KSC’s Blog

Ok, being right in the middle of summer, this might be a little late for some but real timely for others. Traveling a LITTLE more than the average person, I wanted to write down some tips to share with readers (and those that I can just refer them to my blog in the future!):
- The best travel deal site is kayak.com (Thanks Katherin). It’s like expedia.com, if you’ve ever used them, except that it’s more like google for travel sites. What do I mean? Well, instead …

Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! – Psalm 139:23-24

Here’s some helpful tips for this weekend … have a great July 4th weekend with family and friends:
How to Photograph Fireworks
Shooting Fireworks with a Digital Camera

Photographing Fireworks in Your Backyard
Everything You Thought You Knew About Grilling Is Wrong
More Grilling Tips
If you’re curious about what July 4th is all about, check out Wikipedia.

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I’m gonna get KILLED by my wife when she sees these pictures! She doesn’t want others to see these. And yet, then, why did she take them? So, we started potty training Nathan. Let me rephrase, Kathy’s started potty training Nathan. But that’s part of the problem. Out of our three children, Nathan is our last. We can’t wait to stop buying diapers and wipes after almost 7 years of doing so! But, …

Our first family “roller coaster”:

Here’s the closeup:

Kailey & Emily freefalling:

See all the Six Flag pics here.
What a great time!

Ok, is it just me or is LA traffic getting WORSE! This is crazy. You can’t go anywhere without it.
Well, here’s something to help you out. A couple of months ago, Stephen Kim (HS teacher) programmed a very clean, simple traffic site that lists the average speeds at each exit. I love it! I ported it over to my webserver and use it to check traffic on my Treo 650 all the time. You know traffic’s bad when you have to check it even …

Cool story that the author writes about in a chapter entitled “Confession” in a book I’m reading. These Christians are sitting around thinking what they can do to influence their college campus on a weekend with parties, drinking and sex. They decide to build a confession booth right in the middle of campus so that people could come and confess their sins. They would dress up in a monk outfit and setup a two partition shelter. But here was the twist … they weren’t actually going to …

Came back from LifeGroup last night … what an amazing time. Just really was encouraged and “felt” like we were doing life together. Our study was on attentiveness. Attentiveness to one another, to God and God’s to us.
In the book, John Ortberg gives a great insight about God’s blessing:
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26
He says:
To turn your face …