News and Talk

It's tough being a talk show host and not being able to talk about some of the biggest stories of the year! We are "dark" this week due to an HD conversion in our studios, so we are missing talking with you about Governor Sanford, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson.

It reminds me of another time at FamilyNet when Scott JuVette and I were doing news back in Texas. It was during the Christmas break and everyone--I mean everyone--took off two weeks around the holidays of Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Year's. Then the tsunami hit Asia. And we had no way to update the evergreen newscasts we had produced for the vacation period. It was frustrating not to be able to provide the latest and most-up-to-date news for people who watched FamilyNet Television.

Although I don't anticipate these long breaks ever happening again... you never know. Despite the inability to talk, it sure has been nice to sleep a little later and jog in the cool of the morning. But that Atlanta traffic... now I know what everyone has been fussing about!

See you Monday in real life!

Little Rider

Neon from Ohio sent us a cute photo of his daughter, Bethany. She looks ready to get on her own bike and go! We're not sure how old or how tall you have to be to join the Trinity CMC--maybe Bethany gets an honorary membership.

Programming Note

For the week of June 22, we are not broadcasting live shows. Due to tech upgrades here at FamilyNet, we were asked to pre-record the programs. We combined "best of" segments with some new interviews, and hope you will like the results, even if you can't call in.

We will be in the office, planning new programs and getting caught up on all our stacks of books and papers! So email or call us if you want to talk.

We appreciate your patience and will be back live on the air June 29.

Twittering

At our weekly chapel time at FamilyNet this week, we had a memorial service of sorts for a new employee who had already made a big difference. He died in a car accident, leaving his wife and young daughter. The memorial was a PowerPoint display of his "tweets." I had never met this man, but I felt like I knew him after reading the succession of his short messages. He loved God, he loved his wife, he was crazy about his little girl, and he ate ice cream to celebrate and when he was stressed.

I was so inspired by his tweets, that I resolved to encourage people with twittering, too. So if you want to follow me, please go to www.Twitter.com/LorriVAllen.

We have several FamilyNet regular guests who are twittering, too. Randy Singer is RandyDSinger, and Linda Swindling is LindaSwindling.

Happy Father's Day

Sunday is Father's Day, and we love our dads around here! It's one of the hardest jobs going, so we appreciate all you do to build your families. Have a wonderful day on Sunday... and everyday, knowing that you're making a difference. You might also want to check this link.

Just a few images from my vacation to Jekyll Island.

Didn't really think people would be that interested in our trip but the turtle release was very cool and has gotten lot of positive feedback.

This is the Jekyll Island Club where we stayed.  It is over 100 years old and was built as a private hunting resort for the likes of the Morgans, Pulitzers, Vanderbilts  and other, turn-of-the-century moguls.

AND NOW - The turtle relase!