One of the top five happiest days of my life...

On the 26th of October, my oldest daughter was baptized by my wife during the 10:30 service at Christ's Church. My daughter is 8 years old and has been asking about getting baptized for the past few years. My wife and I both talked to her and finally came to the conclusion that she was ready to commit to this act of obedience.

My wife broke up as she began to speak and I now believe that I might not have made it through it at all if I was the one in the water. I am a blubbering idiot when it comes to things that are this emotional to me.
I can't tell you how proud I am of my precious little girl and to my wife for playing such a huge role in the moment.

Angels were celebrating that day just as it's described in Luke 15:8-10 (that's the kind of party God's angels throw every time one lost soul turns to God).

Two more teens left in Nebraska hospitals

I think a special prayer needs to be said for the situation in Nebraska where parents have left children at "safe havens" under the states new law allowing them to drop children off without being charged for neglect, etc. Because the law says "children" and doesn't state an age, several have dropped off teenagers, including the two latest cases where 16-year-old's were left.

Apparently one of the girls that was left, had no idea she was going to be dropped off until mom walked away.

Let that sink in for a bit....a mom and daughter walk up to the hospital, which is where the "safe haven" is located, and the mom tells the daughter to wait here and she turns around and walks away for good.

All I could do when I read that was say a prayer and try to share this with others of you who I hope will pray for this situation as well.

The article says that most of the kids whom have been left since July (26 total kids) have been older kids. I don't even know what to say about that right now. It's just so sad.

Something HUGE off my to-do-before-I-die list..

I know this may seem tiny to some of you but on August 13, I completed my very first Rubik's Cube. Yeah, I had one as a child but was never able to get past one full side! Then i got a Rubik's Cube for Christmas this past year and a few days ago, I decided to look at the "Cheat Sheet" that came along with it. Now is that cheating? I guess but even WITH the sheet telling you the proper technique, it took me hours to complete! I had it 98% complete several times only to lose it as you take the leap of faith by messing up the whole cube with the understanding that if you make the right moves, it will all come right back together in the correct location. Here's the worst part...once you mess up at that point, the cube is sooo messed up, you literally have to start back from step one. Ugh.

But never the less, I persevered and the attached photo is proof. And my two girls thought I had to be one of the smartest people on earth which is always a good thing. :-)

I'm BACK!

Thank you guys so much who have continued to visit my BLOG over the last few months while I was away. I had reached a point in my life where I had to take a break from certain things until I was able to address them adequately. So, I appreciate you sticking around and I look forward to hearing from you all in your comments and emails. Thanks!