The AWANA Grand Pre !

Greetings! Nothing deep and heavy today. No differences in translation philosphies. Just good old light and fluffy stuff for me today! :) One of the things that really drew my wife and I to the area we now live, and the church we now attend, is the loads of family activites that we can get not ujst ourselves involved in but our children as well. Tomorrow is just one of those events. Our church sponsors a pine-box car derby. Although this will be the second year my kids have gone to this - this one will be my first. Although both times I have had fun with the kids. We've gone shopping for the pre-formed cars, bought 'special colors' (red makes the cars go faster! ;-) ), and had fun just making the cars. I am seeing my oldest take it a little more serious this year than last, but he's still in it just for the fun. Especially in light of apparently how serious some of the fathers take this whole event. I have heard of some really creative cars like an ice cream sunday, or a hot dog shapped one. And since I've not seen it first hand I am not sure, but allegations of fathers making the cars for their kids has come up. :D No matter, it should be fun. I've even gotten into it a little bit this year. I've got a pich-up truck shaped body. Drilled 2 holes to put in some additional weights (the body only weighs 2 oz, and the cars can weigh up to 5 oz.). Now, there will be no way that I will be able to compete with the things I have heard, but I really enjoy model building so I am going to have fun. My truck will not be ready this year, but I will send it down the track primed, and the wheels loosly fitted so I can continue to play with it this year so that it will be "fully" ready for next year. Oh, and this year I will be helping out with the computer. I hope to take some pictures, and hopefully I will learn how to post some pics here for Monday! May you all have a blessed and Spirit filled weekend. Verse for today: Proverbs 15:1-10 esv A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent. In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but trouble befalls the income of the wicked. The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him. The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but he loves him who pursues righteousness. There is severe discipline for him who forsakes the way; whoever hates reproof will die.