Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
find your perfect jeans.
so i just found this website from simplemom.net
you answer a few simple body questions...and in minutes you have a ton of jeans that should fit your size...it's at least a starting point and should cut down on changing room time.
note to add...i'm currently wearing the old navy jeans they suggested. does this mean i may have some sense of style??
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
movie reviews
Matt and I managed to fit 2 movies in this weekend!
First, Death at a Funeral...
absolutely hilarious...but not for the easily offended...it's british...
and second...the diving bell and the butterfly.
it was beautiful, and i think everyone will learn something watching this movie. (and it's in french, so you'll need subtitles)
so watch em, and let me know what you think!
First, Death at a Funeral...
absolutely hilarious...but not for the easily offended...it's british...
and second...the diving bell and the butterfly.
it was beautiful, and i think everyone will learn something watching this movie. (and it's in french, so you'll need subtitles)
so watch em, and let me know what you think!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
just had to share
i gave Myka a bath today and since it was a little chilly i pulled out the bathrobe and booties we had yet to use. i couldn't help but laugh as i got her all bundled up...and then watched as she looked at me with this face...
we soon realized all was ok though...
we soon realized all was ok though...
Friday, October 10, 2008
where have all the good dentists gone?
so i have always loved getting my teeth clean...honestly. after 10+ years of dental work to get my teeth looking the way they do, i have never wanted to even for one second risk losing my smile and therefore try to take impeccable care of my teeth (ok i should floss a little more, but other than that, impeccable).
matt and i both grew up using the same dentist our entire lives, and since we've been in LA we've had nothing but dentist drama. the first place we went was more like a factory...where no one works at the same time...i had to make 3 separate appointments to get xrays, get a cleaning and then talk to the dentist. who has that kind of time?
and then we switched to our current one...who has been ok for the most part except that you can never get in in the 6 month requirement. i end up going about 8 months between cleanings (frustration point 1)...
and now for frustration point 2...i have 7 cavities?? i've never had a cavity in my life until last year and now you are telling me i have 7? 2 on teeth that you "supposedly" already filled last year...WHAT THE HECK?? i'm so confused. and how does the dentist saying "we are going to watch these 2" translate into 5 cavities when it's time to leave and make the next appointment. not to mention that each cavity costs me $98 because i only have the option of getting the white filling that insurance does not cover...frustrations 3, 4, and 5....
i'm getting a second opinion.
matt and i both grew up using the same dentist our entire lives, and since we've been in LA we've had nothing but dentist drama. the first place we went was more like a factory...where no one works at the same time...i had to make 3 separate appointments to get xrays, get a cleaning and then talk to the dentist. who has that kind of time?
and then we switched to our current one...who has been ok for the most part except that you can never get in in the 6 month requirement. i end up going about 8 months between cleanings (frustration point 1)...
and now for frustration point 2...i have 7 cavities?? i've never had a cavity in my life until last year and now you are telling me i have 7? 2 on teeth that you "supposedly" already filled last year...WHAT THE HECK?? i'm so confused. and how does the dentist saying "we are going to watch these 2" translate into 5 cavities when it's time to leave and make the next appointment. not to mention that each cavity costs me $98 because i only have the option of getting the white filling that insurance does not cover...frustrations 3, 4, and 5....
i'm getting a second opinion.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
from the hubby...
I thought I would share something that Matt recently wrote for our church's weekly newsletter. Hope you enjoy it:
Recently, I had coffee with a friend who posed this question, “What does it mean to be a faithful witness as a follower of Christ in today’s world?” My friend is a Fuller grad who just started a pastor gig with a local church, and he is wrestling with the fact that for the writers of the New Testament being a faithful witness, ultimately, ended in martyrdom. Every one of the original “twelve” pretty much faced the same death as their Rabbi. This was the road that early believers faced as they lived life as a follower of Christ in the midst of a hostile and violent Empire. This idea pops-up its uncomfortable head as Paul speaks of “sharing in the suffering of Christ” in his letter to the Romans, (cf. Rom 8:17). What are we as 21st century readers, in the prosperous and influential U.S., to make of these statements?
It is the distance from which we read these New Testament passages that bothers my friend (and it should bother us as well). We have become so far removed from the original setting in which the New Testament was penned, that for us to try to grapple with its original meaning many times is out of our reach, we simply do not have the perspective. If I am truly honest with myself, I have no idea what it means to be a martyr, and the shallow understanding that I do possess will falter before a challenging voice, just like Peter before the rooster crows. However, “with human beings this is impossible, but with God all things are possible,” (Matt 19:26, TNIV). Somehow, someway we are still called to be “faithful witnesses,” and the sobering thought becomes that God has not given up on us, and it is by his power and ability that we can carry this out. How, then, can we let 2000 years stand in the way of what God wants from us, his children? The call to be a faithful witness is still valid; it did not die off with the martyrs of old. In fact, it is upon their shoulders in which we stand, they are the foundation in which we can look back and see a continuous line from the teachings of Christ to us today. We, my friends, are part of a movement, a mission; we are members of the Kingdom of God. And, we are asked to be “faithful witnesses” to that Kingdom, and the way we live our lives should be marked with the same commitment and drive that the early Christians had as they faced death because of the message that they witnessed too.
We do not face possible death (most of us who read this) for our commitment to Christ. But, that does not mean that there are not real and substantial challenges in our lives. Early Christians faced death, we face ridicule, abandonment, broken relationships, financial hardship…the list goes on. It is important for us to come to the understanding that their challenges were their challenges and the New Testament speaks into that context. Our challenges are ours, they are valid and real, and if we let it, the New Testament can speak to us as well. For as Paul says in that verse in Romans, “if indeed we share in his suffering…we may also share in his glory,” (8:17) So the question comes now to you, the reader, “What does it mean for you to be a “faithful witness” in your life today, even now as you read these words…
Recently, I had coffee with a friend who posed this question, “What does it mean to be a faithful witness as a follower of Christ in today’s world?” My friend is a Fuller grad who just started a pastor gig with a local church, and he is wrestling with the fact that for the writers of the New Testament being a faithful witness, ultimately, ended in martyrdom. Every one of the original “twelve” pretty much faced the same death as their Rabbi. This was the road that early believers faced as they lived life as a follower of Christ in the midst of a hostile and violent Empire. This idea pops-up its uncomfortable head as Paul speaks of “sharing in the suffering of Christ” in his letter to the Romans, (cf. Rom 8:17). What are we as 21st century readers, in the prosperous and influential U.S., to make of these statements?
It is the distance from which we read these New Testament passages that bothers my friend (and it should bother us as well). We have become so far removed from the original setting in which the New Testament was penned, that for us to try to grapple with its original meaning many times is out of our reach, we simply do not have the perspective. If I am truly honest with myself, I have no idea what it means to be a martyr, and the shallow understanding that I do possess will falter before a challenging voice, just like Peter before the rooster crows. However, “with human beings this is impossible, but with God all things are possible,” (Matt 19:26, TNIV). Somehow, someway we are still called to be “faithful witnesses,” and the sobering thought becomes that God has not given up on us, and it is by his power and ability that we can carry this out. How, then, can we let 2000 years stand in the way of what God wants from us, his children? The call to be a faithful witness is still valid; it did not die off with the martyrs of old. In fact, it is upon their shoulders in which we stand, they are the foundation in which we can look back and see a continuous line from the teachings of Christ to us today. We, my friends, are part of a movement, a mission; we are members of the Kingdom of God. And, we are asked to be “faithful witnesses” to that Kingdom, and the way we live our lives should be marked with the same commitment and drive that the early Christians had as they faced death because of the message that they witnessed too.
We do not face possible death (most of us who read this) for our commitment to Christ. But, that does not mean that there are not real and substantial challenges in our lives. Early Christians faced death, we face ridicule, abandonment, broken relationships, financial hardship…the list goes on. It is important for us to come to the understanding that their challenges were their challenges and the New Testament speaks into that context. Our challenges are ours, they are valid and real, and if we let it, the New Testament can speak to us as well. For as Paul says in that verse in Romans, “if indeed we share in his suffering…we may also share in his glory,” (8:17) So the question comes now to you, the reader, “What does it mean for you to be a “faithful witness” in your life today, even now as you read these words…
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
6 month update
our baby girl is 6 months old!
height 24"
weight 13lbs 15oz
favorite foods: bananas, pears and sweet potatoes
favorite toys: kangaroo, rattle ring and anything with crinkly paper in it
eyes: blue
hair: blonde
favorite activity: jumping and taking walks
favorite song: patty cake
favorite cd: baby einstein lullaby classics volume 2
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