Vacation Pictures / Sex, Church, and Rock & Roll

to nobody in particular:

these are my "top five" favorite pictures from vacation...






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..."you learn something new every day"...

six days ago, i learned: sexuality is a rarely discussed topic in the church-world (not sex or sexual morality, but sexuality in general)...

five days ago, i learned: not all Germans scrub...

four days ago, i learned: photography is my favorite medium...

three days ago, i learned: check and double-check the lyrics before you print them out...

two days ago, i learned: there is a place for the song "Tired of Sex" in church...

yesterday, i learned: "look, see, it's waterfall"...

today, i learned: be ready!...

Post #100 / So What?

to nobody in particular:

...vacation was great -- we relaxed and relaxed a lot...

...swimming, walking, sleeping, reading, playing, laughing, eating, enjoying, watching, resting, sandcastling...

...that's about it -- relaxing...

...exactly what we needed...

...one of the things that was impressed upon me was "faith like a child" and "fear like a child" -- i saw moments when my kids were stress-free, care-free and totally relying on us for all their needs and desires; and yet i saw moments in which, in situations of clear uncertainty, they were overcome with fear, forgetting about their faithful, trustworthy and loving parents...

...i could expand, but i won't...

...and i don't think i need to spell the connection out in our daily lives -- it preached to me clearly, and i think the recognition of truth can be grasped...

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..."you learn something new every day"...

fourteen days ago, i learned: 2:26am to wake up for a flight to vacation in Mallorca is worth it...

thirteen days ago, i learned: yes, there are many Europeans who hang out at the beach topless...

twelve days ago, i learned: neither of the kids have any fear of a fifth floor balcony...

eleven days ago, i learned: Mallorca has a pretty sweet aquarium...

ten days ago, i learned: we booked a hotel on the quieter part of the beach -- thankfully, not on the party end of the beach (as a young family, we would've REALLY stuck out, even more than we already were)...

nine days ago, i learned: Travis doesn't like the ocean, maybe, but he likes the swimming pool...

eight days ago, i learned: more than half over? vacation goes by quickly!...

seven days ago, i learned: push the limits!...

six days ago, i learned: Sarah and i organize and prepare, more than enough in advance, for most things...

five days ago, i learned: the Mallorca airport is nice, but please, clean the men's bathrooms more often!...

four days ago, i learned: i got the gnome!...

three days ago, i learned: booooooo...

two days ago, i learned: God makes sure we come into contact with the right people...

yesterday, i learned: goals are good, and sometimes hard to reach, but just try it anyway...

today, i learned: my family -- parents, siblings, in-laws, nieces and nephews -- are astoundingly awesome (of course, this was more of a refreshing reminder, not newly learned)...

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recently watched: 12 Angry Men


...cinematically simple, philosophically complex -- love it...

Vacation / Vacation

to nobody in particular:

...vacation starts in just a few hours...

...amen...

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..."you learn something new every day"...

...today, i learned: i can blog two days in a row!...

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currently looking forward to: vacation, of course

Already Done? / Not Enough Fun?

to nobody in particular:

...we have been busy, busy, busy -- yet a good kind of busy...

...having the Crown team here has been tiring, yes, but it has been great to solidify our relationship with them more through this trip of theirs, and they've been very encouraging for us, too, as they've helped out with their project and even more -- spiritual encouragement and lasting effects that will continue to work for our advantages...

...it was a fast two weeks with them...

...early on tuesday morning, we get on the plane to head to Mallorca (or Majorca, depending on how you would like to spell it) for nine days -- it will be a welcome time of relaxation and rest...

...i'm looking forward to it...

...God is perfect...

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..."you learn something new every day"...

...eleven days ago, i learned: not extrovertness, nor extrovertiviticity, but extrovertism...

...ten days ago, i learned: Hertha still has a shot...

...nine days ago, i learned: University of Leipzig since 1409 -- take that, United States of America!...

...eight days ago, i learned: Hertha can't take 1st place, but will finish in the top 5, so that's nice...

...seven days ago, i learned: liturgy has its place, somewhere, of course...

...six days ago, i learned: i have no desire to ever encounter vampire fish -- ouch...

...five days ago, i learned: is the obvious too obvious, or are some people really that silly?...

...four days ago, i learned: Alan Arkin was a musician with hit songs before acting?...

...three days ago, i learned: i still, after all these years, don't understand the God/weather connection sometimes...

...two days ago, i learned: the necessity of flexibility is exactly that -- necessary...

...yesterday, i learned: Hertha, congrats on 4th place -- much better than last year...

...today, i learned: mauerpark + karaoke = greatness...

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currently enjoying: the enjoyment and talent of Stevie Starr