At The Mountain Winery. Waiting for John Fogerty concert to begin. With Mary for our pre-anniversary.
Still waiting for concert to start. Having fun with phones.
I can hear my ol' houn' dog barkin', chasin' down a hoo doo there ...
Second hand smoke at Mary Jane's last dance ...
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Petaluma
Staying at the Quail Meadow Inn in Petaluma. Had dinner at the Smokehouse BBQ Bistro in Sebastopol. Topped it off with a gluten free ice cream cone at Screamin' Mimi's. Amazing ice cream AND gluten free cones! Two thumbs up. Mary's excited.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
2011 Recap
When God hears our prayers, he explodes into action. – John Piper
It is hard to take the role of a servant in a world of power. – John Piper
The unplanned, inefficient detours of our lives are planned by God. God’s ways are not our ways (Isaiah 55:8–9). They are frequently bewildering to us, but they are always better because God is orchestrating far more than we see or know in every unexpected event and delay. – John Piper
There are only two days on my calendar: today and that day. – Martin Luther
Setbacks and stressors are bridges to be crossed to our goals... not barricades to keep us from them. – Stephen Pierce
The great obstacle to seeking the Lord is pride. – John Piper
It is hard to take the role of a servant in a world of power. – John Piper
The unplanned, inefficient detours of our lives are planned by God. God’s ways are not our ways (Isaiah 55:8–9). They are frequently bewildering to us, but they are always better because God is orchestrating far more than we see or know in every unexpected event and delay. – John Piper
There are only two days on my calendar: today and that day. – Martin Luther
Setbacks and stressors are bridges to be crossed to our goals... not barricades to keep us from them. – Stephen Pierce
The great obstacle to seeking the Lord is pride. – John Piper
"In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him." – Psalm 10:4.
He is the rich man who has no wants, and requires no more. Contentment is one of the rarest graces. – J.C. Ryle
That sin will never stand firm which is heartily prayed against. – J. C. Ryle
When joy and prayer are married their first born child is gratitude. – Charles Spurgeon
Jesus Christ, God's inexpressible gift to you this Thanksgiving season. – John Piper
Shall man be proud after God has been humble? – Richard Sibbes
If we are able to humble ourselves before God, we will be humble before men as well. – John Frame
Christians are people who move toward need and truth and justice, not toward comfort and security. – John Piper
A proud faith is as much a contradiction as a humble devil. – Stephen Charnock
The gospel of Jesus cuts the nerve of hatred and anger and the bent of being a blaming person. – John Piper
Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer. – John Bunyan
He is the rich man who has no wants, and requires no more. Contentment is one of the rarest graces. – J.C. Ryle
That sin will never stand firm which is heartily prayed against. – J. C. Ryle
When joy and prayer are married their first born child is gratitude. – Charles Spurgeon
Jesus Christ, God's inexpressible gift to you this Thanksgiving season. – John Piper
Shall man be proud after God has been humble? – Richard Sibbes
If we are able to humble ourselves before God, we will be humble before men as well. – John Frame
Christians are people who move toward need and truth and justice, not toward comfort and security. – John Piper
A proud faith is as much a contradiction as a humble devil. – Stephen Charnock
The gospel of Jesus cuts the nerve of hatred and anger and the bent of being a blaming person. – John Piper
Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer. – John Bunyan
A principle in the story of redemption: God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things in the lives of others. – Paul Tripp
Let the man who would hear God speak read Holy Scripture. – Martin Luther
Since rich store of every kind of good abounds in God, let us drink our fill from this fountain, and from no other. – John Calvin
The doctrines of grace humble a man without degrading him and exalt a man without inflating him. – Charles Hodge
God's word is a hammer that crushes the hardness of our insubordination, and the medicine that heals the broken-hearted. – John Piper
Swiss churchgoers on why they attend:
Let the man who would hear God speak read Holy Scripture. – Martin Luther
Since rich store of every kind of good abounds in God, let us drink our fill from this fountain, and from no other. – John Calvin
The doctrines of grace humble a man without degrading him and exalt a man without inflating him. – Charles Hodge
God's word is a hammer that crushes the hardness of our insubordination, and the medicine that heals the broken-hearted. – John Piper
Swiss churchgoers on why they attend:
62%: I'm just always there
28%: I enjoy the services.
7%: Because I'm afraid about the afterlife.
5%: Because I believe in God.
If I have any will to make war on my sin, that's a gift from God. – John Piper
I urge you to consider and actually live as though each person you come into contact with is Christ. – Francis Chan
You can't praise what you don't prize. – John Piper
To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you. – C. S. Lewis
There is not one blade of grass, no color in this world, that is not intended to make us rejoice. – John Calvin
I have been benefited by praying for others; by making an errand to God for them I have gotten something for myself. – Samuel Rutherford
Prayer humbles us as needy and exalts God as wealthy. – John Piper
Evangelicalism has tended to present an appearance of moral one-upmanship rather than the tear-stained face of repentance. – S. Ferguson
If I have any will to make war on my sin, that's a gift from God. – John Piper
I urge you to consider and actually live as though each person you come into contact with is Christ. – Francis Chan
You can't praise what you don't prize. – John Piper
To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you. – C. S. Lewis
There is not one blade of grass, no color in this world, that is not intended to make us rejoice. – John Calvin
I have been benefited by praying for others; by making an errand to God for them I have gotten something for myself. – Samuel Rutherford
Prayer humbles us as needy and exalts God as wealthy. – John Piper
Evangelicalism has tended to present an appearance of moral one-upmanship rather than the tear-stained face of repentance. – S. Ferguson
Humor 2011
Demographic breakdown of folks entering bars:
53% ducks,
26% ethnic caricatures,
19% clergymen,
2% alcoholics. – FakePewResearch
(0.1% faster-than-light neutrinos)
Midwives. They help people out. – David Pogue and absinthetozest
Turkey is most glorified in you when you are most stuffed with it. – fakejohnpiper
Christmas is a time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell the government what they want and their kids pay for it. – Richard Lamm
"We don't allow faster-than-light neutrinos in here," said the bartender. A neutrino walks into a bar.
San Francisco's proposed ban on circumcisions may be on the chopping block. Opponents hope to nip it in the bud. – 27 July 2011 KCBS
Midwives. They help people out. – David Pogue and absinthetozest
Friday, December 30, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Mission Pizza and Pub
At Mission Pizza. They have gluten free pizza and beer too. Mary is having ham and pineapple. I'm having sausage and pepperoni. Sharing Bards Tale Ale.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Cafe Sparrow
Cafe Sparrow in Aptos, California.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Gluten Free Animals
Giorgio's says they have gluten free pizza crusts, but the only toppings they can guarantee gluten free are the vegetables, because they don't know what the animals have eaten? Can you say "unclear on the concept?" Grrr ...
Saturday, June 18, 2011
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