Stac’s Place

snuggling on the couch with all my ladies tonight.  It was the harmonic convergence or Hanks:  Davinci Code and You’ve Got Mail on at the same time, with Sleepless in Seattle following.  Just checked the TV schedule–Catch Me if You Can followed Davinci.  I think we’ve entered the All Tom, All The Time zone.
wow.  There [...]

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I’m not one to name my gear, normally.  My truck is simply my truck; my guitar is called my guitar; my cell phone is just my cell phone; my bowling ball is, well, I don’t have a bowling ball, but you get the idea.
But I had a special relationship with my ipod.  4th generation click [...]

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Levi and I braved the impending winter storm to take in the Israel Houghton/Chris Tomlin concert tonight at the BJC.  We had great seats, right behind the sound board, next to Adam and Ed.  It was a cool thing to worship with them tonight.
I think that’s the thing that I liked the most about the [...]

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pop rocks on youtube
I wonder if they know any Crowder songs…or the Steelers Polka.
I also discovered this new Steelers song today (ht Eric Bryant)
Nick Poole pointed out the PopRocks vid, and a ton of other Steelers goodness on youtube.  My fav might be the muppets singing Polamalu.

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This post grabbed me today.  It’s a good read, and it addresses a pretty common issue: information vs application.
I know that there are times that I need more teaching, more information, more input.  But the truth is, most days I have all the info that I need.  What I need is a swift kick in [...]

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It’s easy to see when some things grow.  Fingernails get too long and need clipped.  Hair gets a little shaggy and it’s time to visit Floyd the Barber.  Spring flowers start poking through the earth (not right now, but you know what I mean.)  Buying my son new clothes and shoes every six months or [...]

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Lots of things didn’t go the way I thought they would today.  Relational tensions, misunderstandings, feelings of “I don’t know how to help,” still rolling as a one-vehicle family (and having to pay to have vehic #2 fixed), sound/tech craziness, disappointment, loads of unresolved issues…
but a few rays of sunshine showed up along the way:  [...]

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You’re probably thinking that I’m headed toward the Inauguration of Barack Obama.
We watched it today after our staff meeting.  Impressive, but that’s not where I’m a-goin’.
My wife was born on this day, 40 years ago.  This is a happy birthday post.
Kim is the most incredible person I know.  She’s the one who makes my heart [...]

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I know, you won’t read this until Tuesday, but if you don’t mind, it’s still my blog…
*found out that Levi got a lead role in the Mount Nittany Middle School production of State Fair.  We’re all pretty excited for him.
*in celebration of the Steelers advancing to the Super Bowl, Sadie and Levi played several games [...]

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last night at our life group Marc asked if the ginger snaps that were on the counter were homemade.  Kim makes some ginger snaps and pumpkin dip that’re so good they’ll make you smack your grandma.  The cookies in question looked different from her usual cookies, and I’d seen the dough in a tub in [...]

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