Christmas 2010

Christmas 2010 from Buddy Smith on Vimeo.

Slideshow of our family Christmas 2010. The music is by Eric Horner from his "Christmas in America" project.

Christmas 2010 Movie from Buddy Smith on Vimeo.

Family celebrations of Christmas 2010.

December 18 visit with Addie Grace

Casey Joe & Weston Celebrate Christmas 2010

Casey Joe & Weston Christmas Program 2010 from Buddy Smith on Vimeo.

Clips of Casey Joe and Weston's Christmas program 2010 at St. Luke United Methodist Church, Tupelo, MS.

Happy Birthday Weston 2010

Thanksgiving 2010

Happy Birthday Stacey 2010

Happy Birthday Stacey 2010 from Buddy Smith on Vimeo.

Stacey's birthday party with the family at Mt. Fuji in Tupelo.

Happy Birthday Addison Grace Smith!

Happy Birthday Addison Grace Smith! from Buddy Smith on Vimeo.

Happy Birthday Addison Grace Smith!

Addison Grace Smith from Buddy Smith on Vimeo.

Hallelujah Chorus at Macy’s

Few pieces of music stir the soul like Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus.” On October 30, 2010 the Opera Company of Philadelphia and over 650 area musicians met at Macy’s Center City Department Store in Philadelphia for a “Random Act of Culture.” Without any prior announcement, they performed the “Hallelujah Chorus” accompanied by the Wanamaker Organ–the world’s largest pipe organ. You can see the shoppers register surprise and then delight as the music fills the store. This is what we ought to do with our great worship music. We ought to take it out of the sanctuary and put in the midst of the busy crowds so everyone can hear it.

Veterans Day 2010 is Thursday, November 11 - "All Gave Some, Some Gave All."

Casey Joe & Grandy Singing "The Little Carpenter" at St. Luke UMC 10/31/10

Trick or Treat!

Happy 29th Birthday Casey!

Christmas Shoes by NewSong with Casey Joe

Christmas Shoes from Buddy Smith on Vimeo.

Casey Joe Fowler sings "Christmas Shoes" with NewSong at Extraordinary Women Conference in Tupelo, Mississippi 2010.

Happy 8th Birthday Casey Joe Fowler

Happy Birthday Casey Joe Fowler - 8 Years Old! from Buddy Smith on Vimeo.

Casey Joe Fowler's Birthday Party with his friends at St. Luke Family Life Center in Tupelo, MS.

Values Voter Summit 2010

A Fun Day With GG & Pop

A Fun Day With GG & Pop from Buddy Smith on Vimeo.
A fun day spent with Casey Joe, Weston & Chip at Pop & GG's.

Happy Birthday Mary Kathryn Fowler

Branson / Silver Dollar City with Bill & Janice

GrandDogs

Casey & Mandy in the Z

The 10 Commandments, fruit of the Spirit, a guitar and a tractor

President George W. Bush Welcoming Troops at DFW

Family fun in Pigeon Forge, TN 2010

July 4 with Poppa Joe and Nanna Mary

Fun With The Grands!

Happy Birthday America!

God Bless The USA from Buddy Smith on Vimeo.
Buddy Smith sings "God Bless The USA" at the close of the Tupelo TEA Party, July 3, 2010.

Fishin' Fun

Addison Grace Smith

Addison Grace Smith Video from Buddy Smith on Vimeo.
Our beautiful granddaughter - Addison Grace Smith. Music by our friend Eric Horner - www.EricHorner.com. 1) A Father's Prayer 2) When A Mother Loves 3) God's Gift To Me.

Meet our new beautiful Granddaughter!

Pool Fun June 2010

Slip-N-Slide 2010

Ackerman June Fest 2010

Happy Birthday Carol 2010

Mighty Weston at Bat

Grandy and the Grands

Weston's Pre-School Graduation

Casey Joe's Award Day 2010

A Visit To Cider Ridge Golf Club - Oxford, Alabama

Memorial Day 2010 - Freedom Isn't Free

Today is Memorial Day 2010, a day to remember those in uniform who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. To all of our Veterans, and to the families of those who lost a family member in service to our country - Thank You! We salute you, we are grateful for your courage and your sacrifice. As we remember our fallen heroes on this special day, I share with you a video I captured at the Values Voters Summit in Washington, DC of Lee Greenwood singing his signature song, "God Bless the USA."

Don Wildmon - The Daniel Webster Award from the Florida Family Policy Council

Down In My Heart

The Little Carpenter

Now, That's Real Fishin'!

Casey Joe & Weston Sing Praises to God

Happy 81st Birthday Pop and Easter 2010

Good Friday Walk With The Cross

Good Friday Walk With The Cross from Buddy Smith on Vimeo.

Rep. Mike Pence on ObamaCare

Boehner: 'Shame on Us'

Casey Smith, 2009 Junior Leader of the Year, Dixie Section of the PGA of America

Congratulations Casey Smith for being selected 2009 Junior Leader of the Year for the Dixie Section of the Professional Golfers' Association of America! His loving and supportive wife Mandy proudly said, "He beat out golf professionals from all over Alabama and the Florida panhandle."

Here is a note Carol I and received today from Casey's mentor, PGA professional Butch Byrd: "Casey was the real star of yesterday’s meeting in Montgomery. When the President presented his plaque as Section Junior Golf Leader, Casey told the story of the young woman whom he had been working with – a very moving story! Then he publicly thanked his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Mandy and his parents for everything meaningful in his life. You would have been so proud of him as I was as he confidently walked forward to receive his honor. He is a special young man and I was blessed to have him with me for 8 months years ago!"

Valentine's Day 2010: The vows Go Unbroken

My valentine messages to Carol this year can be summed up with quote from former Prime Minister of Great Britain Winston Churchill and a poem.

Someone asked Mr. Churchill just a short while before he died, "If you could live your life again, what would you want to be?" Mr. Churchill replied with a twinkle in his eye, "If I could live a second lifetime, I would want to be Mrs. Churchill's second husband." And my wish would be Carol's second husband if I could live my life life again.

Another Valentine's message to Carol is found in the words of the poem Final Proof by Archibald Rutledge:

"I do not need some tremendous miracle to give me faith in God:
A violet would do, or a spire or goldenrod, or a daisy or two.
But if I had to have a magic and a wonder, to rend my doubts assunder,
To prove God true -- it would be you!"

Happy valentine's Day!

Love always,

Buddy

Joan & Marion Smith from Buddy Smith on Vimeo.

Ten Thousand Years

I Bowed On My Knees And Cried Holy

The Next Time You See Me

Happy 80th Birthday Gigi!

TheCall Houston Report

On January 17 & 18, 2010, American Family Association (AFA) joined with organizer Lou Engel of TheCall to Conscience along with pro-family leaders and thousands of pro-life Christians in Houston, Texas, to condemn the opening of Planned Parenthood’s abortion “Super Center” and celebrate the sanctity of life. Planned Parenthood is preparing to open the 78,000 square-foot facility in Houston, Texas, and will become the largest abortion clinic in the Western Hemisphere and the second largest in the world.

An estimated 7,500 pro-life Christians gathered at Houston’s Grace Community Church on January 17 for an intercessory prayer service and the next day an estimated 10,000 gathered on the grounds of Houston’s Catholic Charismatic Center to decry the opening of the abortuary and celebrate the sanctity of life. I was most impressed with the numbers of young people in attendance at both the prayer meeting on Sunday and rally on Monday. I think we are reaching the next generation with the message that killing babies in the womb is reprehensible. The need for and blessings of adoption was a common theme that was reiterated throughout the events of our days in Houston.

I was greatly encouraged to join with pro-life Hispanics and African-Americans on Martin Luther King’s birthday to proclaim that every baby in the womb deserves to be a part of Rev. King’s dream, and to have the chance at life that our Founders knew is a God-given right. You can’t honor Rev. King’s memory and legacy by killing the very people he gave his life for.

From the legalization of abortion in 1973, over 50 million children have been killed. In that time, the number one provider of both surgical and chemical abortion is Planned Parenthood. Houston’s abortion “Super Center” is right in the middle of four minority neighborhoods. Three of these neighborhoods average an 85% Hispanic population and the fourth is 80% Black American. Planned Parenthood says they are simply trying to serve the minority communities, but you don’t serve them by killing their babies before they have a chance to be born.

In 2010, Planned Parenthood will receive more than one million dollars every day from the pockets of American taxpayers. Approximately every 30 seconds since Roe v. Wade, a son or daughter has been killed. And although black women make up 12% of the population, they have 37% of abortions according to a recent Centers for Disease Control study. A black child is five times more likely to be aborted that his white counterpart.

The only way to stop the funding of this mass genocide company is to be vocal. Call senators and representatives to let them know that Americans are tired of murder for hire business.

But also realize that Planned Parenthood relies on more than federal money. Many local facilities are funded by state and local taxes.

Find out if a local Planned Parenthood is being funded by state taxes or if your city is praying Planned Parenthood for “family planning.” STOPP International has a plan to stop Planned Parenthood at the local level. It can be found at http://www.stopp.org/.

Additional Resources:

• Worth Saving from the January 2010 AFA Journal
• New abortuary site of pro-life rally from OneNewsNow.com

TheCall Crisis Houston 2010

Lou Engle of TheCall is featured in the above video. I will travel to Houston, Texas, Sunday, January 17, 2010, to represent AFA at TheCall and a protest surrounding Planned Parenthood's opening of a mammouth abortuary in the city. I am posting the AFA Press Release below. In addition, I'm including a link to an article titled "Worth Saving?" from the January edition of the AFA Journal.

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Cindy Roberts

January 14, 2010

American Family Association condemns abortion super center

Planned Parenthood intends to open a six-story, 78,000 square-foot abortion facility in Houston, Texas. Numerous pro-life leaders from all across the United States will attend a prayer vigil on Sunday evening, January 17, and a silent march followed by a national press conference on Monday, January 18, Martin Luther King, Jr. day, to protest the opening of this massive abortuary.

Said Tim Wildmon, president of American Family Association (AFA), "This center is smack dab in the middle of four minority neighborhoods, three of them 85% Hispanic and one 80% African-American. This is just a continuation of the genocidal agenda of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger, an agenda picked up by Adolph Hitler.

“Planned Parenthood will try to say they are simply trying to serve minority communities, but you don't serve them by killing their babies before they have the chance to be born, Wildmon said. Killing utterly defenseless babies in the womb is hardly noble. It's reprehensible, and we stand with pro-life Hispanics and African-Americans to condemn this temple to the god of death.”

Added Buddy Smith, the executive assistant to the president of AFA, “It's fitting that this march will take place on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, the day we've chosen to honor the pioneer of civil rights. We believe every African-American baby in the womb deserves to be a part of Rev. King's dream, and to have the chance at life that our Founders knew is a God-given right.

“You can't honor Rev. King's memory and legacy by killing the very people he gave his life for.”

Mr. Smith will attend the prayer vigil on Sunday evening and the march and press conference on Monday.

Casey Smith - Junior Leader of the Year for the Dixie Section PGA for 2009

Thompson: Dixie Section announces its award winners
By Ian Thompson -- The Birmingham News
January 14, 2010, 9:10AM

Chet Hallman of Gunters Landing took home two PGA Dixie Section awards.The Dixie Section of the PGA, the governing body for club professionals across Alabama and northwest Florida, recently announced its annual award winners.

Professional of the Year went to David Musial, head professional at Heron Lakes in Mobile. Other award winners include Player of the Year, Gary Rusnak, Seascape in Destin, Fla.; Player of the Year (Assistant), Bryan Clarke, Grand Hotel Resort in Point Clear; Player of the Year (Senior), Fred Holton, Arrowhead GC in Montgomery; Teacher of the Year, Mark Blackburn, Gunters Landing in Guntersville; Horton Smith Award, Bud Rousey, AC Read GC in Pensacola, Fla.; Bill Strausbaugh Award, Brent Krause, Wynlakes in Montgomery; Junior Leader, Casey Smith, FarmLinks in Sylacauga; President's Plaque, Valerie Vaughn, Eagle Point; Merchandiser of the Year: private club, David Allen, Gadsden CC; public facility, Scott Gomberg, Grand National, Opelika; and resort facility, Chet Hallman, Gunters Landing.

The section is divided into the Alabama and Gulf Coast chapters. The Alabama chapter winners: Professional of the Year, Chet Hallman, Gunters Landing; Teacher of the Year, Neil Thompson, Oxmoor Valley; Junior Leader, John King, Saugahatchee CC in Opelika; Horton Smith Award, Mark Blackburn, Gunters Landing; President's Plaque, Steve Cutler, Wynlakes; Merchandiser of the Year, Bryan McMurray, Riverchase CC; and Player of the Year, Ricky Smallridge, Auburn University Club.

All awards are voted upon by the selection committee except players of the year, which are based on performance in section events.

Musial has been at Heron Lakes for nine years. Prior to that he was known to many Birmingham area golfers as an assistant pro and then head professional at Hoover Country Club.

He has held various section positions and is the outgoing president of the Gulf Coast chapter.

"I remember in school we had to write a paper about what we wanted to do (when he grew up) and interview someone in that profession. I wrote down golf professional and interviewed Jack Payton, who was the pro then at Burningtree Country Club where I grew up in Decatur."

It turns out he was prophetic as he got his start as an assistant at Terri Pines in Cullman in 1990 and he's been in the business ever since.

Vaughn has been a PGA member since 1995 and said this was her greatest honor in golf since becoming a PGA member.

"It is most rewarding to be able to give back to the game that has given me so much in my life," she said.

The President's Plaque recognizes someone who has made extraordinary contributions in supporting various PGA of America initiatives. Eagle Point has numerous such programs that Vaughn and her team have implemented in recent years.

Smith said his award would not have been possible but for the support of the Pursell family, the owners of FarmLinks, and their strong support of The First Tee program.

"The First Tee helps not just with golf skills, but with life skills," he said. "Virtues such as integrity and sportsmanship are emphasized."

Smith said FarmLinks has upwards of 150 children in its program.

Ian Thompson's golf column appears every Thursday in The Birmingham News. E-mail him at golfsth@aol.com and check out his bimonthly digital golf magazine at www.golfsouthmagazine.com.

Tooth-pulling, boys in the snow 2010, etc

PROfiles- Casey Smith, PGA

PROfiles- Casey Smith, PGA
Name: Casey Smith, PGA
Year Turned Pro: 2006
College/University: Mississippi State University
Facility and Job Title: FarmLinks Golf Club, Head Golf Professional

Our son, Casey, is profiled this month on the Professional Golf Association's (PGA) Dixie Section website. The Dixie Section PGA is the governing body of the PGA of America Club Professionals throughout Alabama and Northwest Florida. As you might expect, Carol and I are very proud of Casey.

Please give a summary of your background and credentials.
I am a graduate of the Professional Golf Management Program at Mississippi State University. While attending MSU, I held internships at North River Yacht Club in Tuscaloosa, AL; FarmLinks Golf Club in Sylacauga, AL; and Okemo Valley Golf Club in Ludlow, VT. Upon graduation in December of 2005, I was offered the position of 1st Assistant Golf Professional at FarmLinks Golf Club in which capacity I served for the first 11 months and afterwards promoted to Head Golf Professional.

What was your motivation to become a PGA Professional?
My motivation to become a PGA professional was the opportunity of being around the game I love and helping people at the same time. God has blessed me with a love for the game and a love for people and this seemed to be a perfect fit. The commitment of extra hours and holidays on the job make it all worth while when one sees the difference made in lives for the good.

What is your specialty in the golf business?
It’s hard to nail it down one area because as PGA professionals we are disciplined to specialize in most all aspects of the golf business. One specialty I consider particularly challenging is discovering what people do well and utilizing that to motivate them and cultivate their strengths.

Please list any accomplishments (Awards, Certifications and Tournaments).
-Executive Director of The First Tee of Pursell Farms
-2008 Alabama Chapter Dixie Section Junior Leader of the Year
-Guest Speaker at Mississippi State University to PGM Students
-1st Place 2008 Yamaha Pro-Superintendent

What was your greatest moment in golf?
My greatest moment in golf is the day I played golf with Butch Byrd (mentor), Jim Remy (President, PGA of America), and Ted Bishop (Secretary, PGA of America). These professionals have played an integral role in shaping me into what I am today and I am greatly indebted to each of them.

What or who has had the greatest impact on your career?
I have to start by saying that my personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord along with the influence of my family has profoundly shaped my personal life. The one person who has had the greatest impact upon my career is Butch Byrd. Not only do I consider him a mentor but the most genuine friend I have. What I appreciate most is his exemplary life and leadership style that he consistently portrays on a daily basis. He has always shown a vested interest in me and I can never thank him enough. I believe everybody needs someone like Mr. Byrd who will encourage you with praise when you are doing well but caring enough to offer constructive criticism when it is needed.

Besides golf, what else do you enjoy?
I always enjoy spending time with family and friends, singing when I get the chance, working out, taking care of my yard, traveling, and cheering on the Mississippi State Bulldogs!

If you could play any golf course in the world, which one would it be and who would complete your foursome?
I would love to play Augusta National with the Big Three (Arnie, Jack and Gary)!

What is your favorite golf instruction tip?
My favorite instructional tip would be using different sports as an analogy for weight transition. For example, in football, most quarterbacks who throw a pass off of their back foot will more than likely be intercepted or not have the desired results. When they properly transition their weight to their lead or front leg they will have more accuracy/consistency. The golf swing works the same way. When you properly transition your weight to your lead leg in the downswing, it will lead to more consistency and power in your golf swing.