Soon I get to see Kathy, my boy, and my sweet baby girl. I feel like I have missed a lot of fun that they have had this week while I was gone. Going to a "staff with kids" lunch after church on Sunday (without me), going to have dinner with Paul and Stephanie (without me), going out on the boat (without me). Well you get the idea. I have had a great time driving around Louisiana looking a various sites and getting to see and hold gators. That being said......
I am ready to be home after a week away. Not because I didn't have fun but because I want to see my family. It's great that I have a wife that supports me and allows me to go on youth trips. I know she has done a great job "holding down the fort" while I have been gone. And I know it hasn't been easy at some points with Carson's ear draining and Courtney being a bit fussy. I can't thank her enough for what she has done. I hope she knows how much I appreciate her and how much I am looking forward to seeing her tomorrow.
As for Carson.....he wouldn't go to sleep tonight because he misses his daddy. He knows I am coming home so he wouldn't go to sleep. Kathy called me and I told him I would sleep in his room with him when I got home if he went to sleep tonight. Hopefully he wasn't just using it as an excuse to stay up late. (As of the writing of this, I haven't heard that he didn't go to sleep)
As for Courtney she has been trying to talk to everyone and has even started to smile a little bit. At least I did get to see her smile before I went out of town, but now its being reported that she is smiling while she is awake more. She seems so alert in the pictures I have seen of her this week.
I can't wait to see all three of them. I can't wait to feed Courtney, even if it is a midnight or 1am feeding. I just want to be able to hold her tight in my arms. I can't wait to have some time on Friday just me and Carson doing something fun. I told him it was a surprise when he asked what we were doing. (It will even be a surprise to me, since I don't know yet) And I can't wait to hug Kathy and let her know how much I have missed her and how much I appreciate her.
See you soon
kevin
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Swamp Tour Musings
Here are some musings from the Soundwave Choir Tour.......so far...
I always find it funny when I go on a choir tour. Because if you have ever heard me sing, well I can't. Even when I was in youth choir as a teenager I only joined so I could go on fun trips. What I have found over the last four years is I can sit back while the youth are singing and get an outside perspective.
This year I have noticed that no matter what are differences are we can always find some common ground. For instance at Christian Hospitality House in Shreveport a man we were working with saw that I had a camera and shouted across the kitchen: "hey take a picture of me, I'm very photogenic." So him and I proceeded to ham it up for the camera and take a couple pictures. In Gonzales this today at lunch we talked with some church members about our friends, our dogs. At FUMC Kenner we were talking with the Pastor's son, Poni, about random things. The conversation evolved, or should I say devolved into a discussion about superheros. (I know you are all shocked by that) But the point is that Poni was so proud to tell us about the water fountain he had just taken out and how fun it was because he got to kick it in with his steel toed boots, which is a superhuman feat of strength for a 13 year old Tongan.
No matter what our differences are it seems when we are united in Christ and a common belief we can always find common ground. There are many examples that we (Adam and Michael are helping me write this) about how our differences can divide us. In fact Adam and Michael are arguing right now about who is smarter.
To paraphrase 1 Corinthians 12 we all have our gifts but we must use those diverse gifts to be one body in Christ.
On Swamp Tour we have met many different people and we know we will meet many more people. Our hope is that we will continue to be positive and find common ground with everyone else we meet at the children's hospital, in the 9th ward, Dulac community center, and even on the Swamp Tour.
I'll leave you with a thought from 1 Corinthians: "Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.
grace&peace
kevin
with adam and michael
I always find it funny when I go on a choir tour. Because if you have ever heard me sing, well I can't. Even when I was in youth choir as a teenager I only joined so I could go on fun trips. What I have found over the last four years is I can sit back while the youth are singing and get an outside perspective.
This year I have noticed that no matter what are differences are we can always find some common ground. For instance at Christian Hospitality House in Shreveport a man we were working with saw that I had a camera and shouted across the kitchen: "hey take a picture of me, I'm very photogenic." So him and I proceeded to ham it up for the camera and take a couple pictures. In Gonzales this today at lunch we talked with some church members about our friends, our dogs. At FUMC Kenner we were talking with the Pastor's son, Poni, about random things. The conversation evolved, or should I say devolved into a discussion about superheros. (I know you are all shocked by that) But the point is that Poni was so proud to tell us about the water fountain he had just taken out and how fun it was because he got to kick it in with his steel toed boots, which is a superhuman feat of strength for a 13 year old Tongan.
No matter what our differences are it seems when we are united in Christ and a common belief we can always find common ground. There are many examples that we (Adam and Michael are helping me write this) about how our differences can divide us. In fact Adam and Michael are arguing right now about who is smarter.
To paraphrase 1 Corinthians 12 we all have our gifts but we must use those diverse gifts to be one body in Christ.
On Swamp Tour we have met many different people and we know we will meet many more people. Our hope is that we will continue to be positive and find common ground with everyone else we meet at the children's hospital, in the 9th ward, Dulac community center, and even on the Swamp Tour.
I'll leave you with a thought from 1 Corinthians: "Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.
grace&peace
kevin
with adam and michael
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