charades

Tonight was one of those great family nights in our home.  Brook worked all day, but when she returned we ate dinner and then played a game.  The kids were given a game of charades so we thought we'd try it out tonight. Wow there were major ups and downs in a short span of time!  

To the highlights:

Naaman drew the card for napkin so he proceeded to lie down on his side rubbing his hands together.  We all took a guess, but nobody could get it right.  When he said he was a napkin, Brook and I tried not to laugh too hard.  We didn't want to embarrass him, but man it was funny.  I hope you can picture it.  

Kyra really grasped the concept of the game quickly, and though she made sounds she did a great job acting out her subject.  One time she said, arrrrrgh.  Brook guess teacher, Naaman guessed lion, and I guessed pirate.  She was a pirate!  I was the one who usually guessed correctly which made Naaman really sad and mad, but Kyra really happy.  

The low lights:

Naaman was upset that he lost.  It was not a huge fit, but he did cry.  He really does not like to lose at anything! I kind of like that about him though we're also trying to teach him to be gracious.  It was another teaching moment for us with Naaman.  You really should have seen the napkin skit!

one week

so there has been a lot happening and it's been difficult to keep up this past week.  here's a run down of the past week. (edited for your convenience.)

Brook and I decided to go to Leadership Training in Colorado this summer.  It's a 12 week training time for students and staff of GCM, and this summer we should be in the mountains of CO.  This decision has lots of influence on our lives, family, and ministry.  Big news!

Brook and I went on a date last night.  We ate an amazing dinner for 1/4 the cost due to a generous gift from our friends, Nathan and Katie Robinson, and a $25 discount if we were seated before 6pm.  Brook had wild boar prepared 3 ways while I had venison, poached lobster in a pomegranate sauce.  The meal was excellent, the atmosphere great, and the company beyond description!  We then went to the Drafthouse and watched No Country For Old Men.  The movie was amazing too!  Thanks to Thomas Brady for his gift cards that allowed us to go out with no cost!  So an amazing meal and a great movie for almost nothing!  Thanks to Ana and Natalie-Longhorn Life students- for baby sitting so we could go out together!

We also bought a mirror on sale for our bathroom.  We've been without a mirror for sometime now since I painted the room.  I think we finally found a mirror we both like.  Come on over and see it for yourself.

Kobra strike

Many of you know I see the Kobra just about every week at our meeting on campus, but it's not every week I have my camera and I think about trying to get pics of the legendary figure.  Even though I was walking towards campus within reach of his strike, I managed to get this pic.  

One of my new goals of this blog is to re-introduce the world to the Kobra.  I'm really enjoying this task.

lots of love

I love seeing posts on the blog.  I love that people are interested in life and keeping connected with us through this modern marvel of cyberspace technology.  It's funny to me that the word blog has the same number of letters as the acronym, mmct.  perhaps I will begin to call this blog a mmct.  thoughts?

Yesterday I had a snack with a good friend, and even though I was listening intently to my friend share life I also overheard a brief portion of the conversation behind me.  It went something like this:

girl: (reading a magazine poll) So Buddhism is considered one of the fastest growing religions worldwide.  pause It's because Buddhism is the least controversial of all religions.  

boy: So what does that have to do with anything.

girl: that explains the reason for this one model being really tall and beautiful.

I love hearing people share their perspective on life.  Most of the time I find it really interesting, and most of the time I want to jump in on their conversation.  Ahh to be young!

So I'm teaching at Liveoak on Feb. 17th, 2008 and for those of you who might want to listen online you can do so at liveoakaustin.com/teachings

I might suggest you not listen to the message since it will not be a traditional type of teaching, but perhaps you might want to listen anyhow.  My teaching is titled- Right over Left or Left over Right-Salvation from Religion. I hope it encourages all of us to be mindful of how much God has done for us as Christians.  I look forward to giving the message and to seeing just how God might use all of us to change the world.  Who wants in?

Update on the new ministry:

I'm not sure where it is going for now, but I continue to seek God for a way to make this thing possible.  We now have a plan on how to tackle the outreach portion of the ministry on campus.  I can't wait to kick that off in about two weeks.  Stay tuned for updates on the campus thing.

Update on neighborhood:

I think we will begin our neighborhood support/Bible study this next week.  I am so looking forward to being able to serve my friends here in our area as well as looking forward to seeing how God will bind our hearts together in love.  

Teaching moment:

Naaman told Brook yesterday that another kid in his class came up to him and asked to play with Naaman.  Naaman told the kid, "No I don't want to play with you."  Brook had the chance to talk with Naaman about loving other kids even if they are different and how Jesus wants us to treat others with kindness.  We're hoping Naaman shines today as he tries to love a kid who just doesn't fit in.  It's weird having the cool kid in class.  We hope Naaman turns out to be a nerd, and more importantly that Naaman loves other kids equally.  It would be cool if Naaman were a nerd though. 

another Kobra sighting

so I saw the Kobra again last night.  In fact he picked me up and drove me to help a friend move some furniture.  He is storing the furniture while it gets posted to craigslist in order to help the friend make a little extra money.  I should see him again tomorrow in his new element.  Two Kobra sightings in one week!  Look out world.

On a related note:  both Naaman and Kyra held a ball python tonight at a Math and Science Night taking place at Naaman's school.  Snakes.  (nothing funny to say.)

I'll try to post another pic of the Kobra tomorrow.  Hopefully I can catch him in action.

I'm currently reading another crazy book.  You don't want to read it unless you wish to be challenged.  I'm reading it thinking of this recent thought I've had regarding our ministry.  I think God wants us to do more and talk less.  We'll see what happens this week, but it seems like God is leading me along this kind of action/thinking.  Pray.

1,000,000

Kyra's new favorite number.  She sings songs and makes up stories using the number.  Here's an example.

This Ol' Man he played 1,000,000

He played knick knack on my shoe

With a knick knack paddy whack give a dog a bone

This Ol' Man came rolling home.

There's many many more.