Around the Office

OK, this is certainly a stupid idea, no doubt about it, but, I was looking at my office camera and took this picture as a test.



This is my silly idea that goes with this pic. It is taken from the perspective of a coffee cup that serves as a pen holder, looking on at my travel coffee mug that actually serves the purpose of coffee vessel. I imagine the feelings of low self esteem and bitterness from the white mug. All this time, holding pens and markers, getting dusty, never getting any attention.

"Look at better-than-everyone Mr. Copper," says the mug, "I'll bet he is keeping some coffee hot for his owner, while I just hold pens, most of which never get touched. Look at him, he doesn't care about anyone but himself. He gets washed, carried to meetings...all I get is a stupid pen from a conference that he went to a year ago. If I could only once, just once, be drunk from, that is what I was made for, that is who I AM!! But NO, its not gonna happen. I have too many ink marks that will not be cleaned. If I could only move, I would show that thermal mug a thing or two."

OK, that was a bit strange. All that from just a picture. I spared you from the thoughts of coffee mug suicide, with the mug imagining how sorry I'd be when he was broken, letting all of my pens spread all over the floor.

I honestly don't know why I even posted this, but hey, there you go. Just call it my "Deep thoughts with Jack Handey" post.

Wow, has it been that long?

Yes, it has been that long! I suppose most of the time I just feel I have nothing to say, though I check my blogmate's sites just about every other day, just to see what they might be saying. Its not like I have nothing going on, its just, I don't always feel that it is noteworthy.

However, here is just an update. We had a busy holiday season, as any parent should. We traveled twice, once on the annual trip to my brother-in-law's in Portsmouth, VA. This is Lisa's brother and his wife, who had a new baby girl in August. This year was disappointing. Her brother was pretty much a jerk in general, especially one time on the last night. Just not the fun we normally experience. He is one of those guys who just think they are a bit more important than anyone else, plus he is a policeman, so those two things go hand in hand. They feed off of each other. I am sure that not all officers of the law are like this, but probably a majority.

Then, just last week, Lisa's dad had knee replacement surgery in Columbus. So, we were up there and had a nice time, aside from the surgery, which actually was not bad and he made it through very well. Good eats, good time with my friends as well, we had it all. Came back on Wednesday.

Note on Tex, Lisa's dad...he is one tough son of a gun. He is going to be 66 this April, and you should have seen this guy. He makes it through surgery, and the next day is walking farther on a walker than most patients at his same level. Then, he is home on Thursday, exercising that new knee, and gets downgraded from walker to cane in two days. He will be golfing before we know it.

Kids are doing well, things have been alot more even keeled around the home. Upbeat. Not to say that things are bad by any means, but both Lisa and I are taking courses, and that puts a wear on things, just stressing mainly.

Spiritually, been doing better. I have my ups and downs, and lately, it has been down. Spoke Wednesday night Jan 4th at youth worship, and it was alright, a bit pressed though. Then, I was called by Toney to speak out at their own WInterfest warm up weekend. It was wonderful, a lot of what I needed. To think I was rushing to finish thoughts about an hour before. God put things the right way, and whether anyone was affected, I was affected by the response. Alot of attention for someone who might have gone over the 25 minute mark. It just seemed that everyone was there, we were all connected with what God was saying, and I was blessed tobe a part of it. Thanks Toney.

Norway has been pretty good as well. Let me say, I often am put off a bit by the production value. It just seems too slick sometimes. however, the last two Sundays, by the end, things just were clicking, and I actually felt presence for the first time in a long time. Praise and being able to be a part of people's lives go great together. I was also blessed and honored to baptize one of ouor younger sister's a few weeks ago, that meant alot. If you look at what this month, you might see an awakening. I think God is bringing me out of that place where I was, I just need to be aware and available. Good things.

So, I am now off to class, see you all soon. I have a lot of ideas to post and read and just be better. Resolutions. I am going to a gym at work two days a week to start with during lunch, taking vitamins and supplements. Who knows what is in store!?!?! I am excited about the possibilities.

Be good