Saturday, December 31, 2011

11 Lessons from 2011

Top 11 Lessons of 2011

11. When talking to someone on the phone, it is never safe to assume that you hear correctly. Ask them to spell their location so that it is correct before writing it down for someone else who will know what it was supposed to be. 

10.  Sleep, however inconvenient, is actually still necessary to life.

9. A GPS thinks it is smarter than it actually is: it tells you to exit a perfectly good road that will take you the right direction. As soon as you get on a major road that has signs pointing to the next location, you should turn the GPS off until the next time you get lost. 

8. People are generally not capable of making good decisions after 11pm. 

7. Planning is wonderful…as long as you're willing to adapt to whatever comes your way. A typhoon, for example.

6. Good planners make life simpler, not more complicated.

5. Other people will come and go through life. Family is forever, and siblings really can be best friends.

4. Life is not about the situations that challenge you, it's about how you respond to those challenges - and how you change.

3. There's the pain of healing, the pain of staying the same and the pain of getting worse. You pick your pain.

2. God really does work miracles, and he works the most often when you least expect it.

1. There is no need to ever be dismayed; God will strengthen, help, and uphold me with His righteous right hand. (Is. 41:10)

Monday, December 26, 2011

{attention pacifists}

I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. 
And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.
-Jack Handey





*The air soft bullet proof vests, as well as the leather handgun holsters, magazine cases, and belts were made by Allen Penney. I highly recommend his work, and if anyone is interested in purchasing contact me and I will refer you on to him.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

{the solution to incompetence}

All of man's misfortune comes from one thing, 
which is not knowing how to sit quietly in a room.
-Blaise Pascal





Wednesday, December 21, 2011

After 15 months...

...last Friday, my big brother got engaged. :) 





He sang her a song, asked her a question, and she said...YES! :)

O give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples. Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; speak of all His wonders.
-1 Chronicles 16:8-9

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

{one of those moments that makes babysitting worthwhile}

Merry's bedtime prayer:

"Dear God, please, please help us obey Miss Leah. She has it pretty rough...four of us, and only one of her! Help us listen to her and not fight with each other...and help the dogs not fight either."

11 Lessons from 2011

Top 11 Lessons of 2011

11. When talking to someone on the phone, it is never safe to assume that you hear correctly. Ask them to spell their location so that it is correct before writing it down for someone else who will know what it was supposed to be. 

10.  Sleep, however inconvenient, is actually still necessary to life.

9. A GPS thinks it is smarter than it actually is: it tells you to exit a perfectly good road that will take you the right direction. As soon as you get on a major road that has signs pointing to the next location, you should turn the GPS off until the next time you get lost. 

8. People are generally not capable of making good decisions after 11pm. 

7. Planning is wonderful…as long as you're willing to adapt to whatever comes your way. A typhoon, for example.

6. Good planners make life simpler, not more complicated.

5. Other people will come and go through life. Family is forever, and siblings really can be best friends.

4. Life is not about the situations that challenge you, it's about how you respond to those challenges - and how you change.

3. There's the pain of healing, the pain of staying the same and the pain of getting worse. You pick your pain.

2. God really does work miracles, and he works the most often when you least expect it.

1. There is no need to ever be dismayed; God will strengthen, help, and uphold me with His righteous right hand. (Is. 41:10)

{attention pacifists}

I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. 
And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.
-Jack Handey





*The air soft bullet proof vests, as well as the leather handgun holsters, magazine cases, and belts were made by Allen Penney. I highly recommend his work, and if anyone is interested in purchasing contact me and I will refer you on to him.

{the solution to incompetence}

All of man's misfortune comes from one thing, 
which is not knowing how to sit quietly in a room.
-Blaise Pascal





After 15 months...

...last Friday, my big brother got engaged. :) 





He sang her a song, asked her a question, and she said...YES! :)

O give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples. Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; speak of all His wonders.
-1 Chronicles 16:8-9

{one of those moments that makes babysitting worthwhile}

Merry's bedtime prayer:

"Dear God, please, please help us obey Miss Leah. She has it pretty rough...four of us, and only one of her! Help us listen to her and not fight with each other...and help the dogs not fight either."

 

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