On my birthday last week, my wife, Heather, gave as a gift some free time to me.  I took advantage of that time catching up on some homework and visiting a couple of places I'd been wanting to see. At the end of that wonderful time, at about 10:30pm, I drove up to the top of a nearby mountain in order to spend some time with the Lord in prayer.  I don't know about you but it's easier for...

Ok, I know you've seen a lot of Butterfly lately, but this week we found out that our tortoise's eggs must've hatched! This little guy was roaming around in our garden! Now we have 6 Leopard Tortoises (maybe more)!...

I thought I would wish all my fellow countrymen out there a good Independence Day. I was thinking this morning about the good old U.S.A. and trying to think of something that I really appreciate about the country. I tend to be very critical of my homeland, and I believe I have good reason to be critical (hopefully the voters will see reason this November and kick out the war mongers. ) However ther...

"If you want to win this world to Christ, you are going to have to sit in the smoking section." Neil Cole...

Let's continue with the listening to God topic, James has a great post on this subject that I will put up soon. Since God is not a man it stands to reason that God does not speak like a man would speak. (Man=Human) So it is necessary to learn to listen. I remember the early days of my marriage to Kate, and to be honest I was a terrible listener. I had no clue how to catch and interpret the little h...