A Great Retreat!

We attended the first meeting of the 2008-09 Covenant Group West on Thursday and Friday at Camp Comeca, just south of Cozad.

The Covenant Group West is comprised of persons who have attended a Five-day Academy for Spiritual Formation and want to continue the growth in spiritual discipline with like-minded persons.

It was a wonderful time of fellowship and learning, and we look forward to our next gathering!

Pastor Charles' Visitor

Here is Kipper Holmead, who visited Pastor Charles at the church this last week!

Aren't they both so cute?!

Day three in Denver

We said goodbye to Denver this morning and returned home to Sidney with fond memories of our brief time in the Mile-high City.

On the way back home, we stopped in Loveland, CO (about 45 minutes north of Denver) to visit with Charles' Aunt Joyce. We had a lovely visit and then enjoyed a lunch together at the wonderful restaurant, The Black-eyed Pea.

Then it was on the road and back to life in Sidney. Belinda got right to work and mowed the back yard in the cool of the day. Its good to be home!

Denver Excursion, Day 2

Day two of the Denver excursion began with a terrific breakfast at the Inn.

Belinda struck out on her own while Charles rested his heel during the morning. She walked all over downtown Denver and saw a lot of cool places on a very warm Colorado day.

In the evening, we saw a terrific baseball game at Coors Field between the Colorado Rockies and the Washington Nationals which the Nats won, 9-5.

Denver Excursion, Day 1

After a great morning at worship in Sidney, we headed south to Denver and a quick get-away in the big city.

We checked into our B&B downtown and then headed out to our first adventure, a football (soccer) match between the Colorado Rapids (of Major League Soccer) and Everton FC (of the English Premier League). It was a close game, with Everton pulling out a 2-1 win in the 88th minute of play.

In the picture of us at the game: If you look closely (i.e., double-click on the picture and it will enlarge)... you can see the bright orange ear plugs in Belinda's ears. There is a custom of folks blowing really loud horns throughout the game experience, and it was all a bit too much for Belinda's sensibilities, so they were good enough to give her some ear plugs AND change our seats, so we sat behind the horn blowers (instead of right in front of them). Whew! Regardless, we enjoyed the game very much!

Tomorrow is another day, so come back for more.

P.S. If you want to see where we are staying, check out this website for Kay's Room at the Gregory Inn, downtown Denver: http://www.gregoryinn.com/tour/room_kay.html. Pictures above include Belinda in the B&B's parlor and Charles in the dining room, looking through their way-cool telescope. It's a wonderful place to stay!