Odds and Ends
Cathy and the boys are all at Bible Quizzing Nationals in the Missouri Ozarks. Hannah and I are keeping the fires tended at home.
Wednesday, we drove to Minneapolis and made a surprise hospital visit on Lori, a parishioner who had a major surgery. Hannah and I prayed over her, and Lori beamed.
After the hospital, we went to the Art Museum for about an hour before returning home. On the return trip, Hannah said, "I really liked praying for Lori, but I didn't enjoy the museum very much. It was boring -- just a bunch of old paintings you can't touch -- and they had all those statues of naked people!"
So much for the grand introduction into the fine arts.
Returning home, we dropped in at youth group for an hour. It was "Messy Night" for the Junior Highers, reminding me why I "retired" from youth ministry!
Yesterday, I was "Teacher Dad." Between Math lessons, Reading assignments, and Science experiments, I gave Hannah a sampling of the great classical composers. She must have listened to twenty different examples before deciding that her favorites are Mozart and Brahms.
On Tuesday, our family is heading out to Florida for a vacation. We will be staying in Lakeland at Light and Life Village, where Cathy's folks have a winter place.
Also, a kind friend has offered his Medeira Beach condo for a couple of nights. Yippee!
We plan to head to Ohio in time to spend Mother's Day with my Mom! It's very rare that I am able to pull this off, as Mother's Day is such a big Sunday at the church. But, I have a great staff, and they are happy to let me bless my mamma this year.
Ryan has made his decision! He is really looking forward to attending Indiana Wesleyan University this fall. They gave him an outstanding financial aid package, with some great scholarships, which knocked the socks off the competition. He is looking at a major in Youth Ministry with a minor in Worship. He will be graduating from High School at the end of May.
Adam flew back to St. Louis after final exams in time to be a table official for Bible Quizzing Nationals. He has just completed his second year at Bethany Bible College, and will be spending the summer in Waterloo, Iowa.
Wednesday, we drove to Minneapolis and made a surprise hospital visit on Lori, a parishioner who had a major surgery. Hannah and I prayed over her, and Lori beamed.
After the hospital, we went to the Art Museum for about an hour before returning home. On the return trip, Hannah said, "I really liked praying for Lori, but I didn't enjoy the museum very much. It was boring -- just a bunch of old paintings you can't touch -- and they had all those statues of naked people!"
So much for the grand introduction into the fine arts.
Returning home, we dropped in at youth group for an hour. It was "Messy Night" for the Junior Highers, reminding me why I "retired" from youth ministry!
Yesterday, I was "Teacher Dad." Between Math lessons, Reading assignments, and Science experiments, I gave Hannah a sampling of the great classical composers. She must have listened to twenty different examples before deciding that her favorites are Mozart and Brahms.
On Tuesday, our family is heading out to Florida for a vacation. We will be staying in Lakeland at Light and Life Village, where Cathy's folks have a winter place.
Also, a kind friend has offered his Medeira Beach condo for a couple of nights. Yippee!
We plan to head to Ohio in time to spend Mother's Day with my Mom! It's very rare that I am able to pull this off, as Mother's Day is such a big Sunday at the church. But, I have a great staff, and they are happy to let me bless my mamma this year.
Ryan has made his decision! He is really looking forward to attending Indiana Wesleyan University this fall. They gave him an outstanding financial aid package, with some great scholarships, which knocked the socks off the competition. He is looking at a major in Youth Ministry with a minor in Worship. He will be graduating from High School at the end of May.
Adam flew back to St. Louis after final exams in time to be a table official for Bible Quizzing Nationals. He has just completed his second year at Bethany Bible College, and will be spending the summer in Waterloo, Iowa.
Great to see that a child of an alumnus is coming to IWU!
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Ryan has made his decision! He is really looking forward to attending Indiana Wesleyan University this fall. They gave him an outstanding financial aid package, with some great scholarships, which knocked the socks off the competition. He is looking at a major in Youth Ministry with a minor in Worship. He will be graduating from High School at the end of May.
Blessings!
Rick Carder