Stella says “it’s perfect!”
Dad says ” a little full lots of sap…”
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Simply Socks Drop Box – General Sutter Ave. & Golden St.
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Today the Newman Family distributed Simply Socks fliers to all of the homes in the Sutter Village neighborhood in Lititz, Pennsylvania. The drop off location for this neighborhood is at the intersection of General Sutter Avenue and Golden Street. You … Continue reading
Scouting for Food 2011 Map Book
Here is the much-awaiting Scouting for Food 2011 Map Book for the Lititz/Warwick Area. A full-size wall map will follow shortly.
Wife @ Beach Self-portrait
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Genuine Concern
Scene: on the Tilt-A-Whirl at Gillian’s Wonderland Pier in Ocean City, NJ. The ride is pretty much spinning like a top on crack because of the weight differential between a 250 pound Dad on one side and a 73 pound boy on the other side.
Dialogue:
Son: (Looks at father with concern) “Dad, are you feeling OK?”
Me: (through gritted teeth as I attempt to put on a brave face, failing miserably as the ride lurches into reverse again) “I feel fine…”
Son: (with a gleeful and wicked smile) “Well it doesn’t look that way!” (ends with long and maniacal laughter)
Entertained: Together but Seperate
So we’re on vacation, enjoying our first two week stint at the beach ever. A great family time, right? Maybe. I’ve just realized this is also our first vacation where everyone, children included, has their choice of multiple personal entertainment devices. And that makes a difference.
Not so rapid transit
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Riding the trolley in Sea Isle City, NJ. Not pictured, obnoxious 55+ woman on a chocolate martini bar crawl, Ugh! Also be prepared for a 15 minute layover at each end of the route. An interesting first experience for Stella … Continue reading
Oversize Pizza = Heaven
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Something I re-learned today.
The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven
1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.- Matthew 18: 1-5 (NIV, ©2011)
Are you fit to enter the kingdom?
Whoever humbles himself like this child . . . What is childlike humility? It’s not the lack of intelligence, but the lack of guile. The lack of an agenda. It’s that precious, fleeting time before we have accumulated enough pride or position to care what other people might think. The same un-self-conscious honesty that enables a three-year-old to splash joyfully in a rain puddle, or tumble laughing in the grass with a puppy, or point out loudly that you have a booger hanging out of your nose, is what is required to enter heaven. It is the opposite of ignorance—it is intellectual honesty: to be willing to accept reality and to call things what they are even when it is hard.
- Burpo, Todd (2010). Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back (pp. 74-75). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.
Camp Mack Map: First Official Release
Here’s the first official release of trail mapping for the J. E. Mack Scout Reservation in Newmanstown, PA.
It has been a long time coming. Other formats and versions will be posted soon.