Nibby Priest -Life On Purpose

Living at Mile Marker 803.9 of the Ohio River in Downtown Henderson KY

Are you an Evangelist for your Community?

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One of the best compliments someone paid me about  a year ago this month was from Marcia Garber, a retired insurance executive living in northern Michigan.  She said “one of these days I am going to come and visit Henderson Kentucky (KY) because of all the things you talk about going on there”.  

Marcia is an outsider looking in and sees an excitement.

The Henderson Gleaner newspaper has of late been asking Henderson KY  people what they would like to see in the future for Henderson.

One wish that I have for sure is we need more people.  How do we get more?  We talk about our community and become community evangelists.   Growth and opportunities are going to come from the outside not the inside.  We need to share with others all the great things that we only have in Henderson.

Before big chain restaurants and movie theaters in Henderson Kentucky are going to be successful they need a larger buying population to purchase from them. 

How do we get more people? We need to encourage our current population to evangelize all the unique positive things going on in Henderson KY today.

Have you spoken well about your community today?

What are some things you would not like to do without in Henderson KY?  Have you told others about them?

Life on Purpose

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Why are we here?  What are we here for?

I wrestle with these questions every day.  Many years we spend trying to find ourselves and discovering who we are.

Today I am changing the name of my blog to just simply NibbyPriest.com | Life on Purpose this name describes me better and my blog.

Over the past two years of having a simple blog, I have really enjoyed the process writing and gathering my thoughts and ideas. 

I have been writing  about everything from food, church,  my community involvement (Henderson KY)  and  technology.

Nibby Priest is truly a want-to-be writer, and I am working hard to improve my writing skills and talk about many different topics.

Truly, I have been inspired by many other blog writers who have businesses and lead other large corporations and non-profits.  Their simple short writings (blogs) have enriched my life so much.

My first entry on April 20, 2008 was rather simple, but it set off quite a realization that I do have something to say and yes people do read what I have to say.   It is amazing how we all have the opportunity to become self publishers.

Hopefully, by April 2010 I will have a new look to my blog NibbyPriest.com – Stay tuned (can we say Word Press?)   Last year (2009) there were 44 blog posts.  My goal for 2010 is at least 52.  With your encouragement and readership, I know I can make it.

Thanks for continuing to read.

A Talent Worth Sharing …A dear friend Jica Crafton

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If you have not had a chance to look at the Henderson Gleaner Newspaper this morning you need to pick up a copy. Donna Stinnett wrote a great article about our own Jica Crafton and tomorrow’s concert “Musical Tapestry by Jica Crafton” and the release of her CD titled the same.

The concert is tomorrow, Sunday, September 28 at 2:30 pm at Community Baptist Church.

A sample of the program (song/set list) can be found by clicking HERE.

A great quote cited in this article:

“Not only is she a fine accompanist — who actually practices and prepares for our rehearsals — but she is so calm and adaptable. And believe me, those are important characteristics to have in rehearsal and performance situations, Jica is great to work with. She’s talented and fun and enthusiastic,” she added. “I am so thankful that her schedule allows her to share her talents not only with the Community Chorus but with HCHS choruses and to Community Baptist Church, too.”–Heather McCormick,(director of Henderson Community Chorus)

Be sure to read the online article at The Gleaner and we look forward to seeing you at the Concert tomorrow. You will not want to miss it. One note of correction the website for the church should read http://www.communitybaptistchurch.org/. This has been corrected on the online version of The Gleaner and only was misprinted in the print edition.

An audio CD will be available after the concert. The suggested donation for the CD is $10. All proceeds go to ministries of Community Baptist Church.

You can listen to a SNEAK PREVIEW of one of the pieces Jica will play at the concert at http://www.communitybaptistchurch.org/. Look for the “SNEAK PREVIEW” tab.

Think living in a small town there is NOTHING to do? If so think again!

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Some people belive if you live in a small town there is NOTHING to do! Well that is absolutly not ture. There was so much to do yesterday (Saturday, May 17, 2008) that we could not do it all.

1. First Missionary Baptist Church had a 5k. Its nice to see the African American Church organzing and pulling off and event like this especially in our downtown.

2. The Delta Queen came to town today. Its always good to have that boat in your front yard. As always the passgenger we eagar to see what downtown Henderson has to offer. I wonder how many of them will be carrying shoe bags when the return from the ship?

3. Homegrown Bluegrass Festival in Audubon Park. Hats of to Audubon Park staff for creating such a nice festival. The food especially the spiral potatoe chips were excellent. I was really hungry too. The music was good too. I listen to a set in which Barry Denton from Henderson played. We are so fortunate in this town to have so much good talent.

4. Newburgh Indiana (Across the Ohio River from Henderson) had a incredible little festival called “Historic Newburgh Wine and Arts Festival”. We got there late and didn’t have as much time as we wanted to (mainly because we had so much to do in Henderson). We did get to to check out the art and sample some wine from about 10 different reginal vendors. We did buy a bottle of some very dry wine that I sampled and really liked.

Henderson artist Ginger Adams and Chris Thomas had art work on display at the festival.

We learned about a upcoming “Strawberry” festival coming up next weeked we will probably go and check out as well. Wonder how the strawberry crop is going to be this year with all the rain.