Skiing at Caberfae!

So I haven't been downhill skiing since I was in high school, and as you know that was a while ago. The last time I went was also at Caberfae. I remember it having a good variety of different runs and I wasn't disappointed. As the picures show, Angie went with me skiing. It's her spring break and I took a couple of days off of work. It was a beautiful day, below freezing, but very sunny all day!! We did mostly intermediate runs, although I did do one of the big hills once. It was slow going down for me, but Angie was at the bottom before I barely got going. Angie is a very good skier compared to me.















We saw this cute couple on the ski lift and thought we should take their picture. They didn't mind.
















I was going to go down this section, but Angie had to hold me back because it was closed! (Actually, I just liked the view).















The view at the top of the big hill was amazing. It helps when Angie is in the picture!
It wasn't a big hill, but you could see for miles.
















Angie wanted to get my skies in the picture, I think she just wanted to prove that I was actually skiing.

Leviticus

Well, my mom asked me on Sunday if I was still doing my reading through the Bible. She was wondering, because I haven't written about anything that I am learning in a while. Well I've been reading in Leviticus for the past 10 days or so. Leviticus doesn't provide much to apply to my daily life, until you get towards the end. I realized that God was trying to make a point to the Isrealites that He was the Lord. He repeats this statement "I am the Lord, who makes them holy" several times during this book.

When I think of the word holy, I think of God. God is holy. We are going to praise God in heaven saying holy, holy, holy. I don't think of man as holy. God placed the laws and sacrifices on the Isrealites to give them the opportunity to be holy.

I think about the massive amount of tasks and laws that the Isrealites had to follow in order to be holy like the Lord and I am grateful for Christ. Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins in order that I made be made holy as God is. I don't have to sacrifice to God with goat, sheep or bulls. Jesus Christ payed that price for me on the cross.

Leviticus reminds me of the grace that God has shown to me through His Son's death on the cross. I am grateful for this grace.

Bowl-a-thon!

There has been a change in the plan for Angie. Indonesia in not available, but China is. So Angie's planning on going to China. The organization she is going with change the plans last week, so I thought that I would update a little. If you want more information, check out Angie's blog on my links.

This summer Angie is planning on going to Indonesia on a missions trip, from May 30 - August 4, 2007. In order to go she needs to raise $4300 for this trip. On this coming Saturday, Feb. 24th, I am participating in a bowl-a-thon with her to help her in raising money for this trip.

There are two ways to donate for this trip. First you could sponser me in the bowl-a-thon by giving an amount per pin that I knock over in two hours. So if you put in $0.05 per pin and I knocked over 500 pins, then your donation would be $25. I'm not a great bowler so don't worry about me knocking over a ton of pins.

The other way that you could donate would be with a flat donation. Just pledging to give a certain amount of money. Either way will help Angie as she tries to raise money to go to Indonesia this summer.

If you want more information on what she will be doing in Indonesia you will have to ask her. Information for this trip is still coming in as to what specifically she will be doing.

Thank you for your support for this ministry!

Let me know how you can support.

Newsboys/Kutless Concert!!

This is Kutless in concert.










Newsboys always puts on a fantastic concert. This was the opening of their concert. Their music, light show and overall show was awesome!!













This is also Newsboys.



So, this past weekend, Angie and I went to Kalamazoo on Sunday night to see the Newsboys, Kutless and Stellar Kart in concert. Here are some pictures of the concert that I took on my phone, (so the clarity is poor).

This is Angie and I at the concert, we had a great night together.

Meet the Parents

Well this past Saturday was "Meet the Parents" day for me. Angie's parents came into Saginaw from Caro for dinner, which Angie made. Dinner, Russian Chicken, was great and her parents were fun. We had a great time together. We played games and laughed together, just like we do at my parents house. I felt very at home with Angie's parents. They are very cool parents! I can definitely tell where Angie gets her humor and excitement for life. I am looking forward to spending more time with them in the future. And of course more time with Angie!!

Exodus

So I've been reading in Exodus this week, chapters 20-... Now if you've read these you will notice that they are mainly plans for the tabernacle, what the priests are to do and wear, etc. I was reading though it and was feeling a bit bored by it, until I realized how detailed God is.
Sometimes I view God as looking at the big picture, since he sees the beginning and the end. But in reality He is a detail guy. Details are fun, because they give the reader a better understanding of what is going on.
I'm glad that God is interested in the details of my life and not just the big picture. The details are what I need the most help with, daily walking with God sometimes proves to be a struggle, but I know that God is with me and is desiring to walk with me through the details of life.

Snowfest 2007 - Frankenmuth

This past weekend Angie and I went to snowfest with Pam and James. Finally it was a cold weekend for Snowfest, the past couple years all the sculptures were melting. We all had a great time enjoying the sights and company of each other. We even had a good old snowball fight :) We ended up at our favorite hang out...mom and dad's house to play games. A couple of the pictures below reminded me of some of my friends so that's why they are included.


Kelly this picture is for you. Since you just love your Super Mario, I thought this was just perfect for you . :)

Jenny and Josh, this is for you. I know Star Wars is a big hit in your household, so enjoy.

PS. Jenny I'm working with your sister tomorrow with one of the kids I work with. I didn't know that she was working in our organization, or did I and I just forgot??

This picure reminds me of the old hockey days at Immanuel. If you played or watched you will know what I mean!!