"The wind’s on our side, boys! That’s all we need!"

So says Joshamee Gibbs.  Severn River Church had an outdoor service yesterday and Pirates of the Caribbean was the theme.  We had props, a parrot, costumes and lots of fun.  

In building props I used 3 saws, a jointer, a bandsaw, 2 drills, glue, screws, screwdrivers,  hammer and nails, rope, lots of rope, knife, the flagpole from my yard, a tunneling bar and sledge hammer.  Finally I used the most intricate tool of all; my double edged razor with the guard removed on one side. 

While having dinner with my daughter Ariel and talking about the upcoming service she made the comment "you should do mutton chops for pirate Sunday".  I told her I had already started filling in the cheeks for that exact purpose.  What I didn't say was that I had already planned to "bare the chin" as well.

For 15 years or so we've had a slogan in our house; "suffering for Jesus' sake".  It started when Ariel was a missionary in Israel.  She and some co-workers had taken a day off and gone to the beach.  That meant they were in Tel Aviv and the beach was the Mediterranean.  As the event was captured on video one of the girls said "we're suffering for Jesus' sake".  When we got a copy of the video with that and other events for Christmas that first year she was away, we adopted the phrase and have teased each other with it since.  

So after spending a few treacherous moments yesterday morning with said straight razor I have modified it to the following; "Shaving for Jesus' sake".  Aarrg, where is me flask?