Note to Self: Experience Emotion, But Act in Humility.

Here is something worth my remembering, especially when the heat is on: self-justification tends to destroy all that's fair (i.e. good, wonderful, treasured.) Why? Because when Self rises up to claim its rights, God is being ignored, at best, and probably even usurped. And since God is the source of all good (James 1:17) haughty self assertion precludes happiness.

Now, how to remember that when I think I've been accused or misunderstood... That's the hard part. Maybe that will be fodder for a later blog... Hey! I think I have an idea. Maybe it would make a good T-shirt:

HAUGHTY SELF-ASSERTION PRECLUDES HAPPINESS!

Nah. I'm not wide enough.

Some Ebbs and Some Flows

Life is funny. There are times when one day your elderly father dies and the next you get laid off at work. Then there are times when you win a trophy for filmmaking, then you celebrate your daughter's graduation, and then you celebrate your 24th wedding anniversary.

And through it all you:

•struggle to get out of debt,

•strive to win back the heart of a beloved rebel or two,

•scrounge for a job that will provide sustenance,

•scramble to keep the old beater running because it's paid for,

•support your kids in marching band, 4-H, high-power rocketry club, etc.,

•pray that God would keep evil at bay,

•and cling to Jesus because otherwise you'd die.

Our New Award Winning Short Film!

My family and I just had a rare and exciting experience. We made a short video with the local library as the setting, and entered it in the MELSA Libraries' "Quiet on the Set" Short Film Competition. At the awards gala two nights ago, our film received Honorable Mention for Special Effects and an Audience Choice Award! There were 68 entries in all, and our trophy was one of only twelve given out. I think the best "award" though, was simply that people liked it. And to top it off, my niece won Best Film! What a night! So here it is... hope you like it.

Hello World

Everything has to start somewhere, and for my blog it's here.

Introductions:

I am happy to be a type-B kinda guy (why don't they call us easy-going ones "type-A?" Let the gung-ho types be second class!), a generalist, a renaissance man wannabe, a recovering do-it-yourselfer, a jack of all trades who is fighting the "and master of none" trend. I expect that many of those "trades" will show up in this blog in one form or another.

With all that in mind you can anticipate sporadic posts on a wide variety of subjects, using various media. For now, I've used up my time, so you'll have to be content with this short teaser for what's in store.