A really good friend of mine recently launched a new label of surfboards called 21-13 surfboards and he invited people to celebrate in his backyard. We had a bbq, some live music by local bands, one being Pro skater Ray Barbee, and simply a good old back yard hang out. The reason i bring this up is because how much I’ve forgotten how great it is to just hangout with friends in a backyard. In the backyard is where you relax and talk story with family and friends, there is something good about that, and we don’t do that often enough. I can’t help but make this connection, but Jesus spent much time with his disciples just hanging out eating, talking story and how important that was to simply live in the moment and not worry about what’s next or how much we should be accomplishing. 

Transworld covered the event and some of our teens happened to make their write up on their site, i posted the screen shot below (elise & kari i am sure you’re stoked i did that, but hey i just had to brag).

here is the link if you want to read more about the BBQ/ 21-13 Launch 

http://surf.transworld.net/2008/11/15/uncle-mike-getting-back-to-the-basics/