I’m not sure that the reality of this being the first week of September has fully set in yet. Seriously… where did the summer of 2008 go? This is not to say that it was uneventful, for it was quite the opposite. This post is an homage to some of my favorite memories from the summer in both picture and text form (in no particular order). I’d love to hear from you…. what’s your favorite memory from your summer adventures?
- “BSM Beach Bash” – Our plans for a day of fun on the lake got rained out, but God had something amazing prepared for us at our backup location. One student received new life in Christ, and hasn’t looked back!
- Student Camps at Camp Lebanon – My unofficial second home during the summer’s in South West Ohio. I love Camp Lebanon, and the people I get to do life with for a couple of weeks out there every summer. 2008 was a great camp season for all involved, I look forward to 2009 with great expectations!
- Teeing it up in the Fairway at the Fernside Golf Outing – For the past couple of years I’ve had the opportunity to play in a really great golf outing at a really nice country club with some really good friends. This year I teed one up in the middle of the fairway, and stuck one about 10 feet from the flag on a big Par 5. Not sure the folks at HPCC have ever seen that before.
- John Mayer Concert in Indy – My man crush on John Mayer has been well documented on this blog before, so it’s no surprise that anytime he is within a couple of hours of Cincinnati, I get the craving to see him perform live. This year, I decided about 4:00 that I wanted to attend the 7:00 concert in Indianapolis. By 5:45, I had tickets, and was on the road with a buddy (and guitar player at Journey Church). John did not disappoint… he is the Eric Clapton of my generation!
- IYC 2008 in San Antonio, Texas – I could go on forever about IYC… bottom line, this was an incredible week, in a beautiful city, that I was fortunate enough to share with my wife, and three of the finest high school students that Journey Church has to offer. Can’t wait till IYC 2010!
- July 11th, 2008 – The day I became an iPhone 3G owner. Love it!
- Jay Bruce’s Debut – I had the opportunity to see the debut of one of baseball’s most promising young prospects; the Cincinnati Reds’ Jay Bruce. There was an energy at GABP that has not been present in quite a while… hopefully that is a sign of things to come!
- Birthday Bashes – This summer was filled with celebrations of birth (including my own). Jenessa and I had some great time with some great friends at various celebrations.
- Guatemala Mission’s Trip – Again, I could go on forever about this trip. Bottom line: The country & people of Guatemala is now a part of my heart. May God continue to bless Journey Church’s future endeavor’s in that wonderful country! Go here and here to see & read all about the trip.
- And now for some pictures… enjoy! Well that stinks. WordPress is being ridiculous, and not allowing me to upload photos to any blog posts. I’ve hosted the photos in a MobileMe Web Gallery. Click here to check them out!
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