I just wanted to do a quick update on my weight loss endeavors. I’ve been at it for one month, four days. I feel like I’m doing fairly well and rejoice with ever loss.
Last week I decided to lower my maximum daily caloric intake by 1000 and am now sitting at 1290. I did this [...]
“You are my best friend, and the one I want to spend my life with. I will be here to listen to you, laugh with you, and hold you. I will be here to encourage you and strengthen you as we build our life together. I promise to be your best friend, your love, and [...]
I found a new cooking blog (Smitten Kitchen) a couple weeks ago and found a whole host of new recipes to try. This was the first one to hit the oven.
Salted Oatmeal White Chocolate Cookies
On Saturday night we had a scare. Shawn and I went out on a date and got home around 8 PM. We relaxed the rest of the evening, but noticed that our little boy Chihuahua, Zeus, would cry and yelp for no apparent reason. He’d try to stand up and cry or would just be [...]
This is a late in my day post. Quite unexpected. I’ve been grappling with how my life transfers into living on mission for God. Monday I was listening to Hillsong United’s latest CD “a_CROSS//the_EARTH”, the song Tear Down The Walls has hit me before but that morning I just felt a cry arise in my [...]
This morning I was lying in bed trying to stay there as long as I could and still have time to get ready for work. I thought of an old family friend who used to be a mountain biker/bike shop owner. He’s now a pastor. I thought it funny that this bike shop owner is [...]
The Lord has been dealing with sin in my life lately. In stuff I read, messages I hear, that nagging voice in my heart. As Christians our desire should be to be like Christ. Christ was sinless. Even when He faced temptation, He did not sin. Yet, we even though [...]
I submitted a confession today for Anne Jackson’s new book “Permission To Speak Freely” that is coming out I believe next year. Here is my confession.
Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the [...]
In some ways the past two years seem to have flown by and in others I feel that the road has been long. In nine days the next step of all that we have prayed for occurs. We partner with what are now dear friends to be part of a core group that helps plant [...]
