Jun
30
2007
I love this place. I miss taking youth groups here. It was a home away from home and it was because of this place I came to know Christ and his love for me. Now my kiddoes get to go. Our oldest gets to go with the church I went with when I was in Jr. high this next week. Can’t wait for him to experience what I exprienced. The next dude gets to go in a couple of weeks. I’m thrilled!!!!! Our prayers are that they get refreshed and come to know Jesus as one who loves them no matter what…P.S. Can you find waldo in the above pic (I’ll give you a clue…a whole lot of black hair)
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Jun
30
2007
You know it’s time to go to bed when you post things like this on your blog! Good Night!!!

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Jun
30
2007
Did a little self care today and took the family to Manhattan Beach. What a great beach. I haven’t been to this beach for almost seven or eight years. Back in my youth group days as a youth pastor guy we’d take kids to Manhatten Beach every week for a whole summer for what seemed like years. It was also the first time we’d been back to a So. Cal beach for longer than an hour since we’d been back from Princeton in 2003 and east Coast beaches, better known as the shore weren’t much to write home about and we hated paying to enter “the shore.” No. Cal beaches weren’t that great themselves. Being in Manhattan Beach today though brought back a whole lot of memories serving in youth ministry and the relationships we’d had built on the behalf of Christ. Now as for the family, got to go booooooogie boarding with da boys and played in the water for a very long time. Deb and I got to witness some happy kiddoes sitting in the midst of the grace of the ocean, some huge sand crabs, and the grace of God.
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