My wife, Vicki, better every year.
Our kids, growing up and maturing in spite of us.
Family dinners, today and every Sunday.
Jesus, loving and giving and bringing Life abundantly.
Stretchy pants.
New friends, making connections all over geography and the internet.
Old friends, reconnecting all over geography and the internet.
New fun exciting scary growth-inducing employment.
Getting to travel these past few [...]
Archive for the 'Holiday' Category
#iamgratefulfor
November 26, 2009random thoughts on the fourth
July 4, 2009I would encourage anyone to read 1776 by David McCullough – straight up the best book I’ve read on that point in time, the characters involved, and how decisions made in the course of one year can have such a tremendous impact downstream. America is great, but it wasn’t so clean, wasn’t so innocent, and [...]
what if we’re wrong
May 24, 2009It's a long holiday weekend, and I can speak for everyone I know – we need it. It's a good holiday, Memorial Day, remembering those who have gone before us, remembering sacrifices and lives lost. But really, I think we collectively need a break – a Monday with no alarm clock might be the best [...]
week in review
May 10, 2009It's been a long week. I know I probably think that too often, say that too much – but honestly, it feels like time just drags sometimes. The calendar goes by fast, but living out the minute-to-minute, day-to-day still takes seems to take a long time. Lots going on at work, where the workload is [...]
easter
April 12, 2009It's been a good weekend. First in a while where I've been able to kick back and relax, really rest and sabbath through the time. There are family issues -Vicki's grandmother is not doing well in Asheville. School is starting back tomorrow after spring break. And work this week will pick up full steam ahead [...]
And to all a good night…
December 25, 2008Christmas Tree
December 9, 2008Clueless @ Christmas
December 7, 2008Sometimes I probably think of myself as Garfield. But I confess, most of the time I'm Odie.
[ht: Jim Davis]
Season of Giving
December 3, 2008UPDATE 12/04 – Well, Fiddlesnart. I posted this last week to pop up on Wednesday, and didn't see until this morning that it had been removed from YouTube. Stupid video copyright exclusions – it was the clip from SNL with Justin Timberlake as the Cup O' Soup hip-hoppin' on a Charity Santa. "Christmas ain't about [...]
Little Drummer Boy
December 1, 2008For my wife – merry Christmas:
