West Cocoa Chat

This is a picture that I took at about 13,000 ft. when we were in Colorado in the summer of 2008. The rocks that we're resting on are the reason the "Rockies" are called the "Rockies." Sitting from left to right are Mark, Steven, Daniel, and Kristin. Standing in the forefront with "professional" walking sticks is Josh.

I really got to know Josh on this trip. We spent a lot of time in the back seat of a 15 passenger van together. Seems he and I were in the minority when it came to folks who get "car sick."

Sidebar - I wonder what the percentage is of the people who say they get "car sick" and need to sit in the front of a vehicle who actually get car sick? Come on, if you're one of these fakers, cough it up, in a Christian way of course and definitely figuratively.

Josh was very knowledgeable on our trip hence the cool gear. Josh has a great sense of humor and I could share an exchange we had in the van concerning some Nuns and a "man purse" but will leave that for the ages or perhaps the "aged."

Josh has been a regular attendee of our Sunday afternoon beach volleyball group. His sense of humor and his impossibly long approach to serving has made him a favorite among our group. This past Sunday was his "last" for sometime because Josh is going into the United State Army.

Josh should be on his way to Basic Training at I type. I ask for prayers for Josh as he starts this new phase of his life and as he enters into the honorable profession of serving his Country. We'll miss Josh and we look forward to the time that he returns.