Speaking Freely

"Today we went to the hospice center to visit pastor Thor. Since Saturday he's kinda taken a couple of turns downward in his health and we went to visit him and pray for him. During the time of our meeting we ended up singing one of his favorite hymns, all hail the power of Jesus name. It was pretty moving to see him even though his eyes are closed and he doesn't seem to be interacting, when we began to sing the song his mouth start to move to form the words. Any day now he could be with the Lord, and we want to pray that God is with his family and friends here. It reminds me that in the end, the things that are most important are not the things you can buy. Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven where moth and rust cannot destroy and thieves cannot break in and steal."

spoken through SpinVox

We Might Have a Problem

A picture is worth....well, see if you can spot what's wrong with this picture. This is in the bathroom at Lincoln Rock State Park where we are camping this week. Other than the mistaken signage, this place is awesome. Camping here is becoming our family tradition. We have been busy swimming, riding bikes, roasting marshmallows, and tonight we are planning on counting shooting stars.

What the Future Holds

Apparently this is what I will look like in 50 years....that's right, when I turn 80 I can expect to look in the mirror and see this.

This was actually from a computer at Disneyland that takes your photo, then manipulates it to guess what you will look like in 50 years.  Scary!

I honestly found a patch of white hairs on the side of my head the other day!  Look out world.

Clean Caffeine

We are down in LA working at the Dream Center and I saw a first...a Starbucks in a laundrymat, or is it the other way around?

anywho...checl out all of our updates at http://www.cedarpark.org/youth

Treehouse Update

Ok, this is one of those projects that I have been working on as I have time. The girls and I have been having a lot of fun putting it up. next step is roofing and siding.

When it's all done we plan on having a treehouse campout! We'll see how that goes.

Pregnant Man Runs for President

Ok the title was just to get your attention. Here's the real thought:

I was watching the news the other day and the story about the pregnant man came on again. Pregnant Man! Give me a break. It takes more than a beard and boots to make a man. Just because some lesbian gets pumped up with testosterone doesn't mean she is a man. Here's a little science for you: if you have a uterus and need to take pills to grow a beard, then you are a woman.

I mean honestly if John McCain started taking pills to darken his skin and his hair black and curly, we wouldn't be saying he was the first African American GOP candidate for President. Pills and surgery can't change what you are, just what you look like.

It seems as if the media is bent on making this story "ground breaking" news. I just think it is ridiculous. Here is a decent take on it that isn't what Oprah would tell you.

Rainy Day Garage Sale!

So we thought, "it's June, great month for garage sales!" Little did we know it would rain like crazy and barely break 50 degrees. But we are hard core--break out the tent shelters.

The kids (and cat) however are more about movies on a rainy day.