Rainbow

I have posted this before, but I just love this photo of a rainbow over Hidden Valley Lake.

I'm a smoker

I have a confession to make. I'm a smoker. A smoker of meats, that is.

I decided to fire up the ol' smoker today. I smoked chicken thighs with a dry spice rub. It was the first time I have ever smoked chicken. It was a tremendous success. The side dishes were sweet potato fries and steamed broccoli. Everything was delicious!

Fishing Video

Just a short video of Asher catching a "Boo-Gill" all by himself. He is so proud! Note how helpful his big brother is. For the record, the fish is not hooked in the belly. The line got wrapped around it as Asher was reeling him in. This sort of joy and excitement is what taking kids fishing is all about!

A better photo

Here's a better photo...

A Great Day!

Michael and I took Elliott and Asher fishing today. It was an absolute BLAST!

I'm EMBARRASSED

Recently I made a post on this blog related to the topic of Reds players kneeling for the National Anthem. With my permission, Tami posted it to FaceBook. As a result, the blog post received over 500 page views. Much to my utter embarrassment, my brother-in-law pointed out that the title of my post contained a typographical error. Instead of "Say it ain't so", the title read, "Say IN ain't so". As someone who prides himself on proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation, I am embarrassed that a blog post that received more than 500 views had that kind of error. I really do apologize. I know I'm not perfect, and mistakes happen to all of us, but this was a biggie.

Goppa Heaven!

Can't get enough of these kids!

Whippersnapper

I am totally enjoying my visit with this little whippersnapper and the rest of the Mortons. I am in Goppa Heaven!

Trail Mix and Salad Bar

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Notice it doesn't say SOME Scripture is God-breathed. The first two words of the passage are ALL SCRIPTURE! We don't get to pick and choose what we like and disregard what we don't like, or what we feel doesn't apply to us. God's Word is sufficient. It's all we need.

Back in the day people who cherry-picked scripture were called Salad Bar Christians. The Bible was one big salad bar where people chose what they wanted and bypassed what they didn't want. A better analogy for today is trail mix. Pick out the M&M's and peanuts, leave the raisins behind. As Christians, we can't do that. We must take in all scripture and seal it in our hearts and minds. And yes, sometimes we will be rebuked and suffer reproof. We must accept the whole package or nothing at all. There is no in-between.

Spare the rod

Spare the rod, spoil the child. Proverbs 13:24

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

As a society we have gotten away from this, and we are suffering the consequences. Believe me, I know. I teach these kids every day, and the rod has definitely been spared with them.