Beyond Call is another book I read. It is a nice read. Basically, it is a commissioning service in book form. I'd recommend it to anyone thinking about christian service.
OBX
Sorry about not posting anything last week. Cyndi and I went with Kevin and Ronda (friends from Columbus) to the Outer Banks. We stayed in Rodanthe. We had a great trip. I had a goal of writing a blog post for each day, but I didn’t get to that so….hopefully over the next week, I’ll post about our trip. If you want to see pics, click here. Enjoy!
[Update 2012-12-26 07:03:51] Edited link to point to the flickr set. I wanted to add a picture of Cyndi, but couldn’t find one. You’ll have to make do with the sandcastle.
GTMO
Our trip to the Outer Banks got me thinking about GTMO and what the beaches were like there. Anyway, it has been almost 20 years since my dad was stationed in GTMO. I was in the 3rd grade then. I’m sure I have lots of good pics. Once I find them, I’ll post them. If you were in GTMO 85-86, drop me a line. My contact information can be found here.
[Update 2013-01-12 14:22:31] Edited link to contact information
Verses
Regular readers will notice I added a new category–Verses. I started it as a place to store and share verses (or chapters) that just hit me. I hope you enjoy them too.
Psalms 67
1God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
2That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
3Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
4O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
5Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
6Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.
7God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
Google Earth
Google Earth is really really cool. You should go take a look. You do have to download a client (10 MB…yep…Alan, it's bloatware), but once you do, you get to "fly" in on any location. Check it out!
Labs Most Popular?
Are labs the most popular breed of dog? I don't know. I do know that I had a Lab/German Sheperd growing up, and she was a great dog. Anyway, here is a link to the article:
Why Americans love Labrador retrievers
Not too long ago, Labrador retrievers were considered a tad exotic. In the 1950s, the sporty mid-size breed was a suburban rarity, popular mainly among upper-crust Anglophiles who liked the idea of owning a dignified hunting dog. Today, however, Labs are the Levi's jeans of purebred dogs. They've topped the American Kennel Club's list of registered canines for 12 years straight. And not just topped, but dominated: The number of registered Labs is nearly three times the number of golden retrievers, the second most popular dog on the list.
The Glass Armonica/Harmonica
In this past post and these comments, the subject of the glass (h)armonica came up. I'd never heard of it before. However, in the comments to this post, my mom posts a link to some good information.
In 1743 the Irishman Richard Pockridge constructed and performed on an ‘Angelic Organ’ (a set of tuned wine glasses) with a repertoire that included Handel’s Water Music.
Franklin was a prodigious inventor, and never became interested in anything without putting the whole force of his inventive genius to work.
So it’s no surprise that he devised an elegant design that simultaneously eliminated the water tuning (and the problem of constant evaporation), increased the playability and reduced the size of the instrument. Franklin called it the "armonica", after the Italian for "harmony." Working with London glassblower Charles James, he eliminated the water tuning by having each glass made with the correct size and thickness to give the desired pitch without being filled with any water, and made the set of glasses more compact and playable by nesting them inside each other, mounted on a spindle which was turned by a foot treadle.
Disconnecting Terminal Services Sessions from the Command Line
I needed to do this today at work and couldn't figure it out. After surfing for a while, I found that you can do it from the command line.
qwinsta = Query WINdows STAtion
rwinsta = Reset WINdows STAtion
http://weblogs.asp.net/owscott/archive/2003/12/30/46776.aspx
Awesome Story
I received this from a coworker today. It is shared with her permission. God is Awesome!
Many of you know that my mom was diagnosed with bone cancer a couple of years ago. Her condition has continued to worsen as the cancer has slowly spread. Bone cancer is extremely painful and she has been taking morphine for quite awhile now. A couple of weeks ago she was to begin 18 weeks of chemo once a week on Thursdays. Because of her breast cancer they are unable to give it to her in the normal way and were going to put in a “port” in her neck to administer the chemo. Before beginning treatment she went to Minnesota for a week to visit her older sisters – “for the last time.”
When she returned to Wisconsin, she began to vomit and couldn’t keep anything down. After about a week she was admitted into the hospital. They tried to perform a brain scan but the vomiting wouldn’t let them continue. They were able to do an MRI and some other tests and were able to confirm that as far as they were able to determine, the cancer has not spread to her other organs yet. They couldn’t figure out what was causing the vomiting, however, and any medication they tried didn’t work.
On Thursday, my mom had a very bad day. She was in a lot of pain and the vomiting continued. She was weak and just wanted to die. She cried out to God around midnight to either take away the nausea and vomiting or to take her Home. A short time later a nurse came in with a pill for her to take. She said it would help with the nausea. My mom took the pill and almost immediately began to feel better. The next day when her two doctors came to check on her they asked her how she felt. She responded that she felt much better and that the nausea and vomiting had stopped. They asked her what had changed. She told them about the nurse who came in with some medicine for her.
They told her that they had not prescribed anything new for her. They checked the charts and there was no notation made for the medication given in the night. They asked my mother for a description of the nurse and they had no one who matched that description working there. They then brought the big pill book for her to identify the pill she was given. She found it and pointed out a small yellow pillow. The doctor confirmed that it was a pill given for nausea but he said that her medical bracelet that she always wears because she is allergic to many kinds of medicine indicated that she could not have this pill. He then made a note in her charts that she could be given this pill.
Both of her cancer doctors are born-again Christians. One of them said, “It must have been an angel. There’s no other explanation for this.”
Yesterday she was able to leave the hospital. She is currently staying with one of my sisters so someone can be with her 24/7.
Also enjoy reading the story about the baptistry that refilled.