Clean Basement

As many may know, we live in a flood plane and every now and then we get water in our basement. In September of '04 we had 5 1/2 feet of water in there. So now everytime flooding is predicted, we get a little nervous. It has been raining here for a few days and the creek was rising. News flashes warned of severe flood so off to the basement we went. Thankfully, we were spared. One good thing came from it...a clean basement. It is spotless. Now if only my wife will keep it that way.:)

Renewal Vows

This past weekend I had the privilege to preform a renwal of wedding vows ceremony at a 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration, a first for me. Eldon and Marlyn Kohler, a couple that attends our church, had a beautiful ceremony in their back yard last Saturday afternoon. I have never seen a back yard as beautful as theirs. Sis. Kohler has a natural green thumb and had everything looking stunning. Their were over 100 people in attendance. Anyways, it was a neat experience and a joy to be part of.

Poison

Well, I am here to report my first bout of Poison Ivy. I am highly allergic to it and it seems that I can catch it by jist seeing it. Oh, well such is life. A freind of mine said that when he was little he had it a time or two, but then one day he ate some of it and ever since then he hasn't got it. It sounds tempting and I almost tried it until I was reminded that what enters your body must exit it. I think you get the drift. Knowing my luck, I'd catch it. Are there any other suggestions?

6.11.06

Sunday, June 11, 2006 was a sad day for the Ellison's. Sunday evening was the last service in which Steve and Sarah Miller would attend our church. They have answered the call to an administrative position at Northwest Indian Bible School (NIBS), in Montana. Since we came here to New Columbia, a special friendship was made with the Ellison's and Miller's. They have been a tremendous asset to our congregation. For the past two years they have been our youth pastor, in which they have done a wonderful job. They were the kind of people every church would like to have. They were faithful to the services, to their labors, and in their support. They plan to leave Penns Creek Friday morning. Truly we are losing a great family and also some great friends. We wish you the best Steve and Sarah.

Philadelphia

Wednesday evening we left for Philadelphia, PA. One of our young people had a surgery scheduled for early Thursady morning do we went down on Wednesday evening. After the surgery on Thursday, we decided to do a little sight seeing. We were able to see the Liberty Bell, Congressional Hall, US Federal Reserve (we were given $100.00...of course it was all shredded and in a plastic bag). We saw Camden Yards and Citizen Bank Field, home of the Philadelphia Phillies. We saw the steps that "Rocky Balboa" ran up in his training to fight "Apollo Crede" and many other interesting things. It truly is a town filled with history. Of course, we didn't see everything, so it would really be nice to return some day. It was really neat to see just days after Memorial Day. There were still some Memorial Day decorations standing. I was reminded again, what a privilege it is to be an American no matter how rounchy things seem to be at times. I also participated in an anti-gambling rally...sortof. There were a bunch of people gathered protesting gambling in PA. As we drove by I hollered out the window my support. All in all we had a great time. We stayed at the Sheraton Center City on the 21st floor. What an awsome sight to look out across the city at night with everything lit up. One thing we found that Lewisburg has on Philly is that our Dunkin Donuts is open 24 hrs. Every Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts we found was closed by 9:00 pm. What a shame. OK enough is enough. Bottom line...Philly was great!