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wii are crazy


Wii have been converted. As if watching 5 seasons of 24 is not enough to occupy us, wii have joined the world of modern gaming. Ebay buyers looking for an old xbox and gamecube console and oodles of xbox games, get ready to buy. Wii’re hoping they are.

Here’s a picture of what my family has been doing every spare minute since Sunday afternoon.

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24: are we crazy?


We’ve been sucked in by the commercials we’ve seen as of late for the 8th season of 24. Yup, the marketing got to us.

We watched season 1 and season 2 way back when. At the time, we were pregnant with Evan and then home with a newborn baby. Watching 24 on our deluxe 13″ tv was something we did as I sat on the couch nursing and Mark paced around with a fussy new baby. After season 2, we bailed on it not because it wasn’t good but because we didn’t want to be scheduling our life around a tv show (remember, those were pre-DVR days).
So, I am publicly announcing that I just bought used copies of season 3, season 4, and season 5. After we’ve gotten through all 18 discs or so (what in the world am I committing to?), we’ll get the next seasons and get all caught up.
I’m justifying it by thinking it will be great to take to China with us when we (eventually) travel to pick up our daughter.
Here’s to hoping 24 isn’t in season 24 by the time we catch up.

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Theme Song for 2010

In 2008, I chose a song to claim as my theme for the year. You can watch it here. The song was “From the Inside Out.” I never chose one for 2009; I’m not sure why. But, since December, I’ve been thinking about choosing another one for 2010. I sang today in church on the worship team, and we sang a song that we’ve done before. I have always loved the song. When we were singing, it dawned on me that it should be my theme for the year. “I Boast No More” is an old hymn from the 1700s based on Philippians 3:7-9 which reads:

I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith.
My prayer is that in 2010, I would humbly accept that even my best is not good enough, my best obedience is not enough. The only thing I can do is plead what Christ has done for me; I am declared righteous only through faith in Him. May my interest in the world and all of its demands and enticements fall away. Rather, may I understand my identity as a new creation in Christ and boast not in any of my own works whether verbally or in my heart but boast only in what He has done for me (Galatians 6:13-15).

The version here is redone by Sandra McCracken, a fantastic singer/songwriter who happens to be married to a member of Caedmon’s Call, another fantastic group of Christian musicians.

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2010

Anticipating a year of the Lord walking with us closely, leading us by still waters on unfamiliar paths, with cups overflowing with hope and joy.

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