Various notes and thoughts from the services today… Acts 1:8 God is not concerned with telling us about when the Kingdom will be established, God is concerned with us being about the business of receiving the power to accomplish His will that has been revealed to us. That will is revealed to us in the form of commandments, like the great commission, to be witnesses of Him. A witness, is not just a record, but it implies sacrifice, like a martyr who gives his life to show forth the efficacy of Christ. The secret things are the Lords. It is…

A Pretty Thing Above the skies In heavens land Doth pixie dust alight The silver mist Beneath thy wings To match thy sparkling eyes? If it twer so Then I would fain To stand upon this ground But must needs find An eagle swift To bring thy golden crown

Sometimes words just fail. It is a strange circumstance, to find yourself drifting between moments, looking back and looking forward, knowing those things you need to do, knowing how easy it is to forget. Moments like these can feel timeless, while vast portions of life seem as though they were not lived, not in a real way, more like being caught in a current, pushed by unseen forces. The world is so vast, though we rarely see it, our vision tunneling to the next thing we have to do. So easy to forget, so hard to be content. He should…

As promised, the photo of my new neice and also a a photo of my nephew. If you take a look at the main photo page you will see that I have picked out what I consider some of my best photo’s. please enjoy. I have several sets of photo’s to put up, so keep looking during the next few weeks. Till then.

Kiss the moon gnight for me And tell the morning fair That all the world is beautiful And filled with sweet fresh air

Note to my readers: I apologize to anyone who might have stumbled onto something they didn’t want to see at the 300 Exposures in 30 days thing I participated in. I do not have any control over what gets posted in the other galleries, and I did not know nude photo’s were to be allowed. Please accept my apologies.

I ache for thee my friends, for I see pain, lost paths, and lost hope. I want so desperately to help, to somehow alieviate the burden, to see thee walk again, free. Yet I languish, for I am frail and am not able. I am weak. In that dark moment I cry out to Him. Save Your people, Your children. Those I love suffer… I suffer… Breathe fresh life in our cold hearts, stir up the fire in our souls. Heal us of our wounds, wounds so deep. I know love, and that is to feel the joy and pain…

A week ago I told you about 300 exposures in 30 Days Today my gallery was posted, so zoom on over to check them out. Note: the unabashed gallery has a nude photo in it and should be avoided. Several of the galleries have some gems in them, so take the time to peruse. Thanks.

I just want to say thanks to the two guys at AutoZone who were so much help this evening. You see, I’ve been having car problems… <grin> That isn’t all that odd. It was this hum you see, that only occurred at high rpm’s. Then this morning, my batery light came on. So on the way home from work I stopped at the AutoZone to get my battery and alternator tested. The battery tested fine, and their portable testor wasn’t working, so the guy suggested checking it with an ohm meter. This I did, and it didn’t look like the…

The Fallen Forget not the fallen ones Whose precious lives were lost When liberties were threatened And great would be the cost That we would pay for freedom On that sad september day It gave us pause to wonder How great would be the price That we would pay in sorrow For loved ones and lost life Thus we know with surety That terror will not reign Tyrrany will always fail And fail to ever gain For in noble hearts live on The spirit of the fallen

They have finally arrived… The July 2002 Photo Essay photos are online for your viewing pleasure. In addition to the July 2002 Photo Essay, The Butterfly House gallery is also online. While my parents were here in Saint Louis, we visited the Butterfly House in Faust Park, and I shot a roll of film.

It is the first day of a new week. Last week wore me down, tired me out, and left me feeling drained and a little depressed. I stand amazed in the presence of God. Even though the last two months have been a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs, He has maintained a consistent presence, and for that I am grateful. I am grateful for good friends and wise counsel. The highlight of this day is of course the birth of my newest niece, Anna Elisabeth Wall, 5 pounds 7 ounces, and in good health. Happy Birthday Anna, I look…

Dancing Melodies Two melodies drifting on quiet airs Gentle meanderings of kindred sound At once quick and soft with dulcet beauty The wanderings of things lost and things found I sit quietly beneath the dancing notes And wonder of many strange things above How came I to this place of holiness Surrounded by reminders of His love

Last night, myself a couple of friends went out to eat and afterwards went to dairy queen for some icecream. While there, the girl behind the counter was really frazzeled, and we kinda gave her some trouble. I just wanted the world to know, and the girl if she ever reads this, that she was awesome and did a great job. thanks.

Its the problem that doesn’t end… it just goes on and on my friend… It just started happening, sybase doesn’t know why… and it just keeps no happening and i’m the guy, the guy… who must deal with the problem that doesn’t end…

There are some days when everything just seems to go wrong… then there are some weeks where the whole week is just shot. You’ll never guess what happened this morning. I didn’t say a word, they just told me, ‘Sybase isn’t working right’. The problem wasn’t quite as severe as last time, but it took all morning to recover. Then at around 3:00, I was getting ready to leave, and I had even gotten out the door and on the road when I got a call. Something wasn’t working right. The fix took four hours. I’ve worked 37 hours this…

Spring has gone… or will soon be gone. She isn’t a season, but a person, and a lovely one at that. <smile> For her I wrote a poem. enjoy, The Presence of Spring Tis difficult to refrain From jubilant laughter While in her joyous presence Giggles follow after In an unending parade

I walked into work. “Sybase has crashed”, they told me. I didn’t say a word, just sat down at the terminal and started typing commands. It was worse than I had expected. I began the process of recreating the DB from scratch. I kept running into complications, the disk was full, the wrong backup got loaded, the file was in use, the server would freeze. I remained stoically at the terminal, patiently working around each complication. Time crept by. What should have been a five hour fixe turned into twelve… still the clocked ticked, still I sat at the terminal…

Another cute pic of me!

I am participating in 300 pictures in 30 days a way to get our blogs out and stir up some traffic, but more importantly a way to expand our artistry and meet some cool new photographers. So if you’ve got time check out Photo Junkie and the other photographers who are participating and look for mine, which will appear on the 12th. Till then…