A Blog and Web Site About The McDougall Family
On April 12, our church had our first Missions Banquet. Our speaker was Ron Maddux; and he really encouraged us as we walk out our call to missions as a church. Ron Maddux has served as regional director for Northern Asia since 2001. We spoke live to Andy Raatz (using Skype and the Internet), one […]
Read MoreUPDATE: Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed This is how getEXPELLED.com describes itself. “This site is specifically designed for students, teachers, pastors, youth leaders, and organizations to provide useful tools and resourced to promote the ideas surrounding this highly anticipated film.” This is one more resource, added to those of my previous post, about the movie “Expelled: […]
Read MoreI am excited about a new movie that is about to hit the theaters on April 18. It is already causing so much controversy about the subject. Most who are speaking out against the movie do not even know what it is about. Most, think the movie is about believing in “creationism”. The fact is, […]
Read MoreOur Daughters, Katie, Desire’, and Ana, went snowmobiling on Ashley Lake while we were in Kalispell on Saturday, March 22, over the Easter weekend. They had a total blast with Uncles, Aunt, and cousins. HERE are some pictures taken from an old fashion “film” camera.
Read MoreThree of our daughters, Katie, Desire’,and Ana, took the Safe Sitter class this week-end. Safe Sitter is an intensive training that prepares eleven to thirteen year olds for all kinds of situations that they may have to deal with while babysitting. The class includes training in CPR and choking hazards. All three of our daughters […]
Read MoreWe are having a surprise 50th birthday party for Melodee, Carol’s sister. Stay tuned, and hopefully I will have some more news after the fact. Shhhhh….
Read MoreTonight, I had the unpleasant task of making a phone call I would rather not have to make. Carol and I were on our way to our Cleansing Discipleship class that we have attended the past couple of years. We were just approaching the small town of Clancy when Carol said something to the affect, […]
Read MoreMany of the youth in our church went through a six week class called “The Silver Ring Thing“. The Silver Ring Thing is the fastest growing teen abstinence program in the United States. Thousands of young adults around the country are choosing a higher standard than society places on them. While society bombards the youth […]
Read MoreWe spent this Easter in Kalispell with Carol’s relatives. We had our big Easter dinner on Saturday evening because we needed to travel home on Sunday after the church’s resurrection service since I have to be at work on Monday morning at 6:00 am. We also celebrated Heather’s (our oldest, who lives and works in […]
Read MoreIs it Jesus returning for His own? NO…, its the Easter Rabbit! While our older children went snowmobiling, our two youngest ones went on an Easter Egg (really, just candy) Hunt at a local church while we were here in Kalispell for Easter. What a joke! There were at least a thousand kids there. There […]
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