As I have said before I am a geek, especially a Star Wars geek. This past Friday, I was in my glory. Our church held a Star Wars Marathon, all six movies, starting with Episode 1 and finishing with Episode 6. We also watched Clone Wars Volume 2 since that is an important set up film for episode 3. The whole event took about 15 hours. Only 2 of the 15 people who stopped in that day made it through all the movies. It was definitely a blast.
Now that I watched them all in one day, I can say that it felt like two very distinct trilogies. Episode 3 did not flow very well into Episode 4, but I rather expected that. It was still a very enjoyable day.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Ocean City, NJ
I love vacations and travel. I think I need vacations or travel on my calendar to get me through the months when I am not going on a trip or vacation. I think I got this desire to travel because every summer my family would head down to Morristown, TN to spend weeks on my grandmother’s farm. I loved it. I loved the car rides, the visiting of relatives, and my grandmothers cooking.
As I became a teenager, the beach became an appealing place to vacation. Now, one aspect of growing up in Pittsburgh is that there is not a beach near by. In Pittsburgh, we had wave pools. Large pools with cement bottoms that made waves. It was very hi-tech stuff in the 80’s. If you went to the beach, you would drive to North Carolina. Therefore, North Carolina was my first introduction of the beach, when my sister let me tag along on one of her vacations. I liked it so much; my senior trip was to Myrtle Beach, SC.
When I married Dena, who grew up in Lancaster, I was introduced to Ocean City, NJ. It was her family’s vacation spot every year. Once we were married, I got to tag along. I now can say that OC is my favorite vacation spot. Every year we share a house with Dena’s parents and have the time of our life. I get to read, go for bike rides, eat Brown’s doughnuts, Mallon’s sticky buns, and hang out at the beach. I am not a big ‘sun’ person, but I love playing in the waves and sitting under our umbrella. Last week, we had our annual beach vacation (another plus, no internet connection, thus the reason for no posts on this blog). It again was a blast. Here are some pictures:
My kids,
View from the boardwalk towards the beach house
View of the ocean
As I became a teenager, the beach became an appealing place to vacation. Now, one aspect of growing up in Pittsburgh is that there is not a beach near by. In Pittsburgh, we had wave pools. Large pools with cement bottoms that made waves. It was very hi-tech stuff in the 80’s. If you went to the beach, you would drive to North Carolina. Therefore, North Carolina was my first introduction of the beach, when my sister let me tag along on one of her vacations. I liked it so much; my senior trip was to Myrtle Beach, SC.
When I married Dena, who grew up in Lancaster, I was introduced to Ocean City, NJ. It was her family’s vacation spot every year. Once we were married, I got to tag along. I now can say that OC is my favorite vacation spot. Every year we share a house with Dena’s parents and have the time of our life. I get to read, go for bike rides, eat Brown’s doughnuts, Mallon’s sticky buns, and hang out at the beach. I am not a big ‘sun’ person, but I love playing in the waves and sitting under our umbrella. Last week, we had our annual beach vacation (another plus, no internet connection, thus the reason for no posts on this blog). It again was a blast. Here are some pictures:
My kids,
View from the boardwalk towards the beach house
View of the ocean
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Mike Yaconelli
This is one of my favorite speakers. He always encouraged my heart and he helped me stay in ministry for this long. He past away a few years ago. This is a nice tribute video to him.
My Anniversary at GBCBB
On July 17, Grace Baptist Church of Blue Bell celebrated my 10th anniversary at the church. It was a great day. I knew they were having a reception for me, I did not know all they had planned in the service. The youth group created special t-shirts for the event (tie-dyed). The church gave me a gift certificate to Barnes and Nobles, gave Dena a free spa treatment and gave us a free weekend at the shore (Ocean City, NJ). They made a highlight video of my past ten years (see other post). My friends from Royersford Baptist Church brought their youth group to celebrate with us. (See the photo below). It was amazing day.
I want to thank everyone involved in the event, Ed and Kristin, Bob, Barbara, Betty and George. I felt so much love and support, just as I have had for the past ten years. I am spoiled to be a pastor at a church that knows how to care for pastors and their families so well. It was a very special day, one I will not soon forget.
I want to thank everyone involved in the event, Ed and Kristin, Bob, Barbara, Betty and George. I felt so much love and support, just as I have had for the past ten years. I am spoiled to be a pastor at a church that knows how to care for pastors and their families so well. It was a very special day, one I will not soon forget.
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