quote from the weekend:
“anything that involves loving me more than bathrobes – i’m all for.” – Luz
pictures from the weekend:
(photo credit: luz bonita)
Monthly Archives: July 2007
24 hours and 42 minutes…
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| Tue Jul 31 | 773 | Depart PHOENIX AZ (PHX) at 2:50 PM Arrive in BURBANK CA (BUR) at 4:10 PM |
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| Sun Aug 05 | 733 | Depart BURBANK CA (BUR) at 8:50 PM Arrive in PHOENIX AZ (PHX) at 10:05 PM |
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i miss her.
domesticity of a different kind…
or, alternate title: things that aren’t a bad idea for girls to know…
my dad taught me how to change the oil in my car! it’s pretty cool. then again, i like “do-it-yourself” stuff. and changing the oil is definitely something one can do themselves.
here’s some photodocumention of the event. 🙂
daddy and daughter together:
this is the oil tray thingy (top of the picture) that catches the oil you have to take off the bolt on the end to let all the old oil drain out (into the container on the bottom).
and this is the filter that you have to change (top of the picture):
in the future, i’ll probably still ask my dad to change the oil in my car, but it was a great experience and i’m glad i at least now have the knowledge! thanks dad!
Consider God’s holiness… Isaiah 6:1-7
wasn’t jon’s message on sunday just outstanding? i was so encouraged and affected by it.
one point in particular that stood out to me was when jon was talking about the seraphim who used two of their wings to cover their feet. he said that one reason they [may have] covered their feet, was to cover the signs of their “creatureliness,” so that any indication of their created status would not detract from the Uncreated One.
i was immediately struck by the humility in such an action and the great passion for the glory of God thus displayed by the seraphim. my heart leapt within me as i thought, “yes! that’s it! i never want any part of my ‘creatureliness’ to detract from the glory of the Uncreated One!”
_ i want to pursue God in my private devotions in way that increases my knowledge and awe of the Holy Uncreated One.
_ i want to work and go about my tasks and duties motivated by bringing
glory to the Uncreated One, not desiring to draw attention to my gifts
or strengths (signs of my “creatureliness”).
_ i want to dress modestly, in such a way that more attention is drawn to the Uncreated One that i serve, rather than my physical being and what i look like (signs of my “creatureliness”).
_ i want to speak in a way that draws more attention to the Uncreated One than it does to me.
i was so encouraged by the provocation toward more ways of applying the concept of “living for the glory of God”…
praise be to Him who makes this all possible by having cleansed us, removed our guilt, and atoned for our sins!
(if you missed the message, or want to hear it again, it is available for FREE download here.)
summer fun
so… friday night a group of us met at freestone park for some good summer fun – ice blocking! (also known as “arizona sledding”) now, for those of you who have never heard of ice-blocking, it works a little something like this…
you take these:
place a towel on top, then sit on it and ride it all the way down a hill, like so:
(please note the expression of intense determination on andrew’s face)
there are many variations of positions. you can go down linking arms:
you can go down on your stomach:
or you can go down toboggan style:
drew even thought about going down “skateboard style.” yeah, that didn’t exactly work.
sometimes there were a few wipeouts…
and yes, your rear does get a little wet, despite the towels…
oh, but it’s loads of fun!!!
we finished the evening off with a couple rounds at the batting cages, then getting the best shaved ice ever at Bahama Bucks, and several hysterical rounds of catch phrase at the shank’s house.
i came across this quote on a friend’s blog the other day. it is excellent!!
from The Life and Letters of Janet Erskine Stuart, quoted by Elisabeth Elliot.
“Says
one who was her assistant for some years, ‘She delighted in seeing her
plan upset by unexpected events, saying that it gave her great comfort,
and that she looked on such things as an assurance that God was
watching over her stewardship, was securing the accomplishment of His
will, and working out His own designs. Whether she traced the secondary
causes to the prayer of a child, to the imperfection of an individual,
to obstacles arising from misunderstandings, or to interference of
outside agencies, she was joyfully and graciously ready to recognize
the indication of God’s ruling hand, and to allow herself to be guided
by it.’ “
what a beautiful picture of resting in the sovereignty and love of God. i copied this down and it is currently sitting on my desk – i need to be reminded of it often!
the latest and greatest (in pictorial form! well, mostly…)
(the cast of my favorite tv show: Numb3rs) 🙂
my latest despair.com calendar page (and probably also my favorite one):
my latest thrill (i’ve always wanted to make one of these – and i finally had the perfect opportunity at the twentyfour:seven 4th of july party!) :
latest read:
latest flick:
latest lesson: pay attention to recipe measurements and don’t just glance at them. especially when it’s a chocolate sauce recipe. there is a big difference between 2 tablespoons of water and 2 cups of water. like, have-to-start-over kind of big difference. 🙂
and the GREATEST:
happy birthday to the greatest daddy EVER!
greatest (translate: current favorite) website: this one – the dearest people on earth.
major props to anyone who can name where the new quote on my header is from…
Zach & Andrea 