Well she is now 2 days old.
Seems hard to believe 2 days old. It was yesterday that Jessica was 2 days old.
More pics
Proud Uncle Jordan
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Grand child Baby Avery II blog
Well she is now 2 days old.
Seems hard to believe 2 days old. It was yesterday that Jessica was 2 days old.
More pics
Proud Uncle Jordan
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Brian Doerkson Christian musician blog
Just a quick note to Brian Doerkson. Thank you for the great concert in Calgary last week. the worship was great and the music fantastic.
Check out Brian's music.
http://www.briandoerksen.com/
Check out Brian's music.
http://www.briandoerksen.com/
Sunday, November 9, 2008
The City of Calgary property tax blog
Tax hikes, yikes 25% proposed tax hike from the City of Calgary. At a time when jobs are being lost, the economy is slowing down The Calgary City Counsel proposes a 25% property tax hike over the next 3 years. Please contact the mayor Dave Bronconnier directly at the following email
mailto:themayor@calgary.ca or call his office at (403) 268-5622 to express your concerns.
Lets not take this.
mailto:themayor@calgary.ca or call his office at (403) 268-5622 to express your concerns.
Lets not take this.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Forgiveness
70 x 7 that is what Jesus tells us to forgive.
What is forgiveness? To me it is the act of letting go of wrongs committed against you by someone else. When someone wrongs you we are instructed to forgive those who have wronged us. In the Lords Prayer there is the line "Forgive us our sins,as we forgive those who sin against us.". When we ask God to forgive us of the wrongs we have committed against Him and His teachings, He in return asks us to forgive those who have wronged or sinned against us. I think that if we have unforgiving hearts it can lead to a life of unrest, anger and sickness. Our hearts are poisoned by the unforgiveness and I do believe that can affect our health.
Even the Mayo clinic acknowledges forgiveness as a healer (see story ttp://www.mayoclinic.com/health/forgiveness/MH00131 )
Unforgiveness can keep us from blessings that God may have for us, because our hearts and minds are so tied up with the wrongs we feel are committed against us that most often we do not see what God is trying to do in our lives. Forgiving some one who has hurt us can be extremely difficult (read Corrie Ten Booms story here http://www.crossway.org/product/663575723080 )
Corrie Ten Boom had to forgive her oppressors `When you and I are willing to see our need for God's forgiveness, He is willing and able to forgive our sins. The Bible says that "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" and that "the wages of sin is death" (Romans 3:23; 6:23). But it goes on to explain that "God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).`` Corrie Ten Boom.
Please work to forgive those that have wronged you. It may be difficult, but with Gods help you can do it.
What is forgiveness? To me it is the act of letting go of wrongs committed against you by someone else. When someone wrongs you we are instructed to forgive those who have wronged us. In the Lords Prayer there is the line "Forgive us our sins,as we forgive those who sin against us.". When we ask God to forgive us of the wrongs we have committed against Him and His teachings, He in return asks us to forgive those who have wronged or sinned against us. I think that if we have unforgiving hearts it can lead to a life of unrest, anger and sickness. Our hearts are poisoned by the unforgiveness and I do believe that can affect our health.
Even the Mayo clinic acknowledges forgiveness as a healer (see story ttp://www.mayoclinic.com/health/forgiveness/MH00131 )
Unforgiveness can keep us from blessings that God may have for us, because our hearts and minds are so tied up with the wrongs we feel are committed against us that most often we do not see what God is trying to do in our lives. Forgiving some one who has hurt us can be extremely difficult (read Corrie Ten Booms story here http://www.crossway.org/product/663575723080 )
Corrie Ten Boom had to forgive her oppressors `When you and I are willing to see our need for God's forgiveness, He is willing and able to forgive our sins. The Bible says that "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" and that "the wages of sin is death" (Romans 3:23; 6:23). But it goes on to explain that "God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).`` Corrie Ten Boom.
Please work to forgive those that have wronged you. It may be difficult, but with Gods help you can do it.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Stéphane Dion
How can a leader win the hearts of the country if he does not have the true hearts of the party he represents.
Monday, October 20, 2008
How long are we responsible for our children
At what point do we stop being responsible for our children. From the time they are babies in our arms until they leave the nest, parents struggle with letting go and allowing their children to grow up. I struggled a lot with this. My children are now in their 20's and I still find my self feeling I need to step in and smooth over or offer advice that is has not been asked for. This is met with "Dad I can do this with out you" or "Dad stop asking me that". Funny though they want to run their own life, but always seem to know where I am when the pocket book is low.
I am somewhat old fashioned and tend to allow my children to hurt financially. I do step in when it is for prescriptions or such, but for the most part I will let then suffer therefore hopefully teaching them to budget a bit better and make their dollar stretch a bit. It was not until my children reached 20 though that sadly I finally let go and realised that life had to sting them to make them listen. Before that I would give advice, sometimes strong advice more along the lines of "do this ore else" advice. This usually made for interesting times of conflict, children trying to reach out their wings and jump off the top branch - me trying to keep them in the nest.
When is a good time to "let go", I believe that every child is different. They mature at different rates, girls seem to be able to make important decisions at an earlier age, however I have seen many girl mess up big time during this period. Each parent needs to evaluate their children individually from the other and from themselves as far as that goes. To judge our children's ability to make decisions based from our own selves at that age is wrong. I was not old enough at 17 for certain decisions but that in no way means my children are not ready at 17. I think as parents we need to slowly start letting go with control around high school. The sad fact is that at the age of 13 the parental influence in our children is roughly 30% compared to their peers at school and by the age of 15 it is almost non existent. The mistake many parent make at 15 is "frustration" and then letting the kids go completely. No 15 year old is capable of making life altering decisions yet many parent allow their kids to do as they please. What often results from this is total rebellion. rebellion from God and from the Parents.
The good news is that God does give us guidance in this matter. Proverbs 22:6 states "train up a child in the way they should go, and when they are old they will not depart from it" this does not mean that your child will not rebel and turn away from God for a spell, it does mean that even the prodigals that are trained in Gods way will one day return to Him. It is a promise from God to parents. Parents love your children with all of your heart, teach them the ways of God, teach them to pray and depend on God. You will be surprised at how God will help you in that transition.
I am somewhat old fashioned and tend to allow my children to hurt financially. I do step in when it is for prescriptions or such, but for the most part I will let then suffer therefore hopefully teaching them to budget a bit better and make their dollar stretch a bit. It was not until my children reached 20 though that sadly I finally let go and realised that life had to sting them to make them listen. Before that I would give advice, sometimes strong advice more along the lines of "do this ore else" advice. This usually made for interesting times of conflict, children trying to reach out their wings and jump off the top branch - me trying to keep them in the nest.
When is a good time to "let go", I believe that every child is different. They mature at different rates, girls seem to be able to make important decisions at an earlier age, however I have seen many girl mess up big time during this period. Each parent needs to evaluate their children individually from the other and from themselves as far as that goes. To judge our children's ability to make decisions based from our own selves at that age is wrong. I was not old enough at 17 for certain decisions but that in no way means my children are not ready at 17. I think as parents we need to slowly start letting go with control around high school. The sad fact is that at the age of 13 the parental influence in our children is roughly 30% compared to their peers at school and by the age of 15 it is almost non existent. The mistake many parent make at 15 is "frustration" and then letting the kids go completely. No 15 year old is capable of making life altering decisions yet many parent allow their kids to do as they please. What often results from this is total rebellion. rebellion from God and from the Parents.
The good news is that God does give us guidance in this matter. Proverbs 22:6 states "train up a child in the way they should go, and when they are old they will not depart from it" this does not mean that your child will not rebel and turn away from God for a spell, it does mean that even the prodigals that are trained in Gods way will one day return to Him. It is a promise from God to parents. Parents love your children with all of your heart, teach them the ways of God, teach them to pray and depend on God. You will be surprised at how God will help you in that transition.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
