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Gary and Joyce Varden (May 12/6, 1950-June 11, 2006)
They were high school sweethearts who were born just six days apart in Evansville, Indiana. She was the oldest daughter of a family of 8. He was the drummer in a band, and her parents did not approve of him dating their daughter. The were married at 18 and had their 2 kids not too [...]
Skyscraper Ride of Death
Shannon and I went to Gatlinburg this past week for her church’s staff retreat. We decided to take advantage of Jacob-less setting (he was with my parents) and go to a late showing of Spider-Man 3. On the way to the theater, I saw one of those mini-amusement parks with go-karts and a few big thrill rides. On [...]
Jacob on Easter
We had a great Easter holiday. Our church hosted a major community outreach for Easter. We reserved The Center, the larger public seating venue in our county, for our Easter service. We had over 700 in attendance and some decisions for Christ. Shannon did a great job handling the Preschool/Nursery classes during the service with 45 [...]