Get SOLAR WISE!

Do you remember when you first saw solar panels or electric cars?  No, neither do I!  However, I do remember vowing to "use electricity from the sun" to power all my modern day conveniences!  

Enter physicist and entreprenuer Jim Stephens, owner of Solar Wise in Southeast Tennessee.  Jim is brilliant so I have to ask him to slow down when explaining things to me!  He has come out of retirement to make available affordable solar planels and systems.  These solar systems are so amazing you can actually live energy-independent!  Or if you are wise as well, your system will be on the grid and the Tennessee Valley Authority, (TVA) will pay you twice what they charge for the energy you produce!

• At this time the TVA reimbursement offer will pay for the entire system in 8 years with a 10 years contract.
• Federal Energy benefits will pay 30% of the system!
• Over 20 systems installed and working over the last  16 months!

Get wise...Solar Wise!

Soli Deo Gloria! ~K. De La Cruz

Got Tools?! Ben Finch; Social Media Tools Mini Seminar Report

Soli Deo Gloria! ~K. De La Cruz

Charlie Clark, Hiwassee Builders Supply, Built For Generations!

AUDIO PLAYER  An Athens staple, Hiwassee Builders Supply on Decatur Pike has a legacy of customer satisfaction and stability!  They've expanded into Knoxville and now, into Cleveland.   Construction may be be suffering, but this business has what it takes to stay for the long-haul!  Join in the conversation, hear the story of this multigenerational builder supply co.!

Soli Deo Gloria! ~K. De La Cruz

Jaci Velasquez is on the show!

Listen to Jaci's interview here!

Jaci's voice is unforgettable!  If you're meeting her here for the first time, you're in for a treat!  She's got some pipes and she's not afraid to use them!  

Jaci visited beautiful East Tennessee and updated me on her life.  She was a teen-pop icon in Christian music in the late 90s, reached the Latino-charts is back singing about how God can take a rough stone (i.e. any human) and turn it into a polished, gem...A diamond!  Which, by the way, is her latest yet-to-be-released recording.  If you were at her concert here in Athens, you heard it and ....  It is a hit!

But that's not all Jaci's up to!  She's set to release two films before the year's end, and a book about the realities of motherhood titled, "Coffee and Concealer."  (Both are in my mothering tool-box!) And I can't wait to pick up the book!

Check out Jaci's Facebook page for the latest updates!  http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/95364/jaci-velasquez-signs-with-inpop-records

Much love,

 ~K. De La Cruz

Annie Rose Robinson Interview AUDIO!!!

Listen to Annie Rose Robinson's Complete Interview Here!
Soli Deo Gloria! ~K. De La Cruz

Risk and Trust!

In case your days are on the verge of risk, with new ideas or old ideas ready to bloom, you're in good company.  Hopefully you've got your coffee already in hand and I'm glad you are here!
If what you're about to risk is for any reason other than a sincere desire to honor and trust God, fogetaboutit!  It's not worth it!  For example, following God's call on your life gets costly for sure.  If you've been following me on Facebook, you know what I'm talkin about!
Once upon a time there was this lady (me) who really wanted to interview a special gal, "Cindy."  Cindy lived really, really far away from Katie.  Katie thought, "Cindy's music needs to get out there!  I love Cindy!  This will be great!"  But Katie didn't know all that would go wrong!  Cindy's interview went well. But there have been some bumps... Cindy has yet to hear the interview.  Katie doesn't want to disappoint, she's doing all she can...  And now, Katie looks like an idiot.
I'm still doing what I was called to do.  That's about my only comfort right now.  I will eventually "deliver" for Cindy.  So then there's a choice to make...  Do I trust, even as I scurry to solve issues, that ultimately God is in control?  No!  That's why I'm up in the middle of the night!  The good news is that Jesus Christ was and is God's trusting son.  I fail to trust; Jesus trusted.  He risked it all in obedience to his father.  And then, he takes my record of failure as I receive his record of perfection.  The Bible is full of verses to affirm what Christ did for me.  The Book of Romans is great for understanding the good news of Jesus's life, death and resurrection.  I need his forgiveness.  So do we all.  And he offers it freely.
I will accept his "yoke" or to-do list and let him take mine.  After all, I know the outcome that way will be perfect.
Peace and grace as you risk for His Kingdom!
Soli Deo Gloria! ~K. De La Cruz

New Pop Music Artist Annie Rose Rocks Today @ 3

Annie Rose, 17, shares her heart, her music, her story today at 3 on The Katie De La Cruz Show!

Annie Rose and I met at Belmont University to record her interview!  Sweet & stylish, Annie Rose declared that she works out her emotions through her music!  Songs featured today include frustration as a cancer survivor in Bring Me To Light, synicisim of a break up in Remember Me, and love, sweet love in More Than Maybe.  All three tunes are totally memorable!  The songs are ready and playing on the airwaves TODAY @ 3PM EST on the Katie De La Cruz Show!  WYXI 1390 AM

Don't just take my word for it..Listen to Annie Rose here:

http://www.reverbnation.com/annieroserobinson

Soli Deo Gloria! ~K. De La Cruz
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