Reolutions...are they worth it?

So every new years eve people make promises they call resolutions. I would bet that these resolutions are the number one broken promise in the world. (Even higher than the promise that someone looks good in a really bad outfit) These broken promises leave us with nothing other than us saying we'll try again next year.

Why not make this year different? Check out the links below for some help in making this new year one where changes actually happen.
Photo by Kozini/Shutterstock.



Antiresolution  - This site, hosted by meyouhealth.com, is all about changing the way we look at resolutions. For many, they are too broad with no direction and that is why they never work out. Antiresolution takes that large idea (they only have a few but everyone should find at least one that works for them) and gives you some suggestions for smaller steps to help you keep that resolution this year.

Its all in the mind - This article from the Cincinnati Enquirer helps gives you some helpful hints at making sure your mind set is right both when you decide on a resolution and when you are trying to complete it.

Lifehacker's 10 Easy-to-Keep Resolutons - Trouble picking a resolution? This article, from one of my favorite blogs, gives you 10 ideas to pick from for a resolution. They are all great ideas and range from what I would say is easy to difficult (not in that order mind you). Each idea contains links to help you accomplish that resolution. Be sure to check out their article on tips for keeping your resolution too

Hopefully these articles will help your resolution.

Party safe and have a Happy New Year

Crazy Food Stuff From This Past Year

As the new year closes in on us, we start recounting the many different things that have happened over the past year. One of the coolest that I have found is this article on Crazy food stories. It contains links to articles about a donut maker, coke's secret formula, what's actually in hot dogs, and making an egg in a waffle maker. Check them out. They are some pretty cool articles.

SYM - Trading Things

So Christmas is over and we are all taking inventory of the different gifts that we received. Did you get some unwanted stuff for Christmas? Stuff that you can not take back? Instead of stuffing it in a closest and forgetting about it. Try out this unique site to get rid of the stuff you want and get some things you might actually use.

Swap.com "is where you turn what you have into what you want." You register for the site (they have the option to use facebook to do that) and then you can either look at what other people are trading or post your own items for trade. If you want  to swap just send the person a message with an offer or a question. Hopefully  this will help you get things you will actually use instead of that sweater your great aunt made you...surely someone out there will like it. Maybe?

MMM - The Bible

So I was thinking about today's post and decided that I would use the Bible as this weeks meaningful media. This time of year (ending Christmas and begining a new year) we hear a lot about the Bible. The Christmas story is told many times and we make plans to read the Bible more in the coming year.

The ultimate source of encouragement though is the Bible so I want to encourage you to really commit to reading it more often this coming year. Most people make open commitments that they never really fulfill. They start with good intentions but end up leaving it behind before really getting into it. Here are few ideas/tips to get you going:

1. Pick a schedule that works for you and stick to it. It doesn't have to be every day or even a scheduled time. Whatever works for you the best but still gets reading done. It doesn't have to be daily, especially to start with, but the more often the better. If you haven't do it much or have had trouble in the past I would suggest start with a Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule.

2. Pick a plan that fits your likes. There have been so many plans on Bible reading that it can be hard to choose one. If you like reading, pick one that is of the whole bible. If you like history, find one that puts the Bible in Chronological order. If you have trouble following the way the Bible reads you can try to out a new Bible style that takes out all the verse and chapter numbers and makes it more like a book. If you have trouble understanding what you are reading then it might be the version of the Bible you have. Try picking up a New Living Translation (NLT) of the Bible. It is easy to read but still an accurate translation.

3. Pray. Prayer should be a major part of life and reading the Bible is no exception. Pray that you will learn what you need to and what God wants you to while you are doing your Bible study.

May God Bless the rest of your holiday season and may you dive into His word in the coming year.

Almost Missed It

(Adaptation of message by Kenny White River Hills Christian Church East Campus 12/23/2011)

This time of year so many things are going on...buying presents, planning parties, helping others, making sure no one is forgotten, seeing family and friends that you haven't seen in a long time. None of these things are bad (I'm not going into a rant about that). Even if all of them are going on at the same time (which for most of us they are) it is still not a bad thing. However if you let it get in front of the true meaning of the season then it is bad.

Now you are probably like "Oh great, another guilt trip at Christmas just what I need." or maybe its "Heard this one last year, and the year before, and like a dozen years before this one." I hope you'll keep reading though cause my goal is to make this one a little different from what you usually hear. See most often we are told not to forget about Jesus and honestly we do pretty good with that. We think of the little baby in a manger, with shepherds and kings worshiping him. (won't even go into how that is actually wrong lol). Truthfully if you do that you are on the right track but I think Christians can do better than what we all ready do.

See often times we almost miss it. We are doing our holiday thing and then its Christmas eve and its off to church only to rush home to finish our Christmas parties or wrapping or whatever we still have to do. We come so close to just missing the mark. Oh we might get on the target but do we really hit where we should? Are we focused on the bulls-eye? In the story of  Jesus' birth, the inn keeper/head of house just missed it. He could have played a major part in the Christmas story but now he is just a man who turned them away. (See Luke 2:7) Many people today just miss it as well, but like I said even if we get it, all to often we almost miss it.

Another part of the story illustrates this almost missed idea (at least in my mind). The shepherds were tending sheep on a quiet night. Now if you have never been out on a hill at night away from everything. It is very quiet and very dark. These shepherds were just sitting around their fire more than likely when all the sudden a bright light appeared and a shinning figure was standing in the sky. The Bible said that when they saw this they were terrified (see Luke 2:9) Now what do most people do when they are terrified? I believe the answer is RUN! I have no doubt that this is what came across their mind. If they had done that they would have missed the birth of Jesus. Whatever the reason they stayed; whether they were frozen in fear, held captive by the beauty, or worried about the livelihood if they left their flock, I think its safe to say they almost missed it.

Now its easy to say "Well I don't miss it; I help with the church Christmas pageant, volunteer at the local homeless shelter and spend time with my family, and read the Christmas story every night before bed for a week before Christmas. I don't miss it at all." I'll agree you sure don't miss the spirit of the holidays but that's just it. Outside of it being church functions some, aren't you just doing what everyone else does this time of year.

Here's my point. Whether you almost miss it, just miss it, or you completely miss the target, this time of year is to remind us of Jesus' birth but it shouldn't stop there. Jesus grew up, he didn't stay a baby; we don't pray to a "eight pound, six ounce, Newborn Baby Jesus." So shouldn't we look past that even at Christmas time. I mean shouldn't we really be trying to live like Jesus, not just at Christmas when we remember him as a baby (almost missing it) or going to church during this time of year because "its what you do" (just missing it).  Every day of our lives we should be trying to hit the bulls-eye with our lives. It won't all ways happen, we're bound to miss the mark sometime. I mean the Greek word translated as sin, literally means missing the mark and Romans tells us that all people will miss the mark. (see Romans 3:23)

My hope though is that we use Christmas to evaluate how close we are coming to the bulls-eye all year round, not just during this season.

Merry Christmas everyone and may you hit the bulls-eye more in the coming year.

Check Out This Nifty Gadget And The Site Its From

So Gizmodo posted a blog about this nifty little device. I was intrigued and still am with it. Its' pretty sweet but what I found while looking for that was even cooler. Have you ever wanted to help create something but never really had the creativity for it? Do you work better in large groups? Have an idea but need some friendly help in getting it ready? Well the site that this spoife (or maybe it should knifoon) comes from is a commuinty inventor site. The products there are thought up by people and then the site members help make it a viable product including design and cost help.

Check it out...the item above is found here....the site info is found here. To see the products they already have (and there are some really neat ones) go here.

It Really Comes Down to What You Like

So we all know about the bitter war between At&t and Verizon on who is faster, who has the better service, who has the nicer phones. Well we all know that phones and even the service comes down to preference. (Unless its the iphone but I won't get into that now) Turns out there are so many factors when it comes to network data speed that no one network really is faster (or at least not easily determined). Data is influenced by the number of people on the network (especially locally), the device you're using, and where you are at. So really there isn't a definitive answer to the who is faster question. Check out more details on the reason here.

People Crash Cars No Matter What

Just found this article and thought it was quite interesting. Apparently cell phone bans don't reduce the crash rates. Now you might assume what I did, that cell phone use rate didn't actually drop but according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (funded by car insurers themselves who will obviously have a large stake in what the report finds) cell use actually did drop in places where bans were in place. Shocking I know. More shocking though is that in the face of all this it didn't lower crash rates. So what really causes all the crashes? I am going to guess that it is idiot drivers who don't pay attention. They don't pay attention when on their cell phone or off them so crash rates don't actually drop.

Just a thought, maybe we should outlaw bad drivers instead of cell phones.

MMM - You Know Better Than I from Dreamworks' Joseph: King of Dreams

This time of year we spend a lot of time looking at the year past; more so during the upcoming New Year's celebrations, but even at Christmas we look back. I mean we all have received the family newsletters in our credit cards telling us all the things we wanted to know (and some that we didn't) about the people in our lives. Hopefully when you look back good things come to mind. I hope that 2011 was a year filled with wonderful things, but for some I know it wasn't. So many things have happened over the past year to friends and family that I couldn't even name half probably. For some the good still out weighs the bad but there are those who could not say that. While today's MMM is for everyone, those who feel like 2011 was one of the worst years (or perhaps the worst year) ever, please take the time to think deeply about this blog.

Last night I watched a movie from the year 2000 (man it sounds really long ago when I say it that way). Joseph King of Dreams was a Dreamworks animated film that followed the blockbuster hit Prince of Egypt. The movie is a musical portrayal of the story of Joseph from the book of Genesis. Now it isn't biblically accurate but it is still a good movie and gets the message of the story of Joseph across to the audience. In the middle of the movie, when Joseph is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, there is a great song that is the focus of today's MMM. Check it out below or by clicking here.

Often when things go bad or things just plain go with neither an up nor down, we can feel abandoned by God wondering where he is. Like Joseph in the clip, we find ourselves challenging God that we don't belong where we are, that the things that have happened to us should have happened to someone else, or even that He doesn't really care. Yet if we take time to realize God is in control we also realize that He knows what he is doing better than we do. The chorus has a line in it that goes "I've let go the need to know why" that's what we have to do. Maybe 2011 wasn't great for you and you question God but if you let go the need to know why it happened you will have and easier time finding peace.

My favorite line from the song is the start of the second verse which goes "If this has been a test I cannot see the reason But maybe knowing I don't know is part of getting through." When things go bad or don't go anywhere we feel like God is testing us but like a kid in school, if we don't understand the reason for the test we get upset at the person giving us the test and look for meaning everywhere else. Sometimes though a test is just a test and the reason wouldn't even make sense if we knew why. This isn't to say that we should make light of anyone's tests, they deserve support but to push deeper than just through the test is to question God. The second part of that verse looks at that "I tried to do what's best But faith has made it easy To see the best thing i can do Is to put my trust in You." We try to do what we think is best based on what we think the test is for but if we would just put our faith in God, he would get us through. First Corinthians 10:13 tells us that no temptation (or trial) is too hard for us cause God has given us a way to get through it.

As we look back at the year and forward to the next, I hope you will remember that no matter what has happened or what you think the next year looks like; God will be with us. He know what lies in front of us and the best way around it. Trust Him to lead you where you need to go, knowing that where you've been is only part of the journey. Whether you trusted Him then or not, look to Him for way to get through whatever is to come.

God Bless and Happy Holidays

Take Control Of Your Body

Check out this article for a few tricks in overcoming your basic body reactions, including your gag reflex, brain freeze and the urge to go to the bathroom. These are some awesome tips.

Save Your Money (SYM) - Car Repairs

Wanted to try writing a new series called Save Your Money with ideas and articles about ways that you can save money. Life is rough right now, especially financially, so I want to help people in the best way I can and that is to provide a place where you can find ways to Save Your Money.


Today's article is a good one if you don't mind getting your hands a little dirty. Lifehacker (a great site by the way) has put together a collection of information on doing your own car maintenance. Now obviously you would need to have the time and location to do this kind of work. The article contains tech and tools that will help you along the way. Things like battery changes, replacing brake pads, and regular maintenance (things like oil changes and air filter changes). Each comes with links and even a glossary of sorts so you know what the articles are talking about.

Check it out here and save yourself some money.

Don't Complain Just Accept

In expectation of everyone complaining about changes. I wanted to provide a couple helps for you.

First from PC World is a real basic article about the new Timeline feature and how to use and how to make sure only people who you want to see it will see it.

Second if you wanna get it ahead of time just click here.

Finally I would love if all of you would not write your complaints about the new timeline on your wall.

Thanks. If I can help you out with this new thing just let me know.

Everyone's Favorite Drink Might Be Slowly Killing Us

Apparently 10% of sodas in the US (most of them citrus) contain a chemical called BVO. This chemical is "also added to polystyrene foam cushions in furniture and plastics in electronics because BVO can slow down the chemical reactions that cause a fire." Not only that but it is banned in Europe and Japan. Really? Well at least we don't have to worry about self-combustion. Check out more in this article from Gizmodo.

Star Peace?

For all of you who are either Star Wars fans or Star Trek fans, you know the war between the two is a war that has raged for a long time. It is a bitter, almost bloody, war that is waged between all the true syfy geeks. Yet is there hope for peace on the horizon? George Takei hopes so. The only actor to work in both the Star Trek and Star Wars franchisees hopes to unite all Star fans in battle against a common enemy. Wanna know who? Check out the video below.

MMM - Don't Waste Your Life by Lecrae

I recently started listening to Christian Rap. I got turned on to the genre when I got invited to a rap concert by some friends. The main artist was a rapper named Lecrae. Such honest out of an artist is what keeps me listening to the genre. This is one of my favorites by him.

Everyday we wake up and have choices to make. These choices determine where we go and who we become. Our lives are lived out based on the choices we make (obviously) and as Christians its important that we make the choices that will make the most of our lives.

 However, it seems that we make so many choices that aren't necessarily the wrong ones but they don't help us out. Now I'm not talking about the foods we eat or what type of clothes we buy or where we get our milk from. I am talking about the people we hang out with, what we say when someone wants to talk to us. The things that in themselves aren't wrong but are they really what we should be doing with our lives. Two parts of this song really stand out to me when I listen. The first is when he says

"Paul said if Christ ain't resurrected we've wasted our lives

Well that implies that our life's built around Jesus being alive

Everyday I'm living tryin' to show the world why

Christ is more than everything you'll ever try"

This just reminds me so much of what we are actually called to do. Matthew 28:18-20 tells us that our lives should be focused on telling people who we are and why. Letting them know that nothing in this world can ever take the place of Jesus. That he lives so that we don't have to feel lost and empty. 

The second part that I really like goes

"Your money your singleness marriage talent your time

They were loaned to you to show the world that Christ is Divine

That's why it's Christ in my rhymes

That's why it's Christ all the time

See my whole world is built around Him He's the life in my lines

I refused to waste my life"

Everything we are and have belongs to God. It should be our daily goal to use what we have been given to bring glory to him. Yet so often we chose to waste our talents, our gifts, our lives on the meaningless things in this world. 

My prayer this Monday is that you will join me in saying that "it's Christ all the time." We will mess up and choose to waste parts of our lives, but shouldn't we strive to use as much of it as we can to glorify God?

May God bless your week

"You Have Caused This..."

(Originally posted to Facebook Notes June 27, 2008. It is kind of a long read but it is good)

Please read the following section carefully, it comes from Romans 2:17-24. There are three versions of it because I believe that it will be more helpful in the understanding of what I am going to try and say.

17Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and brag about your relationship to God; 18if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; 19if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, 20an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— 21you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? 22You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23You who brag about the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? 24As it is written: "God's name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you." (NIV)

17 What about you? You call yourself a Jew. You trust in the law of Moses and brag that you are close to God.18 You know what he wants you to do and what is important, because you have learned the law.19 You think you are a guide for the blind and a light for those who are in darkness.20 You think you can show foolish people what is right and teach those who know nothing. You have the law; so you think you know everything and have all truth. 21 You teach others, so why don't you teach yourself? You tell others not to steal, but you steal.22 You say that others must not take part in adultery, but you are guilty of that sin. You hate idols, but you steal from temples.23 You brag about having God's law, but you bring shame to God by breaking his law,24 just as the Scriptures say: "Those who are not Jews speak against God's name because of you." (NCV)

17-24If you're brought up Jewish, don't assume that you can lean back in the arms of your religion and take it easy, feeling smug because you're an insider to God's revelation, a connoisseur of the best things of God, informed on the latest doctrines! I have a special word of caution for you who are sure that you have it all together yourselves and, because you know God's revealed Word inside and out, feel qualified to guide others through their blind alleys and dark nights and confused emotions to God. While you are guiding others, who is going to guide you? I'm quite serious. While you are guiding others, who is going to guide you? I'm quite serious. While preaching "Don't steal!" are you going to rob people blind? Who would suspect you? The same with adultery. The same with idolatry. You can get by with almost anything if you front it with eloquent talk about God and his law. The line from Scripture, "It's because of you Jews that the outsiders are down on God," shows it's an old problem that isn't going to go away. (The Message)

As I was reading a devo this past week at Western Buckeye Christian Service Camp, I read the above passage of verses. In this section Paul is addressing the Jews and their reliance on the law. However, I see much more in this passage then a critique of the Jews, I see a critique of some Christians. As I read this my mind was drawn to the church in America today. Scandals rock every denomination and there are false teachers in abundance. Members of the church will say one thing and then do the exact opposite. Verse 24 is what really stands out though. This is what we should take to heart. While he appears to be addressing teachers in this passage I believe that it can be aimed at all those in the church, for we will all be teaching in one way or another whether in a class or just talking to someone at the water cooler. We must be careful not to go back on what we tell someone for whether it seems big or small, it will not matter to the person it affects. This verse (verse 24) is found in the Old Testament in two places. In Isaiah 52:5 and Ezekiel 36:22. (See them below) We often think that we are doing soo much better than the Jews of old but when we actually stop and look at what is going on around us we realize that the problems of today trace back not only to the New Testament church but even back into the days of the Jews of the Old Testament.

We must work hard to not cause people to think badly of our Lord and God.


Isaiah 52:5 "Now see what has happened," says the Lord.
"Another nation has taken away my people for nothing.
This nation who rules them makes fun of me," says the Lord.
"All day long they speak against me. (NCV)

Ezekiel 36:22 "Therefore, tell Israel, 'Message of God, the Master: I'm not doing this for you, Israel. I'm doing it for me, to save my character, my holy name, which you've blackened in every country where you've gone. I'm going to put my great and holy name on display, the name that has been ruined in so many countries, the name that you blackened wherever you went..." (The Message)

Ezekiel 36:22 "So say to the people of Israel, 'This is what the Lord God says: Israel, I am going to act, but not for your sake. I will do something to help my holy name, which you have dishonored among the nations where you went.

The Most Over Used Question

Every day we are asked questions. So many questions that there is no way we could ever remember them all. Sometimes its little questions like "Cash or credit?" That really makes little impact on most peoples daily lives. Others can change our lives completely like "Will you marry me?"

However, there is one question many people both answer and ask every single day. It is a rather significant question, yet it is often over looked. Sometimes people don't even realize they ask this question it has become so common place. I am just a guilty as the next guy at this as well, although I work to try and make sure that I don't let this question slide. The question I've been talking about is "How are you?"

Every day people over use this question asking to those passing by, having no real time to listen to the answer let alone respond to it. On top of that the question now gets thrown around in IMs and texting so much that it has made it an even cheaper question. I see several problems with the way this question has been thrown around.

1. It causes shows no repect for the individual asking or answering the question. When people throw this question out the in passing it usually doesn't include a time to actually listen to the response they aren't just letting a person slip by they are showing no respect for that person. Often a response is so simple that even if we are listening it doesn't matter. The answer has shown no respect for the person asking. This lack of respect builds up so that as a soceity we are just so much less respectful to each other than we should be.
2. People can feel even worse if they were already feeling bad (or even if they were feeling good). We all have bad days. For some they seem to be more numerous than the good. Either way though the one thing that can usually pick a person up is being asked how they are doing. Yet with the way this question gets asked it is of no help to a down person. You get asked and as you answer they continue to walk away or even if they do stop to listen it is obvious they don't care or aren't truely listening. Talk about feeling bad. Even a good day can be ruined when this is done.
3. People have a greater tendency to lie and hide their feelings. Because of this trend in asking how someone is doing people often respond with a single word that doesn't allow for as much hurt if the person asking doesn't truely listen. We have all had conversations that go like this..."How are you?"   "Fine"   "That's good."    "And you?"     "Fine."    "Good."    And that's the end of the coversation. Really? That is what passes for a conversation today? Yep and I'll bet you have had a similar conversation in the past 24 hours. Worse than the cheap response is the fact that sometimes its a lie. Even when someone is truely asking people feel compelled to lie to protect themselves or worse it is just the first thing that comes out and they stick with it.
4. When Christians do this we really aren't promoting Christ's love. Let's face it none of think Jesus had a conversation like this.... "Peter how are you today?"    "Honestly Rabbi it hasn't been...."    "That's good, that's good. Andrew wat about you?"    I mean I'll bet you loled right there just a little at even the thought that Jesus would do that. Yet aren't we Jesus to this world? Aren't we supposed to be act like Jesus? Then why would we throw this question around when we laugh at the thought of Jesus doing it. Show someone you love them and care. Ask how they are doing and mean it. Is it really gonna hurt you?

So these ae just the problems I see. You might be able to think of more.  Really though I think the question to ask now is what can we do to fix this?
1. Only ask when you have time to listen.
2. Don't let a simple answer satisfy. Dig deeper.
3. Don't answer the question with just a simple answer.
4. Just show that you actually care.

If we work to do these four things maybe we can save this question and actually make it worth everyones time ask and answer "How are you?"

Merry Bah Humbug

For those that have talked to me in any recent time, you are well aware that I am not a prime example of Christmas Spirit. I often answer my friends Merry Christmas' with a very proper Bah Humbug. I want take the time to clarify some things though.

First I am not AntiChristmas. Christmas doesn't upset me or make me mad or anything like that. In fact Christmas as a holiday is a nice time of year. However that is about as far as I'll go for liking Christmas.

My problem with Christmas is the way everyone handles it. We hype Christmas as a time where we are with our family and friends. This isn't necessarily a bad thing but shouldn't we do this all year round. It just upsets me that we make such a big deal out of it during this time and then seem to forget about it the rest of the year. The same can be said about generosity. It just bothers me but on top of that even when we do these things it seems we make a show out of it. "Oh look at the big package I got for Susie who I only talk to during this time of year" "Oh i put 50 bucks in the red kettle this year, that's really gonna help someone out" It is just upsetting. What makes it worse is that the season starts off with a bunch of people fighting over stuff often either for themselves or so that other people will be impressed with them.

So forgive me if I don't get as excited about Christmas as other people. I don't hate you or Christmas but I also just don't feel a need to get that excited. I work to live my life with the characteristics of Christmas year round.

Want me to have a Merry Christmas then check out this article by Mark Driscoll (correction the article is actually by Grace Driscoll). It has several good points. The only thing I would add is in his first point, let some people NOT be overly excited about the holiday. Its ok.

To All My Mac/Apple/iOS Friends...

I just want you to know that Android is better than any of that. I now have religious backing to such a fact. The pope is using an Android this Christmas (find out more here). That is so close to God saying that Android is the  one that I feel I should wash my hands before I use my smartphone again. Feel free to disagree but I now feel that I am on the right path. (smirk)

Maybe This Will Help Driving In Cinci

Have you ever tried to change lanes and had a horn honked at you because there was a car in your blind spot that you swear wasn't there a few moments ago? I have (quite a few times). I came across this article (or at least a similar one) a while back and tried it. It really works. Try it just make sure you take it slow cause it can take some getting used to.

Is This Really Necessary?

If any of you have been following my blog or you know me, you know that I like really cool looking architecture. This one may be the first one that I have found that is awesome yet I don't like because it is useless. It looks sweet but it is only steel framing and seems it will only let people walk through it. Either way the design is sweet. Read more about it here.

See The Future Now

So in the future we will all be able to sleep while we are on our way to work. Our cars will drive themselves and all we have to do is tell it where we want to go. This is at least one of my dreams of the future. (best sleep I ever get is a car). Anyways...I was super excited when I came across the Google's self-driving car several months ago. The car and idea is awesome but the tech behind being able to do that is even cooler. However, most of that tech (outside of GPS) is pretty expensive and not available to the nontech professional. If you are like me at all you are impressed easily by anything that seems cool and futuristic. Well I found somethign like what will be used in the cars of the future. This android only app monitors the distance between cars in front of you while you drive. It actually works pretty well. If you are interested check it out. Its called iOnRoad.

Some day I will get to sleep all the way to work but till that day I will enjoy everything I can as we get towards that day.

MMM - Someone to Watch Over Me

So today I was cleaning up from the children's Christmas musical. I had my internet radio on and ended up listening to some big band/standards era stuff. One of the songs that me up was the Frank Sinatra version of Someone to Watch Over Me. (hear it here) As I was listening to this song, it got me thinking, Isn't this one of the deepest desires of everyone? To have someone that will be there for you. Someone who loves you for who you are and you can show your love back to as well.

Sometimes life can drag us down and make us feel so alone and like no one even cares. Even though we can feel like that some days there is one thing we can be sure is true. See the one thing I realized as I was listening to this song is that no matter how I feel or what day of the week it is or what problems I might be having, God is there watching over me. He has a plan for everything that happens in my life. Now obviously that doesn't mean that everything will go well and be easy, but it does mean that we have someone there.

Need some more encouragement...check out Psalm 121:1-4