january

eve had her doctor's appointment on monday morning... she's about 17.5 pounds now, and 26 inches (i think)... she's 99% for height and 97% for weight! i'd been thinking, "wow, she sure seems to be getting heavy!"

being a dad continues to be wonderful... eve's 5 months old now, so lots more laughing, grabbing, "talking" to herself, and almost rolling over. part of me wishes she'd stay this age forever, and the other part can't wait to see what she's like a month from now... not a bad place to be.

winter in michigan sucks... i'm sorry, it just sucks--really nothing mitigating that suckiness either. not like i'm out there cross-country skiing or snowmobiling. i wish they'd create some SUPER-MALLS here in Michigan... i'm thinking like a square mile indoors, 3-4 levels high, sunroof everywhere, plus artificial sunlight. playgrounds, basketball courts, etc... wouldn't that be cool? heck, i'd go there every day.

i'm preaching again next weekend, on *anger*.. part of a relationship series we're in. can't wait! i was really pissed when ken suggested that i preach on anger... almost lost it and went ballistic on him. where does he get the nerve? (just kidding, of course)

i just bought BDAG and HALOT for my Accordance program. if that doesn't mean anything to you, you won't really care even if i explain it. i'm very happy with my Mac these days... the more I use it, the more i like it. even the things that annoyed me are starting to fade away as I get more comfortable with things. microsoft programs still seem to work a bit better in Windows, but that's no surprise.

i'm listening to 'lolita' (nabokov), 'truth & fiction in the da vinci code' (ehrman), and listening to the history of early christianity, a lecture series by ehrman. i'm thinking of starting 'the historian', which is a novel by someone in ann arbor (i've heard) and is selling very well... kind of a thriller/historical kind of novel.

just started our new small group on Tuesday evening... i loved it! there were three couples, the bromleys, the botts, and the thaxtons... our fourth couple, the o'neills couldn't be there. what a great bunch of people... i'm really looking forward to it.