Today is the three year anniversary of 9/11. A lot has happened since then... In fact the world and the way we live has changed. We have learned first hand the face of terrorism in our nation. We remember the brave soldiers today. We remember those that gave of their lives to rescue people. We remember the almost 3,000 dead. We remember that united we stand. I pray that God would bring peace to the earth and to the hearts of those who hate - no matter who they are. I thank God for the opportunity to live in our country and worship Him in freedom. We don't have it all together, but we do have freedom and opportunity and this nation has shown itself to be generous. I pray that God would guide us in the years ahead... I pray that the church will be an 'unstopable force' for truth, justice and Christ centered action.

Tomorrow is a special gathering time. It is the first gathering of the school year. It is the gathering in which most people come back to after a summer of vacation, family time and being out of town. It is the beginning of our ministry season. I am filled with optimism and excitement as we approach our second season of ministry together.

Today we cleaned out the hot tub. We are getting it ready for the cool nights coming. I love being in the hot tub on a cool night - just relaxing - looking at the stars and chatting with Vicki.

Today was a good family day and now that the kids are in bed I need to crank some stuff out for tomorrow. :)

United we stand,
sd