Where in the World...

The last week and a half has been a non-stop, full-adrenaline, cross-country thrill ride.  My brother-in-law and cousin showed up at my house last week and told me they wanted me to go skiing with them in Winter Park, for free!!!  I packed my bags in 15 minutes and we headed west for Colorado.  Here's a pic of me skiing a green trail.  It may look tame but this little hill ate me up for the first two days.



I stepped off of one of the ski lifts, and the thermometer showed the temp as -30F.  So this is a pic of me surviving and thriving in sub-human temperature.  Once I pulled down my goggles and pulled up my ski mask, the tip of my nose was the only flesh visible. 




Days 2 and 3 on the mountain I left the bunny slopes and took on the blues.  I fell some, laughed some, and screamed the whole way down.




I got back back Friday just in time for a Brazilian BBQ with some friends.  Here's a pic of about 20 steaks, and only 6 adults to eat them.  I'm proud to say that there were no leftovers.





On Superbowl Sunday, we had our 1st Annual Flag Football Tournament.  My team came in second place, an issue I'm still disputing.  We lost on the last play of the game.  It was a lot of fun, except for the fact that my competitive demons came out in full display.




Last night I went to the Chris Tomlin, Israel Houghton and New Breed concert.  This is a pic of the stage and lighting setup.  Pretty simple setup: black backdrop, two video screens, and a heavy dose of intelligent lights.





Our seats were great, 15 rows from the stage.  Israel and new Breed were incredible live.  His vocals were unbelievable, the band was slamming, and the dancers were not at all cheesy like you'd expect.  As I was texting my bro telling him that Tomlin should be opening for Israel, Tomlin took the stage and led the greatest worship set I have ever heard in my life.  That guy is a song-writing stud!!!



I'm back in the office today, for the 1st time in almost 2 weeks, and we're continuing our series on sex and dating tonight.  Have a great week!!!

1 comments:

Tim Gabbard February 4, 2009 at 3:34 PM  

What a week! You better be glad I didn't go skiing cause I would of got video of you falling on the bunny slopes!
Israel is awesome live! The best vocal and arrangements I have ever heard live.
I don't know how you are not 400 lbs eating all that food!

Joe Gabbard

I'm a pastor and strategy leader at a great church in Kansas City, MO.  Ronnin and I have been married for over 10 years and we have two beautiful, blond headed boys.  I'm interested in loving my family and being part of a community that impacts the spiritual landscape of our region.

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