notes from inside my head...

back to the routine...

2010-07-19T09:47:00.001-05:00

Finally able to settle back into a routine. Haley is back from her nannying trip - and is now at work. Some youth students are away at Silver Birch Ranch this week with our youth pastor Matt Myers. They will be joining up with Jon Duey and Jason Chenoweth. Looking forward to see what God will do this week up there.

On a personal note - I'm swamped with things to do. This passage in the Bible was given to me...“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” - Isaiah 41:10 Perfect words of encouragement for me.

Have a great week!

-brian

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You still don't get it, do you?

2010-06-30T01:00:00.001-05:00

This isn't about you. It's not about me.

You have a talent...

...but,

it comes with sacrifice.

Believe me.

And it's time for you to realize...

that the talent,

it doesn't belong to just you anymore.

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cleaned out another room of it's carpeting...

2010-06-26T10:48:00.001-05:00

managed to rip out another room of carpeting. does anyone have any suggestions for removing the staples and the wood tack boards easily?

-brian

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a friend of mine has co-authored a book...

2010-06-17T13:09:00.001-05:00

If you are a neuroscientist and you need to learn how to do scientific computing in Matlab, go out and buy this book and help my friend Mike out... http://amzn.to/bTiOCO

-brian

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busy night...

2010-06-16T22:21:00.001-05:00

Had a busy but fulfilling evening... talked to Haley for a bit on Skype, managed to get the garage door broken down into the sizes required by bulk waste and rolled up the carpeting into no less than a 3foot roll, mowed the lawn, (had to turn the backyard lights on to see) and finally took the trash and recyclables out...

Took a hot shower and now it's time to veg....

-brian

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Compassion International Is Not a Child Sponsorship Organization | Christian Blog on Child Poverty

2010-06-15T19:33:00.001-05:00

via blog.compassion.com

Well said - this is more than just sponsorship - this is child development...

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it's hard being single...

2010-06-15T13:42:00.001-05:00

I was driving into work, thinking about how my life has been different the past week since Haley is in Mexico. As I was thinking about what it was like - my mind came to rest and think about what it's like being a single person - and it's hard to be single and live by yourself. Even though the perception is that you're a "free bird", you have responsibilities to take care of and it's harder to share those responsibilities with other people.

I think it's almost wise for young adults to stay at home, rather than try to run off and live on their own. If they're going to college away from home, then stay in the dorms.

I don't know why I'm writing about this - it just seems that it's important for people to be around other people. When you are by yourself, it seems that life gets a bit harder...

-brian

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carpet out of master bedroom...

2010-06-14T14:29:00.001-05:00

Have some more work to do, but the hardest part of getting the carpet out of the room is done!

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busy day so far...

2010-06-12T14:11:00.001-05:00

Woke up, was in the mood to work on the carpeting, so I managed to the get carpet and the foam out of the master bedroom. Man was there a lot of dust.. actually it was from the 'carpet fresh' that gets poured into the carpet. Note to self: no more carpet fresh. Paid the insurance on the cars - good 'till the end of the year, dropped off a Guatemala care package at the post office, went to a deacon meeting, saw the youth students off to their Toronto trip, grabbed a quick bite to eat, went to the bank, and am now getting ready to do some more errands and fun stuff this afternoon.

Busy day so far, but I'm loving it. Feeling quite accomplished! :)

-brian

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a good evening last night...

2010-06-10T15:43:00.001-05:00

Had a good evening last night... cooked some dinner out on the grill, mowed the lawn, looked at the roses growing in the backyard and took a better look at the guest room's hardwood flooring. I think I have my work cut out for me to rip out the carpeting...

Today I have to make a few phone calls, figure out what I'm doing this weekend... :)

-brian

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Apple - iPhone 4 - One-tap video calling with FaceTime on iPhone 4

2010-06-09T16:19:00.001-05:00

via apple.com

I wonder if this will become an excuse to no longer show up for your own kid's birthday party? ;-)

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goals for today...

2010-06-09T16:13:00.001-05:00

Now that I've spent some time chilling and being a bachelor, I think it's time to get my rear in gear and start doing stuff around the house.

Visited Andy Monday and Tuesday evenings - just to chat and we put together a grill last night.

I had to clean out the gutter yesterday because the leaves got stuck in them and the gutters were getting filled with water with the rain. Anyone have any good ways of preventing leaves from getting into the gutter in the first place? Or should I just take a hose and give it a good ole' cleaning every spring?

I'm looking at my hallway being tempted to rip out the carpeting. The question is how late can I stay up tonight. I figure since tomorrow is garbage day I could dump a few old carpet pieces in the trash bags.

I also have to start exercising. I found a cool iPhone app at loseit.com Check it out. So you should see me starting to post some weight loss / eating habits. Hold me accountable!

It sounds like my wife is having a fun time in Mexico. I miss her a bit, but doing ok - looking forward to seeing what she posts on Facebook.

-brian

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final test - thank you for your patience

2010-06-09T15:55:00.001-05:00

ready to rock and roll :)

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post test 2

2010-06-09T15:48:00.001-05:00

posting test 2

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posting test

2010-06-09T15:43:00.001-05:00

just wanted to see what happens when I do this.

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2009

2009-01-04T19:30:00.002-06:00

Life.

We start out thinking we know everything.

We find out we don't.

Then you realize mistakes have been made in your life.

You want to erase those mistakes.

But then you find out you can't.

At least not on your own.

So you turn to the One who can help you move on.

And then after that you move in the direction that you were created to move in.

But you have baggage from your old life, your past years.

At that point, ever feel like you just want to throw out everything?

So you can move on.

Closure.