Rocky Balboa

thirty years ago Rocky won the Academy Award for Best Picture. today i saw Rocky Balboa. if you haven't seen the film i know how you feel. when i first heard Sly was going to make a sixth film in the franchise i laughed and felt a little sad for him. however, after seeing the trailers i thought it was worth checking out. then it was getting some of the best reviews of the year. i don't normally listen to critics, but in this case they did push me over the edge to go to the theatre. Stallone was sad at how the story of Rocky Balboa ended in Rocky V, with this film the story ends beautifully. the music will never get old, the writing was great, Stallone starred, wrote and directed the film. great acting from all players. you'll laugh, smile, be inspired, and you might shed a tear. go see this movie. also, this movie has one of the greatest movie quotes of all time, straight from the Italian Stallion's mouth: "It's not about how hard you can hit. It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep movin' forward."

a grand time and a night at the museum

merry Christmas! i know, it's still two sleeps until Christmas but it's never inappropriate to say, write, or hear merry Christmas! i hope you all have a grand time.

our winter assignment in Grande Prairie was awesome. we were involved in so much, we learned so much and the Sobools and their team there are just wonderful people. we had a grand time. we met a lot of people, you know who you are, and they're wonderful folks as well. there were many great ministry opportunities and we had an amazing time.

now we're on holidays, which is amazing. seeing family and being home is great. i'm not going to shave, wear pants, and i'm going to read and watch movies and eat all day long. add some shopping, sleeping in, partying, and family, and you get a couple weeks of great holiday time. we're going to have a grand time.

we went to A Night At the Museum today. this movie is fun!! parents, looking for two hours that your kids will be glued to the screen, go see this movie. parents, looking for a good laugh, go see this movie. this film is fun for the whole family and filled with great laughs. it's a grand time.