a common scenario

funny, yet tue.

Joanna recently recommended a book to me. I have not read it yet, but I thought this illustration (pg 14) was worth sharing.

Anyone experienced this before? Can we agree that this happens at least 80% of the time to varying degrees?

As Joanna said:
"It's true. The girl is thinking about having children, and the guy is thinking about ice cream." I mean, probably literally if they are at Ben and Jerrys.
I suppose I should give a reference.
A Guys Guide to Marrying Well. Found at boundless.org. I know I know. 1. I am not a guy, 2. Marriage is not in the near future for me. But I hear its a good book, and I mean, just look at the picture! :)

pursuing righteousness?

You remember my post about the pirate who loved money and died trying to keep it.  Well, I read this story  about a customs official in Liberia who did not love money. At least not enough to accept a huge bribe for letting some cocaine through.  It happened two years ago, but recently Mr. Karyea was honored by the President of Liberia for his integrity.  Perhaps he was fleeing the love of money and pursuing righteousness and godliness... 

1 Timothy 6:10-11

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. But as for you o man of God, flee these things.  Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. 

good book

I recently had to leave the Land family where Leif Enger stopped telling their story in his book Peace Like a River.  And as often happens when I read, I imagine that I, too, have writing skills as genius and entertaining as this author.  Perhaps I am fooling you in this post. I must confess that each of these decent sentences is hard work.  Each one takes intense concentration and a good amount of delete and rewrite before I move on.  For that reason, I stop here.  Seriously though, it's a novel written in beautiful prose that makes you want to live in it - well that is probably the story line, that is so compelling I find myself almost praying for the characters.  

a peice of the definition of "good design"

How interesting!
Sustainability- not just related to our environment but having to do with the lifespan of the product and company...

the love of money

I read an article that I think may illustrate amazingly the passage that we are memorizing. On the other hand, the whole situation in Somalia makes me sad. I know people are desperate.

I am not going say I know that the pirate who drowned with $153,000 of ransom money in his pocket was being judged by God... but its hard not to assume that, and it is likely. The only ones who survived the storm lost their money in the water. Read the article though.

And God's Word says:
1 Timothy 6:6-10
6Now there is great gain in godliness with contentment, 7for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. 8But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. 9But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.

sweet architecture

I just found this amazing building in NY- the New Muesuem.  its good.  my verbal skills are limited at the moment, so just read the article. 

His ways are higher than ours!

I changed the title (from He IS good). Because God giving Zoe to Dan and Casey does not make Him good. He is good and we just understand this goodness better than the goodness in Asher dying.

Im also adding photos!!

So, remember my friends Dan and Casey? They lost their baby, Asher, soon after he was born. I have been constantly encouraged by their faith, honesty and trust in God as they grieve.

Now they have a baby girl! It all happened very very fast. Less than two weeks ago they were applying for adoption, then a birth mother chose them last week and yesterday she gave birth to Zoe Elizabeth!

Read the stories! Be encouraged! He is at work and His timing is perfect. This is why I am pro-life.