Well, I'd like to think of myself as a fairly big supporter of our veterans. My dad is a vet, my father-in-law is a vet, heck, many of my relatives have served in the American Armed Forces. I do my best to be as civil minded as I can be, I salute the flag, say the Pledge of Allegiance, you know, all that stuff. I love my freedom and I know it didn't come cheap, not in the physical realm, not in the spiritual realm. (Though the 2 cannot be so clearly separated, nor should they be). At any rate, today is Veteran's Day. My lovely is not teaching today because of the holiday. So she has found a new way for the family to "celebrate." (I'm using that term very loosely)
Our Christmas Decorations are going up at this very moment. We honored our war heroes by emptying the attic of 90% of its contents this morning, and dumping, piling, stacking and flinging it in the general direction of the living room. AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. What a mess. I love the decorations when they're up, but the taking out and putting back up part is the worst. Its worse than worst.
Yet the job is done. My part has been played. Nothing left to do but hide in the office for as long as I can.
Christmas is coming! And now with the decorations out, I can actually begin to look forward to celebrating the birth of the King.
He Has Made Me Glad!
jeff
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Thursday, November 06, 2008
SSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHH!
Hey, its me. I finally remembered my blogger password, so now I'm back! Actually, not really. I know it may seem hard to comprehend, but I just havnt had anything to say worth saying. You know what Mom always said..."If you dont have something worthwile to contribute to the conversation, just keep your mouth shut." (or something along those lines) It's not that I've got bad stuff to say, I just dont have much at all to say. Is that a bad thing? I think there's something fairly valuable in silence. Most of the time, the "still, small voice" has something to say, but my lips are usually going 90 miles a minute.
I have yet to master the art of learning to be silent, but when I do, I wont tell ya!
I have yet to master the art of learning to be silent, but when I do, I wont tell ya!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
An interesting political platform, even if it is fictitious.
O.K. I copied the following from another blog, but thought is was worth some attention. It is supposed to be Bill Cosby's platform for his supposed campaign to be a write in candidate in the presidential election this fall. HE IS NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. IT APPEARS HE DID NOT EVEN MAKE THESE STATEMENTS. But if anyone would run on the following, they'd sure get my vote. What do you think?
(1) 'Press 1 for English' is immediately banned. English is the official language; speak it or wait at the border until you can.
(2) We will immediately go into a two year isolationist posture to straighten out the country's attitude. NO imports, no exports. We will use the 'Wal-Mart's policy, 'If we ain't got it, you don't need it.'
(3) When imports are allowed, there will be a 100% import tax on it.
(4) All retired military personnel will be required to man one of our many observation towers on the southern border. (six month tour) They will be under strict orders not to fire on SOUTHBOUND aliens.
(5) Social security will immediately return to its original state. If you didn't put nuttin in, you ain't getting nuttin out. The president nor any other politician will not be able to touch it.
(6) Welfare - Checks will be handed out on Fridays at the end of the 40 hour school week and the successful completion of urinalysis and a passing grade.
(7) Professional Athletes --Steroids - The FIRST time you check positive you're banned for life.(8) Crime - We will adopt the Turkish method, the first time you steal, you lose your right hand. There is no more life sentences. If convicted of murder, you will be put to death by the same method you chose for your victim; gun, knife, strangulation, etc.
(9) One export will be allowed; Wheat, The world needs to eat. A bushel of wheat will be the exact price of a barrel of oil.
(10) All foreign aid using American taxpayer money will immediately cease, and the saved money will pay off the national debt and ultimately lower taxes. When disasters occur around the world, we'll ask the American people if they want to donate to a disaster fund, and each citizen can make the decision whether it's a worthy cause.
(11) The Pledge of Allegiance will be said every day at school and every day in Congress.
(12) The National Anthem will be played at all appropriate ceremonies, sporting events, outings, etc.
Granted, there are some flaws, and certainly the worlds poor would starve to death if we stopped sending aid, but...
As we approach the coming election, it would do all Christians well to do so prayerfully and thoughtfully.
food for thought
He Has Made Me Glad
jeff
(1) 'Press 1 for English' is immediately banned. English is the official language; speak it or wait at the border until you can.
(2) We will immediately go into a two year isolationist posture to straighten out the country's attitude. NO imports, no exports. We will use the 'Wal-Mart's policy, 'If we ain't got it, you don't need it.'
(3) When imports are allowed, there will be a 100% import tax on it.
(4) All retired military personnel will be required to man one of our many observation towers on the southern border. (six month tour) They will be under strict orders not to fire on SOUTHBOUND aliens.
(5) Social security will immediately return to its original state. If you didn't put nuttin in, you ain't getting nuttin out. The president nor any other politician will not be able to touch it.
(6) Welfare - Checks will be handed out on Fridays at the end of the 40 hour school week and the successful completion of urinalysis and a passing grade.
(7) Professional Athletes --Steroids - The FIRST time you check positive you're banned for life.(8) Crime - We will adopt the Turkish method, the first time you steal, you lose your right hand. There is no more life sentences. If convicted of murder, you will be put to death by the same method you chose for your victim; gun, knife, strangulation, etc.
(9) One export will be allowed; Wheat, The world needs to eat. A bushel of wheat will be the exact price of a barrel of oil.
(10) All foreign aid using American taxpayer money will immediately cease, and the saved money will pay off the national debt and ultimately lower taxes. When disasters occur around the world, we'll ask the American people if they want to donate to a disaster fund, and each citizen can make the decision whether it's a worthy cause.
(11) The Pledge of Allegiance will be said every day at school and every day in Congress.
(12) The National Anthem will be played at all appropriate ceremonies, sporting events, outings, etc.
Granted, there are some flaws, and certainly the worlds poor would starve to death if we stopped sending aid, but...
As we approach the coming election, it would do all Christians well to do so prayerfully and thoughtfully.
food for thought
He Has Made Me Glad
jeff
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Standing Ovation
"You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace, the mountains and the hills will burst into song before you, all the trees of the field will clap their hands." Isaiah 55:12
Many times during the course of my life, I have sensed that I had experienced this passage, at least the first part. Many a day have I watched the sun rise over the tree tops and heard the birds of the forest spring to life. Those are good days for sure. Today was a day much like all those others. A good day. It was the opening day of bow season in Kentucky. It was incredible as the mountains and the hills burst into song. But then something beyond my ability to describe took place. A breeze began to blow, and for the first time in my life I heard the trees clapping their hands. It was an unprecedented standing ovation, like nothing I have heard before. The Creation gave its praise to the Creator and for about 5 minutes I simply did my part too. It was a beautiful thing, if only for a moment, to get something...the only thing....right.
What will tomorrow bring? I dont have a clue. But I know that Creation will once again glorify its Creator, and hopefully I'll be found doing my part. Will you join me?
He Has Made Me Glad!
jeff
Many times during the course of my life, I have sensed that I had experienced this passage, at least the first part. Many a day have I watched the sun rise over the tree tops and heard the birds of the forest spring to life. Those are good days for sure. Today was a day much like all those others. A good day. It was the opening day of bow season in Kentucky. It was incredible as the mountains and the hills burst into song. But then something beyond my ability to describe took place. A breeze began to blow, and for the first time in my life I heard the trees clapping their hands. It was an unprecedented standing ovation, like nothing I have heard before. The Creation gave its praise to the Creator and for about 5 minutes I simply did my part too. It was a beautiful thing, if only for a moment, to get something...the only thing....right.
What will tomorrow bring? I dont have a clue. But I know that Creation will once again glorify its Creator, and hopefully I'll be found doing my part. Will you join me?
He Has Made Me Glad!
jeff
Thursday, August 21, 2008
FaceBook......what the heck??????????
OK, so my wife tells me, "you really ought to do this." Like I really need one more thing in life to do. She says, "It's a great way to keep in touch with everybody." So I say, "OK, I'll give it a try." And that's what I've done. Now, it seems in the registration process I've done what I despise most.......I spammed everybody in my inbox. I'm sure I clicked on something that caused me to do that, but I'm an idiot. I didn't mean to do it.
So for all of you that got some sort of notice. Sorry. Remember, I'm an idiot.
That being said, this may actually be sort of neat. At least in a "good intentions" sort of way. I know that I need to be a better friend to those whom I call "friend." I know I do a horrible job at keeping in touch. I know I blogged sometime around the first of the year that I was going to make an effort at this. All that being said, maybe this network-thing will help me in that.
Of course, I barely know how to do this blog, so I'm sure I just jumped in way over my head, but I guess its not the first time I've done that either. Who knows. I may become Captain Facebook. But dont hold your breath.
On another note, howabout the Americans in the Olympics?
Michael Phelps? Women's Water Polo team? And my 3 favorites: Shawn Johnson, May-Treanor & Walsh? I was so happy to see Johnson go GOLD on the balance beam. She just looks like America to me. Thankfully, the games are almost over and I can go to bed at a decent hour. I'm as wore out as some of the athletes must be, just because I'm living on so little sleep.
Speaking of sleep, Baylee slept all night for the second time in her 26 months of life on Tuesday Night. Wow! Praise the Lord and all that Jazz.
This weekend is the big church trip to Holiday World. Over 100 people from New Hope will be loading up for a big day of fun in the sun (I hope).
Hope all is well with you.
He Has Made Me Glad!
jeff
So for all of you that got some sort of notice. Sorry. Remember, I'm an idiot.
That being said, this may actually be sort of neat. At least in a "good intentions" sort of way. I know that I need to be a better friend to those whom I call "friend." I know I do a horrible job at keeping in touch. I know I blogged sometime around the first of the year that I was going to make an effort at this. All that being said, maybe this network-thing will help me in that.
Of course, I barely know how to do this blog, so I'm sure I just jumped in way over my head, but I guess its not the first time I've done that either. Who knows. I may become Captain Facebook. But dont hold your breath.
On another note, howabout the Americans in the Olympics?
Michael Phelps? Women's Water Polo team? And my 3 favorites: Shawn Johnson, May-Treanor & Walsh? I was so happy to see Johnson go GOLD on the balance beam. She just looks like America to me. Thankfully, the games are almost over and I can go to bed at a decent hour. I'm as wore out as some of the athletes must be, just because I'm living on so little sleep.
Speaking of sleep, Baylee slept all night for the second time in her 26 months of life on Tuesday Night. Wow! Praise the Lord and all that Jazz.
This weekend is the big church trip to Holiday World. Over 100 people from New Hope will be loading up for a big day of fun in the sun (I hope).
Hope all is well with you.
He Has Made Me Glad!
jeff
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Perspective................
Well, maybe I need to practice more of what I preach. Maybe I need to get off the cross so somebody else can use the wood. Not sure. But I have neglected to look at so many of the good things going on around the church. Let me take a minute to do that:
10 baptisms in the last month
6 of those in response to recent professions of faith
Back to School Blessing Sunday
5 Sundays with over 150 in attendance
2 Great weeks of Church Camps
A New Youth Minister on Staff
A Building Debt that is almost RETIRED!!!!!!
I am thinking I could go on at this for a while.
I guess that's the point. I have been a dufuss for letting a few small things get in the way of seeing the Glory of the Lord as it has been revealed in our congregation. And that's the way the enemy works. He's constantly trying to get us to take our eyes off of Christ.
On a personal note I just made myself wonder: In this age of politically correctness and inclusive language, how come those who want to make God more inclusive dont push as tirelessly for getting us to see the neutral Satan. It's still ok for feminists (for example only) to call Satan a "he," but its not ok to call God a "he." What gives? I dont get it.
On another personal note, following our baptismal service last Sunday Night, my son Hunter came out with a real funny. We were reliving the whole day and getting Jammies on and he said "Daddy, I'm so good I dont even have to be bap-a-tized!" Oh, to be a kid again. There's real truth in that if you choose to see things from the Lord's perspective towards our kids. Maybe we all need to be more childlike in our faith and not waste so much time being "mature."
He Has Made Me Glad!
jeff
10 baptisms in the last month
6 of those in response to recent professions of faith
Back to School Blessing Sunday
5 Sundays with over 150 in attendance
2 Great weeks of Church Camps
A New Youth Minister on Staff
A Building Debt that is almost RETIRED!!!!!!
I am thinking I could go on at this for a while.
I guess that's the point. I have been a dufuss for letting a few small things get in the way of seeing the Glory of the Lord as it has been revealed in our congregation. And that's the way the enemy works. He's constantly trying to get us to take our eyes off of Christ.
On a personal note I just made myself wonder: In this age of politically correctness and inclusive language, how come those who want to make God more inclusive dont push as tirelessly for getting us to see the neutral Satan. It's still ok for feminists (for example only) to call Satan a "he," but its not ok to call God a "he." What gives? I dont get it.
On another personal note, following our baptismal service last Sunday Night, my son Hunter came out with a real funny. We were reliving the whole day and getting Jammies on and he said "Daddy, I'm so good I dont even have to be bap-a-tized!" Oh, to be a kid again. There's real truth in that if you choose to see things from the Lord's perspective towards our kids. Maybe we all need to be more childlike in our faith and not waste so much time being "mature."
He Has Made Me Glad!
jeff
Monday, July 28, 2008
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