Today is Opening Day for the local Little League, of which my son is a part. His pitching arm is very strong as he showed in practice this past week, and is very accurate for called strikes. But I had heard that 12 year olds cannot pitch, so I am not sure what will happen to him this year. Anyway, pictures of the team will be done at 11 and his game at 2. I hope that Andy, along with the other older kids on the team, can inspire the younger kids in the spirit of team building, to make a successful run at the season.

It is also Opening day in a different sort. Our church's 40 Days of Purpose, the campaign to read and understand what our purpose is, begins tonight with a cookout of hot dogs and hamburgers, and a satellite simulcast of the kickoff hosted by Rick Warren, author of the book "The Purpose Driven Life." Our church has formed over 50 small groups to meet once a week and discuss what each has read in the week and talk about how meaningful it is in our lives. The book is like a devotional, and has 40 short chapters in it. I'll be talking about what I discover during my 40 days here on Out of the Blue.

There has been an incredible amount of preparation for this at our church, and I want to get there early and take some pictures. I've been installing a second video projector in the senior high classroom this week, and worked to get it displaying the satellite signal. A lot of work, and I hope we have enough people to fill that room as well as the main auditorium!

Have a wonderful weekend, everybody!

Update: Sunday April 25: Andy's team won the opener, 12-10!


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