(Insert clever saying about it being a long time since last post here)

Man. It has been a few days (weeks) since my last post. Christmas was good. The celebration of the new year was good. Between you and me, I'm glad that the holidays are over. It just seems like a lot of "stuff" goes on. Lot's of running around. I will say that it was really cool to have some vacation time to spend with the family between Christmas and New Year's. We had a great time. We played ton's of board games. Kaitin always cheats (she get's it from her mother). We went to see a movie (Bed Time Stories). It was an experience. We went to see it at a theatre in Blanchester. If you don't know, Blanchester is about 14 miles east of Milford. Very small town but it does have it's own theatre. It was only $1.50 each to see the movie. Very cheap. The only drawback is that you have to deal with a screen that is as big as some home televisions are now in a room that only seats about thirty. Good times. We also took a trip to The Beach water park for their "Holiday Fest" thing. That was fun. Riding a sled down a water slide with no water was an experience. Kaitlin loved it. I think that we rode it four times in a row. The petting zoo they had there was a big hit with all of the family. I have a great picture of Julie being attacked by a goat. I need to remember to post that later. I almost peed my paints. We took a carriage ride there as well. That was stupid. People (supposedly in character) got on your wagon thing and tried to convince you that "Black Bart" was going to come and cause trouble (never happened). At one point, there was a poor girl standing at one part of the route dressed in pioneer clothes. Of course this was over top of her sweat pants and tennis shoes. Disney it wasn't.
What else is going on? Oh, Jacob got a part in a children's theatre production of Annie. He is the dog catcher. I know, it doesn't sound like much but he has rehearsals three nights a week. It is a lot of pressure on a ten year old. He is really working hard. We are very proud. Home life is good. Nathan loves watching football and college basketball. I am so proud. Kaitlin...hmmm.....she is nuts. We are so proud. I think that everyone is getting back into the swing of being back in school.
Church life is good. It feels like everything is really cranking up towards some neat things. I'm not sure what they are, but I know that it's good stuff. Student ministry is fun as always. There are good things happening, yet every day, I see more "opportunities" to improve and learn.
Me?.....I'm good. It seems like God is really placing some interesting people and situations in my life right now. For the last couple of months, I have been setting aside some extra time for study. It has really been rich. It feels good to let God "beat you up" on a regular basis. It's kind of like the "good burn" you get from a workout. Not that I have been working out much lately, but from what I remember, it's a similar feeling. Another good thing about me is that I finished (except for a towel rack and T.P. holder) the kids bathroom. What an experience. I guess it turned out OK (man I hate Bob Vila).
Well, that's about it for now. I'm sure that I will have more profound things to say soon.