Questions From Yesterday, Part 4

Kristen asked, "Porch swing - or hammock?"

Depends on what I'm after. Conversation, porch swing. Reading time alone with Lloyd, hammock. Occasionally, I can get Tracy in the hammock, and then it's the best of both. Generally speaking, it's hammock every time.

Trey asked, "Hey I should probly know this but why is Lake S called Lake S?"

Back when the building program was getting underway and everything was just an idea, the people who were on the design committee would refer to parts of the land and jokingly name it after themselves. For example, they might say, "The lower parking lot is going to go next to the building running from Colley Field past Morgan's Meadow." One time, they were drawing on a whiteboard and somebody had written "Lake S" where the lake was. It's the only one that stuck.

Donna asked, "What would you do with your kids, (10 and under) during the summer when it has rained for a million days? And the pay check fairy isn't coming for a week.

A couple of possibilities--the main one is to put them in old clothes and let them outside to play dodgeball, tackle football, or just stomp in puddles for a while. Let them build boats out of popsicle sticks and have them float down to the drain. Skip rocks. Stuff like that. They won't melt.

Or borrow Dance Dance Revolution Extreme or Guitar Hero II on PlayStation. I haven't found teens to tire of either of those. Then they can read a book. Or five.

Or rent some classic older movies they haven't seen that they should, like Back to the Future or The Karate Kid. Make popcorn and have a marathon.

SM asked, "Is there any talk of a Juarez, Mex mission trip for the 30-somethings (...and above)?"

Yes. In fact, in the new program of discipleship at CBC you'll be hearing about all sorts of things that are similar in nature. Like I said before, I think grown-ups have the same needs as teenagers (and everytime I've seen them out of their natural habitats they revert back to being the same fun people they were before they had jobs and kids and responsibilities) and a lot of the things that have caused growth in our teens over the years will have applications to grown ups.

However, be careful what you wish for, because other things that have caused growth in our teens involve grown-ups getting involved and serving...which means getting out of ruts and comfort zones. For example, our students have, for years, led small group Bible studies and discipled younger teens. Well, see where this is headed? Fasten your seatbelts, grown-ups, because a Juarez trip is only the beginning.

SM also asked, "Dan Bollin (former director of Pine Cove, and most amazingly gifted speaker) has a great series of talks on Daddys and Daughters...any chance CBC could get him to lead a special Daddy/Daughter weekend?"

There's always a chance. I'm familiar with Dan and have obviously been a fan of Pine Cove's ministry over the long haul (in fact, we've got 6 former students working out there this summer in various capacities), and we'd have to get WAY more details (fees, availability, what CBC ministry would be in-charge and how it fits that ministry philosophically, would there be a corresponding one for sons, etc., all come into consideration) but there's always a chance.

Well, I hope that helps. The Diner management thanks you all for your continued patronage.