Ron is way too modest about his beautiful little girl. She is an amazing creation. I cannot wait to watch her grow up.
On an funnier note - I have a relative that today takes the cake (at least to me) of bordering on total craziness. This relative was talking about massage therapy and a woman that he/she knew that was bruised and had kidney failure because of a "massage." So this relative is not going to have a massage. What about the obvious - maybe abuse at home? What about that ol excuse - "I hit the doorknob" or "I tripped and fell." If that is true about that massage actually causing those problems then the massage therapist that gave the rub down definitely puts an interesting slant to the infamous R.D. Mecer's "How bigga boy are ya'?" Apparently big enough to mess up some kidneys. I still though don't know what is crazier - that story or believing it.
This blog stuff is great. Growing up and in college I wrote profusely and that kinda peetered out when I graduated from college ( I still wrote in a prayer journal.) Now with this blog, not only am I writing online but I am starting to write in my journal again. I hope to develop and sharpen my skills as journey into the world of blogging. So no matter what anyone says about the NET being "BAD,BAD,BAD" - it has had a quite positive effect in my life.
Some interesting reads:
Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam
I have a friend who is reading this and highly recommends it. I hope to read it soon.
North Towards Home by Willie Morris
This is a great book - I have been reading a little at a time since a friend that I worked with gave me her copy. I have since bought my own. Great book about what makes life so special - little things.
Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ by Dallas Willard.
Me and some guys are reading this for a study. It is one of the best books that I have read about growing in Christ and how to make devotion and piety burn in your heart. I need more and more of that.
Ron is at the hospital - enduring the bittersweet experience of having a baby.
I hope that he is taking deep breaths ( I am sure that Alison is)
I told Sandy earlier that it is the job of the husband to take his wife's mind off of herself by making her worry about him. It helped Sandy. Let's pray Ron will learn quickly.
My site is starting to come along - thanks to Ron's help. It looks good. That little picture to the side is Luther posting the theses. I read a excellent article today by a guy that really understands what it means to be the church instead of go... Here is the article.
Our meeting (church) today was great - there was great moving up God's Spirit in repentance and resolve to be more loving and be the community movement that God has called us to be. I am indeed convicted of my lack of piety and devotion to God. I am starting tommorrow to remedy that hopefully with large doses of God's grace and His Holy presence.
It is late and I am tired but I don't feel like going to bed. I guess that I need to. I need as much beauty sleep as I can get. I am starting to get the hang of this blogging and programming commands. Between this site and the other site (the church's site) I should be starting to learn the ropes.
I talked with one of my best friends that I have lost touch with over time - it was refreshing to be with him. I forgot that it had been year(s?) since we had really talked deep. It is amazing how as the older you get the more some things or people come more into focus.
I have this one thing rolling around in my head.
What does it mean to love?
I don't mean romance and all that jazz - but to really be self-giving to others.
I want that kind of love - I guess grace has got to warm up my heart.
Good night - or actually Good morning
Hey! This is my first entry in the chattablogs webland. I plan to be making more continually. It is going to take some time for me to learn to use XML and the other commands that are used in Blogland.
I am so looking forward to my niece to be born - I am in anticipation when the phone rings that she will be born soon. It is amazing how it is the little things in life that get us so excited. Like sitting outside in the morning (preferably in the fall) and drinking a cup of coffee. Now I know that a baby being born is a big thing (a lot of responsibility to the parents) but I am referring to things less materialistic. When comes down to it - relationships are really what matters in life (and it is hard for a bookworm like me to really see that sometimes.)
Enough musings for right now. I hope that this page will be a posting of ideas - but also a laboratory for reformation. I guess that everyone knows that the Wittenberg Door is where Luther nailed his theses that changed the world as we know it. So maybe something that important can happen here.
Nah!! But it is fun to pretend.