Running again
Went for a run this afternoon. I didn’t have to walk until 17 minutes in which was nice considering I haven’t exercised at all for several months–since I had a really high fever. I always exercise faithfully for a few months, get sick, and quit. So expect me to get sick sometime in September.
Jack’s Weapon Rack
Jack always like to be prepared. We wandered into his room a few months ago and observed the following:
Pursuit of the trivial
It’s very hard to focus on other things when you’ve been very focused on the trivial things that are so abundant in our lives. I’ve actually been thinking about this a lot in the last year but Piper states it very clearly:
“One of the great diseases of our day is trifling. The things with which most people spend most of their time are trivial. And what makes this a disease is that we were meant to live for magnificent causes. None of us is really content with the trivial pursuits of the world. Our souls will not be satisfied with trifles.”
John Piper, A Sweet and Bitter Providence
A Sweet and Bitter Providence
I’m reading a good book by John Piper that I just picked up. It’s on the book of Ruth and the quote below really struck me. I get so offended when someone doesn’t treat me the way I think I deserve to be treated but the reality is that I deserve nothing and would be much happier if I kept that in mind. Being grateful when people do treat you kindly is much easier than being mad when they don’t.
“Proud people don’t feel amazed at being treated well. They don’t feel deep gratefulness. But humble people do. In fact, they are made even more humble by being treated graciously. They are so amazed that grace came to them in their unworthiness that they feel even more lowly.”
John Piper, A Sweet and Bitter Providence
Revenge on the girls
Girls don’t want to play any games with you? Jack strikes back with the ever-powerful sign on the door. 
Ryan likes to find new places to hang out
In this case, I’m glad that this drawer could hold his weight!!
Playing around with posting from an iPad
One of my reasons for wanting to go with WordPress is the plethora of plugins and apps. A lot of them don’t work very well or at all but if you can find just a few that are already written that are easy to set up and turn on it’s really a win. One of these apps is the app support on the iPad/iPhone. Web apps are great but apps that are specifically designed are always better. So far this one seems pretty decent.
Time to give an update on the munchkin
Ryan is now 27(?) pounds and 16 months. He’s still a happy little guy but gets a little frustrated at times now and he sure lets us know. Here’s a recent picture of him at Disneyland.
