Summer
Summer Picture Update 2
08/08/08 01:36 AM Filed in: Personal
A lot has happened over the past few weeks, and,
unfortunately, I don't have the time to give a lot of
details about it all. So, I will resort to a much
quicker (and easier for you) way, pictures! Thanks
for reading/viewing.
I've been spending a lot of time over at my brothers house. We played a game of chess the other day for the first time in a while. It nearly ended in a stalemate because we think so much alike we anticipated each others moves. Katie officiated, of course
.
Our church had its VBS with the theme "Custom Built Garage". I helped out where I could. It was a lot of work for those involved! But rewarding.
Mom and Kara (my sister-in-law) planned a secret excursion for Jason and I last Saturday, and we just had to be along for the ride and guess what came next. It was a blast! Our first stop turned out to be a train ride in a nearby town. I have lived in Adrian for 21 years, but I've never actually ridden the train. Katie loves "Thomas the Train", so she was in heaven. It was a really fun experience.
We then went out for ice cream and a cool place called Handels Ice Cream, and then headed back to Adrian for our final stop. Those of you who know me know that I dearly love to ice skate! And I was overjoyed to find out that was our destination as we neared the ice arena. They dropped off Jason and I, and went to pick up a few groceries while we skated. The place was nearly empty, and so I had some freedom to try a few new things. I'm slowly improving.
A couple days later we went back over to Jason and Kara's for a very good meal, followed by one of my favorite deserts, homemade sugar donuts!! I can eat these things till I'm sick!
Last Thursday, my cousins, aunt, and grandma came up for another ice skating excursion. Again, a lot more fun!
I am now writing this (somewhat hurriedly) from my Uncle Dan's house for my cousin Amber's birthday party. Her boyfriend, Seth Fish, and friend Amber Petty, are also here to help celebrate. It has been a blast!
Clayton goofing off.
Making pizza rolls for dinner
Seth
Amber
Amber
Their very spoiled (and aristocratic) dog, Buddy.
Well, it's after midnight and I need to get to bed. I will try and post a more substantive post at a later date. Have a good day.
Ryan
I've been spending a lot of time over at my brothers house. We played a game of chess the other day for the first time in a while. It nearly ended in a stalemate because we think so much alike we anticipated each others moves. Katie officiated, of course
.
Our church had its VBS with the theme "Custom Built Garage". I helped out where I could. It was a lot of work for those involved! But rewarding.
Mom and Kara (my sister-in-law) planned a secret excursion for Jason and I last Saturday, and we just had to be along for the ride and guess what came next. It was a blast! Our first stop turned out to be a train ride in a nearby town. I have lived in Adrian for 21 years, but I've never actually ridden the train. Katie loves "Thomas the Train", so she was in heaven. It was a really fun experience.
We then went out for ice cream and a cool place called Handels Ice Cream, and then headed back to Adrian for our final stop. Those of you who know me know that I dearly love to ice skate! And I was overjoyed to find out that was our destination as we neared the ice arena. They dropped off Jason and I, and went to pick up a few groceries while we skated. The place was nearly empty, and so I had some freedom to try a few new things. I'm slowly improving.
A couple days later we went back over to Jason and Kara's for a very good meal, followed by one of my favorite deserts, homemade sugar donuts!! I can eat these things till I'm sick!
Last Thursday, my cousins, aunt, and grandma came up for another ice skating excursion. Again, a lot more fun!
I am now writing this (somewhat hurriedly) from my Uncle Dan's house for my cousin Amber's birthday party. Her boyfriend, Seth Fish, and friend Amber Petty, are also here to help celebrate. It has been a blast!
Clayton goofing off.
Making pizza rolls for dinner
Seth
Amber
Amber
Their very spoiled (and aristocratic) dog, Buddy.
Well, it's after midnight and I need to get to bed. I will try and post a more substantive post at a later date. Have a good day.
Ryan
Summer Picture Update
06/08/08 10:15 PM Filed in: Personal
My summer break is already three weeks over!!
That's...depressing. I cherish every day of it! I
haven't had convenient access to the internet lately,
hence my lack of blog updates, I will, however,
attempt to keep this site more updated. I have found
the problem as to why I can't upload pictures to my
website, but I still don't know how to fix it. I have
a little under 8,000 pictures on my computer, and one
of them has a small problem (e.g. an extra space in
the keyword, etc.) and my website building program
can't get past it. However, I don't know
which file it is! Grrrr.... Oh well. Worse
things have happened.
I'm going to post a few pictures just to give you a quick idea of how my summer has gone so far:
My brother Andy and his wife came up for the weekend with their kids, JeNa and Jaxon.
We had a church picnic with a softball game. My brother Andy (pictured above) and I were both on the winning team.
Andy was playing around and came up spitting when he realized that the pepper shaker was actually open
I've had a couple of cookouts
I accidentally got a really short haircut (short for me).
Mom & I went to Hidden Lake Gardens on Memorial Day and I took a few pictures.
I performed the great Coke experiment (see blog below).
I've done lots of yard work (both on ours and my grandparents).
My brother Jason and I re-roofed the shed.
Then Jason & I tore out the carpet in the basement...after working on the shed for many hours. We were tired
We've had lot's of campfires!
I've spent lot's of time with family.
I have returned to Lenawee Christian School to work for the summer. I believe this makes my 5th year to work there.
And thus my summer has gone. All in all, pretty busy! But it has felt good to catch up on some sleep! Trust your summer is going well.
Ryan
I'm going to post a few pictures just to give you a quick idea of how my summer has gone so far:
My brother Andy and his wife came up for the weekend with their kids, JeNa and Jaxon.
We had a church picnic with a softball game. My brother Andy (pictured above) and I were both on the winning team.
Andy was playing around and came up spitting when he realized that the pepper shaker was actually open
I've had a couple of cookouts
I accidentally got a really short haircut (short for me).
Mom & I went to Hidden Lake Gardens on Memorial Day and I took a few pictures.
I performed the great Coke experiment (see blog below).
I've done lots of yard work (both on ours and my grandparents).
My brother Jason and I re-roofed the shed.
Then Jason & I tore out the carpet in the basement...after working on the shed for many hours. We were tired
We've had lot's of campfires!
I've spent lot's of time with family.
I have returned to Lenawee Christian School to work for the summer. I believe this makes my 5th year to work there.
And thus my summer has gone. All in all, pretty busy! But it has felt good to catch up on some sleep! Trust your summer is going well.
Ryan
Power
06/08/08 06:42 PM Filed in: Personal
I just experienced the first real storm of the summer. I was sitting working on my computer when I suddenly came to the realization that it was dark... not a good sign! I looked out the window to see the trees bending, and debri flying everywhere, driven by the wind. It was a very fast moving storm! I raced outside as fast as I could and just stood there in the middle of it all. I raised my arms and felt the wind whipping around me, and the debri brushing up against my skin. It was awesome! I then ran to put a few things away around the house that could be damaged, and put our cars in the garage because of the possiblity of hail. By this time the temperature had dropped nearly 25 degrees. Then the lightening started. Flash after flash, followed almost immediately by claps of thunder that were nearly deafening. Power!
As I stood there, taking this all in, it struck me, God is powerful! God is majestic! God is artistic! Have you never seen the ferocious beauty in a storm? It can be terrifying, but so is God. Yes, He is "meek and lowly of heart" (Matt. 11:29), but He is also fierce, and terrifying. He is the definition, the epidome of strength and power! Have you never read any of the descriptions of God throughout the Bible? Just look at Revelation 4:5 for example which describes the throne of God, "Out from the throne come flashes of lightening and sounds and peals of thunder." And later on in vs. 11 the elders praise Him by saying, "Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created." For an even more ferocious descripton of Jesus, look at Revelation 19:11-13, "And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God." Power!
It is most certainly important to understand and accept the amazing gift of God's love, patience, and mercy, but not at the expence of creating a passive God who is nothing more than a benevolent grandfather. There is such a thing as a healthy fear of God. This fear is not the fear of a slave to an unjust, tyrannical dictator, but the healthy respect, the healthy fear, of a servant to His just master. Don't ever lose sight of this balance.
Ryan
Home Free
06/07/07 11:46 AM Filed in: Personal
What have I been up to so far this summer. It's really quite simple. I can actually put it in one word. Work! I'm working one full time job, and I'm thinking about looking for a second part time job. Fun, fun. Oh well, you gotta live I guess. But, yeah, that's my life right now. Sleep, eat, work. Then repeat.... I will, however, be participating in my good friend, and pastor, Michael's wedding on Saturday. I have to go pick up my tux on Friday. It should be fun! I'm excited for him. If you haven't noticed, I haven't posted very many pictures lately. I do apologize for this, and I will try and take some more photos to post soon. Well, I guess that's all for now. I hope your summer is going well! See yah.
Ryan