gods aren't angry

This past week has been one of famous people! How much fun is that? Last Tuesday, my mom and Dad went someplace without me!!!! I was upset for about .333256 seconds, until I realized that meant a night to hang out with Grammy and Gramps!!! Grammy read books to me and Gramps let me cuddle on the couch with him. We had a blast hanging out together! And considering they are leaving for Arizona in a few days and I won't see them again until next March, all the time I can get with them is time well spent!

So while I was hanging out with Grammy and Gramps, my parents went to a speaking engagement of Rob Bell. He's a Pastor from Michigan who help found Mars Hill Bible Church. He's been in several bands, written and starred in a series of short films called Nooma, as well as authored two books that my parents own and have read. Here are some websites about him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Bell
http://www.godsarentangrytour.com/
http://www.nooma.com/
http://www.marshill.org/
Needless to say, my parents are really big fans of him and his missions. So when they heard he was coming to town on his "The gods aren't angry" tour, they gathered up 15 of their friends and headed down. Call her a geek, but my mom went down to the theater way back in AUGUST to buy the tickets!! Good thing, because it sold out!

When my parents got there, they ran into several friends, too! My mom saw Emily, an old college friend she hadn't seen in probably four years! And they saw Justin, who's blog I followed all summer when he went to Africa. And they saw Pastor Fred and Steve Jones from our church! Everyone was excited to hear Rob Bell speak.
Photography was not allowed, but my mom ever the camera enthusists, snuck in her camera and took a quick photo. She didn't zoom in becasue she did it so quick, so pull out your magnifying glasses! After they got home to me, Mom told me all about his talk and how great it was to listen to. She said that he is one of the greatest thinkers she's ever met and an amazing public speaker. He spoke for almost 2 straight hours without ever cracking a peek at a note, and the time just flew by!

After he spoke, he signed autographs outside. Mom weaved her way to the front of the pack and had him sign her "Velvet Elvis" book. He asked her if she wanted a photo, but none of her friends waited in line with her, so she didn't get a photo. For the next three days straight, she said she regretted not doing one of her traditional hold the camera herself photos with him....