Month: April 2010
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reflection on T4G
This week I attended the ‘Together for the Gospel Conference’. It is a pastors’ conference. There were 7,000 pastors there this year. It was great. I enjoyed it. God grew me through it. Here are a few reflections from what God taught me/ showed me at the conference: 1) I have a lot to learn.…
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favorite pic
I am not sure if you have seen this picture or not. But I absolutely love it. This is my second son, Eli.
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don’t deserve it… pregnancy
Grace is often described as “getting something that you do not deserve.” There is so much in me and Valeria’s lives that fits that category. Right now, we have two awesome little boys. JJ & ELi are so cool and fun to be raising. It seems too good to be true that I am the…
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don’t waste it… make it count
While preparing for this series on Ecclesiastes, I came across this great quote in John Piper’s book Don’t Waste Your Life. “the world is not impressed when Christians get rich and say thanks to God. They are impressed when God is so satisfying that we give our riches away for Christ’s sake and count it…
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save the planet or the people on it
AFV (America’s Funniest Videos) continues to be the most hilarious show on TV in my opinion. I am thankful that it comes on so often because that means I can find it on TV most anytime. I will never get tired of seeing people crash on bikes, faint during weddings, or get hit by baseballs.…
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even in the small things
God is always working. Everywhere, all the time. God is always up to something. He is always working… even in the small things. Are you aware of that? Are you mindful of that? Are you asking Him to use you through it all? This past Easter Sunday we had a large amount of visitors. At…
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sunrise service on the front porch
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5 year anniversary!
This past Friday, April 2nd, Valeria and I celebrated our 5th year of marriage. We were married in 2005, and It is hard to believe that it has already been that long. While we were out that evening celebrating, we came up with our Top 10 moments since we have been married. Here they are…
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drugs
Drugs are destroying Fairdale. Homes, streets, neighborhoods, schools, families, people, moms, dads, boys, girls, etc. are being ruined by drugs in the Fairdale community. Its bad… really bad. In October while at the funeral home, I had a local sheriff tell me that drugs are so bad around here that I could throw a rock…