life here at the zoo is wonderful, I've had the last couple of days off from work. it is nice, though we didn't have too much down time. Yesterday I went to the dentist for my cleaning- i was suppose to be there in June but I've put it off till now, don't do that please go get your teeth cleaned every 6 months, your teeth will thank you- luckily for me I have such great dental hygiene I was in good shape. ok my dental hygiene isn't the best in the world but I do work at taking care of my teeth.
from my cleaning Kelly had a Dr. appointment, one of those girl appointments, after that we got to drive all across north Texas trying to get paperwork turned in for my mother in-law's disability stuff. oh how I love working my butt off for some one who is as ungrateful as Kelly's mom. I like Kelly's step mom much more and rather than rant about Kelly's mom I'll just stop there.
after getting the paperwork in we headed for the mall, we had promised Ros a ride on the horsies. Driving to the mall i was amazed at how much the area we were driving through has built-up. We were in McKinney driving to Frisco, both use to be small, small towns- Frisco I think was the fastest growing places in Texas the last few years. what was once open farms and ranches is now stip-malls and cookie cutter neighborhoods.
we got to the mall, apparently other people decided to go to because it was packed- amazingly by looking at the way some people were dressed you would never know that it was cold outside, me thinks that with this new improvement in the economy designers can start putting material back into clothes, especially clothes they design for 13 year old girls.
Ros rode the carrousel and loved every moment, Kelly and I joked that the carousel is there to get little girls in the habit of making their parents take them to the mall, now that I think about it more- I'm not sure that it is much of a joke.
December 29, 2003
December 28, 2003
amazing
She is still asleep, I can't believe it. Normally Ros gets up by 8:30 but either she was up and played in her room in the night and is sleeping in or she just likes her new bed. wow.
December 27, 2003
toilet talk and bed time stories
my little girl is growing up. Ros is potty training currently- i never thought I'd get so excited about anyone's bodily functions. she insists that Kelly or I sit in the bathroom and talk with her as she does her business. the conversations that have come up as a result of our bathroom time are very interesting- I'm getting a glimpse into the way my daughter learns and processes info. in addition to the potty training, Ros is now sleeping in her toddler bed. We tried in the past to get her in the big girl bed but she always wanted the crib, we fixed that today by disassembling the crib. I was scared that when bedtime came we would have a fight on our hands, but thank God- she crawled into her new bed and fell asleep.
Noah also has new sleeping arrangements- he's been sleeping either on our bed or in the bassinette next to our bed, tonight he is in his crib, in his room. I have to find a place to store my beer stuff now that he is in his room though- not a bad trade for a good night sleep.
Noah also has new sleeping arrangements- he's been sleeping either on our bed or in the bassinette next to our bed, tonight he is in his crib, in his room. I have to find a place to store my beer stuff now that he is in his room though- not a bad trade for a good night sleep.
December 26, 2003
pagan traditions and christianity
I hope you had a good santa day, that you helped our economy and bought into some of the commercialism of what is suppose to be some type of holy day (the holy $$), and I hope that even though Christ wasn't born in December, your celebration of his birth was good and lifted Christ up. enough sarcasm...
we had Christmas- twice:
# one on Christmas eve with a couple friends and Kelly's mom. it was nice we ate fajitas and exchanged so presents. Ros got a talking Barney, as i videoed the gift exchange and Ros unwrapping her gifts I whispered into the camera that Barney is gay. Kelly caught me though. it will be funny in about 15 years when she watches the video and Noah cracks up and agrees with me that barney is gay. though I'm not sure what the purple dinosaur's sexual preference is for sure, but it gets laughs from my friends and that is all that counts right?
our second Christmas was with Kelly's step-mom, dad and family. it was fun, our meal was much more traditional- turkey, casseroles, cornbread dressing and all. gift exchange was nice, this time without my inflammatory comments about Barney. interesting note though- one gift that was given was a 6-pack of beer (from me to my brother in-law, he's so cool) and an Onion daily desktop calendar (from him to me, again he is so cool).
Kelly and I are now trying to decide on what we are going to teach our kids about Santa- personally I think that it is a lie and once the kids figure it out they will doubt other things you have told them, i.e. the resurrection of Christ. Kelly agrees but is concerned about what the parents of other kids would think when in Kindergarten Ros spouts off telling the other kids that Santa is a fake and their parents lied to them. I understand but am not too concerned, parents of other kids aren't going to like me for teaching my kids the truth about God and Christ. But I also realize that part of being a kid is stories and imagination, I don't want to squash that. So currently the idea is to teach the kids about Saint Nick, who he was, the things he did for God and why we would have traditions that celebrate that. also when she understands explain to her that the idea of santa isn't bad as long as you realize that it is for fun and make believe. it is a work in progress and is subject to change but i like it more than telling my kids- "you better behave, santa isn't going to bring you any good presents this year if you keep acting that way" that's the wussy way out in my mind, when I hear parents spout that crap off I want to tell them to stop trying to be their kids friend and discipline the kids rather than use things as a means of negotiation.
ok enough ranting, it is late I'm headed to bed
we had Christmas- twice:
# one on Christmas eve with a couple friends and Kelly's mom. it was nice we ate fajitas and exchanged so presents. Ros got a talking Barney, as i videoed the gift exchange and Ros unwrapping her gifts I whispered into the camera that Barney is gay. Kelly caught me though. it will be funny in about 15 years when she watches the video and Noah cracks up and agrees with me that barney is gay. though I'm not sure what the purple dinosaur's sexual preference is for sure, but it gets laughs from my friends and that is all that counts right?
our second Christmas was with Kelly's step-mom, dad and family. it was fun, our meal was much more traditional- turkey, casseroles, cornbread dressing and all. gift exchange was nice, this time without my inflammatory comments about Barney. interesting note though- one gift that was given was a 6-pack of beer (from me to my brother in-law, he's so cool) and an Onion daily desktop calendar (from him to me, again he is so cool).
Kelly and I are now trying to decide on what we are going to teach our kids about Santa- personally I think that it is a lie and once the kids figure it out they will doubt other things you have told them, i.e. the resurrection of Christ. Kelly agrees but is concerned about what the parents of other kids would think when in Kindergarten Ros spouts off telling the other kids that Santa is a fake and their parents lied to them. I understand but am not too concerned, parents of other kids aren't going to like me for teaching my kids the truth about God and Christ. But I also realize that part of being a kid is stories and imagination, I don't want to squash that. So currently the idea is to teach the kids about Saint Nick, who he was, the things he did for God and why we would have traditions that celebrate that. also when she understands explain to her that the idea of santa isn't bad as long as you realize that it is for fun and make believe. it is a work in progress and is subject to change but i like it more than telling my kids- "you better behave, santa isn't going to bring you any good presents this year if you keep acting that way" that's the wussy way out in my mind, when I hear parents spout that crap off I want to tell them to stop trying to be their kids friend and discipline the kids rather than use things as a means of negotiation.
ok enough ranting, it is late I'm headed to bed
December 23, 2003
coloring outside the lines
this morning, as Kelly grabbed a quick shower before her day of craziness started (she's a fulltime zoo keeper you know, a monkey named Rosalyn and a little frog named Noah keep her really busy) I sat with the kids and Rosalyn served us breakfast. I think we had ice water and chocolate. you see the meal was imaginary. Rosalyn got a play kitchen for her birthday, with it came 129 accessories- some plates, silverware, pots, pans, plastic food, cups, etc. This morning Ros grabbed a cup, went to the little fridge on her play kitchen and put the cup up to the water, ice dispenser and got some imaginary ice. then she filled the cup with imaginary water at the water faucet. she refilled the cup a couple of times for me, I was thirsty. She then got a plate, a spoon and what i think is supposed to be a hamburger patty (though it was chocolate this morning according to Ros) and she and I took turns taking imaginary bites of the wonderful chocolate. Noah got a couple of bites too. I think we loose touch with our imaginations as we grow older and it has been my experience that for most Christians the imagination is something that is not used except for when we dream about what we are going to do when we win the lottery, after we tithe that is. I'm glad that the lord of the rings is as popular as it is, even if the movies isn't as good as the books. You see Tolkien felt that imagination was very important in out spiritual walk, without it how could we know God and his magnificent ways. So as I sat there, sharing made up meal with my two year old I thought about how great our imaginations are and how sad it is that we don’t use them.
Imagine
Imagine
December 22, 2003
worldview part 1
not sure what all I'm going to do with this but here goes-
a couple of you have emailed me your answers to my questions on worldviews. and I can say that you two aren't in danger of being corrupted by others or blind to what your worldview is. that is a good thing. I know people that state they believe in one thing but when answering the same type of questions I asked reviled that they believe something completely different. that can be a scary place and unfortunately in the church today we have many lost souls who don't know the beginning of what they believe or what is true.
while I believe that there is only one true and valid worldview I do not believe that people who have differing worldviews from mine are in any way inferior to me or should be looked down on or disrespected in any way. If I did think that, I couldn't love my parents like I do, their world views are so different than mine it isn't funny.
know this though- I will do everything I can to present my worldview as valid and true, and expect that you would do the same- if I am wrong I want to know before it is too late. If I'm correct I want to help those who aren't so we can travel down life's road together.
so my first question was ->do you know what your worldview is?
why is that important some would ask. to me it is the beginning of the process. to talk about the subject we must first examine ourselves honestly to find the answer.
For me my answer is yes I know what it is. more than that though I know that my worldview is more God's than mine, I had my worldview before I walked with God and he changed it all. I know that I could not hold the worldview I do now except that God make me- otherwise it wouldn't make sense.
so my question again to you is do you know what your worldview is? pay attention there is going to be a test in the end. and if my sources are correct, the test is pretty important.
a couple of you have emailed me your answers to my questions on worldviews. and I can say that you two aren't in danger of being corrupted by others or blind to what your worldview is. that is a good thing. I know people that state they believe in one thing but when answering the same type of questions I asked reviled that they believe something completely different. that can be a scary place and unfortunately in the church today we have many lost souls who don't know the beginning of what they believe or what is true.
while I believe that there is only one true and valid worldview I do not believe that people who have differing worldviews from mine are in any way inferior to me or should be looked down on or disrespected in any way. If I did think that, I couldn't love my parents like I do, their world views are so different than mine it isn't funny.
know this though- I will do everything I can to present my worldview as valid and true, and expect that you would do the same- if I am wrong I want to know before it is too late. If I'm correct I want to help those who aren't so we can travel down life's road together.
so my first question was ->do you know what your worldview is?
why is that important some would ask. to me it is the beginning of the process. to talk about the subject we must first examine ourselves honestly to find the answer.
For me my answer is yes I know what it is. more than that though I know that my worldview is more God's than mine, I had my worldview before I walked with God and he changed it all. I know that I could not hold the worldview I do now except that God make me- otherwise it wouldn't make sense.
so my question again to you is do you know what your worldview is? pay attention there is going to be a test in the end. and if my sources are correct, the test is pretty important.
twas the monday before Christmas......and no one os working
It amazes me that the country doesn't just shut down the month of December. There are very few people here today, most are probably at one of the 50 million malls in the Dallas area spending bunches of money. that is nice, I'll just sit here at work and play around. We are having a department Christmas party here, I think there are going to be less than 10 of us, I made some potstsickers for the potluck.
Yesterday I accomplished something that I though might be impossible- I started my car. ok here is the story: Last year while driving to a wedding shower for friends (I married them!!) our car started acting strange, turned out that the head gasket went out. The car sat for months and Kelly and I have been sharing the mini-van. Well a couple of months ago we towed the saturn over to my father in-law's house to begin the process of replacing the head gasket. a spare saturday here, and hour there and yesterday we got everything back together and we started the car up. no leaks, it looks like we did it correctly. We just have to get it registered and inspected and we will be a two vehicle family again.
Kelly and I went on a little date last night, it was nice we went to see Master & Commander- a pretty good movie. it was nice to spend some time alone with the person I like to be around the most in this world. I'm so glad to have Kelly's step-mom to watch the kids, she loves it and we trust her more than we do Kelly's mom. Jeani (or Eani as Ros calls her) is so wonderful. after the movie I made Kelly jump on my back and I gave her a piggyback ride through the parking lot. it was like we were silly young kids on a date, all the silly kids on dates looked at us thinking 'woah, they're kinda crazy'. life is fun, taking your spouse out on a date is fun.
only 3 days left before my son's first Christmas!
Yesterday I accomplished something that I though might be impossible- I started my car. ok here is the story: Last year while driving to a wedding shower for friends (I married them!!) our car started acting strange, turned out that the head gasket went out. The car sat for months and Kelly and I have been sharing the mini-van. Well a couple of months ago we towed the saturn over to my father in-law's house to begin the process of replacing the head gasket. a spare saturday here, and hour there and yesterday we got everything back together and we started the car up. no leaks, it looks like we did it correctly. We just have to get it registered and inspected and we will be a two vehicle family again.
Kelly and I went on a little date last night, it was nice we went to see Master & Commander- a pretty good movie. it was nice to spend some time alone with the person I like to be around the most in this world. I'm so glad to have Kelly's step-mom to watch the kids, she loves it and we trust her more than we do Kelly's mom. Jeani (or Eani as Ros calls her) is so wonderful. after the movie I made Kelly jump on my back and I gave her a piggyback ride through the parking lot. it was like we were silly young kids on a date, all the silly kids on dates looked at us thinking 'woah, they're kinda crazy'. life is fun, taking your spouse out on a date is fun.
only 3 days left before my son's first Christmas!
December 19, 2003
the weekend cometh
it is late friday evening- I'm headed home. I've been trying to settle into my new website while maintaining a job- next week will be slow so I should be able to wrap up most of what I want to do. Feel free to go check out the board I’ve setup, I did it because I wanted to learn more about phpbb but some friends have found that it can be entertaining.
Tomorrow and possibly Sunday I go to my father in-law's house to work on my car. It's been over there a while and we've been working on it for a couple of months when we can on the weekend- the head gasket went out so we've had to take the engine apart and now we are reassembling everything. the joy. once done Kelly and I won't have to share one car though and that will be nice to be a two vehicle family.
The kids constantly amaze me- Noah is scooting around, not toatlly crawling, more of a lunge with his arms and a little help from the legs but the kid is quick. Rosalyn continues to grow in beauty and wisdom, she is potty training currently. I can see how God gets excited about the little things we do. She is also singing her ABC and many songs that she’s learned in nursery. Having kids truly is a blessing from God.
Our neighbors moved yesterday, they moved to Seattle- I'll miss them. when we moved into our house last year their house was the only one on the street, the street has been built up since but Larry and I became good friends, plus he gets to move to Seattle.
Tomorrow and possibly Sunday I go to my father in-law's house to work on my car. It's been over there a while and we've been working on it for a couple of months when we can on the weekend- the head gasket went out so we've had to take the engine apart and now we are reassembling everything. the joy. once done Kelly and I won't have to share one car though and that will be nice to be a two vehicle family.
The kids constantly amaze me- Noah is scooting around, not toatlly crawling, more of a lunge with his arms and a little help from the legs but the kid is quick. Rosalyn continues to grow in beauty and wisdom, she is potty training currently. I can see how God gets excited about the little things we do. She is also singing her ABC and many songs that she’s learned in nursery. Having kids truly is a blessing from God.
Our neighbors moved yesterday, they moved to Seattle- I'll miss them. when we moved into our house last year their house was the only one on the street, the street has been built up since but Larry and I became good friends, plus he gets to move to Seattle.
December 17, 2003
I'm the worst father in the world!
maybe not but I feel like it. My job is to protect my children, this morning I get a big fat F. here's the deal. Kelly fed Noah then went to take a shower, leaving him in bed with me. All I had to do was watch him. I fell asleep. Then I awoke to a very strange noise at the end of the bed, Noah fell head first off the bed and the thud of him hitting the floor was amplified 10,000 times. Kelly rushed to his aid and I sat up in a stupor. He is fine and nothing appears to hurt but that's not the point- I was suppose to be watching over him, protecting him and loving him through my actions, instead I decided to sleep.
I'm so thankful for God's grace, and the grace of my wife and kids. I realized that I need to take things more seriously as we checked Noah out making sure his limbs were working, that there was no trauma to the neck and that he didn't have a concussion. The stakes are too high to not take this game of life seriously; I have skated by too often on my charm and good luck.
pray for me and my family if you get a chance, we need it. thank you.
maybe not but I feel like it. My job is to protect my children, this morning I get a big fat F. here's the deal. Kelly fed Noah then went to take a shower, leaving him in bed with me. All I had to do was watch him. I fell asleep. Then I awoke to a very strange noise at the end of the bed, Noah fell head first off the bed and the thud of him hitting the floor was amplified 10,000 times. Kelly rushed to his aid and I sat up in a stupor. He is fine and nothing appears to hurt but that's not the point- I was suppose to be watching over him, protecting him and loving him through my actions, instead I decided to sleep.
I'm so thankful for God's grace, and the grace of my wife and kids. I realized that I need to take things more seriously as we checked Noah out making sure his limbs were working, that there was no trauma to the neck and that he didn't have a concussion. The stakes are too high to not take this game of life seriously; I have skated by too often on my charm and good luck.
pray for me and my family if you get a chance, we need it. thank you.
December 16, 2003
welcome to the new home
if you are reading this then you've found the new location for my blog, new location, new look but the same old rambling. enjoy!
December 13, 2003
A vacation at home
Well, we started a little late today, we spent the first half of the day resting, allowing everyone to catch up on naps. While getting ready Kelly decided that Rosalyn needed a little hair cut. Just a little trim at the bangs was all that was needed. but this being the first time scissors have ever been used on her hair, Ros was very interested in what mommy was doing and she kept looking up to see, in turn Kelly was not able to cut straight, in the end though it turned out fine and my little girl got her first hair cut. We were eventually able to get out of the house and we headed for that Aquarium. I had to stop for gas, normally I wouldn’t mention it but I got it for $1.27 a gallon, it’s been a while since I’ve seen prices like that for gas. We got the to Dallas World Aquarium and the rain was pouring down so we found a semi close spot to park, loaded up the kids into the backpacks and ran in. the Dallas world Aquarium isn’t really your normal aquarium, it s more of a re-creation of a section of a South American Rainforest Jungle with animals from around the world in various exhibits. Rosalyn got to see many types of monkeys so she was very happy. We finally got out of there about 5, just in time for rush-hour traffic. We drove around a bit and passed by a little Mexican restaurant that looked good (we were hungry) we stopped and ate. The food was really good, I had the best torta I have ever eaten tonight, I have a feeling that we will be going back to that place.
It is amazing how wonderful it is to take a little bit of time off work and just hang out with the family. The kids are so awesome; Noah is proving to be quite the character- to get attention he will cough. It is really cute, when Rosalyn was about the same age she would fake a sneeze to get attention. Kids are so cute and when you least expect it the steal your heart.
On the way home Rosalyn sang most every song she knows, I still start getting misty eyed when she sings “Jesus Loves me”. one of my prayers with my children is that there would never be a day in their memory that the weren’t serving God and getting to know Jesus on a deeper level. So far so good.
Noah is sleeping in my arms right now, he is so beautiful- I'm in love. he's got this daddy wrapped around his finger, Rosalyn probably showed him how!
It is amazing how wonderful it is to take a little bit of time off work and just hang out with the family. The kids are so awesome; Noah is proving to be quite the character- to get attention he will cough. It is really cute, when Rosalyn was about the same age she would fake a sneeze to get attention. Kids are so cute and when you least expect it the steal your heart.
On the way home Rosalyn sang most every song she knows, I still start getting misty eyed when she sings “Jesus Loves me”. one of my prayers with my children is that there would never be a day in their memory that the weren’t serving God and getting to know Jesus on a deeper level. So far so good.
Noah is sleeping in my arms right now, he is so beautiful- I'm in love. he's got this daddy wrapped around his finger, Rosalyn probably showed him how!
December 12, 2003
times, they are a changin'
so after close to 8 years of having my webpages on geocities, I have decided to cough up the cash to get my own webpage- you can see the first page at www.centermountain.com
I'll probably be moving my blog over that way, but it'll be a few days before I can get everything setup the way I want it.
I've taken a few days off of work to be with the Fam. Ros turned 2 on the 10th so it was the perfect excuse to start my mini vacation. it has been nice, today we mostly ran around town while Kelly went to a Dr. and Dentist appt. thank God for double strollers, I took the kids to the mall to walk around for the first appointment and I just don't know what I would have done with out the 2 seater. tomorrow (tech. today) we are going to spend the day playing, first at the aquarium then we are just going to wander about aimlessly, just enjoying the fact that it is a Friday and we are all together. Saturday I have to go to the in-laws to finish working on the saturn, I've replaced the head gasket that went out, I just have to finish reassembling the engine, then we will be a two car family again.
good night, it is late and I have an early date with the 3 most wonderful people in the world; my wife and two kids.
I'll probably be moving my blog over that way, but it'll be a few days before I can get everything setup the way I want it.
I've taken a few days off of work to be with the Fam. Ros turned 2 on the 10th so it was the perfect excuse to start my mini vacation. it has been nice, today we mostly ran around town while Kelly went to a Dr. and Dentist appt. thank God for double strollers, I took the kids to the mall to walk around for the first appointment and I just don't know what I would have done with out the 2 seater. tomorrow (tech. today) we are going to spend the day playing, first at the aquarium then we are just going to wander about aimlessly, just enjoying the fact that it is a Friday and we are all together. Saturday I have to go to the in-laws to finish working on the saturn, I've replaced the head gasket that went out, I just have to finish reassembling the engine, then we will be a two car family again.
good night, it is late and I have an early date with the 3 most wonderful people in the world; my wife and two kids.
December 8, 2003
worldviews
Weird things are happening, not sure how to explain it, not totally sure what all is going on- I feel kinda like God is stirring some things up in and around me. It is strange, it isn’t bad, just different and I’m not sure what exactly is going to come out of it all or where God is leading me. I feel like something is happening related to ministry and my role in it but I’m not feeling called into a fulltime pulpit type of ministry, I guess that in some ways I’m feeling called out of the shadows and into more of the spotlight. Though I could be wrong. Again, I’m not sure totally just trying to put all the pieces together.
Now where did I put those polka dots got to finish my God house……..Just when I’m putting the finishing touches on the box I made for God, He decides to show me yet again that it is my heart, not my man-made façade, that He wants to dwell in…..
Tonight I sat in class again watching as everyone else in the class stared at our instructor as if they were a deer in headlights. Am I the only person who knows about worldviews, not just my own but others? I realize that I live in Dallas Texas where a majority of people’s foundations are a basic Christian philosophy add to that my School is a Christian University but come on folks there are other people out there and other views on life. I was not raised in a Christian home or Christian environment, I held worldviews that weren’t Christian before I came to Christ, and I have always strived to understand where other people are coming from so that I could have a better idea of where people that were different than I were coming from. I guess those things give me unique advantage over my classmates with respect to knowledge of a variety of worldviews. So I ask you, whoever you are reading my random babbling, the following questions
1. do you know what your worldview is?
2. do you know why you hold that worldview?
3. Can you identify other people’s worldviews and have some understanding why they believe in them?
4. Is your worldview constant with what you proclaim your spiritual beliefs to be? (amazingly many people can not say yes to this after some honest introspection)
5. Do you see opposing worldviews trying to influence your faith, church or community?
Specifically with regard to your worldview:
1. is there a God, if so what is the nature of God, who is God?
2. if there is a God, is God personal?
3. How did the universe come to be and is there anything (God, random evolution?) that influences the world today?
4. what are humans?
5. have we evolved from some other creature or were we directly created?
6. What is our significance in this world?
7. How can we humans know anything, how do we know what is true?
8. is there life after death?
9. how do we determine what morality is?
10. are there absolute truths?
11. Why are we here?
I actually want to know your answers, email me. I want to know your thoughts on this worldview stuff.
Now where did I put those polka dots got to finish my God house……..Just when I’m putting the finishing touches on the box I made for God, He decides to show me yet again that it is my heart, not my man-made façade, that He wants to dwell in…..
Tonight I sat in class again watching as everyone else in the class stared at our instructor as if they were a deer in headlights. Am I the only person who knows about worldviews, not just my own but others? I realize that I live in Dallas Texas where a majority of people’s foundations are a basic Christian philosophy add to that my School is a Christian University but come on folks there are other people out there and other views on life. I was not raised in a Christian home or Christian environment, I held worldviews that weren’t Christian before I came to Christ, and I have always strived to understand where other people are coming from so that I could have a better idea of where people that were different than I were coming from. I guess those things give me unique advantage over my classmates with respect to knowledge of a variety of worldviews. So I ask you, whoever you are reading my random babbling, the following questions
1. do you know what your worldview is?
2. do you know why you hold that worldview?
3. Can you identify other people’s worldviews and have some understanding why they believe in them?
4. Is your worldview constant with what you proclaim your spiritual beliefs to be? (amazingly many people can not say yes to this after some honest introspection)
5. Do you see opposing worldviews trying to influence your faith, church or community?
Specifically with regard to your worldview:
1. is there a God, if so what is the nature of God, who is God?
2. if there is a God, is God personal?
3. How did the universe come to be and is there anything (God, random evolution?) that influences the world today?
4. what are humans?
5. have we evolved from some other creature or were we directly created?
6. What is our significance in this world?
7. How can we humans know anything, how do we know what is true?
8. is there life after death?
9. how do we determine what morality is?
10. are there absolute truths?
11. Why are we here?
I actually want to know your answers, email me. I want to know your thoughts on this worldview stuff.
Rosalyn's Birthday Party
Rosalyn’s birthday party was a wonderful time; it turned out to be mostly family and some close friends. It was nice, though an additional 19 people in the house definitely makes the home a little crazier. Rosalyn enjoyed her presents, a great improvement over last year where she was more interested in the wrapping paper and clothes hangers. Her birthday is actually Wednesday; she is going to be 2- wow. I’ve taken Wednesday through Friday off this week so Kelly and I can focus on spending some quality time together with the kids, do something special for Ros on her birthday and just have some downtime in the middle of these crazy times we so affectionately call the holidays.
In other randomness- I need to get on a scale sometime soon, I’m getting pretty skinny. Last week I had to punch the second hole in my belt because the hole that I had punched not too long ago was not tight enough and my pants kept falling down. Funny thing is that I’ve been eating more now then I was when I was, how do you say, larger (fatter!). it is nice to see the extra pounds shedding away.
In other randomness- I need to get on a scale sometime soon, I’m getting pretty skinny. Last week I had to punch the second hole in my belt because the hole that I had punched not too long ago was not tight enough and my pants kept falling down. Funny thing is that I’ve been eating more now then I was when I was, how do you say, larger (fatter!). it is nice to see the extra pounds shedding away.
I hate mondays!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ok I don't really hate mondays but today has been pretty bad. I had to get up early after staying up late while working on school stuff so that I could get to the office a little early. So I hop in the trust minivan and insert the key, low and behold the engine won't start, no juice. splendid. I had to get to the office early for a nice little conference call. a call to update a contract with a vendor that brings much stress my way. I call into the conference call from home, the call lasts about an hour and a half- when a question was directed my way my do walked into my study allowing the sounds of my screaming children to be heard by all on the line. fun stuff. the call ends and I begin my adventure of trying to get to Sam's club to get a new battery. I eventually get to Sam's wait for what seems like an eternity and get my van back with a new battery. did I mention that the battery that died was only 3 months old?!? The guys at Sam's were great (everyone at Sam's is great, I love that place) and though I waited forever they made up for it in their service. They even checked my alternator, it checked out fine- the battery was just bad, not a normal thing but apparently it occurs and for me I lived it. I finally got to work close to 1:30, have been playing catch up though I see the horizon not too far away. I think I'll be done just in time to leave for class at 5. man I love these 16 hour work/school days they are the best ;o)
Ros' party was fun, I'll have to write about it a little later, off to work I go.
eating too many meatballs is not advisable, though they are good, they aren't that good.
Ros' party was fun, I'll have to write about it a little later, off to work I go.
eating too many meatballs is not advisable, though they are good, they aren't that good.
December 5, 2003
so I've been trying to figure out my place in this world recently- did a little inventory and asked God what I needed to be doing. good news is that the inventory check didn't find any big problems, mostly God just showed me that that many of the things that I'm already doing are what he wants me doing; working with the youth group, being accountable to other men so that we can succeed in our everyday battles, being a dad, being a husband, and being a friend just to name a few are all in the right direction. There are some areas that I can improve and God was pretty clear about what those areas are- I'm going to work on those.
it is nice to know that I'm not way off, but if I were I'd want to know so I could get back on track. I try occasionally to just stop and ask God to let me know if I'm doing the right thing. it pays off.
it is nice to know that I'm not way off, but if I were I'd want to know so I could get back on track. I try occasionally to just stop and ask God to let me know if I'm doing the right thing. it pays off.
December 4, 2003
yes, I am the Phat Eskimo!
my blog is now listed at blogs4god go check 'em out (and vote for my site too, not sure what prize I get but I want it!)
in other news Kelly and I are in the final preparatory stages for Rosalyn's birthday party this weekend, for me it will be more of a celebration of me surviving the first two years of being a parent. The theme for the party will be...you guessed it a Zoo. I'll be dressed up sorta like a zoo keeper and we have animal masks (along with a bunch of other things in their goodie bags, still trying to absorb it all) for the kids. After work tonight we are headed to pickup the inflatable jump house thingy that's going in the back yard. I never realized how much time went into planning a birthday party for a 2 year old. I hope it gets easier in years to come.
in other news Kelly and I are in the final preparatory stages for Rosalyn's birthday party this weekend, for me it will be more of a celebration of me surviving the first two years of being a parent. The theme for the party will be...you guessed it a Zoo. I'll be dressed up sorta like a zoo keeper and we have animal masks (along with a bunch of other things in their goodie bags, still trying to absorb it all) for the kids. After work tonight we are headed to pickup the inflatable jump house thingy that's going in the back yard. I never realized how much time went into planning a birthday party for a 2 year old. I hope it gets easier in years to come.
testing....testing..1...2...3...testing
so i've been trying to organize the blog a little, move some things here add an amber alert thing there. also added titles- not sure if I like them yet
December 3, 2003
well- um life is interesting, I've been kinda frustrated lately. mostly with complacency. I posted my thoughts here on the relevant boards.
on to brighter more fluffy stuff, I've got some recent pictures of the fam here and here, they are both the same thing, it is just the first is geocities and they limit the amount of views and the second is an imagestation album. enjoy. oh yeah there are a couple shots of Ros with her pink cowboy boots.
off to Church I go to help some teenagers know Christ a little more.
on to brighter more fluffy stuff, I've got some recent pictures of the fam here and here, they are both the same thing, it is just the first is geocities and they limit the amount of views and the second is an imagestation album. enjoy. oh yeah there are a couple shots of Ros with her pink cowboy boots.
off to Church I go to help some teenagers know Christ a little more.
December 1, 2003
I consumed enough turkey this weekend to...well....ahh.....well I ate a bunch of turkey. In Houston Kelly's uncle was nice enough to fry a turkey for us. oh yeah! I like me some fried turkey. it was great. then a bunch of us played some x-box, nothing like the family getting together to play a friendly game of Halo.
The trip went well, Noah slept much of the way down and back up. Rosalyn was surprisingly calm for most of both drives. Kelly and I got to catch up on a bunch of stuff, see from the beginning of our relationship we have found that driving has always been a good way for us to talk, trips like our little spree this weekend are wonderful because we can talk about so much.
We stayed with our friends Mark and Lisa, we love them so much- being this far from them is difficult. Lisa is pregnant with their second child- she is due next week, I think we will be taking another trip down very soon to see their new baby.
While we were down there Kelly and I did something that we have been a little scared to do in our last few trips. You see we bought a piece of property when we were first married, it was a lot (3/4 acre) in a neighborhood and had planned on building a house there. We moved to Dallas about 3 years ago and we realized that the land wasn't much of an option for us to build on at that point, so about a year and a half ago we sold it. the lot was full of trees, and we were kind of scared that who ever built there would tear down all of our beautiful trees. So we drove by, and the new house is very pretty. it was even built in the same spot we wanted our house to go, and they left the trees up.
The trip went well, Noah slept much of the way down and back up. Rosalyn was surprisingly calm for most of both drives. Kelly and I got to catch up on a bunch of stuff, see from the beginning of our relationship we have found that driving has always been a good way for us to talk, trips like our little spree this weekend are wonderful because we can talk about so much.
We stayed with our friends Mark and Lisa, we love them so much- being this far from them is difficult. Lisa is pregnant with their second child- she is due next week, I think we will be taking another trip down very soon to see their new baby.
While we were down there Kelly and I did something that we have been a little scared to do in our last few trips. You see we bought a piece of property when we were first married, it was a lot (3/4 acre) in a neighborhood and had planned on building a house there. We moved to Dallas about 3 years ago and we realized that the land wasn't much of an option for us to build on at that point, so about a year and a half ago we sold it. the lot was full of trees, and we were kind of scared that who ever built there would tear down all of our beautiful trees. So we drove by, and the new house is very pretty. it was even built in the same spot we wanted our house to go, and they left the trees up.
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