Finally Closed on our House

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Well, we finally closed on our house yesterday. We got our keys this morning! The house is ours! Finally! Now, all we have left to do is paint, get the carpets cleaned, replace all the locks, clean the whole place, fix a couple of sprinkler heads, replace the kitchen faucet, and, oh yeah, MOVE IN!

Downtime

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I am reading Mark Yaconelli’s latest book, Downtime: Helping Teenagers Pray. As I read it I am struck at how appropriate the concept of “downtime” is to not just kids, but adults. When Mark writes about downtime, it’s not about vegging in front of the TV or blowing brain cells on video games. He’s writing … Continue reading “Downtime”