Surprise!!!

My little girl turned 11 today and we threw her a surprise party last night at some very good friends house....she was shocked!!! You can see her picture and see that she had NO idea that all of that was for her.....it was one of the greatest moments of being a dad, seeing your little girl be so caught off guard by all that was planned on her account!! What a blast!! Anne went over & above getting it all together!!

I bet God feels the same way about us..don't you think? We really have no idea what He has in store on our account! Jesus, 2000 years ago paid a huge price and died for your sin and my sin and then got up and walked out on Sunday AM so you & I could be "surprised" to stand before God one day and find out all of it was done on our account!! Easter is God's surprise party for all of us who are just going about life having no idea all of the work God has put in behind the scenes just for us!!

I can't wait to celebrate with NorthStar this weekend in 4 live services, 1 sunrise service & 2 services with live worship & video (of live sermon)!! I hope that Mary-Michal is not the only person surprised this weekend....her surprise lasted for a moment - our surprise can last forever!!

**Wanted to also let you know that our student ministry had their Good Friday service yesterday and over 200 students came during the school day!! Incredible!!!

**Happy Birthday also to my favorite little girl in the world!!!
**Happy Birthday as well to Beth & Sophie Cook today as well!!! We sure miss you guys!!