proverbs #89

some read just enough to keep themselves misinformed.

proverbs #88

he who delays his repentance pawns his soul with the devil.

c'mon, all the kewl kids are doing it

Sean has a good site called form and matter. He's inviting folks to get involved at the discussion board. It's a good place to talk about your beliefs, no matter how whacked and out of line they may be. check it out. often.

Sorenstamific

annika is done for today.

even par 71. 5 behind the leader.

in like 30th place.

will she make the cut?

a cautionary tale

C&P from my pop....

So this woman walks into a pharmacy and asks the pharmacist for some arsenic. He asks "What for?"

She says "I want to kill my husband".

He says "Sorry, I can't do that."

She then reaches into her handbag and pulls out a photo of her husband in bed with the pharmacist's wife and hands it to him.

He says, "You didn't tell me you had a prescription..."

KLM #35

April 4, 2003

Once upun a time ther
lived a meen bad and selfish
king. This king was allwas
roling the toun.
One day they foud a little
grill biy the casel.
Wen they foud her they
toled the king. The king toled
them to put her in the serkis.
Sens she dedit like the kings
wase she dedit go.
We the king saw she dedit
like hem he cald one of the
persis of his army to fite her.
They were fiteing with sost (editor: swords)
And a areplane was cuming
to get her. The kings toun
dedit see the aerplane. And
thy lived happuly ever afer.
they end.

KLM #34

March 27, 2003

Last week I went to Denver.
Wen we saw Gigi and Papa we
dsidid to go to the zoo becass
it was Papas bethday. Ferst we
saw two cis of der. Then we saw
two bufuloes. We saw a lots of
anamoles. My faverit were the
flumagos becass they are my
feravrit caler. They are rely
butufall. Flamagos look like
they are stading on both
legs but they are hideing one
of there legs. They are somistimes
stading on one leg.
Flumagos are pink. There bek
is black. There were a
lot of pepel ther. Mommy
and Gigi wint shoping.
We had fun.

KLM #33

March 26, 2003

Once upon a time a little berd
levd in the forist. The forist was
very cam becus not so much
anamals. The kide of berd
was a robin. Robins are red.
Wen berds flie in the skie it is
good exersis for them.
The berd levs in the tree.
The berd hads baby.
The berds best friend is
a fox. This fox is nice
to berds. Wen the fox coms
to see oether berd they
are a fade. But some berds
are not a fade of hem.
One day the fox came over
to vesit the berd.
And the next day the berd
weit to vesit th fox.

KLM #32

March 25, 2003

I like moosik beuss it sous
like a rely perity soud.
I here moosik alot. Moosik is on
seedees, taps, moovevs, and Telavigin.
I hope I will be in a sog.
Moosik is cool.

KLM #31

March 24, 2003

Last nite, I watch a football game.
I watch it in denver. The game
was inside. Daddy bot me and my
brother cotton candy. My brother didint likit.
We had fun!

annika-redible!

A. Sorenstam is even par after 11 holes in today's Colonial. She's had a birdie as well as a bogey. She should be 3 or 4 under, if she'da sunk her putts.

I'm impressed.

KLM update

Henceforth, I'll not be offering translations. Her writing, IMHO, has become coherent enough not to warrant it. And her writings are growing longer.

good point

From The Federalist...

"It makes its own statement about Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins that even they won't marry each other." --Norman Liebmann

This will only take a moment

Yesterday in my quiet time, I read convicting words that basically said...

Why fear the perfect will of God? He has ordained my life so that I am equipped and prepared to glorify Him at this exact time, in this exact circumstance.

This statement is perpetually, continually, eternally true. Every moment, every trial, every challenge, every failure, every success, every temptation, every prayer, every breath I've ever taken, was ordained and given so that I may glorify God.....right now. And right now. And right now. Forever. For eternity.

Rick Warren said that God created an ant to be an ant and me to be me. The ant never seems to suffer the stress and anxiety of what it means to live in the fullness of its ant-ity (as compared to humanity). But it seems like the human existence is one of turmoil and travail in living in the fullness of humanity. We -- Christians -- long delight in theological platitudes that we are fully accepted in Chrsit, fully able to do all things through Him who gives us strength. Yet, it is we -- Christians! -- who match or outpace the world in divorce, infidelity, addiction, and/or social dysfunction. It is not because our God has ill-equipped us for the challenges of this world. It is because we have not embraced the faith to overcome the challenges of this world with the devices given to us freely and abundantly by God to do so. And when we recognize our failure, rather than embracing the grace of God to repent and be restored, we enter into that spiraling self-flaggelation known as guilt and shame.

So -- to come full circle -- how do I live for the moment, with an eye on eternity (because really, that's the only way to TRULY live for the moment -- if you terminally live for the moment [without an eye on eternity, that is] you'll be given to carnal passions and delusions)? My mind has to be renewed. Your thinking must be re-wired, so to speak. Every thought. Every motive. Every goal. Every dream. Every desire. Has to be re-organized to believer that THIS MOMENT has been ordained to glorify Jesus, the Christ. For some of you, it'll mean closing that *window* that has the p0r N on it, and never going back. Moment by moment by moment. For some of you, it'll mean cease going through the motions on Sundays and truly start worshipping. Sunday by Sunday by Sunday. Moment by moment by moment. For some of you, it'll mean talking more openly about your faith -- come out of the proverbial closet, for goodness sake. Moment by moment by moment.

The other day, I caught What about Bob on TV. One of the greatest quotes is said on there by Bob, Bill Murray. He said:

I'm not going to lie to you, I got problems.

I can identify with that. Can't you? If you can't, you're lying. To me, or your computer screen, or to whomever you think you're communing right now. But you're -- most importantly -- lying to God. He knows you better than you know yourself. If you think you are without problems, that's your first problem. But the only way you can live for the moment is to confess your need to rely on God moment by moment by moment.

Newsflash: God didn't say, "God helps those who help themselves". Benjamin Franklin did. He's not God. So quit buying that lie.

If you want to live for the moment, the only way to do it is to live in Christ. Moment by moment by moment.

Paul (the apostle, not the Beatle) had it right when he said, "For me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain." He couldn't even separate moment-by moment living apart from living by faith in Jesus. The only thing living each moment of his life by his faith in Jesus was to be dead, where he'd no longer have a need for faith, and eternally live in the full presence of the Christ.

Dr. Leo -- back to What about Bob -- had the answer. He prescribed his book Baby Steps to Bob. Bob had a breakthrough when he realized life was a series of "baby steps." He didn't have to agonize walking across town when he determined that he just needed to take baby steps to the door. Baby steps to the stairs. Baby steps to the curb. And so on. Really, God does the same thing with us. Except His book is "The Word," and it was written in blood and its Truths are eternal. Only God knows the end from the beginning. Only God knows every potential of every potential. Only God knows. You're not God. You don't know. Even if you're *really* smart. So quit trying to be God. He'll show you what you need to know to succeed at this moment. He'll reveal everything necessary so you will glorify Him with this moment. And He'll do it in such a way that all your life's moments will be strung
together to make a beautiful adornment glorifying the God who created you.

So start living for the moment.

KLM #30

March 19, 2003

Wen Jesus was boren in a
little barn a gerate big Shining
star sind upon the little barn.
Jesus is the moste seshel
persien in the wereld becus
we love him becus he fers
loved us. Mery and Josuf
had to travel to bethahem.
Now Jesus is in heven.

When Jesus was born in a
little barn, a great big shining
star shined upon the little barn.
Jesus is the most special
person in the world because
we love Him because He first
loved us. Mary and Joseph
had to travel to Bethlehem.
Now Jesus is in heaven.

KLM #29

March 18, 2003

Once upon a time in the
forist in the trees there levd
a Mother eating lesderd.
The Mather was a bedrd.
One day the Mather berd and
her baby berd wet out to
eat. Thy foud a lesderd a spesh-
el lesderd too. The lesderd ran
away becus he was afurad
of berds. And they levd happule
ever after.

Once upon a time in the
forest in the trees thre lived
a mother eating lizard.
The mother was a bird
One day the mother bird and
her baby bird went out to
eat. They found a lizard; a spec-
ial lizard, too. The lizard ran
away because he was afraid
of birds. And they lived happily
ever after.

KLM #28

March 12, 2003

My scoool is cool becuss I
have lost of freeiends. They are
veree nice to me. My scool
culers are blue and yellow. There
is a big egel is in the scool.
The egel is a big pesher.
I like my scool.

My school is cool because I
have lots of friends. They are
very nice to me. My school
colors are blue and yellow. There
is a big eagle in the school.
The eagle is a big picture.
I like my school.

KLM #27

March 11, 2003

Last nint I had sam freds
com over to my hous. Gayle
hlpt me with my kit. Today
I brot my kit for shoentel.
My kit had pekshers on it.
I hope that kit can fli.

Last night, I had some friends
come over to my house. Gayle
helped me with my kite. Today
I brought my kit for show-and-tell.
My kite had pictures on it.
I hope that kite can fly.

KLM #26

March 10, 2003

It waws butafall. In the worm
pritey cool June. Me and Hayley
were owt flieing kist. We were
wering hot clos. The brees waws
butafall. We had fun

It was beautiful in the warm,
pretty, cool June. Hayley and I
were out flying kites. We were
wearing hot clothes. The breeze was
beautiful. We had fun.

KLM #25

March 6, 2003

It was December. I was going
out to the gardin to pik sum
flouers for my Mommy becas
she is sik. I pit rois for her.
It was snowing. Win I gav
her teh flouers she felt
beter.

It was December. I was going
out to the garden to pick some
flowers for my mommy because
she is sick. I picked roses for her.
It was snowing. When I gave
her the flowers, she felt better.

KLM #24

March 5, 2003

It waws april, me and Macy were
eksplering in the gajel. We saw
an elefunt. We were skerd.
We ran. I went to my friends
hous and my hous. We told our
mommys.

It was April. Macy and I were
exploring in the jungle. We saw
an elephant. We were scared.
We ran. I went to my friend's
house and my house. We told our
mommies.

KLM #23

March 4, 2003

Shelby and me wint on a cat
rolercoster. We werer at the
carnuvel with Sum of aor
friends. There was a later
on the rolercoster. I will go
to the carnuvel agen.

Shelby and I went on a cat
rollercoaster. We were at the
carnival with some of our
friends. There was a ladder
on the rollercoaster. I will go
to the carnival again.

KLM #22

February 27, 2003

Saturday I went I over to a
game plas. I playd ar Hackey
with my brother. I wan. It was
fun and ti was cool. I hope we
can go ther agen.

Saturday, I went over to a
game place. I played air hockey
with my brother. I won. It was
fun and it was cool. I hope we
can go there again.

KLM #21

February 25, 2003

The other day I saw
pepel with no legs playing
voleball. I was serpris. I was
fun and It was cool.

The other day I saw
people with no legs playing
volleyball. I was surprised. It was
fun and it was cool.

KLM #20

February 24, 2003

Saturday I wetn and saw jemastiks.
Thy were fliping over the bar.
Thy were boys. It was fun It was fun.

Saturday, I went and saw gymnastics.
They were flipping over the bar.
They were boys. It was fun.

proverbs #87

the peace of the soul consists in absolute resignation to the will of the Christ.

stat o' the day

not to be the bluebird of happiness, but this data was reported from Larry Burkett, Financial Counselor, via Baptist Press:

The average age a woman is widowed is 52, and approximately 80 percent of all married women will be widowed at least once in their lifetimes.

have a good day...and gentlemen, don't forget to look both ways before crossing the street.

KLM #19

January 30, 2003

2 nits ago I wocht a
basket ball game. Grls wer playing.
We wer rooding for the hackees.
and we had fun.

Two nights ago I watched a
basketball game. Girls were playing.
We were rooting for the Huskies.
And we had fun.

KLM #18

January 29, 2003

Yeser day My M Mommy was
fiinge to Nashvel. I am mesing her.
She will M hav fun. Peepl will
tell her wht to rite and she
will rite it. I hop she has
fun.

Yesterday, my mommy was
flying to Nashville. I am missing her.
She will have fun. People will
tell her what to write and she
will write it. I hope she will have
fun.

KLM #17

January 28, 2003

Once there was a
trex wech was a baby.
He was lost and afade.
He Weshd he wud be home.
In he foud his family.

Once there was a
T Rex which was a baby.
He was lost and afraid.
He wished we would be home,
and he found his family.

KLM #16

January 21, 2003

I like sprege
flouers gro on the
thee. Its byootyful.
I like the flouers.
It will be fun.

I like spring.
flowers grow on the
tree. It's beautiful.
I like teh flowers.
It will be fun.

loving thy neighbor in 2004

Dave Horowitz from Front Page Magazine writes an editorial on the recent attempts by social conservatives to bully the President into not meeting with homosexual advocacy groups, lest he lose the RR^TM bloc vote in the upcoming election.

isn't this is a 'cutting off our nose to spite our face' situation?

KLM #15

January 16, 2003

In thee months wich will
be May. May 5. I cat wat until
My brthday. I will be 6. And
I will have a good brthday.

In three months, which will
be May. May 5. I can't wait until
my birthday. I will be 6. And
I will have a good birthday.

KLM #14

January 13, 2003

Last week ar gmom had a brthday. We had cac weth
flouers on it. The flouers
wer bloublue. It was a fun.

Last week our G'Mom had a birthday. We had cake with
flowers on it. The flowers
were blue. It was fun.

KLM #13

January 6, 2003

For Christmas oen of the thags I got for Christ
is a little raber grle. She had a hager,
a butafull Dres, a shert and a scrt wethe
snow flacs all over it.

For Christmas one of the things I got for Christmas
is a little rubber girl. She had a hanger,
a beautiful dress, a shirt, and a skirt with
snow flakes all over it.

brilliantly stated

proverbs #86

beat not out thy brains to fathom the unrevealed.

proverbs #85

It is an awful responsibility to own a Bible.

a sad day

I'm disappointed to hear that Ari Fleischer is stepping down from his post as Press Secretary. While not the world's greatest, I thought he did a good job of dispensing information while diplomatically keeping the leftist media at bay. I hope he fares well in his next adventure.

my three sons

another c&p funny from mikey's funnies:

Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother.

The first said, "I built a big house for our mother."

The second said, "I sent her a Mercedes with a driver."

The third smiled and said, "I've got you both beat. You remember how mom enjoyed reading the Bible? And you know she can't see very well. So I sent her a remarkable parrot that recites the entire Bible. It took elders in the church 12 years to teach him. He's one of a kind. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot recites it."

Soon thereafter, mom sent out her letters of thanks:

"Milton," she wrote one son, "The house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house."

"Gerald," she wrote to another, "I am too old to travel. I stay most of the time at home, so I rarely use the Mercedes. And the driver is so rude!"

"Dearest Donald," she wrote to her third son, "You have the good sense to know what your mother likes. The chicken was delicious."

KLM #12

December 18, 2002

Once upon a time Jesus diide
on the kros for are sins. I love
jesus becas he loves us and he is
uliv now so we can go to hevne.

Once upon a time Jesus died
on the cross for our sins. I love
Jesus because He loves us and He is
alive now so we can go to heaven.

KLM #11

December 17, 2002

Me and my family are
going to dever for Christmas.
We are going to see g mom
and g dad. We are going to hav fun.

Me and my family are
going to Denver for Christmas
We are going to see G'Mom
and G'Dad. We are going to have fun.

KLM #10

December 16, 2002

The there friends Macy,
Hayley and Gayle. Thae wre
playing hidingo seek. Macy was the
coatre. Hayley and Gayle wre hiding.
Macy coutid two ten. Tae wre having fun.

There were friends Macy,
Hayley, and Gayle. They were
playing hide-and-go-seek. Macy was the
counter. Hayley and Gayle were hiding.
Macy counted to ten. They were having fun.

KLM #9

a log log tim ago
there was a little dansr.
it levd in a volckana

a long, long time ago
there was a little dinosaur
it lived in a volcano.

KLM #8

December 10, 2002

Wosapatim there waz
a littl crab. it was snoing
the wutr waz frizing
and the littl cab livd
hayyleavr aftr.

Once upon a time there was
a little crab. It was snowing.
The water was freezing.
and the little crab lived
happily ever after.

KLM #7

December 4, 2002

It is my brthday. Imm having
fun my frezs ar her imm
having cac and it is fun

It is my birthday. I am having
fun. My friends are here. I am
having cake and it is fun.

KLM #6

December 3, 2002

I like Cresmus Christmas
At Cresmus there is
Cresmus Chres trees decorations
I likk Cresmus
and ribon and lits and ca
presents and good candy.

I like Christmas
At Christmas there is
Christmas tree decorations
and ribbon, and lights, and
presents and good candy.

KLM #5

November 25, 2002

I likk sweming pols
in the sweming pols
there is wotr
it is fun

I like swimming pools
in the swimming pools
there is water
it is fun

KLM #4

November 20, 2002

thes aor my fns
thes is Nikki
and thes is Rachl
and thes is April
and thes is Aimee
and thes is Shelby
and thes is Kaylyn
and thes is Shyanne
and thes is Erika
and thes is Billie

These are my friends
this is Nikki
and this is Rachel
and this is April
and this is Emiley
and this is Aimee
and this is Shelby
and this is Kaylyn
and this is Shyanne
and this is Erika
and this is Billie

KLM #3

November 18, 2002

The scool playgrad has
sids, borz,
Tetr totrs and
segs.
its fon.

The school playground has
slides, bars
teetertotters and
swings
its fun.

KLM #2

November 12, 2002

I liik Ranbo
I liik Ran
I liik Clozs

I like rainbows
I like rain
I like couds

a new Kaylynism

In creating her latest KLM (which you won't see for a while since I'm just starting this), she was completing her illustrations to accompany the work. She and her mother had the following conversation.

Kaylyn: Uh Oh.
Kelli: what's wrong?
Kaylyn: I can't use these Crayons.
Kelli: why not?
Kaylyn: Well, on the box, it says for children ages 3-5. I'm six.
Kelli: I think it'll be okay.
Kaylyn: are you sure?
Kelli: I'm sure.

KLM #1

October 24, 2002

I likk insacs
Budrfals lade Bugs Wrms
I likk Plas Rozis flors
I likk crafts pecshrs

I like insects
Butterflies, ladybugs, worms
I like plants roses flowers
I like crafts pictures

a new feature

to appease those who want to know/hear more of Kaylyn, I will be reprinting the stories she has written over the course of her school year. Remember, she's in kindergarten. I'll first write them as she did, and then I'll offer a translation. These submissions will henceforth be identified as KLM (Kaylyn's Literary Masterpiece) #X. In a sense, this will be her blog, until she learns how to keyboard (which she is practicing, by the way, thanks to her Barbie B-Book^TM laptop which she got for her 6th birthday.

Hi, my name is

Bryan. It's nice to meet you. I haven't blogged for a few days, been spending time with the family, and then (today, at least) working. But, I've got a little time, so watch out.