I'm Back and I'm 40!
07/01/07 08:39 PM
That's right - today
is my 40th birthday! Two interesting side notes -
today is Princess Diana's birthday. And not only is
today Pamela Anderson's birthday, but she turns 40
as well (I wonder if she went to church today on
her birthday). I'm going to keep this short and
sweet tonight - just kicking back with the family,
enjoying the day. The last time I posted I was
gearing up for our Movie On the Lawn and the kick
off of our new series, "Reel to Real." Well, it was
awesome! We had a huge crowd show up for the event
and several families showed up last Sunday. We
cleaned up from the movie until about 11PM and then
I stayed at the church until 1AM putting the
finishing touches on stuff for Sunday. We kicked
off the series in fine style. I'll try to post some
pictures of our auditorium later this week. It
really looks cool! We had one of our largest
non-special event summer attendances we've ever had
last week.
After church I zoomed home, woofed down some lunch, packed up for camp, and then headed off to Branchville, SC for Intermediate Week (10 & 11 year olds) at Camp Edisto. It was a great week! We had 123 kids! The kids were great, the staff was awesome, and everything just seemed to work together perfectly. About a month ago, when I found out I was going to be the Dean, I was not so sure about the outcome. But that's just the way God works! He does more than we could ever dream or imagine. A huge thanks goes to so many all over the state who helped pull off an amazing week! I'll share a few more things about last week later this week.
I got home Friday, collapsed, and then spent Saturday getting ready for today! The church had a birthday dinner for me after church. I had a great birthday! For a 4th of July weekend our attendance wasn't too bad either. And like every week lately, we had more visitors. My wife and kids (with the help of Eddie Evans) got me tickets to the Monday Night, September 3rd Clemson/Florida State Game! I also got some cool t-shirts, great cards, and many thoughtful gifts. I pastor such a wonderful church! Well, I'm back and glad that for now my traveling days are over. I missed my family, my church, and my blog. There were no black decorations (purple and orange were the colors) and I didn't get any Depends, Geritol, or AARP applications today - thanks Janet! And only once did I hear, "Lordy, Lordy, Pastor Chris is 40!"
After church I zoomed home, woofed down some lunch, packed up for camp, and then headed off to Branchville, SC for Intermediate Week (10 & 11 year olds) at Camp Edisto. It was a great week! We had 123 kids! The kids were great, the staff was awesome, and everything just seemed to work together perfectly. About a month ago, when I found out I was going to be the Dean, I was not so sure about the outcome. But that's just the way God works! He does more than we could ever dream or imagine. A huge thanks goes to so many all over the state who helped pull off an amazing week! I'll share a few more things about last week later this week.
I got home Friday, collapsed, and then spent Saturday getting ready for today! The church had a birthday dinner for me after church. I had a great birthday! For a 4th of July weekend our attendance wasn't too bad either. And like every week lately, we had more visitors. My wife and kids (with the help of Eddie Evans) got me tickets to the Monday Night, September 3rd Clemson/Florida State Game! I also got some cool t-shirts, great cards, and many thoughtful gifts. I pastor such a wonderful church! Well, I'm back and glad that for now my traveling days are over. I missed my family, my church, and my blog. There were no black decorations (purple and orange were the colors) and I didn't get any Depends, Geritol, or AARP applications today - thanks Janet! And only once did I hear, "Lordy, Lordy, Pastor Chris is 40!"
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