So, I’ve been listening to IHOP’s Limited Edition CD (Volume 4) in the mornings, and it’s been bringing a smile to my face.  Every time I listen to the Cd, I’m reminded of a little trip Bryan, Sean, Christy and I took to Kansas City in January. 

I had just finished preaching a Sunday Morning service at the Car Barn where Kansas City Christian Fellowship meets.  The four of us were en route to John Gross’s house for an afternoon of fellowship.  Someone popped in the Limited Edition CD and skipped to track three where Misty sings about God’s unfailing love that will never let us go, even if we try to escape it.  The song is rejoicing in God’s persistent, pursuing love even in the midst of our running from Him. 

Picture this: The four of us are in a new car, listening to this great cd.  All of the sudden we all start worshipping to the song.  The car fills with worship and it just so happens that someone in the car had an djmbe and began playing it with the song.  It was a moment so good, that if you saw it happen in a movie, you’d say, “No, that could never happen…” But it did. God is the only one who could plan something like that. And the thought of it is making me smile.

Yesterday we spent the day with my Dad.  We had the day off of work for Labor Day and my Dad’s Birthday is today, so it worked really well for us to celebrate.  We had a lot of fun, got to catch up, I got to save them a couple of hours of headache by fixing the computer, etc. 

But as I was talking over lunch with my Dad I began to realize how much he’s given me.  I don’t know if I’ve ever realized how much of my personality comes from him.  My whole style or relating to people sometimes is uniquely from my Dad.  I definetly am my own person, I’m walking a different road than I think he is walking down, but I love my dad. He’s given me more than I think he or I will ever know.

So dad, here’s to you, on your birthday.  You’ve been a blessing from God my whole life, but I’m finally starting to realize it.  I love you dad. 

So this is one of those seemingly insignificant things that has happened to us that has brought us lots of joy.  Our vacuum cleaner just sorta stopped on us a couple of months ago.  (For Christy’s sake, I have to say we kept vacuuming the house as much as we could.) Anyways it was a pain.

Anyways, we investigated vacuums and tried to find one that wouldn’t give out on us in another year.  Everyone recommended that we try a Dyson, so we ordered one off the internet at a big discount from what we could have bought it at the store.  It’s been awesome.  We’ve had little vacuum parties at our house.  Mostly I walk around the house in shock at how clean our floors are.  Christy catches me from time to time just staring at the carpet muttering “It’s just so clean….”