Draw Yourself as a Teen- Meme

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guts/glory

So, I don't mean to get all Psalm 139 on you, but that's all I've got right now. We went antelope hunting-as is the annual tradition- and it was spiritually uplifting like it normally is. But something different happened this year. You know after you bag your animal you have to-you know-take it apart and stuff? Well, as I was butchering it I realized that I had been thinking about how amazing God is. You know He designed us and built us...but that's too easy to say. I mean we are very, very complex. I don't know if you've ever turned an animal into food before, but: WOW, living creatures are put together really well. -And we are even more complex than antelope! So I was just in a trance...I was all "I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made...even this animal is fearfully and wonderfully made!" So even though I don't know His works full well, I do know full well that His works are WONDERFUL. So from guts to hide and from membranes to tendons...this process will never be the same for me again.
Another thing: my son is so cool. He really is a trooper! He kept his spirits up even after miles and miles of tromping up and down hills and through streams and over fields...He impressed me again this year-maybe even more than last year. -kmf

A Brand New Van

Okay, okay, okay! You and I both know that "Common One" could never actually be replaced -but, look out, Mr. Morrison, here comes David Crowder. I'm serious. You know how "Common One" hits you and carries you and all that other not-describable-with-words kind of stuff? Well, pleased to meet "A Collision"-your next ride into personal-time-in-worship-world. This album is great to enjoy with other people, but before long you'll figure out that you've been lost in some sort of prelude-to-Heaven-land, and that you've left those other people behind. It's not like my 'planet Bowie' (or its equal: 'planet Radiohead') theory. -Because this one is about God, and living to praise Him. You can kind of pick out a few songs, but this is an ALBUM much more than a collection of mere songs. I need to listen to this album more. So do you. So does Van Morrison.

and, Yes, I already DO call this guy a genius!-kmf

Lifelight festival

Just a pic of me and my wife at lifelight...those security guards are really good spontaneous photographers. Also, you can't really see them, but our kids are there, too-getting squashed against the barricade. We got turned away on Friday night because the rain had washed out so much parking, but we made it there in time on Saturday to catch Superchic[k]. I don't know if you can tell in the picture, but they rocked my face off!-kmf

You take my place after all you are my son

It took me forever this time, but it was well worth the wait. I've been reading Absalom, Absalom (Faulkner, of course) for, like, the whole summer. People always think that when I pick up a book, it must be time for them to talk to me. They just won't let me be! But maybe this time it was good-so I could savor every three-page-paragraph. WOW. I'm so serious--this is absolutely my favorite novel. Not to mention(although I am mentioning it) so many songs that the book triggers ("dressed in silk and flavored milk/ bred in bone and finely honed/ to sell what we/always sell what we can't own.")...anyway, read it. And if you've already read it: good, now read it again, but this time with meaning.-kmf

Coincide

So, every day I check the same websites as a sort of ritual, I guess. First and foremost is the weather (because it is the most relevant), then it's on to other things like other blogs, and then a nearby junkyard to check whatever wrecked cars they just got. You know...soothing times on the internet. One more on-line stop I make is: drawn.ca - an illustration blog. Today when I checked it the first image that came up was this SWEET gig poster for one of my all-time-favorite rock bands: Shonen Knife. Wow. That's all I can say...My band was on My site. I know -in particular- My wife is going to love this! -kmf

Pride Doth Swell A Father's Heart

Alright, so maybe you know what 4-H is and maybe you don't. But my son is a member in it and that means that he has to do, like, two demonstrations a year. The time came for him to do his next one and (as anyone with concern for the seasons would) he decided to make fresh salsa. He did his thing, then it was time for Q & A. People commented on how amazing the salsa tasted (of course it does--it's my wife's recipe); they were first concerned about it being too hot for them (our kids are probably jaded to a point on that); they asked him what else he cooks or prepares at home; and so-on and so-forth. Until -here's the good part- they were commenting on how well he handles a knife. When I heard that I nearly bursted at the seams. Someone there said that if they tried to cut like that, they'd probably cut off their fingers. He is my boy, my son. Sure, we do some chopping at home, and we always make him cut his own (and his sisters') food. But what I think is truly the best teaching tool is the hours we've spent watching "Iron Chef" together. My son, the torch is passed. I am still beaming a day later. -kmf