These photos were taken at the ACFW conference in Minneapolis, ND in September 2008

The biggest highlight of this trip was the Booksigning at the Mall of America. My name and photo and my latest book at the time was on the view in the middle of the mall.	And here I am at the booksigning table, in the Mall of America, with over 200 other authors. It was quite a busy day.	Back at the hotel I got to spend time with my friends, this is me with Rhonda Gibson	I always put colored streaks in my hair, but when I stood under some lights in the lobby, it did some even more interesting things to my hair.

This was the veiw of the sunrise in Minneapolis from our hotel window. I had to get up early to see it, but it was worth it.	This is the same view of Minneapolis in the middle of the day.

It's always a blessing and an honor to be a part of the worship team every year. That's me on the bass on the far right.	Here is a closeup of me with the bass, this one isn't mine, the sound guy brought it for me. It was amazing and a lot of fun to play. The body had a hologram design that changed with the movement.	James Scott Bell won a free book, and he was very excited about it as he danced off the stage.	This is a shot out the plane window before I landed in Seattle.