I don’t know about you, but I usually have trouble falling asleep. No problem staying asleep of course… but going to bed can be tough at times. I’ve tried all the good habits, and sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t.
The 23 Secret Ingredients of Dr Pepper
Well, I’m kinda sapped for a Fun post, but I posted this a few years ago on Facebook, so I can justify re-posting it here, right? Right. So without further ado– The Secret Ingredients of Dr Pepper While at the
Inspirational Artist: Tom duBois
A few years ago, I was wandering around Willowbrook Mall in Cypress, TX. I’m sure I was making regular rounds, visiting my typical stores. I was over on the Sears side of the mall, and probably stopped by Old Navy
A Dozen of the Best Places to Be in Films and Movies and On TV!
There are some shows and movies that you watch and all you can think is, “I’m so glad I’m not there” or “It would be so awkward to be them” or simply “AHHHH!” For example, Meet the Parents is a
The Mystery
One of my favorite creators today is JJ Abrams, for a number of reasons. Yes, he had a strong hand in the formation of some of my favorite TV shows ever– Alias, Fringe, LOST. Yes, he is becoming a household
Wait
In the dark of the night When he’s left you all alone And when your heart has turned to stone Just wait, oh wait The Lord appears at night In a whisper In a place deep inside The Lord
The Church Search
So, one of the hardest challenges that you face when you have moved to a new place is the search for a new church. It seems like it should be pretty easy. Just find a good group of people that
11 Fun Games for Friends and Family
Easy Travel Games Pass the Pigs This game really only requires two little plastic pigs– usually they come in a case like this or this But in the end, if you learn the rules, you only need the pigs. Now,
Doodles
I have a confession. . . . I like to doodle. Like, alot. I remember back in Norway, I once got in a fight with one of my friends because he made me feel bad for not paying attention to
Looking into the Lives of “the Stars”
We all see them on TV, in movies, on the cover of magazines or now all over the Internet. Be they actors or comedians, reporters or musicians, we see them and we feel a little glimmer, sense a bit of
4 Directions, 4 Aims, 4 Seasons, All For God
In class the other day, I started doodling and came up with this image. Of course, it had little to do with class, but that’s how my mind works. As I thought through it, I really felt that it was
Shiva and the Seraphim
Shiva and the Seraphim are Such unsocial butterflies, for One needs many limbs to keep a- Way the coming horde that cries for One, and then there’s One who has six Wings to cover up and hide a- Way, both
Wheaton Grad School, Second Semester Courses
For today’s News, I decided I should share what courses I’m enjoying this semester. For an update, last semester I had courses in Discipleship and Mentoring; Personal Spiritual Formation; History and Philosophy of Ministry; and Foundations of Biblical Interpretation. All
5 Childhood Books/Series
Hello to all, hello to 2013! After a month off of updating the site, I figured it was time to jump back into the web. So, without further ado… I grew up in a family that loved reading. Books
9 Moments of 2012
As the minutes are ticking by, I thought it would be nice to look back on the year and see some of the big moments that defined the year. 1. Finishing my Thesis- Receiving the email from my professor that
Drink Deep of the Depths of God
Raise high your glass to the rain of mercy Let the waters overflow Raise high your glass to the flood of forgiveness Let the waters heal your soul The clouds are dark, they are bulging with rain They are gray,
Christmas
I hope you are all celebrating Christmas wherever you are. Tuesday is the day where I usually go over News– and what better news is there than the birth of hope in Christ? It is good news itself, the gospel.
Motivational Babies #4
I just love these things. And not cause I made them, but because I truly find them to be motivational… babies. I was feeling down the other day and browsed the originals and just loved almost each one.
3 Favorite Christmas Movies
I tried to figure out my top ten favorite movies, then it became a top 23, then I didn’t want to write about that many, so I decided to pick 3 favorites– maybe not the favorite favorites, but ones I
Bread
Bread. I like bread. All sorts of bread. French bread. Italian bread. Croissants. Baguettes. Hawaiian sweet rolls. Wonderbread. Dark German bread. Pretty much any type of bread, I can enjoy. (Except Bagels. Don’t really like bagels.) That being said, because
You Pursue
I thought I was die-hard in my ruthless pursuit of God But I don’t even try that hard to think of Him at all I thought that I was the one that was chasing the One most worthy But it
The Glory of Being Human
On Friday morning, I logged onto Facebook to see what was going on in the lives of my Facebook friends. I saw that someone got engaged, a few friends were celebrating their birthdays. Another friend was commenting on music, another
Fun School Decals
When I was a high school senior at CCS in Cypress, TX, I was involved in planning a skit for a school year kick off event. We did a variety of bits, like two fru-fru ladies selling school mums and