Ok, I admit it. One of my all time favorite movies is Jerry McGuire. My college roommates know this best. I believe that the redemptive qualities of movies like this endear them to us because we can all see a part of ourselves in the heroes or heroines. The difference is [...]
Archive for July, 2008
“The secret to this job,” he said, “is personal relationships.”
Posted in God, Israel, Life as I Know It, Marriage, Missions, Music, tagged ambassadors for christ and god, desires of the heart, jerry mcguire, kay arthur bible study, pernal prayers to god, study on the names of god, the quan, the things we think and do not say, yahweh lyrics on July 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Santa Claus is now following you on Twitter…
Posted in Life as I Know It, tagged do you twitter?, mass texting, strengths finder 2.0, twitter, what is twitter, who twitters, why use twitter on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is an email I received this week. Its still cracking me up that Santa Claus is following me on Twitter. I guess he wants to make sure I am being “nice” and not “naughty.”
Are any of you into Twitter yet?
Its basically mass text messaging through the web and through SMS text messages. You can [...]
Modern Day Beverly Hillbillies
Posted in Life as I Know It, tagged balland of jed clampett, beverly hillbillies, clean up efforts in the gulf states after hurricane kat, Louisiana’s Haynesville Shale; natural gas in louisia, rags to riches, tunica mississippi on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ever since I left the Hill, I am slow on the news uptake. No TV on the desk and no requirement to scour newspapers every morning have left me ‘behind the news curve’ if you will. So if this is old news to most of you, forgive my being late to the dance.
Today I [...]
THEY NEVER LET ME DOWN
Posted in Music, tagged adam duritz, adam duritz in a blue tux, best band ever, cool counting crows graphic, counting crows, counting crows at apple store, counting crows live from new york so ho on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
COUNTING CROWS LIVE FROM SO HO
AVAILABLE NOW ON ITUNES
SET LIST:
Blues Run the Game
Richard Manuel is Dead
Angels of the Silences
A Long December
Washington Square
On Almost Any Sunday Morning
When I Dream of Michelangelo
You Cant Count on Me
Le Ballet d’or
On a Tuesday in Amsterdam Long Ago
Rain King
Our New Home!
Posted in Life as I Know It on July 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
JUST KIDDING!!!
We went to South Carolina over the July Fourth Holiday to visit Linda in Aiken then Judy, Brett and Melissa in Charleston. Here are some pictures of the weekend.
South Carolina
NEW STYLE… WHAT DO YOU THINK??
Posted in Life as I Know It on July 18, 2008 | 10 Comments »
I need your feedback…
Do you like the new layout? I dont know if I do or not. Word Press doesn’t offer a ton of free layouts. I need to figure out wordpress.org.
Opinions and insights are W.E.L.C.O.M.E. !!!
Theology Thursday- Define “Holy Spirit”
Posted in God, tagged explain the holy spirit, how do we see the holy spirit in our life, what is the holy spirit on July 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This should be interesting if people respond.
Define ”Holy Spirit.”
Give scriptural reference for your definition. If you don’t mind, share examples of Holy Spirit evidence you have experienced first hand in your own life, or observed in the life of others.
AFRICA CALLING?
Posted in Missions, tagged Kenya, Frontline Global Impact, missions to kenya on July 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Kenya to be exact…
Brian and I are praying about joining a mission trip to Kenya at the beginning of 2009. Africa is a place of great need. We’ve never been to Africa. I am wondering how God would want to use us there to make a difference.
If you have experience in Kenya, we would love [...]
Lessons Learned from Tony Snow
Posted in God, Life as I Know It, tagged ari, c.j., fox news, press secretary, saxby chambliss, senate press secretary association, tony snow, tony snow testimony, visit to the white house, west wing on July 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“The art of being sick is not the same as the art of getting well. Some cancer patients recover; some don’t. But the ordeal of facing your mortality and feeling your frailty sharpens your perspective about life. You appreciate little things more ferociously. You grasp the mystical power of love. You feel the gravitational pull [...]
Breaking the Silence
Posted in Life as I Know It on July 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Ive been a terrible writer this summer. Work has been very busy and takes all of my focus, ideas, creativity, energy, you name it. So I have had little time or inspiration to write.
Ive had some good stories evolve over the past several months, but I have had some sort of weird writers block. It [...]
