I'm a 28 y.o. in love with a ficional character

So, there are two days left before the last Harry Potter book comes out... and yes, I will be making an appearance at Borders on friday night. My sister Kyleigh and I will be standing in line with all the other 12-50 yr olds... but the 30-50 will be with their kids. Mine aren't old enough to read on their own yet, and Kyleigh is still playing the single cards. And there I'll be, defending my place in line against kids probably dressed like Hermione, or Ron, and babies dressed like Norbert. Ands there I'll be, Muggled up and all. Not sure, though if I'll finish the book in one night. I do have a marathon to run coming up and I am still in endurance and persevernace mode.

Could I be too old for this?

Currently listening : Our Love to Admire By Interpol Release date: 10 July, 2007

the ends

For the ends of Being and the Ideal Grace... it would seem that this is love, right? To reach higher than we are, and behold more than who we are and to long, to want, beyond ourselves. Adn this is found in the converstaions I have with friends, and co-workers. It seems so others focused, but I question whether it is. Be casue when we have reached to such great heights, where can we go but down? Or to struggle for to remain and stagnate.
And these are the words of Christ, that no greater love has any man than this, but to lay down his life for a friend. The ultimate height and expression of love is seen in how much you are willing to kill of yourself to see it in true reality.
So I remind myself, with a little help from Lewis, that my crown, the crown of husbanhood, is a crown of thorns, and it is no less dignified because it is the same as Christ's. And I am reminded by Piper that Marriage, both secular and chirtsian, both religious and non, is sacred and it is sostring a commitment, only natural death can break those bonds.
Amazing.

Currently listening : Our Love to Admire By Interpol Release date: 10 July, 2007

the secret of the movies...

Tonight, HEather and I took a break form me being sick, and her being mom to go see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix... or the visual cliffnotes of the book. Really good, but I sat there and stewed in the my urine, I realized that going to the movies is really a test of strength and determination. If I get up to go pee, I will miss something and the movie execs want me to... then I either HAVE to see the movie again to make up for the bits I missed, or buy the movie when it comes out in the holidays. Well, here's in your face Warner Brothers! I think I'd rather get the urinary tract infection than play into your hands! Ha ha...and in your face you gits!

Currently listening : Our Love to Admire By Interpol Release date: 10 July, 2007

We have oficially moved

Ok, gang, Heather and I have moved. The phone number and e-mail are the same, so feel free to call us! If you would like the new address, please let me know. I'm really gonna miss the house on Virginia... it was a good house, and the garden is coming along quite well...

And furthermore, please keep me in your prayers as I ready myself for my trip to Honduras with the Missions team.

Packing Up

"For everything to be consummated, for me to feel less alone, I had only to wich that there be a large crowd of spectators the day of my execution amd that they greet me with cires of hate."

~The Stranger, Camus

We're moving tomorrow. And Friday. And Saturday. Hopefully we'll be done by Saturday. As we're pakcing, I'm packing up all my books. There are a lot of them. And I'm reading bits of some of them as I pack. I have a lot of books. More than the days in the year. Even a leap year. I've read them all, and have re-read a lot of them. It's one of those things that I'm sure some psychologist somewhere could see a fixation. Well, to that person I'm not gonna show my Cd's. Or my collection of q-tips. I'm kidding about the q-tips.

Duty

When you calmed the sea at the crying and pleadings of your disciples, was it out of duty or pleasure?

Currently listening : Harmonium By Vanessa Carlton Release date: 09 November, 2004

copy/paste 5.3.07 - 6.20.07

June 20, 2007 - Wednesday Sold! Yesterday, we sold our house. Not sure how much putting my Vans out had much to do with it, though. My wife said they didn;t seem the type swayed by such swank. But thats ok. It's done. Sold. I'm now living in someone else's house... well as of 3pm today. weird. I'm nto quite a squatter, but close. Currently listening : Your Favorite Weapon By Brand New Release date: 18 February, 2003 7:16 AM - 1 Comments - 2 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

June 18, 2007 - Monday What Suzie's been praying for... Oh the joys of Children Church.. the ability to be a part of the formative lives of the spiritual upbringing of our kids. Ahh.. oohhh.. the joy. No seriously, I know some read but I'm being totally sincere. I love it. They can get so into some things, and some things they'll tell you are just dumb. And the prayer requests are so sincere and concerned. There is one girl in our group who you never know what she's gonna say Last Sunday, she said the best thing, ever. During the prayer requests, she said, "I've been praying for power, lately". Is that not the most awesomest thing ever? I'm assuming she meant like Physical strength, or the ability to fly. 'Cause that would make the most sense. 7:05 AM - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

June 19, 2007 - Tuesday Not much Last night, I had a dream about me learning Hebrew. I was looking at home made flashcards and I was reading and translating sentences... This is where my real life invades my sleeplife. I am doing this all the time, it would seem, and it has now crept into my sleep. There is still 6 more weeks of Hebrew left... that would mean 18 more classes. If this trend continues, who knows what will happen to my body. All these subconscience things may start ooozing out. 8:59 AM - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

June 14, 2007 - Thursday June Bugs So, I saw the first of what will soon become an invasion of those little beetles called "june bugs". I'm not looking forward to it. Yeha, i know, God loves them and He made them for a reason... Please Lord, reveal to me the reason so I can feel bad as I peel them away from eating my roses... 9:00 AM - 3 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

June 11, 2007 - Monday runnin over dead rabbits I was running this morning when I came upon that familiar summer smell of decomposing road kill. The rabbit had been squashed over and over again, and was now a baggy mess of furm flesh, meat and bones. Fly fodder. This is just one more reason I need new shoes... I feel that my old shoes are holding me back and not letting me run away from such things as fast. They're also greatly hindering my ability to fly. But tomorrow looks promising, and new shoes.. ah such a feeling. Like new socks, underwear, t-shirts.. can anything match? Currently reading : Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2) By J.K. Rowling Release date: 02 June, 1999 8:36 AM - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

June 8, 2007 - Friday People wanna see our house What a weird thing. People, strarngers, are going to be looking at our house today and may possibly be so moved to buy it. I think though, how much of them will actually be judging who we are in that house and how we kept it. Would we swing some votes by putting out the scary monkey lamp? Heather does not think so, its now in my sister's basement until we move. Would it help if we had moved the couch 2in to the left? Will they look at all my t-shirts/shoes and think what a loser? Or will they look at my Vans and go, "that's it. This house is ours and we will pay whatever price we have to!" Currently listening : Big Blue Sky By Bebo Norman Release date: 15 May, 2001 8:43 AM - 2 Comments - 2 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

June 6, 2007 - Wednesday selling and buying, wishing and praying so, our house is now on the market. SO much has happened so fat that it seems weird and surreal. Not even a month ago we had no thoughts of moving. And now, we have a house in the process of buying, and a house on the market. If I had a million more dollars, I'd feel like a tycoon. I'm very excited about the move. The hosue we're moving into is great. It's in my old neighborhood, and its close to lots of things. But I am going to miss this house, a lot. And my neighbors are great... who else can I talk Cricket, or Fifa with? God has blessed us so far with so much, i can help but feel lacking in praise and thanks. 7:22 AM - 2 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

June 4, 2007 - Monday My book 7 spoiler So, I;ve been promising this for awhile adn have yet to do it. So here it is: What I think will happen in Book 7 of Harry Potter!!! Harry is a horcrux, and is the only one remaining, and in order for Voldemort to die, Harry has to die. They're reading the prophecy all wrong, and Dumbledore knew it. Ok, whew.. of my chest and what not. Currently reading : Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) By J.K. Rowling Release date: 01 December, 1999 7:27 AM - 2 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

May 22, 2007 - Tuesday Obedience "Obedience is the irrepressible public relations project of those who have tasted and seen that the Lord is good (Matt 5L16)". ~John Piper What better way to display my faith than to actually walk what I believe? A man who gives up his convictions at the greatest onset of ease or discomfort is not a worthy of the calling he has been given. Something is lost; perhaps the man's worth. The weight of glory can be clearly seen in one's obedience. Others can see such value and deem it worthy and may see the splendor and gie in to his heart's calling. For, if all are called, then my obedience may be the catayst to encourage change. "Father, help me in my words and deeds to be found faithful to You." Currently listening : Feels Like Home By Norah Jones Release date: 10 February, 2004 8:00 AM - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

May 21, 2007 - Monday Perseverance Is this what perseverance feels like? I am enduring and struggling but failing I am not. And this, then, would be my un-nameable thorn. Free will is caught up in this. If I give up and sear, then I am no longer free. As I search for my God, I am free and total, made whole by the blood. Help. Currently listening : Everything Starts Where It Ends By Lovedrug Release date: 06 March, 2007 7:57 AM - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

May 19, 2007 - Saturday What is my important word? The original Marathon ended with a message to a king. An obedient servant made a perilous journey to tell the big news most desperate and important. He endured with great perseverance to the end , where he died. The message and the struggle to bring it took his life. What's my purpose for running the marathon? What message do I give my king by running this race? Will I give my all to shout, "Nike!"? Currently listening : Achtung Baby By U2 Release date: 19 November, 1991 7:49 AM - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

May 18, 2007 - Friday Henry Scougal "The worth and excellency of a soul is to be measured by the object of its love." ~Henry Scougal I am now, most recently, reminded of a great book I read some time ago. The Life of God in the Soul of Man by Henry Scougal had such a great impact on me, though its often forgotten. This book tilled the ground and made it ready for Piper, for McManus, and for even deeper Lewis understanding. Such an amazing little book, full of truth and light. Amazing. maybe I'll just pick it up this weekend and give it a read through again. 7:43 AM - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

May 5, 2007 - Saturday what a splendid business Am I correct when I say that there are some words that are off limits for those of us who want to be seen as "masculine"? I know about the fabulous rule, but are there others? Can a truly hetero guy say the word "splendid"? Are there others?? Currently listening : MTV Unplugged By 10,000 Maniacs Release date: 26 October, 1993 9:09 PM - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

May 4, 2007 - Friday Hey, ho, hey, ho, hip hop horay, ho.... So, I'm drivin down the road, and I'm late, and the car in front of me is goin 45 across the bridge... across the bridge! And i can't get a good speed and distance to pass this van of obstruction... agh! Eventually I do, and the lady is reading... reading... reading a BOOK! On 83!!! Has the world gone nuts-o?! Meanwhile, The Cinematics have been good to me so far, maybe you check them out. 10:20 PM - 2 Comments - 2 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

May 3, 2007 - Thursday I'm reading again... "As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received." ~Eph 4:1 Father, my two callings are a blessing from You to Your own good purposes. One so general as to love You as You've loved me and my neighbors as myself. One so specific as to serve You out of love and serve my neighbors as I serve myself. As I chase and search I grow weary. Give me strength. As I read and study, my eyes grow weak. Give me perseverance. As I speak Your words into seeming void, I grow hopeless. Give me hope. And as I tarry, give me Your love and honor that I may be a refreshment to others, as a cool towel to a fevered forehead. Let my honor be in my words, and may my love be ever genuine and truthful. May my "Yes" truly be a yes, and may I only say "No" to that and those which offend You.