EnterMission - Rob Wegner

Cute Factor 10

We’ve made the round on the girl’s Christmas programs the last couple weeks. Love it.  Our girls are growing up and we’re trying to savor every minute.

One of the ways we’re holding the Center this season is by making the Advent Conspiracy journey as a family.  One of those family times even involved vomit! You can read about that here, here, and here. 

Our girls had the privilege of hosting The Feed last weekend. Cute factor 10.

They, along with Michelle, will also be performing in GCC’s Christmas Eve production, A Christmas Carol.  The girls are are excited about serving Jesus together. 

By the way, if you don’t have your tickets yet, you better jump on it. Over 11,500 tickets are out already!  The Good News is spreading far and wide this Christmas through the people of GCC.  We’re grateful to be a small part of it.

My thanks go out to the good Dr. Beeson for a few of these fine photos are.

Fearless: Rob and Michelle's 3 Minute Love Story By Maddie

Maddie said, "Daddy, come here I have something to show you."  Three minutes later I was a puddle of warm fuzzies.  I can just see Michelle and I watching this 40 years from now, blubbering through the whole thing. Maddie's gift is a precious reminder that our kids are always watching us, learning what God's design for love, marriage, and family is...or isn't.

Baptism Through the Eyes of My 10 Year Old Photo Genuis

Baptism is a sacramental moment.  As a pastor, few moments rival the sacredness embodied in the water, as I become a conduit for grace, facilitating a holy moment of surrender and faith between each individual and the Lord Jesus.  Each baptism is special to me.  Each person is a masterpiece of God's grace.

This year, two of them were special in a very personal way.

Words can't describe the joy Michelle and I shared today as we baptized our Whitney.  Nothing better than being "Pastor Dad" for my own family. 

Maddie, our budding photographer, captured the essence of the day.

Tune back in later for the other story.

Spring Break Family Photos

Last week, was amazing. Our friends hooked us up with a cheap cabin, we got down there on one tank of gas, bought our groceries, and the hiking was free.  Hiking with the family in the mountains is our favorite recreation.  What's your favorite recreation with your family?

Flashback Photos

My best friend from childhood posted these on Facebook this afternoon.

I think I may have the worst haircut in the world in the next one.  It makes me want to ask my mom, "How did that happen? I was trusting you!" :)

Sedona Day Four - Bell Rock

Sedona Day Three - Honanki Ruins

We just got back from the Honanki Hertiage site, a cliff dwelling and rock art site for the Sinagua Indians.  The Sinagua, ancestors of the Hopi, lived here from about AD1100 to 1300 preparing meals, raising their families, and making tools from stone, leather, and wood. Nearby they hunted for deer and rabbit, tended various crops, and gathered edible wild plants.

Average lifespan?  35 years.

So, at this point, I would be the wizened elder of the tribe.  Scary, eh?

If a child lived beyond 21 days, which was rare, they would bring forth the child and present them to the Sun god. (look for a pictograph of that ceremony).

You will also see the signature of one of the first settlers in the area from 1814.  That is some old graffiti!

It's not every day that you touch something so ancient. 

It's amazing that the masonry has lasted all these centuries.  Each generation would rebuild and reconstruct the family home.  You'll notice some of them were two-story dwellings. 

What will we leave behind that lasts 1000 years? 

Day Three Sedona: The Devil's Bridge

How did this get called the Devil's Bridge?  I'm taking this one back.  From now on it's called "Wegner's Bridge."

Day Two: Climbing the Spires at Boynton Canyon

Day One: Doe Mountain