Great Baby

I'm all for keeping kids away from television as much as possible, but if this is the result, it's pretty sweet.

Great Dad

Here's the kind of dad I would like to be someday

The Power or Two

So we're starting this new thing this year for KV Youth. Well, I guess it's a old thing for the church here but a new thing for KV Youth (which is what we've been calling the Youth Ministry at Kings Valley since I arrive, simple I know, but it works). We've gone to two nights for Youth ministry. Tuesday night (last night being the Kick-OFF) will be dedicated to Middle School (grade 6-8) and Wednesday night will be dedicated to High School (grade 9-12).

I'm excited for the change, but inevitably change brings with it pain (nothing major, just when things change it can cause growth that is not always comfortable). Two nights means two youth groups (but still only one me) which will be a stretch. It also means double the staff, double the preparation, double pretty much everything. But two nights can also mean double the effectiveness of the youth ministry, double the opportunities to serve, double the chances I get to interact with students, and double the chances we get to see Jesus at work in the lives of students.

I know there are pros and cons to everything done in youth ministry, you try one thing and you fail at another, then you fix one area only to find yourself coming up short somewhere else. But this is what we're going to try this year. I think some great things are going to come from it. One thing being student leadership, I think I had 8 high school students helping me the last night (something that doesn't just take them away from participating in their own night, but takes what they're learning in KV Youth HS and allows them to apply it), we also had some new leaders helping for the first time (some for the first time in a while, but it's good to have them back).

As I sit here in my home office at 6:30AM (double the stress of pulling off two nights a week is waking me up early) I am hopeful for what God is going to do in KV Youth this year. I am constantly reminded that God loves these kids more then I ever could and when he wants to do things, he will provide. So pray for me, if you would, and for all our leaders as we stand in the gap between heaven and this world and try and represent Jesus as best we can. May love flow though the doors of KV Youth and may lives be changed.

NOW.... time to do it all again KV Youth High School Kick-OFF Tonight 7-9PM

Ball Hockey Coming Soon!!!

People Are Stupid

Further evidence to the fact that people, as a whole, are stupid... Apparently this guy even had to sign a waiver to put this on his car, then blew out both rear tires and recked his shocks... Oh and he had like 6 bags of cement in the back seat... Brilliant!!!

New River Beach

This Labor Day we had the pleasure of heading up to New River Beach with our friends Dave & Corrine for an afternoon picnic. We figured that it was about time we headed up that way. We've lived here going on 4 years now and are just getting around to going to New River now. I've been told by many people that this beach is the nicest around, and as it turns out, I think they are right. It's a beautiful beach, and unlike many Fundy region beaches, it actually has sand (instead of the pebbles that most beaches around here have).

We had a great time and were able to get some great pictures (the joys of being married to a photographer). My thought now is how come it took me so long to go enjoy this place? And how many other places are just around me that I'm not taking advantage of? How often do we live in a place and never actually enjoy it? We drive by this beautiful landscape but never actually go explore it. We take our vacations to far off places, but during our "ordinary" lives we don't go do any of the fun things that are all around us. Like today, we drove by a cruise ship in the harbor. People actually take vacations and stop in Saint John, NB? What a thought?

I guess it's "the grass is alway greener" thing. So I'm trying to live my life in the now. Make the most out of where I'm at, when I'm at. Not look to the future and how things "can be" or look to the past and how things "were", but look and enjoy how things are right here, right now.

Anyways, those are my thoughts for the day... Enjoy