Birthday Weekend

Hard to believe it is already Wednesday. We had a wonderful weekend which I will get more into later in the post. Last week was very un-eventful. Both Kaylee and I were very busy with work and preparation for getting out of town on Friday night.

Kaylee's birthday was the 28th so I planned a special surprise trip for her. She knew we were going but didn't know where. Friday night after work we set out on an adventure to Leavenworth,WA http://www.leavenworth.org/ . We had the time of our lives. For all of you who don't know, Leavenworth is this cool little Bavarian Village located about 3 hours NE of Seattle. It is nestled in the cascade mountains and has a whole plethora of attractions. We spent Saturday snowboarding and enjoying the BEAUTIFUL SUNNY outdoors of eastern WA. Then Sunday we hit all the shops and a couple of restaurants in the downtown area. I loved the aptmosphere of this little town. Even though is was barely above 20 degrees and 2' of snow on the ground the outdoor venues were great. I ate more Bratwurst at outdoor heated eateries than I can even count. This was Kaylee's first snowboarding experience and I hope not her last. It was a rather rough day for her on the slopes. I enjoyed the time I was able to spend on the mountain carving up the slopes. This week is rather short. PI begins on Friday night and we are frantically trying to get things in order for Youth Convention March 7-9. May the blessing of God be with you throughout the remainder of this week.

Enjoy the pics

Nick

Hayward Field

A great shot of Hayward Plaza. I was the Construction Manager on this project while living in OR

My Tail Is Between My Legs

WOW. o-2 don't know how that happened. Other than the teams that I picked to win forgot to show up!
However, I must admit now that I secretly wanted Peyton (even though I cannot stand him or his brother) in the Super Bowl and if you will read several post from Oct. you will find that I made metion of the Bears. I simply picked the teams I thought would win on Sunday. I am EXCITED at the thought of a BEARS vs. COLTS game. I am going with the Colts.
Okay, enough of the NFL for now...lets talk College Hoops!!! Oregon is 18-1 and 7th in the country. The team looks much like the team that the Luke and Luke show led to the Elite Eight. Needless to say I am stoked at the thought of Oregon playing the way that they are.

Church was great last weekend. We had a normal weather week for once. We took the Youth Group to Snoqualmie Pass to play in the snow on Saturday. A few bruised tail bones and head aches were all that we suffered.
This weekend is Kaylee's Birthday (1/28). HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!!!! We are going snowmobiling and snowboarding. We are goign to have a blast.

Pray for my parents they are looking for a home in Yakima. They want to be where God wants them.

Until next time...
Nick

Super Bowl...Cajun Style?

We have survived once again a storm event of the decade...this time snow. It all started when we awoke last Tuesday to 1-2" of snow. By Wednesday evening about 9:30 it was snowing blizzard style and by midnight we were pushing 6" in the Puyallup Valley and upwards of 1' further north. That was all followed by temperatures that rarely raised out of the teens the rest of the week. We are recovering slowly...my street and driveway are still packed snow and ice.

With all of that it was a pretty slow week. I enjoyed a little bit of down time. The weekend was pretty eventful. A group of men from the church visited Monster Jam ( Monster Truck show in Tacoma) which was quite the event. A few blown ear drums, rolled over monster trucks and a great time as had by all.

I made mention of my parents home selling last weekend. I will expound on this in more deatil now. In September of 06 God began to deal with my Dad concerning the city of Yakima, WA. After a few other events transpired he knew that was the place God wanted him and his time in OR was through. After much prayer and Godly counsel from several men around him they made the decision to step out in faith. They listed their home last Saturday and it sold within the first five hours and their were more people in line to purchase it. It is amazing how things flow when your walking in the spirit. Upon final approval of the district board a church plant will be started in the Yakima Valley. Please keep them in prayer throughout the next few months and years as the help of God is coveted dearly!

So far I am 5 -3 on playoff pics. No one has emeerged as the real frontrunner for the Super Bowl but I can't wait any longer for my pics. So here goes...

New England

New Orleans

It is a NEW thing this year! I am pulling for the Saints...no greater story than a Super Bowl win for this team and City!

Playoff Picks!

I needed to establish these before the weekend.

Bears
Saints
Chargers
Ravens

May the force be with you all.

P.S. It is official I have expereienced more snow this year than any other year of my life...maybe even more weather events than any other year also!!!!

Monday Weekly

Well its Monday and that means time to reflect.
3-1 on my wildcard playoff picks! The one that I got wrong was the only one that mattered to me this weekend. Dallas got duped big time...I guess the officials owed Seattle one.
I trust that all of you had a wonderful weekend. This was a PI weekend...I am teaching Ministry of the Apostles this semester. Very interesting class that focuses on Apostolic Ministry in the book of Acts and how it applies to the church today. There were a few points throughout the weekend that really stuck but one that knocked me over was the apostles and their "house to house" ministry. I will post more on this subject later as the Lord allows but it will blow most of your pentecostal, traditional, lets go get ourselves a big building that is more nice and more classy than the church down the street mentality right out of your head. I was almost angry at myself after the class for the way that I thought for most of my young ministry.
Work is extremely busy for me right now. There is some major transition going on within my company which I am not able to disclose but when it becomes public info I will share. Kaylee is doing well she is looking foward to this possibly being her last 6 months of working a real job!!!!
My parents home sold this weekend. I will post more on this subject next Monday.

Until next week, may the Buckeyes win and God be with you and bless you all!

Late Weekly Post

With the holidays my weekly post is running rather late. The holidays were very eventful even though Kaylee and I were both on vacation for two weeks. I really enjoyed the New Years weekend. We had a "non-traditional" Watch Night service that included a little word, a little praise and a little testimony. We even threw a little food into the mix at the end of the night. This week has been very busy. I have spent the majority of my time out of the office chasing meetings. I walked out of a 1:30 p.m. meeting today only to realize it was already Friday and the weekend was here.
Tomorrow is the kickoff of the NFL playoffs more formally known as "Wildcard Weekend". Here are my official picks for the weekend. First I am taking 'De Boys' of Dallas. They should kill the Hawks of S-town! I am fasting and praying fervently for this game. Second I am taking the Colts I beleive that KC's backwards plunge into the playoff via a Denver loss will not be enough for Peyton and the gang. Third I am taking the Pheagles over the G-men. I don't think Weeli Manning will be able to get around Lito Shepherd and it should turn into a pick fest! Fourth, I am taking the Pats over the Jets. Bill will school the student.
I will post again on Monday...until then...

God Bless
Nick