It is pretty hard to believe that little Bo is 6 years old. And, as always, he had a pretty sweet birthday including scavenger hunt, water balloons and eating cake with no hands!
Not us, but our good friends, the Shermans, are moving to Austin to help plant a new Acts 29 church. Evan, Nathan and myself drove down to Austin on Saturday to move their things. The rest of the family will make the trip for good next weekend.
Their new casa.
Nathan finishing up the last details of the lease paperwork.
Evan was lucky enough to get a short video of me singing N*Sync while we were driving down. Needless to say, they both loved it!
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Rev celebrated his 4th birthday yesterday with kickball, a pinate, cake and friends. He is a quick look at some pictures. I can’t promise, but there might be more later!
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Had another wonderful Easter with friends and family out at my mom’s house.
I hope everyone had time to reflect on the meaning of today, beyond candy and eggs.
Happy Easter
You can view all pictures of the day here: Easter – 2010 
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April 6, 2010 - 4:29 am
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“I think this game is near up.”
George Washington, the Commander of the Continental Army, had his spirit defeated one week before Christmas 1776. Morale of the Colonists was at an all time low and the British seemed unbeatable. But he figured he had one more shot to change the game: Trenton. On Christmas Eve Washington enacted a plan to attack Trenton, which was manned by 1,400 Hessian soldiers. Washington led his 2,400 soldiers, some bootless, across the freezing Delaware river to surprise the Hessian regimen Christmas morning. During the 9 mile, 3 AM march Washington was confronted by General Sullivan who said his men’s gun powder was unusable do to the wet weather and terrain. Washington’s response: “Then use your bayonets, I am resolved to take Trenton.”
The Battle of Trenton was the turning point in the American Revolutionary War and the defining moment for our first president. The victory there led to an increased morale and new enlistments in the army. I can only imagine the what the men were thinking when Washington named this mission “Victory or Death” in the wee hours of Christmas Eve. Here was the forging of a near frozen river, a 9 mile hike with cut, unprotected feet coloring the snow red at 3 AM on Christmas morning. The men, all accepting that their potential loss of life, sustained the fight for American freedom.
Astronautilis (one of my favorite artists) released an anthem for this fight. His song takes the unique perspective of getting the soldiers pumped up to go and “pick a fight.” I liked the song before, but after familiarizing myself with the historical significance and envisioning what it would be like to be a soldier singing this song that night, I now love it. Here some excerpts:
“Brother Benjamin is off in France
We’ll take Trenton and get back again
The garrison of Hessians will fall
They say the Delaware will freeze a manSo unnatural to see this thief
So far from it’s home
Must we resonate
That we drive it out of the loamI know it’s hopeless hell
Ain’t big enough to hold us back
Come on let’s pick a fight
We hunt for trouble tonightI know it’s hopeless hell
Ain’t big enough to hold us back
Come on boys we’re right
We hunt for trouble”
Click Here to listen to the song. Get ready to add it to your Workout Playlist!
ps Sorry if you found the history blog post boring. Probably won’t happen again for a while.
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