Hurricane Katrina

Shera, Dakota and I left town Saturday morning and are safely out of the city. Keep praying for our friends who have not been able to get out.

It appears that the situation around our home may have worsened. Information is scarce and all electricity and communication in the city will be down for some time. We are safe and with family. The magnitutde of this disaster is still unknown. Thanks for the emails and notes of encouragement. Your continued prayer is appreciated.

For those of you trying to reach us, our cell phones can not receive calls but we are able to make calls. To contact Shera or I, please click on the words “Hurricane Katrina” above and post a message with your contact info and we will respond ASAP. We are online through out the day. Those of you wishing to contact Shera can do so at sherat@hotmail.com. Thank you for your continued prayers and encouraging words.

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Check out Tealy exclusives and other randomness now at MySpace. The site now says “James Tealy has 0 friends.” That stings a little.

August Update

I’m back home again in the Big Easy. Sometimes when I get home Dakota (our pet rabbit) is a little hesitant with me. Small brain = small memory. For some reason this time Dakota ran to me, snuggled with me, jumped around, came back for more attention. It was a sweet welcome home. I had a great time making new friends and seeing old ones at Music in the Rockies in Estes Park, CO. I can’t wait to write with new friend Sue Smith who runs a program called Write About Jesus. It’s a great resource for songwriters. I also heard a great new band I’m sure we will see more of soon. They are called Unsearchable Riches. Watch them float to the surface in the next 12 months. Jeremy is a remarkable writer. Next was a long and exhausting travel day (blast you Delta!) to Ridgecrest, NC for the start of Collegiate Week. I saw Fuge friends, IMB friends, New Orleans friends, Nashville friends…t’was quite a party! I had about 100 students show up for 5 seminars over the weekend. They were all very kind to sit through my rambling about songwriting and worship planning. I caught an early flight home and can finally relax, read, and prepare for a few days. If you’ve stopped in to read this update, take a few extra seconds to send me a “hello.” I would love to know that you ventured by. Hope to see you on the road this Fall.