Finally

Finally another trip to the Final Four. Finally the first trip post-Roy. Finally.

Now all that stand in the way is this little school from North Carolina and a coach named Roy.

Daddy/Daughter Night

My ticket -- $27
Harlem Globetrotter Basketball -- $25
Nachos, Popcorn and Drink -- $10
Daddy/Daughter Time -- Priceless

Special Night

I'm looking forward to a special date with my daughter tonight. We're heading out to see the Harlem Globetrotters.

Why the Harlem Globetrotters? Well, the Globetrotters had a special promotion back in the year 2000 in which they gave free tickets to every child born that year. You had to sign up at a special website and they sent you a membership card. And since she was born in the year 2000 we were able to get her a free ticket for life to the Globetrotters. Pretty cool huh?

But the sad thing is this will be the first year we've used the special ticket. Each year we've seen them come through where we lived but never have taken advantage of the offer. So tonight they're here in town and we're going.

Just a special night out. Just the two of us. Should be a lot of fun. My son may be a little jealous.

Good Monday

I had a great day off yesterday.

First I was able to play golf for the first time this season. The temp was supposed to be around 67 which is great but the winds were around 35-40 MPH. That's crazy. I'm not telling you what I shot.

Then I took the kids to the movie store to pick out some movies for the week. It's great having a video store down the street that offers free kids movies. So they went crazy picking out what they wanted.

We finished the day having some pizza and watching "Enchanted" as a family. Pretty good movie, I would recommend it but I don't think I'll ever want to sit and watch it again. (But I bet my kids do....)

Incredible Easter Weekend and I even had a great Monday.

Now I have to get to work on a message for Sunday....

G.I. Joe

When I first heard the news that they were making a movie based on the G.I. Joe characters I grew up with I have to admit I wasn't that excited. Sure, Transformers was a huge hit and they've been successful bringing other characters to the big screen but G.I. Joe? Really? What's next....He-Man? Thundercats?

But that changed for me today with this article and first look at the movie.

It has some pictures of probably my favorite character from G.I. Joe, Snake Eyes. The black suited ninja who never said a word. While playing with our G.I. Joe action figures (they were not dolls!) as a kid my friends and I would always fight over who got to play with Snake Eyes. Wow, fun times.

So for all of you G.I. Joe fans out there, check out these cool pics of the new Snake Eyes from the movie. I have to warn you...they'll take you back.




I guess I'm ready for the movie...now if I could just find my old Snake Eyes action figure.

Bubblewrap

Just click here for fun with bubblewrap.

You need the break and you'll thank me later.

PK Retreat

Well, last weekend I spent some time out at Wheatstate Camp speaking to a group of PK's. For those of you who don't know, that's preacher's kids. And before you say anything bad about PK's remember that I am one too! Ok, now you can make your jokes.

Anyway, I thought I would post my thoughts and impressions from the trip.

First, it was out at the campgrounds that I spent many summers at as a kid. It's never been the nicest camp but it was always a place I had a lot of fun. They've improved the grounds a lot since I've been there last (like 10 years ago!) but it still has the "Wheatstate" feel.

I was able to stay in a brand new cabin just for the speakers. It was like a small hotel room, really nice. Here are some pics:


It sure beats the cabins that I stayed in as a kid. No air conditioner and we had big public bathrooms.
But one thing they forgot....to turn the hot water on. So it was a cold shower for me!

They also had a nice gift basket waiting for me in my room. And someone told them about my dots obsession:


They've even added a rock climbing wall and huge tunnel/slide/playarea in the gym. I've shown you pics of me getting ready for the wall, now here is the tunnel thing:

I have to say it was pretty impressive because it filled half of the gym. My kids would have loved it.

Outside is a covered open basketball area and two paintball fields. One was a woods course and the other more of a speed course. Pretty cool.

But there was some serious time with the students. I was the speaker at the retreat and challenged them in their relationships with others. I told them that their relationships with others reflect their relationship with God. I shared that they needed to forgive others and encourage others. And by encourage I mean, get in their business when they're drifting away.

Some guys from our church also went with me to lead worship for the weekend. So overall it was a pretty fun two days. And a pretty quick two days. Because I had the Easter Egg Hunt back here at Evangel I had to leave the retreat a little early.

So let me leave you with this final picture of our youth pastor Bryce. He's getting ready for the rock climbing wall...I think. I'd love to hear your captions to the photo.