Eight Hundred and Five Feet

by | May 31, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized

So I own 800 feet of prime Morgan County pond front. That’s how long it is if you walk the edge of my pond all the way across my property. I set out yesterday to trim the tall grass around the pond. When I do trimming I typically just fill the gas tank and work...

God of the Compost Pile

by | May 31, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized

I love this analogy by John Piper and figured I’d better get it recorded here so I don’t lose it (again). The Compost Pile – John Piper So what about the compost pile? Picture your marriage as a grassy field. You enter it at the beginning full of...

Piling Rocks by Moonlight

by | May 13, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized

I suppose to be more accurate I should say that I’m blogging by the backlight of my laptop’s screen, but piling rocks by moonlight sounds much more idealistic. Plus, I AM outside on our deck, at 10PM, with a cup of coffee, and everyone else in my household...

Compelled

by | May 2, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized

“The flower falls and the grass fades away, but the Word of the Lord stands forever.” (something like that)God, I want my life to MATTER. I want TODAY to matter. Is that selfish of me?You are the maker of all things, the master of the universe, the...