“Tongue control? It will never be achieved unless there is first of all heart and mind control. When any Christian comes to the point of yielding to the Lord in full sincerity, cost what it may control of his thought life, the problem of managing his tongue will be solved, provided that such a surrender goes deeper than the intellect and reaches the emotions and will. For the Bible makes a distinction between mere intellectual knowledge of God and the trust of the heart.”
Frank E. Gaebelein, The Practical Epistle of James: Studies in Applied Christianity (Great Neck, N.Y.: Channel Press, 1955), 80-81.
Family
Family,Monday, April 30, 2007
Our neighbors have been getting together on Friday nights for drinks, snacks, and fun. There’s probably a total of 6 or 7 families that have been bringing themselves and their kids to these informal gatherings. They’re usually not anything elaborate. People bring what they want and stay as long as they wish. The first time we were invited to one of these, two of the fathers were playing music. One playing acoustic guitar and harmonic, yes both instruments simultaneously! He would also switch to keyboard at time. And the other was playing electric guitar. After about ten minutes of watching, I mentioned playing trumpet and couldn’t resist going back to my house to get my trumpet. It was a lot of fun playing together. We mainly played popular songs.
Here’s a video that another neighbor had filmed and placed on You Tube. Be warned, I’m a bit out of practice and a little rough around the edges. And keep in mind we had no prior practicing of these songs. It’s completely impromptu but still enough to get some people dancing! Click Here
Family,Monday, April 23, 2007
I was shredding paper in our paper shredder and remember how in some cases, identity theft can occur from people piecing together the shreds of paper, especially if you don’t have a cross shredding paper shredding that not only cuts the strips, but also cuts the strips into smaller strips. But we have a method that even surpasses both types of shredders. We shred our paper and then feed it to worms in our worm bin! So the paper is totally transformed into worm casting that get fed to our plants. There is no way that our identity is going to be stolen from those remains. Is that cool or what! 
Family,Saturday, April 14, 2007
My friend Paul was passed this funny little bit that come courtesy of Google Maps. Give it a try and get a good laugh.
-Go to Google.com
—Click on Maps
—Click on get Directions
—From New York,New York
—To Paris,France
—And read line # 23
I actually tried for San Jose, CA to Tokyo, Japan and it didn’t have the same effect.
Family,Thursday, April 12, 2007
I created this Amazon wish list of things that he likes. If anyone out there wants to get something for Matthew’s Birthday, just click on the button below and it will bring you there. Just let me know which item you plan to get so that we don’t have two of one item.
Family,Tuesday, April 10, 2007
I called it a group photo because technically only Jenn and I, and of course my mother and father are married. Perhaps sometime soon it will be called a “family” photo. Hint, Hint! 
The people in the photo, starting from the lower left and including relation to me, are Matthew (son), Rob (me), Jenn (wife), Michael (brother), Melanie (Michael’s girlfriend), Lisa (Anthony’s girlfriend), Anthony (brother), Lori (mom), Bob (dad).
