First T-ball Game

Cole played his first ever t-ball game last night. He did great. Got three hits and scored a run, all with a kink in his neck. Way to go, bud!

Beating the Heat

The kids are enjoying a break from the heat as we meet Mammy and Papa for 'the swap'.


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Proper Ending

Monday evening, Cole was leading our prayer at dinner.  He finished the prayer with a carefully pronounced "A-men".  No more could we open our eyes and raise our heads when he added, "I will never say 'ah-men'.  That wouldn't be right.  Those are nuts." (It took us a second to realize he was thinking of 'almonds'.)

Funny stuff.

Hurry Up and Slow Down!

I'm sitting in my office this morning taking a moment to slow down (and write this post). I got in a little late this morning due to the traffic and the rain, so I hit my chair running (can you do that?). I fired off a few docs, put the finishing touches on some graphics and registration forms, zipped down the hall to pick them up from the printer and deliver them to their intended recipient. I cruised back down the hallway and prepared to slam back into my seat to tackle the next "to do" when I thought, "Whoa, big fella. What's the rush?"

I am wired to hurry. Even when I'm not in a hurry...I'm in a hurry. No major deadlines looming, no outside pressure, nothing urgent...I'm just in a rush. And when I rush, I find that I'm less attentive to others, less patient, more uptight, and less able to listen to and respond to God.

So...today I'm slowing down. The earth will still spin, our world will rage on, but I'm kicking things down a notch. I think that's what God would have me do. What about you?

Saying from Cole

Our son has a knack for spouting funny phrases. We've been saying for a long time that we need to write them down (but never do). This morning, Cole is in the office with me until his school begins. He showed me his artistic abilities by turning the outline of his hand into a turkey. When I put the picture down on my desk, he said, "Dad, put it up on your wall. You can staple it up on your wall...right over there. Look, that's premium space!"

"Premium space"? Where did that come from. Funny boy...

Multimedia message

I've been having trouble with the whole MMS thing on my iPhone.  Let's see if I can successfully post to the blog with this thing...

Striking!

I got real lucky and captured this ground strike from last Monday's storm. I was coming in behind the storm so I got to see it all without being caught in it. Amazing!


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