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by RichardRay from Dallas, TX

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An Update on Catherine
Jun 8, 2008 | 3:36 PM
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Not a day goes by that someone here at Fox 4 News doesn't ask me about the love of my life.  "How's Catherine doing?" is usually the question.  "I miss her," often follows.

For those who don't know, Catherine decided not to sign a new contract when her last one ended in October.  After nearly 20 years at KDFW she had risen to the position of Supervising Producer at Fox 4 News.   But, management was not her first love.  Producing was.  And, she was worn out.  TV News will do that to you.  So, for the six months before she quit we cleared the decks financially.  Paid off the house.  Eliminated the bills we could eliminate.  The goal was to make sure she didn't have to work again, if she didn't want to.

Well, she's not employed.  Calls herself "retired" but she's busier than ever.  Today she was elected to "Church Council" at Prince of Peace Lutheran in Carrollton which will add to her already full schedule.  A lot of her time is spent volunteering at church and now she'll have more responsibility for budgeting and decision-making matters.

She has also started a business "Crossroads Christian Tours."  It's an effort to recruit Pastors and promote travel by Christian groups to Israel and other religious sites.  Pastor Oscar Benavides of LINC is hoping to lead the first such trip to the Holy Land this fall.  Catherine and I will be putting together a group trip in the spring that will start in Egypt, go to Petra, Jordan and then on to Israel.  She hopes to organize future trips to Ethiopia and elsewhere but, mostly, to Israel.  You can check out her website at:

www.CrossroadsChristianTours.com.

Masada, Israel with Dead Sea in Background

 

That's what she's up to.  That's how she's doing.  She's a happy camper.  And, "the best wife in the history of the Universe!"  I know.

Rich 

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superman read my blog view my photos
Jun 8, 2008 | 9:21 PM

AND EVERY SHALL EYE SEE HIM COMING
terrellmom read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 4:48 AM

WOW i didn't realize that so much money was made in producing...for yall to be able to pay your house off in 6 months...either you didn't owe much or financially you are in the elite. guess the 'recession' has not hurt yall.
Passing_Out_Valium read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 7:30 AM

Damn TM, lil pretentious there?

Geez, you think with their two incomes, they could be hitting that mortgage pretty good for the past 20 years while she was working.

I only have 4 more years to pay on my house and I am 35.

Am I elite? No. I planned well.

Same with Rich I bet.

Take a paradigm shift... :)

-POV
terrellmom read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 7:49 AM

yes POV i'm sure yours will be paid off soon, you always make it a point to let us know that financially you are above the rest.

we planned well for our kids...i take care of them..not day care. so it's all a matter of what's most important in life. yall made your choices and financially yall are great...congrats. we made our choice and financially it's not as good but my kids have almost all their life had a parent at home with them. not some minimum wage undereducated person.

just sayin.....

rich...i wasn't trying to be hateful to you.
Passing_Out_Valium read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 7:53 AM

Geez TM...I was just razzin ya...

Also, I dont feel I make any point to tell anyone my financial status. Just for me to say that gas prices arent affecting me, doesnt make me appear like anything.

Above the rest? Hmmmmm...OK...

-POV
terrellmom read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 7:58 AM

pov..you tell everyone everyday how much money you have. so go tell it to someone who hasn't heard about it..i'm sick of hearing it.
Passing_Out_Valium read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 8:04 AM

WOW TM, guess you told me...

TM, I dont apologize for any comments I make in here. If I have made you think things about me, that is the picture you draw in your head.

Oh, and there's a big difference in "feeding the monkeys" around here and making conversation.

Seems like your tone with me for some odd reason has taken a turn.

All good, TM. Sorry you cant see through the banter and have to turn it into something personal.

-POV
terrellmom read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 8:22 AM

feeding the monkeys? what the hell are you talking about?
scottbee1948 read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 8:23 AM

Now you two kids just settle down and no more bickering back and forth.

(POV you do bragg about how much you make and how well off you are but that's ok if it makes you feel better. We all still love you.)
terrellmom read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 8:25 AM

lol scottbee...thanks i needed the tone lightened up abit :)
Passing_Out_Valium read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 8:30 AM

I am not going to Aunt Bee. It's all good.

I just know that over the course of time, it is only natural that personal things start to come out and we learn about each other.

If I come across that way, so be it. It doesnt make me feel any better, believe me.

Someone asks you what kind of car you drive or what you do for a living and you answer doesnt make you a braggart.

Telling people about what is going on in your life as far as business isnt bragging. It is bantering.

Sorry, I will not color this post any longer.

Get over it!

Sorry Rich! If you can delete my comments, that would be great. My intent was to razz TM, she obviously has something wrong with her today and I am getting the brunt.

-POV
scottbee1948 read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 8:31 AM

Richard----Catherine sure sounds like a wonderful lady and I can tell you love her very much. So good to see a couple really happy.

What a beautiful cou8ple you make.
scottbee1948 read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 8:35 AM

POV as you say all is good. I really didn't mean to offend you, just razzing you a little.

I wouldn't ever do anything to really hurt your feelings because you are one of my favorites.
Passing_Out_Valium read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 8:39 AM

Aunt Bee, you couldnt offend me. I appreciate what you said.

I have always been real brash in here. And, to some, they like that. Others, maybe not so much.

So, if I take the same brashness approach in regards to my personal life, I can see how that can come across.

I am really a humble person in real life.

But, I will make no apologies for my education, career path or life decisions I have made to better myself and my family.

Thanks again Aunt Bee,

-POV
terrellmom read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 8:40 AM

POV nothing is wrong with me...quit going around the blogs saying that. you're intent is always just to razz when someone comes back at you. it's all good tho. your gal will be back next week and you'll get all that lovin' feeling that you're missing this week
terrellmom read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 8:41 AM

POV...nobody asks you to apologize for your choices. just remember that not everyone made the same choices. as for my family we chose for me not to work but to be here for our kids...yalls choices are different. bad or good they are what they are. don't look down on others
RichardRay read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 8:43 AM

Interesting exchange guys!
On paying off the house in six months. It was actually a process that began more than a decade ago.
We have always tried to live well under our means. Without ever listening to Dave Ramsay (I think that's the Christian radio guy I hear so much about) we have adhered to the principals he teaches. We pay as we go. Our house is comfortable, but very modest but the standards of our peers. Credit cards are paid off in full each month. Etc. We do splurge a little on travel but even then we never stay at expensive hotels and always look for bargains.
A sermon at church years ago stuck with me. Give 10% to the Lord. Save 10%. Live off the rest. We took some of our savings and paid off the house a few years early is all. But, what a blessing it has been. And, God has blessed us with an abundance so that we can, hopefully, be a blessing to others.
Rich
Passing_Out_Valium read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 8:43 AM

Is that what this is about? LDS?

And, TM, quit retorting and I will do the same.

We are commenting on TWO posts. Hardly "around the blogs".

Get over yourself...

-POV
RichardRay read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 8:56 AM

Couple more comments-
I really do take to heart what Tmom says about weathering this recession. We have been blessed with an abundance and were fortunate enough to be able to save a lot when times were good. We've had to tighten our belts a little but I don't know how most people can continue to pay so much more for gas and food and everything without drastically altering their lifestyle. It's astounding to me. I know people are working hard every day and not making ends meet.
Still, God has blessed this country with riches beyond almost any other and we need to be thankful for that. I pray the economic storm passes soon, though I fear that it has just begun.
We all need to remind ourselves that our true treasure does not lie in earthly possessions. And, to focus on what really matters.
Sorry, I know that sounds a little preachy. But, that's what I believe.
Rich
RichardRay read my blog view my photos
Jun 9, 2008 | 8:58 AM

Final comments.
Be nice to each other guys.
Quit squabbling here.
Please.
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RICH ON THE ROAD I am blessed with a truly remarkable job that for decades now has permitted me to see corners of the world, far and near. When I'm not on the road for Fox4 News in Dallas/Fort Worth, I'm often traveling with my wife Catherine -- occasionally on mission trips in Africa or Latin America with our home church (Prince of Peace Lutheran in Carrollton). My contribution to this page began largely as a Travel-blog -- sharing current and many of my past experiences in traveling America and the globe. I'm tryng, as we go along, to wade into a wider range of topics without getting in too much trouble. Richard Ray

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