Create Our World

Jim is going fishing.

“No one is perfect – that’s why pencils have erasers.” – Unknown

Meet Jim.

Jim can’t speak or hear.  We communicate by writing on some scraps of paper he has in his truck.

Jim is going fishing near Knoxville.  He is from Edmonton, Kentucky.

Jim and I enjoy our drive through the mountains of Tennessee and use hand gestures to communicate.

After I took a photograph of him, my phone must have dropped into the floor of his car.  He sends me an email and is sending me my phone back.  Jim also caught 7 fish.

Create Our World.

Ben

“Love never fails; Character never quits; and with patience and persistence; Dreams do come true.” – Pete Maravich

Jessie is a Jehovah's Witness.

“Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed.” – G. K. Chesterton

Meet Jessie.

Jessie gives me a short ride through central Tennessee.  He is a Jehovah’s Witness and he explains his beliefs to me.  

Jessie is also a Kettle Korn salesman.  He leaves me with two bags of Kettle Korn.

Create Our World.

Ben

“Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” – Franklin Jones

Meet Cathy. We met at McDonald's.

“Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal.  Live this day as if it were your last.  The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed.” – Wayne Dyer

Meet Cathy.

Cathy and I met at McDonald’s as we shared an electrical outlet.

Cathy had an accident recently and might lose her dream home.  A few years back, instead of buying a house, she bought some property on a mountain in central Tennessee.  She loved it here, despite concerns from her children.  Eventually she built a large cabin and bought some horses.  She was finally content.

Then she woke up in the hospital one day.  She remembers driving but doesn’t remember running into a tree.  Cathy thinks a deer must have jumped out in front of her.

Cathy wants to save her home but is unsure how.  She has an idea to write a book about male genitalia.  She wants help brainstorming, so we do.  I think she is on to something there.

Cathy lets me set up my tent in her yard, by her fire pit.  

Create Our World.

Ben

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.  The important thing is not to stop questioning.” – Albert Einstein