The Ol' Ballgame

We surprised the kids with a trip to their first MLB game Saturday.

We had The.Best.Time!  Everybody got a little bit of something they liked.  The Honey, 2 big boy Yahoos, and I enjoyed the game.  Sweet Yahoo enjoyed a snow cone.  And Baby enjoyed 4 hours of ipad games.  (Thank you, Apple, for your incredibly expensive, ingenious products that keep parents sane and children mind numbed for uncanny periods of time.  I promise to buy stock in you when I am rich and famous.)

Besides enjoying the atmosphere of a beautiful sunny day at the park with 40,000 other loyal Reds fans, it was Joe Morgan Weekend.

We got to see Morgan, Bench, Rose, Perez, Geronimo, Foster, Griffey, and Concepcion.  The Great Eight!  No lie, it brought tears to my eyes.  And I never even got to see these guys play.  But just the history and legacy of great ballplayers all on one field.  It was really awesome.  My kids didn't understand it, but they appreciated it.  Which is all I could hope for.

Morgan throwing the first pitch to Bench.  All the other guys took their place on the field as well.  Awesome!

And then, on top of that the Reds pulled out the win in the 10th!  Hua!


AND THEN....on top of that.....we left the park and got to eat Steak n' Shake. Holla!


Ball, burgers, and a brownie sundae.  That, my friends, makes for the most excellent day!

A Word For The Weary

I'm trying to be intentional this year about exposing the Yahoos to more culturally diverse themes (ie  music that isn't off Disney Channel). 

So yesterday they worked on a drawing lesson that had them draw a picture upside down.  It helped them to focus on the elements of drawing rather than just trying to copy a picture.  It was a lot of fun.  But while they were working I was reminded of a artist I saw at a conference a few years ago.  He was so incredible!  I loved watching as he worshiped through his art.  If you have 5 minutes watch him as he works

**Please note....I couldn't get the video to play on my ipad, only my PC.  If you are reading on a tablet here is the link  you can click that will take you there.  **


That gives me chills.  Jesus shows up in all mediums of life.  Even the upside down ones.

I've been talking with a lot of moms lately.  Some of them whose own medium of life is turned upside down from weight of this cursed world.  I've been that mom before.  All twisted and knotted up, not being able to see up from down.  It's a hard place to be.   And if you are one of those moms I'd like to offer an encouraging word to you.

Worship.  Keep worshiping Him.   In song and dance and word and deed and tearful prayers. In your joyful hope and patient endurance.  And then, at just the right time, he will turn that twisted tangled life right side up again.    And the world will get to see the masterpiece it so desperately needs.  Christ written all over your life.

Let's pray for each other this week, moms.  Let's keep doing this thing with the great anticipation of the Glorious Tapestry that is to be revealed!


To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.  To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me

Colossians 1:27-29