How many books will he bring home?
I appreciated this blog on what one spouse says to the other spouse after buying an obscene amount of books at ETS.
So far my hubby has comforted himself concerning our small book buying allowance by taking lots of free catalogues so that he can “still get the discount later” (meaning, I think, post-birthday money).
I’m proud of him for his self-restraint and can’t wait to see him tomorrow!
HT: Justin Taylor
Huggy Jesus
On of my co-workers found a new doll the other day that exemplifies the superficiality we try to stay away from at CDG. The doll’s name (I’m not kidding) is Huggy Jesus.
His tag reads:
Have you hugged Jesus today?
“In this day and age, introducing your child to the values of Jesus has become more and more important. Experiencing the comfort and hope of knowing that Jesus loves you and is always with you should not be relegated to one Sunday a week. Huggy Jesus was created so that children of all ages could experience the love of Jesus every single day. This very special collectible doll has changed the lives of people of all ages with this positive message of love and hope. Now you can bring Huggy Jesus into your child’s life and take the first step toward their learning about God. Let Jesus into your heart today with this extraordinary doll and feel the love every time you give him a hug!”
Almost 30
It hit me today that 30 happens in two days. This Saturday, I will have lived for a total of three decades. I don’t feel like I’m thirty; in fact part of me feels like I stopped getting older right around 25. But I am excited about the things that could happen to me in this decade — starting a family? Moving to Africa? Our first publication? May God be more glorified in my 30’s than he was in my 20’s.
30 Things I’m Thankful for (not necessarily in order):
1. my salvation
2. my husband
3. our home
4. our ministries (church and writing)
5. my job and co-workers
6. our small group
7. our families
8. our tenants, who are also friends
9. our educations
10. the junior highers we teach on Wednesdays
11. God’s grace at work in my life daily
12. the bible
13. the Holy Spirit
14. the volunteer team we work with on Wednesday nights
15. good books (even though I don’t have time to read them)
16. my piano
17. itunes
18. free caffeine at work
19. my husband…or since I already said that — our marriage
20. the opportunity to host Helen Roseveare at this year’s NatCon
21. the opportunity to go to Uganda in 2006
22. our new printer
23. Haley and Roger haven’t moved yet
24. I’m finally going to learn how to sew
25. friends I’ve had since college — we’ve been friends for a decade now! I should probably tell you all about my blog.
26. I Thess. 5:9-10, my new favorite verse of all time
27. the hope that I have in Jesus Christ
28. ice cream
29. breaking into a new salary bracket
30. birthday presents
Forgiveness in Uganda?
For those of you who don’t know, there has been a long-standing conflict in northern Uganda (the motivation for the powerful documentary called “The Invisible Children”). Perhaps this is the beginning of the end of the conflict. BBC has a good article on the rebels asking for “forgiveness”: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7080735.stm
Time will tell whether or not it is sincere.
Bizarre but hilarious
I’m too tired to post anything else at the moment — another long night working on curric. I got this off someone else’s blog…and had to share it.
