Family

Shuttle Launch

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NASA conducted a night space shuttle launch about a month ago and we saw it. . . from our back yard! We’re located only about 40 miles from Cape Kennedy space center.

Our amatuer photo is not that spectacular, but for about 20 seconds or so, the entire sky was completely lit up! Bright enough to read a newspaper. And it was kinda weird in the fact that we heard no sound from the rockets. Too far of a distance for the sound to travel.

It was quite an experience. We grabbed the kids out of bed to see it. They thought it was really neat.
Come visit us and maybe you can see a shuttle launch too.

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Kids at Shuttle Launch

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Just Plain Funny

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These two crazy guys – Rhett and Link – were students at NC State when Shannon and I were on staff there. They were involved in Campus Crusade – eventually were co-emcees of the campus-wide student weekly meeting. Now they are on staff with Campus Crusade!

Just a couple of crazy guys doing a podcast. But if you know anything about Apex, North Carolina or heard about the chemical plant explosion there last month, this is really funny!

Click the image below to view the funny clip. You can also visit Rhett and Link’s weblog at: rhettandlink.com

Family

Moving Day

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Avery & Addison with a mountain o boxes
Moving Day at the Hand house was November 14th.

After packing for days on end, our house in Mableton was stacked deep in boxes.  Our last move was “pre-kids” almost 9 years ago, so we’ve seen exponential growth in our ‘Household Stuff’ department.

Understatement of the year:  Moving is overwhelming!

What did people do before the cardboard box?  Certainly back then people must have had much less stuff to put in the boxes anyway!

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Avery, Addison and Toby say farewell to some friends and take one last turn on the backyard swingset.

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Go with the the pros!  The movers arrived and promptly tackled the mountain of boxes.  These guys did a great job:  Hardly a scratch on any of our items; they were very throrouh and courteous.  All of our stuff arrived in Florida on time and we did not lift a thing.  Praise the Lord for so many answered prayers with a good, safe move!

Family

A Mere Stones Throw

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Here is a bird’s eye view of just how close our new home will be to Campus Crusade for Christ Headquarters. (Map courtesy of Google)

Although the photo indicates there are only open fields in the area north of Wycliffe Bible Translators and Campus Crusade for Christ, over 100 houses have been built there during the last year.

Only the Lord and His grace could have provided such a convenient location for us! It will be a ½ mile drive, 4 minute bike ride or 10 minute walk to the office each day!