In an effort to preserve our baby selves, Kevin scanned in our baby pictures. I'd like to have them restored (they're discolored in person) and then hang them together in our home. In the meantime, thought you'd like a look.
I was born a red-head. Then I went bald. Then it came back in blond, and it' s been steadily darkening since then. My mom like to tell how I was quiet long enough for the picture, but burst into tears the moment the shutter had shut.Kevin apparently always smiled with his tongue out. Thankfully, that much has changed. ;)
For the past month or so I have been using computer software called Things. It is from a company based out of Germany called Cultured Code. This software is simply a sophisticated to-do list based off of world-renowned productivity guru David Allen's system (and book by the same name) Getting Things Done.
I first experimented with the iPod/iPhone version of this product. I purchased it for $10 (which is pretty expensive as far as iTunes Store apps go) and found that it was totally worth it. I then read about their desktop version which would open a whole new world to my iPod version. I purchased it (after a free 15 day trial) for $50.
For a grand total of $60, I have purchased the entire Things package and it has earned my highest recommendation. Using it and the Getting Things Done model, I have become more productive, more responsible, more punctual, and even...more relaxed. If you would like to know more, I highly encourage you to watch the video that is linked above. You may only want to watch the first half, as the latter half talks about software development. This is a great company and investment. I hope that you will consider it.
"Some people try to define worldliness as living outside a specific set of rules or conservative standards. If you listen to music with a certain beat, dress in fashionable clothes, watch movies with a certain rating, or indulge in certain luxuries of modern society, surely you must be worldly.
"Others, irritated and repulsed by rules that seem arbitrary, react to definitions of worldliness, assuming it's impossible to define. Or they think legalism will inevitably be the result, so we shouldn't even try.
"...Both views are wrong. For, by focusing exclusively on externals or dismissing the importance of externals, we've missed the point.
"...[John] takes the debate inside. For that's where worldliness is. It exists in our hearts..."
We've had quit the crew stopping by lately. Check out these pictures of some of the crazy critters we've come across!
This is Lenore the Lizard. Her coloring was so vivid, she looked like a rainbow!
She started with a yellow shade and went from green to blue to purple by the time I was looking at her tail.
...and this is Charles the Cardinal. His coloring was so bright I almost thought I was imagining things, but I wasn't. He landed on the tree a couple apartments down from us--a sure sign that Spring is on its way!
A Little Closer Up.
Praise the Lord for the Creativity of His Creation!
Kevin apparently always smiled with his tongue out. Thankfully, that much has changed. ;)
