Here is the song I promised in my last post.
Maker of the Universe
By Phil Keaggy
The Maker of the universe,
As Man for man was made a curse.
The claims of Law which He had made,
Unto the uttermost He paid.
His holy fingers made the bough,
Which grew the thorns that crowned His brow.
The nails that pierced His hands were mined
In secret places He designed.
He made the forest whence there sprung
The tree on which His body hung.
He died upon a cross of wood,
Yet made the hill on which it stood.
The sky that darkened o'er His head,
By Him above the earth was spread.
The sun that hid from Him it's face
By His decree was poised in space.
The spear which spilled His precious blood
Was tempered in the fires of God.
The grave in which His form was laid
Was hewn in rocks His hands had made.
The throne on which He now appears
Was His from everlasting years.
But a new glory crowns His brow
And every knee to Him shall bow.
The Maker of the universe.
The Maker of the universe.
The Maker of the universe.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Easter Season and such
Well, that brings us to Easter. We were very happy to spend our Easter with both sets of parents this year. My dad was able to get off from work and they came down for the weekend. It was a really good time. They got in about 4 on Friday and then we went to the Good Friday service at Christ Church, where we met up with Jennifer's parents. It was a beautiful service and has really had a great impact on me in the week since. As a part of the service we were able to approach the cross and offer outward expressions of veneration in the way that we felt was right. For me, it was great to come before the Cross. I laid some things down at the foot of the Cross that I've been carrying for a long time. I'll just say that they are very personal things and may be fairly uncomfortable to talk about in such a public place as this, but if you would like to talk about them sometime I'm open to questions now. These are the things I asked for prayer about a couple months ago. Let's just say that I've been walking a little lighter and easier since last Friday.
It was also nice to approach the Cross with Jennifer by my side. It really meant a lot to me that she would come forward with me and stand with me in front of God.
One of the other beautiful things that they did during the service was to have our music director sing a song by Phil Keaggy called Maker of the Universe. It is a beautiful song and makes you think about the Cross in a different way. I'll try to post the lyrics up here but I might give them their own post.
Saturday brought another day of work for me while Jennifer and my parents ran around town for a few hours. They met me for lunch and then had a few more hours until I got off. Then we headed out the Mardel Christian And Education Store. It's a great store that we could probably spend a while in and usually do when my parents are in town. We all left with a few goodies. Some of us more than others.
Easter service was a bright and early 8am service at our church with my parents. Once again it was a beautiful service. We enjoyed a wonderful Eater Dinner with Jennifer's family in the area at her cousin's restaurant.
It was great to spend time with my parents. Monday morning I met them for breakfast and then saw them on their way home.
Well, now that I've written two very long posts and still have a third planned for that song. I'll end this here with some pictures of the Easter festivities.
The grandparents playing with the grandpup and his new toy
It was also nice to approach the Cross with Jennifer by my side. It really meant a lot to me that she would come forward with me and stand with me in front of God.
One of the other beautiful things that they did during the service was to have our music director sing a song by Phil Keaggy called Maker of the Universe. It is a beautiful song and makes you think about the Cross in a different way. I'll try to post the lyrics up here but I might give them their own post.
Saturday brought another day of work for me while Jennifer and my parents ran around town for a few hours. They met me for lunch and then had a few more hours until I got off. Then we headed out the Mardel Christian And Education Store. It's a great store that we could probably spend a while in and usually do when my parents are in town. We all left with a few goodies. Some of us more than others.
Easter service was a bright and early 8am service at our church with my parents. Once again it was a beautiful service. We enjoyed a wonderful Eater Dinner with Jennifer's family in the area at her cousin's restaurant.
It was great to spend time with my parents. Monday morning I met them for breakfast and then saw them on their way home.
Well, now that I've written two very long posts and still have a third planned for that song. I'll end this here with some pictures of the Easter festivities.
The beautiful redbuds in front of our church
Jennifer and I getting our Easter baskets
Jennifer rubbing her new frog in my face
Me enjoying Buddha's new toy
Buddha enjoying his new toy
Man, look at those lips
The grandparents playing with the grandpup and his new toy
Buddha soaking up the love
My beautiful wife at Easter dinner
Oregon trip, moving and such
Well, it's been quite a while since I've posted anything. I'm sorry. Things have been a little crazy lately. I've had several things that I wanted to post, but have been pretty exhausted lately. I'm not sure why either. I haven't been sleeping very good at all. And when I have it's never been for long enough or very restful sleep. I think I've figured a few things out and I'm going to be trying to go into the doctors sometime this week and talk to him about it. I think my anti-depressants are affecting me strangely. I'm not sure, but I'm going to talk to him about changing to something else. But enough of this stuff. On to the fun stuff...
Since it's been almost a month since my last post I'll try and update you all on everything that's been happening.
As of my last post we were heading out to find a new home and as you probably all read in Jennifer's post on it, it was a great trip. We both had a great time and are both looking forward to being moved out to Portland. We found a place that we want to move and if everything goes according to plan we will be looking to move in a little over 2 months. Wow. That's really getting close. Well, these last few months have just flown by. I can't believe how it seems like it was just a little while ago we made this decision and now here it's finally happening. I can't wait to get moved out there though. We are both looking forward to enjoying Portland and all of Oregon for that matter.
After getting back I had a really hard time adjusting back to the time difference and have never caught back up. It's like I said before, I can't get enough sleep and I'm not sleeping at the right times when I am sleeping. But anyway.
I think Jennifer put this in hers, but we thought it was funny that before we went out to Portland everyone was telling how much it rains out there. Then while we were out there it rained pretty much nonstop here and was beautiful out there. It rained a little, but nothing to stop us. It's pretty much been rainy and windy since we got back too. Very few days of sunshine and even when the sun is out it's still cold and windy. It even snowed a little tiny bit on Friday night this week. Kansas weather. You've gotta love, or something like that.
I can't seem to get motivated to pack things. Which is bad, because as I said earlier we are moving in a little under 2 months. As it stands right now we are looking to leave KC on June 11th and take about 3 days to get out there and then the next week or so to set things up in our new place. Then we're planning a trip down to Eugene for my cousin Joseph's wedding. Then I'll look to start working that next week. I still have to make sure I have a job out there, but things were looking pretty good in that area. I need to talk to my manager about what the next thing I need to do is. We'll see.
Well, since this post is getting pretty long and I have other subjects that I want to talk about I'll end this one and start a new one. But I'll leave you with these pictures of my lovely wife and her new fabulous glasses.
Since it's been almost a month since my last post I'll try and update you all on everything that's been happening.
As of my last post we were heading out to find a new home and as you probably all read in Jennifer's post on it, it was a great trip. We both had a great time and are both looking forward to being moved out to Portland. We found a place that we want to move and if everything goes according to plan we will be looking to move in a little over 2 months. Wow. That's really getting close. Well, these last few months have just flown by. I can't believe how it seems like it was just a little while ago we made this decision and now here it's finally happening. I can't wait to get moved out there though. We are both looking forward to enjoying Portland and all of Oregon for that matter.
After getting back I had a really hard time adjusting back to the time difference and have never caught back up. It's like I said before, I can't get enough sleep and I'm not sleeping at the right times when I am sleeping. But anyway.
I think Jennifer put this in hers, but we thought it was funny that before we went out to Portland everyone was telling how much it rains out there. Then while we were out there it rained pretty much nonstop here and was beautiful out there. It rained a little, but nothing to stop us. It's pretty much been rainy and windy since we got back too. Very few days of sunshine and even when the sun is out it's still cold and windy. It even snowed a little tiny bit on Friday night this week. Kansas weather. You've gotta love, or something like that.
I can't seem to get motivated to pack things. Which is bad, because as I said earlier we are moving in a little under 2 months. As it stands right now we are looking to leave KC on June 11th and take about 3 days to get out there and then the next week or so to set things up in our new place. Then we're planning a trip down to Eugene for my cousin Joseph's wedding. Then I'll look to start working that next week. I still have to make sure I have a job out there, but things were looking pretty good in that area. I need to talk to my manager about what the next thing I need to do is. We'll see.
Well, since this post is getting pretty long and I have other subjects that I want to talk about I'll end this one and start a new one. But I'll leave you with these pictures of my lovely wife and her new fabulous glasses.
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Happy St. Patrick's Day Part 2
Just thought I'd add a few pictures of my family showing off they're Irish pride. Oh, and Buddha's new outfit. Isn't he so cute, I mean vicious.
Happy St. Patrick's Day
I bind to myself today
The virtue of the Incarnation of Christ with His Baptism,
The virtue of His crucifixion with His burial,
The virtue of His Resurrection with His Ascension,
The virtue of His coming on the Judgment Day.
- St. Patrick
I found this pray in an article and then this quote at the end of it. It is basically what I was going to add to the prayer, only more well written, so I just added it on. If you follow the link at the end of it, you should get the article I got it from.
"So, this March 17, while everyone else is celebrating all things Irish by decking themselves out in green, drinking only the darkest Irish beer, or tuning in to Public Radio's celebration of Celtic music, let us be challenged by the sacrificial life of St. Patrick, looking for opportunities to turn our enslavements into blessings, speaking the message of the gospel message in a way that respects the culture of those around us while challenging them to change."
Eric Hurtgen on relevantmagazine.com
Happy St. Patricks Day...
The virtue of the Incarnation of Christ with His Baptism,
The virtue of His crucifixion with His burial,
The virtue of His Resurrection with His Ascension,
The virtue of His coming on the Judgment Day.
- St. Patrick
I found this pray in an article and then this quote at the end of it. It is basically what I was going to add to the prayer, only more well written, so I just added it on. If you follow the link at the end of it, you should get the article I got it from.
"So, this March 17, while everyone else is celebrating all things Irish by decking themselves out in green, drinking only the darkest Irish beer, or tuning in to Public Radio's celebration of Celtic music, let us be challenged by the sacrificial life of St. Patrick, looking for opportunities to turn our enslavements into blessings, speaking the message of the gospel message in a way that respects the culture of those around us while challenging them to change."
Eric Hurtgen on relevantmagazine.com
Happy St. Patricks Day...
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
pictures and more pictures
I don't really have a lot to say today. So, I'll just post some pictures. I hope you like them.
The king on his new throne
Thinking up new plots
Random cuteness
WARNING: CHURCH
Watching TV
My beautiful wife
The king on his new throne
Thinking up new plots
Random cuteness
WARNING: CHURCH
Watching TV
My beautiful wife
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Lent
I posted a little about this as a comment on Shawn and Sara's page, but I thought I'd expand on it here. For lent I have chosen to give up one meal a day and soda. As most of you know, my blood runs with Mountain Dew, so this won't be easy. As for the one meal a day thing, I am also doing some spiritual development reading during this time and have taken to taking a walk for half of my lunch to clear my head. I was reading one book, but then we sold out at work and I don't want to bring my own in everyday. So for now I'm reading To Own A Dragon by Don Miller. It's a pretty good book so far. If you haven't read Don Miller's book Blue Like Jazz, I highly recommend it.
Got to go get ready for work again.
~geoff
Got to go get ready for work again.
~geoff
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