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CRASHing back from vacation is a scary thing for me. I usually cannot really vacate because of the heavy load of things that can pile up in a week added to the things already on th…

Back from Vacation

Last week we spent time with family in the mountains of NC. My sister and her husband live in the smokies and we had to drive our van literally through a creek to get to their hous…

Drunk

The Smoking Gun has a great wacky Friday Florida story, where Amanda Lynn Bailey, a 41 year old Florida woman, was arrested early yesterday on a drunk driving charge, her second DU…

Classic

Five years ago we began Cornerstone with the young family in mind. We designed our worship services around young Disney families. Since then we have been continually burdened to re…

Hidden Mickey Pumpkin

Hey cast members, have any of you been to Epcot's secret garden? Here is a picture of a Mickey Mouse Shaped pumpkin that they grow and the link to their website . Answer me this, i…

Joel made me eat a live iguana

So last Sunday I said in my message that we all need to live like pregnant women in reference to the immanent return of Christ. However, this is one exception. Today I read this in…

Commune

Tonight at Cornerstone we will be having a special communion service. There will be testimonies, lots of music followed by a time to receive the elements. Spend some time today pre…

Christmas Wish in July

I saw these online tonight and just have to get a pair. I guess if I saved a dollar a week for two years then I can run barefoot and free for the rest of my life since my feet have…

Super Sunday

We are working hard this week in preparation for one of the biggest weekends Cornerstone has ever seen. We will be combining both the services into one super service followed by di…

So the police knock on my door at 10 p.m.

Actually it was 10:10 and I had already given up on the rerun of Friends where Chandler proposes at about 9:45 and was well into my REM. When the door bell rings that late at night…

When did Macaroni become pasta?

I receive an email subscription from this guy and he poses the question about when macaroni became pasta. What a great question. While eating at TGI Fridays a couple of months ago …

John Deere Green

Andrew got a new room for his birthday. Turning 6 means that the hand painted dinosaurs on the wall were covered with hand painted tan. Thanks to Uncle Mike for the all the John De…

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