Have you ever had one of those days?

Some people just don't know when to quit and call a professional. They people who did this were very angry and just couldn't stop when a simple cable came off. They had to put their hands on it and try to fix it. I think I do this with the Lord sometimes. Instead of praying to him and saying, "Lord can you fix this?" I go and put my hands on it or open my big mouth and the result is more damage than it started out with. God is the professional who can put things back together to work better than they did originally. That is what I did with this door.

Mission Lego engaged

Nathan has a class project to do for the 4th grade. The California mission project. He didn't want to do it out of sugar cubes because he knew his dad would eat them all. So with the endowment received from a cousin (Thank you Ryan) we were able to complete the project in a small amount of time using LEGOs. He is so proud of this creation. It was modeled after Mission Santa Cruz with a few modifications like the Millennium Falcon window cone on the side of the mission. I don't think Pocahontas was there either. The Jail is actually a horse coral but all we had was medieval gates that were imported from Transylvania (in Legoland). All in all we are hoping it flies with all the fun we put into it.

Jackie Chan sighting in Santo San's Home

We were in the word doing a study on the Holy Spirit when my computer which I had left on beeps that I have an email from Santo San. He signed it Jackie Chan and there was a picture of Jackie flying through the air. I immediately sensed this was an attack from the enemy. So we responded with a little action from the Dan Li doujou.

We were most effective in our demonstration of superior skill and discipline.

chocolate cookies

Mihoko is in Japan and hitting the ground running with appointments and all. The kids and I were enjoying the day together. Ken Sutton had a great message on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. We came home and made Chocolate cookies. I could have bought cookies cheaper than it cost to make them. You see a friend gave us 3 bags of chocolate chips. We are reducing our inventory in preparation for moving to Japan so I thought let's just bake a whole bunch of cookies. Well we needed sugar and butter, no more than a few dollars. But when a man goes to the store he can't just buy what he needs he also has to get those items he has been meaning to buy but really doesn't need. I spent $30 on junk. Popcorn, Apricot-pineapple jelly ($5), Rachel had to go to the bathroom and there was a clearance shelf. Dangerous place to be. They had a $5 box of cereal for a $1.35 because the box was damaged. Anyway, the cookies turned out fine but I realized that it cost me. Yet the time spent with my kids was priceless. As we each...even Jane measured out each ingredient they had the wide eyes of excitement and expectation of good tasting cookies. The sampling of the ingredients was a great lesson to let them know and understand the world of cooking is really about smoke and mirrors. I mean vanilla smells great but have you ever tasted real vanilla extract. Blah! Although there wasn't much deception with the Sugar and butter and more sugar and the chips and more sugar. I was surprised they went to bed but I think it was a massive sugar rush that made them crash. Tomorrow we dis the piano and two book shelves. It is a great feeling to see big items depart. I still get a small lump in my throat as if I am about to go over the top of a really fast roller coaster and you want to scream. I am so excited about Mihoko in Japan that I checked my email continuously. I was gluded to the computer but nothing yet. She'll probably contact me tomorrow I hope. She may be having so much fun that she doesn't remember she has a family back here. Hmmm. Not! I think?