1.27.2005
Back from the Cold
I am back from my short trip to Washington DC, where it was very cold for this Florida boy. I had so many layers on it was ridiculous. I had brought the very first two books of the Chronicles of Narnia to read on my trip (which wasn't enough, I should have brought three), but I thankfully found this post by Chad about the order of the books (and Doug Wilson). So I read The Lion, The Witch and The Wardbrobe first, and then I had to read The Magician's Nephew next, since it was the only other one I had brought (Chad promised it wouldn't mess things up too much). I had a great time reading them. I plan on having a reading time for my neighborhood soon, where I will invite all the children in my neighborhood to come listen to the books. I first have to go around and meet all the parents and after awhile I will invite them to bring their children over to read the books.
I am back from my short trip to Washington DC, where it was very cold for this Florida boy. I had so many layers on it was ridiculous. I had brought the very first two books of the Chronicles of Narnia to read on my trip (which wasn't enough, I should have brought three), but I thankfully found this post by Chad about the order of the books (and Doug Wilson). So I read The Lion, The Witch and The Wardbrobe first, and then I had to read The Magician's Nephew next, since it was the only other one I had brought (Chad promised it wouldn't mess things up too much). I had a great time reading them. I plan on having a reading time for my neighborhood soon, where I will invite all the children in my neighborhood to come listen to the books. I first have to go around and meet all the parents and after awhile I will invite them to bring their children over to read the books.
1.24.2005
I'm sick today and can't breathe through my nose. And my wife pointed out my first white beard hair last night.
1.21.2005
Book Binding 101...Christo Style
Ok, so here's how I have been binding my books. Let me warn you that I am still experimenting, and there are probably numerous ways to do this. But, my books are getting better everytime, so I guess it's all about experimentation. Some of my pictures didn't come out, so you'll have to guess, or else I'll have to get more pictures.
1) First, print out your book and get it cut to the size you want. My printer does double-sided, booklet style. So all you have to do is print it out, cut it in half and put it together.
2) Make sure your edges on the binding side are straight and smooth. Clamp the book with some kind of press or vise. I just use two pieces of wood that I screw together around the book.
3) With the book clamped, put lots of glue all over the binding edge. Make sure it seeps in between the pages. After it dries I put on another coat. It's very important that all the pages are lined up and smooth so that they all get glue on the edges.
Have your daughter help you spread the glue.
While you're waiting for the glue to dry, you can make your cover. There are differant ways to do this, but here's one. Sorry for the lack of pictures.
4) Cut out 2 pieces of cardboard that are just bigger than your pages. It's good to take some sandpaper and smooth out the edges as well.
4) Find some good, fairly thick fabric for your covers. Lay the two pieces of cardboard on the fabric with slightly more than the thickness of the book between them. Leave an inch or so arond the outside of the cardboard and cut it out.
5) Have your wife use her embroidery machine to stitch the name of the book on the fabric. (skip this step if you do not have an embroidery machine, or think of something more creative)
6) Iron and starch the fabric.
7) Cut the corners of the fabric, so that when you fold it over the corner is nice and clean with no overlap. You can coat the edges of the corner with clear nail polish to keep them from fraying.
8) Coat the cardboard with fabric glue and lay it on the fabric (glue side down). Don't press too hard or the glue will come through the fabric.
9) Fold over the edges and glue them down.
Set the cover aside and let it dry.
10) Ok now that your glue is dry on the binding you can do several things.
a) You can cut little grooves in the binding and lay string in them to help the binding stay together (I haven't tried this yet)
b) You can glue binding cloth or cheese cloth to the binding
c) Wrap the binding with cloth tape. Just cut a piece the length of the book and press it on the binding, and fold it over onto the first and last page.
11) Now you need to attach the book to the cover. If you used binding cloth, glue it or tape it to the covers. If you used cloth tape, just use a piece of tape with half attached to the book and the other half to the cover (this is the easiest way, but not the most attractive).
12) Take a thick piece of paper and fold it in half. Glue down one side to the cover to cover up your fabric and tape. Do this for the back and front covers.
That's pretty much it. It just takes alot of practice and trial. Here is a great page describing the process for two kinds of books:
http://www.jmb-publishing.com/fam_memories/book_binding/book_binding.htm
Ok, so here's how I have been binding my books. Let me warn you that I am still experimenting, and there are probably numerous ways to do this. But, my books are getting better everytime, so I guess it's all about experimentation. Some of my pictures didn't come out, so you'll have to guess, or else I'll have to get more pictures.
1) First, print out your book and get it cut to the size you want. My printer does double-sided, booklet style. So all you have to do is print it out, cut it in half and put it together.
2) Make sure your edges on the binding side are straight and smooth. Clamp the book with some kind of press or vise. I just use two pieces of wood that I screw together around the book.
3) With the book clamped, put lots of glue all over the binding edge. Make sure it seeps in between the pages. After it dries I put on another coat. It's very important that all the pages are lined up and smooth so that they all get glue on the edges.
Have your daughter help you spread the glue.
While you're waiting for the glue to dry, you can make your cover. There are differant ways to do this, but here's one. Sorry for the lack of pictures.
4) Cut out 2 pieces of cardboard that are just bigger than your pages. It's good to take some sandpaper and smooth out the edges as well.
4) Find some good, fairly thick fabric for your covers. Lay the two pieces of cardboard on the fabric with slightly more than the thickness of the book between them. Leave an inch or so arond the outside of the cardboard and cut it out.
5) Have your wife use her embroidery machine to stitch the name of the book on the fabric. (skip this step if you do not have an embroidery machine, or think of something more creative)
6) Iron and starch the fabric.
7) Cut the corners of the fabric, so that when you fold it over the corner is nice and clean with no overlap. You can coat the edges of the corner with clear nail polish to keep them from fraying.
8) Coat the cardboard with fabric glue and lay it on the fabric (glue side down). Don't press too hard or the glue will come through the fabric.
9) Fold over the edges and glue them down.
Set the cover aside and let it dry.
10) Ok now that your glue is dry on the binding you can do several things.
a) You can cut little grooves in the binding and lay string in them to help the binding stay together (I haven't tried this yet)
b) You can glue binding cloth or cheese cloth to the binding
c) Wrap the binding with cloth tape. Just cut a piece the length of the book and press it on the binding, and fold it over onto the first and last page.
11) Now you need to attach the book to the cover. If you used binding cloth, glue it or tape it to the covers. If you used cloth tape, just use a piece of tape with half attached to the book and the other half to the cover (this is the easiest way, but not the most attractive).
12) Take a thick piece of paper and fold it in half. Glue down one side to the cover to cover up your fabric and tape. Do this for the back and front covers.
That's pretty much it. It just takes alot of practice and trial. Here is a great page describing the process for two kinds of books:
http://www.jmb-publishing.com/fam_memories/book_binding/book_binding.htm
1.20.2005
How I came to be a...
The Lord touched me in April of 2003. At that time I had a 6 month old daughter, was still in college, and was working every night delivering newspapers. I had been on a backwards drift away from the Lord for about a year or so, which I trace back to a point where I doubted the authority of the word. I wanted to be a better husband and to be a better Christian, but I just couldn't pull myself out of the mire. I was a good father, I loved my daughter more than anything, even more than the Lord at that time. I was made to be a father, but I knew I wasn't a real one without the Lord. One night I rolled over and told me wife that I felt alone and hopeless. I cried for no reason, and then I went outside at midnight and began reading my Bible until I went to work at 2:00. The Lord changed me right there. I was already a believer of 5 years or so, but he said, okay, I'm going to make you whole again and restore your joy. Not because of anything I did, but just because he saw fit. It was the first time I saw God as a father and Lord (before that the focus had always been on Jesus, or the Holy Spirit). He told me things to do, and I obeyed. I believe there are times when the Lord's voice is so clear, and this period was one of those times. I drove in my car every night for at least 2 hours throwing papers, so I had plenty of time to think, pray, and listen to teaching tapes. I consumed tapes by vision forum and Doug Wilson. My wife had been praying for me the whole time, and of course she was overjoyed.
One day, soon after, my wife said, what do you think about letting God choose our family size? We had never used contraceptives, but were still doing family planning, we had also gotten pregnant 6 months into our marriage. The question at first freaked me out. I thought, are you crazy? So I said well, maybe we should we doing rhythm or something to give God a little room to work. She said, no that doesn't cut it either (and I knew she was right). So I told my wife, I will pray about it tonight while I'm driving. The Lord changed my mind right away. I didn't hear logical reasons, or even read scriptures about it, he just showed me. After I submitted, then I learned all the biblical and logical reasons why God should be the one to determine family size. So we decided to trust the Lord, and we were so excited and relieved. I remember during that time of my life telling all of our friends that this was why I loved being a Christian. It is so exciting! We serve a dangerous God, he always mixes it up and forces us to rely on him. Things aren't easy or comfortable (at least to our flesh), but when you really have faith in God, there's nothing to worry about!
I believe my wife got pregnant about two weeks later. Needless to say we were a little apprehensive at first, but still thrilled. Although my wife doubted our decision for about a week after we had the baby, we have never looked back. We always pray that the Lord will bless us with as many as he sees fit. Evangelical christians are always saying things like "let go and let God" or "let God take control of your life" and we just wondered why they didn't say that about one of the most important aspects of marriage. You want God to have control over where you work, but not over how many children he should bless you with? Huh, what? And that's not even getting into theological reasons. We just want to take God at his word, and trust that he is the Lord.
The Lord touched me in April of 2003. At that time I had a 6 month old daughter, was still in college, and was working every night delivering newspapers. I had been on a backwards drift away from the Lord for about a year or so, which I trace back to a point where I doubted the authority of the word. I wanted to be a better husband and to be a better Christian, but I just couldn't pull myself out of the mire. I was a good father, I loved my daughter more than anything, even more than the Lord at that time. I was made to be a father, but I knew I wasn't a real one without the Lord. One night I rolled over and told me wife that I felt alone and hopeless. I cried for no reason, and then I went outside at midnight and began reading my Bible until I went to work at 2:00. The Lord changed me right there. I was already a believer of 5 years or so, but he said, okay, I'm going to make you whole again and restore your joy. Not because of anything I did, but just because he saw fit. It was the first time I saw God as a father and Lord (before that the focus had always been on Jesus, or the Holy Spirit). He told me things to do, and I obeyed. I believe there are times when the Lord's voice is so clear, and this period was one of those times. I drove in my car every night for at least 2 hours throwing papers, so I had plenty of time to think, pray, and listen to teaching tapes. I consumed tapes by vision forum and Doug Wilson. My wife had been praying for me the whole time, and of course she was overjoyed.
One day, soon after, my wife said, what do you think about letting God choose our family size? We had never used contraceptives, but were still doing family planning, we had also gotten pregnant 6 months into our marriage. The question at first freaked me out. I thought, are you crazy? So I said well, maybe we should we doing rhythm or something to give God a little room to work. She said, no that doesn't cut it either (and I knew she was right). So I told my wife, I will pray about it tonight while I'm driving. The Lord changed my mind right away. I didn't hear logical reasons, or even read scriptures about it, he just showed me. After I submitted, then I learned all the biblical and logical reasons why God should be the one to determine family size. So we decided to trust the Lord, and we were so excited and relieved. I remember during that time of my life telling all of our friends that this was why I loved being a Christian. It is so exciting! We serve a dangerous God, he always mixes it up and forces us to rely on him. Things aren't easy or comfortable (at least to our flesh), but when you really have faith in God, there's nothing to worry about!
I believe my wife got pregnant about two weeks later. Needless to say we were a little apprehensive at first, but still thrilled. Although my wife doubted our decision for about a week after we had the baby, we have never looked back. We always pray that the Lord will bless us with as many as he sees fit. Evangelical christians are always saying things like "let go and let God" or "let God take control of your life" and we just wondered why they didn't say that about one of the most important aspects of marriage. You want God to have control over where you work, but not over how many children he should bless you with? Huh, what? And that's not even getting into theological reasons. We just want to take God at his word, and trust that he is the Lord.
1.17.2005
Book Binding
In discussing Postmillenialism with Chad he refered me to a free book online by David Chilton at www.freebooks.com. Upon downloading this 700+ pg book I lamented to Chad that I was really a print person, as I hate reading books online. What to do?
Well I figured out that my printer prints double-sided, booklet style; so you can print out a whole book, cut it in half and put it together. I did a little internet research on home book binding and by the end of the weekend had a two-volume, hardcover set containing "Days of Vengeance."
I will post some pictures of how they turned out soon. It is really fun binding books and making covers for them and I will probably be on a kick for a couple weeks making a bunch of them. Thanks again for the link Chad!
In discussing Postmillenialism with Chad he refered me to a free book online by David Chilton at www.freebooks.com. Upon downloading this 700+ pg book I lamented to Chad that I was really a print person, as I hate reading books online. What to do?
Well I figured out that my printer prints double-sided, booklet style; so you can print out a whole book, cut it in half and put it together. I did a little internet research on home book binding and by the end of the weekend had a two-volume, hardcover set containing "Days of Vengeance."
I will post some pictures of how they turned out soon. It is really fun binding books and making covers for them and I will probably be on a kick for a couple weeks making a bunch of them. Thanks again for the link Chad!
1.13.2005
Pastor/Elder/Shepherd/Minister/etc.
For those of you with "full-time" pastors or elders, what are their weekday duties? Do they make visitations? Call on members and families? Visit and pray with the sick? Host bible-studies or prayer meetings? Invite people for meals? Anything else?
I am interested to see what the different levels of involvement are. Please leave me a comment with a quick description of some of the things your minister does to shepherd the flock during the week. If you don't mind, please leave your denomination as well. I am not trying to prove anything, just interested really. Thanks!
For those of you with "full-time" pastors or elders, what are their weekday duties? Do they make visitations? Call on members and families? Visit and pray with the sick? Host bible-studies or prayer meetings? Invite people for meals? Anything else?
I am interested to see what the different levels of involvement are. Please leave me a comment with a quick description of some of the things your minister does to shepherd the flock during the week. If you don't mind, please leave your denomination as well. I am not trying to prove anything, just interested really. Thanks!
Weakness
The Lord loves to expose. He exposes sinners for who they really are, and He exposes our weaknesses. Whenever I overhear someone bash "Christians" something swells up inside me. I don't know how to react in a Godly way. I feel like I have to defend God or something. I used to have such a hard time with this that I practically detached myself from the label "Christian." I proudly wear it now but still have trouble with my own internal reactions. I guess I should point out sin and use the law to bring repentance. Yes, those Christians behaved badly, they misrepresented Jesus, that is sin, they are covered by the blood, are you? Are you any better? Enough to justify yourself before a Holy God? No, I didn't think so, time for repentance!
The Lord loves to expose. He exposes sinners for who they really are, and He exposes our weaknesses. Whenever I overhear someone bash "Christians" something swells up inside me. I don't know how to react in a Godly way. I feel like I have to defend God or something. I used to have such a hard time with this that I practically detached myself from the label "Christian." I proudly wear it now but still have trouble with my own internal reactions. I guess I should point out sin and use the law to bring repentance. Yes, those Christians behaved badly, they misrepresented Jesus, that is sin, they are covered by the blood, are you? Are you any better? Enough to justify yourself before a Holy God? No, I didn't think so, time for repentance!
1.12.2005
Family Newsletter
Here is a copy of our Family Newsletter for December 04: Family Portrait 2
BTW, you will see that I stole a few graphics (including one from thisclassicallife.com), so please forgive me.
Here is a copy of our Family Newsletter for December 04: Family Portrait 2
BTW, you will see that I stole a few graphics (including one from thisclassicallife.com), so please forgive me.
1.10.2005
Asher Birthday Party
We had a birthday party for Asher on Saturday night with mostly family and a few friends. Here are some pictures.
Getting ready for the party
Birthday man in his hat...but not for long!
Checking out the cake, but not too sure
And he's had enough!
"Ashu, what's the matter? Are you Ok?"
We had a birthday party for Asher on Saturday night with mostly family and a few friends. Here are some pictures.
Getting ready for the party
Birthday man in his hat...but not for long!
Checking out the cake, but not too sure
And he's had enough!
"Ashu, what's the matter? Are you Ok?"
1.07.2005
The History of a Church
I have put up a new writing that I have been working on, titled "The History of a Church." It is a semi-fictional account of a small homechurch and follows the story of its beginings and trials. Please consider it a rough draft and I am open to any critiques of the paper, should anyone take the time to read it. This is the first part, and it's probably about half of what I will eventually write. I also plan on significantly beefing it up, and tuning the actual writing style. This is the raw form, jin which I was just trying to get my thoughts and emotions on paper (although to you it's just a computer screen.)
The paper should serve as an exhortation, as well as a warning to homechurchers, as well as give other people a glance at what all those homechurchers are really doing. There are many mistakes and pitfalls that could be escaped by examining the stories in this paper. It is the kind of paper I wish I had read 2 years ago. It is linked over on the right and is a PDF.
"The History of a Church, Part 1"
I have put up a new writing that I have been working on, titled "The History of a Church." It is a semi-fictional account of a small homechurch and follows the story of its beginings and trials. Please consider it a rough draft and I am open to any critiques of the paper, should anyone take the time to read it. This is the first part, and it's probably about half of what I will eventually write. I also plan on significantly beefing it up, and tuning the actual writing style. This is the raw form, jin which I was just trying to get my thoughts and emotions on paper (although to you it's just a computer screen.)
The paper should serve as an exhortation, as well as a warning to homechurchers, as well as give other people a glance at what all those homechurchers are really doing. There are many mistakes and pitfalls that could be escaped by examining the stories in this paper. It is the kind of paper I wish I had read 2 years ago. It is linked over on the right and is a PDF.
"The History of a Church, Part 1"
1.06.2005
Just a few more
Still need a few more people to sign up:
Win a Free iPod! (and help me get one too!)
Still need a few more people to sign up:
Win a Free iPod! (and help me get one too!)
Happy Birthday!
My son Asher is one today! It has been a wonderful year and he has brought us so much joy. To be honest, it took me awhile to transition from being a father of one daughter to being a father of a daughter and a son. I invested so much of myself into Lily that it was hard to do the same with Asher. But I got good advice from many friends and men that told me to make sure I invested in him early on and I would reap the benefits. Now I can't stand being away from him. He is my little guy, my chunker, Gus Gus, bubba, Mr. man, my bulldog. He is a tough boy and he loves to play with his daddy. I look forward to seeing the kind of man he will be. I have so many things I want to make sure he learns, and I pray that he will be a spiritual giant. Asher, may you always do what is right, protect your mother and sister(s), stand up for righteousness, do not fear evil or man, always have compassion, fear the Lord, and love what is good. I love you my son.
My son Asher is one today! It has been a wonderful year and he has brought us so much joy. To be honest, it took me awhile to transition from being a father of one daughter to being a father of a daughter and a son. I invested so much of myself into Lily that it was hard to do the same with Asher. But I got good advice from many friends and men that told me to make sure I invested in him early on and I would reap the benefits. Now I can't stand being away from him. He is my little guy, my chunker, Gus Gus, bubba, Mr. man, my bulldog. He is a tough boy and he loves to play with his daddy. I look forward to seeing the kind of man he will be. I have so many things I want to make sure he learns, and I pray that he will be a spiritual giant. Asher, may you always do what is right, protect your mother and sister(s), stand up for righteousness, do not fear evil or man, always have compassion, fear the Lord, and love what is good. I love you my son.
1.05.2005
No More I Beg of You
I got two more books in the mail yesterday and bid on one more last night (which I lost), and now it is time for me to take a break from my book buying. I received a copy of Thomas Guthrie's Out of Harness, which you'll see was on my booklist. I am really enjoying Guthrie and since I can't afford any Chalmers (it was a Chalmers book that I did not win), Guthrie will have to hold me over until a come upon a large inheritance from some distant relative of whose name I know not. The other book was Ronald S. Wallace's Calvin, Geneva and Reformation which was mentioned as a footnote in Wilson's chapter on parishes in "Mother Kirk." It seems good so far and is supposed to be about Calvin's use of the parochial system in his ministry.
For the next few months our family is going to be working on serving one another and trying to learn how to serve others as well. So far we are planning on going to a nursing home and other than that I am low on ideas and resources. If anyone could recommend any books or articles on serving, or has any ideas or experiences of serving others as a family, please let me know. Keep in mind that our children are very young and my wife is pregnant, so anything involving heavy lifting turns into "Christo" ministry and not "Family" ministry.
I got two more books in the mail yesterday and bid on one more last night (which I lost), and now it is time for me to take a break from my book buying. I received a copy of Thomas Guthrie's Out of Harness, which you'll see was on my booklist. I am really enjoying Guthrie and since I can't afford any Chalmers (it was a Chalmers book that I did not win), Guthrie will have to hold me over until a come upon a large inheritance from some distant relative of whose name I know not. The other book was Ronald S. Wallace's Calvin, Geneva and Reformation which was mentioned as a footnote in Wilson's chapter on parishes in "Mother Kirk." It seems good so far and is supposed to be about Calvin's use of the parochial system in his ministry.
For the next few months our family is going to be working on serving one another and trying to learn how to serve others as well. So far we are planning on going to a nursing home and other than that I am low on ideas and resources. If anyone could recommend any books or articles on serving, or has any ideas or experiences of serving others as a family, please let me know. Keep in mind that our children are very young and my wife is pregnant, so anything involving heavy lifting turns into "Christo" ministry and not "Family" ministry.
1.03.2005
Weekend Update
We had a great weekend. Friday night we had artichokes and lobsters with my parents for New Years Eve. We played Catch Phrase and sipped on port. The kids got an old wooden rocking horse from the thrift store that they were going crazy on. Saturday was a great day for me. I skipped going to the Outback Bowl (Go Dawgs!) in favor of working on some jobs at the house. Here are some things I got done:
Put up quarter-round molding, put down laminate flooring in hallway, cut the grass, put down fertilizer, filled up pool, trimmed palm tree, built extra shelf for my new books, cleaned out laundry room, took down christmas lights. We even got to watch a little bit of Star Wars after the kids were in bed. Which brings me to my next story.
After we put on Star Wars Asher started crying and kept at it for 5-10 minutes. So I went in the see if he was OK. He seemed to be pulling on his ears so I brought him in with Lindsay and I. Lily heard him crying and going into our room, so she starts crying at her door. After a few minutes of seeing Asher excited to be playing in our bed, and realizing it had all been a sneaky ploy, I begin taking him back to his room. Lily is crying hysterically by this time, so I make a detour into our room where I explain that Asher is going back to his own bed, and she's not missing out on anything. I had to leave her door open to keep her from flipping out, and then I put Asher to sleep and returned to Luke and "The New Hope." About 10 minutes later I hear a suspicious thump, so I get up to check on the kids and what do I see but two guilty eyes peering around our door. Lily had been hiding outside our door for who knows how long. It reminded me so much of my own childhood, spent hiding behind the sofa at night, that I couldn't help laughing. I picked her up to give a kiss to her mommy and go to bed and she put on the saddest puppy face I have ever seen in my life. Needless to see we let her stay in bed with us awhile and watch Star Wars (which she loves to say "Yucky...bugs!")
Our Sabbath day was a nice time of worship and rest. Lindsay and I took off during nap time (kids at grandparent's) to go to Starbucks and discuss our plans for the year. It was a good time to establish goals for our family for the coming year. In the evening I read to Lily from "The Complete Collection of Father Brown." I think it was a bit over her head, but I secretly read it for myself. Than you O merciful and giving Lord, for a wonderful weekend that I tried to enjoy as much as is humanly possible. Help me to glorify you in all that I do.
We had a great weekend. Friday night we had artichokes and lobsters with my parents for New Years Eve. We played Catch Phrase and sipped on port. The kids got an old wooden rocking horse from the thrift store that they were going crazy on. Saturday was a great day for me. I skipped going to the Outback Bowl (Go Dawgs!) in favor of working on some jobs at the house. Here are some things I got done:
Put up quarter-round molding, put down laminate flooring in hallway, cut the grass, put down fertilizer, filled up pool, trimmed palm tree, built extra shelf for my new books, cleaned out laundry room, took down christmas lights. We even got to watch a little bit of Star Wars after the kids were in bed. Which brings me to my next story.
After we put on Star Wars Asher started crying and kept at it for 5-10 minutes. So I went in the see if he was OK. He seemed to be pulling on his ears so I brought him in with Lindsay and I. Lily heard him crying and going into our room, so she starts crying at her door. After a few minutes of seeing Asher excited to be playing in our bed, and realizing it had all been a sneaky ploy, I begin taking him back to his room. Lily is crying hysterically by this time, so I make a detour into our room where I explain that Asher is going back to his own bed, and she's not missing out on anything. I had to leave her door open to keep her from flipping out, and then I put Asher to sleep and returned to Luke and "The New Hope." About 10 minutes later I hear a suspicious thump, so I get up to check on the kids and what do I see but two guilty eyes peering around our door. Lily had been hiding outside our door for who knows how long. It reminded me so much of my own childhood, spent hiding behind the sofa at night, that I couldn't help laughing. I picked her up to give a kiss to her mommy and go to bed and she put on the saddest puppy face I have ever seen in my life. Needless to see we let her stay in bed with us awhile and watch Star Wars (which she loves to say "Yucky...bugs!")
Our Sabbath day was a nice time of worship and rest. Lindsay and I took off during nap time (kids at grandparent's) to go to Starbucks and discuss our plans for the year. It was a good time to establish goals for our family for the coming year. In the evening I read to Lily from "The Complete Collection of Father Brown." I think it was a bit over her head, but I secretly read it for myself. Than you O merciful and giving Lord, for a wonderful weekend that I tried to enjoy as much as is humanly possible. Help me to glorify you in all that I do.
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