Houston, Halloween, The Reformation

A couple weekends ago we traveled to Houston to visit Brady's brother Rick and his family. It had been a year since we last all got together, so the visit was much needed. We enjoyed the time with family and introducing Manny to his uncle, aunt, and 3 cousins. While in Houston, we went to the science museum, the zoo, and a major league soccer game. It was a fun time!

This past week Manny's soccer team played in the post season tournament (his team was seeded #1). On Thursday night we were vying for a spot in the championship game and lost to the #4 seed. It was a tough loss, which was seen in the faces of some crying 7 year olds.

We celebrated my Sister's and Papaw's birthdays this past Saturday, and then headed back home for Halloween. Manny dressed up as a muscled-up police man and sat out on the front porch playing the candy police to all those trick or treating. We finished out the night by roasting marshmallows.

October 31st also commemorates the often overlooked start of the Protestant Reformation. In 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany. Luther was confronting the religious faux pas of the Roman Catholic Church, and rediscovering the doctrine of justification—salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. Those of us from a Protestant faith are grateful beneficiaries of this man's boldness for the truth.

To read more about Luther and the Reformation click here.