Went for a bike ride with TP. The goal was to make it to Roland Olson from home. We ended up having to take a different path due to construction on the interstate and ended up near a friend's subdivision so we decided to stop in and say hello. As we were visiting we heard thunder in the direction of home. We left our friends shortly thereafter and headed home. About half way home (6 miles left to ride) it began to rain. Then we got hail. It really stung the skin. We tried to find shelter among the trees but we were still pelted. TP leaned over me so it wasnt' as bad. It hailed a good 5 minutes. After that we started again. The wind was against us pretty good. It was a struggle to go 18mph on a flat path. By the time we were about 12 minutes from home the sun came out. Once we were back in our subdivision we saw a bunch of leaves and small twigs down. But, we made it. :)
It was still a good ride. And I feel pretty good.
Now I have to go and find the garbage cans, try to straighten up the tomatoes, and dry out my i-home.
Girls playing around Fun with Fire
Please check out an Ken Ham's (Answers in Genesis) 2009 State of the Nation.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/media/video/ondemand/state-of-the-nation/state-of-the-nation
We went out to my parent's cabin Sunday. We had a great time. Tyler did some fishing, and I got to read an excellent book, Standing Firm through the Great Apostasy by Steve Gallagher. It's about how today's church is producing false converts. The book is an eye-opener.
"Scripture makes clear that there is no salvation without repentance" p. 26. This statement makes me think of the seeker-sensitive movement going on within churches that don't want to offend so there is very little talk of sin or repentance. Typically they are just feel good messages.
Mr. Gallagher goes through an entire list of what he calles evidences of true faith. Faith proven by childlikeness, change, obedience, and by fruit. I find myself often thinking of the last. What kind of fruit have I produced? I typically equate this last to telling other's about Christ, which is somehow terrifying to me. At least to strangers and those that I know who have a differing view. What does it say about me, if I am not willing in this life to "rock the boat", for fear of... what? If I really love someone, should I not be more concerned about where they spend eternity vs. whether they like me or not?
Can I be a silent witness for Christ? Can my actions be a witness all by themselves? That can't be. I'm a sinner. A big one at that. What do my actions, my speech really say about me?
Happy Birthday Aunt Laurie!
Day 2 1/2 with no air. Last night was a long night. We went to a friends house, who is on vacation, who has a great pool. It was a nice cool off.
The guy for the water softener is supposed to be here from 1-2. Maybe after he leaves we can go to the pool again. Though the girls may be going to the cabin with mom. Lucky girls.
We had another mouse in the house last night. My dog is a better mouser than both cats put together!
So, Michael Jackson died yesterday. I get that he was a popular celebrity, but the media is covering this story too much.
I survived the roof adventure. I needed to get the "whirlybirds" out of the gutters. We were growing trees. I used the porch off of our deck to get onto the roof. I didn't fall!!
I set the tent up in the front yard. It's really the only place where I should have shade most of the day. I figure it's got to be cooler than in the house.
Off to clean.
ARG!
We had the air and furnace looked at 2 days ago. Nothing was wrong with anything, Terry just thought it was a good idea to have them looked at and see if they were in need of service. Plus, it started as a friend of his started up a new business in heating/air/decks and other home maintenace stuff. The verdict... the furnace was old and prone to cracks, and very dirty. But otherwise looked ok. The guy wanted to come out with his snake camera and take a look. Terry said that had been done about 2 years ago, and we have installed carbon monoxide detectors through out the house, so we felt we could let that go.
The guy also checked the air conditioner. He said it was in excellent shape. No service needed. That was 2 days ago (remember, we had no issues with either). So, we are going through a heat wave, and the air has been set at 72 degrees for the last several days, and starting last night, the air won't drop below 81 in the house. The air coming out of the vents is NOT cold.
Looks like it will be movie day in the sunken family room. Good thing NCIS came in the mail through Netflix! :)
