Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Wacky Emails

I had a new email in my Spam folder the other day. I find it quite amazing that people would actually click and open one of these whacky wacked out deals. You get them. I get them. Everybody gets them! They are peddling nasty stuff, to bogus financial junk, to meds, to whatever.

But the one I received the other day made me laugh out loud! It was trying to hook me up with some RITALIN!!!!! Hilarious!

How did they know I ran out??????

Gotta go. ADD/AHAD/AHDL/....KICKING IN!!!!!!

Saturday, January 2, 2010

RESOLUTIONS!

Hey, if you are into New Year's resos, here's a few I came across!

1. Stop eating boogers- Cameron 6 years old..

2. Stop passing gas in church- Melissa 10 years old
3. Stop drinking out of the milk container- Rick 36 years old.
4. Then stop putting back the empty container- Rick 36 years old.
5. Stop eating other employee's lunches out of the frig- 28 yr old worker at a food distribution plant
6. I will balance my checkbook ………………on my nose.
7. I will think of a new password, other than the word password.
8. I will always....always check for paper, when leaving the bathroom.
9. I will work with neglected children......my own.
10. I will not sit in the living room all day in my pj’s; instead I will be moving the computer into the bedroom.
11. I will work hard to become a legal advisor and push for the immediate restriction of anything Twilight.
12. I will be a millionaire on Farmville.
13. I will not ask my fellow taxpayers to bail me out of anything.
14. I will not text or email my spouse or children while sitting in another room.

Happy New Year!!!!

Thursday, December 24, 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS

I had a friend ask me the other day who has two young daughters, what Christmas is like when the girls get older. I told him it is still pretty much the same minus all the little pieces to the toys and doll clothes!!!

I love Christmas, but my wife and daughters love it even more!! Not because of the gifts, but because of the huge vault of valued memories they carry. I do as well; they just get so excited about it all!!!!! OK, so do I!

We wish you a very wonderful and blessed Christmas!!!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Makes You Stop And Calibrate

This whole Lakewood Police deal has really made me stop and consider how blessed we are to have police men and women who really have a tough job. I know of two men in our church who are helping to fill the gap at Lakewood PD. These guys are from different PD's in the area.

A huge thank you to Brian and Greg and to all of the other officers assisting Lakewood. And a huge thank you to all police personnel for their daily service to our communities!

Thursday, November 26, 2009

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I was able to share a short Thanksgiving talk in our city-wide Thanksgiving service last night.
Here's the salient points. The not so salient other stuff consisted of a really corny Tday poem (people laughed) and a few ramblings and bramblings.

We took our thoughts from Colossians 2:6-7 and focused on the last few words of verse 7.

My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you've been given. You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live him. You're deeply rooted in him. You're well constructed upon him. You know your way around the faith. Now do what you've been taught. School's out; quit studying the subject and start living it! And let your living spill over into thanksgiving. (The Message)

LIVING IN THANKSGIVING


1. Thankfulness is necessary to overcome disappointment in your life.


2. Thankfulness is essential to overcoming resentment in your life.


Somebody said: “Thankfulness produces more positive emotional energy than any other attitude in life.”

3. Thankfulness brings contentment into your life.

Thankfulness will never replace your disappointments and losses in life, but it will heal your spirit.

Friday, November 20, 2009

The Big Hunt






I should have done this awhile back, but failed to do so! Now I am taking care of business!
My Father and two of my Brothers went on an elk hunting trip to Colorado earlier this month. We had a ball.
Cabin at 9500'. Lots of snow. God rally got busy with the scenery in that part of the world. Tons of fun!

God was totally benevolent and let me snag one! Here's some pics!!

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

Chrsitmas is almost here!

I can't believe how fast time flies. When you are young, you never think of getting old. Time moves on at a brisk clip and before you know it there is more of life in the rear view mirror than in front of you!

Two options: we can stare in the rear view mirror, or we can cast or vision straight ahead and be excited and motivated by what lies ahead.

There are a number of movies out right now that deal with the end of things; 2012, Collapse, The Road. Time is moving us down the timeline, duh! How we deal with the added pressures of our cities, country, and world, need not be filled with gloom and doom and steady gazes in the rear view mirror.

Rather, fix your eyes on today and be a pusher of Hope. Spread it liberally. Pass it out freely. Don't hold back! Let 'er rip!!! People need Hope. God has more than we could ever contain and He's passing it out for free! You should check Him out!

MTC!
Mark