Father, Precious Father

"Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a vioce behind you, saying, 'This is the way; walk in it.'" Isaiah.30.21

APPARENTLY
Apparently 3:00 is EARLY for me now... (Footnote 1)
Apparently, Jesus will always be my rock. (Footnote 2) 'Cos there ain't no mountain high enough! Ain't no valley low enough, ain't no river wide enough to keep me from getting to Him!
Apparently, Lenny won the blue ribbon in the pig contest. (Footnote 3)
Apparently superheros do still exist. (Footnote 4)
Apparently experiencing vacuity is my newest disinterest. (Footnote 5)
Apparently flaming hair is cool, and I still have a thing for rocketships.

FOOTNOTES
1. Average bedtime is calculated at 4 AM. Ridiculous.
2. 'Cos there ain't no mountain high enough! Ain't no valley low enough, ain't no river wide enough that can keep me away from Him! (He's too strong to let me go)
3. Cited works: That Thing You Do. This is my homage to the humor of the movie...
4. A few of us awakened our inner superpowers last night for a short film, to debut at Sunday School. I really think this is ground breaking cinema. It's hard to maintain cool...
5.
6. I had a daydream about facepainting my kids... one of them wanted to be a rocketship, so we gelled his hair up and painted it with flames and drew a rocket across his face. Man, one day I better have kids as cool (probably cooler) than my imagination.

Chinopinana - la - la

My most humble apologies... the following picture is a reposted one with a corrected name.

With the lovely Chinopinana - la - la! Any $300 car needs some dignity added, so we figured a new name and some ornaments would help.
 

World's Funniest Music Video

Everyone go to this link immediately! It is the most hilarious music video you will ever see! Nothing beats Romanian disco.

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/numa.php

Praise for Silent Football

Silent Football is up there with the GREATS of all parlor games. When else would Scott suck milk out of his sock? Or when else would Matt and I eat tulips? Stems included? Or lick a foot, or dance as punishment?

This is ranking up there with Sardines, I must say. It’s also much more versatile! In what other game can you be punished for a shirt that says “Sundevil”? Or for incorrect placement of the term, ‘testimony’? Nowhere!

And I’m so happy that God has made us creative and funny enough to make this game entertaining without it’s originally required pints of drink. (It was an old drinking game, which originated, I believe in a smoky pub somewhere)

MOVIE MOST RECENTLY WATCHED: The Incredibles
PERSON MOST RECENTLY ENCOURAGED BY: Jeff Ducklow (why do I have the most amazing family in the world? This is surely something I will praise God for forever)
PERSON MOST RECENTLY INSPIRED BY: Jeff Ducklow (and I don’t even think he knows! This is the mark of a great man, full of the Holy Spirit! who doesn’t even know when he’s being inspiring!
PERSON LEAST RECENTLY SEEN, BUT STILL INSPIRED BY: Emily Egilson (now here is a woman to take note of! We met last Tuesday, and I am still filled with the inspiration and excitement from our meeting!) (she’s amazing)
BREAKFAST: two chocolate chip cookies, and soon to be a mocha too! (Great things happen when mum and dad are away!)
MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO: playing pool tonight
WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT TODAY: This is the first day I have walked around, knowing that my foot has been LICKED! (that was clearly the WORST dare I have ever had to endure.)
LATEST DECISION: I ever become a mother I am going to be a stay at home mum. If I’m going to give my life away to these kids, I may as well give it all! I couldn’t stand being halfway there. (I don’t know what made me decide that) Also I’m going to have a fully durable house, with nothing precious available for breaking. This is so I can let them wrestle to their hearts content (and mine). I think I decided that because boys were wrestling last night.
WORD OF THE DAY: Pleasant
LISTENING TO: Bonus CD from Delirious Touch (Best rendition of I Could Sing of Your Love EVER)

Here are the month-late photos of Nathaniel & Carly, in the practice photoshoot (practice for me and dad doing a wedding in TWO WEEKS!) 

Stairs angle 

The Tudy pose 

Than laughing 

She's so cute! 

Behind the bench blooper 

Behind the bench hug 

Standing stairrail - carly looking 

Alex with his third sour cream face mask to date. Says him, "It makes my skin feel creamy!" It was a victory of mine won by persistance of asking if I could smash sour cream in his face. Looks like he likes it, don't you think? 

Alex & me the next day at Denny's... still playing with the wonderland booty. The thrill is still there! 

Alex dreaming of Dance Dance Revolution 

Adventures at Wonderland!! The statuesque Nathan, Matt, and Alex with their Wonderland Booty, compliments of the Wonderland Bling Bling. 

Peter Zach in a spring photo shoot. Former glory if you will. Now he sits dejected in a shop. In good hands, surely. But nonetheless, in a shop rather than out on the free road. 

Peter Zach

Peter's generator died on Monday.
It was a great adventure though! First, we ran out of gas, so Matt and Carly rescued us. Then, we realized that he still wouldn't go even with gas, so my dad came and rescued us! Then, we discovered that jump starting didn't work... so Andrew came and rescued us! There he pronounced the generator dead, at 9:37 PM Monday March 7th, 2005.

So now, Peter is with Andrew. Brakes also are being replaced... Andrew seems to have a thing with my brakes. This is the third time he's looked at them. Sometimes I've wondered if he tweaks them so he can see Peter again. (He really is a good little car) But he says it's jsut the brakes being bad.

'Germans,' he says. 'They seem to think they've got it all beat, just because they can put rockets up to the sky.'

Radar

A poem I wrote a while ago:

RADAR

Sun slips down the tree
I slip under the radar screen
I know that there is something here
But radar does not seem to agree

Wrapped in a shroud
Covering my best
Dulling out the signs
That I am worth your time!

So many years have I been
Known only to myself and God
So many years have I been
Known only as my shroud

Radar you will notice me!
World you will take note!
I’m taking off this outer cloud
Squint! You see the light inside!

He removed the veil
I will follow his lead
Come out! Come out!
Biggest blip you will be!

I don't know how it sounds in your head, but I have a song for it in my head. It's pretty awesome in here.

Thursday Update

First off... IT ROCKED! We officially have the most amazing cell group ever! We're getting into intercession again... waiting on God, being led by the Holy Spirit in our prayer times... is anything more amazing than being filled with the Holy Spirit? My cup runneth over...

(The great thing about your cup running over is that if you are the cup, and Jesus is the filling liquid (water, wine, oil what have you) he has to fill you first! Before you can pour out to other people! Yes! I love it! Jesus always wants us to value our relationship with him over everything else in our lives... over helping and doing and being.

These men understood it: "And the disciples were continually filled with joy and the Holy Spirit." Acts.13.52

Second of all... My Lord! There is no one like you! No one even comes close to comparing!
Every time!! I can't, and so I won't attempt to translate from spirit to words the glory of the Lord as a Shepard. When the Holy Spirit moves in and touches you... when he heals, when he fills, when he directs and empowers... My glorious! There is nothing like it!

Thirdly, we are the generation who is going to overtake our nation! If we do not live in holiness and obedience, who will? If we do not answer the call... who will lead? who will return us to the Lord? Who will be vessels for healing our land? Who will be here to attract the nations? To this end we prayed: that God would raise us up, give us the anointing to call our own generation to submission, to the warrior life, to ANSWER the call. We will not pass this one off to "the church". No more "pass-the-responsibility". This is my war.

Fourthly, the new official good game is making your own soap opera... you MUST exaggerate EVERYTHING! to the T! It's good.

Fifthly, pictures coming soon of the photo shoot of Carly & Than... dad and I practiced on them for an upcoming wedding. They really are lovely!



Currently listening to: Limbonius I went to highschool with half the band (made of 2 people)... I still owe him lunch for eating 5 hot peppers in grade 12... He says he'll hold out claiming until we're 60. I think by then he'll have memory loss and forget... or I will and I'll smack him (as in hit him... not kiss him) for being so insolent... hmmm
Good music though.. I think they just came out with a second one too.

Currently drinking: Mango juice for the soul!


Going to the OG tonight for post RRSP party!!! Wa hoo!!!


More to come...

Limbonius debut CD cover