Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Directional weekend

What a great and important weekend I just spent in Portland. Not only did I get to hang out with Karl and Marc, two great friends, but God also gave me some more clarification as to what we'll be doing next.

We attended a weekend conference at www.hofcc.org and got to see a family integrated church action. We also got to spend quality time with their leadership. I now know that the next phase of my ministry will be in a church similar to this. Now we're praying about where (Washington or San Diego) and how (start a new church or get involved with an existing one) that has the same core values.

Friday, September 12, 2008

Diaper cowboy

These are the images you love from childhood. It's when see your kid running around in a diaper with the cowboy boots on and just hope you can get them to stand still long enough to snap a photo.

Remember the classic scene from Parenthood, where Rick Moranis' kid is practicing his flash-card times tables and Steve Martin's kid has a bucket over his head and running into a wall? Darn it if I didn't miss that opportunity this morning. LilyAnna, my 1 1/2 year old, had a green beach bucket on her head and kept bumping into things. Kelley said, "We should take a picture" but we missed it. The joys in parenting are usually the moments that come and go so quick, you didn't have time to take a picture.