Are you familiar with the ending to the movie “Cast Away”? Tom Hanks is standing there in the middle of this intersection in the middle of Nowhere, TX. As far as he can see in all directions is nothing – yet he has been given the gift of life to be lived another day. How would [...]
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Crossroads
Posted: December 13, 2008 in Bible Reading, Faith, Focus, Future, Holy Spirit, Hope, Movies, The Bible, Trusting God, VisionOne of my favorite Christmas cartoons is “The Little Drummer Boy.” It is also one of my favorite Christmas songs… my favorite version is by Whiteheart. I hope you enjoy it as well. What is your favorite Christmas movie or cartoon? I know it will be hard to narrow it down to just one… so [...]
“Do you think they can pause the movie?”
Posted: November 22, 2008 in Family, Making memories, Movies, Parenting, Quotes, Random ThoughtsWe went to the movies today. Lori and Jacqueline watched Twilight. I went with Valerie and Walker to see Bolt in 3D. We were about 3/4 of the way through the movie when Walker asked, “Do you think they can pause the movie while I go to the bathroom?” Another priceless moment of Walker’s long [...]
I’m convinced of “one thing”
Posted: November 8, 2008 in Calling, Family, Focus, Movies, Oswald Chambers, Prayer, Psalms, Spiritual GrowthWhat are you convinced of? Does life make sense to you? Do you know what the secret to life is all about? My life has been a journey of discovering that “one thing”. But it seems that the “one thing” always seems to allude my grasp. As soon as I think I have discovered what [...]
Let Go Let God
Posted: September 27, 2008 in Faith, Future, Inspiration, Movies, Obedience, Peter, Trials and Testing, TrustLast night we watched Facing the Giants. Tonya told us we needed to watch it. Early in the movie I sent her a txt, “So, you think I’m a loser.” (I was just kidding). This was an extremely inspiring movie. Scene after scene I just laughed because I could see so much of my life [...]
I’m on vacation this week with the family… we are not really doing all that much – like going to the beach or anything. I camped out in the back yard with Walker last night. Some friends gave us their above ground swimming pool and I have been working on getting it up… I’m very sore right now. [...]