“And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ,“ (Ephesians 4:11-15, NASB95)

We took a trip to Happy Hollow, a park and zoo located close to our house. I haven’t been there since I was a kid. I used to love this place and it’s still the lovable place that I remember.

Jenn and I had a chance to horse around.

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Jenn and I really enjoy spending evenings with those junior high kids at Church on the Hill. The Oasis Junior High ministry has a very cool website up. Check out the new photos, read devotionals, funny quotes, or just find out what’s going on with Oasis Junior High at www.oasisjhigh.com

Here’s Matthew after his bath. This is one of our favorite photos of him. Brown is a really good color for him and the brown backround really makes this photo stand out. Doesn’t it look like he’s ready to run around and have some fun!

Usability is important to all of us. If we can avoid frustrations associated with using these computers, then we can have a more enjoyable day.
This article goes over some top ten usability issues for weblog’s (This site is based on weblog software). http://www.useit.com/alertbox/weblogs.html

“ Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.“ (1 Peter 3:8-9, NIV)

So often we repay evil with evil and insults with insults. I can remember getting into arguments with family and friends and it would often turn into a volley of insults. In the heat of anger, it seems like the natural thing to do, but if there is anything that I’ve learned from the Bible, the natural thing is not always the best thing for us. Imagine how our arguments would take a turn for the better if we could stop our tongue from spitting our insults and start speaking blessings to the people we love. Perhaps we could calm down the anger and speak rationally. Perhaps we can let our loved ones speak out their frustrations and hurts and just listen. Perhaps instead of saying something that hurts, we can say something that heals. That would be a blessing.