As long as I have the time...
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
With my beautiful fiancé in Destin for the week, life has slowed somewhat and I actually have time to reflect on this life that I've been living. With wedding planning, work, errands, sleep, life, friends, commitments and so much more, there just hasn't seemed to be time to stop and think about what is going on. And what is going on? Only the biggest changes of my life. Let's start with this cute little guy at my feet. Jet is (supposed) to be a Havanese, but I think he's a sh*tzu. And in a couple of weeks (less than 9), I'm gonna be his dad. I've never had a dog before. With me dog-sitting this week, I actually am excited about coming home and having him be so excited to see me with his tail a waggin' and jumpin' all over me. I've never had that before, and I think I kind of like it. He still favors his mother, but so do I, so I guess I can't complain.
Also, I might be moving to Mount Dora soon. Yikes. I've never lived so far out in the sticks since I lived over an hour by bus away from Nairobi, Kenya. Pray that God provides a buyer and also a perfect place for us to buy here in Orlando. Added stress to everything else going on.
Oh, and did I mention that it is less than 9 weeks until the wedding? Holy shnikees. That is coming up quick. If I even started to talk about the changes in my life because of that, I'd write a blog so long that no one would read it. It's not like I want to fill up my blog with tons of useless stuff like picture after picture of doors or something inane like that. I want to keep my audience (if there is one anymore since I never update) interested. And hopefully you are.
So briefly, here is what I've been reading lately: Piper's "Future Grace." What I am getting out of it so far (after hte first 4 or 5 chapters) is this: past, present, and future are very important in the life of a Christian, but so often, we dwell on the past, and live the present, without realizing the impact that God has on the future because of the past and present. Our response to the past is usually one of gratitude (for me recently, it is "Thank you God for helping me pass my online traffic school class so I don't have to retake the test."), and rightfully so. But when facing you future (shout out to all you FYFers who might read this...if you have no idea what I am talking about, nevermind), understand that the grace that God extended in the past will permeate the present and completely fill the future. What happens to anxiety? Out the window! What happens when you're faced with a major decision about leaving a CV Surgery practice that you felt called to move to Florida in order to work for? How do you approach that? Looking back on God's grace in your life helps you to understand his grace in the present and allows you to have faith in his grace for the future. (And praise God that he made that decision clear today!)
I'm excited to learn more of what the Pipester has to say, and if anything worth sharing comes along, I'll drop you all a line...
Peace.
Posted byMike Fennema posted 7:42 PM 5 comments
Check it out...
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
A buddy of mine (props out to Timothy Boer) turned me on to his website that if you like music, you should check it out:
www.pandora.com
All you do is type in an artist or a song, and it plays songs that are similar in style. It will play songs that you know, and some that you have probably never heard of, so if you like to hear new music, check it out. And the part that this Dutch boy likes the most about the site...it's free.
I put a sidebar with some of the random stations that I have created, so check it out.
...oh, and for the faithful who check my blog everyday and haven't seen an update in what seems like a decade, i'm sorry. I love you all, but its not my fault. Blame my beautiful blonde bride-to-be for taking up all of my time...
Peace.
Posted byMike Fennema posted 12:03 PM 1 comments
