Lance and Rachel attended the City of Westminster's Fall Father Daughter Date last Wednesday night. They double dated with Rachel's best friend from school and her dad. They had a nice meal, had photos taken, and danced to every song! 
Lance got a call the other day from Billy Foote letting him know that he, Cindy, and Libby (their newly adopted baby from China) would be here in Maryland this weekend to lead worship at a retreat. Of course, we didn't want to miss a chance to see them and meet Libby, so we drove over to North East, Maryland with Jason and Rachel yesterday. It was a beautiful fall day and a beautiful drive to a beautiful place. Our destination was North Bay, a conference/retreat center right on the north shore of the Chesapeake Bay. It is an incredible facility in an amazing setting. Libby is now almost 11 months old and has been with Billy and Cindy for about 2 months. She is beautiful. It was good to spend a little time with the Footes and to worship with them again. And, as always it was a blast to make the trip with our most friends.
In just a little over 3 weeks we will be completely moved into and meeting in our new church facility. That's right, November 12 is the first Sunday on the LifePoint campus. I can hardly wait. I just keep thinking, if I've only been here 3 years, and I'm this excited about the move in, how must those who have been a part of this for years and years feel about it all? It is overwhelming. Our church has met in rented facilities for its 19 years of existence. And, for those 19 years we have experienced consistent growth. I can't wait to see what happens once we are in this building. I think things are exciting now, but just wait.
Chloe and I were grocery shopping today. While she rode in the buggy through the store she was singing (loudly and repeatedly), "Though my heart is torn, I will praise you in this store." Her version of Casting Crowns' Praise You In this Storm. Then once we got in the car she said, "Mom, I don't want my heart to be torn."
The other day Lance's car battery died. He was at the bike shop not too far from home and he called me to come help him. I had meat cooking on the grill and food in the oven so it was going to be a little while before I could get to him. A guy in the parking lot was getting into his car so Lance asked him for help. The guy immediately said "I don't have cables." Lance said "I do." Then the guy said "Not this car," and left. He was driving a Lincoln, which I guess he thought was too good a car to help out our Mitsubishi. When I heard this, I just thought how different it was than my usual interactions with people. It is rare that we ever run into someone so selfish and unwilling to help. It was really encouraging to be surprised by this guys response.
The Hunt was a big success this year. The event kicked off at 4:00 on Sunday afternoon at UGR Headquarters (the Underground) and ended there at around 10:00 that night. 27 teams registered and participated. Dr. Z not only pulled off a daring prison break, but later eluded UGR agents and escaped with the help of Agent XYZ, the traitor. UGR agents will regroup under the leadership of The Duke and come back next year prepared to take down Dr. Z and his G.O.F.E.R. forces. 
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