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Someday I'll get back to blogging on a regular basis, for now I just got back from An amazing cruise to Alaska and now I'm getting ready to speak at a camp! God is good

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Easter Big Wheel well better late then never right?

 WOW!!  Last year was my Dad and I started a great tradition with about 2000 other people we went to the top of a huge hill in Downtown San Francisco only to put ourselves on a small big wheel and hurl ourselves down a hill.  Last year the rain didn’t stop us or slow us down.  This year the threat of rain was there but it ended up being a beautiful day.  I had my big wheel all set up ready to go, I just fixed up a new big wheel for my dad to ride down, green pedals LX brakes it is sweet, we lined up waiting for that first GO command.  The feeling is indescribable sitting on a big wheel with so many other people ready to race down the street, like others we were all geared up with cameras and gear. First run I ended up running over someone and bending my axel as you can see in picture.  That didn’t stop us my Dad found a pretty pink big wheel and rode it down the hill, that he says was a different experience…..My Dad is the only Dad I know that would go with his thirty one year old son to San Francisco to ride a big wheel down a steep hill, Thanks Dad you truly Rock!!!!

http://bringyourownbigwheel.com/

Well I’m moving along in my program, I recently had a child development class.  I have had this class before but it was good to review and learn a bit more.  

I introduced my class to Dr. Kevin Leman http://www.drleman.com/store/ one of my favorite authors and speakers.  I really have enjoyed reading some of his books on parenting and relationships.  I know I still have a lot to learn but it's great to know that a Christian author is gaining popularity on the networks that usually shy away from anyone who promotes Christianity and the values it promotes.  

I had an opportunity to share his ideas in class and in an extra credit project with the students I work with.  I enjoyed doing the project and of course enjoyed the responses of my wonderful students.  Here is the video I did and some info on Dr. Leman

Disneyland!!!!!

WOOHOO vacation, I’m not sure I have looked forward to a vacation as much as this one, it’s been since October since we all got away from our daily grind.  I have had a super busy couple weeks at school and work has been, interesting……I’m thankful I work at a Church that understands the importance of vacation, so needless to say when Shanna called me and asked if I wanted to leave two hours early I was Excited and said YES PLEASE.  We made pretty good time coming down to LA seven hours with a half hour stop at Quizno’s We got to Disneyland and we were all very excited to get in the park even tho we go pretty often.  We got in the park and first ride was going to be Pirates Addison’s fav, but…. it was closed…L so we settled for the tree house then the jungle cruise.  Next we went on railroad and after that they all fuzz Peter pan was great as always.  


It was a great day we went on so so so many rides some that had been closed the last couple times we went.  We went on Toy Story mania last it was the longest line 90min.  We ate some good food and had an amazing time…the girls had so much fun, we will have pictures shortly to show all the excitement.

One great hero of mine Is the great Mr. Roggers, He was real and very curious about the world.  He wasn't a charter on the show that was who he was!  His Birthday is March 20th and I wanted to share this post for all you that might be fans

15 Reasons Mister Rogers Was the Best Neighbor Ever

1. Even Koko the Gorilla Loved Him

Most people have heard of Koko, the Stanford-educated gorilla who could speak about 1000 words in American Sign Language, and understand about 2000 in English. What most people don’t know, however, is that Koko was an avid Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood fan. As Esquire reported, when Fred Rogers took a trip out to meet Koko for his show, not only did she immediately wrap her arms around him and embrace him, she did what she’d always seen him do onscreen: she proceeded to take his shoes off!

2. He Made Thieves Think Twice

According to a TV Guide profile, Fred Rogers drove a plain old Impala for years. One day, however, the car was stolen from the street near the TV station. When Rogers filed a police report, the story was picked up by every newspaper, radio and media outlet around town. Amazingly, within 48 hours the car was left in the exact spot where it was taken from, with an apology on the dashboard. It read, “If we’d known it was yours, we never would have taken it.”

3. He Watched His Figure to the Pound

In covering Rogers’ daily routine (waking up at 5; praying for a few hours for all of his friends and family; studying; writing, making calls and reaching out to every fan who took the time to write him; going for a morning swim; getting on a scale; then really starting his day), writer Tom Junod explained that Mr. Rogers weighed in at exactly 143 pounds every day for the last 30 years of his life. He didn’t smoke, didn’t drink, didn’t eat the flesh of any animals, and was extremely disciplined in his daily routine. And while I’m not sure if any of that was because he’d mostly grown up a chubby, single child, Junod points out that Rogers found beauty in the number 143. According to the piece, Rogers came “to see that number as a gift… because, as he says, “the number 143 means ‘I love you.’ It takes one letter to say ‘I’ and four letters to say ‘love’ and three letters to say ‘you.’ One hundred and forty-three.”

4. He Saved Both Public Television and the VCR

Strange but true. When the government wanted to cut Public Television funds in 1969, the relatively unknown Mister Rogers went to Washington. Almost straight out of a Capra film, his 5-6 minute testimony on how TV had the potential to give kids hope and create more productive citizens was so simple but passionate that even the most gruff politicians were charmed. While the budget should have been cut, the funding instead jumped from $9 to $22 million. Rogers also spoke to Congress, and swayed senators into voting to allow VCR’s to record television shows from the home. It was a cantankerous debate at the time, but his argument was that recording a program like his allowed working parents to sit down with their children and watch shows as a family.

5. He Might Have Been the Most Tolerant American Ever

Mister Rogers seems to have been almost exactly the same off-screen as he was onscreen. As an ordained Presbyterian minister, and a man of tremendous faith, Mister Rogers preached tolerance first. Whenever he was asked to castigate non-Christians or gays for their differing beliefs, he would instead face them and say, with sincerity, “God loves you just the way you are.” Often this provoked ire from fundamentalists.

6. He Was Genuinely Curious About Others

Mister Rogers was known as one of the toughest interviews because he’d often befriend reporters, asking them tons of questions, taking pictures of them, compiling an album for them at the end of their time together, and calling them after to check in on them and hear about their families. He wasn’t concerned with himself, and genuinely loved hearing the life stories of others. Amazingly, it wasn’t just with reporters. Once, on a fancy trip up to a PBS exec’s house, he heard the limo driver was going to wait outside for 2 hours, so he insisted the driver come in and join them (which flustered the host). On the way back, Rogers sat up front, and when he learned that they were passing the driver’s home on the way, he asked if they could stop in to meet his family. According to the driver, it was one of the best nights of his life—the house supposedly lit up when Rogers arrived, and he played jazz piano and bantered with them late into the night. Further, like with the reporters, Rogers sent him notes and kept in touch with the driver for the rest of his life.

7. He Was Color-blind

Literally. He couldn’t see the color blue. Of course, he was also figuratively color-blind, as you probably guessed. As were his parents who took in a black foster child when Rogers was growing up.

8. He Could Make a Subway Car full of Strangers Sing

Once while rushing to a New York meeting, there were no cabs available, so Rogers and one of his colleagues hopped on the subway. Esquire reported that the car was filled with people, and they assumed they wouldn’t be noticed. But when the crowd spotted Rogers, they all simultaneously burst into song, chanting “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood.” The result made Rogers smile wide.

A few more things about him…

9. He Got into TV Because He Hated TV. The first time he turned one on, he saw people angrily throwing pies in each other’s faces. He immediately vowed to use the medium for better than that. Over the years he covered topics as varied as why kids shouldn’t be scared of a haircut, or the bathroom drain (because you won’t fit!), to divorce and war.

10. He Was an Ivy League Dropout. Rogers moved from Dartmouth to Rollins College to pursue his studies in music.

11. He Composed all the Songs on the Show, and over 200 tunes.

12. He Was a perfectionist, and Disliked Ad Libbing. He felt he owed it to children to make sure every word on his show was thought out.

13. Michael Keaton Got His Start on the Show as an assistant — helping puppeteer and operate the trolley.

14. Several Characters on the Show are Named for His Family. Queen Sara is named after Rogers’ wife, and the postman Mr. McFeely is named for his maternal grandfather who always talked to him like an adult, and reminded young Fred that he made every day special just by being himself. Sound familiar? It was the same way Mister Rogers closed every show.

15. The Sweaters. Every one of the cardigans he wore on the show had been hand-knit by his mother.

Parts taken from a post by by Mangesh Hattikudur - May 23, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. SEUSS

YES I KNOW I'M A BIT LATE BUT HERE IS MY BIRTHDAY POST FOR GOOD OLD DR. SEUSS

"I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!"

—                  Dr. Seuss

I’m in a Counseling special population class and it reminded me of this quote because so often we look at our past and it holds us back from our future

"But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus" - Philippians 3:14

If the Apostle Paul- who had persecuted the church and been personally responsible for the deaths of many believers - could forgive himself, I think your friend can too!

Ecclesiastes 12 1-14

 1 Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, “Life is not pleasant anymore.” 2 Remember him before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is dim to your old eyes, and rain clouds continually darken your sky. 3 Remember him before your legs—the guards of your house—start to tremble; and before your shoulders—the strong men—stoop. Remember him before your teeth—your few remaining servants—stop grinding; and before your eyes—the women looking through the windows—see dimly.

 4 Remember him before the door to life’s opportunities is closed and the sound of work fades. Now you rise at the first chirping of the birds, but then all their sounds will grow faint.

 5 Remember him before you become fearful of falling and worry about danger in the streets; before your hair turns white like an almond tree in bloom, and you drag along without energy like a dying grasshopper, and the caperberry no longer inspires sexual desire. Remember him before you near the grave, your everlasting home, when the mourners will weep at your funeral.

 6 Yes, remember your Creator now while you are young, before the silver cord of life snaps and the golden bowl is broken. Don’t wait until the water jar is smashed at the spring and the pulley is broken at the well. 7 For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.

Concluding Thoughts about the Teacher

 8 “Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless.”

 9 Keep this in mind: The Teacher was considered wise, and he taught the people everything he knew. He listened carefully to many proverbs, studying and classifying them. 10 The Teacher sought to find just the right words to express truths clearly.^[a]

 11 The words of the wise are like cattle prods—painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd^[b] drives the sheep.

 12 But, my child,^[c] let me give you some further advice: Be careful, for writing books is endless, and much study wears you out.

 13 That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty. 14 God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.

A youth bible study on Ecclesiastes 12:1-2 for both individuals and groups:

Remember your Creator while you are young, before the days of trouble come and the years when you say, "I find no pleasure in them." When you get old... (New Century Version)

You know the saying, “You don't bend an old tree”. You know what a bonzi is? It is those miniature replicas of large trees. In essence they're the same, just kept small by trimming the roots.

Why do you think this is the case, according to our Scripture? (When a group bible study first discus and get a consensus, before turning to the answer. The same implies for the following

questions.)

'Remember' can become complicated. Once the demands of life kick in, the quantity of things to remember quickly quench the 'Remember' of God and His world, in a world that has actually no place for God and faith – only reason and reasonableness. To remember God as the 'Creator' is not easy in a world where human reason is in control and creation is  marginalised in the swelling of technology and scientific answers. In the Dark Ages it was easier to remember God, as creator, because one needed God to create here and right now in day-to-day provisions. God was needed to give bread and clothes and health today.

Do you see that this remember has to do with faith?

Faith in a God quickly becomes abstract when the answers of technology and science do an apparently better job, in the pressures and evidences of life. This is only to be persuaded by rhetoric, the same as what happened with Eve in the Garden of Eden. The truth in rhetoric is not what is right and wrong, but how something is being said. Right is what is persuasive, like the apparent right of the lie of the snake in the garden of Eden.

What are the days of trouble and what contradiction is hidden in it?

(Evil Days)

The contradiction is that trouble days actually create faith, like the example of someone in the Dark Ages as stated above. You know the saying “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church”. In trouble days of persecution, in e.g. former Russia or China today, the church grows the fastest. The Trouble days of our text can't then be difficult days per say. The trouble days of our text are when the voice of the world, and the voice of reality, calls one to make sense of life. Sense is the love of money, the excess accumulation of possessions, status et

As a young person life is still in the future and the voice of the world is to take hold of this future

with a this-worldly-paradise mentality. To get the best job possible, to get the dream house build, to drive a neck-turning car. Trouble days are when God is not necessary in a carefree world or in a

man made system that solves all problems.

When will one not find pleasure in God anymore and what is the warning?

In short, one will not find pleasure in God anymore when the sacrifice to follow Jesus becomes to

demanding. When the first love for Jesus demands a death to self and its desires. The warning is

that there is an invisible line when one finds no pleasure in God anymore. Once one has crossed this line, turning back becomes almost impossible. The most dangerous lie, out of hell, is “Later”. “You can decide for Jesus later, after you have done this and that”. “Later, on your deathbed you can turn to Jesus, like the thief on the cross”. My friend, later you will have no desire.

When is old? 

Old is very relative. For you, as a teenager, I might be old, but you know I don't think so. I still

think I have a few years left in my body and I rather think people in an old age home are old. My

previous supervisor is 66 and doesn't think he is old; both his parents turned 100 before they died.

On the other hand, I once heard of a drug addict in Amsterdam, who at the age of 21, said her life is over and she's just waiting for death. She was older than my previous supervisor.

Old is relative, but very much has to do with lifestyle as well. Old has to do with this world, but

when we have Jesus we have eternal life in us and old gets a new color. The right lifestyle is to

remember Jesus with the right ethical guidance, no drugs, alcohol, wrongs friends etc., and

interesting enough that'll put old age in the right eternal perspective.

This is a tool I shared with our High school group

F.A.I.T.H.

What do you think it takes for a person to get to heaven and have eternal life?

F Is for Forgiveness

Everyone has sinned and needs God’s forgiveness.

Romans 3:23

God’s forgiveness is in Jesus only.

Ephesians 1:7

Is forgiveness something we all need?

A Is for Available

God’s forgiveness is available for all.

John 3:16

God’s forgiveness is available but not automatic.

Matthew 7:21

Are you avalible for God?

I Is for Impossible 

According to the Bible, it is impossible to get to heaven on our own.

Ephesians 2:8-9

So how can a sinful person have eternal life and enter heaven?

T Is for Turn 

Turn away from sin and self.

Luke 13:3

Turn to Jesus alone as your Savior and Lord.

John 14:6

Here is the greatest news of all

Romans 10:9-10

What happens if a person is willing to repent of their sins and confess Christ?

H Is for Heaven 

Heaven is a place where we will live with God forever.

John 14:3

Eternal life begins now with Jesus.

John 10:10

How can a person have God’s forgiveness, eternal life, and heaven? 

Romans 10:13

I enjoy sharing with students different ways to share about Jesus, i know it's difficult for them to talk to  friends but my hope is when they have the chance they will have the tools




It's a great tool but it kind of reminds me of the Mr. T song he did for his Mother on Mothers day

So we started a new series on Monday night on different charters of in the Bible

we also got off on bunny trails so here are the links if you wanna read more about those

One of my students is going down to Mardi Gras to preach the Gospel so we talked a little about the history of the event

http://www.holidays.net/mardigras/story.htm

After talking about how effective preaching at such an event was I told her a little about Burning man and how I had thought of getting a group together to go and provide some kind of service in Jesus name, not preach but something useful, we ended up not because of all the naked underage people

http://www.burningman.com/

This is the lesson we did, it was great the re look at Joseph and learn from his life.  

GIVE ME A J Joseph

Pharaoh said, “Who could do it better than Joseph?  For he is a man who is obviously filled with the spirit of God” (Genesis 41:38 NLT).

JOSEPH’S LIFE AT A GLANCE:

·      Was his Father's favorite son

·      Sold into slavery by his jealous brothers

·      Gains trust of his master, Potiphar, and is put in charge of household

·      Refuses to sleep with Potiphar's wife

·      Potiphar's wife accuses Joseph of rape

·      Thrown into prison

·      Prison guards like Joseph and put him in charge

·      Begins interpreting dreams

·      Correctly interprets Pharaoh's dream

·      Is put in charge of Egypt!

·      Forgives his brothers

LESSONS FROM JOSEPH’S LIFE:

Do what’s RIGHT, despite the CONSEQUENCES.

            God can make a BAD situation GOOD.

            My RESPONSE is more important than my EXPERIENCE.

Thought for the week:

 God can work THROUGH me no matter what happens TO me!