Today I am most thankful for the greatest gift and treasure of all - Jesus Christ! That is what we have been focusing on through advent and today as we open presents with the kids. Our prayer is that Samuel, Keziah, and Karis will always know that is what Christmas is all about.
I am also [...]
pilgrim in progress
Monthly Archives December 2006
Merry Christmas to My Sweetheart
‘Too Hot to Handel’
Here’s a little gospel ‘Messiah’ for you this Christmas Eve. It’s just a sampler but I love it. Here’s the story from NPR.
Tonight we had a great service at church, the kids just went down, we just finished chatting with my family in Vancouver with the webcam, watched them open some presents, and [...]
Friday Photo
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Haven’t taken many photos this week - it’s been crazy. Finished my exam and feel I did the best I could. Thanks to those who prayed! The whole family got sick this week as well and we’re all at different stages but it seems like it keeps getting passed around! Pray [...]
finishing
Tommorrow I have my final for Church History I at RTS. Hoping to finish well but this was a hard semester. Pray for me if you read this before late tommorrow afternoon. Pray for grace and recollection and that this would be a means of grace for me.
Christmas Album Must Haves
Kevin Cawley introduced me to Sufjan Steven’s last year about this time when his Christmas album was available as a free download. It is a Christmas must! Here’s Kevin’s latest post with links to Sufjan’s album and another recommendation:
Songs for Christmas. You can check out the Christmas box set here @ asthmatic kitty or [...]
Early Christmas Present…
Thank you Darian!
First Date with Karis
The other month I posted on Dating Your Kids and got some great comments and ideas. Check them out.
A couple weeks ago Shawnda and I had a few appointments in town and to help her out I took care of Karis for her appointment. She was napping so I thought I would grab a coffee [...]
Friday Photos
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Overcoming Sin and Temptation Review
Who likes to talk about sin? Bring the subject up in small group and see how others respond. How about sharing your sin and asking others to share theirs. Or when was the last time you sincerely asked your spouse or roomates if they see any sin or bad habits in your life that you [...]