Month: December 2009

Back in 2003, I was involved in a conservative counter-protest group whose purpose was to attend–and counter-protest–some of the local leftist “peace” protests at the time. There were two instances where I gained a lot of respect for a certain strain of liberal…the ones who actually stood by their principles. One was a man who…

Got a reminder–and a laugh–this morning in today’s devotions. Was from Habakkuk, a book that is deep and meaningful…and that makes me laugh. The laughter comes from college, where I prepared and delivered a sermon on the book. The laugh some from remembering how I began the sermon…with a very loud, anguished yell of “WHY????”.…

That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great…

(The TIL acronym stands for Things I’ve Learned, which will be a series in the days to come about things I’ve learned this past year.) One of the most important things I’ve learned this year in regard to the kiddos is that there really is no such thing as “quality time”…a term likely coined by…

…Howie Long and GM. But with the recent pairing of them in car commercials recently, I am liking both less and less. GM: Your commercials state “may the best car win”. If you truly believed that your vehicles were better, you would not have been in the financial mess you were and are in, and…

Joshie’s newest vocab explosion is in expressing negatives..as in not wanting to do something. As shocking as that may be for a 2yr old, we have a little tweaking to do. He doesn’t quite have the grammar down, but makes up for it with emphasis:No, I hungry!=I’m not hungryNo, I go nap!=I don’t want to…

A post on the Huffington Post that was retweeted this morning got me riled up a bit. Mainly because it seems so far off base. The article seemed to imply that we should feel sorry for Tiger, almost to the point of him being a victim. The truth is Tiger Woods was nothing but another…

Sitting at a client’s this morning, facing windows overlooking part of Commencement Bay…and we’re discussing the upcoming project, and in the middle of answering a question, I trail off and say “wow…”. Why? Just outside the window, a big ol’ bald eagle was flying, right towards the window. At about 10 feet before the window,…