the inevitable

i am leaving the country on Thursday . . . no two ways around it. it is gonna happen. am i ready? maybe. am i excited? definitely! do i want to leave my wife and kids for 9 days? no. sometimes life is a sacrifice.

(1) pray for my trip to Honduras (june 11-19). i believe God has something for me on this trip. i will be going with high expectations.

(2) tonight, our young adult committee met to pray for PULSE and to plan for the details. we are planning PULSE, a community outdoor worship gathering, for Sat., July 19th at 7pm. this is a worship experience open to all churches in NW Ohio. we are targeting the Christian community with the theme REMEDY. put this on your calendars and begin to pray for God's favor on this event.

(3) i got to play on of my favorite card games tonight . . . SCUM. i finished in 6th place out of . . . 6, which included my 6 yr old, Annie. o well, i may not be good at it, but it is fun.

(4) i made brownies today and i didn't burn them. (yes, that is a big accomplishment)

(5) God answered a prayer of mine today. our Honduras trip itinerary changed because the airport we were supposed to fly into was closed. it was possible that we wouldn't make it home until late on the 20th. annie's 7th b-day party is scheduled for 6pm on the 20th. i'm already missing her actual b-day, so a late party (on the 20th) was a good compromise. now i was afraid i would miss that. today though, we found out we'd be back in Columbus on the 19th, so i won't miss the party!

(6) thank you to all who helped with Amanda's special b-day gift! she loved it and i think i earned some major pts! anyway, the notes from everyone reminded me just how amazing my wife is. i am blessed and honored to be be married to such an amazing woman.

(7) tale of the weird: our nintendo wii stopped powering up this weekend. i supposed it was broke so i checked on how to get it fixed. turns out it is under warranty. great, i'll send it in and they will fix it. i found out tonight that 2 other people with wiis said they had problems with their wii after a storm this past Friday. weird! well, i decided to try and see if it would work today . . . and it did. very weird!

(8) we now have the wii fit game (thanks mom!). the game thinks i am 41! i guess i have a lot to do to get in shape!

peace