Quote of the Day

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"Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel it. Thanks for being the pee in my pants."


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Birthday Card

Last year for Ben's birthday I made this card for him and mailed it. The front reads "Dear Ben, Happy 18th Birthday! Money always comes in handy and we know you are saving for a computer...



I found this dead mouse and glued it to the card. he said it was the best card he ever got.

Shutter Bugs

Michele loves photography and she is really good at it. She took this butterfly picture near her school last year. Ben took this picture of the stairs to his old apartment. Michele wants to be a photographer and Ben wants to be a movie director someday.

Seen on a T-shirt

Drink apple juice. O.J. kills.

Busted

It was the mid 1970's. Time to go to Community Gospel Church to get pictures taken for the Church directory. After we got the directory I was looking through it and I noticed this picture of a little kid named Jeff. Jeff has quite the shocked look on his face. His parents must have been very proud. Tip of the day- When posing for the church photo make sure your hands are not down your pants.

It's Not My Job

I took this picture about a 1/4 mile from our house. Ben noticed that the white line was painted right over the road kill. We laughed about it. Perhaps the driver didn't see it. More likely he didn't want to take the time to shovel it off the road.

Too often I just want to do the minimum. Ever heard yourself say this? "If I do more they'll expect it every time." "I don't get paid to do that." "No one will notice if I do it or not." "It's not my job."

As believers we are called to be maximum, rather than minimum, thinkers. Minimum thinking asks, "What's the least I have to do to get through this?" Maximum thinking asks, "What's the most I can do to make a difference?"

I must remember that ultimately, my boss is the Lord. I am to do everything unto the Lord as an act of worship. Everything? Doing paper work? Cleaning the toilet? Answering phones? Sitting in meetings? Yes, yes, yes, and yes. The part of our jobs we hate the most, we can do for God's glory. Praising and thanking Him as we do our best for the Master.

Excuse me, I think I see some "road kill" in my life that needs shoveling.

My friend Terry

My friend Terry is a great guy. I love him because he has an enormous heart, he loves Jesus, he prays for me, he gets my warped sense of humor, he paid for my breakfast on Sunday (yes, I can be bought), he has an infectious, hearty laugh. I like being Terry's friend because he has guns. When it all goes down, when there is rioting in the streets, when we are invaded by another country or aliens from outer space, I'm going over to Terry's house. Terry even carries a gun in his Bible. I'm serious. Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition indeed. He is a Harley riding gifted musician who can fix anything and will give you the shirt off his back. Everyone should have a friend like Terry, but they can't, because there is only one Terry.

Lindsay Lohan

Several times a day I ask myself, "What would Lindsay do in a situation like this?"

Comic Book Convention

Ben and I went to the big comic book convention in Chicago. We met lots of interesting people. We made a short film of our day. Check it out.

Guest Post

Hey! This is Michele. I am writing the guest post today for my dad. As i write this, Boo is sucking the face off of him. Its cute, in a disturbing kind of way.
Im so excited to be here! weve been having so much fun. We only have one more week before Ben and i have to go back home, so i know were going to try and pack in as much fun as we can. Weve pretty much seen every movie invented so far since weve been here. Were having a great time.

Tomorrow should be fun. When i say fun, i mean Not fun. I will be all by myself. Why? Because Dad and Ben are going to a comic book show. These "shows" are basically a large gathering of nerds who parade around in strange and nerdy costumes, showing off for fellow nerds. I shall not be attending. But best of luck to Dad and Ben on this..adventure. : )

Camping

Takin it easy.




Ben lost both arms in a tragic stone skipping accident.




Ben is E.T.

Camp Krusty

We had a great time on our camping trip. Two nights at the dunes. We swam, hiked, played Uno, skipped stones, sat around the camp fire, roasted marshmallows and hot dogs, and laughed a lot! We wished Jimmy could have come but he had to work. When we got to our site and we were unloading the truck, I pulled the tent out causing Michele to lose her balance and step on the brownies.

A Camping We Will Go

We are going camping at the dunes! Boo can't come. She gets to spend two fun filled nights at Kryders Critter Hotel, where she will enjoy group play time. Not going camping with us is for her protection. This way we wont kill her for keeping us up all night or any other trouble she would no doubt get into.

We are having the best time with Ben and Michele here. Ben just turned 19 and Michele is 17. It's hard to remember their ages because its always changing so quickly. So far we watched the entire first season of 24. We got to spend time with Jim and Kathy and their boys Aaron, Micah, Weston, and Samuel. We saw the Simpsons movie. We went to the park and fed the ducks. Mostly we just talk and make each other crack up. I'll post pictures of camping in a few days.