Returned Home Today, Great to have Friends!

We returned home this afternoon from our family vacation. What a great trip. We mad lots of memories and had lots of laughs. Tessy and the boys love the "RV" thing. From the day we left until the return - we did not eat at one restaurant whatsoever. All meals were cooked or grilled on the bus! I told Tessy, we should sell the house and move into the RV. I had not eaten that good in a long time. She didn't like the idea for some reason. Great to get away, Great to be back home. Something about coming home that makes your heart jump. When we were 10 miles out, the boys were getting really excited. When we turned in the driveway, they all screamed. Not sure why, other than we were "home". The boys were greeted by banners over their doors by good friends. (Capello Kidz - Catline, Zack, and Cooper) They were excited to know that they were missed. Somehow, we are all like that - we "want to be missed". We love to know that we are thought of and about. So, be thoughtful of those in and around your lives. At church, look around and notice who is not there or someone you now see that you haven't seen in a while and ask about them. Because, it is "great to have friends". See most of you Wed. night. Looking forward to "kids in the big house" every wed. pm in August.

Almost an "RV" story to tell today!

If you've seen the movie "RV" with Robin Williams, it seams as though every day something major happens. Fortunately, for us on this trip, it has all been meaningful and very pleasant memories. Today, however, was almost a disaster. We were out on one of the most beautiful lakes I have ever seen, Beaver Lake. We had rented a Party Barge for a few hours this afternoon to swim and play on the water. The picture shown here is around 2:30 PM. Fun in the Sun! Not a care in the world - just enjoying the company of each other and enjoying our family. All of a sudden, we could see dark clouds and hear the sounds of thunder. Tessy suggested we head back to the Marina just in case the storm came in hard. So, we started heading in. We got to the Marina just as the wind and rain started to hit harder. NOT 1 MINUTE TOO SOON! Within 3-5 minutes, "all hell broke loose". The wind and rain felt like a Louisiana Hurricane. Boats started breaking loose from the dock, boards flying off, waves, winds, hard rains, boats sinking. It was incredible! Thank The Lord we were all safe inside, watching all this out of the window. The staff at the marina was going crazy running around trying to hold everything down. The main cable that holds the Marina to land broke and the dock that leads to the parking lot broke off. I thought for a moment that the Marina would be in the middle of the lake in a few short minutes. I was taking pictures and giving orders. Tessy was seated on the floor with all the kids except Sterling who was with me running all around. Once I know that all the kids were safe, it started getting really exciting! People were running around, the owner (a grandmother) was in tears, I keep saying to her "it's really not bad". That's coming from someone who saw first hand what Hurricane Katrina did. On the inside I was thinking, "you got a huge mess on your hands"! I didn't tell her that though. Once we were all loaded up and back in the car on the way back to the RV, Sterling said," Now we have a real "RV" story to tell! I was also able to shoot some video footage of the whole thing. Wait tell you see that footage! Tomorrow, we start the long road home. Arrival should be late Monday night or sometime on Tuesday. I heard that TFC was rocking today! Wish we could have been with you all. See you Wednesday night!

Just 10 min. After the above picture

A Great Big God!

Main Entrance to the Play!

Last night we were able to attend the "Great Passion Play" in the Ozarks. What a neat experience. Before we entered the outside theatre, we were able to go and see the largest statue of Jesus in North America. It stood 67 ft. high and 65 ft. across. Micah kept saying "Look how big my Jesus is!" I thought for a moment, our Jesus is even bigger than that. I am glad today to serve a great big God! With all the unrest in the middle east today, and all the gods being served, I am so thankful for our Savior, Jesus Christ.

"Christ of the Ozarks" - Largest Statue of Christ in N. America