Chehalis, Washington

Two Sundays ago, Katie and I went to Chehalis (with a group from the YMCA) to help clean up some of the mud (at one residence) that was left from the major flooding that took place recently. There was more mud than you would ever need. There were probably 15-20 people helping this day... but there was more mud than we could possibly get rid of. Some of it could be removed from the natural soil in chunks, since it was so pleasantly cold out. The mud was being dumped into a field adjacent to the home. The first 2 pictures show what used to be their yard. The pictures don't quite do it justice, of course, but here's a few anyway.

Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Crabby Pants

Need I say more?

Mom, Dad, me

If you can't recognize me, I'm the one in the middle... :)

Jeremy, Jaime, me

I think this is in Minnesota.

I don't remember where this is. Can someone remind me?

Salt Lake, Utah

Reputations

"You don't build a reputation on what you're going to do." -- Henry Ford

Coolidge

"We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen."

"Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery."

"We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once."

-- Calvin Coolidge

Never Too Late

"It is never too late to stop doing what is wrong, and start doing what is right." -- Chuck Swindoll

Encourage Others

"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle."

Random Quote

"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use." -- Søren Kierkegaard (b.1813, d. 1855)

Nephews

My wonderful nephews Cole (6) and Chase (3), at my parents' cabin in Concrete, Wa.

Rock & Roll Legends

Katie, Brian, Marcia, and I went to see Elvis, John Denver, and Patsy Cline this past Saturday night, at the Gig Harbor Eagles. Fun!