Where Does Time Go?

This weekend seemed to go so fast. I think it's because my alarm clock doesn't have a button to set the time back an hour. Where most of the country set their clocks back an hour and gained an hour this weekend, I had to set my clock ahead 23 hours. As a result, I lost a big portion of the weekend. One of these days I'll get a clock with a reverse button and set it back a few days and get some of my time back.

This was a busy weekend filled with lots of activities. It started right after work on Friday. We went to the Lighten Your Load pizza party that the DTS Christian Education department hosts each semester. Along with pizza and games, each student gets to draw a slip of paper out of a bag. On the paper is some sort of reduction in work for the semester. I got exempt from reading one book for class. Early Saturday morning I headed out to Lake Ray Hubbard for our church's men's breakfast. It was a great time with some of the men from church to meet at the lake and have breakfast together. It was kind of like having a campout except that I slept good and in comfort the night before. After breakfast I picked up Ashley and the boys and we went to DTS for a premiere showing of the new Veggie Tales movie, Lord of the Beans. Yes, it was based on the Lord of the Rings in a Cliff's Notes shortening of the entire trilogy. The story was great for the kids and the humor that spoofed Lord of the Rings was especially entertaining for the parents. Tonight (Sunday) was the annual Lake Ridge Bible Church Fall Festival. We all had a great time. Jacob dressed up as Charlie Brown and Caleb was spaghetti and meatballs. Caleb's costume was the hit of the party; everyone loved it.

Don't forget what tomorrow (October 31) is... Reformation Day. It would be a good thing if more of us celebrated this significant historical event and put less of an emphasis on Halloween. As the boys get older, I'll teach them about this part of history that seems to be lost, even among us Protestant Christians. We'll still have fun with fall celebrations but we'll also learn to appreciate this special part of our history.

A Word for Today...
Reformation - a 16th century movement that grew out of a need for change within the church. Oct. 31, 1517 is the date that Martin Luther, a German monk, nailed his 95 theses to the door of the church at Wittenburg in response to the sale of indulgences from the church. This act was seen as the catalyst that spurred change within the church which became the Protestant movement. For a great telling of the story, I recommend the 2003 movie Luther or the 1953 movie Martin Luther.