Thanksgiving

What a great Thanksgiving!  Nothing like being with the family and enjoying some great food.

Thanksgiving dinner

We always put our tree up over the Thanksgiving holiday. So…here it is!

Our Christmas tree

Time to put up the Christmas lights.  I’m glad Cheri is on the ladder!

Putting up the Christmas lights

New Fence

Cheri decided she was putting up a new privacy fence.  She used her new compound miter saw.  Pretty good job I would say…

 

Looks pretty good!

Cheri and Joy admire their work

 

 

Book Review: Real Church

I use the four-point scale below for book reviews.  Have fun with the review.

1            Find something else to read.

2            If you really can’t find anything else to do read this book.

3            This book is worth your time to read.

4            This book could change your life.

I started this book excited about what Larry Crabb would have to say about church.  There is so much in the media today about church types and many regular church attenders are trying to decide the type of church they want to attend.  I wasn’t disappointed with this book…Crabb did a great job.

Crabb does a fine job of outlining what a church should not be.  He takes you through the journey detailing the many outreaches churches do that social organizations also do.  So, he asks, what makes a church different from many social organizations and why are so many church services today just plain boring?

Crabb also takes some time to talk about the philosophy behind the emergent church and some of the inherent dangers with this type of thinking.  Crabb tells it straight and discusses many of the problems with today’s traditional church as well as some of the new church philosophies springing up today.  Using scripture, Crabb supports his thoughts on what today’s church should look like.

So, what kind of church would Crabb like to attend?  He lays it out.  Crabb clearly develops the requirements he believes are critical for a biblical church.  By the time he is done, he paints a clear picture of the type of church the bible describes and clearly the kind of church many Christians would love to attend.

Larry Crabb does an outstanding job with this book.  I suspect he will take some heat from many people who will not appreciate the fact that he even questions the church today.  Read the book.  It’s good for your head.  You might even help your church.  I rate it a 4.

Fun With Horses

We thought we would have some fun with the horses yesterday.  Here are some pictures of the fun.  Oklahoma…what a great place to live!

Woolaroc

We spent yesterday having a great time at Woolarac.  They have so many fun things to see and do.  Here are some pictures from yesterday. Below is one wall of Colt handguns.  Woolaroc has the largest collection of Colt firearms in the world.  This is really something to see.

Wall of Colt Guns

Below is a picture of Cheri and Joy having fun with one of the animals.

Fun with the animals

We had some fun on the walking trails

Fun on the trails

More fun on the trails

Oklahoma Nature

It is always fun to see what nature has in store for you each day.  Here are a few shots I took the other day.  Bartlesville is just a beautiful place to live.  I thought this sunset had some interesting clouds with the tree line.

Sunset at my house

This buddy lives around the house with some other pals.  We see them quite a bit.  It’s a great thing to see on my way to work.

My deer buddy

Wedding Anniversary

Today Cheri and I celebrate our 22nd wedding anniversary.  I can’t go without posting our wedding picture.  Here it is from 22 years ago.

Wedding Day

Wild West Days

About two weeks ago we all went to the Wild West Days at Prairie Song.  If you haven’t gone to this before, you need to go next year.  There were a ton of things to do and see.  There was even a bakery with homemade pies, fudge, cookies, etc.  Below are some of the pictures from the trick riding and general fun stuff.

Below is a picture of the only female bronc rider at the event.  She won the bronc riding. Seconds after this picture she took a nasty fall and injured her shoulder.

Female Bronc Rider

Below is a 17 year old young guy doing trick roping.  This guy was good.  You should have seen him doing the trick shooting!

Trick Roping

This group of ladies below did some wonderful riding and were sure fun to watch.

Fun Riding

This guy below rode two horses standing up.  He rode through fire, did stunts and was pretty impressive.

I can do it standing up

The robbers were chasing this guy below and set his wagon on fire.  Pretty fun to watch.

On fire

The gunfight below took place after the bad guys took some hostages.  It was quite a shootout.  Don’t worry about the trucks in the background

Gunfight

The girl below could really ride.  She was flying around the pasture and was really fun to watch.  Good riding!

Flying like the wind

The Beauty of Creation

I am always amazed at the beauty God created.  I always like to take some time each day and admire the beauty around us.  Here is a shot of a bumble bee I took yesterday.

Enjoying the Flowers

A Fun Day at the House

We just enjoyed the day today taking some pictures and loving the weather.  Here’s a shot from today…

The Myers family in the backyard