• 1 Dell pp18-l laptop (Work Laptop)
• 1 Apple Powerbook g4 (Play Laptop)
• 2 notepads Work and Play
• 2 Pull-ups for Princess Mini
• Assorted CDs and DVDs
• First Family by David Balducci
• FPU Coordinators Guide
• 1 Water Bottle
• 1 2GB Thumb Drive
• The Ever Loving Truth by Voddie Bachman   So there you have it.  What is in my bag.

The sole basis for my belief is the Bible, which is uniquely God-inspired, without error, and the final authority on all matters on which it speaks.  As the Bible teaches, there is one God, eternally existing in three persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - each possessing all the attributes of deity.

God created humans to have fellowship with Him, but they defied God by sinfully going their own way.  As a result, we need God’s saving grace to end our alienation from Him.  Salvation comes only through God’s grace - not human effort - and must be received personally by repentance and faith.

Jesus Christ, second Person of the Trinity, lived a sinless life on earth and voluntarily paid for our sin by dying on the cross as our substitute.  This accomplished salvation for all who receive grace by trusting in Him alone.  He rose from the dead and is the only mediator between God and us.  He baptizes believers in the Holy Spirit. He will return to earth to consummate history.

The Holy Spirit draws sinners to Christ and equips believers for personal growth and service to the church.  The church’s role is to glorify God and serve those in need.  At the end, everyone will experience bodily resurrection and the judgment.  Only believers will enjoy eternal fellowship with God.

So there you have it.  My Statement of Belief...

This took place in 2001 in Tallahassee, FL.  It was very early in the morning and my Queen, Still a Princess, and were having a seemingly normal conversation.  Honestly I could not tell you what we were talking about.  All I can remember is the battle that was happening inside of me.  The queen and I had been dating for about 2 years at that point.  Our relationship was long distance one at that point.  I was living in Oakland, CA and she was in FL finishing her degree.

This was going to be our last night for a while as cross country travel was not cheap.  I was a bundle of nerves and emotions.  As we had this conversation I could feel my heart pounding in my chest.  I was trying to keep my hands from sweating since we were holding hands at the time.  The conversation was starting to wane as it was late and we were both tired at that point.  I kept trying to tell her but I just couldn't  Something was holding me back.

I was worried!  Me worry?  I never worry, but the more I started to say the words the more the consequences flash in front of my mind.  I wanted to tell her but what if?  What if I lose my job?  What if I never make it?  What if my 10 year plan falls apart?  As I tried to figure out where all of this was coming from I started to hear a voice telling me to wait.  This isn't the righ moment.  It isn't perfect enough.  The mood isn't right, the lighting is all wrong, you guys are too tired.  Wait until next time.

A question pulled me back into the moment, "What is wrong?"  I looked at her and really saw her.  I saw all the worries melt away.  I felt all the hesitation disappear.  I slipped down off the bed and onto one knee.

I said to my Queen, "I can't promise you riches but I can promise to always make you happy.  Will you marry me?"

So there you have it.  A moment

-God's Man

There are many people that I have called best friend.  There is my 1st cousin Aaron M, my friends Joyce F., Steve H., Jeff C., Daryl T., or Steven Mal.  For all of them the common thread is that they have been in my life for a long time and I know that I could call on them at the drop of a hat.  Another component that makes a good best friend is that while they always listen to what you have to say, they will shoot straight and tell you the truth.

Aaron M - Big Chicken Being that we are only about a month apart in age we have literally been together forever.  Our fathers were good, if not best friends growing up.  Now as retired men they talk every day.  We have shared in each other's victories as well as failures and we have been there for each other in so many different ways.

Joyce F. - Sally's Daughter Our relationship started in Middle school and has lasted through today.  The two of us have always been there for each other.  High school and college had us counseling each other on relationships.  We never judged each other's mistakes but we were always truthful.  No one was ever good enough for me and vice versa.  Even though we lost touch for a while she was there for my wedding and I was able to see her get married as well.

Steve H. - My Twin Brother We met in 4 days before college and spent much of the next 4 years together.  I call him my twin because when we were in college professors used to get us mixed.  One of our most interesting professors, Mr Cheemoke, would say, "Its the Brothers!" whenever he saw us on campus together.  Steve got married about a year ago and my Queen and I got to be there to see it.  College would have been very different without him

Jeff C, - Not so Chibi-Vegita Like Steve I met Jeff in college.  We were in the same program so most of our classes were together.  We worked as Lab Aides on campus together, partied together and would stay at his grandparents house in Ocean City.  One thing I will never forget is when the queen was down in Ocean City at a ladies retreat and Jeff drove down, picked her up and brought her home.  I had gotten really sick and was unable to watch the princesses.  He drove 4 hours total to bring her home for us.  I got to be the white hat cowboy at his wedding and look forward to when his boys take over the world.  ;)

Daryl T and Steven M  These guys are the fathers of my god-children and we were members together at HCF in Houston, TX.  After church we would always be at someone's house eating dinner and letting the kids play.  They are amazing guys and I miss them terribly now that we are living in MD.

So there you have it.  Some of my Best Friends.

God's Man

My days are weird.  The project that I am working on is going Sideways right now.  That means that we are not longer progressing towards completion.  We are just moving in a straight line sideways.  This is what my day looked like on Wednesday Sept 1, 2010.

5:30 - Alarm goes off
6:15 - Wife and I get out of bed
6:45 - My Bride begins getting children out of bed
7:15 - Family leaves the house
7:25 - Drop off Princess Mini (2yr old) at her school
7:45 - Drop off Princess Mighty (7 yr old) at My Parents house for school bus
7:55 - Got Coffee!
8:25 - Drop off the Queen at the train so she can finish her commute
8:35 - Park my car and begin walk to office
9:00 - Status call with my teams in Baltimore, New Delhi, and Hydrabad
9:30 - Send status of teams to Management via email.
10:00 - Give status update to same management during a 30 minute conference call
11:00 - Finish 30 minute conference call
11:15 - Eat Breakfast
12:00 - Lunch Break (Not eating)
1:00 - Begin meeting to review requirements for project that should have finished 2 months ago
4:00 - Ended requirements review.  Scheduled follow-up meeting for Thursday
4:45 - Left office to pick up the Queen from her office
5:45 - Picked up the Princesses from My Parents house
6:00 - Got a call that a meeting that got dropped from my calender is still on.
6:30 - Started that meeting
7:00 - Taught Bible Study at Church
8:08 - Ended Bible Study
9:00 - Left church
9:15 - Ate Dinner while driving home
9:45 - Got Home
10:00 - Made lunches for the Princesses, Hung out with my Queen
11:00 - Got in bed
11:02 - Got up with Princess Mini who was having a nightmare
11:15 - Decided to fix our dryer which was broken
12:00 2 Sept 2010 - Complete dryer repair.  (Water had pooled in the exhaust tube for some reason)  o_O
12:15 - washed up again/prayed and got back in bed
1:00 - sleep

So there you have it, My day.

God's Man

There are 4 types of love and when I think about love they seem so appropriate.

1. Stergo - Parental  - As a parent there is a type of love that I only feel towards my children and god-children.  This is the love that protects and guides.
2. Eros - Sexual (Passionate) - As a husband this is the type of love that I only have for my wife.  'nuff said.
3. Philio - Familial (Brotherly) -As a member of a family this is the type of love expressed one to the other.
4. Agape - Sacrificial (Love like God) - This love is the love that God showed me through the sacrifice of his Son, Jesus Christ, on the cross.  He died to free me from a sin nature that I could never overcome on my own.  He stepped out of eternity and came here for me and for you.

We are all called to practice each of these types of love in our life.  We are called to love God above all and then to love our neighbors as ourselves.  I see this function in my life a few ways.

Love God

• Stand on, Live by His principles everyday and letting those around you know it.

• Nuture/Treasure your realtionship with HimLove Your Family

• • Nuture/Treasure your realtionshipsLove Your Country/Countrymen (Others)

• Nuture/Treasure your realtionshipsSo there you have it.  My Definition of Love.  Not as succinct as it was in my head.  What are your thoughts?

-God's Man

Breakfast
2 Bob Evans turkey sausage patties
1/2 piece of toast with strawberry preserves, that Princess Mighty (my oldest) didn't finish.
1 glass of milk

Lunch
1 Turkey Sandwich on Wheat Bread
1 bag of Utz Baked Cheez Curls
1 Capri Sun

Dinner
10 Tyson Dino Nuggets
Too Many Oreida French Fries
Red Juice (As Princess Mini calls it)

On August 31, 2010 my parents will have been married for 36 years. The have been 2 of the most influential people in my life and for that I am grateful. A lot of who I am, good and bad, is due to that influence. So where do I begin. Well I have always like girls more than boys so I guess it is ladies first.

An Introduction My mother is the middle child of "Buster" and Doris. She grew up in a row house in Baltimore, MD and has 3 older sisters, one deceased, one younger sister, and one younger brother. She is a strong women, who has lived by a motto "You do what you have to"

My dad is the oldest of two. His parents, "Collie" and Golden, lived in Hanover, MD in a neighborhood called Matthewstown. If I was to sum my dad up in a motto it would be "Laugh and the whole world laughs with you... or at you."

What I learned from them

Work Hard
Both of my parents worked while I was growing up so working was something that I knew had to be done. They worked hard and provided for our family. From this I learned that if I wanted something you worked for it. They both wanted me to focus on my studies but my mom was the one who really drove this.

Play Hard
My dad was always the jokester but my mom played the straight man to his comic relief. There were evenings where my sides would hurt from laughing. When I was younger I remember my dad playing baseball and softball with the guys.

Focus on Your Family
My parents but everything on hold to take care of their family. I know that there were a lot of things that they wanted to do but they had plans for my brother and I. One of those things was making sure that I attended college.

One Random Thing About My Parents My dad loved to grill and I would often be outside with him while he cooked. I thought he was the ultimate grill master. One day, as a 30 yr old, while we were outside and I was using his grill I mentioned to my mother how well dad had done teaching me to grill. My mom replied, with a smile, "Of course he did, who do you think taught him?" IT turns out that my mom, the city mouse, taught my dad how to handle a grill. It was an amazing revelation to me.

So there you have it. I love my parents and will always honor them.

God's Man

God's Man

PS.  Hopefully this scheduled post thing will work.  See you back here at 8:00am.

I remember it like it was a flashback from an old sit-com complete with distortion sound and wavy camera lens.

I went to what is now known as Hebron Harmens Elementary School.  When I was there it was simply Harmens Elementary.  I went there along with most of the cousins on my Dad's side of the family.  We all lived in the same neighborhood so school was never boring.  Before I get lost what were we talking about?  Oh yeah my first love.  Her name was Evelyn and I met her in kindergarten.  I don't think that I was in love with her then, I mean who remembers back that far with enough clarity and who was in boy-girl style love at that point?  We were in Mrs. Demos', pronounced Dee-Mos', class.  I remember her because every year at the end of the school year I went back and talked to her.  Anyway back to Evelyn...

She and I hovered around each other, in the same class one year and in a different class the next.  This being elementary school however we saw each other at recess.  I don't think she noticed me, ever, but boy did I notice her.  Around 3rd grade I realized she was the prettiest girl in school, IMO.  I went out of my way to talk to her and thought she was amazing.  I used to talk to my mom about her all the time.  My teachers noticed it too.  So much so that when we did a end of school trip to Toby's dinner theater our teacher put our families near each other.  i remember my mother embarrassing me by telling Evelyn's mother that I was in love with her daughter.  As mothers often do they laughed and plotted to get us together.

In all of this I don't think that I ever told Evelyn that I liked her.  I was so shy and she was so beautiful.  Lots of boys wanted to be her "boyfriend".  Not that any of us knew what that meant.

Funniest story about my fascination with Evelyn.  1st day of middle school, Evelyn and I shared homeroom and afterwards we compared schedules.  It looked like we had the same 1st period class so we walked together.  I went in and sat down with her.  While the teacher called role I noticed that she didn't call my name and asked if she missed me.  It turned out that I missed the fact that I had her class in 3rd period and not 1st. I wanted us to be in the same class that I looked for the similarity and keyed in on that.  Everyone laughed, including Evelyn.  I had to walk to my next class alone and embarrassed.

So there you have it... My First Love...

Who was yours?  Drop a comment in and tell me about him/her.

1. I am a complete NERD!  I mean Ridiculously linked to technology
2. I love music and singing
3. I am an avid reader
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