WOW! 23 people having fun on July 29th!!


That's a new Real Life Biking Club record. Count them!! Two Dave's, two Jeremy's, six kids that really know how to have fun, Hannah, Hope, Ryan, Jacob, Andrew and Alex. Six new adult faces, Sara, Kristy, Art, Patty, Diane, and Tracey. Then you add in the regulars, Anita, Barb, Brenda, Emily, Bobby, Jeff and myself! That eqauls 23....YIPPEEE!! What can I say, other than we had a great time with one another! We all took off on the trails and biked through the rain up to the half way point! What an adventure that was. As we were getting drenched, Hope told me that this was the best bike ride she had ever been on.....(smiling Mom)! Some continued on the trail while others went to Szalays Market with the kids. We had corn, slushies, icecream, fruit tasting, dog petting, swing singing, puddle splashin fun! We all headed back to the cars and met up at the picnic area with everyone. Between getting lost, bicycle flat tires, good samaritans staying back, getting drenched, mudd madness, legs cramping, ice cream in the hair, swing jumping, Hope saying I think I can I think I can to finish the ride, car following, fancy parking, foxtail, arobie, football, little ones getting tackled, everyone sharing yummy food, Dave cooking, all of us eating! This was a day to remember!!

Calling all HIKERS, BIKERS and RUNNERS!



On August 5th we are joining forces with the rest of the gang! This will be a great day of activity. If you like to bike, join Dave and the rest of the bikers on the trail. If you like to hike, join Jenny for some power walking/hiking and if you like to run....well lace up your shoes and join those die hard runners as we all race to see who finishes first! Afterwards we will all meet for a cookout. Bring your smiling faces, arobies, foxtails, volley ball nets (hint hint Tom N), cameras, board games, silly string, and what ever side dish you would like to share. This will be a great day of fellowship and fun! Blog in later for Place and time. Hope you all can make it!!

July 29th

The plans for July 29th are now posted!! Check out the calendar for details!!

Independence Day!

Here are a few pictures from our July 1st ride. We had about 10 riders and a few new faces! This was the longest ride yet, a 12 - 13 mile trek from Botzum trailhead to Deep Lock Quarry and back! As usual, there was a lot of good food at the picnic afterwards and we tried something new, simultaneous frisbee and foxtail! Stay tuned for details on the next ride on July 29th!

Zdravo (hello) from Macedonia

When we arrived in Macedonia we were asked to come up with ideas to fellowship with our students and the locals. I thought a bike ride would be a great way of interacting with them. We started out by the school in Skopje. We headed to down town Chento by the river. We had to bike about four miles in the city before we got to the river where there was a trail....WOW.....talk about an adventure!! I prayed the whole way. This was not something that Bobby, Russ or I were used to. Mercus, one of Russ students graciously lead the way through the traffic. We arrived at the river and biked for about four more miles until we arrived in Chento. What a beautiful place to stop and have cafe and icecream. All the resteraunts had outside seating. We stopped at a place where we heard piano music playing and enjoyed getting to know one another a little better. It was at this time I was able to share my testimony. God uses those that are willing to be used. Some seed, some water and others harvest! This is something God showed me while in Macedonia. We finished our icecream and headed back home to complete our sixteen mile bike ride. On our way back into Skopje, we came across a little farm house along the highway. There were goats up on rocks and kids tending to the animals. A little gypsy boy was leading his horse down a hillside and saw us biking. He quickly came back up the hill because he wanted his picture taken. Smiling from ear to ear was this little boy. He was wearing tattered clothing, living alongside the road in a little house made of tin, possibly sleeping on a dirt floor that evening. To see such contentment on this little boys face as I took his photo humbled me. I finished the bike ride thanking God for not only being able to give, but also receive!