Gosh, I love my insane youth leaders. Willing to do anything to amuse the youth.

Kenny and Ruslan face off here eating a habanero pepper. The first person to drink water, eat bread or mayo loses.

It’s amusing to watch. Feel their pain…

And we’ve also started a new saying “Mayo Truce”… not quite sure what it means but see if you can fit it into normal conversation today.

[Forgive the low resolution vid - it's from my cell]

These events were inspired by my kids. 

I’ve been down with the flu for the past few days and this isn’t any ordinary flu I’ve ever had. I have been leveled and bed ridden (I’m mean, my hair even hurts - how does your hair hurt!?!). It’s always interesting what it takes for God to get our attention. Now, I’m not saying that the Lord gave me the flu, but it took something like this to slow me down.

How often do we go at such a non-stop pace that we begin to forget about Him. Have I run out and sold my life into sin? No, but it’s certainly a sin to be “doing good” for Him and to lose Him in the process.

So here I am, achy and hating life, but I’m also spending some long overdue time with my Maker.