I’ve not been a good blogger of late, and I’m not optimistic that’s going to change significantly in the coming few weeks. Last week Kelli took a couple of days to “get away” and spend some time with the Lord. We figured that if I get a semester sabbatical after 7 years, she should get one night away after 15 years. So I got to be mom and dad. With the passing away of Kelli’s uncle, two days became nearly 5, and I either 1) got real good at it or 2) was really ready for Kelli to come home. I cannot imagine how single parents do it.
At the moment, a group of students are nearly finished with their 1484-mile trek from California to spend Spring Break with us. We are all excited about this week.
Below are a few things I’ve collected the last few weeks.
1. Some sports and activities glorify a single individual. Others reflect greatness because it’s performed by a team. This group of drummers is an example of the latter. Quite amazing.
2. This guy gets his glory alone, and it’s still impressive. If you’re wondering how long this speed climber lived, you can find out here.
3. Sovereign Grace has continued their $5 per CD sale through March. If you bought some and want to get some more as gifts, now you can.
4. If you’re worried about your car being stolen when parked in a seedy neighborhood, here’s your solution.
5. So where does all of your college tuition go?
6. Here’s a tip to save you money, if you use Amazon. Put an item of interest in your shopping cart (not your wishlist). Each time you check your cart, it’ll tell you if the price has gone up or down since you looked at your cart. I’ve had some items in there for months (ok, years), and some books go from $28 to $38 and back down about once a month it seems. It really helped me this week when I bought a $54 item. But knowing that it had gone up about $5 since the previous day when I checked, I put the item back in my cart after my purchase. The next day, the price went down to $37. Then I wrote to Amazon and they gave me a $17 refund (they have a 30-day price guarantee). I don’t have a lot of time to monitor prices, but that may be a simple trick that saves both time and money.
7. I finished a BIG project today, not related to my dissertation, and little of which I’ve done in the last 6 months. I’ll tell you more about it later (maybe a month from now?).
8. Possibly my new motto for the next four years, if indeed my dissertation idea is approved: Jesus is the greater Jehu.
awesome post…I love the seemingly arbitrary sharing. I always love posts like these!
Did they make it? (the kids) Hopefully they will all be a blessing to you this week….and not a distraction!
My mom has raised my sister and I as a single parent for more than 10 years. How did we do it? Constant, day to day reliance on the Lord. Otherwise none of us would have made it.
and now we are sitting in your living room…imagine that…lets play games soon!!! :)
Thanks for the tip on Amazon – I’ve been purchasing a lot from them lately in preparations for Russia. I look forward to your thoughts on ole’ Jehu.
BTW, the whole family will be in Dallas for graduation (d.v.). I hope we can see you all!
We’d like to hear more about your dissertation idea, too!
Let me clarify about my Jehu comment. The exact focus of my paper (and potential dissertation) has not yet been determined (no matter than the paper is due in 10 days). It will have something to do with the “reign of Jehu.” During research, I came across the quote about the “greater Jehu,” which I thought was striking and unusual. I, however, do not have any plans to compare Jesus to Jehu or to do any work on typology.
I’m sorry, but I can’t help but think about our wild ride in Jordan every time I hear about Jehu. What a memory!