drum roll please…
My husband is quite the funny guy. He was tearing it u
p on Sunday when he preached! It makes me so proud when I’m cracking up (because Niel is being so funny!) and I look out and see an entire congregation laughing as well. (And as you know, I was right up on stage — so I had a full view of the entire congregation!) This one guy on the front row looked like he was having the time of his life, he was laughing so hard.
Of all his jokes and funny sayings on Sunday, one of the funniest moments was when Niel said:
As you can hear in my accent, I am South African. I am born, bred, and raised South African. My wife, as you also heard, is American. I believe firmly that in marriage, the two become one. So I guess that makes me an African-American.
Ba-dum-bum-CHING!
Any chance of loading audio files to this website of Niel preaching … or you transitioning? :) I would love to hear it – since Nebraska is so far from anywhere you are this Fall!
Praying for you both,
Roo’s mom
And I was just about to post — I was wondering, why dont you post much about your dear husband?
HA! It’s so fun that we can joke about something we talked about AT DINNER tonight! How often do we get to do that?!?!
Jean — thanks for your note! We are actually trying to get a CD of Niel’s message from Sunday. If I can figure out how to make it available to hear online, I’ll do it!
What is great that when you have kids….they will be African-American! :)
i am looking forward to seeing you all soon.
Love that picture, btw. Very Niel!
Good laugh! And good memories when I saw the picture you chose of Niel!! Miss you guys!
Simone – YAY! Thanks for commenting!!! That was a nice treat!!
Chardonnay – you’re right, our kids will be 100% African-American! How funny is that?!
You and Nigel made me laugh out loud with your most recent posts :)
So that picture…. is that what happens when Niel goes apple-picking?
Glad to make you laugh, Amers! :-)
As for the picture of Niel… it didn’t really fit my post at all, except for the fact that it was a picture of my husband! :-) The circumstances surrounding the picture (and covering Niel!): he had just gone out on the four-wheelers on our property with a friend. They couldn’t resist going right through the middle of some of the ponds on our property and the result was, well, getting covered in mud! Fun times!
Okay… I have to comment… this was hysterical! Some people might think that jokes don’t belong in a sermon, but I think that there’s nothing better for making sure that the people are awake and paying attention!
And in case you’re wondering who I am and how I found you, I’m Annie’s sister, Katie… I follow the link on her blog to yours occasionally.
Katie – thanks for the note! And I agree with you – humor, used well, is a great addition to a sermon. Niel finds it particularly useful as he starts off to help people get used to hearing his accent…