March 2011
6 posts
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Gardening Chronicles: Weeding
Here’s a definition for you:
To weed (verb):
To clear of weeds; to free from something hurtful or offensive; to remove the less desirable portions of.
To get rid of (something harmful or superfluous).
That is the stage we are at in our garden journey.
As an aside, I just had flashbacks about the book Pilgrim’s Progress. I am, by no means, John Bunyan writing out of my imprisonment, but I guess...
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Gardening Chronicles: Warmth & Growth
What a gorgeous day! After being cooped up inside all week due to the flu (that mess is no joke), I was ready to check on our little sprout-babies. Although now, many of them have progressed to sproutlings.
I was worried about our white acre pea babies as I’ve read they do not handle the cold very well. Last night it was supposed to get down to 31 degrees, so I fretted like any good...
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Gardening Chronicles: Sprouting
After only one week, EVERYTHING in our vegetable garden has sprouted. I was like a little kid when we drove up and Chad said, “Look at all those sprouts!” Most importantly, the white acre peas have sprouted. We have 3 rows of these because I wanted to ensure we had plenty of our favorite veggie.
Let me back up a few days. We went out to the garden plot 2 days after planting to check...
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Gardening Chronicles: Planting
Because I think I should try as many things as possible before dying or being raptured away, we planted a vegetable garden. It wasn’t spontaneous or unplanned. We started talking about planting a garden early last year and did our research. We found a farm called Orchard Pond Organics (www.orchardpondorganics.com) that rents out 30’x50’ garden plots (our back yard does not have...
February 2011
2 posts
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Running
I ran my first half-marathon on 2.19.11. This has been a goal for a while…although a seemingly unattainable one. There was no big race day filled with race bibs, men dressed with inappropriate running attire, or bagels. Just me, a goal, “my favorite” cheering me on, a good playlist filled with worship jams, and let’s not forget my new best friends…9.5 Brook’s...
Confession
At work we are allowed to wear headphones and listen to music. Background…at my second job I work with a lot of computer programmers and developers who apparently like to sit still for hours in front of a computer monitor writing in languages called “C#” and other such nonsense. As they do this, it seems to help the part of their brain that has an affinity for programming if they...
January 2011
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December 2010
6 posts
Holiday App Finds
Every year we travel quite a bit around the holidays giving me much time to play on my iPhone 4 which continually surprises me. Waiting in line at airports and driving in a car for hours lends itself well to searching for new iPhone apps. I find some new ones each year and they usually last until the next holiday season. So here is what I have found to lead me into 2011.
1. Teux Deux...
MyFav →
Create your own home page w/the Websites you use the most.
"Christlas" Traditions
This year I have felt the need to preserve and protect our family traditions as well as develop a few core traditions Chad and I can look forward to each year (besides traveling all over the Eastern United States). This list serves to document some of them…
C & C Traditions
1. We shall now call Christmas…”Christlas” (we wil keep the silent “t”). It is...
Teux Deux →
My bro-in-law introduced me to this new “to do” app. Since I’m a fan of lists, I appreciated the simplicity of this app. Found out it’s from a swiss designer now in NYC. You can check out her blog as well at swiss-miss.com
November 2010
1 post
“Over prepare, then go with the flow.”
August 2010
1 post
Here's to You, French-Fried Potato
Anyone who knows me, even a little, knows my love for the french-fried potato (aka french fry). For fun I decided to list my favs:
1. The “crinkle cut” french fry. Hands down, my favorite. I really like them from Tally-Ho in Panama City. Locally, you can find them at Sonny’s, Po Boys and Koosh’s (but ask for them fresh or they will disappoint).
2. McDonald’s...
June 2010
1 post
The Power of One Word
A word that so perfectly and succinctly culminates multiple thoughts into a singular one deserves to be recognized. Today that word is sycophant. The definition…a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite. We can thank the Greeks (again) for that one. Nicely done.
February 2010
3 posts
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Pressing Beyond Ourselves in Worship
Note: This note is written primarily with the CHC Worship & Creative Arts Team in mind.
As a worship leader, you never really know what to expect from a Sunday morning crowd one week to the next (perfect reason why placing expectation in God alone is primary, but I digress…). From my estimation, crowds seem to have moods much like people. More precisely, with any given Sunday morning...
The Consistent Life
This weekend we celebrated my mama’s (southern for “mom”) 60th birthday. We surprised her by coming to visit and having a small dinner party with family and close friends. Nothing fancy, but very memorable. As we were preparing for her party, I began thinking of the things I’m most thankful for in my mother. The consistency with which she has lived her life immediately...
January 2010
2 posts
My theme song for 2010…what’s yours?
iPods Get Heavier with More Music
shaunbwilson:
Researchers have discovered that MP3 players like iPods and iPhones get fractionally heavier depending on how many music tracks they contain. The difference between a empty iPod and a full one is only a 0.4 gram say the team from Blackpool University. Tests showed that a empty 16GB iPhone weighed 133.2 grams compared to 133.6 for the same model filled with 3,500 songs. Professor...
December 2009
10 posts
The Resolution of Resolve
Without much exaggeration, there are probably thousands of blogs, sermons, editorials, etc. being written on resolutions at the start of the New Year. However, resolutions are meaningless if absent from their making is resolve. In fact, I would propose that little can be accomplished in a person’s life without it.
In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul states he “is [resolved] to know...
The Innocent Man
Just got around to reading John Grisham’s, The Innocent Man, a 2006 work of non-fiction addressing the injustice of being labeled guilty until proven innocent. It’s an intense and disturbing read. An aside I honed in on in the book is the importance of having someone stand by you in the worst possible scenario. The support of the families given to the wrongfully accused was...
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International Justice Mission →
IJM targets the ending of Human Trafficking around the world (among other injustices). If you are interested in finding out more about the sex slave industry, this Website is a must. IJM’s founder, Gary Haugen, has written several books…one of which I am reading now entitled Just Courage.
“when tempted to use God’s anointing, power, or favor for personal...”
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