Kipp’s Father’s Day gift was a day in Chicago. There’s a million things to do here so we told him he could do whatever he wanted with the whole day (and we wouldn’t whine or complain).
Choice #1: Church at Moody Bible Church. After fumbling through public transportation for a while—we made it! This is one of the Sunday services we hear on Moody Radio in Valdez with Dr. Erwin Lutzer.
Choice #2: We stood on the sidewalk in front of the church waiting for the inspiration for choice #2 to hit when a guy with a big blue and red “C” on his shirt walked by.
“Hey, are the Cubs playing today?”
“Yes.”
“What time?”
“About 1:00.”
“Do you think we can get tickets?”
“Sure.”
“Can we get there from here?”
“Go catch the red line subway….”
Next thing you know we’re sitting several rows up behind the catcher. What a hoot! I’ve never been to a professional game of any kind and there I was singing with the crowd, passing beer and money and hot dogs back and forth for whoever was in my row. Perfect weather, too, totally comfortable to sit in shorts all afternoon. The Cubs pulled off a win over the Indians—what more could you ask?
Choice #3: We took the sardine-ish subway back to where the Magnificent Mile begins and walked to the hotel.
Kipp says he had a good day. Sam ran into two posts while gawking at the city and Rylee fell off her seat while bouncing in Wrigley Field. Other than that, it was a splendid day. Mission accomplished.
Wow! That sounds perfect. I bet being at Moody church was great. I love major league games. They are so much fun!
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a Happy Father's DAY, not just Kipp but all of you. Great to read of your journey. Glad you got to go to PG Mission. I grew up listening to Unshakled every week. I remember when I was 11 being at Niagra Falls. We actually went under the falls somehow. Mike Smith will be very proud of you for going to the Cubs game. That is his team. I will tell him when he comes into the RC this week. After the message Sunday I had Chris Kallendar come up and share what her dad means to her. Very touching and a practical application of the message on Joseph, God's choice for Jesus' dad while growing up. Then we had birthday cake for everyone. You were missed. By the way -- The renovation project is done. Got our final Building Inspection last Friday. Jim Shepherd & I finished painting the storage room today. And Jones' cleaned the carpets today in the main sanctuary room and main nursery. Someone donated their service. Pretty neat. Keep safe and continue in your adventure with gusto. dan & nancy
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