Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.

John

Vindication

Vindication has nothing to do with what I'm going to talk about but I've never started a post with the letter 'V' and that was the first word that came to mind. Last week I was busy every night and all Friday and Saturday with the seminar. It was good and I learned some valuable information. This week I am also busy with Neighborhood Bible Time. Fun stuff. Earlier tonight we played a lot of games outside on the wet grass. One game we played we all had to pile into a fifteen seater van and then get out again then line up again. Stealthball: like volleyball but the net has tarps over it so you can't see anything going on the other side. Soccer...With inner tubes instead of balls. Anyway, I had lots fun and my team is winning. While playing soccer one kid got hit pretty bad in the leg and he had to go to the hospital.

Next week we are heading down to Sacramento for a conference. ROAD TRIP!!! YEAH!!!! VACATION!!!! YAY!!!! I have been really busy so far this summer and I don't see any respite coming in the near future. I'm going to miss you all.

John

Last night

I drove home from the seminar at 5001 W. Powell Blvd. I made a small mistake and now I have a bad reputation. I think I did fine but I don't think Luke likes the way I drive. He also thinks I'm too short. Whatever Luke. Just because I'm shorter than you doesn't mean anything. Frankly, I like being short, I wouldn't mind being 5' 8" or 9" some day but I don't want to 6' 4" or anything like that. I'm happy to be me.

John

I Screwed Up

I don't think I'll ever be able to forget how I screwed up but maybe I'll get another chance to do it right. I would be mad at myself but I'm not allowed to. I'm sorry.

John

HELLO JEREMY

Sorry, no tagboard on this one.

John

Beach day

On our way up the coast we stopped in Lincoln City at the beach. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN! We played frisbee at least an hour and a half then we played in the river then the surf. I fell down catching the frisbee and got sand all over me. Adam, Evan, James, and I walked up the river a ways and found the skeleton of an old pirate. We threw rocks at it and eventually crushed it; mission accopmlished. Then we climbed this rock wall we found. Adam went first and made it to the top with no problem, I went next and fell once then I tried again and made it but not without cutting myself on some sharp rocks. Then we all jumped over a fence and jumped back onto the sand. I took some more pictures, being careful to keep sand and water off my camera. That was the best beach day I've had all year. Then we got chicken and Sobe and I rode shotgun. All the way home we chased a lightning storm and there were some really amazing strikes. At home I showered then went to bed.

John

Weekend

I'm back; that was fun. We drove down, I took some pictures. Over the whole weekend I took 161 pictures, not inculding the ones I deleted. I get to use gas powered tools and the "bone rattler" and we played a lot of pool. I almost beat Adam once but I totally screwed up. We watched some movies and stayed up late, and we ate food. On Saturday night we went out to pizza; that was fun. I dolled out Snickers and we wrestled on the floor of the pizza place. I made some phone calls but Mom wasn't very happy with that *sheepish grin*. hehe. I fell asleep during "The Pink Panther" and then woke up at 1 in the morning only to go back to sleep. There is more but I tell you later.

John

Road Trip

I'll be off to Florence this evening; I'll miss you all. I want to drive but I most likely won't be allowed to. Anyway, talk to you when I get back.

John

Windows Media Player

You all should sometime listen to you favorite songs on WMP with the speed turned up. It sounds so cool!

John

A STORY

This morning was boring. I woke up to the sound of Police sirens outisde. They were doing a drug bust on the meth lab next door. It was the third this week and it is only Monday. I couldn't get back to sleep for all the automatic gunfire, by the time it ended the sun was up. I went into the bathroom to use the sink, but had to push aside various tubes, beakers, and containers that cluttered the counter. Various labesl read, "CURE FOR CANCER," "AIDS VACCINE," and so on. I surmised that they had been put there last night by the whoever was in the bathroom banging and yelling until 2 AM last night. I went down to the kitchen, where a monkey was in the process of turning my cupboards into 'easy access food piles.' Most of the cereal was now mixed in with the box that once contained it. I scooped it up into one of my few remaining intact bowls. As I was about to pour milk on my cereal I was interrupted by my eccentric neighbor, who believes the milk is a key ingredient in nuclear devices, as well as being uncharacteristically bovine. After seeing that gallon make its way down the storm drain, I ate my cereal with apple juice. I was fairly sure I was going to be late for work, because I had just seen someone drive off in my Geo. At least he left his BMW there for me to drive. So this morning was really boring, and now I have to go to the DMV to register my BMW. I hope this afternoon is more interesting.

Unfortunately, I can not take claim for writing this down. Adam wrote the whole thing while in class Sunday morning.

John

SCHOOLS OUT!!!!!!

TIME TO PLAY!!!!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I really appreciate it.

John

Alright

Maybe this one will be secret with no prying eyes and no one lectureing me on how I should act or behave myself.

John