Yesterday a family friend brought us a full meal. It had all the fixin’s and it was so wonderful to not have to worry about making a meal. In fact, there was so much food, we won’t have to worry about a meal for at least a few days. It reminded me of the two [...]
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15 Jun
Mommy Love
Coming back to Pennsylvania to be with my mom in her last days has conjured up a lot of weird emotions. Whether it is sleeping in the same room that I grew up in, walking the streets of the town that I rode my bike through as a kid or just visiting places that were [...]
21 Feb
Chucky? Is that you?
Around 2:30am Paul and I were awakened by one of Derek’s toy. It’s this laugh and learn puppy that’s pretty cute. It sings songs and such. But it randomly started up… at 2:30am… waking us up from a sound sleep. Paul and I just stared at each other. Then after it finished singing its song, [...]
2 Feb
A Different Perspective on Suffering
This morning in chapel Dr. Alex Mekonnen provided us with some background onto his trek as a Christian. Dr. Mekonnen grew up in Marxist Ethiopia. He shared his story about becoming a Christian and the suffering and persecution that came along with it. Several times in his life, Dr. Mekonnen was on the verge [...]
28 Jan
My Kid’s a Genius. Srsly.
I was frantic trying to get out the door today for my first class. I’m always late, I hate being late and I’m working on not being late. Which doesn’t always work when you’re as disorganized as I am. I am getting all of my stuff together and realized that I wasn’t wearing my glasses. [...]
26 Jan
An Interesting Ecumenical Worship Experience
This morning I partook in my first Chapel service at Denver Seminary. I’ve been going to school there since the summer of 06, and never have I taken the time to attend the weekly chapel services. But since it is a requirement for my degree, I figured I start fulfilling the requirement this semester. As [...]
16 Jan
For All of You Songwriters Out There…
If you ever use this product, I might have to hurt you…
more about “For All of You Songwriters Out There…“, posted with vodpod
25 Oct
How Is YOUR Quite Time?
My beautiful wife has given me permission to be a “guest blogger” on her blog. I wanted to share something that caught my eye in my Training/Mentorship class at Denver Seminary. We are learning different techniques on Christian prayer/meditation. Many of the tecniques have been abadoned by today’s church due to the fact New Ageism [...]
22 Oct
Negative Campaigns Kill… And Some Pics of Derek
Now that I’ve gotten your attention, the above title may be an exaggeration, but only a slight one. We’ve been learning about the evolution of campaigns, candidates and political parties in US History. Yesterday, we learned about the beginning of the smear campaigns. The first mud-slinging campaign was between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams. [...]
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