Life is hectic enough, Pearl gives 6 quick steps to simplify and recharge to allow you to get through the day.
Meme ? ~ Top 5 Reasons I Blog
My very first meme comes from Pearl the shy and talented elf? who authors Interesting Observations at http://www.fresh-perspectives.net. Thanks for tagging me Pearl!
Why do I blog? Primarily because I can. . .
- Basically I mean, I live in a time and place where people worldwide, can if they would like read my thoughts and share their thoughts on life, family, faith and friends, or whatever we want to talk about.
- Hosting and designing websites on the side has to have some benefits, one of mine a free blog! Well no more than I already pay monthly for my Reseller agreement. . . 😉
- Building connections and helping people has to have some outlet, a blog contains a simple but effective way to do just that.
Blogging has essentially dissolved borders allowing me to instantaneously access the viewpoint of people all over the world, which would never have been possible with any other activity(Hey I really like this one, . . . but I won’t steal Pearl’s!)- Blogging has become an essential tool in the tool belt of small business, this blog is one small part of marketing my services and skills.
- I enjoy it, I basically write what I like, and when I like, it is exciting to find new ways to Post and improve my site. For example, I think I’ll add my top 5 things I’ve learned by blogging and reading other’s blogs that have been useful to this site.
- Shared Feeds by Google! Google Reader, lets me share interesting reading and other blogs easily. My Shared Feeds
- Customized Favicon!
- Helpful 404 pages. See my example of one I did at my Wife’s site. Notice the Site Map, Search and Helpful information.
- Postie! The best email posting tool via wordpress around. I use this a lot, and I especially recommend it if you host and design for clients, mine that use it love it!
- Adsense ~Google’s Adsense has helped me monetize my Find Wireless Internet Site and has pocketed enough to make me pretty happy about 3 months of use on a low volume site! < 200 page views a month If you like it then please Sign Up through the link below . . . 😉
Okay, it’s not a meme if I don’t tag 5 more people with this meme. . . I tag :
> Misty my beautiful and talented wife. @ mistyscott.com
> Shoemoney of Shoemoney.com If you want to learn some things about online SEO, marketing and monetization. Yep he’s your guy.
> Sanbro of Computer Mobile Corner A friend from bumpzee!
> Sephy Roth, another Bumpzee friend who has created a nice little Blogroll US blogs Sephy’s Platzish!
> Prudent Musings another friend, who I’m not sure I know his name. . . from Bumpzee. . .
Okay I have a few more people in mind, I’ll tag you all next time . . .
Thanks for letting me participate Pearl! 🙂
C
Father's Day 2007
Today is Father’s Day 2007. . . I found that this my second Father’s day was a day filled with many more satisfying experiences than I would have ever imagined.
Chase is 13 months this Father’s day, as opposed to last year where he was barely a month old, this year he has lots of new skills. From a full wonderful laughter, to toddling throughout the house, to loving to use his soft soled shoes from Uncle John and Aunt Trish, to hugging Larry the Giraffe and that wonderful clap and smile. . .
What a Father’s Day! 🙂 Glenn
In Passing ~ Lois Elaine Bunch
She will be missed ~ Memorial at Fitzhugh Baptist Church ~ Lois Elaine Bunch 11/14/1930 – 6-13-2007
Technorati!
Okay, I joined the bandwagon and signed up for Technorati! Come see my profile. . .
C
So what's that label on you? (How labels define reality)
Abbi Zeliff, guest blogs on mattress labels, life and her Christian faith for Lifechurch.tv She asks the question do you let the labels, “worrier”, “baby Christian”, . . . box you into a life and opportunities missed in your everyday experience.
She also asks you to think about the fine print. “. . . only to be removed by the rightful owner”
Wi-Fi in your area?
Lately, I noticed the little park near my house was undergoing a renovation. It looked like a big one! The old metal playground equipment was going out, buldozers and earth moving equipment were really getting to work. This past weekend they had the big unveiling. Wow! it definitely is much better than it used to be. They added multiple play scapes, padded mulch and a large play area with specialized sections for 2 to 5 year olds and then larger play scapes for kids from 6 to 12 or so, along with swings, monkey bars and a dome climbing scape!
To top it all off they landscaped and put in brand new walking trails and a nice fountain. As if this wasn’t enough, they are about to fence in the basketball courts they added so the balls don’t go out into the street.
I have to say they did a great job. And you know what else they added. Wi-Fi! That’s right all that beauty and fun and Internet Access too!
Welcome to Marshall, TX 25k people and Wi-Fi in the main City Park near Marshall Regional! What a place.
If you want to learn where you might find more Wi-Fi around your town you can read this helpful article at This Blog.
Quite a President
From The Christian Post
After he was shot March 30, 1981, Reagan said he looked up from a hospital gurney and prayed.
“But I realized I couldn’t ask for God’s help while at the same time I felt hatred for the mixed up young man who had shot me. Isn’t that the meaning of the lost sheep? We are all God’s children & therefore equally beloved by him. I began to pray for his soul and that he would find his way back to the fold,” the president wrote.” End Excerpt from the Christian Post
**Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.(NIV) *Colossians 3:13
C
So do you want to check out something cool?
Learning to Reach the Misunderstood Generation
by Anna Miller
You Want Us to Do What?
As with most careers, ministers’ job descriptions tend to morph into something they don’t recognize anymore. The great people of their church want them to “fix†everything from a leaky faucet in the downstairs bathroom to neighborhoods of lost people in the community. For some ministers the answers come easily, but then there are those not-so-easy-for-anyone-to-answer kinds of problems. For instance, if someone told you and your staff that reaching the young adults in your church and community was critical for the future of your church, would anyone among you know how to accomplish such a feat? . . .
Who has time to read the bible in a year?
I was listening to an online tool this morning and began to think about the Bible. Why is it important too me? Why do people read it? Is it relevant today?
As I listened to the passage from I Samuel, I had to think what on earth are these people talking about? Who cares that Samuel had sons and their names were Joel and Abijah?
But I kept listening. . . and I heard “The people have demanded!” What is it that these people were demanding? “Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations.â€
Hmm. . . People demanding to be like the other nations. . .
Sounds kinda familiar. . . I like to follow the crowd too. It’s a lot easier than trudging through for myself and discerning God’s will for my life and work. It’s a lot easier to just let someone else do it and to make the rules/laws and tell me what to do.
It’s interesting that some people don’t read Scripture because that’s what they think it is, a bunch of old rules and laws for people ages ago.
But it’s a lot more than that. It’s a door to an understanding of who GOD is, and who WE are. “I come that you may have LIFE and have it to the full” John 10:10
But I’m kinda interested I’ll do a comment poll. How many of you have read the Old and New Testament?
If you haven’t read any but would like too, there is a nice little tool that will help you. It can even read the passage to you if you would like.
Go to Google and add a Gadget to your personalized home page “Read the Bible in a Year”
If you haven’t set that up just go to www.google.com and click on Personalize my Homepage.
Or you can visit this post about it here!
Glenn
Oh BTW:
I’m the “All option” on the Poll!