vacation blog 2012

For my two followers, I'm sorry; I'm a terrible blogger. Here are some of my highlights from our recent vacation:
• The Amazing Spiderman- pretty good, liked how it dealt more with Peter Parker trying to find out what happened to his parents. Andrew Garfield was good, just reminded me of Hayden Christensen (Anakin from Star Wars Episodes II and III) too much. Got to go see this with my brother-in-law Joel in an old non-stadium seating theater, pretty cool.
• Great Weather- It hasn't rained at all; that's nice for a beach trip. We've been able to swim in the pool or hang at the beach every day. Going out on the boat today was nice, and I didn't vomit from motion sickness!
• Bible Reading- I've stayed more consistent in my personal Bible reading, even on vacation. I can't get enough of it. What has helped me make this a more regular thing, was that I started using the Bible app (YouVersion) on the iPad. I read (or listened to) the entire Bible in 90 days (okay, it really was more like 125 days; but 25 chapters a day can be a beast if you miss a day).
• Regular reading- I started and finished "Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan on this trip. I've never done that before. It's a little under 200 pages, but it was written basically in King James English; so it was a little tough to keep up with sometimes.
• Connecting with my family- I've actually been able to disconnect mentally from ministry stuff and really connect with my family. It's really difficult to disconnect for me; I'm constantly thinking of whatever the last conversation I had with a student, or remembering their difficult circumstances, or thinking of and praying for our students who haven't accepted the Lord yet. To be honest, it really weighs me down. And living on church property makes it that much harder to unplug. Being able to get out of town like this with my family is a gift.

That's enough for now. Long drive home tomorrow.