undoing

Last year around this same time, I posed a question "What is this place" on my blog. The question was cryptic at best as my effort to go into more than just the question itself was not there. However, a month later put a little more effort into that question with the …

Fellow Mars Hill Students, please read.

MHGS Students, There is more out there. What is it you are looking for?

Oh look, a Starbucks!

Links of interest :: 2.10.08

Retail Therapy: Does Sadness Mean Spending? We may be willing to spend more when we're feeling down, new research suggests.

HT: ABC News

Why we love, and Flirt.

HT: MindHacks

Griefer madness The subculture of online gatherings surrounding antisocials and those that …

Nathan is home

Just a quick note to let you all know that Nathan came home last night. He's still got a pretty rough cough keeping us up at night, but he is well on the road to recovery. Thank you again for all the prayers and support.

Monday night update on Nathan

We decided to keep Nathan in the hospital for one more night, just to be on the safe side. His oxygen levels were dropping below 90 (whatever measurement that is, I'm not sure) every now and then and we didn't want to bring him home only to have to take him back to the …

Monday Noon update

Despite having some issues with the IV last night (it inadvertently came out), Nathan has been improving. He's no longer receiving fluids via IV (thankfully they didn't have to insert another IV), no longer on oxygen, and seems to be eating better. All three of these …

Sunday Night update on Nathan

Friends.

At bit of news surrounding Nathan and the family from the past 4-6 hours.

Nathan has been off of oxygen since early this morning, but at 5 this evening, he suddenly took a turn for the worse. They had to re-administer oxygen treatment to him to help his …

update on Nathan

Thank you all for your prayers.

Nathan and Stephanie are at the hospital (not the ICU, thankfully), and will be there for the next 24 hours AT LEAST, perhaps longer.

He has a virus of some sort, but the doc's don't know what yet. We'll find out tomorrow.

Nathan is …

Update on Nathan, Sunday morning

Please join me this morning in thanking the Lord for his mercy.

"Praise be to the LORD,

for he has heard my cry for mercy." Ps. 28:6

Bless you all for your calls, emails, texts, and prayers. We have been overwhelmed with support and there is no doubt that …

Prayer needed for my 9 week old, Nathan Andrew

2:35 PST

Nathan is in the ICU. He has RSV and possibly bonchilitis (a more

severe virus). He's having a hard time breathing and hasn't eaten well

in the last 24 hours. They are going to keep him in the ICU at least

overnight, likely longer. He is hooked up to an IV and …

New Blogs to check out

I've been adding some blogs to my daily reading list lately, and thought I'd share some of them.

. Creativityist. Explores the art of creating. A creativityist is one who practices creativity. In this blog you will find some techniques, and maybe some inspiration. But …

Typical Seattle driving

Just a couple of pictures along my 3.2 mile journey yesterday that took me just shy of an hour and five minutes to complete. Between the stop and go traffic over the I-5 ship-canal bridge, the cobblestone-esque freeway, and the grey day I was thrilled to be in the car …

The Sabbath?

I'd love to hear your answers to the following questions regarding the Sabbath:

1. When you hear the word 'Sabbath' -- what first thoughts come to your mind?

2. Do you observe the Sabbath? If not, what do you suppose has kept you from doing so? If you have ever observed …

Great book on the Sabbath.

If you're interested in reading about the Sabbath (apart from the Bible), here's a great book:

"Man was not made for the Sabbath, the Sabbath was made for man"

Hey Mac Friends ...

There's a great software bundle for the Mac being sold at MacHeist.com. For $49 you can get an image editor (like photoshop), password program (manage passwords, credit cards, online identities, etc), and much more. It's a pretty nice bundle of applications.

narcissism and religion ...

I haven't fully developed my dissertation that will look at Personality disorders (narcissism, bi-polar, borderline, etc) as seen in larger contexts (religion, marriages, race, and others), but here's a great look into what I'd consider a prime example of a narcissistic …

salvage

n. to retrieve or preserve (something) from potential loss or adverse circumstances.

despite

despite a broken finger, a recent power outage, a 7-week old, and post-christmas blues ... i am still here. click the picture below to see my christmas break in pictures.

Finally

The flood is over

The house is clean(er)

The finals are completed

The papers have been turned in

The Hogs found a coach

The Christmas tree hasn't burned down

The wii is hooked up

The jumpy house still works

Finally rest can come

Finally the holidays are here

Finally, …