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Funny Maggie

I looked under the desk a few minutes ago and Maggie had a computer cable wrapped around her neck. She was just sitting there. Funny dog! I hope she’s not trying to send me a message or anything.

Roughly 4 weeks ago today, he was in Lisa’s womb. Now he is beginning his life, fitting into a family, and wowing the ladies with his incredible cuteness and charm. Daddy’s pretty attached to him. The blankie pictures are especially for Tricia, Susan, Naomi, and Eva, who gave him his blankie and still love their own!

Your bluetooth connection to God

I see people all over the place wearing these new bluetooth headsets. You know, the kind that lets you talk on your cell phone without having to be connected to it via a wire. Those things are pretty neat, but there are downsides to them, too. When I talk with someone who is wearing one, I can never tell whether they’re on the phone.

Our prayer life should be like that, as well. Several times in the Paul’s epistles, he tells his readers (and by extension, us) to pray ceaselessly. Praying ceaselessly doesn’t have to mean that you’re always walking around with your eyes closed or constantly muttering under your breath or moving your lips (unless you want to scare the people around you), but your mind should be continually ready to jump to prayer, to bring everything to God. Keep your spiritual bluetooth headset on so that you can be ready to pray about everything. And next time you see someone wearing one of those headsets, let it remind you to pray!

Growing old – growing bitter?

I’ve always assumed that as Christians, when we grow in age, we also grow in grace. Lots of recent empirical evidence contradicts this notion this very strongly. Throwing aside this fundamental assumption really throws into question for me the nature of spiritual growth. Will I be mean when I’m older? Is this why people stick their older relatives in care facilities and never visit them? Is living long really a blessing, or just one long chance to be bitter? I’ve never had so many unpleasant conversations in the course of two months, and they’re all with people who are older than 65 or 70. I’m really not sure what to think about that.

Friday Fun – one day early

Liam’s new trick

Throwing up. I’m not joking. He throws up on his clothes, our clothes, our bedsheets, his blankets, and anywhere else he happens to be. He still keeps enough food down to keep growing, but throws up enough to keep us constantly changing any fabric unlucky enough to find itself near him. We’ll keep you updated on his next (hopefully less messy) trick!