{blog_url} en rob@lombardispot.com 2008-11-21T14:30:16-08:00 http://www.lombardispot.com/index.php/shaded-fall/comments/woe_was_me/ “Woe to those who rise early in the morning, that they may run after strong drink, who tarry late into the evening as wine inflames them! They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts, but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord, or see the work of his hands.“ (Isaiah 5:11-12, ESV) I’m reading through Isaiah lately. It’s seemed like an intimidating book and I was wondering if I might be able to understand any of the prophecies. But considering I’m a Christian and the Holy Spirit is given to me to help in understanding it, and I have shelves full of commentaries in this computer, I figure I should give this book of Isaiah an honest try. This verse above stuck out to me because for a period of my life my days actually match this description. Not only did I go late in the evening, but I even rose early morning for strong drink. The reason was because I would sometimes be hanging out all night drinking in downtown San Jose. Past 2 am the corner store stops selling alcohol. So as soon the stores were open for liquor again, we would go for a walk down to the corner store, get some snacks and another 40 ounce bottle of Mickey’s or whatever. Yeah, those were some crazy nights. And you can imagine, just as the verse in Isaiah suggests, I had no regard for God. Although God had given me life, and by his grace I had the the enjoyment of the fruits of the land that He made, in the form of shelter, drink, food, clothing, yet I paid no attention to Him. Woe was me indeed! Christianity Rob 2008-11-21T14:30:16-08:00 http://www.lombardispot.com/index.php/shaded-fall/comments/something_scary_for_holloween/ Jenn wanted to share something frightening for Holloween. Turn out the lights, make sure nobody is around and read the attached document. HorrorOfHell.jpg Announcements Rob 2008-11-01T01:13:00-08:00 http://www.lombardispot.com/index.php/shaded-fall/comments/we_said_bye_to_sayrah/ On Monday Oct 27th we took a trip to the Blossom Hill VCA to put Sayrah to sleep. Her osteosarcoma had progressed very rapidly over the previous week and it was starting to cause big blood blisters, or hemotoma’s on her skin. It was quite a unreal site, that was both sickening and very unnerving because we were not sure when we would have pools of blood and a big mess. Numerous people said we would know when it was time for her to go. And boy was this the time. The hemotoma’s were growing, we only had 1 day left of pain medication, she ate all her dog food and she finished a $25 container of freeze dried liver treats in 3 days. Sunday we tried to bring her to the beach in San Francisco. We stopped at In and Out burger and she had a cheeseburger. When we arrived at the beach she really wanted to get out. But when I tried to move her from the truck, the hemotoma’s immediately started dripping and causing a pool of blood under her. I tried wrapping it in gauze, but we didn’t have enough to wrap it well enough. I put a surgical dressing pad on top of it, but I was still afraid that we would need to find a local vet in San Francisco to put her to sleep if we tried to take her to the ocean side. After tending to her wounds she had layed down and was content to go nowhere. So I put her back into the truck and let her rest and stay still. Family Rob 2008-10-30T15:40:00-08:00 http://www.lombardispot.com/index.php/shaded-fall/comments/obama_abortion/ In the last debate Obama made the statement that no one is really pro-abortion.He also claimed that we can all commonly work together to reduce unwanted pregnancies. Well, the first statement is simply a lie. Albert Mohler, pointed out that there are pro-choice feminists that are selling T-Shirts that says they had an abortion. And there are other pro-choice advocates that do everything they can to make abortions seem void of any moral problems. The reality is that there is a very aggressive pro-abortion forces in this country that it’s simply intellectual dishonest for Obama to make such a statement. Especially considering he is one of them. Obama is being very deceptive to pro-lifers who look at him as a viable candidate. If you are pro-life, or you would like to see abortions reduced in this country, Obama is headed in the opposite direction. He always votes in such a way to make sure that there are no obstacles for people to have abortions and he even would go so far as to have everyones taxes pay for abortions to those who can’t afford it. Well, as Christian who’s convinced that the life of the unborn deserves protection from wongdoers, I take great offense to know that my tax dollars might pay for the murder of an innocent unborn baby. Obama simply cannot be trusted to protect the lives of the unborn and his answer in the debate shows that he would appoint Supreme Court Justices that would keep Roe v. Wade in effect. If you are pro-life and struggle with wondering if you can vote for Obama, please listen to a couple of radio show programs by Southern Baptist Seminary President Albert Mohler who discusses these issues. He does an excellent job of explaining where we must stand on this issue. Click on the links below to go to the radio show page and download the mp3. Pro-Lifers for Obama? Did Barack Obama Really Break New Ground in the Abortion Debate? Christianity Rob 2008-10-22T16:51:00-08:00 http://www.lombardispot.com/index.php/shaded-fall/comments/annies_birthday/ It was actually quite a while ago, but I never mentioned it here. Our ex-neighbors Jill and Brian had a birthday party for their daughter Annie at Little Gym. It seemed like a very girly activity, but the boys and girls had lots of fun. And actually, I wish I was small enough to play on this stuff but I think I would have broken something on either myself or in the facility! Click Here to See the Entire Gallery Here’s a photo of Matthew jumping from the balance beam.   Family Rob 2008-10-07T23:59:00-08:00 http://www.lombardispot.com/index.php/shaded-fall/comments/the_claw/ Perhaps I should create a photo album of all of Claire’s defense moves and we can start the Claire School of Self Defense. Even while brother is using both hands to immobilize her, she manages to perform the claw move.     Family Rob 2008-10-07T16:38:00-08:00 http://www.lombardispot.com/index.php/shaded-fall/comments/a_veggie_cross/ Recently, Matthew has found it fun to eat some food items with a toothpick. It started when we sampled some sausages at Costco. They used the little toothpicks to serve them. I served the little slices of sausage on a plate and he wanted to eat them with a “stick”. It took forever to figure out what he wanted because it had already been days since our Costco trip and we had long forgot. Matthew kept saying “stick, stick!“. And he wouldn’t eat the sausages. In our normal manner we probably said something like, “no, we’re not playing with sticks right now, eat the sausage”. But he was very insistent and pointing up above the microwave saying “stick”. Well, we keep the toothpicks above the microwave and after deep blank thought, and by the grace of God I finally, I realized he wanted to eat the sausages with a toothpick. “Oh, you mean a toothpick?“ Matthew agreed. So now he likes to eat various foods with a toothpick. He pleasantly surprised us recently when he suddenly said, “look, Jesus cross.“ And we turned to see his veggies put to good use. And he ate his veggies too. Click Here for all photos of Matthew and the Veggie Cross. Family Rob 2008-10-06T21:05:00-08:00 http://www.lombardispot.com/index.php/shaded-fall/comments/sayrahs_photo_shoot/ Our 14 year old dog Sayrah has had bone cancer and a broken leg for over a month now. She's hanging in there. I took her to another vet recently and she said I'm doing the right thing to not do the amputation, just keep her comfortable, on pain killers and let her enjoy things as they come. We took her to the park yesterday and she hopped around, sniffing things and just enjoying the change in scenery. I recently posted some photos that we took with her. Click Here to See the Sarah's Photo shoot Gallery See any similarities? Rob 2008-10-06T16:22:00-08:00 http://www.lombardispot.com/index.php/shaded-fall/comments/she_looks_so_innocent/ Jenn always wanted a sweet daughter to love and nurture. What she didn’t expect was to get a generous amount of spice. Here’s a photo of Claire with the infamous grab the brother’s face move.   Family Rob 2008-10-02T21:30:01-08:00 http://www.lombardispot.com/index.php/shaded-fall/comments/photos_from_jenn/ Jenn is taking some photos these days. Some of them sat on her point and shoot HP camera for nearly a year. Here’s a photo of Matthew and I at his 2nd birthday party. Yeah, it’s old considering he’s now 3 years old. So it’s actually amusing to see how different Matthew looks. There’s also some photos of Jenn while she was pregnant with Claire. Click Here for the Gallery of Jenn’s Photos Family Rob 2008-10-02T21:23:00-08:00