Cubs are in!

So the Cubs clinched the NL Central with a win over the Cardinals today! Now we'll see how far they can get...maybe this will be the year! Joyful and I have decided that if they actually make it to the World Series, we're going to make a weekend trip to Chicago if they have a home weekend game just so we can be in the city for the atmosphere...but we'll see...it is the Cubs after all..

What's new?

So I guess it's been a little while since I updated the 'ol blog. What's new around here? We FINALLY got the stonework done on our house...I'm really happy with the end product, but the process of dealing with the contractor/subcontractor was a hassle. They came and cleaned up their mess today and I'm done with them, so hooray! :) Now we're able to get started on getting the house painted and then we'll be done with major projects on the house. What a headache this has all been...I'm tired of living in a construction zone...but we're so close to having a nice, quiet house again!

Other than that, though, nothing really new...Joyful's parents stopped by for a little visit this past weekend, so that was nice. They're on their way back home from their yearly trip across the country to see friends and family. It was good to see them, and we'll see them even more in November when we go to California for Thanksgivng/Christmas (still haven't come up with a good name to combine those 2 holidays).

Hope everything's going well for all of you...I'm off to work now.

happy birthday to me

Well, almost...tomorrow's my birthday, but today I'm baby-sitting Logan Kirk and I'm bored, so I figured I'd update the 'ole blog. Watching a 2 year old run around and try and get into everything can make 31 feel kinda old...

I don't really have any grand plans for the birthday this year...I'm going to lunch with Joyful, and I don't work my morning job (my gift to myself was not waking up at 4:30 in the morning for work for a day)...other than that, though, it'll be a normal day....I looked up to see what famous people share my birthday and here's the ones that I found fun:

Adam Sandler
Hugh Grant
Michael Keaton
Colonel Harland Sanders (of KFC fame)
And on Sept 9th, 1850, California became the 31st state

Happy Birthday to Me!

talking politics

At Heartlands, Jim is doing a series of lessons called "Text", encouraging us to just read our bibles. How can we know God and His will unless we listen to His word? I have been reading through the Old Testement as of late and am currently in 2nd Kings and there is a recurrent theme that's obvious, even to me...Pretty much every section starts with "King whoever was however old when he began and reigned for x-number of years...and he did evil in the Eyes of the Lord." That got me to thinking about this year's election...Often times we as Christians hear a lot about various candidates' moral stands on various issues...we get forwards sent to us about why we shouldn't vote for Obama because his parents were Muslums and his middle name is Hussein, etc. etc. I don't think God ever promised us a Godly president...as you read through the bible more often than not the rulers were far from Godly. I'm not saying that one shouldn't take into account a person's position on abortion or the death penalty when deciding who to vote for, I'm just saying that God is in control...He will allow whoever He sees fit to be our president. One could argue that having an "ungodly" president would provide more opportunities for Christians to be vocal and shine in the darkness of the world. It is too easy to remain silent and complacent when policies we support are in place. Jesus said that we are blessed when we are persecuted...how can anyone persecute you if nobody knows what you believe?