The past week was interesting and enjoyable. Sunday was full. The worship time at First Alliance Church was encouraging and provided special moments in which the presence of God was experienced and worship happened. There was a special lunch after services to benefit a missionary family to Turkey. They shared their heart and experiences with us. Sunday evening we hosted our Life Group and had a thoughtful and challenging discussion around our study of Ephesians.
I had coffee on Tuesday morning with a friend who is a C of C minister. Our conversation was very good and his words challenged me to think aboout my own journey. I expect we will continue our conversation soon.
On Wednesday morning I had coffee with my friend Walt and the missionary to Turkey. Again, the conversation was stimulating and helpful. It is even better because we meet at Main and Maple Coffee House.
During the week I was able to finish a couple of projects. The door to our spare bedroom is now painted and hung. I also finished re-working a play table for the Crockett kids. There are lots of other things on my list but it feels good to get through with these.
Ann and I went to the park with Tanya and the kids where we did some fishing and enjoyed a beautiful, warm spring day. It was a great experience. Not only did I help the Crockett kids fish, there were numerous other kids that came up and fished with us. Some had never caught a fish so they were really excited to catch a fish even though we were only catching small ones.
Friday I had a first time experience. We attended the Kentucky High School State basketball tournament… “The Sweet Sixteen”. It is legendary in Kentucky. Our local school, West Jessamine HS, was playing. It was every thing I had imagined. Having lived in Louisville, I did not have an appreciation for just how BIG a deal the event is for people out in the state. I expect I will participate some more in years to come.
After the game we drove to Louisville. We had dinner with our friends Gary and Diane. Afterwards, we went to the Gabehart and watched the U of L game. Go CARDS! We finished up the evening sitting outside by their fire pit.
Saturday morning Ann and I were up early to participate in the Rodes City Run 10K race. It was cold but we had a great time. I felt good running and was satisfied with my time. Ann did really well walking and was equally pleased with her time. As soon as pictures are available I will post a link. I’m sure there a number of people who would like to purchase them.
Saturday afternoon we watched Ryan and Kyle’s middle school baseball team game. The day was spectacular. Unfortunately, they didn’t get to play as much as they would have liked and the team suffered a severe thrashing. This is the first year for their school to have baseball so they will get better.
The day was topped off with a couple of really exciting NCAA basketball games. Sorry that WKU didn’t pull out a victory. It was a full week. I’m looking forward today’s worship and little league practice this afternoon and U of L’s continued march to the Final Four.
