How to Have a Spiritually Sweet Summer

I just read this post titled, "Don't Waste Your Summer (9 Resolutions)." This is a great article for those who are enjoying summer vacation from middle school, high school, or college.

Here are a few more suggestions or further explanations from the article.

1) Really take your time through the Bible. The key is not how much you read, but how rich your times are in the text that you are working through (quality over quantity).
2) Have a Bible reading plan. Set aside a certain time, place, and what you will read. This will prevent you from feeling lost when you set aside time to read.
3) A book I would add to the list that the link mentions is "A Call to Die" by David Nasser. It is a challenging book and is great to do with a group of people. I also like "The Jesus I Never Knew" by Philip Yancy.

Blue Earth

Somewhere in Minnesota. The sunrise service in Dell Rapids is over and I am on my trek across Minnesota. I'll be making a wick stop in Rochester and then back home in Kenosha.

Happy Easter!
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Goodbye Dell Rapids

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A Real South Dakotian Truck

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cupcake

This is a picture of Matt Hupila's mom's famous cream cheese cupcakes.

She literally went to Target today and bought all the cooking utensils (and ingredients) just to make them!
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Sonic.jpg

Sonic beakfast burritos....check
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No Frills

Interesting check out @ grocery store in Omaha.
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University of Iowa

Came into hawkeye country last night. It was pretty hard to be surrounded by black and golf, but I survived.

This morning I had the opportunity to see part of campus. I must say it is pretty nice. However, Carlson at the U is much nicer than the business school down here.

Going to see the famous (at least around here) Hamburg Inn and then off to Omaha!
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Hillsdale, Iowa

Stopped at a gas station in the middle of nowhere. However, the middle of nowhere now has a name, Hillsdale.

I met a lady st the gas station. She shared how her father was a drunk growing up. One day a pastor came over to their house and started talking about having a personal relationship with Christ. By the end of the conversation her dad was on the floor weeping.

Now, her dad and brother are both preachers and she says Christ is the best part of her life!

Are you kidding me?! Oh the power of God in Hillsdale, Iowa!
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The start

Here is the first leg of my road trip. Iowa city = 4 hours
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