For those of you who have waited and hoped for a trouble-free internet connection at your local Starbucks, the wait is over. July 1st, 2010 marks a new holiday for us all. Free the Wifi Day is upon us.
Join us in celebrating this momentus occasion. Bring your laptop, netbook, or iPad and work from Starbucks all day on Friday, July 2nd. We’ll be at our local Starbucks in NRH, kickin’ it “free and full of purpose.”
Happy Free Wifi Day!
Yes, we’re the new kid on the block. But I’ve been writing here and there since 2005. Several employers thought it was a good idea to remove attribution once we parted ways, so several of these archived posts have links at the end, pointing to the original versions on Archive.org.
Employers apparently don’t take into consideration the fact that Archive.org will usually get attribution correct even years later. Yes, it’s a douchey move to not give credit where credit is due. I can point to several cases where the employer did NOT remove attribution when an employee left, and it did nothing to hurt them. In fact, it caused people like me to respect them more for being secure in who they are (and in maintaining the awareness that karma is a bitch).
So that’s why we have ready-made posts. They came from my head at some point. Hope you enjoy.
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Check this guy out. I had no idea who he was until after the draft. The Mavericks’ front office was SO stoked about getting him, saying he was among the top 3 shooting guards in the draft (what do I know? I don’t keep up with college ball anymore).
He’s got the moves. Suddenly, I’m in a much better mood. Go Mavs!
Here’s a quick interview with Dominique to get you acquainted.
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Here’s one more interview. This one was taken a week before the draft.
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Lesson #1: Become a Disciple
I received a heavy prophetic word from a respected member of my church back in the summer of 2001. He said he felt the Holy Spirit strongly urging me that “wherever you go, find spiritual authority and submit to it. This is really important for you. If you don’t, you could miss out on some things God has for you in the future.”
I didn’t follow this warning as seriously as I should have, and it cost me dearly. I have scars to prove it pays to listen to the warnings of the Lord. Even after the wounds, I wandered in my own personal wilderness for a solid five years. Mostly isolating myself, judging others critically, and wondering why God hadn’t promoted me to full-time ministry. Big shocker there. (more…)
Check out my latest post on Mommypotamus.com entitled: The Frustration and Pleasure of God’s Divine Waiting Game. It’s a continuation of the theme I’ve been developing here over the past week.
The general theme here has been vision, pursuit, prayer, confusion, disappointment, and waiting. A thrill a minute, I tell ya. (more…)
This is the best Father’s Day I’ve ever had. There are many reasons why, but I want to highlight a few.
[pullquote_left]I could not have married a more perfect woman for me. I knew her before I even knew her. I knew she could be trusted.[/pullquote_left]I can’t tell you the joyful peace I sometimes feel when my wife and I are united in love and purpose. It is discovering a fulfillment you didn’t know you longed for. I am so grateful that Heather is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh. We are one, and I’m so blessed to experience her. I could not have married a more perfect woman for me. I knew her before I even knew her. I knew she could be trusted. (more…)
I woke up this morning and read an old post from John Paul Jackson. The words lept off the screen like they were written just for me.
My friend Bob Jones says 2007 was the year of discontent. I say that is too light of a term – it was the “Trial of Discontent.” It was a year of trial or test and God was using discontent as the line of demarcation to see who would act, speak, prophesy, or move before He did. Discontent causes us to look elsewhere for fulfillment and it seemingly seizes control of our soul (mind, will, emotions). When discontent hits us, we cannot think, or perceive the way we used to. You see discontent can be a driving force and only those who have God’s agenda can overcome their own – it is one of the great prophetic tests. Discontent is a trial and many have been found, to use an Old Testament term, “wanting.” They spoke too soon, acted too soon, and/or prophesied too soon. Those choices always lead to pain. (more…)
As many of you know, we’ve been looking for a new property for the past two years. That quest has taken several drastic turns (from international to stateside, for one) along the way, and we’ve had our share of weariness.
Lately, if ANYTHING popped up on the radar, we’ve considered it. We came to a point in our pursuit where the dream had to be revisited. We had to ask ourselves what it’s worth to move forward versus standing still. We had to decide which ideals were okay to compromise.
Mommypotamus and I spent some time this past weekend at a local coffee shop talking over our vision. It’s a vision two years in the making, and we’re not there yet.
Thanks to this book God led me to at Mardel, Visioneering: God’s Bluepring for Developing and Maintaining Personal Vision, we finally have some help understanding the frustrations we’ve been facing. How many of you know that two years into a dreaming and planning and scheming mode, you can start to get a little weary, frustrated, and pissed off when the vision’s not coming to fruition?