whew…

So this is what I have been breathing for the last week… My throat is irritated and my sinuses are full. I praise God, however, that where we live is in a VERY low danger area. We are surrounded by mostly other houses and not very near to any wild land. Others have not been so fortunate.

I also praise God because my Ethan has arrived safe and sound and we are having SO MUCH F-U-N!

Don’t you wish you were here, playing with us! Come on over!

We’ve even been washing the car!

I haven’t had a lot of time to write, lately. To be perfectly honest, I haven’t had a whole lot on my heart to write about. Politics, theology, life in general is leaving me flat lately… at least when it comes to writing. I started a post on Obama and Dobson but it just sorta fizzled out… we’ll see.

I love you all and I appreciate the encouraging words!

In Him,
Matty

Bug @ Kids Kingdom – Redding

Bug @ Kids Kingdom – Redding, originally uploaded by mcgraw.m75.

Bug @ Kids Kingdom – Redding

I’m so lame

I know, I know… I haven’t written anything in a while. But, in my defense, I’ve been R-E-A-L-L-Y busy with school and stuff.

Ethan arrives tomorrow!

Love you all very much!

SDG,
Matty

Missions in the “10/40 Window”

Hey,

We are discussing missions in the “10/40 Window” in my missiology class. Do you have any strong feelings in this area?

Let’s discuss in the comments!

SDG,
Matty

Calling all MK’s!

I am doing a research paper for my missiology class on how the church supports missionary kids who are transitioning back to US for High School or college. If you are a missionary kid or know a missionary kid who might want to participate in my research. Please respond in the comments of this post. Also, if your church does work with missionary kids, respond in the comments, I want to dialog with you.

Thanks, good readers!

SDG,
Matty

Election stuff

1) The next time Hillary Clinton accuses someone of being “mean-spirited” we need to force her to watch her speech from Tuesday night. Usually you have to be a member of a long-suffering minority to achieve that level of bitterness; to see it from an uptight, wealthy, white woman is a little off-putting.

2) I sincerely hope that Barak Obama is the next president of the United States and that Hillary Clinton is NOT the next vice-president.

3) John McCain makes Dick Chaney look like a 15 year-old kid going to the Jr. Prom.

More later……

I don’t have a title…

Greetings all visitors to the strange land. Welcome once again to my ramblings and ruminations.

I want to extend a little love to Andi over at Kung-Fu Chicken. Andi, you post letters to your children on or near their birthdays and I am brought to tears each and every time I read one. You are eloquent and sincere and your kids are so blessed to have you for a mom. Gentle readers, take a moment and go to Andi’s blog and just read her posts. I strive to be half the writer that she is. My hat is off.

Good night, friends. I will have election and speech comments tomorrow… hopefully 🙂