March Madness 2009!
Okay, I know this isn’t basketball, but I have a maddening amount of pictures of my family.
The fam taking it easy in Naperville.
Three generation of studs.
GQ George
Looks like George is scratching his stomach while we are trying to take a nice family photo.
Chics dig the car!
Why are you laughing? That is my normal smile.
Waassssuuuppppp!
Thank you Heather for taking such great shots!
what shocking news.
sad.
pray for those who are close to him, especially his daughter.
as i mentioned yesterday, the 3 “worst” words ever in human existence are the words, some assembly required.
while piecing this closet together, i recalled a book i read a few years ago, and re-read more recently. the book is by john ortberg (who i consider to be the michael jordan of writing) entitled, if you want to walk on the water, you have to get out of the boat.
ortberg says that he too struggles with these words, some assembly required. he says:
usually when i think i have it put together there seems to be numerous parts left over - laying sadly alone and disconnected on the carpet. i always felt bad for these parts. they had no role to play, no chance to make the team. i always figured someone at the factory slipped up and put useless parts in the package – spare parts.
this is not how god works. he does not make spare parts. you are not a spare part. you have a purpose – a design that is central to god’s dream for the human race.
well said john…
isn’t it true though? you see, i buy into this idea that each one of us are on purpose. we matter. we have significance.
so maybe…maybe, this week when you wake up in the morning or when you go to bed, remind yourself that you are not a spare part, a meaningless after thought…that in the mind of god, he believes YOU are ON PURPOSE.
what if you bought into this idea, what would your world look like?
a couple of weeks ago, in preparation for george, kat and i went to ikea. if you have never been to ikea, then you are missing out. this place has every type of home and office furnishing imaginable - including very trendy pieces!
at any rate, we ended up purchasing this item, which we are using to hang george’s clothes. now, while the price was extremely reasonable (almost too reasonable), there is a catch. the catch is this…you…have…to…put…it…together…yourself!
so, i get it home and take apart the box it comes in and find the bag which holds the directions. i begin reading the directions and the 3 “worst” words ever written in the existence of mankind are in bold at the top of the page…some assembly required.
as i lay out the pieces that i am to use to assemble this closet, i was suddenly getting this awful feeling. you know the feeling. the feeling you get when realize you are way over your head!
i had this horrid image in my mind, as i reluctantly put the closet together - an image of a obtusely shaped closet, with only three legs instead of four.
so, after spending 30 minutes (i’m lying, it was more like an eternity) putting this closet together…i realized after finishing, that i truly am the master of closet building!
i only had 9 screws, three bolts, and one oddly shaped acrylic glass piece left (which was labeled “important”). not bad, huh?
i don’t know about you, but i’m not gifted in the area of “assembly” management. are you?
