McPherson Summer Travel 2006

Threw together a quick slide video of some of the pics from this summer. We took almost 1000 pictures in a few months. It's hard to decide which ones to share, but here are some of the interesting ones. Click here to watch the video.

Zoe's Pig Tails

Zoe's Pig Tails
Originally uploaded by Jerod McPherson.

OK, every once in a while it's just important to stop and look at your children. I did that today and I was amazed at what I saw. They are growing and changing at a rate that is almost impossible to keep up with. They learn more new words, complete more new thoughts, and connect more dots than you ever dreamed they could. It is really awesome to watch the progression in the photos that we have took over the last 3 years. We are incredibly blessed by God to have the family that we have. We don't really want to take it for granted.

Bike Blessing in Roaring Knob

Bike Blessing in Roaring Knob
Originally uploaded by Jerod McPherson.

Last weekend we were in South Western Pennsylvania at Roaring Knob MX track. CMA members have been doing a great job at this track and invited us up for a special weekend. We stayed on site in a 5th-wheel type RV and enjoyed it very much. (all except for the the tornado type winds and rains that literally rocked the trailer back and forth. The highlight of this weekend was a Saturday Evening Special Activity time with racers and their families. We concluded that evening with a bike blessing and a good number of racers and parents joined us track side to pray and share for a few moments. It was one of those strange moments in the world when you have a second of calm and gentleness in the middle of all the madness that is a MX race. It was pretty cool and we are very thankful that God has given us this very unique opportunity.

News from Sterling College

Last week we had a fantastic time beginning something completely new for CMA. We have begun a partnership with Sterling College, Sterling Kansas. There are many facets to this deal and we are very excited to be on the ride. The kick-off was a two day event on the campus centered around a chapel service for the entire student body. Check out this link for more information. I will post some pictures from the event as soon as I get them off the cameras.

Getting back down to earth

The summer has been fantastic. I really can't believe all that has transpired and all the miles that we have covered. We are really looking forward to being at home for the next few months and the coming rallies and events that will be happening here on Iron Mountain. I will make some sort of an attempt to catch back up on the blog. Lot's has been happening in our life, and as I look back on some of the most recent posts here I see that somethings have really moved on since last I wrote.