December 2010
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November 2010
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City Island.
I’ve been wanting to see City Island since I first saw the preview.  Es hasn’t been feeling good all day, so tonight we put the futon mattress on the floor in the living room, reheated some Big Tomato pizza, and watched a couple of movies;  one of which was City Island.  I really liked it.  I’m not one for movie reviews, but the basic story is about a family that all has these...
Nov 30th
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A list.
Mom, Kevin, Jesse, Moses, Jill, Sonia, Aaron, Ella, Savina, Debbie, Mayra, Celly, Flavio, Newbie, Justin, Gretchen, Adam, Rachel, Eko, Billy, Annie, Aly, Sonya, Howard, Tanner, Howie, Mark, Corre, Aaron, Nicole, Ricky, Kira, Matt, Mareena, Baby Matt&Mareena, Debi, Maria, Brenda, Jolene, Christina, Leanne, Curtis, Taylor, Bryce, Bryan, Giselle, Candice, Geoff, Julian, and many other people and...
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Some Live Music
This past Sunday at The Gateway Church was pretty amazing.  It just felt like everything came together perfectly, and I really believe that God used the service to help draw us closer in to him as individuals and as a community.  Another part of the service that I loved so much was the worship.  It was very raw and stripped down.  As I may have mentioned before, we have three individual bands at...
Nov 22nd
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“For as long, then, as that promise of resting in him pulls us on to God’s...”
– Sections from Hebrews 4.  Hebrews is of my favorite books in the Bible because of the way it uses the Old Covenant (Old Testament) to help us understand the New Covenant (New Testament).
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Haiti: 10 Months Later
All of these pictures were taken from one of my favorite blogs, The Big Picture. In just over 4 weeks, Es, myself and twelve others will be going to Haiti.  We obviously won’t be the first, and we definitely won’t be the last to go there.  In such an overwhelmingly devastating situation, it’s hard to find hope and purpose in being there for a short 6 days.  However, I’ve...
Nov 10th
Q&A
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Nov 10th
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“Four months after the earthquake, more than 1.5 million Haitians remain...”
– Sharyl Attkisson, for CBS News. An crazy article and glimpse into the financial situation surrounding Haiti and the “relief” we’ve all been providing.  Check it out here.
Nov 10th
Nov 9th
Online Yard Sale.
I’m sellin’ stuff.  Button Maker, guitars, effect pedals, percussion, pedal board, etc. [edit: some stuff sold, and I forgot to list my pedalboard. woops.] http://desmoines.craigslist.org/msg/2050207937.html http://desmoines.craigslist.org/msg/2050194822.html http://desmoines.craigslist.org/msg/2050196560.html http://desmoines.craigslist.org/msg/2050198336.html ...
Nov 9th
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WatchWatch
In case you missed this on my twitter last night, Es deserves your applause. ~c
Nov 8th
I'm trying out something new, here.
I heard about this website that is somewhat like formspring, in that people ask questions and I answer them.  However, the answers are video based.  I thought it might be kind of cool, so I signed up for an account. Anyhoo, feel free to ask me some questions about stuff.  Experience first hand the shallowness of my well of knowledge! Ask away! ~c
Nov 5th
“I was attracting people to a life of self-sacrifice by…giving them what...”
– Jimmy Spencer, Love Without Agenda (pg. 54)
Nov 5th
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WatchWatch
And another reason why people thing ukuleles aren’t awesome. (Stick it out to the end for the awesome video effects.)
Nov 4th
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Just thinking out loud here.
Am I the only one that feels that Celine Dion’s “I’m Your Lady” is a response to Styx’s “Lady?” Styx: Lady Celine: I’m Your Lady Thoughts?
Nov 3rd
I've really tried to stay away from political...
Amidst the barrage of both happy and angry comments, tweets, and blogs regarding the Iowa judges and gay marriage ruling, I feel at a loss for words for my gay friends and family.  I literally don’t know what to say. But I do know what I feel at this moment…(not saying it’s right, well thought-out, or eloquent)… I don’t know why anyone thinks that a victory, whether...
Nov 3rd
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Money.
Last night Es and I* reworked our budget into a shape that it’s never been worked before. We’ve been going through a series called Money & Stuff at church, which has been one of the most insightful and challenging stewardship series’ that I’ve ever heard.  Coupled with that, Es and I started the 12 week course by Dave Ramsey called Financial Peace University. (Should...
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