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Working with Preteens
After working with Route 56 for the past 7 weeks I realize that the age of 11 and 12 is the end of that sweet and innocent era and the first buds of adolescent complexity. I’ve also come to find that there is a limited amount of information that is targeted toward this age group [...]
DBSM – Denton Bible Student Ministries
I’m still oscillating between moments of elation followed by intense moments of self-doubt and intestine rumbling apprehension.
I just left Elevate, which is the name of the high school Wednesday night ministry, and it was a blast. Chris did a really amazing job teaching on sin and I was actually inspired to do better in my [...]
You Should See My House
I’m really happy with how my house is looking, check out the pictures: http://www.Obeo.com/585718
Call me partial, but I have to say I think I have one of the coolest houses on the block, if not in all of Plano for it’s price range. Listed at 165,000 my home is a great first-time buyer property and [...]
Hoopo Maino – To Bear Under Pressue Like a Wine Press
I’m not sure of the spelling, but I did my best to reproduce it phonetically. “Hoopo Maino” was taught to us on a retreat probably 10 years ago. I don’t really remember the sermon, but the jist was that we sometimes have to bear up under pressure and that we are being squeezed like grapes [...]
And Your Eyes Were Staring Back at Me…
When I imagine us together I see your face staring back at me from your pillow. Your hair is tousled, your smile crooked, your breathing content.
I see you in the kitchen drying your hands. I hear your laugh while you play with the kids.
When I think of you, I remember the way you smell and [...]
Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones…
But Words will never hurt me.
I’m not sure that there has ever been a more untrue children’s mantra. I think bones heal long before wounds created by words.
While at Boyd High School in McKinney I saw this circle of flowers right in the middle of the hall area where students enter. I asked this student, [...]
iPod Raffle to Support Mission Work
Hi Gang, I’m posting a quick link to an iPod Raffle for Senator Barnes who is going to be a Missionary in China. I don’t know why anyone would want to pack up their wife and 3 kids and move to China… wait, I do know why, to SHARE JESUS CHRIST!
And you can help by [...]
Village Tea
Wrapped in warm shades of brown with hints of orange and subtle undertones of cream, Village Tea is an inviting sensory experience that is pleasing to the eyes and the palette.
Gnutella filled crepes served hot with fresh whipped cream and hot ginger lemon tea was one of the many highlights of the Blogher networking event [...]
the dark room
i like to turn on the red light
an instant dark room.
fully exposed I step into the shower
a negative I slip beneath the water.
pose, pose, pose
i hang there on the shower rod
developing completely
becoming more than just
an ephemeral ghost
on a plastic sheet.
drip, drip, drip,
dry.
The Softness of a Horses’ Nose…
This has to be one of my favorite things. The soft horse nose which is smoother than velvet and has some little whiskers that seem unnecessary but are as useful as eyebrows. God doesn’t miss a thing.
I remember when I worked at a horse ranch in Sanger, Texas. I was 12 and big for my [...]
2009: A Year In Review
Well, this year has been WILD. After getting laid-off in January from Texas Instruments I have been staying afloat by being self-employed as a DJ and IT Entrepreneur. My businesses: eddierenz.com and soundandshow.com didn’t generate a ton of revenue, but hey, I haven’t missed any meals and I’ve learned so much about having my own [...]
9 Years of Blogging
When I started Posted Note I had no idea that I’d be writing about my life and all its inanities in every detail for years to come. Did I know how many people I would hurt or humiliate? Did I know how passive aggressive I could be? Or Whiny? Or self-absorbed? No. In truth I [...]