September 19, 2009 by jcollins.

Today was the last official Rebelution conference of the ‘09 tour…
It was the best finale to the year I could imagine! Yes, set-up yesterday was very trying on us and the Harris’ crew but today was worth every second of it…
The morning started off early (6:00 a.m.). We headed to the conference center and started prepping the keypads. All went well, and soon we let my friend Samantha and her family in early. (I guess for once we were those ‘higher connections’ everyone talks about…:)…)

Everything went perfect during the distribution! This was an awesome ‘touch-team’! They got everyting done promptly, efficently, and happily. Kudos to the DC Rebelution Touch-Team!!!
I sat with my debate friends for most of the day, and for once, experienced the conference almost like an actual attendee. It was even neater when I soon found out I had another friend there from the NCFCA… Timothy Pierce. I had debated him at a practice tournament in January during last tournament season. He is a philosopher-wannabe whom I find to be interesting, as he takes a pure logical look at everything. Different from me and my other L-D friends like Samantha and Justine who just look for an understandable connection that is logical. It was good to catch up with him and discuss this year’s new Resolution- Resolved: that competition is superior to cooperation as a means of achieving excellence.

About a hundred people said they’d like to accept Christ and about that many must have stood up- more than ever before I would say! It was amazing. Like no conference before, Mr. Harris and many others were brought to tears before it was over…

This was my favorite conferance so-far I think. I probably say that after every conferance but this time it is completely true!

We went to dinner with the Fansler family (Chick-fil-a) then picked Daddy up at the airport…
I hope we can come back to DC next year!

Signing Off After THe FINAL Rebelution,
Katie

P.S. Less than a month left till we get home!!! See y’all soon!!!

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August 16, 2009 by jcollins.

This morning we began our day with praise and worship with the Homeschool Alumni (HSA) folks. We’ve had a great couple days with them and said our goodbyes. It took us a little while to pack up the RV and get on the road, so by the time we hit the road, most everyone else had left the premises.

Next stop on our tour: the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. We planned to meet up with our friend Chris Herndon at the Garden, he thought it would be easier to take his car through the garden, as opposed to our bus. On our way to the visitors center we spotted some big horn sheep grazing on the side of the road.

Since I was the only one who saw them outside of Estes Park last week, we pulled over to see these guys.

These had even grander sets of horns than the ones that I saw. Now off to meet Chris at the visitors center. As we pulled up, we noticed something interesting, car after car seemed to have HSA written on them. Sure enough, many of the alumni had planned to visit Garden of the Gods today as well.

I guess they are socialized after all.

Our drive and stroll through the gardens was really awesome. The evidence of creation and the effects of the flood were truly awe inspiring. I think our family favorites were the huge balancing rocks.

I assume one day they may fall over, I’m glad it wasn’t today.

We wandered around a bit more and then went into the town of Manitou Springs. Chris took us to a penny arcade, where believe it or not, some games still cost a penny to play.

This is obviously the place where old games come to die. It was like walking through a time machine as video games from my childhood were still being played and enjoyed. There were some game that had to date back to the 30’s and 40’s. Oddly there was a game called Rodeo, where you shoot the bulls. Hmmm, doesn’t seem like the rodeo would last long like that.

We ended our evening by breaking bread (okay it was actually cheese sticks) and eating Colorado’s best bar-b-que. Our conversation covered music, Colorado’s Incline, and the role of father’s in families. We had a delightful time and look forward to spending time together again soon.

Chris’s Obama Impression

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August 15, 2009 by jcollins.

One of the most popular events at the Homeschool Alumni reunion is the English Country Dance, ala Pride and Prejudice. Almost all attendees either come and dance or at least come and watch. As with most things in life, there are those who go all out and dress up to fully fit the roles

and there are some who just want to come and have fun. After participating last year, as those that come to have fun, this year Katie was ready to step up to the next level. During the Entrepreneur Expo, she sold a couple of movies and purchased a beautiful dress. Sam, while he would have liked to have an outfit, went to have fun.

They danced together and with many others throughout the evening. They came back to the RV beaming after 3 hours of dancing. Does anyone have a puffy shirt Sam can wear next year?

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