Just Stuff

I can't think of any coherent way to tie together the things I planned to say - so I'll just lump them together as "stuff."

First, a couple of Kansas updates. July 4th (as well as being a national holiday) was the two month mark since the tornado. Seems longer ago than that to me - probably to them too! I talked to Lori last night and she told me that MDS is almost done with their excavating, which is good because that means rebuilding is just around the corner. She also said that the town in general is nearly done with excavating. This is very good news! On the 4th, there was a town picnic (which was rained upon, nearly ruining dinner and making the fireworks show impossible) with a hog roast and a whole menu of great food! The church is still in a decision making process about the construction of the church building - and more decisions about the type and location of the new parsonage. Maybe someday I'll have a final answer on that for you.

In other news - I ran across a blog (during a blog-hopping extravaganza earlier this week) that impressed me very much. This is a married couple that I knew from working with them during my first few years on the job. I remembered them and stopped by to see what was happening in their life. They're very very very proficient bloggers. :) I have to tell you that these two impress me with the commitment that they have put on their relationship. If you want to be challenged in your marriage (or for a great future day when you might be married) or just in life in general, I'd encourage you to check out their site. Without climbing on my soapbox, I'll just say that I'm always watching carefully to see what I can see in the relationships of others - to try to learn from the good and the bad. I think these two have some really great foundational advice and I'm proud of them for their hard work. I would encourage you especially to read the post (scroll down on the left, under "Brandon's Articles") called 5 Thoughts from 5 Years of Marriage.

One more thing. I find it slightly disturbing that when I run spell check on this thing, it does not recognize the word "bloggers" as a real word, yet it doesn't even flag "gonna." Hmmmmmm.