Youth Trips
I think I might have realized why God makes a big deal about the Sabbath. Its sometimes difficult to understand the ‘keep the sabbath holy’ command. What does that mean anyway? Does it mean we can’t work, we have to go to church, and it gives us an excuse to put off mowing the lawn [...]
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After our adventures with the water, we made our way through Memphis stopping to eat at a park next to the University of Tennessee Health & Science campus. A police officer sat in his car not too far from us, so the kids walked over to him and offered him a bottle of water and [...]
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Monday. It comes after Sunday, and no matter where you are it always seems hectic. But somewhere in the midst of hectic you see glimpses of God – at least I hope we do. Without that glimpse, I don’t know that there is much to look forward to. I wanted the kids to look beyond [...]
Our evening devotions on Saturday night were coming to a close. The kids were picking up their Bibles and packing away their journals when someone piped up and asked, “are we going to church in the morning?” I had not mentioned the idea of attending worship since long before the trip. In fact, the last [...]
Today was our first day without any place to be other than where we are. It was a nice change in pace. We had a great evening last night at Cameron’s house with dinner and a movie outside in her beautiful lawn. We watched Princess Bride if you were curious. Today we left the hotel [...]
I left something at the church in Springfield Friday morning. Thankfully the church secretary was driving through St. Louis Friday evening and she was able to bring it to us. The only problem is that it was after dark and I didn’t know where I was going to meet her. Let me just say that [...]
It’s day three… only four more to go! AHA, just kidding. I am having an amazing time. I love just going with the flow and what not. Making more and more funny memories almost every five minutes. What I great way to spend my last youth trip, with all these amazing people, learning about all [...]