I don’t update this site nearly enough. Especially for you family members that love to see pictures of my kiddos.
Here’s a few recent photos of each of them to keep you happy.
Yes, I’ve been blessed with beautiful kids.
Tags: Allison, Jeffrey, Jenna, photos
February 28th, 2012 | Comments Off | Posted in » My Life / Family, Pictures
It’s party time! My little girl turns FIVE today!
We love you Allison!
Tags: Allison, birthday, Happy Birthday
February 3rd, 2012 | Comments Off | Posted in » My Life / Family, Pictures
My birthday girl is SEVEN today!
We love you Jenna!
Tags: birthday, Happy Birthday, Jenna
This is a repost of an article I shared over at our ministry site, just-1.org. If you haven’t checked it out to learn about the orphan care ministry Nancy and I have been blessed to start, we’d love you to do so (and share with your friends!). You can also connect with us via both Twitter and Facebook.
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Just 1.
Obviously, it’s a huge phrase for us… it’s what we named our ministry, after all. We feel it was clearly God-given (both Nancy and I had the phrase placed solidly in our minds), and we’ve used it many times to try to convey to others what it means to us.
But I’ve been reflecting on it again over the past couple of days.
Out of curiosity, I checked Twitter, and searched for a couple hashtags to see how people use “Just 1″. Man did it ever hit home! Both #JustOne and #Just1 gave some revealing results.
I want to have a real conversation with him, but it never happens. #JustOne
I wish there was at least one person who truly understands how I feel. #JustOne
I just want one thing to go my way today. #JustOne
I want one boy to prove to me that every boy isn’t the same. #JustOne
Let me have a hug. #JustOne
I just want one wish to come true. #JustOne
Just 1 miracle, Lord. #JustOne
You see, “Just 1″ is something people long for. There are so many people with a need for a “Just 1″ story. So many people who have a “Just 1″ story to share.
So many ways each and every person on this planet can make a difference in the life of “Just 1″.
For us, it’s about orphan care. We hope and pray that one day, we’ll be able to adopt “Just 1″. We desperately desire to help others make a difference in the lives of “Just 1″.
But what about you? How can you make a difference in the life of “Just 1″?
You have a “Just 1″ story. There is someone who needs you to touch their life… someone God has planned for you to impact.
Are you willing?
Tags: challenge, impact, Just 1, Just 1 story, ministry, needs, reflection
Psalm 19:1
1The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Amen.
Tags: Bible, God's glory, morning, photos, Scripture, Scripture snapshots, skies, sky
Yes, I’m a bit behind in sharing Scripture snapshots from my daily Bible reading plans. Here’s some from yesterday’s readings. Cool how so many of these run together in a common theme.
Matthew 16:13-16
13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
14They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Romans 16:17-18
17I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. 18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.
2 Timothy 2:14-18
14Keep reminding them of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen. 15Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. 16Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly. 17Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18who have wandered away from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some.
Job 16:1-3
1Then Job replied:
2“I have heard many things like these;
miserable comforters are you all!
3Will your long-winded speeches never end?
What ails you that you keep on arguing?
Psalm 16:5-6
5Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup;
you have made my lot secure.
6The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance.
Proverbs 16:23
23A wise man’s heart guides his mouth,
and his lips promote instruction.
Proverbs 16:28
28A perverse man stirs up dissension,
and a gossip separates close friends.
Acts 16:29-33
29The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
30He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved — you and your household.” 32Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. 33At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his family were baptized.
Tags: 2012 Bible reading, Bible, Bible reading, Bible reading plan, Scripture, Scripture snapshots
January 8th, 2012 | Comments Off | Posted in » My Life / Family, Pictures
I find it a bit ironic that my pastor preached this morning about the differences between men and women.
Why? This afternoon, we got a first-hand example.
Background… My son received some tools for Christmas. He’s just NINE years old, so maybe that’s weird, but it’s something he was absolutely thrilled about. And we’ve seen that he certainly has no aversion to using them (case in point here).
This afternoon, he showed us yet again that this is the case. This time, though, he didn’t stop with just HIS tools. He managed to sneak into my shop which I was napping (recovering from a migraine), and he used some of my POWER TOOLS.
Here’s the end result:
You see, Jeffrey just wanted to customize an old remote control car he found yesterday. He had another vehicle (a green Jeep Cherokee) that didn’t work very well anymore, and he thought it would be cool to put that body on the RC car.
Taking the body off was no issue at all. A couple screws, and mission complete.
The problem lay in attaching the new body to the RC frame. Short of a couple screws and holes, or tape (which he’s QUITE fond of, by the way… I need stock in 3M!), it just wasn’t gonna work.
So Jeffrey simply did what any industrious nine year old would do… sneak into Dad’s shop, find the drill and appropriate drill bits, find a couple screws that would work, and go to town.
Before I was awake and Nancy realized what he was up to, he was already done.
Well… Nancy was justifiably freaked out. POWER TOOLS! A NINE YEAR OLD! SERIOUSLY?!?**
My response was quite a bit different:
An ear to ear smile. “Nice work buddy! Next time, though, let’s have a bit of adult supervision, okay?”
My son was beaming (of course, you see that above). He still was when I tucked him into bed, actually. The jeep is parked on his headboard.
I don’t know. I guess he’s developing his inner Phineas and Ferb.
Which is SO much better than frying his brain with video games.
I’ll take it.
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**Just to be clear, Nancy is 100% supportive of Jeffrey’s creative construction urges… she was just concerned about safety. Obviously, I am too. We don’t expect another surprise like this again. Jeffrey’s future construction projects using power tools WILL be supervised!
Tags: construction, kids, parenting, power tools