The Amazing Marnie Hoeger

Minnetonka woman celebrates 105th birthday https://t.co/LYRK61euls

— James Peet (@jrpeet) May 8, 2017

A lady in Minnetonka celebrated a huge milestone – turning 105 years old. Marnie Hoeger celebrated her big birthday on Friday. She raised one child and to date has two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren.She says the secret to her long life is eating healthy, drinking lots of water, and prayer. Hoeger told Fox 9 what it feels like to live more than a century. “I think it's glorious,” said Marnie. “It's just wonderful, I can lay down when I want. I can walk when I feel like it. I can eat when I feel like it.” Hoeger was born in St. Croix Falls in the year 1912. At three-and-a-half pounds doctors didn't expect her to live. She went on to be a certified nurse assistant and survived both her husbands. To put it in perspective, the year Hoeger was born the Titanic sank, a postage stamp cost two cents, the Oreo cookie was invented.

Comment: A lovely woman

Visit to childhood home and thoughts of "The Game of Life"

Kathee and I returned last Thursday from a 15 day trip of 4,300 miles to:

• Foley Alabama (to see a niece)
• Inverness Florida (to see Kathee's brother)
• Tallahassee Florida (we looked at houses - possible move)
• Cincinnati Ohio
• Drove by my childhood home in Delhi OH (5408 Alomar) (1960 to 1971)
• Had breakfast and visited with Eric E, a friend from High School and College
• Spent two days with Kathee's sister in Loveland OH
• Onto Grand Rapids MI
  • Dropped in on Colorado friends in Centerville MI
  • Spent two days with cousins in Alto MI
  • Connected with friends in Byron Center and Walker MI
  • Saw cousins in Hastings MI
• Finally we drove through the UP and onto Phlox WI to see Kathee's parents' graves and then home

The home on Alomar looks quite nice. When I lived there there were several large trees in the front, but otherwise about the same.

In my childhood we played many a board game  - on a hot Summer day we would be outside under a covered patio playing games like Monopoly, Stratego, Risk, Chess and The Game of Life. Of those games, Life as it was known, was infuriatingly simple and stupid:

The game attempts to mirror life events many people go through from going to college, raising a family, buying a home, working and retiring. The intent of the game is to have the most assets at the end of the game, assets are earned primarily by working and earning tokens with dollars amount on them. Additionally the first person to complete the course gets additional money tokens. There is a very linear board that you move along by spinning a wheel or landing on spaces that tell you to move to a specific space or forward or back. There are a handful of intersections where you can choose to go one direction or another but they ultimately have similar spaces and meet back up quickly. There are a handful of choices regarding insurance and investments but for the most part it is a game of luck.

The winner of Life is the one with the most assets (money) at the end. Having just retired (July) and Kathee having just retired (May) and being back at the old haunts made me think about that game and indeed about life itself.

For a Biblical perspective:

• “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?" (Matthew 6:25)
• And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.” (Luke 12:15)
• He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” (John 3:36)
• [Jesus] Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life. (John 6:47)
• whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. (James 4:14)

I observe that:

• Things I had often thought important aren't important at all! Like:
• How much one has saved for retirement (this is not to be taken as advice not to save and invest!)
• Things like cars .. how nice one's house is ... et cetera are, in light of eternity, really nothing at all!

Life: "even a vapor" indeed!

'I was born; I blinked; and it was over,' Orange Park woman writes in own obituary

Text:

It pains me to admit it, but apparently, I have passed away. Everyone told me it would happen one day but that's simply not something I wanted to hear, much less experience. Once again I didn't get things my way! That's been the story of my life all my life. And while on that subject (the story of my life)…on February 9, 1946 my parents and older sister celebrated my birth and I was introduced to all as Emily DeBrayda Fisher, the daughter of Clyde and Mary Fisher from Hazelwood. I can't believe that happened in the first half of the last century but there are records on file in the Court House which can corroborate this claim. Just two years later when another baby girl was born, I became known as the middle sister of the infamous three Fisher Girls, and the world was changed forever. As a child I walked to the old Hazelwood Elementary School where teachers like Mrs. McCracken, Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Moody planted the seed that eventually led me to becoming a teacher. I proudly started my teaching career at that same elementary school in January 1968, and from there I went on to teach young children in the neighboring states of Virginia, Georgia, as well as Florida where I retired after 25 years. So many things in my life seemed of little significance at the time they happened but then took on a greater importance as I got older. The memories I'm taking with me now are so precious and have more value than all the gold and silver in my jewelry box. Memories…where do I begin? Well, I remember Mother wearing an apron; I remember Daddy calling Square Dances; I remember my older sister pushing me off my tricycle (on the cinder driveway); I remember my younger sister sleep walking out of the house; I remember grandmother Nonnie who sewed exquisite dresses for me when I was little; I remember grandmother Mamateate wringing a chicken's neck so we could have Sunday dinner. I remember being the bride in our Tom Thumb Wedding in first grade and performing skits for the 4-H Club later in grade five. I remember cutting small rosebuds still wet with dew to wear to school on spring mornings, and I remember the smell of newly mowed grass. I remember the thrill of leading our high school band down King Street in New Orleans for Mardi Gras (I was head majorette). I remember representing Waynesville in the Miss North Carolina Pageant, and yes, I twirled my baton to the tune of ""Dixie"". It could have been no other way. I married the man of my dreams (tall, dark, and handsome) on December 16, 1967 and from that day on I was proud to be Mrs. Charlie Phillips, Grand Diva Of All Things Domestic. Our plan was to have two children, a girl and a boy. Inexplicably we were successful in doing exactly that when we were blessed with our daughter Bonnie and then later our son Scott. Seeing these two grow into who they were supposed to be brought a wonderful sense of meaning to our lives. This might be a good time to mend fences. I apologize for making sweet Bonnie wear No Frills jeans when she was little and for ""red-shirting"" Scott in kindergarten. Apparently each of these things was humiliating to them but both were able to rise above their shame and become very successful adults. I'd also like to apologize to Mary Ann for tearing up her paper dolls and to Betsy for dating a guy she had a crush on. Just when I thought I was too old to fall in love again, I became a grandmother, and my five grand-angels stole not only my heart, but also spent most of my money. Sydney Elizabeth, Jacob McKay, and Emma Grace (all Uprights) have enriched my life more than words can say. Sydney's ""one more, no more"" when she asked for a cookie; Jake saying he was ""sick as a cat"" when I'd said that someone else was sick as a dog; and Emma cutting her beautiful long hair and then proceeding to shave off one of her eyebrows…Yes, these are a few of my favorite things. They're treasures that are irreplaceable and will go with me wherever my journey takes me. I've always maintained that my greatest treasures call me Nana. That's not exactly true. You see, the youngest of my grand-angels, William Fisher Phillips and Charlie Jackson Phillips call me ""Nana Banana"". (Thank you Chris and Scott for having such spunky children.) These two are also apt to insist that I ""get their hiney"" whenever I visit, and since I'm quite skilled in that area , I've always been able to oblige. (I actually hold the World's Record for ""Hiney Getting,"" a title that I wear with pride.) Speaking of titles…I've held a few in my day. I've been a devoted daughter, an energetic teenager, a WCU graduate (summa cum laude), a loving wife, a comforting mother, a dedicated teacher, a true and loyal friend, and a spoiling grandmother. And if you don't believe it, just ask me. Oh wait, I'm afraid it's too late for questions. Sorry. So…I was born; I blinked; and it was over. No buildings named after me; no monuments erected in my honor. But I DID have the chance to know and love each and every friend as well as all my family members. How much more blessed can a person be? So in the end, remember…do your best, follow your arrow, and make something amazing out of your life. Oh, and never stop smiling. If you want to, you can look for me in the evening sunset or with the earliest spring daffodils or amongst the flitting and fluttering butterflies. You know I'll be there in one form or another. Of course that will probably comfort some while antagonizing others, but you know me…it's what I do. I'll leave you with this…please don't cry because I'm gone; instead be happy that I was here. (Or maybe you can cry a little bit. After all, I have passed away). Today I am happy and I am dancing. Probably naked. Love you forever. Emily

Comment: Link for Obit. On this Good Friday, Christians remember the atoning sacrifice of our Lord and Savior and the hope of eternal life. This life ... a vapor ... heaven ... forever!

At 117, the World's oldest person says life "seems rather short"

World's oldest person wonders about secret to longevity too

Excerpt:

The world's oldest person says 117 years doesn't seem like such a long time. Misao Okawa, the daughter of a kimono maker, made the comment Wednesday, at a celebration a day before her 117th birthday. Appropriately, she was wearing a pink kimono decorated with cherry blossom prints. Okawa, born in Osaka on March 5, 1898, was recognized as the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records in 2013. "It seemed rather short," she said after Osaka government official Takehiro Ogura, who brought her a big bouquet, asked how she felt about living for 117 years.

Comment: Image capture from article. Meanwhile Peggy Lee wondered: ""Is That All There Is?""

My Commute

Google Maps Has Been Tracking Your Every Move, And There’s A Website To Prove It

The website:

Comment: We've been doing this commute for 18 years. We have tried multiple options and this route is the shortest and easiest.

The Panic of the Lost Wallet

I was at a Wells Fargo sponsored event at the Earl Brown Center all day today. 

Shorty after 11 as I was moving from the main central event to breakout sessions, I noticed my wallet was missing.

There were more than 700 Wells Fargo employees in attendance, plus a myriad of vendors, conference center employees, et cetera. 

Kathee was with me. I told her perhaps it had fallen out of my pocket in the men's room. I went that way and she backtracked through the main hall retracing our steps.

We regrouped and neither of us had found it. As we walked towards the welcome booth, I whispered to Kathee to pray we would find it. 

Sure enough some kind and honest soul had found it and turned it in.

As we left at the end of the day, I stopped by the welcome booth again to thank them. I asked the woman there if she knew who had found it. She said that a taxi driver had dropped someone off at the event, went to the men's room and found it there. 

Nice! Thank you Lord!

Comment: Image source

Year in Review

1. Health: I rejoice that 2013 was a year of good health! After health issues in 2011 and 2012, this was a welcome improvement, for which I praise the Lord! (3rd John vs 2, "Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers".) I did have a minor health issue of a persistent cough. As it turned out that was even for my benefit as my doctor ordered up a heart stress test that I passed with flying colors. The heart (at last my physical heart!) is good! I also had a good year where I did not fall all year! Additionally while my legs get very tired and my knees and ankles experience some minor pain, the pain evaporates with a night's rest!
2. Spiritual life: I might not be the best one to evaluate my own spiritual life! I'm still a sinner and I sin every day. But I have endeavored to live for Christ daily. Kathee and I read the Scriptures daily and pray and the Lord has been gracious to us all year (no surprise there!)
3. Church: We continue to joyfully worship and serve at Fourth Baptist Church.
4. Work: I will celebrate my 20th anniversary with my company in two months. The Lord has used this work to enable us to provide for ourselves. I'm often asked about retirement. The answer is "not yet" and "probably 2 more years". I still have not put together a credible after work plan.
5. Travel: We had three trips this year: February to Florida to visit Kathee's brother; March to Texas to help my Mother move out of her house and into an independent senior center.; April to Cape Cod with my wife and sister. Additionally I had a business trip to Charlotte. 
6. Family: Our daughter is in her first year of graduate school at M.I.T.; Our oldest son graduated from college with a degree in accounting and is now working as an accountant for CBRE; and our middle son is currently in Afghanistan with the Army. He is expected home this Summer and is to go back to civilian life with Seagate.
7. Pets: We sadly had to put one of our cats down. 
8. Home: We had a big blow down and experienced tree damage back in June. Four willows had to be cleaned up / trimmed up. One large spruce had to be removed and a replacement tree planted.
9. Investing: I dabble in investing. My top investment of 2013 was PBI which doubled in value. Too bad I have few shares. My stinker investment was in BCE which declined in value by 9%. At the time I made the PBI investment ... I considered it a risky choice. Who knew!
10. Toastmasters: I joined this year and have had a lot of fun with this. 
11. Mayflower Society: Finally joined.
12. Writing: I wrote a series on articles on personal finance. All were published on Sharper Iron.

Stuck in a Snowbank

At about 4:00 pm, I drove my Chevy S-10 out to O"Reilly auto parts in Plymouth to see my brother. On the way back I drove through Clifford French Park to see the sights. Unfortunately I slid my S-10 into a snow bank. This was just before 5:00 p.m.

I waited and waited and prayed. Two vehicles drove by without stopping despite my having my 4-way flashers on.

Finally at about 5 p.m. a man Tony stopped. I borrowed his cell phone and called my wife who called our motoring plan.

Then I waited and waited. I would run the truck for 5 minutes to heat the cab up and then turn it off for 20.

At 6:20, Kathee came to get me. The towing companies are backed up for hours. We are home ... but the truck is still there. I have contacted Frankie's Towing and they are going to call us when they can meet us there to extricate the truck.

----- Updated at 8:40 pm --------
Truck home ... snow still packed in wheels

Closing up shop!

I survived 2011

• I am getting ready to leave the office - not to return until January 3rd.
• I deleted all of my sent messages
• I cleaned out my inbox
• Out of office on
• All items deleted out of my deleted items folder
• I cleaned off my desk and workplaces.
• I survived 2011 at work! I've seen co-workers die! I've seen co-workers laid off. God has been gracious to me! Hallelujah!

Beard

Comment: Brother (Roger) just got 'the haircut'. My beard at 6 weeks

Friend and co-worker passes

Identity released of man killed when ATV rolls over

LADYSMITH - Officials have released the name of the 47-year-old man found dead Monday afternoon in Rusk County after an ATV rolled on top of him.

John Wolf, Dayton, Minn., died in the accident on property he owns in Rusk County.

According to the Rusk County Sheriff's Department, Wolf was dead when emergency responders arrived at a property in the town of Rusk in response to a 4:10 p.m. report of a person trapped under an ATV.

A preliminary investigation by the department found that Wolf was removing brush from a hillside on his property when the ATV tipped over, ejecting the victim and rolling on top of him.

Comment: We used to be in the same building and floor. I saw John twice last week. Very sad!

Summer projects

Summer project season at the Peet household. Time for home maintenance.

Projects:

• Replaced broken brick on the front of the house. (I chipped off the edge with the snow plow last Winter). I had a tough time finding a contractor for such a small project. Finally found a mason who replaced the brick on Friday
  
• New tile in the master bedroom bath. Existing tile is cracking. We purchased new slip resistant tile at Kate-Lo Tile & Stone. Today is tear out of the old. Tomorrow and Wednesday setting and grouting of new tile
  
• Driveway repave by DMJ asphalt. Our driveway really took a beating last winter and is cracked up by the street. I had hoped to not have to do this but had to. Asphalt turned out to be 1/3 the cost of concrete. Good article on Concrete vs Asphalt Driveways? This project looks to happen in September

Roger's big catch

Roger's 4th of July catch - 8 lb Northern Pike

18 years ago

18 years ago this week, I flew to Minneapolis from Denver to be interviewed by Norwest (forerunner to Wells Fargo).

The results ... I didn't get hired!

Later I was hired by International Multifoods' VSA (Vendors Supply of America) division in Denver (as an AS400 developer (LANSA)).

1 year after my being passed over by Norwest, I was hired by Norwest (started March 7th, 1994)

(The other "International" company was my first job .. IBM)

What did I accomplish last year?

It's that time of the year again - annual performance reviews. Once again I have to document my accomplishments. Since I have been doing the annual accomplishments list for a number of years, one would think that I would be better organized. I've often thought that I should set aside half an hour every week to document my weekly accomplishments and then I could easily cull through that material to list my annual accomplishments. Well I haven't done that yet. If I make it a couple of more years I will be retired (I prefer the term "redirected") and won't have to worry about this annual exercise of vanity. My wife never asks me about my accomplishments. She just loves me for the way I am (amazing grace!).

I did manage to list 10 items. Here's the truth - it's all vain.

“ Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “ Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” (Ecclesiastes 1:2)

Jay Adams blogged on this verse today:

Ecclesiastes

There is a key word and a key phrase that explain what Ecclesiastes is all about.

The key word is translated “vanity” in the KJV. Recent study of the language indicates that the term is richer than that. It points to something vain (”empty”), it is true, but also carries with it the idea that what makes it useless is that what is done will not last. If we would coin a term to translate it, we would have to say that “All is impermanence.” Throughout the book evidence of every kind is adduced to prove this fact. For instance, a man slaves throughout his life, but what it gains him, only those who follow can enjoy. He dies before he can benefit from it.

The key term is “under the sun.” This phrase refers to the world as it is presently constituted–a world of sin and its consequences. And, in particular it refers to the life of those who live only for this world. It is a world under the sun rather than a world under His Son.

Pessimism? Is that the theme of the book? Yes and no. Is there a pessimistic attitude on the part of the writer? Yes, for those who live their lives merely “under the sun,” where all is impermanent. No, for those who see the hand of God even in the midst of the useless lives of those who don’t recognize His goodness. Throughout the book, God is said to give good things (with an emphasis on the blessings of food and marriage) to those who love him, in order to sustain such persons in the midst of a world where all goes to pot (see my blog on that subject).

And the factor that changes all is God’s warning that this world is not the end—He will bring our thoughts and deeds into judgment. He advises youth to make the most of the body they possess while they can because in this world, under the sun (the curse of sin), it will soon fall apart.

So, Ecclesiastes (in its essence) is a tract for the times, calling men to repentance and faith.

Outside of Christ, all the work that I do is completely vain. As the old saying goes:

Only one life - T'will soon be past. Only what's done for Christ….. will last!

Happy Anniversary (12/28/1974)

Comment: 36 years ago today

IT work, snowy days, and just me and the cats

Few outside of the IT (Information Technology) world know about the night and weekend work that IT people often experience.

With over 20 years in IT, I've been on call 24x7, worked evening shifts, overnight shifts, and sometimes 60-70 hour weeks.

I've been called while on vacation multiple times. Called in the middle of the night, called while teaching Sunday School, etc.

Well today it is not me, but my wife (an IT manager). She left early for work this morning (she left at 7:00 a.m.). She is scheduled to work until 11:00 p.m. Is to be back at work at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow and to work until 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night.

Sunday is the same for her.

Because of the impending snow storm and our vehicle situation, Kathee will be spending the night at a hotel downtown so she does not have to drive home tonight in the snow.

Our second vehicle is a 2002 Chevy S-10. It's a great little truck but is awful in the snow!

Kathee is working what is called a "clean up" conversion associated with a major bank merger . This will be her last conversion weekend this year! The green states will be integrated next year (2011)! I think there will be more clean up activity in '12 and then she should be done!

My plans this weekend:

• Wendy's chicken sandwich for dinner (drive through and take home)
  
• Feed the cats tonight
  
• Tonight: Work on Hosea AFB lesson for next weekend
  
• Perkins for breakfast
  
• Afternoon: Plow snow
  
• More work on Hosea
  
• Maybe Jimmy Johns for dinner
  
• Hopefully see the wife tomorrow night at 7:30
  
  

7 words about my will

Accept: There are many many things that happen that I do not initiate and do not approve. Friends, family, co-workers, neighbors, and loved ones may make choices of which I do not agree. Yet I can love them. Love does not mean approval or support. I'm laboring to find a verse or two to support this principle. But in general we live in in a fallen world, among sinful and fallen men (of which I am one!). Bad choices are made. Evil exists. Yet God is sovereign.

Ephesians 1:11, "[God] works all things according to the counsel of His will"

1 Corinthians 6:7, "Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you go to law against one another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be cheated?"

Approve: I hope to live in harmony with the revealed will of God. Obviously I am not perfect and I make mistakes and sin every day! Regardless I will only endeavor to approve actions and initiatives that true and holy! A key verse on the principle of approval is:

Philippians 1:9-11, "And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God"

Submit: I submit to the Lordship of Christ. I submit to governmental authority that does not conflict with Christ's Lordship. I submit the eldership of my local church.

James 4:7, "Therefore submit to God."

Romans 13:1, "Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God."

Hebrews 13:7, "Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct"

Resist: I am to resist evil, error, and the devil. If the government forbids something that I am to do, I am to obey God rather than men.

1 Peter 5:8,9, "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world"

Acts 5:29, "But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: 'We ought to obey God rather than men.'"

Support / Participate: Because I am a steward of all that God has given me (this includes my limited time on the earth, my limited abilities, and the material things God has provided), I must not use my time, abilities and finances to support activities and initiatives contrary to the will of God. If may be the dream and hope of someone close to me, but if I cannot approve it, I must not support it! I believe that marriage is something sacred and that God has some parameters about who should be married and under what circumstances. The marriage of a believe with an unbeliever or a Christian to a Muslim are outside of those boundaries. I cannot celebrate or have joy in such marriages.

1 Corinthians 4:2, "Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful"

1 Peter 4:10, "As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God."

2 Corinthians 6:14, "Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?"

Speak: While this makes some uncomfortable, I will speak truth. Will tell someone who is living in error the error of his way. I hope to be tactful but sometimes truth itself is offensive. The greatest truth is the truth of the Gospel. The exclusiveness of Christ itself is offensive to the perishing! Some verses about truth and speaking truth

John 4:24, "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth"

John 8:32, "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free"

John 14:6, "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.'"

Romans 1:18, "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness"

Romans 9:1, "I tell the truth in Christ"

Galatians 4:16, "Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?"

Ephesians 4:15, "speaking the truth in love"

Ephesians 4:25, "Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor"

2 Corinthians 4:13, "according to what is written, 'I believed and therefore I spoke,' we also believe and therefore speak"

2 Corinthians 12:6, "I will speak the truth"

Galatians 6:1, "Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted"

James 5:20, "let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death"

Do:: Do pertains to my energies and efforts. I am to love hurting people in fallen world. I am to be the heart hands and feet of my Savior on the earth. I cite the salt and light verses:

Matthew 5:13, "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men."

Matthew 5:14, "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden."

Some miscellaneous applications of the above:

• If someone I love asks me how I feel about couples living together without the benefit of marriage, I will tell them that in God's view it is sin. (Seems I have been asked this a lot!)
• If someone whom I love, even if I love that person very much, undertakes an endeavor of which I cannot approve, I will not support that endeavor. This means I may not even attend certain events pertaining to that endeavor.  This means my pocketbook will not be open to that endeavor.
• I will not tell lost people that there are many paths to God or that the path to heaven is by "living a good life".
• This principle goes way back in my home. As a matter of fact we've had a plaque on our wall for decades: Joshua 24:15, "And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD"
  
  • In my house we will pray in Christ's name
    
  • In my house, Christmas is about the incarnation not about the presents and the holiday foo
    
  • In my house, Easter is about Christ's resurrection not about the ham dinner!
    
  • In my house, I am not ashamed of an open Bible
    

What never to ask a Christian: Call good evil ... evil good! Won't do it!

Isaiah 5:20, "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"

Stuck in elevator

For the first time in my life I was stuck in an elevator briefly today in the 100 Washington building. The doors did not close completely. The inner door was open about 6" and the outer door was open by about 3". People on the outside were trying to no avail to open the outer doors. We called security from the elevator call button and the issue resolved itself in about 5 minutes.

Miscellenous on January 1st 2010

Happenings

1. Watched the Rose parade
   
2. Watched an hour of Til Debt do us Part. My wife has all the talent and chutzpah that Gail Vaz-Oxlade has. We began the year with NO credit card debt ... and we ended the year with NO CC debt.
   
3. I set up my profile in ARAG (legal services)
   
4. I signed up for LALA and am uploading songs to the same.
   
5. Now reviewing the new pharmacy program we have this year.
   
6. Kids coming for dinner
   
7. Sugar Bowl tonight (my Alma Mater vs Florida)