Chicago Mission Trip:

Last week we took the youth group to Chicago inner city to help a local church make some improvements in their sanctuary and kitchen area.  This was a fun trip for the kids and a very humbling experience for all. We slept in the church so each project had to be completed daily and cleaned up so we could sleep.  During the afternoon we provided a mini version of our VBS for the local kids in the park.  In the evenings we showered at the local homeless shelter.  On Wednesday we worked in the homeless shelter helping with plants, serving meals, cleaning the dinning room area and making beds.  The people are PGM are wonderful to work with and very pleasant to all who enter.  We then spent a day of relaxation on Thursday with a taxi boat ride, navy pier, bike rides, and shopping michigan ave.  We ended up in millennium park and then went to the top of the Sears tower to walk out on the ledge.  The teens were awesome as always and a lot of fun to hang out with.

Fall Tulips

A fall tulip blooming in the yard.  I planted these bulbs 2 years ago and this is the first year they have come up in the fall.

Perl Harbor USS Arizona memorial

Perl Harbor USS Arizona memorial.  We have tried to educate our children on the history of our country and the sacrifices that were made before us to give them the freedom they take for granted today.  Our service men and women do not receive the appreciation from our government or the people they keep alive. Interesting enough look who is the first to be called when the country is threatened.

Old Church in Boston

Old Church in downtown Boston.  A beautiful place to visit with old and new buildings everywhere.  The history that resides within Boston is remarkable and the fact that it is still standing and not torn down by new building development is incredible in itself.

Longest Home Run to date.

The longest home run in fenway park landed on a guys head where the red chair is located.  The hit was 502 yards  by Ted Williams and no one has come close to that record for several decades.

Old Church in Boston

Boston is an amazing city to visit.   The historical buildings engulfed within the new buildings really stands out.  This old church built back in 1800's stands in front of the new buildings and holds it own very well.

Fenway Park

Fenway Park in Boston.  Daniel and I went to the park to see one of the original ballparks where history was made and is still being made today.  Not like New York where they tore down the original park and rebuilt to handle more people, but to keep tradition in place today and let people appreciate tradition.