Eat As I Say, Not As I...

yep... i'm busted, and now i'm regretting the lesson i went over with savannah on healthy eating a couple of weeks ago.  we looked at the new healthy food pyramid, cut out picks of healthy and unhealthy food and pasted them on paper to hang on the wall, learned the different food groups, you get the picture.  and now every morning, our daughter, instead of just bemoaning the fact that we stayed up late having a party w/o her, lectures us on our bad nightly snacking habits.  "WHOOO ate M&M's??"  she demands after spying the bag in the trash.  "those are unhealthy, and i want you guys to stay healthy!"  (i'm sure it has nothing to do w/ the fact they are gone and can no longer be shared.)  and at the dinner table we'll get a gentle reminder, "soft drinks aren't very healthy" as she gulps down her milk. what i want to tell her is we've already ruined our bodies and teeth.  she's got years to go in such a wonderfully pristine temple.  and yet i know i'm not really justified.  so, from now on i am never eating jun.... 



yeah, nah, i'm just gonna have to stuff those candy wrappers a little bit deeper in the trash tonight.

Birthday Boy

Who me?

Well-wishers

We love you, buddy, and we're so thankful for this past year together.  We look forward to seeing how God grows you this next year!

Peace, Peace

peace, peace is hard to find,

trouble comes like a wrecking ball to your peace of mind,

and all that worry you can't leave behind you;

all your hopes and fears

are met in Him tonight

peace, peace, it's hard to find,

doubt comes like a tiny voice that's so unkind,

and all your fears they conspire to unwind you;

all your hopes and fears

are met in Him

and in your dark street shines an everlasting light

and all your hopes and fears

are met in Him tonight

~s.groves

Higher Learning

"The act of storing knowledge without immediate responsive worship is toxic to the soul. There is no subtler snare than intellectual pride."-Andree Seu "Much Higher Learning"

Thoughtfulness

"i like the stories where birds eat berries.  it makes me feel comfortable and any bad thoughts run away!"- Savannah

"...whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about such things."- Paul

Paul's reminder comes to me after i find myself dwelling on past faults, anxieties, and things generally out of my control.    when i "take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ", my thoughts are not on myself but on him and his work.  and that, though at times excruciatingly difficult, is oh so freeing.

Ahhh, Warm Weather

we have enjoyed finally getting out of the house and playing in the warm sunshine!

Cycling in the Cold

i don't know if you've come across this site in your web browsings, but i think it's pretty cool.  mikael colville-anderson has a razor sharp focus in his photography, and his images of cyclist around his city are inspiring.  (i wish i was a cyclist!  maybe not in cold copenhagen...)  make sure you check out his nice coat posting, a 5 minute documentary on how they are changing  the daily communte in copenhagen.  (really cool!)  his short b/w clip is fun as well.