A blog about my blog

Look what I found! I had no idea, but this was featured in the April 18th addition of the Daily Advertiser (our local paper). I'm extremely honored!

Acadiana News

Hot Links: Blog roll by Cody Daigle cdaigle@theadvertiser.com Blog of the Week: Mile Markers jeffables.blogspot.com Who: Jeff Ables What: Ables covers a grab bag of topics — entries on spiritual issues sit side by side entries about the Oscars — and he does it all with distinctly personable voice. Why We Love It: Jeff Ables has a lot on his plate. As a pastor at Crossroads Church, he’s got a congregation to think of, and as a father of two teenagers, he’s got an equal burden at home. But Ables still finds time to blog. And his corner of the web is an interesting look beyond the public roles of a local leader. At the intersection of technology and faith, Ables is writing down his life and letting us take a peek inside.

Cartoons

Phil (Bubba) Ables

As a result of some prompting from my friend Kraig Menard (Reallykraig.blogspot.com), I have decided to let those of you who are unaware in on a little known talent I've had since I was a kid - Cartooning. (I guess ultimately you'll be the ones who decide whether you think it's an actual talent or not!)

I started doing cartoons when I was quite young and had a lot of encouragement. So much so, I really believed I had a knack for the art world. That's until seventh grade when I took my first art class in school and flunked out BIG TIME! It seems art is much more than cartooning and I had little talent (or interest) in the rest of it. Throw in a pretty serious case of ADD and early experimentation with some unmentionable junior high activity and... Well lets just say my art career was over before it really began. However, through the years I continued to cartoon and I still enjoy it. I've even used it from time to time in ministry designing newsletters and such.

My greatest cartoon accomplishment is my caricature of my brother Phil, who we grew up calling "Bubba." (Every family in the south has a Bubba). My Bubba cartoons have provided a lot of family fun through the years and some interesting Christmas gifts as well. (As I write this I'm drinking coffee out of a Bubba Coffee mug from Christmas 2008.) In the year 2000 I produced a Bubba calendar and I thought I'd introduce my work to you with the June cover from that calendar. It's a tip of the hat to a favorite family vacation spot from our childhood - The Buffalo River in Northwestern Arkansas. The pig shows up in all my Bubba cartoons as an inside family joke. Hope you all enjoy!