going for it

alright, this is day one of my attempt to be a good blogger. if i go more than 2 days without blogging, feel free to send hate mail reminding me of my commitment

it's a cold monday in bowling green, ohio today. this is that time of year when we refer to our great city as "blowing" green because of the crazy wind that is known to blow small children off their feet.

i'm bummed today that my beloved steelers lost in overtime to the jets (who were 1-9 before yesterday's tragedy). i'm optimistic of ohio state's chances to "sneak" back into the national championship picture. (i'm rooting for UCONN to beat West Virgina and for LSU to lose in the SEC championship)

we had a great fall retreat for XLR8 this weekend. 32 students and 6 leaders ventured to Camp Cotubic. we laughed, cried, prayed, ate, cheered for the Bucks, played volleyball, train wreck, and some crazy game about tomatoes (thanks Suzanne!).

my parents had Kaitie and Nash for the weekend and Amanda and i missed them like crazy. we picked them up last night and things are back to normal (crying, dirty diapers, less sleep - a perfect recipe for our lives).

i love being a dad. annie (6 yrs. old) called and left me a voice mail last week that just made me smile. she sounds so grown up when she calls. i remember bringing her home from the hospital just the other day. wow, i'm trying to soak it all in.

i am so thankful i get to spend some time with my extended family this week as we celebrate thanksgiving. we head out on wednesday for columbus and friday we head to youngstown.

the turkey bowl is sunday - let me know if you want to sign up a whole team or if you want to play and need a team. e-mail me at pastormatt@dayspringassembly.org

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