Another Weekend Half Over

I woke up quite early this morning... around 4 a.m. for some reason. I, of course, couldn't go back to sleep, so I've been up for quite a while now... but I thought I'd use the time at the end of the World Series game to write a quick post.



Most of the day was spent over at the Caswell's, where we did a little bit of clean up work; burning leaves, cutting up some wood and stuff like that. We closed out dinner by going outside and roasting some marshmallows.



We went back in, and eventually turned on the movie "Luther," but we did not have time to finish it. Then home I came, and here I am, writing to all my adoring fans... HAHA RIIIIIIIIIGHT..... well writing to anyone that will read I guess would be more accurate =)



In case anyone wants to see the most amazing cakes ever made, my aunt informed me that she has posted them on her picture page. All of these cakes are made by my awesome sister-in-law, and the one that looks like a pirate ship... that's the one she made for my birthday... it ROCKED!!! Kim's Cakes

Galatians 6:10 "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."

It's Been a While

I guess I just haven't had much to post recently...

But I thought this time I'd throw some of my Photoshop CS3 edited images online, so you can see the "fun" I've been having with them...









Also... in other news... I recently finished the book "Believing God for His Best" by Bill Thrasher. It really is a great book, and offers great insight and wisdom. Mr. Caswell was kind enough to pick up a copy of this book for me, and once I started reading it, the night he gave it to me, I couldn't put it down, and finished it rather quickly.

So... a short and sweet (hopefully) update, maybe I'll put up some more next time... till then, thanks for reading! I'm praying for all of you, at least if I know you =)

Proverbs 27:17 "Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend."

James 2:23 "And the Scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the friend of God."

Full Saturdays

Well... It has finally started getting cooler here. It's been in the 50's in the mornings, and usually hovering in the high 60's or low 70's throughout the day. This is a change I welcome with open arms.

Yesterday, however, it did mean starting out in long sleeves, which was OK. I started my morning with something that has become a habit over this past week while both the Caswell and Christensen families have been gone. I took care of feeding all the animals, and stuff like that, then continued the morning with a walk through the woods out back. I stick to the one main trail, since there are less spider webs, and use this time to pray and read God's Word... It has quickly become one of my favorite times of day!

After that, I decided that it has been quite a while since I put up any pictures of myself, so I went to a few different areas in the woods, just snapping a few of myself. Later on I just started fooling around, being stupid, and having some fun... Which seems to a necessity of every guy now and then, unless he's a stick in the mud! =) (I'll put these up in the photo album)

Monday will be two weeks ago, Mike called me up and wanted to have lunch with me, talk about some things, and good stuff like that. One thing he told me while we were talking, was a good way to take my mind off of things, and pretty much be productive at the same time, was to take the time to help somebody. Well, I don't know if he was speaking in general or for me specifically cause that's one of the things I enjoy most... Just helping out. I think at the time, though, he didn't realize that, whether or not he wanted to be, he is the recipient of some of this help.

You see, they are away, winter is coming up, thus heat will have to be produced. So, I went out front found a huge stack of wood, and began swinging away. He will probably say "Hey! I wanted to chop some!" but there will be plenty more wood needed for the winter!

Eventually it started warming up... so I had to get a cooler shirt on. After splitting for a while longer, I went back out to the woods and took a few more pictures, then headed back to my house to see what the guys were up to, and mainly if they had eaten yet. Great wonder of wonders.. They hadn't!!! So the three of us went down to Olive Garden, none of us had gone there in quite a while. I myself, got the fettuccini alfredo, bread sticks, and salad. It was great!!

Though Jesse and I were both STUFFED after we ate, we both went back over to Mike's house and split some more! We stopped for a minute to get a drink of water, and that seemed to put us both over the edge, to the point that our stomachs just hurt. So we called it quits and decided to get dinner ready!!!

Don't worry, we didn't actually kill the chicken... that would have been too much work anyway. We were just 2 guys, being stupid... again. =) But hey, we have an excuse, where 2 or more guys there are, hilarious stupidity is sure to arise, at least at the time what they deem to be hilarious, if they contain some semblance or normalcy anyway. =)

So, after taking the time to carefully stack the wood, we called it a day. We returned home, where we thought we'd engage in another manly distraction... We popped in NHL '08 and played a video game! We won too! After that, I determined it was a long day, layed down on the couch, watched a bit of the Charlotte race, and fell asleep. Hard work makes for a good night sleep.

So thanks, Mike, for the advice of helping out, even when it ends up in two guys chasing around a chicken, it can take one's mind off of things for a while, just long enough to have some humorous fun!!

Psalm 28:7 "The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise Him."

THE CHRONICLES OF A LOG:

Now, as for those of you who are wondering what the life of a log is, here goes:

The Log

The Log after 1 swing

The log after 4 more swings.

So there you have it... the only thing not pictured... stacking and burnning.

So... Until next time... uhhh... I dunno... ummm...until next time... I... won't update =) but then... I... will.....

Diversions....

Sometimes photography can be so diverting..... Other times, not... In either case, here's a few recent Pics from Sunday, about a week and a half ago..... Tried a new imaging technique on a few, but only liked how 2 of them looked.... So for your viewing pleasure, here they are, 1 HDRI, and the rest, regular......

Something Cool From Mom

Sometimes we just need to be reminded!

A well-known speaker started off his seminar

by holding up a $20.00 bill.

In the room of 200, he asked,

"Who would like this $20 bill?"

Hands started going up.

He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you

but first, let me do this.

He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill.

He then asked, "Who still wants it?"

Still the hands were up in the air

Well, he replied, "What if I do this?"

And he dropped it on the ground

and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.

He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.

"Now, who still wants it?"

Still the hands went into the air.

My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson.

No matter what I did to the money,

you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value.

It was still worth $20.

Many times in our lives, we are

dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt

by the decisions we make and

the circumstances that come our way.

We feel as though we are worthless.

But no matter what has happened or what will happen,

you will never lose your value.

Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased,

you are still priceless to those who DO LOVE you.

The worth of our lives comes not in what we do

or who we know,

but by WHO WE ARE and WHOSE WE ARE.

You are special - Don't EVER forget it.

" Count your blessings, not your problems. "

And remember: amateurs built the ark.

Professionals built the Titanic.
If God brings you to it - He will bring you through it.

Thanks to all of you guys who showed your love to me when I couldn't feel it from anywhere. Thanks for directing me to God, instead of the world and self pity. It has been and still is a very hard time for me, but you guys are there for me when it felt like no one was...
all I can say is...thanks!

More to come later, I even already have a post prepared that will be dedicated to all of you who have helped direct me to God, and continue to do so... Not ready to post that one though, so until then, keep me in your prayers... please!

If God brings me to it, He will bring me through it,

He will go with me!!!

...and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.