Has anyone heard the story that recently happened about a woman who was 5 months pregnant who took a walk in the woods. She encountered a bear, started walking away and was followed by the bear. The bear never chased her, just followed her a while, then lost interest. The woman later ran across a highway and was hit by a woman in a car, who left the scene. The pregnant woman reports the bear sighting and the bear is located and killed.

I find it insane that the authorities hunted down this bear and killed it! What if it has a cub in the woods that’s now motherless?  I think they should’ve left the bear alone…What do you think?

Anyone seen this movie…amazing.

Just wondering what your thoughts were on friendships ending.  I’ve never before had to “call it quits” in a friendship, and I’m not sure how to do it.  I don’t have a “ON/OFF” switch for relationships, so this is a new thing for me.

This Sunday @ FBC-Humble Area, the church was doing a series about the other 6 days of the week.  They spoke about how usually when people think of the ministry, they think of the pastors, the church (inside), the missionaries, and other people in “religious fields of work”.  But we are all missionaries in all areas of work and God can use anything in our hands to accomplish His work.  Some points the pastor made were:

• All of the Earth is holy ground - and we should realize that and act appropriately.  Your office, the streets, your school, everywhere is Holy Ground.
• You first serve God, then you serve your Boss.  (Col. 3:17,23)
• God will use whatever you have in your hands, if you let him.
• The same Spirit that works in the great prophets and teachers (of yesterday and today) is the same Spirit that does a work in you - but you have to submit to Him.

Submitting to God in your workplace, where ever it might be, will change:

• your purpose (Acts 13:22-36),
• your product - to be of better quality (Psalm 139- the quality of God’s work),
• your place (becomes holy),
• the way you view people,
• your platform (not our right to do work or share the gospel, but God’s work in us)
• your posture (to servant hood)

I am encouraged by this and plan on seeing Brink’s (my place of work) as God’s Holy ground.  The pastor encouraged us to even remove our shoes and pray before entering the building (”Lord, this may not look like a holy place, people may not act like it is Holy, even myself, but I pray that my perspective would change and I would serve you in this place today.  Let my work for you be whole hearted and may I glorify you in word and deed.”)  I did this today, and I will continue to.  I am excited to see how God can work through me at Brinks.

I encourage you to do so also.  Have you seen God work in your workplace?  Do you submit your work to Him?  I admit it is so easy to get caught up in the actual work, and living life than to see it as God’s work.  What is your perspective?

ps. you can view “The Other 6 Days” here.  I didn’t see First Baptist’s sermon online, but you may check iTunes for a podcast.

YouTube - trouble with twitter.

I want a Mac Book Pro…thoughts? suggestions?

When is the best timing? I think the last release was in October. Does that mean a new one will come soon? Will the prices drop?

I shouldn’t buy one, but really have the urge!

I am a photographer and I need a nice, clean way to blog about what I do. Are there any specific blogging sites/services that you suggest? Anything out there that specifically is designed for photographers? Let me know what you use!

I saw this Sat. night…didn’t love it. Slow, took a good while to figure out who he was/what he was doing…ultimately a good story (don’t want to give it away), but not sure I’d waste my time watching it if I’d known what it was about…

From Elvis Presley to Elvis Hitler, from the Beatles to Buckcherry, from Warren Zevon to the Warren Brothers… Who do you listen to and why?