June 5-10 VBS! If you're not ready now, you ain't NEVER gettin' ready!
June 11 - VBS Teacher Deco Day & last touches in the gym
June 12-16 VBS! WOW that was FUN! :) finally uploaded the pictures!
June 17 - early AM cleaning following the closing program
June 18 - Welcome VBS visitors to GCC & KIDS Church for the First time
June 22 - clean up VBS! (yes, it actually happened over the course of 12 hours)
June 24 - July 2 - Texas - Mexico Mission GREAT Pictures here! and more on the GGC Blog
July 3-7 - Tanner Family Vacation w/ Mom & Dad Tanner in Gulf Shores, AL
July 8 - Fisher Family Reunion in Salem, IL
July 9-14 - Scenic Hills Camp Intermediate II - Grant's Week - WICKED FUN! (still lookin' for pix of this)
July 15-20 Hilton Head, SC & Savannah, GA (The Official Babymoon) pix here
July 22 - "Prepared Child Birth Class" LAMAZ!
July 23 - Sports Shorts Fishing @ Patoka Lake! WAHOOO!
*** GET WICKED SICK HERE ***
July 24-28 CIY @ Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL
July 29 Drew & Jessica Pommert's reception in Salem, IL
July 30 KIDS Church Field Trip day to Southeast Christian Church (learned BUNCHES of stuff!)
August 1&2 Wright-Patterson AFB & the National Air Force Museum FREE! just me and Dad
August 5 - our FIFTH Wedding Anniversary! WOW! (also, Olney, IL married one of my best High School Friends, Greg Keller to his wife, Laura)
August 6 - the First Curriculum I ever Wrote launches in KIDS Church - no one died and the KIDS even SMILED! (I threatened 'em - it worked) :)
*** Able to Kiss my Wife again here *** whew! =)
August 10-12 The Summit - hosted @ Northside
maybe more pix later...and some commentary...maybe...I'm TIRED! :)
and the books...oh WOW the books! and the PODCASTS! WOW! SO MUCH TO LEARN!
This Summer's Reads:
Fictional Nonsense
White - Christopher Whitcomb
Stuff that's making a better Husband/Daddy/Minister
Blue Like Jazz - Donald Miller - wow...I need to read that again...or @ least the folded over pages - the very appropriate tagline REALLY Describes this book: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
A Tale of Three Kings - Gene Edwards WOW A GREAT book on leadership. Thanks Jess & Drew!
A Life With Purpose - the Biography of Pastor "Richard" (as GCC staff refer to him) Warren. This dood clearly plans more things than I think 4 Star Generals ever even dreamed of planning! This guy is a plan-o-matic w/ a Holy Spirit Turbo built in! WOW! It is truly unreal how purposeful his entire life has been. Inspiring to try to do life that way!
Confessions of a Reformission Rev - a GREAT book about how BADLY screwed up we can be and God can STILL squeeze something GOOD out of us! :) A Mark Driscoll stand up bit IN a BOOK :) FUNNY book, nothing too new in terms of ideas really...just a really stick to your guns sorta guy :)
Stuff on the night stand
Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistable Communication - Andy Stanley I was priveleged to hear Andy talk @ the Summit (linked above) yesterday, and got this book @ the same time - WOW! Written like Lienconi's GREAT books on teams and it's even LONGER and MORE applicable to something I do EVERY WEEKEND! =) YAY!
In The Bullpen
On the shelf:
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This is just the COOLEST thing. I've read SO MANY illustrations that I've heard the "big names" use! WOW! Apparently I stumbled upon one of the books that "they" read. ;) GREAT book so far! Didn't realize how much organizational stuff would be in here! hmph. OH, and I HAD it on my wishlist...'til I found it in my office! Cool! FREE BOOKS! :)
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this is like scary cool...from what I hear it's not completely conclusive proof, but puddin' enough to be proof that we usually know in the first gut instinct what needs to happen! WOW!
Any good military biographies out there...haven't seen or heard of much, and Amazon doesn't seem to want to find it...wierd...
anyway, on to the podcasts:
Mars Hill - Seattle - mostly Mark Driscoll stuff
North Point Community Church - Andy StanleyMars Hill - Grand Rapids
and some of The Vine every now and then... podcast on bottom left
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Good stuff on the reading list.
And Andrea still looks cute as a button. :)
But man, I wish you guys could have actually gotten to DO something this summer. Last chance before kids and all that... such homebodies...
sheesh...
I'm LOVING the reading list - mostly b/c it's applicable to life-ministry & b/c I'm a geek I guess :) Is that some sort of spiritual gift?
I must agree. If I thought her picture wouldn't get stolen and sold to the media, I'd put it all over the place ;) hehehe. Surprisingly, though I'm prepared for "the worst," shes feeling as good as she looks!
Jonna, were you even home to know that we weren't home either? :) NO! you were gone like 24/8 too! =) AWESOME SUMMER! =)
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