TRAVEL GAME!

In our countless hours of driving on the Six Flags trip, the Wrights came up with two very fun Travel Games.

Now, these games certainly are more converstaion-starters that just plain games, but both of them can be played over and over, forcing folks to get more and more creative each time!

As best as I can tell, these are games invented by the Wrights, so should you ever play either of them, it would be appropriate to say a short prayer thanking God for awesome we are. Just sayin'.

1. The Phone Would Ring...
This one was really fun. Here's how it works:
-A family member is picked. (Kristen, for example.)
-Then each member takes turns saying this to person: "My wish for you is this - the phone would ring..." At that point the family member makes up some wild, cool dream for the person. Jonah said to Krist, "My wish for you is that the phone would ring, and it would be Target. And they would would say, we have five thousand, one hundred dollars for you. Come spend it at Target."
-This is a great way to find out much you know about your family members and what their dreams are. It certainly doesn't have to be materialistic, but it's fun to hear whatever everybody considers as a "dream come true" for you.

2. Thankful Game (yet untitled)
In this game, everybody takes a turn naming two things they are thankful for. Here are the conditions:
-The first reason has to be big - some giant, amazing gift of God that you're thankful for. This could range from the health of the family to protection in a disaster to gratitude for God's mercy. You know, the BIG stuff!
-The second reason has to be small. You have to talk about something very small and seemingly insignificant that you're still grateful for. These are things you could live without...but you're glad you don't have to! For example, one of my big things might be that God called me to ministry and one of my small ones might be my iPod. Get it?
-I'm thinking of naming this Big Thanks, Little Thanks.

So, why don't we give it a shot?

Let's play the thankful game. In the comment box, share your Big Thanks, Little Thanks with the rest of us! (It's been awhile since we hit the 10+ comments, why not comment, then invite other folks from your blog to join in? Let's hear it? What are you thankful for?

In Case You Were Wondering...

You know, I am very often asked,

"Todd, when you talk to Regional Rock Star Ross King on the phone, what do you two guys talk about?"

It's understandable, of course. We're two very enigmatic characters, Mr. King and me.

Normally, our calls usually start with a great amount of gushing from Ross. Stuff like, Todd-you're-so-fantastic or please-help-me-co-write-my-next-worship-album. Stuff like that. I know it sounds great, but trust me, it gets OLD.

However, I am "happy" to report that our phone conversation went to a whole new level (Ho Nuva Lebel for Jeff.)
I won't get into particulars, but through a strange set of circumstances, Ross and I began discussing certain foods that might be surprising and/or disturbing to find in one's backpack.

Well, that was too good to keep just between us, so now I offer it as what I hope will be my best conversation starter to date:

What food would you find most surprising/disturbing to find in a backpack and why?

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