Hey, I know I've only posted a few times, but I am wondering if anybody is reading. A few of you e-mailed me after I sent out an e-mail telling you about this blog, but other than that initial contact, there's been nothing. Go ahead and leave a comment this week if you are reading this. If you have a Google account, you can follow this blog as well, just click on the follow button over to the right.
My son is leaving for Alaska soon. He spent all summer working to buy a plane ticket so he can see the Iditarod start this year. You can follow his adventure to Alaska by reading his blog:
http://north4alaska.blogspot.com/
Its been a cold, windy and somewhat wet week, so I didn't put as many miles on the bike this week. I didn't even get on my bike at all Tuesday, I drove to work and didn't go anywhere after I got home. Total miles this week was 70.
One final thought. How can you tell you have a good, true, genuine friend? When you give him a really good book to read, he reads it and then tells you its the worst thing he's ever read. This just happened to me. You know, it's good to have friends like that. One's that will tell you like it is. We need people like that in life. If you don't have this kind of friend, find one. Let them be real with you. Not just about books, but about you as a person. Be careful, you may just learn something about yourself.
May God bless your week.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Have You Ever Seen a Hot Dog on Wheels??
Now most of you can probably answer yes to that question and know exactly what I am talking about. Last Saturday I asked all four of my kids the same question. They all answered no and they had no idea what I was talking about. So, I took them to see the hot dog on wheels:
My son asked me how I knew that the Oscar Mayer Wiener mobile was in town. My answer was, " Well, its a Dad's job to know when cool things are in town." I must admit that I thought my answer was really good, but it would have better it I had added, "...and take their kids to them." I did in fact take my kids to this one. It didn't take long and now they have seen the hot dog on wheels.
I can't even pretend to count how many cool things I've known about that I didn't take my kids to. It is my job to know the cool things and to take my kids to them. So Dad (this applies to Moms too), find the cool things, get off your...whatever it is you are on...and take your kids to it.
It's the middle of winter and one of our chickens went broody this week. Is that supposed to happen? Spring and summer, I can understand, but in the middle of winter. I don't get it! If you have chickens, you know what I mean, if you don't have chickens, you probably don't care, but its really not something I want to deal with right now.
This week I put 113 miles on the bike. You see some interesting things on the bike path, but this week there was really nothing so interesting to share. The weather was great and there was some good riding. No rain, just a few cold mornings. I hate to even say this out load, but its been feeling like spring that last couple of weeks.
Thanks for reading this and feel free to tell people who know me about this blog. God bless you all.
My son asked me how I knew that the Oscar Mayer Wiener mobile was in town. My answer was, " Well, its a Dad's job to know when cool things are in town." I must admit that I thought my answer was really good, but it would have better it I had added, "...and take their kids to them." I did in fact take my kids to this one. It didn't take long and now they have seen the hot dog on wheels.
I can't even pretend to count how many cool things I've known about that I didn't take my kids to. It is my job to know the cool things and to take my kids to them. So Dad (this applies to Moms too), find the cool things, get off your...whatever it is you are on...and take your kids to it.
It's the middle of winter and one of our chickens went broody this week. Is that supposed to happen? Spring and summer, I can understand, but in the middle of winter. I don't get it! If you have chickens, you know what I mean, if you don't have chickens, you probably don't care, but its really not something I want to deal with right now.
This week I put 113 miles on the bike. You see some interesting things on the bike path, but this week there was really nothing so interesting to share. The weather was great and there was some good riding. No rain, just a few cold mornings. I hate to even say this out load, but its been feeling like spring that last couple of weeks.
Thanks for reading this and feel free to tell people who know me about this blog. God bless you all.
Monday, February 7, 2011
The God Spot Day
I was riding to work today and was in the middle of praying and a thought came to me that maybe I should make Monday's my "God Spot" day on my blog. What do you think? Does that mean, based on the title of my blog, that I need a "Cycling Spot" day and a "Chicken Spot" day too. I don't think so. For now I'll stick with the "God Spot" day and see how I do.
I have been considering this week how big God really is. Does anything really compare to God? In BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) we just got done reading Isaiah 40 and 41, go ahead and read these two chapters. Isaiah 40:12 says:
"Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand,
or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
or weighed the mountains on the scales
and the hills in a balance?"
Can you imagine how big God has to be to mark off the heavens with the span of His hand? Our Sunday school teacher talked about what we use to measure God. The final outcome was that whatever we use to measure Him in the end limits our view of God. For example, how much do you want God to bless you? How would you measure it? Malachi 3:10 says:
I have been considering this week how big God really is. Does anything really compare to God? In BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) we just got done reading Isaiah 40 and 41, go ahead and read these two chapters. Isaiah 40:12 says:
"Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand,
or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
or weighed the mountains on the scales
and the hills in a balance?"
Can you imagine how big God has to be to mark off the heavens with the span of His hand? Our Sunday school teacher talked about what we use to measure God. The final outcome was that whatever we use to measure Him in the end limits our view of God. For example, how much do you want God to bless you? How would you measure it? Malachi 3:10 says:
"...and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. "
God does not want us measuring Him. Believe that he is all powerful, incomparable and His supply of love is limitless. Did you hear that? His love has no end.
God is big enough to care about your smallest problems. If you think that God is too small to worry about your needs and all the "important" stuff going on in the world, then you are limiting the all powerful God.
- Is you marriage a wreck? God cares and can fix it.
- How's your relationship with your kids? Does it need fixing? God will help.
- Can't overcome that addiction? With God's help you can?
- Need a job? God knows and cares. Let him give you peace.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Pictures for My First Post
Wow! It's been a fun day, but that is for another post. Today I am just adding pictures that should have been with my first post. So, here they are:
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| River Beaver |
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| Watering Bucket (sans chicken) |
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| Our Youngest's Eyes |
Friday, February 4, 2011
My First Post
I have been contemplating the content of my blog since I titled it a couple of days ago. I don't like to write, so I am going to have to force myself to keep the content fresh and to some degree interesting. So, if you are reading this, thank you for your time and check back periodically, I am not sure how often I will be updating it and the content will be random or whatever God puts on my heart to write.
This has been an interesting week:
My brother lost his job Monday. He has been working for the local railroad for at least 15 years. Business has been slow, so they finally let him go. He sacrificed for this company, its a shame it happened this way. I'll be praying for him and his family as they struggle through this difficult time.
My wife and I took the kids up to the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum on Tuesday. It's a neat place, especially on a Tuesday in the middle of winter. There were more volunteers working than people visiting. We received a lot of personal attention. You should check them out: http://www.evergreenmuseum.org/
I went to collect eggs and check the chickens when I got home Tuesday. It was a decent egg day, but one lucky hen found her way into the 5 gallon water jug (it is off the ground with watering nipples coming out the bottom) and couldn't get out. Her little head was sticking above the edge of the bucket and she was standing in 8 inches of water. Luckily I heard her. I couldn't help but laugh even though I felt bad for her. She got to spend a few hours in the bathroom drying off before she got put back out in the coop.
I put 96 miles on the bike this week. Its been chilly on the morning rides and the evening rides have been beautiful. My son and I even saw a beaver by the river bank last Saturday night.
My biggest, most urgent prayer request this week and continuing, is for my youngest daughter's eyes. We need to start some aggressive vision therapy, which may or may not fix her eyes. If not, she may need surgery. Our prayer is that God heals her without surgical intervention. Her brain needs to make her eyes work together, right now, they work independently, so one is normally crossed. I may post a picture of her soon so you can see. Please be in prayer with us.
My good friend got back to the States from the Mid-East yesterday. He's in the Airforce Reserves and had to spend almost 5 months away from his family serving our country. He should be at home sometime mid-next week. Thanks Tom! I am proud to call you friend. I know your family will be overjoyed to see you.
I realized that this posting would be much more interesting this week with pictures. The chicken in the bucket, the river beaver, etc. Unfortunately, I didn't take pictures of the chicken and I don't have a picture of the beaver with me. I'll have to keep these things in mind as I continue on with this blog.
God Bless all of you.
This has been an interesting week:
My brother lost his job Monday. He has been working for the local railroad for at least 15 years. Business has been slow, so they finally let him go. He sacrificed for this company, its a shame it happened this way. I'll be praying for him and his family as they struggle through this difficult time.
My wife and I took the kids up to the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum on Tuesday. It's a neat place, especially on a Tuesday in the middle of winter. There were more volunteers working than people visiting. We received a lot of personal attention. You should check them out: http://www.evergreenmuseum.org/
I went to collect eggs and check the chickens when I got home Tuesday. It was a decent egg day, but one lucky hen found her way into the 5 gallon water jug (it is off the ground with watering nipples coming out the bottom) and couldn't get out. Her little head was sticking above the edge of the bucket and she was standing in 8 inches of water. Luckily I heard her. I couldn't help but laugh even though I felt bad for her. She got to spend a few hours in the bathroom drying off before she got put back out in the coop.
I put 96 miles on the bike this week. Its been chilly on the morning rides and the evening rides have been beautiful. My son and I even saw a beaver by the river bank last Saturday night.
My biggest, most urgent prayer request this week and continuing, is for my youngest daughter's eyes. We need to start some aggressive vision therapy, which may or may not fix her eyes. If not, she may need surgery. Our prayer is that God heals her without surgical intervention. Her brain needs to make her eyes work together, right now, they work independently, so one is normally crossed. I may post a picture of her soon so you can see. Please be in prayer with us.
My good friend got back to the States from the Mid-East yesterday. He's in the Airforce Reserves and had to spend almost 5 months away from his family serving our country. He should be at home sometime mid-next week. Thanks Tom! I am proud to call you friend. I know your family will be overjoyed to see you.
I realized that this posting would be much more interesting this week with pictures. The chicken in the bucket, the river beaver, etc. Unfortunately, I didn't take pictures of the chicken and I don't have a picture of the beaver with me. I'll have to keep these things in mind as I continue on with this blog.
God Bless all of you.
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