After our sojourn to LibertyCon 2017, the family started our second sojourn of the summer: a tour of Cedar Fair amusement parks. We began the tour in Virginia with King’s Dominion amusement park, Doswell, VA. We traveled to King’s Dominion on Monday, July 3, getting to the park for the first time during the early … Continue reading Cedar Fair Parks Tour: King’s Dominion
Another week in the car or roaming amusement parks. The activity of the parks does not counterbalance the inactivity of the car -- not even with the occasional leisurely run factored into the mix. When I got back to the scale at the work wellness center, I found my 2.5 weeks away included a 5 … Continue reading Fitness Update: end of vegging
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Saved by the blood of the Crucified One! Now ransomed fro sin and a new work begun; Sing praise to the Father and praise to the Son -- Saved by the blood of the Crucified One! CHORUS … Continue reading #210: Saved by the Blood
As an interesting coincidence, we rode the log flume at King's Island, called "Race for your life, Charlie Brown", and got home to find the feature length cartoon "Race for your life, Charlie Brown" was on our Amazon Prime recommended list. So, enjoy the preview, and know we enjoyed the viewing through Amazon Prime.
When Carly was in sixth grade, the church youth program she was in had a special program called GAP for sixth graders, and one of the special events they had was an ice cream social with a huge banana split. These are pictures from that event:
No look ahead promo this week. Still cruising Cedar Fair Parks. But below is the update on the season dining plan: Total Price Paid $497.44 Total Number of Meals 302 Total Retail $3,203.56 Average Price Per Meal $1.65 Total Drink Price 29.64 Total number of drinks 288 Total Retail $323.50 Average Price Per Drink $0.10 … Continue reading Promo: Cedar Fair series coming up
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Marvelous grace of our loving Lord, Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt! Yonder on Calvary's mount outpoured -- There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt. CHORUS Grace, grace, (Marvelous grace,) God's grace, (infinite … Continue reading #209: Grace Greater Than Our Sin
Now that I have typed up daily reports on LibertyCon 2017, I want to do a slightly different look, thematic perspective on LibertyCon 2017: Where is Sarah? – For those of us in the Hoyts Hun contingent, where Sarah was, from her highly belated arrival (whose arrival wasn’t) on Thursday, through various other scheduled and … Continue reading LibertyCon 2017 : thematic after action report
So this past week was a very leisurely week, and yet full and not necessarily resting. Going from LibertyCon to King's Dominion, to a family reunion in Buffalo, to Canada's Wonderland to Michigan's Adventure, involves a lot of sitting in a car, and a lot of walking around the parks. But it doesn't get in … Continue reading Fitness Update: leisurely pace
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing pow'r? Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour? Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? CHORUS … Continue reading #208: Are You Washed in the Blood?
