Forida Trip

Ten thoughts about our Florida trip. We will be here 3 more days before we fly back to beautiful Michigan.

1.Florida is a nice place to visit but I am glad I do not live here.
2.Scrabble is a crazy game and I still can't believe I lost so many games in the tournament.
3.It has rained almost everyday since we have been down here. Glad we do not come down for the beaches and the sun or we would be very disappointed.
4.Sorry we missed being in Michigan for the birth of a new nephew, Mason James Kowalski. He and family are doing well I am told.
5.Glad to visit the Tigers spring training facility in Lakeland for the first time and watch a few innings of the Flying Tigers class A game.
6. Looking forward to seeing the Tigers play the Rays on Friday night.
7. Glad to get to see Uncle Jim this week and see him enjoying his retirement down here.
8. Glad Benita , Jared, and Melisa got to see some manatees this week at the dock in safety harbor.
9. Glad to get to spend time with our kids in their nicely decorated home.
10. Glad we did not go with Jared and his friends to see Chris Angel escape an imploding building. (Jared did not get home until 2 o'clock because of all the people and traffic at Clearwater Beach)
10b.Glad to hear we had 223 people at church on the Sunday we were absent from CBC!

Off to Florida

Thursday Benita and I will be flying down to Florida for 9 days. Half of our time there we will be in Orlanda as I play in my 4th National Scrabble Association Tournament. While I am doing that Benita , Jared and Melisa will be doing what people usually do in Orlando. They already have plans to visit Sea World. When we get back to Clearwater we have plans to go see the Tampa Rays play on Friday. What makes this special is the team they will be playing is our beloved Tigers. Hopefully the Tigers will not fall out of the pennant race before then.
If you would like see how I am doing at the tournament here is the link. http://www2.scrabble-assoc.com/sublinks.asp?id=58&sid=186

2008 family reunion

We did not take many pictures at the reunion this year, but the ones we took are posted toward the bottom of the blog. Thanks again to the Green Family for hosting the event.

Speak Oh Lord

Facebook

I am using Facebook to try and connect with many friends we have lost contact with over the years. I started a new group called "Liberty Baptist Church , Calgary, 1980's" . So far after one day there are five members in the group. I have done searches on Facebook for several of the people from that time of our lives. It is interesting that I am mostly finding the kids from the church back then that are now in there 20's and 30's. I figure if I can find them then maybe they can tell their parents about Facebook and help them find our group! I will keep you posted on how it goes.

It Is Well With My Soul

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Happy 232nd Birthday America

The 4th of July is a good time to reflect. I am glad God chose for this to be the place I would be born. Acts 17:24-26 is a reminder of this.

24"The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. 25And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. 26From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.

I have lived here all my 54 years except for four while I was Pastoring a church in Canada. America is most likely where I will die. I have not been to many other places outside of this country, but when I have it was always good to get back "home". Now I know our country is not perfect and we have many problems that the Republicans or Democrates can not solve, but I would rather live here that any place else in the world. But I still am often reminded when I read the Bible that this is really not my home. As the old song says I remember singing as a child,


This world is not my home, I'm just passing through.
My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue.
The angels beckon me from Heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home in this world anymore.

Chorus
O Lord you know I have no friend like you
If Heaven's not my home, then Lord what will I do?
The angels beckon me from Heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home in this world anymore.

Words and Music by Albert E. Brumley
© 1965 - Albert E. Brumley & Sons

Heaven is my real home and after my days are through here on earth I will be home throughout all eternity.


Hebrews 11:16 Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

July HAS Arrived!

Yes it is July. Jared and Melisa left today after spending 11 days with us here in Michigan. We had a great time together and look forward to going down to visit them at the end of the month. The weather up north while we were there was perfect. The only negative was the huge mosquitoes that came out every night and sometimes during the day.The high lite was our one day visit to Mackinaw Island. We all rented bikes and did an eight mile trip around the Island. I will put a few pics from it on in the near future.
Now we are gearing up for our annual Warman Family Reunion which will be held in Michigan again on July 5th. Yes I am happy July is here!!