It's a blogger's worst nightmare! It is the thought that torments me. It is the scarecrow in my field, the bogeyman under my bed, the ghoul creeping in the shadows, the Frankenstein let loose.

Rodeo Cowboy I am not! Wednesday night I stopped by our Student Ministries Block Party. It was an indoor extravaganza. Over 240 students descended on SRC for friends, food, and more fun than is humanly possible in two hours. It was a fantastic way to kick off the new school year.

It is Sunday afternoon and I'm staring at the face of our newest grandson: Micah Thomas.

You can hang a price tag on just about anything: a Lexus, a house, a set of braces, a computer, a book, dinner out, a pool in the back yard, a Picasso in the parlor, a night at the movies, a London vacation, a new roof, shoes, even a Major League ball park. But there is one thing for which there is no price tag—a hug.

Have you ever had a bad case of the gimmies?