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I didn’t realize how much of a difference an external flash makes on my camera. Wow. Look at the difference. The color of the couch is much more accurate as well as the wall. And the light on his face is not so direct and harsh. I love it!

Nathan with his new sunglasses that he just picked out himself.

Here’s an even better example of the difference between the built-in flash and the external flash. Notice the shadows that the built-in flash produces, where as …

Do you know what 1 Samuel 25:22 says in KJV?
“… if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.”
I can’t believe this pastor preached on this. Totally out of context, but funny, none-the-less. No wonder I was so adamant about having Nathan pee standing up!

Read this from the ESV Blog today. Always knew it to be true, but here are the stats to prove it:
If you resolved to read through the Bible in 2008, how’s it going for you? As you can see from the below chart, a good number of people start reading their Bibles daily in January. The traffic tapers off until around March 1, after which it remains pretty steady for the rest of the year. We interpret this data to mean that if you can keep reading your Bible daily …

As if I didn’t need another hobby or interest, I have developed one. I got a nice DSLR camera for Christmas and have been playing with it every spare minute I have. Since our kids are now older (youngest is now 5), I stopped taking pictures a while ago. But now, we have a surge of family pics and other random things around the house. It really is a lot of fun. Even though I took photography in college and also took like half of …

About two years ago, I joined a gym, and here I go again. I got a great deal, thanks to Costco, for $199 (including activation, processing and tax!) for 1 year at all clubs except super sports and ultra sports clubs. I was seriously considering the Allen Natatorium, which was $165/year, but with the difference only being $35, I went with 24 Hour Fitness because they are open 24 hours, it’s much bigger, and they have locations next to home and work. Oh, and they watch our …

We got a used iMac for our kids and they had a lot of time to play with it on Thanksgiving. I setup iChat and we were chatting with each other from the other room. This was our conversation:

Then, she went to the Disney High School Musical website and I saw that she wrote a letter to Gabriella and Sharpay:

Dear Gabriella, I think you sing just like me. You are beautiful to me. – Emily, 6 years old, TX

To Sharpay: You are so mean in the movie, but …

Interesting article in Christianity Today talking about the 5 kinds of Christians in America:

Active Christians 19%
* Believe salvation comes through Jesus Christ
* Committed churchgoers
* Bible readers
* Accept leadership positions
* Invest in personal faith development through the church
* Feel obligated to share faith; 79% do so.
Professing Christians 20%
* Believe salvation comes through Jesus Christ
* Focus on personal relationship with …