Men at the Cross Photos

The admins at Men at the Cross have posted 23 pages of great pictures of the event. They may be viewed here. Enjoy!

More Pictures from Vacation

We had a dedicated photographer on hand and she did an excellent job. There are too many to post here, so here are the links:

www.picasaweb.google.com/bsepfriedman/Disney083

www.picasaweb.google.com/bsepfriedman/disney08last181

enjoy!

Also, we have been invited to go to the game between St. Louis and Arizona on 2 Nov. Sweet!

Men at the Cross

I attended the first ever Men at the Cross, an awesome event bringing together men across the country.  The speakers were great and included Dr. Rick Rigsby,  Reggie Dabbs, Joe White, and Kurt Warner. We got a chance to talk some the first night and catch up on how our kids were doing.  In case I hadn’t mentioned it before, Kurt is an outstanding speaker and his discussion on passion blew me away.  The musicians were great as well including Michael W. Smith, Heather Headley, and Christopher Julian. Overall, it was a great experience and I highly recommend attending and can’t wait for next year.

What I Did on Summer Vacation

Wow.  It’s been a while.  Let’s get back into the writing swing with my family’s trip to Disney World.

Since my oldest son Trey has Cystic Fibrosis, he was selected this year by the Make-A-Wish program to go to Orlando with Kurt Warner and his family as part of Kurt’s First Things First Foundation.  Kurt is one of my personal heroes not because of his football resume, but because of his unashamed walk with Jesus and his passion to give back.  It was an awesome trip that I will not describe in too much detail, but hopefully you get the gist of how much fun we had.

We stayed at Give Kids the World and spent a week with Kurt, his wife Brenda and their seven children and lots of other great people.  We got the rock star treatment at all of the parks jumping to the front of lines and enjoying special placements for parades and fireworks.  Trey’s favorite part of the trip was Disney Quest, a three-story gaming facility.  We also received great gifts everyday, so much so that they had to provide extra luggage so that we could carry it home.

We really got to know Kurt and his family and their story from struggles to greatness.  Trey had a special bond with Elijah (they share a common wii language).  As soon as we got back, Trey wanted to know when they would see each other again.  On Sunday, Kurt delivered a message to the group, and if you don’t know, he is an excellent speaker and preacher.  Without a doubt, this will be a trip that none of us will forget.

They plan to hold annual reunion gatherings, so we should be seeing them again next year.

You can see the full press release that goes with the picture here.  I should have more pictures to share soon.