What-A-Study

Me in the morning :: Wednesday's Whatastudy
Wednesday Whatastudy | Self portrait

This morning I wrap up more than 3 years of Wednesday morning What-A-Studies.

What a great time we’ve had. Until last fall Brian (our pastor) led the group. The group then multiplied and some moved to Chick-Fil-A in Waxahachie and a few of us stuck around in Red Oak.

I’ve been facilitating most of the conversations and have richly enjoyed each and every Wednesday morning.

I can only think of a few Wednesdays I’ve missed in the past few years — as it’s a huge highlight of my week.
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