Semen

So our oldest son is reading the bible today and asks Kristen "Mom, what is semen?" He was reading Genesis 38:9.
Here come the birds and the bees courtesy of a first grader who loves to read the bible. So I guess reading the bible is a catalyst for having good family conversations.

Club Photos

Here are some photos from last nights Club. Very fun night.

Opossum

So I"m coming home from work on Thursday night and as I pull into our drive, I notice an opossum walk up the stairs onto our front porch. My neighbor (retired Detroit Policeman) arrived home at the same time. I pointed out the varmint to him and he offered to take care of it himself (showing me his handgun tucked into his pants). This is actually reassuring to have that possibility available, but I declined to exterminate the animal, instead choosing to try to shoo him away myself. At the same time Kristen heard me talking and came to open the front door. Just as she was opening it, we yelled at her to stay inside as the possum was only three feet from the front door. I tried to shoo him away with a shovel, but it seemed he felt cornered and was ready to fight rather than run.

I entered through the back door that night. He joins the pheasant as our city wildlife zoo here on Pingree street.

CHICAGO!

I recently returned from a three day college tour to Chicago with 6 students. We visited 4 schools (Northwestern, North Park, Chicago State, and University of Illinois Chicago). It was a great trip filled with adventures and a great variety of schools. Small to big, expensive to expensive, In the city to outside the city. We had some vehicle troubles through the trip, but it didn't prevent us from doing anything we had originally planned. Those problems even allowed us to see God's graciousness as we were rescued by friends and strangers. The trip culminated with Chicago style pizza and a visit to the Magnificent Mile on Michigan Avenue. We had a blast and learned a lot about the college process and about living our faith on our own apart from parents.
Not even a broken window and stolen CD's from my car here in Detroit could dampen my excitement. My window is now replaced and I don't have to drive around the city with my window "rolled down". Thanks be to God.