Short finned and minus a few key smelt the dolphins swam their way to another victory last night. I attribute it all to superior coaching. Beth is the coach and I have to keep her interested in reading my blog! It was one of those games where even missing several of the key players the girls played well and everything clicked. The score was not even a factor. Probably one of the reasons they did so well was because with only 7 players they got to hit with greater frequency. It seem to get them in the flow of the game. Interesting. They might actually play better with fewer people. Now if we can just get the right people to not show up! I mean that will all the love and kindness possible coupled with good wishes to the good people of New Guinea!
It’s a beautiful Friday here in the Nation’s capital and I’m taking the day off. I’m going fishing for an hour or so at the “let’s dump the body here” site as soon as I finish typing these words. I’ll mow the yard this afternoon and plan for a fun, play in the yard intensive weekend. The kids have been taking SOL (Standards of Learning Tests) all week so I know they are excited about some goof off time.
One of the highlights of Memorial Day weekend occurs on Sunday when hundreds of motorcycles drive right by our church building on their way to a gathering at the Vietnam Memorial. If you can imagine the combined sound, you will understand why it’s called Rolling Thunder. It usually occurs somewhere in the middle of my sermon. This Sunday I’m preaching from Mark 15:22-42 concerning the crucifixion. We’ll see at which part the vets provide the sound effects.
Have a good weekend everyone.
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May 27th, 2005 at 10:37 am
The picture conjured up in my mind of sitting in your assembly Sunday morning while the motorcycles thunder by, for some reason, made me think of a worship assembly I was in a lot of years ago in Northeast Arkansas (Corning, to be exact). The area is very near or on top of the New Madrid Fault, and this particular Sunday morning, we got a pretty good jolt. I was around 13, and the vivid images I’ve carried with me were of a somewhat thundering sound, with lots of rattles, and pews moving around! (Someone near the back said “Fire!” - There was no fire, of course.) I don’t remember what Landon Saunders was preaching about; I just remember him very calmly standing at the front with his arms raised saying, “Everybody remain calm!”
Hope you catch a lot of fish.
May 27th, 2005 at 11:52 am
Have fun with your kids and your sweet wife. I love you guys…
May 27th, 2005 at 2:08 pm
“At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split.”
Y’know, if you time things juuuuust right. Heh heh heh.
May 27th, 2005 at 7:04 pm
I am looking forward to the sound effects. I can’t believe the Dophins executed a bloodless coup on their less productive team mates. It seems to have worked though. I hope your fishing expedition was successful.
May 28th, 2005 at 11:08 am
NEVER mow the grass when there is a possibility of pulling a body out of the water on a fishing trip!
May 30th, 2005 at 9:21 am
“Congrats” on the victory. Enjoy the time your kids are playing in the recreation level. It goes by all too fast.