On Wednesday, March 21, the youngest member of the Chapman family, Maria, was accidentally killed by an SUV driven by her brother. Please pray for each of them, but especially for her brother.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Creepy Things
I have found Lisa's blog and love it. You should drop by for a visit. For me, the fun thing about visiting blogs is finding people with common interests and beliefs. I am challenged by so many women who are blogging about their sanctification. To strive for holiness is biblical. To walk with the wise is commanded.
With all of that said, Lisa has encouraged me and challenged me all while I lurked on her blog. In a fun little posting, I saw her post about creepy things and just had to copy her idea. She only listed 5 things, but I'm going to list 10 because, well, I guess I'm borderline OCD. :)
Things that give me the creeps, in no particular order:
1. Public handles: shopping carts, gas pumps, restaurant doors, bathroom fixtures, just to name a few.
2. Bodily fluids.
3. Non-chlorinated bodies of water. Add people and it gets worse.
4. Insects (except for ladybugs and dragon flies)
5. reptiles
6. poor hygeine (especially unbrushed teeth)
7. Publicly shared items (sorta goes with #1). Bus seats, airplane blankets, chairs, salt shakers.
8. Hair. Anyone's. Even mine. It can be on my head and loved my me, but if I see that same hair in the shower 10 seconds later ... "Ewwwww!"
9. Gum under the table
10. Mouth kissing anyone besides Superman/King. Cheek kissing is fine.
With all of that said, Lisa has encouraged me and challenged me all while I lurked on her blog. In a fun little posting, I saw her post about creepy things and just had to copy her idea. She only listed 5 things, but I'm going to list 10 because, well, I guess I'm borderline OCD. :)
Things that give me the creeps, in no particular order:
1. Public handles: shopping carts, gas pumps, restaurant doors, bathroom fixtures, just to name a few.
2. Bodily fluids.
3. Non-chlorinated bodies of water. Add people and it gets worse.
4. Insects (except for ladybugs and dragon flies)
5. reptiles
6. poor hygeine (especially unbrushed teeth)
7. Publicly shared items (sorta goes with #1). Bus seats, airplane blankets, chairs, salt shakers.
8. Hair. Anyone's. Even mine. It can be on my head and loved my me, but if I see that same hair in the shower 10 seconds later ... "Ewwwww!"
9. Gum under the table
10. Mouth kissing anyone besides Superman/King. Cheek kissing is fine.
I am very tired at the end of the day. Very tired. Avoiding fatigue is a large part of my maintenance with Periodic Paralysis. Usually, I take a nap during the day to avoid fatigue and, thus, avoid episodes of paralysis. Yesterday I did not nap and by the time I got in bed, the Sudoku book had no chance of keeping me awake. This is how King found me when he walked through the bedroom. I was sound asleep!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
You paid attention during 69% of high school!
68-84% Pretty good, you know that there are libraries and newspapers, and you remember what you've read. You were a child that wasn't left behind!
Do you deserve your high school diploma?
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How embarressing. I always knew that I wanted Princess to have a better education than I received, but I didn't know my education was that bad!
Friday, May 16, 2008
Storms
Night before last we had ourselves a STORM! The downed tree covering the road was at the exit of our neighborhood. The other pictures are of hail just north of our house. This is a sampling of the lawn at the Capitol building. Many trees were uprooted or torn apart all over town.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Laminin
If you have seen this, cool! Shout with me.
If not, then please stop what you are doing and spend the next 8 minutes 44 seconds watching this video. Hang with the speaker. It takes 5 minutes for him to say the word "laminin", but the build up is worth it.
Just do it. Your day will be changed. I promise.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Just for Fun
1. Your cell phone? ......Blackberry (love it!)
2. Your significant other?.... I'm married to Superman
3. Your hair? .......dark blonde
4. Your mother? ... forgives quickly
5. Your father?.......multi-talented
6. Your favorite thing?....... being with my family (other than Jesus, of course...)
7. Your dream last night?......sad, sad, sad
8. Your favorite drink? ...... Starbucks Peppermint Hot Chocolate
9. Your dream/goal?........ Can I have two? Bring people to Jesus & adopt children
10. The room you’re in... my office
11. Your talent ?........ encouraging ppl and breaking computers
12. Your fear?..........open water, boats, failure, denying Christ
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years?.... with my family
14. Where were you last night?.....fishing!
15. What you’re not?........ thoughtful (birthdays fly right past me)
16. Muffins?............blueberry or pumpkin
17. One of your wish list items?..... sell the company
18. Where you grew up?........Have I? Oh, ok. All over the state in which I live.
19. The last thing you did?..... woke Princess for school
20. What are you wearing?......black seater, brown slacks
21. Your TV?............do not have one
22. Your pet(s)?...........tiny, toy poodle
23. Your computer? ...... thankful for it
24. Your life?........ amazingly blessed
25. Your mood?........ funky (potassium trouble this morning)
26. Missing home?......no (I am home)
27. Your car?........van
28. Something you’re not wearing?.... shoes
29. Favorite Store?........Target
30. Your summer?.........busy with work
31. Hate someone?.........not currently, but have
32. Your favorite color?....... pink
33. Last time you laughed........ last night when I caught the catfish
34. Last time you cried?.......last week
35. Who will re-post this?.....YOU!
2. Your significant other?.... I'm married to Superman
3. Your hair? .......dark blonde
4. Your mother? ... forgives quickly
5. Your father?.......multi-talented
6. Your favorite thing?....... being with my family (other than Jesus, of course...)
7. Your dream last night?......sad, sad, sad
8. Your favorite drink? ...... Starbucks Peppermint Hot Chocolate
9. Your dream/goal?........ Can I have two? Bring people to Jesus & adopt children
10. The room you’re in... my office
11. Your talent ?........ encouraging ppl and breaking computers
12. Your fear?..........open water, boats, failure, denying Christ
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years?.... with my family
14. Where were you last night?.....fishing!
15. What you’re not?........ thoughtful (birthdays fly right past me)
16. Muffins?............blueberry or pumpkin
17. One of your wish list items?..... sell the company
18. Where you grew up?........Have I? Oh, ok. All over the state in which I live.
19. The last thing you did?..... woke Princess for school
20. What are you wearing?......black seater, brown slacks
21. Your TV?............do not have one
22. Your pet(s)?...........tiny, toy poodle
23. Your computer? ...... thankful for it
24. Your life?........ amazingly blessed
25. Your mood?........ funky (potassium trouble this morning)
26. Missing home?......no (I am home)
27. Your car?........van
28. Something you’re not wearing?.... shoes
29. Favorite Store?........Target
30. Your summer?.........busy with work
31. Hate someone?.........not currently, but have
32. Your favorite color?....... pink
33. Last time you laughed........ last night when I caught the catfish
34. Last time you cried?.......last week
35. Who will re-post this?.....YOU!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Meow, Meow!
After an all day migraine, I was looking for a diversion. My headache had eased up and with an eager Princess at my side, we headed for the creek. Fishing before bedtime has become an obsession, a-hem, welcome distraction to the end of the day. King was at a meeting, so the girls hit the creek bank with fishing rods in tow.
Princess chose blood flavored Powerbait for catfish at Wal-Mart at our last visit to the fishing department. The girl is good. What a good hunch. This is the second time that we used it and on a whim, we just squished some dough bait onto our regular lures. You would not believe the chorus of cheers that went up from the water. Bass hit it, perch hit it and then ... BOOM!
Previously we had a few sessions of hyperventilation as this long catfish would slide through the water, but we could never get him interested in our offerings. The water is so clear in this creek that it's a bit like cheating. You can cast where you see the fish and then watch them follow the lure. There's no guarantee that they will bite, but it certainly lets you know which lures make them yawn and which ones make them excited.
Princess is my photographer and just as I said, "Take one more picture!", he splashed me RIGHT. IN. THE. FACE with all of his "fishy-ness". I guess I deserved that.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
A Typical Evening
We spend much more time together as a family here at the new office. After we stop answering phones, this is what the evening typically looks like:
A little swimming
A little paperwork
A little dinner
A little fishing
Then King goes back to work for a while during the time I put Princess to bed. Sometimes he will work into the night and sometimes he will go to bed at the same time as the Queen. Then he's up at 3:00, 2:00 or 4:00 hitting the pile of work incessantly waiting for him. It's all doable. God is Gracious in providing what we need, when we need it. It's not too early or too late even though it seems like it at times.
Life is 
good.
good.Tuesday, May 06, 2008
It's Bird Day
So, the posts from today all have a bird theme. The first photo is of the baby birds in a nest on our back patio. There were 4 baby birds in the nest and they all left the nest yesterday. This photo was taken on the morning that they left the nest. Look at those big eyes looking back at my camera. Aren't they so cu-u-ute? 
The next picture was taken by someone else and is what their mommy looks like. She was a busy lady lately feeding all those open, red mouths!
We have moved into our new office and are living here during our year lease. The view over the yard/creek was beautiful yesterday morning. As you can see, there is abundant wildlife on this property. Thankfully no mountain lions. At least we haven't seen or heard of any. There was one sighted in the county just to our south. eeks.
Help Me Identify
Isn't this bird beautiful? Anyone know what it is? The male and female are pictured here in these pictures. That is the bluest bird I have ever seen! Feel free to email me if you don't want to leave a comment.
Monday, May 05, 2008
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Sunday Evening Fun
We always seem to have a deadline looming before us. Monday is another deadline and we have attempted to work toward it all weekend. By tonight we were just pooped, so we decided to head down to the creek to have a little discussion with the fish.
All was going well until King's hook got stuck in the bushes across the creek. So, here he is giving the fish a crash course in reverse limbo. "Ok, guys, here's the plan. Tonight there will be no hooks. Tonight we jump over the fishing line. It's REVERSE Limbo! C'mon, here we go!"
Then ... King snagged another set of bushes across the creek. We just cut that one loose.
All's well that ends well.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Ephesians 5
"15Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil."
Sound off to me. I'd love to know what this scripture means to you.
Sound off to me. I'd love to know what this scripture means to you.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
You might remember this picture from a couple of weeks ago. Bless her heart. This is a classic picture of what her room looks like most of the time. She doesn't intend for it to look this way, but out of all the things we have tried ... we have yet to inspire her heart. She simply does not have the motivation to take care of her belongings. I have her room very organized, so it is not a matter of function, but one of fortitude. Until now, she has not had the inspiration to persevere in keeping her room clean.
Taken this morning: I hereby present, Princess and her clean room! She even made her bed after this picture. "What inspired the transformation?", you ask. Well, two words. CHAMP LADDER. We started the Champ Ladder yesterday and she is very excited to begin. The nice folks at The Champ Ladder suggest starting your child out in the middle of the ladder, at level 5. King and I prayed and talked about this and we wanted to inspire Princess and affirm who she is in our eyes.
Thus, we started her out at the top of the ladder ... level 10! The basic premise of the Champ Ladder is to reward behavior with consequences, both positive and negative. Princess is in complete control of her privileges. I believe this system is so close to real life and will inspire her to do her best. We truly need her to care for her body in such a way that she prevents paralysis episodes instead of us trying to cope after she has had an episode. Thus, we have tailored the Ladder to her interests and needs. She will be rewarded for taking care of her body and doing all she can to prevent paralysis episodes as well as being rewarded for doing her homework on time, helping with dinner, caring for the dog, and keeping her room/bathroom clean and tidy.
Thus, we started her out at the top of the ladder ... level 10! The basic premise of the Champ Ladder is to reward behavior with consequences, both positive and negative. Princess is in complete control of her privileges. I believe this system is so close to real life and will inspire her to do her best. We truly need her to care for her body in such a way that she prevents paralysis episodes instead of us trying to cope after she has had an episode. Thus, we have tailored the Ladder to her interests and needs. She will be rewarded for taking care of her body and doing all she can to prevent paralysis episodes as well as being rewarded for doing her homework on time, helping with dinner, caring for the dog, and keeping her room/bathroom clean and tidy. We are all excited to start this trial week that began last night. We will take a week to try the system to work the bugs out and then it goes into full effect this Sunday.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
We were blessed to attend the Casting Crowns concert this past weekend. We had great seats (as you can tell from the pictures) and worshipped freely! It was very fun to take a night off from the harried state of our lives to just be still and know the One who holds our lives in His Hand.
Enjoy the pictures. If you want to see the other 87 pictures, you can follow this link. I hope it works.
Straight Jacket
Ever have those days? A day when you are so close to the edge that if o-n-e more thing goes wrong you are certain your loved ones will summon professionals bearing a straight jacket.
That's my day today. As a reminder, we serve 93 different countries and I am in charge of customer support and sales plus sharing technical support duties. I woke up dreaming about customer service issues because I am so far behind at work. It's been a busy day plus I had an emotional conversation regarding a volunteer organization of which I am on the Board of Directors. I felt misunderstood, had difficulty relating the crux of the issues at hand and left the conversation feeling as bad as when I entered it.
Running to the place with all the answers and comfort, I'd love to say that my time in the Psalms this afternoon solved all my problems. I found the answer, but I still clung to my "I must get everything done today" mentality. In that vein, I decided to go to a happy place where there were no problems. The grocery store. It's a happy place, I tell you!
After purchasing my dinner items, I proceeded to the 10 items or less register. After all of my things I have to do today, I decided I could atleast have someone else check me out at the grocery store instead of doing the self pay register.
I had to wait while the tellers changed shifts and then when I reached for the credit card reader, it broke off in my hands. I stood there for 2 split seconds wondering if what I was seeing was actually happening. Surely this short, happy and trouble-free "field trip" was not also ending with me having to trouble shoot something else in life.
With a deep breath, I grabbed the cable and plugged it into the reader still in my right hand. As a technical options screen flashed on the reader I prayed a quick arrow prayer along the lines of, "Lord, this is yours to solve". Would you believe that the thing rebooted all by itself? All the while the sweet little senior citizen cashier was teasing me about calling the grocery police on me for tearing up their store. "I need a manager to Register Six", he bellowed over the loud speaker. It was at this moment that I assessed the situation.
That's my day today. As a reminder, we serve 93 different countries and I am in charge of customer support and sales plus sharing technical support duties. I woke up dreaming about customer service issues because I am so far behind at work. It's been a busy day plus I had an emotional conversation regarding a volunteer organization of which I am on the Board of Directors. I felt misunderstood, had difficulty relating the crux of the issues at hand and left the conversation feeling as bad as when I entered it.
Running to the place with all the answers and comfort, I'd love to say that my time in the Psalms this afternoon solved all my problems. I found the answer, but I still clung to my "I must get everything done today" mentality. In that vein, I decided to go to a happy place where there were no problems. The grocery store. It's a happy place, I tell you!
After purchasing my dinner items, I proceeded to the 10 items or less register. After all of my things I have to do today, I decided I could atleast have someone else check me out at the grocery store instead of doing the self pay register.
I had to wait while the tellers changed shifts and then when I reached for the credit card reader, it broke off in my hands. I stood there for 2 split seconds wondering if what I was seeing was actually happening. Surely this short, happy and trouble-free "field trip" was not also ending with me having to trouble shoot something else in life.
With a deep breath, I grabbed the cable and plugged it into the reader still in my right hand. As a technical options screen flashed on the reader I prayed a quick arrow prayer along the lines of, "Lord, this is yours to solve". Would you believe that the thing rebooted all by itself? All the while the sweet little senior citizen cashier was teasing me about calling the grocery police on me for tearing up their store. "I need a manager to Register Six", he bellowed over the loud speaker. It was at this moment that I assessed the situation.
- I had just purchased a rotisserie chicken. I did not have to catch this chicken, kill it, pluck it, cut it up, cook it or package it.
- I had just purchased a potato salad for which I did not have to grow, harvest, peel, cook or mix it.
- I had just purchased a tiny apple pie for which I did not have to grow, harvest, peel, cook or package it.
I told the fun little cashier guy, "You know, if this is the worst thing that happens to me today, I have had a great day." His response, "You've got a great attitude!!"
Yeeaaah. He doesn't know how narrowly I escaped being wrapped in a white twill jacket with wrist straps in the back.
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Lord, Help us. She's genetically linked to me in so many unfortunate ways.This is how her room looks at this very minute. Normally she cleans up before she goes to bed, but we were working on a school project before bedtime. Then King and I agreed to let her sleep in our room again tonight, so I totally forgot to check her room.
For the love of all that is ... unholy. Look at this. Please note the chinese take out container and drink on her desk!
You might think it took her a week to get this room in such a fine state. Nay. It took part of one day. A day filled with church, errands and a school project, too. It took her mere hours to do this. One can only conclude that the chaos of sin nature is alive and well in our home and that the sooner Jesus comes back, the better we will all be!
You might think it took her a week to get this room in such a fine state. Nay. It took part of one day. A day filled with church, errands and a school project, too. It took her mere hours to do this. One can only conclude that the chaos of sin nature is alive and well in our home and that the sooner Jesus comes back, the better we will all be!Monday, March 31, 2008
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
Have you noticed the shift in our society? When a funeral procession passes, where are the compassionate citizens who pull their cars over and get out with their hands over their hearts to symbolize the grief that is passing in front of their eyes?
This past weekend I noticed a funeral procession approaching me on a 6 lane divided road. I began to pull over and was nearly run over by the cars around me. Not one other car attempted to pull over to show respect to the poor people on the opposite side of the road. No one even slowed down. No one pulled over.
It struck me that I have not been in the presence of a funeral procession in a very long time. Maybe years. Consequently, I have not had the opportunity to teach Princess how to show respect in such a situation. Maybe the other drivers around me were in the same situation? Maybe they had not been taught how to honor the mourning in their midst. Maybe my principles are grounded in rural America where you simply stopped what you were doing to stand silently for a moment and reflect on life and death. To mourn with those who mourn.
Maybe my strong belief about this is grounded in the fact that the person in that hearse has passed into the last stage of eternity. Life on this earth is eternity ... just one segment of it. As eternal beings, we have already begun eternal living. We get caught up in the "dash" of life. 1964 - 2008. Reality reminds us that the "dash" ... the hyphen in between the birth and the death is where a fraction of our life is spent. When a hearse passes me, my heart aches with the knowledge that " ... wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."
As the funeral procession passes me, I want to stand in the presence of the loved ones with my hand over my heart to tell them that I honor their grief. I honor their loss. I honor the fact that their loved one has passed to the majority of their eternal existence. I would love to stand alongside others who acknowledge the loss, grief and passing.
Have you noticed the shift in our society? When a funeral procession passes, where are the compassionate citizens who pull their cars over and get out with their hands over their hearts to symbolize the grief that is passing in front of their eyes?
This past weekend I noticed a funeral procession approaching me on a 6 lane divided road. I began to pull over and was nearly run over by the cars around me. Not one other car attempted to pull over to show respect to the poor people on the opposite side of the road. No one even slowed down. No one pulled over.
It struck me that I have not been in the presence of a funeral procession in a very long time. Maybe years. Consequently, I have not had the opportunity to teach Princess how to show respect in such a situation. Maybe the other drivers around me were in the same situation? Maybe they had not been taught how to honor the mourning in their midst. Maybe my principles are grounded in rural America where you simply stopped what you were doing to stand silently for a moment and reflect on life and death. To mourn with those who mourn.
Maybe my strong belief about this is grounded in the fact that the person in that hearse has passed into the last stage of eternity. Life on this earth is eternity ... just one segment of it. As eternal beings, we have already begun eternal living. We get caught up in the "dash" of life. 1964 - 2008. Reality reminds us that the "dash" ... the hyphen in between the birth and the death is where a fraction of our life is spent. When a hearse passes me, my heart aches with the knowledge that " ... wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."
As the funeral procession passes me, I want to stand in the presence of the loved ones with my hand over my heart to tell them that I honor their grief. I honor their loss. I honor the fact that their loved one has passed to the majority of their eternal existence. I would love to stand alongside others who acknowledge the loss, grief and passing.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Quick Update
I have been exceedingly busy lately. We have not moved the office yet due to issues with the phone system. We partially moved in yesterday and should be fully functional by Monday or Tuesday.
My health has been great despite daily migraines. While talking to friends Saturday night, it dawned on me that the chocolate is causing my migraines. I decided to cut the chocolate and have been off of it since Sunday morning. My head is already better although I know it will take a few weeks to get all of the chocolate out of my system.
I am also having migraines because of stress. I posted a couple of months ago about my right knee popping. Nothing has changed, it still pops and I can feel something inside which makes me think some cartilage has torn off. I haven't been on the treadmill much since the popping began as I don't want to aggravate the condition. Thus, I am not burning off the extra stress that piles up inside of me.
Bible study has been great. There is no organized study, just a continued read of Proverbs and Ephesians. Love them both!
My friend with cancer has her own wigs, so Princess' hair is not needed. We still have the hair in a zippy bag waiting for me to decide where to send it. Locks of Love does not use all the ponytails that they receive, so I'm reluctant to send it to them. I'll have to do more research. In the meantime, we will use her ponytail for her project at school in April. We all love her new hair and it's care is so much easier.
We had a big software release this week. This is the release that will ship on all the HP computers next year. It needs to be done correctly. All "bugs" need to be known and as many of them fixed as possible. Our distribution has increased/changed so much where software bugs were simply an annoyance before, now the bugs will show up as so numerous as to remind a person of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Gotta squish the bugs before they are distributed. :)
My health has been great despite daily migraines. While talking to friends Saturday night, it dawned on me that the chocolate is causing my migraines. I decided to cut the chocolate and have been off of it since Sunday morning. My head is already better although I know it will take a few weeks to get all of the chocolate out of my system.
I am also having migraines because of stress. I posted a couple of months ago about my right knee popping. Nothing has changed, it still pops and I can feel something inside which makes me think some cartilage has torn off. I haven't been on the treadmill much since the popping began as I don't want to aggravate the condition. Thus, I am not burning off the extra stress that piles up inside of me.
Bible study has been great. There is no organized study, just a continued read of Proverbs and Ephesians. Love them both!
My friend with cancer has her own wigs, so Princess' hair is not needed. We still have the hair in a zippy bag waiting for me to decide where to send it. Locks of Love does not use all the ponytails that they receive, so I'm reluctant to send it to them. I'll have to do more research. In the meantime, we will use her ponytail for her project at school in April. We all love her new hair and it's care is so much easier.
We had a big software release this week. This is the release that will ship on all the HP computers next year. It needs to be done correctly. All "bugs" need to be known and as many of them fixed as possible. Our distribution has increased/changed so much where software bugs were simply an annoyance before, now the bugs will show up as so numerous as to remind a person of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Gotta squish the bugs before they are distributed. :)
Friday, March 14, 2008
She did it!
Princess had two of her closest friends spend the night on Wednesday night and then we picked up a third friend on Thursday. They all had fun and then at 1:15 we went to the salon for her hair donation. My stylist is the owner of the salon and she did a super great job on Princess. These are the pictures of before and after.
One of the things I told the girls is, "When you go through something eventful in your life, be sure to have your girlfriends with you. They can cheer you on, encourage you or lift your spirits." I so want these girls to continue to learn the true meaning and value of friendship ... that they are never alone ... that they always have each other. We celebrated friendship in a pre-teen way with going to the salon together and then going for ice cream afterwards.
Life is good!
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Psalm 8:2-4Because of Your adversaries, You have established a stronghold from the mouths of children and nursing infants, to silence the enemy and the avenger. When I observe Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You set in place, what is man that You remember him, the son of man that You look after him?
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Cancer
I have a precious friend who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Within a week or two she went from finding the lump to being diagnosed and then finding out it is now in her lymph nodes as stage 3. This past weekend she got the results back from the bone biopsy. They had to do a series of tests to determine if they could even give her chemo and one of them was the bone scan. Something showed up on the scan and so they scheduled a bone biopsy. Are you cringing with me? Sorry. Anyway, we were all praying so hard for God's Will, and yet begging Him like little children to make the bone biopsy clean so that she can have the chemo.
WooHoo!!!!! The biopsy came back negative on Friday, so she started her chemo yesterday after work. She is a doctor and will continue to work. She goes back to work on Thursday.
Her daughter is one of Princess' dearest friends. "Daughter" (as I will call her) will be with Princess on Thursday when Princess cuts her hair. Princess has been growing her hair out to donate. We will keep her ponytail for our friend. I know it takes 3-4 ponytails to make a wig, but there is a way to make a "ponytail cap" with one donation. We'll see. I can totally see my friend just using a bandana though.
WooHoo!!!!! The biopsy came back negative on Friday, so she started her chemo yesterday after work. She is a doctor and will continue to work. She goes back to work on Thursday.
Her daughter is one of Princess' dearest friends. "Daughter" (as I will call her) will be with Princess on Thursday when Princess cuts her hair. Princess has been growing her hair out to donate. We will keep her ponytail for our friend. I know it takes 3-4 ponytails to make a wig, but there is a way to make a "ponytail cap" with one donation. We'll see. I can totally see my friend just using a bandana though.
Monday, March 10, 2008
New Office
We move our office this week from our home to a new, groovy office. It's actually a house that we are leasing from dear friends. It's a large home set on the banks of a beautiful creek. There is plenty of room to grow our employee base from 2 to 8 or so. We really could fit a large number of people here, but we have capped it at 8. We plan to lease the property for a year and then re-evaluate. We feel so blessed to have such a beautiful space to launch the company into this next phase of growth. The number of countries that we serve has grown to 90 countries. Surprisingly, the US is not our largest region of the world. This job is so fun and at times I wonder what I did with all of my time before I worked. Work has forced me to be very disciplined and purposeful with my time.
These are pictures of the new office. Princess will be very blessed to spend her summer here instead of in some office building, that's for sure! She can fish, explore, swim and play in her nooks of the house. The pantry has a hidden area that is very much like the wardrobe in Narnia. You pull on a section of shelving in the pantry and it opens as a door into another small room behind the pantry! Very cool.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Biggest Loser
Ok, it's been a busy week, but I have to take a minute to pontificate on last Tuesday's episode of the Biggest Loser. The whole pride thing on the Blue Team is very telling. "From the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks", so says Jesus. Him being the authority on everything, I take Him at His Word. The issue of pride with the Blue team has taken a nasty root and grown. The tattoos were sad enough, but the arrogance being displayed by Roger and Dan are evidence of the attitude of their hearts.
Having said that, I do love the loyalty on the Blue Team. Good stuff. They display an excellent example of team spirit, competitiveness and loyalty.
I really want to opine about the Blue Team crying. Many people say it was over the top and embarressing. This also is very telling. Why is it in our society that we demand that men be relational with accurate verbal expressions, remember anniversaries and buy flowers, yet we stomp on men when they show emotion??? Where, oh where, is the logic?
If society wants men to be considered babies when they cry then we need to follow the logic to its bitter end. Either we encourage thoughtful communication, good verbal skills, gentle expressions of affection AND showing tender emotion ....
Or we encourage no tender emotion, no gentle expressions of affection, poor verbal skills and silence in place of thoughtful communication.
Which will be have, Society? Choose this day. This split personality man that our society has created is confusing to men and women alike. It's not a godly example and the Christian community should be ashamed for contributing to this sad World View that crying is lame and a man who buys flowers is to be celebrated.
And, as Forest Gump says, "That's all I have to say about that."
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