I am so excited! I’m like a kid at Christmas. It took me a long time to come around, but now I’m officially on WordPress. It was tough to teach this old dog new tricks. I thought if Blogger was good enough for Paul and Silas, it had to be good enough for me. 
There’s a lot of new things I’m excited about. I love the tabs at the top of the page that take you straight to my favorite categories like Church, Dads, Honduras, Marriage, Men, Morgan Family and Top Ten Lists. I also like the fact that my blogroll is not included as a tab in the top left corner of every page. John Dobbs has got to be excited about this because he won’t have to do the “word verification” that Blogger always required. There are so many other things I’ll be tweaking over the next few days t00.
One of the main things I am excited about is the ability to reply to your comments after you leave me a comment. Under the blogger format, I’d just have to leave random comments down the page and hope you noticed them. If you leave a comment, and I hope you will, the first time it will have to be approved by WordPress, but never again after that.
Although, I like the “About Me” tab at the top of the page, it took me forever to come up with something to put there. And, a big thanks to my friend Ericka Moore for doing the picture for that page.
To celebrate the opening of my new blog I’m having a give away. My friend Deb suggested me giving Connor away, but as much as that kid eats, that wouldn’t be a prize but more of a liability. So I think a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card will be a great thing to give away. All you have to do is leave me a comment, and in the next couple of days I’ll pick a number at random and give it away. And again, a big thanks to my friend Peter Pollock for designing my blog.
~Trey
PS – Oh by the way, did you see the really cool Twitter and Facebook buttons on the far right hand side of the screen? That is SO cool. Thanks for stopping by my new blog.
I am a Christian husband and father, who moonlights as the minister for the church of Christ in Childress, Texas. My wife Lea and I have been married for 23 years. We are doing our best to raise our 4 boys, who are all growing up way too fast.
GREAT BLOG!!!
Can I get in the drawing? Or am I excluded because I helped design the blog?
I think it looks pretty good, by the way!
You definitely deserve one.
Hey! Congrats! I’m so glad you are continuing this. Your blog has been a blessing! Glory to God!!
Thank you Rick.
I switched to wordpress too but mine is not nearly as awesome.
I just checked out your blog, Alan. It looks pretty awesome!
Arras Theme is one I considered for this blog.
You’ve implemented it well!
I think yours looks great, Alan.
Hello!!
Hey Trey….Congrats…have no clue the difference not a blogger read yours and occasionally your suggested ones if it is a subject that is of interest!! Of course that doesn’t lessen my happiness for your happiness you seem extemely excited and the page looks fabulous! Again Congrats…you have an amazing ministry so proud for you….oh and I’d rather have Connor!!
~ Jen
I can ship Connor 1st class and he can be there by Thursday.
Love the new set up. I have been wanting to move to WordPress for a while, but I am not sure how all the redirecting url, dns, etc works. Maybe I should get in contact with Peter.
Lantz – I’ve been very impressed with WordPress and with Peter’s ability to make everything look great. He’d be a great resource to talk and help you do the switch.
Ask away, Lantz. You can contact me through my business site: http://www.newbloghosting.com or through my blog http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter
Looks amazing. I am very happy for you.
Joe
Learned about your blog thru Grumpy Smith. Really enjoy it.
Love your new look! Pick me!!
Ericka, did you see the picture on my “About Me” page? Someone with photography skills took it. Thanks
I like it!
Hey Trey. God bless your sweet heart!
Thank you Debbie.
Congratulations on your new format. It’s so exciting to get something new.
pick me, pick me….
Wow! I’m impressed Trey. It’s about time you made the move over. I hate word verification so much that I seldom left a comment on your old blog! Now I can leave a comment with ease. Guess that means I’ll have to start reading your blog for real! ha! It looks great… I’m jealous of some of your bling here and may have to steal some of it! Enjoy WordPress…it’s a whole new world!
It was the whole reason I switched, John. I will now expect a few comments from the Blog-King.
Nice new look Trey and you will love WordPress. I switched some time ago so I could add more widgets and ‘stuff’. I will have to figure out the comment thingy though. I like that feature.
So…now I’m officialy entered to win the Barnes and Noble gift card. Wish me luck! lol!
You’re officially entered…
Looks awesome, Trey! Congrats!!
I CAN SEE IT! I CAN SEE IT! I tried a few times earlier and it kept taking me to GoDaddy.com
It looks great! My heart stopped for a few seconds when I read the title of yesterday’s blog. WHEW! It was just a move not a complete shut down. Hope you are having a great Tuesday.
Alana … YEAH… glad it’s working for you now. I think GoDaddy just wanted some extra attention today.
Thanks for always reading.
Looks good, Trey!
My fairy-blog mother.
Thanks for getting me started blogging.
Very nice Trey! Very organized. I like!
Wow, lots of people want that gift card! I like the new blog, Trey!
Do you know how to get responses, or what???!!! WordPress is SOOOOO much better than Blogger.
A gift card sure helps. Kind of like hanging a pork-chop around an ugly kid’s neck so the dogs will play with him.
Something else you learned from you mother I suppose. Like the new look.
Love your blog and the new setup. I just found your blog two or three weeks ago and have really enjoyed reading. I love your “Top 10s” — especially the Top 10 things you’ve learned from your wife.
Thanks Rachel. Glad you stopped by.
Welcome to WordPress Trey. You were one of my inspirations to begin blogging myself but I have to confess, I started with WordPress – just sayin'!
Be blessed today!
I just read your Blog yesterday for the 1st time and then I read that is was shutting down!!!! So I was like well…….if that is how you want to be then FINE!!! j/k I think you are a man of great wisdom and I have alot of admiration for you and Lea! Keep those words coming!!!!
Great new look. But you know I read it for the content, not the look
Put me in the drawing. I want that Unchurched book bad!
Tami … I’m honored you read. That book will really challenge you.
Trey, nice looking blog. We’re fans of WP as well so we know you’ll love it.
Hey man, it looks good. Keep up the great work!
My reader didn’t pick up today’s post. I may have to do a little tweaking on my side, too! I’m just glad to know where you are!
Hi,
Could you possibly tell me what reader you use? We’re trying to make sure that all rss readers continue to get the posts every day and it would be very helpful to know what’s not coming through.
Many thanks
Peter
Glad you stopped by. I had one reader that picked it up and another that didn’t. Any summer Hondo plans?
The new website looks nice!!! Hope you enjoy the fun it brings you!
Glad to see the old dog learning new tricks!
Gigi … where have you been hiding?
Cole…graduation stuff…and plenty of bed rest (kind of)…trying to get ready for the empty nest something or other or whatever it is called…LOL.
I have 2 down, 2 to go.
I would take them…if you want me too. I wish I could put Cole back a year…
Enjoy the blog as always… the new site looks great!
Looking forward to being able to leave comments. I love your blog.
Maggie … do you really read my blog? Does John let you?
The new site is great,,,but I just KNEW you were going to Honduras full-time!
I hope someday to be able to devote more time to Honduras.
Oooh, Oooh, pick me, pick me! Ha! Congrats on the new blog, looks great!
Thanks girl.
Hey, this is great!! I love it!!
Karen … do you know how many times we pass in the dark… you running one direction and me another
Keep up the running.
Very Cool!
Hey Trey, the new page looks great. Hope you enjoy it. I am looking forward to more blogs from you. I enjoy reading them. Have a great day.
Look at you, Mr. Fancy Pants (SMILE!!) Rockin’ the Blog!!! (Glad you kept the banner ~ I happen to like it ~ especially the praying hands)!
I want you to know ~ I saw the title of your post yesterday, and OUT LOUD ~ said, “NO!!” I was thrilled to realize you were not leaving the blog-world.
Love how your ‘little, happy head” is next to every comment you make! That rocks! ~ Hats off to your tech-guro!
Maggie Beth … you are a sweetie. And you can refer to me from hence forward as “Mr. Fancy Pants.” LOL
I had to keep the top banner because it represents a lot, doesn’t it? And yes, I WAY over-do the smiley faces, but that’s just me.
<——- just for you.
The new blog looks amazing! I love the new format and reading all of your posts. Thanks for teaching me something new all the time!
Thanks for reading Jessica.
Trey the new site looks great. Hope things are going well for y’all in Childress.
Deserter. Sign me up.
You’re just mad because I’m up on you in fantasy NASCAR.
Love the new blog Trey! May God bless this one as his did the previous! : )
Glad you didn’t REALLY stop your blog. You’ve used it for so much good!! Keep up the good…and Thanks!
Nice new place you have here! I’m surprised there isn’t a tab for “Texas Rangers”!
I LOVE the idea of a Texas Rangers tab.
Trey, the only way your blog could have been improved was moving to wordpress. Congratulations!
That Header image is the bane of my life at the moment.
For the last few weeks, whenever my daughter has seen it, she has yelled “BABY!” She loves the little man in the right hand box of the header. LOVES him. cries when I scroll away from him.
EVERY TIME.
Building your blog was a long process of “BABY”, little bit of work, “BABY”, little bit of work, “BABY!”
Peter, cool story. We have a little boy at church that everyone thinks that is him. The photo was actually one I purchased, but I have so many people ask, “Is that Major?” that I hated to remove it.
the site looks great! you need a ticker at the bottom to see how many million people view your page!
Only a million when I’m giving away a gift card.
Like the new page…thx for the update.
Wow Trey, this is so great. Welcome to WordPress. Your transfer is long overdue already.