From Skiing to Scooter

Every year, for the past twelve years, we've gone up to Colorado for a week of snow skiing. It's one of my favorite things to do! For twelve years, I've learned to ski better and better, progressing each year to more difficult skiing, even enjoying the black slopes the past three years without ever getting hurt! I was one run away, down a sweet little black slope, from another year of injury-free skiing and then it happened! Quickly and unexpectedly, my buddy I was skiing with (Paul Burke - Who is a very accomplished skier) and I collided and - boom! I broke my Fibula! Ankle Surgery and twelve weeks of recovery! 

Now, I mentioned how much I love skiing but did I also mention how much I love golfing? Twelve weeks of recovery during the peak golfing season! Was it worth it you ask? Absolutely! Can't wait to ski again next year!

We enjoyed the skiing at Winter Park this year instead of Steamboat Springs. It's a great resort and I highly recommend it! Donna and I enjoyed hanging out with the afore mentioned Paul Burke and his wife Cindy as well as Scott and Kara Holmes. Love these dear friends! 

Donna is being extremely patient and is taking great care of me and I am extremely grateful to Robert and Maggia Gordon who lent me this scooter to get around with. It's a lifesaver!

Light Bulb

I think our new Message Series opener is one of the best we've ever created!

Chase: Our Twenty Year Old Evangelist

Chase turns twenty today! My little boy is all grown up. A man. I'm so proud of the young man he has become.

Chase went through two years of Master's Commission, the discipleship training school we have at our church. He graduated with a General Studies degree from West Coast Bible College and believes that God has called him into evangelism.

He has just completed a five-month internship with our youth ministry at Crossroads and will be leaving March 2nd to spend three months with an evangelism team in Eastern Europe, traveling and preaching the gospel!

The Best Way to Travel on an Icy Day

   We've had a couple of snow days here this week (ice days really) and Louisiana absolutely can not deal with it: Schools are closed, roads are closed, grocery stores are wiped out! So I began to get cabin fever and decided to saddle up this afternoon. 

   Winter is my favorite time to ride. No bugs, no sweating and your horse always has plenty of spunk! Other than the occasional shotgun blast going off nearby (the ducks were really flying today) it was a wonderfully pleasant ride! Just wish Donna could have gone out with me. I really need to get my little 3-year old gelded trained so we can both have a horse to strike off down the trail on!