New Mexico update

Coming back to New Mexico has always been great not just so we can get great food and see the blue (and I mean blue) skies, but also to see family and friends. This trip this year has not been any different. We started out the trip by catching up with Kim's aunt and grandma. She is recovering from hip surgery and looks and is moving great.

After that we went and had dinner with her other aunt and uncle, my brother and his wife and our long time friends. We had a great dinner at a new restaurant and then went back to my brothers place to hang out and catch up. Again, I was alerted to my (our) nerdiness by three of us using our laptops at the same time.

After that, we we headed back to my folks place after we stopped by a famous local burger joint for some green chile cheese burgers (I have a picture if you want to see what one looks like). Back in Ruidoso, we had thanksgiving twice. We had not had thanksgiving with our parents in about 12 or so years. It was good to see family and friends at both places.

This is a picture of the sunset I saw on my way back from my dad's birthday party. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Blast from the Past!

Okay, so most of you know that we are back in New Mexico for thanksgiving. We have not been to our respective parents homes for this holiday for probably ten years. We have really enjoyed our trip so far. One of the best things we have done so far is visit our old university. The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMTech for those in the know) is located in Socorro, New Mexico which is about 75 miles south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Some significant changes have happened on campus since our departure 15 years ago. Most obvious is a half dozen new buildings including a new 5 story student activities building (we only had a very small one story building).

Most of the dorm buildings have remained the same, although they have had facelifts. The most striking was how nerdy a school it was, and still is. In fact, in the bookstore you can get t-shirts that say "I 'heart' New Mexico Tech nerds". Really, the most obvious sign that the school is nerdy, in all the new construction and buildings on campus in the 15 years the gym is still the same size. It was fun to just walk around and remember that season in our lives.

Are you ready for Gameday?

Once again, the time has come for the dare2share conference. This years theme is Gameday. I know that we don't actually go to the conference until February, but I need you all to start praying for a few things. First, last year we set a goal of each one of the youth would invite a friend this year. That would be 24 kids going this year (and I believe that the number will be greater than that). I need you all to start praying not only for our youth, but for those that they will be asking. I hope that their hearts will be open and whatever obstacles that may come up will be washed away. Secondly, the logistics of taking that many kids to an event are enormous, so please be in prayer for other adults, transportation (I would like to increase the size of vehicles and decrease the number), housing (I am hoping we can again stay at Beechwold Christian Church) and food. We were so blessed last year that I know God has great things instore for us. Finally, be in prayer for Robin and her One Way group. We again will be taking eighth graders along with us. This may add another 10-15 people. It is so exciting to think that we will be taking 40-45 youth to a conference that will encourage them to not only grow in their faith, but hopefully start to own it. Thank you for you continued support. We love all of you.

Christian No More...

Yeah, the title got me too. I put this here for you. Let me know what you think.



They have three more if you are interested. You can find them at youtube.com searching for "christian no more".