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Patty, My Love!

Skywalker Ranch by Philip Bloom

Skywalker Ranch from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.


Keep your eyes on the prize!

My hangout

My hangout

I've got my eye on you!

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Pepe's Great Escape!

Today, while we were foraging for a new food supply for our Love Bird, Pepe, we spied some new environmental enhancements for his cage(er, living habitat). An attachable, edible, beak sharpening branch to enhance his hunting and pecking skills and a beautiful red ring the size of a large swing with a bell hanging from it to accompany his visions of swinging in a tree in the jungle! After fighting the strong currents of traffic on the asphalt river to arrive back at camp, I proceeded to “green up” Pepe’s habitat. Well, as soon as I brought one of these strange new objects in through the door, he was having none of this! With wings of steel, he squeezed through as space so small I couldn’t see it without my glasses and off he went into the wild blue(uh, wondrous air spaces) in our house! Sooo… armed with nothing but a couple of soft towels and a non threatening, wooden back scratcher, we set out on a find and capture expedition that should have aired on “Wild Kingdom”! Through sheer strength and maneuvering on our part, we began to wear down the resolve of our adversary! At one point, I had to hit the switch for the overhead fan with the swift dexterity of a gazelle to extricate the fowl winged beast from his perch without flinging him into the wall! After many attempts to cast our nets(ugh, towels) over our ungrateful friend, I guess he just valued his newly found freedom too much, he finally managed to fly into the side of a cliff(wall) and wedged himself between it and a large bookcase! After great thought about our dilemma, we decided to pull one end away from the wall, then I proceeded into the dark recess with my trusty little belt flash light and towel. Much to my chagrin, the little beggar pushed forward behind the next book case! So with great trepidation, I place the towel next to this opening with one hand, and with the other, proceeded to simulate the tremors of a minor quake to the other case! Low and behold, I saw a small red and green streak flash into the towel and voila, I had him! So I transported him to his home and gently extracted him into his own, familiar environment with the new additions and left him to himself to get used to them. I came back a little later hoping to catch him happily swinging on his new swing only to catch him soundly sleeping away, totally oblivious to his new toys! oh well, so much for the great jungle experience!

After Hours


After Hours from Mike Mastroni on Vimeo.

Zippty doo da

Just a thought from Bill Craven: Wow! What a beautiful day! Life is good, my day off, wonderful weather, home with my beautiful wife! Man, I could sing zippity doo da all day long and praise God in the midst of such wonderful times. Please pray that I can remember to praise Him at all times, even in foul weather and everything seems to go wrong! Isn't it so much easier to do so when everything is "peaches & cream"?

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Saturday, September 15, 2007

All the fullness of God


September 15


For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell.

Colossians 1:19

All fullness is in Jesus. Therefore, the closer I am to Jesus, the fuller I will be as a man. Conversely, the further I pull away from Jesus, the emptier I’ll feel inside. All of creation centers around Jesus, is held together by Jesus, points to Jesus, and finds its fulfillment in Jesus. It’s all about Jesus.

Some people compartmentalize their Christianity like a Swanson’s TV Dinner. They’ve got their recreation section, their relationship section, their financial section, their hobby section, and their Christian section. So on Sunday they concentrate on church; Monday through Friday on money; evenings on relationships, and Saturday on sports and hobbies.

But ultimately, they find it frustrating and ineffective because God intended our lives not to be TV dinners, but chicken pot pies — all stirred together so that when we’re skiing, we’re praising God for the beauty around us; when we’re at work, we’re praying, ‘Lord, help me use this as a point of ministry’; when we’re with family, we’re seeking not a break from service, but an opportunity for service. It’s all mixed together.

If you continue to ‘TV-Dinner’ it, you’re going to be depressed and discouraged. But it won’t be because God is punishing you. It will simply be the result of your failure to understand that Jesus holds all things together, that in Him all fullness dwells.

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Posted by Anonymous at 10:56 PM 0 comments

Another day in paradise!

Hi guys! Hey Bob, I heard you guys are going to Hawaii! We hope you two and Issy & Shayla have a good time over there!
We will see you when you stop over in California. We will look forward to seeing you! Get a tan for us, ha ha.
Bill & Pat

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