Catching Up on 2015: Reuniting with an Old Friend

After church on March 29, 2015, Scott, Amanda, Naomi and I went to Logan's in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to visit with my friend Corey.

Corey and I were roommates for a time when I lived in Baton Rouge about 12 years ago. He's a good brother and a dependable man.

He recently was married to his beautiful wife, but I couldn't go to his wedding last year.

I was so glad to finally be able to meet her for the first time and to see him for the first time in 10 years since I visited Baton Rouge last. I was encouraged to see such how things have turned out for him over the years with the cards he was dealt.

I wish we were closer together so that these reunions didn't have to have so much time between them!

Scott, Corey, and I are together for the first time in 10 years!

Katy, Corey, and Wayne together for the first time since Katy and Corey were wedded

Catching Up on 2015: The Creation Museum

March 24-27, 2015 Scott, Amanda, Naomi, and I drove from Tuscaloosa, Alabama to Cincinnati, Ohio to see the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky. Although Scott and I visited the museum in 2005, this was Amanda's and Naomi's first time.

We drove a full day from Tuscaloosa to Cincinnati on March 24 and went to our hotel, TownPlace Suites. I really liked this hotel. Scott and Amanda had a bedroom to themselves, as did I. Naomi slept in the living area in a Pack 'n Play.

Naomi's ready for night-night.

 Amanda was super excited to finally arrive at the Creation Museum on March 25. We looked at the whole museum during the day and had a good lunch. Naomi even rode a camel. Once her turn was over, she cried since she wanted to continue riding.

Scott, Amanda, and Naomi pose in front of the Creation Museum.

When kids start going into school, they're immediately taught the doctrine of evolution and millions of years. It's unfortunate that our society doesn't recognize that the belief in the lack of a god or God is itself a religion, and that the teaching of evolution in schools is the furtherance of this religion by the state.

I think that once kids are in school, this museum is awesome. Even if they can't read, their parents can read to them, and there are a lot of videos there to help explain the exhibits. This museum's main goal is to show that although we're taught about evolution, God's Word explains better what we see today.

For a child of Naomi's age, there was very little to keep her interest.  Being not quite 2 years old, this was probably the first time that she'd seen life-sized dinosaurs and the like. She definitely didn't like the animated dinosaurs. They looked a bit scary. But then again, there was that petting zoo with the camel!

Naomi reacts to the sight of a pterodactyl above the Creation Museum Bookstore.

On March 26 we listened to Ken Ham speak about evangelization in a society quickly becoming secular. Having lived in the Northwest for most of my life, I saw his main point as being quite relevant.

Wayne, Naomi, Amanda, and Scott Dore pose with Ken Ham.

We drove to Scott's and Amanda's home on March 27 exhausted. I was glad to have the next day to recuperate.