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Sunday, August 24, 2014
Nauvoo
Last month we met up with Jenny, Jessie, Judy and their families in Nauvoo, IL.
One morning Becky had to get out of the house so we grabbed some stir crazy kids (Tabby, Ellie & Greyson) and headed to a park.
Greyson found a cool hiding spot in the house.
Of course we also went downtown to Old Nauvoo.
Church must be something kind of different for the actual residents of Nauvoo than for a "normal" ward. There are so many church units visiting Nauvoo for conferences of one type or another that every week is a huge deal.
We caught the World Cup finals. Yay Germany! At least that was my team. The Yates were cheering for Argentina. Or Messi, anyway.
Bang! was a hit.
Becky & I went out Sunday morning to look for somewhere to take pictures and found a beautiful little cemetery surrounded by sunflower fields. We all went back there in the evening and took pictures.
One morning Becky had to get out of the house so we grabbed some stir crazy kids (Tabby, Ellie & Greyson) and headed to a park.
Greyson found a cool hiding spot in the house.
Of course we also went downtown to Old Nauvoo.
Church must be something kind of different for the actual residents of Nauvoo than for a "normal" ward. There are so many church units visiting Nauvoo for conferences of one type or another that every week is a huge deal.
We caught the World Cup finals. Yay Germany! At least that was my team. The Yates were cheering for Argentina. Or Messi, anyway.
Bang! was a hit.
Becky & I went out Sunday morning to look for somewhere to take pictures and found a beautiful little cemetery surrounded by sunflower fields. We all went back there in the evening and took pictures.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Book Review
American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
What if gods really did exist subject to our faith in them. Not just professed faith, but manifest through our works. What we do for the gods, how much we sacrifice for them. So when people immigrated to America they brought their old gods with them. Odin. Oester. A whole host of the old gods you'd expect and innumerable whose names we've all but forgotten. Gods that are now weak or dying if they're not already dead.
But now we put our faith in new gods. Media. Technology. Automobiles. I like how Gaiman describes Automobile gods as the recipients of human sacrifice to a degree not seen since the Aztecs.
There's a storm brewing when the old & new clash. The story is about how a man named Shadow gets caught up in it. Or at least that's the plot. The story is about faith and sacrifice. And it is good. So very, very good.
What if gods really did exist subject to our faith in them. Not just professed faith, but manifest through our works. What we do for the gods, how much we sacrifice for them. So when people immigrated to America they brought their old gods with them. Odin. Oester. A whole host of the old gods you'd expect and innumerable whose names we've all but forgotten. Gods that are now weak or dying if they're not already dead.
But now we put our faith in new gods. Media. Technology. Automobiles. I like how Gaiman describes Automobile gods as the recipients of human sacrifice to a degree not seen since the Aztecs.
There's a storm brewing when the old & new clash. The story is about how a man named Shadow gets caught up in it. Or at least that's the plot. The story is about faith and sacrifice. And it is good. So very, very good.
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Grad party
Back in June we went to a graduation party for Taylor Chadderdon.
Jack came up
Sherry's crew came over from Michigan.
Mike took a bunch of us out on his boat.
Amanda brought her son, Axel. Becky's little sister is a grandma!
Jack came up
Sherry's crew came over from Michigan.
Mike took a bunch of us out on his boat.
The day after, we went to Eau Claire Dells
Amanda brought her son, Axel. Becky's little sister is a grandma!
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