What the?

If you came here for whatever reason, you're probably expecting content, and I'm not giving it. I'm sick. My son is sick. My wife is having contractions. Stuff is still happening, though. I'll fill you in at some point. JM

Stress

I hate feeling stressed. I am right now. I'm going to bed. I'll get back on schedule with posting tomorrow. JM

Working For The Weekend

Another day in the office - for the CATS!!

Here's Bob hard at work looking over this quarter's numbers. With a high-stress job like that, no wonder he has a good stiff drink at the ready!

And of course there's a Frank in every office - always on a break. Get back to work Mr. Silly Whiskers!! JM

The Basement

I used to wonder what Frank & Bob did in the basement. Now I know thanks to some intense photojournalism.

Here's Frank doing his evening workout. Evidently tonight was a "legs" night.

And of course, the ever-safety-conscious Bob is ready at the fire extinguisher. I sleep well at night knowing that Bob is always at the ready!! JM

Old House

Hopefully we'll be in a new house soon. The lady that looked at our house for the second time tonight said that she would like to write a contract on it. So she's going to get her pre-approval and maybe we'll have an offer come over fairly quickly. Now we need to pray that it's for enough money. JM

The Kids Room

So Noah and Ana share a room right now. Once we get into our own house, they'll probably still do that until Brooklyn gets old enough to share a room with Ana.
This is Ana's dresser and the kids closet. The fan is in there to generate white noise and help the kids sleep.



This is Ana's crib. We're debating moving her into the toddler bed that we have, but we'll probably hold off for a couple more weeks, especially if our house sells soon.

And here's Noah's dresser and bed. Really it's all the space we need. It's amazing how much space and stuff we think we need, when really you can get by with so much less. JM

Acts 14:1-7

Sometimes the best thing to do is run away. Yes, God can work a miracle and help you stand up against insurmountable odds, but if He's not in the fight, you're just going to be a needless martyr. The hard part is determining when to stand and fight and when to run away. JM

Prayer Request

Wednesday night someone is coming to look at my house for the second time. This person sounds very interested and they love the house. It sounds like they want to take their time on making the decision, though. Please pray that they still like the house when they come through again and that they will feel compelled to make an offer that we can accept.
Oh, and if you would like to buy a house in the Newnan, GA area, buy this one. JM

Family Room

So this is our family room. The only part not pictured is the toy closet and the TV. We chose not to have cable hooked up to the TV to save us a couple of bucks a month and because we mainly hang out downstairs.

This is part of the toy corner. The futon acts as our couch and the wicker chair is just uncomfortable additional seating. We store some toys under the futon so that it doesn't feel crazy cluttered in there.

This is the other corner of the room. The TV is to the right of the dollhouse. Underneath the futon you can see Noah's racetrack and Ana's doggie is sitting on the end of the futon. We're not in here a ton, but it's a nice little place to go if we need to get our family alone for a little while. JM

Acts 13:40-52

Any time we present the gospel we kind of have this expectation that the person will commit their life to Christ and if they don't, then we obviously failed. We leave no room for the Holy Spirit to invade someone's life. We want to see the results immediately.
I think that makes God feel like some guy who's doing tricks. We say the magic words, and then BOOM, the person gets saved. I'd rather take that conversation and build on it while I share life with somebody. To me, that seems like the better way to make disciples, to really care about them. The other way seems more like all I care about is myself and getting another tick mark on my salvation wall. JM