So it’s been a crazy week.  Last weekend Suz, Jaden and I went down to Akron to be with the family.  I learned about Javier’s commando preference and lost to him at poker.  My brother Patrick is getting married in a couple weeks and we played some more poker and smoked some cigars and basically hung out for his bachelor party.  Then on Sunday our church had a memorial service for my Dad. It was great to celebrate his life with many of the family and friends whom he influenced.  I spoke.  It was hard but I got through it. My mom did a marvelous job, she has a new career waiting for her, but my brother Patrick was the one who got us all choked up.  He couldn’t make it through three words in a row without having to stop, so I blame him for getting emotional.

Anyway, after that, Suz dropped me off at a leader’s planning retreat which was kindly held in Maumee Bay State Park for my sake, so I wouldn’t have to drive all the way up to Traverse City or some other getaway in Michigan.

It was a good meeting.  We are trying to get organized, become better at being a larger church.  I think we made some ground, had some honest conversation.   It was hard, and frustrating, but very good at the same time.

We are finishing auditions at Riverview and are reformatting some of the bands.  That’s always hard, but good too.

Oh, and Sean and Jeremy’s new worship band is playing next  Saturday night. You have to check it out.  They sound awesome! It’s kind of emo/punk/indi/garage rock type of stuff.  Show up and sing out.