Blog Blurbs 2

Spider-Man 3

So you have all awaited my personal review of the 3rd Spider-Man movie, well here it is. I loved it. I know that many of you are thinking, "Dan, you would have loved it even if it was an obvious piece of garbage" or "Dan you think you ARE Spider-Man, how could you not like it, it would be like disliking yourself" or "I'm hungry, I think I will grab a sandwich after reading Dan's blog" All of those statements may very well be true but what can I say. I have seen the movie four times so far. Many have poked at the "cheesiness" of certain scenes especially when (spoiler warning) Spider-Man forgives Flint Marko (Sandman) and when he cries over the death of his friend Harry. I don't know, I find it refreshing that a modern movie would take the time to teach us about forgiveness, the downfalls of revenge and Spider-Man's grief makes him more relatable as that would be the reaction of most people. Either way, I loved it and recommend it without hesitation.

Humbling Experience

This past week I went to go visit a friend in the hospital in Saint John. I hate driving in Saint John because it is a busy city with a confusing layout but Darrell and I actually did quite well getting in and out of the city. While we were visiting, we were asked to leave the room for a moment (what turned out to be more) while the doctors tended to something. While outside of the room we struck up a conversation with a man in hallway. His name was Zack, he was a quadriplegic who was also hooked up to a machine to breathe for him. As we talked I discovered he had been in the hospital for five years. We shared stories and laughed and had a great conversation. As we left my mind went back to him. He had fallen off a bridge while working 5 years ago and his life was forever changed. He has a 6 year old boy and a whole life ahead of him. Then I look at the things I lament over... humbling indeed.

May Conference

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Well over the long weekend the "X" traveled to Halifax for the Spring youth conference. It was a little late coming together but Jim did a great job pulling it all together. Ben, Dave and Jim all did a great job on their messages and Central's band was great. The weekend was so much fun and I just love spending time with our youth, makes me smile! The theme was service and Jim said something that really struck me. He spoke of what humility really means he defined it like this: God is greater than I am and I am here to serve you. What if we took all of our encounters with other people and applied that. wow
The Face

I have a reputation for making faces in pictures or ruining them as Janelle puts it but I made a face recently in a video and it is so crazy that I cannot even replicate it. Anyways, here it is:

Gone Fishing

Well, this coming Wednesday I am heading to Maine's Lake for a fishing trip with the Foremen men. I am really looking forward to it as it is always such a great time. It is out in the middle of nowhere with no electricity or phones, just quiet, fishing, eating and nature... probably lots of laughs too. Can't wait.


Cruising

When the fishing trip is done, Janelle and I are going on another cruise for our anniversary so stay tuned for cool updates from that trip!!!