Pre-baby, I used to work at an office right in the heart of Huntington Station. At lunch I’d often go for a walk to one of the best pizza places for lunch. On my walks I just started to notice things, and to care more for the community. My mind would often day dream, wonder [...]
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We lost power and found family… and candles: Hurricane Sandy Sandy Recap
Hurricane Sandy! What a crazy couple weeks! – We were some of the millions of people affected by super-storm Sandy which took a lot of trees (9 of ours) and power,… and then Storm Athena which left 6-8 inches of snow. It was a couple weeks that we’ll be talking about for a long time. Ashley and [...]
when you satisfy the needs of the oppressed…
…your night will become like the noonday – Isaiah 58:10 I have some exciting news to announce! I have accepted an offer to become (the first and for now only) Independent Representative for Noonday Collection on Long Island, and now am in official launch mode! Noonday is a for profit company, that through direct sales [...]
She Rides Painted Ponies, and Roars at Dinosaurs.
We love to go into what we call “the city”… and I think Colette is catching on. – Last Monday we took a trip to the city… mostly to see the Central Park Zoo… Colette assumed that every animal was a duck… that carousels were pretty normal and that Dinosaurs were to be run fearsomely at while making a loud “roaring” sound… in museums with great acoustics.
Pray for Students (see you at the pole edition)
Tomorrow is See You At the Pole on Long Island and I want to ask as many people as possible to pray along with students. I asked some of our high school youth group students to write down how their schools need prayer. Here’s what they wrote. Please pray for students. I ask that you help [...]
Long Island Water (beaches/baths & Baby)
The upside of living on and Island is that it’s surrounded by water. (there’s a quotable) We’ve had a lot of fun taking Colette to the Fire Island Light House – (several times actually). Last week we wanted to take her again but Field 5 of Robert Moses was closed from the hurricane damage – so we [...]
Youth Group Attendance
Barb/Dave sent me this comic about youth group attendance. It made me laugh, but as I thought about it I was really thankful for our group of students in our youth group or even our other church ministries. Our attendance is consistently higher for service activities over fun activities. During the summer, I’ll get like [...]
