CHEF 2012: Scottish Ball

  Well, in this and the posts below you’ll find the much belated photos from this year’s

Christian Home Educators Fellowship of Missouri’s

2012 Conference & Scottish Ball

(Better late than never!?!)

The photos that look nice were taken by Kate Gamel

The dark photos were taken by Andrew Wong

 

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Just an odd picture with 3 guys looking to their left and one…whistling?



  A few of us boys who were not clothed in pleated garb decided to get our own group photo.  You would guess from their facial expressions you may guess some of them are concealing tommy guns.

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CHEF 2012: Speakers

The lineup of speakers at this year’s conference was truly unprecedented.  They included Chuck Bentley, Douglas Bond, Dr. Marshall Foster, Col. John Eidsmoe, Wade Meyers, Dr. Joe Morecraft, Doug Phillips, Dr. Paul Jehle, and Kevin Swanson.

Dr. Morecraft speaking on the legacy of the Scotch-Irish

 

Chuck Bentley helps us plan for future financial crisis-both nationally and internationally.

Discussing how our own families can prepare and save.

 

Dr. Paul Jehle discussed the the nature of Biblical Law and common confusions and heresies about the differences between the New and Old Covenants.  Dr. Jehle is one of my top 4 favorite speakers and his ability to speak to both the young and the old is extraordinary.  He teaches high school students on a regular basis and in his presentations he’s able to get a simple concept across to a 8 year-old, but in the context of a lecture about the nature of Biblical law! A truly gifted educator.

Mr. Note-Taker

  Kevin Swanson’s passionate and engaging talks absolutely hit the ball out of the park.  He showed how America has been declining year after year because of the nation’s absolute disregard for God or His Law, but showed the hope of a “Second Mayflower” for our families.

  His lectures were very personally convicting and showed just how much of a statist I am and what a small vision I had compared to God’s plan for a family.  Would love to write more on this, but it’ll require a little more study on my part.

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CHEF 2012: Day 1

 

(Technically Day –1; the day before the conference began)

1/2 Food   1/2 Clothes

  After checking in to the hotel and unpacking we ate snacks in the lobby and met a few familiar faces and began a conversation and concluded in a jump in the pool.

It was a great evening so I took a stroll outside the convention center.

We spent the next morning helping vendors get their booths setup.  There was quite a crowd of fellows and many hands make light work!  However, it was still thirsty work so thank you again to Kate Whittington for picking up sodas !

Yeah, it looks like we’re working hard.

What with all of the sessions and shopping and meals it’s hard to socialize too!  Why not kill two birds with one stone? 

I’m sure there’s a more complimentary way of phrasing that.

After the last lecture…that word sounds much too dull…we joined friends in the hotel lobby for some cards.

Casual Skip-Bo…

…and an intense game of Dutch Blitz-a CHEF Conference tradition.

                                           “Are you looking at my cards?”

Now back to the casual Skip-Bo…

 

  Is that a “5” I seen in her hand?

Look!  In the sky!  It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…

“Suermann!”  (No, that’s not a typo)

1:20am

Lydia Gives Up on Studying

Happy Mother’s Day!

 

    These photos from Mother’s Day 2008 shows the magnolia tree we planted for her in the front yard.

Wow, we all look quite a bit different even just 3 years ago.

is it big enough?

Mr. Photo-Genic

Mom may kill me for posting photos from the time when she tried having long hair!  It’s Mother’s Day, but I hope someone will stand up for me!

I return to my weed eating….oh no!  Shorts and rubber boots?