Wadi Natrun Sunrise

There was a worship retreat the weekend before last and this was the backside of the sunrise... with the painted colors of a sunrise as the moon was still high above

Style Police

Yes... today was opposite day... or maybe more appropriately it was "fashion police" day... a day where the fashion police should come to school and issue tickets for heinous crimes such as this... yes... in honor of "spirit week" we let Angela leave the house... looking like this :-)

She did help in earning her "house" one more point by her attire.

Mia's Birthday

Mia turned 9 two weeks ago. Mia decided to have a more subdued gathering this year with just a few friends... and what was suppose to be a "craft party" ended up turning into a HSM3 dance party by the end of the evening... with the girls dancing and singing to HSM3...

Who is My Neighbor?

This weekend we saw a short video that asked the question "Who is my neighbor?" And the answer was one I don't think I had ever heard before... we always hear that the neighbor on that road to Jericho was a Samaritan, who were the mix of two different races... they were outcasts... and in the end, this person was the least like the person that needed help than the two that passed him by. So who is my real neighbor? More likely than not it's someone that is NOTHING like me at all!! They probably don't go to my church or work where I work... but they need my help none the less. These folks in the pic... I believe they would qualify as a neighbor... what neighbors do you see in your area that you can reach out to?

Josh McDowell at MCC

Josh McDowell paid a visit to Maadi Community Church last weekend and spoke about how we as Christians need to have a proper view of ourselves ... from God's point of view ... he talked about how we're moved by our emotions while God is faithful to His word. Many of us see ourselves as less and then transfer those same thoughts to where we think God thinks less of us... but that could not be further from the truth... Christ died for us while we were still sinners... not when we were saved... so how much more does God love us once we're adopted into His family? He rescued us because we are special to Him.

Brownies Father & Daughter dance

Last weekend on Saturday night Mia and Dad went to the Father Daughter dance sponsored by the Brownie troop here... and it was really a great time. Thanks to Mommy and Daddy's recent ballroom dance lessons Mia and I were able to do the American progressive waltz and the Rumba... along with the standard just free-style dancing too. This is our 3rd Father Daughter dance and for sure I've enjoyed every one of them...

Bowling in the Wii Generation

Mia and I have become quite the Wii bowlers... now what would be nice is if we could bowl as well in real life at the real bowling ally as we do on the tv in the living room. Here's Mia getting yet another strike!