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Thursday, 18 September 2008
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No, you aren't seeing things...
I am actually making a post here!
In all reality, I am actually in thought about blog sites. My xanga site I have been doing good to post once a week there. Another blog site I have it has been since the 4th of July. I have another on Blogger that I am thinking it is on a two year stretch since even posting anything. While I have good intentions of tailoring each site to a specific creative outlet or more of a focus, I'll have to just admit that it ain't happenin' like I planned.
Needless to say, my primary xanga site will stay up, as will revelife as I have subscriptions on both sites that I enjoy reading. Secondary xanga site, well, it is time to part ways. Blogger, I'll leave that be. I think anyone that used to read it has moved on to others.
Life since my last post:
1. Trip to Florida for family reunion. First vacation for me in 18 months. I so needed it.
2. Trip to Michigan for Labor day weekend. Good to see some members of the wifes side of the family that have been long overdue by years.
3. Work. We just launched our fall initiatives here at church 2.5 weeks ago. Needless to say the prep work leading up to it was draining. Good thing I had that vacation!
4. Deaths. We've had 2 deaths in the church within the last 2 weeks. One of the ladies I bowled with for a season. Even though I didn't personally know the other lady, stuff like that has an effect on the church body.
5. Hurricane Ike. This is most recent. The little dose we got of the storm here in Ohio was obviously nothing compared to what those in the gulf coast went through. However, nearly half the city was without power for at least a day. The church was without for 2 days. Some people are still without. With sustained gusts of 60-80 mph, tree's fell, homes were damages, lives were lost. The wife and I are truly thankful for the power we had and the relative little cleanup that we had to do.
Needless to say, I don't know when my next post will arrive. It may well be another 6 weeks. Blessings on you all until that next time!
Thursday, 31 July 2008
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If you were on the death row, what would be your last meal?
As opposed to saying "If I were on death row," I'll answer it in light of the fact of "if I knew it were my last day to live...."There are 3 things that I would want for my last meal...
1. My wife's famous chicken dish and potatoes that she only makes when company comes over.
2. My dad's grilled hamburgers (he mixes in spices, cubed bread, and raw eggs)....with tater tots.
3. My mom's runzas. The dough she uses is amazing. Good cold or hot.I just answered this Featured Question, you can answer it too!
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Life may not always be a beach...
..but for me, next week, it will be.
I so need a vacation.
Over the last 18 months I've had snippets of R&R, but not of the weeklong variety. Last year I went through 2 job changes (one involuntary, one voluntary), upon my first job change, which lasted 4 months, I was not eligible for vacation until after 6 months. After switching to my current job, I had some vacation time, which I took some of in snippets, but not the weeklong variety. So, needless to say...
...bring on the vacation.
Course, getting ready for vacation was work upon my normal work load. I think I've managed to prep the person filling in for me as much as I can, and hopefully the lists I leave are enough to get them through. In the event of an extreme emergency, I loaded some of the files for next week onto my laptop (just in case they got into a jam). Prayerfully that doesn't happen, the wife will be unhappy with me if it does.
So, we're in the midst of packing, prepping the house, and wrapping up the last minute details. As soon as I can get out of work tomorrow, I will. That way we can hit the highway and head on to Florida for our family reuinion (which are always a blast!)
With that, I take leave of the laptop, wrap up the office, and head home to pack. I may try to hit the airwaves while down south (they do have Wi-Fi), but only if the time permits (or I can't sleep).
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
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Still here!
Even with intentions of being more diligent in posting, sometimes life just doesn't allow for it.
So, even though I've promised more frequent updates, I'm just gonna have to change that to "when I get a chance, I'll post." I love to blog, consider it a hobby of sorts, and can't wait to do it.
I also love to draw, but it has been even longer since I've sat down to do that.
Sometimes I just wish I could go back to age 10. Why that age. Life was much simpler at 10. Old enough to be able to do stuff with friends, but not stuck with the headaches that we sometimes face as adults. Mom and Dad no doubt shielded us from the stresses of life that we didn't need to worry about. (Homework at 10 was about my only headace.) Being an adult now, I fully appreciate it.
That's not to say that I don't enjoy adulthood. I do. I am blessed. It's just that at those times when problems arise, you just wish you didn't have to deal with it. Needless to say, the good times far outweigh the bad.
Thoughts?
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
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When it rains....
...it pours!
So yeah, we got a nice rainstorm last night. Much needed. Plants loved it, and it cooled things off.
However, let me explore the double meaning behind that....
Needless to say, July has been a rough month for us. Granted, VBS was a highlight. Personally though, we just go hit with, for lack of a better term, a load of cowpies from the sky. The month started off with the AC, simple fix, no big deal. Then the wife recently lost an old crown (before we were married) to a piece of candy (JuJu Fruit to be precise). Then tonight, for whatever reason, I manage to give the wifes new camera a boo-boo of sorts (which is still under warranty, both manufacturers and extended, but still...). Needless to say, the wife is totally unhappy with me now.
Sometimes it feels like some flips up the plastic cover to the red "Sucky" button on your life's control panel and just hammers it hard. Know the feeling?
Yeesh.
Granted, yes, I've been through rougher patches in my life. Too, I have no room to complain compared to what some people go through on a more regular basis. It just seems that we manage to get on our feet again and start making general positive progress and then, "WHAM!" A month like this happens.
Then I run into Romans 8:28 (ESV):
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
*knowiingly nods head*
Instead of saying "Granted" (which I like to do a lot), I will acknowledge the fact that life isn't always going to be peachy. In this too God is still hammering out all my rough edges (which there are plenty of). It's just that sometimes I wish a streak of positive things would "work together for good." I feel guilty in saying that, but it would just be nice.
Lord, help me to look past my circumstance, as bad as they seem to me at the moment. I don't doubt that you have great things planned for my life. I'll just have to submit through the journey to your perfect will, even if it means going through rough patches like this. Help me to grow, help me to move on, give me joy in spite of my circumstances. Amen.
bingfoo
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