Archive for the ‘My Life’ Category
Mmmm… Tacos…
August 19th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in » Just For Fun..., My Life
Here’s a brief, somewhat humorous glimpse at real life for ya. Hopefully Nancy doesn’t want to shoot me for posting this!
Actual text message from my wife earlier today:
Will you eat a regular taco shell or do you need to buy some soft ones?
My first thought?
Oooh! Tacos for dinner! Rock on!
(Yes, I’m a typical guy, thinking with my stomach first.)
Second thought?
Man, my wife is awesome… she wants to make sure dinner is just the way I like it…
(Give me credit, I recognized she was being thoughtful!)
Third thought?
Hey, wait a second… did she just tell me to go grocery shopping?
Let me tell you, my wife is one smart woman… she got me to agree to run an errand for her, and be thankful to do it.
Happy Birthday Jeffrey!
August 15th, 2008 | 2 Comments | Posted in » My Life, Pictures
My son is SIX YEARS OLD today!
Hard to believe this little baby…
Is now THIS BIG!
Vacation Wrap!
August 14th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in » My Life, Pictures
I should probably break this post down into several, but I’ve hardly been a prolific blogger recently. So… here’s the photos from our nine-day day vacation to Lakeshore Resort, along the edge of Lake Taneycomo.
As you can see, we tackled quite a variety of activities while we were there… swimming, amusement park rides, boating, trout fishing (yes, you’ll see I caught more than just trout!), swimming, Silver Dollar City, and more.
It was a great trip, and I’m ready to go back!
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Recurrant Scripture…
July 16th, 2008 | 2 Comments | Posted in » My Life
Okay, this is getting a bit ridiculous (in a good way). It’s probably happened to you before (if you’ve been a follower of Christ for very long, you know God works overtime to get our attention), but I keep seeing the same Scripture passage popping up just about everywhere it seems I could be exposed to the Bible:
Matthew 11:28-30
28Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
Yes, I blogged on this one at the end of June. I preached on it while presenting the devotional at the soup kitchen shortly afterward. Since then, I’ve seen it pop up in sermons I’ve heard at church and on the radio, saw it posted in our associational newsletter, used in the funeral I attended yesterday, and tonight, in the devotional we’ve been using with our kids. I’m almost certain I’ve noticed it in other places as well.
So I admit, to all of you who read this… I need peace and rest in my walk with Christ right now. I’ve prayed for it over and over, yet I honestly feel as if I’m getting nothing. Everything related to my faith continues to be a struggle, and I don’t have any real answers as to why.
Maybe one of you has the answer. Maybe I know it, but don’t realize it. Maybe God hasn’t revealed it yet, and is waiting for the appropriate time. Maybe my prayers and pleas weren’t truly from the heart, and He’s still waiting on me to run to Him.
I don’t know.
Whatever the case, I’m weary and burdened right now, and I need the peace and rest promised in these Scriptures.
Geocaching Log: July 12, 2008
July 14th, 2008 | 1 Comment | Posted in » Geocaching, My Life, Pictures
Saturday was spent on a geocaching outing to Maryville, where we picked up three caches in the area we hadn’t had a chance to get to yet. We were pleased to visit a new cache placed late last week… and be first to find!
Anyway, here’s a few photos. The first three are from “Abe’s Parkside Find”; the latter from “MAKE TRACKS”.
Photos from the 4th…
July 7th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in » My Life, Pictures
As you can see below, we had a great time on the 4th!
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Jeffrey’s Big Fish
June 17th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in » My Life, Pictures
Jeffrey had a great time fishing Saturday, as you can see from the photos below. He caught two nice bass from Grandpa’s pond, both running in the 3 pound range.
This is the first fish… caught with a little help from Grandpa.
The second of the two (which may have been slightly larger)… well, that was all Jeffrey. He cast the line himself, reeled in the lure (a plastic worm) by himself, set the hook himself, and landed the fish… by himself. All Grandpa had to do was get the net, and all Daddy had to do was grab the camera!
It was a pretty cool deal… I’m SO proud of my little fisherman! He outdid Daddy for sure… and I didn’t mind one bit.
Anyway, here’s the photos of his second fish…
My Musical Debut…
June 11th, 2008 | 1 Comment | Posted in » Church Stuff..., My Life, Upcoming Events
This Sunday, I’ll be playing guitar publicly for the first time, helping to lead worship with my friend Paul Damery at our church (Missouri Valley Baptist). We haven’t decided whether I’ll be playing electric or acoustic yet… I suppose that just depends on what sounds better. Whatever the case… I expect that it will be both fun and terrifying, somehow all rolled into one. We’ll see which emotion I’m left with when all is said and done… 
I would ask one thing of those of you who’ll be in attendance… don’t get your hopes up too high for me, and be gentle when I inevitably mess up. Remember, I’m an amateur at this… I’ve only been playing for a year and a half now.
For those of you who have done this before… any advice?
Pray for Jeffrey…
June 5th, 2008 | 4 Comments | Posted in » My Life, Pictures, Prayer Requests
Later today, Nancy and I will be taking our son, Jeffrey, to the hospital for some outpatient surgery. He’s fought problems with a clogged tear duct since he was about a year old, and despite previous surgery to correct the problem, we’ve got to go down that same road again. Hopefully this time the procedure will take like it’s supposed to, and we won’t have further problems down the road.
As surgery goes, it’s a minor procedure, taking about five minutes for doctors to insert a stint into the duct to open it up. It does, however, involve anesthesia to knock him out while they do the procedure, and that’s always something that’s difficult.
Please pray for Jeffrey today, as this definitely won’t be an experience he’ll enjoy. While he’ll have a MUCH better understanding of what’s going on as compared to last time, we don’t anticipate it being much fun for anyone. You might also pray for Grandma and the girls, as they’ll be hanging out together while we’re at the hospital.
Thanks!
Weekend Wrap…
May 26th, 2008 | 4 Comments | Posted in » Geocaching, My Life, Pictures
Generally, Memorial Day Weekend is seen as the kick-off to summer. We managed to do so a bit, doing a bit of geocaching Saturday and today… but we also managed to see all three kids and Nancy come down with illness (thankfully, all of them are doing better today, with the kids pretty much over it completely). Geocaching was but a momentary diversion to get out of the house… we simply had to get some fresh air!
Anyway, photos from the fun part of our weekend are below.
Here’s Jeffrey all set to find our first cache Saturday…
Off to find the cache…
The kids, at a scenic spot…
Jeffrey and Jenna, looking for the first cache this afternoon…
As you can see, there was a bit of a mixed reaction on this one (there was a nice surprise waiting with the cache!)…
