My heart just burst through my chest
it's made a terrible mess
So this is what it means to be
blessed...

Love is messy
I have found
Just won't stay inbounds
Crashes the gate
Often won't wait
When we love
Pain and Joy are both our fate

Words fly free,   too easily
sometimes when we're angry
emotions entangle us
You've made quite a fuss
Can it still be
that you're in love with me?
But you don't invest that much energy
in someone you don't care for deeply
But as my heart's lying beating on the floor
please don't step on it once more...

Don't give up

Don't give up
Don't ever quit
Life's a struggle - don't you forget it
Sure there's times of peace and rest
times to relax and be refreshed
but many other times in this short life
you've got to make a stand, you've got to fight
For your enemy comes to steal your faith
steal your joy, lay your life waste
He'll plunder your soul
of all that is gold
and turn you into a slave that's been sold
no
Don't let it happen, don't give up
Fast and pray as often as you must
but don't give in to the battles you face
Stand up to your foe - put him in his place
Use the Word of God as a sword like Jesus did
In the light of God's Word your enemy can't stay hid

Greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world...

Our Offering

Jesus looked at the buildings all around
And knew that one day soon it was all coming down
Nothing will be left of the Temple built by men
but as to the Temple I've built - in 3 days I'll raise it up again
Later that week Jesus hung upon a cross
His disciples in grief thought that all was lost
But he hung there to take away the world's sin
And in three days our Saviour rose again
It's now been almost two thousand years since then
We're about to enter the third millenium
And though our enemy's tried so hard to win
All that he's destroyed will be raised again
Nothing that is of God will be lost to us
For His redeeming Blood - it is enough
Every heart and soul committed to his hand
Will all in the end be raised up again
O DEATH WHERE IS YOUR STING?
A victory song over you every saint will sing
And we'll all rejoice together in the Salvation he brings
Because Jesus is made forever our offering
And Father will forever be praised
as on the third day -
we are all raised.....

Little Pieces

I hate my computer
and my computer hates me
How do I know this? You may be wondering...
It mocks me while often chuckling evilly
It delights in bringing me misery
as it crashes or refuses to obey me
but one day soon it will keep company
with the hammer I'll use to smash it, joyfully

Little pieces! Little pieces!
Oh how sweet the release is!
When I smash my computer into little pieces!


(Yes I thoroughly enjoyed writing this, even more than "Ode to Odious drivers")

Help! Strange Pictures

Dear readers,
These photos were shot recently near my apartment in Yang Pyeong, South Korea. It was a special night, the night of our second snow fall. My youngest daughter Karianna and I were walking home and I happened to have my camera with me. I like to take "snow" shots, that is, I like to aim the camera straight up into the falling snow and use a flash to take the picture. The flash will illuminate the flakes and create some fun shots. As we turned a corner on the way home, Kari asked if she could play in an empty parking lot. When she did, I took these four shots. All four were taken in rapid succession, within about a minute.
Keep in mind, the smoky looking effect, could not be seen with the naked eye, only through the camera lens. There were no buildings close by, closest was 20 feet behind me, a convenience store. No smoke appeared to be coming from that building or any other.The last shot was actually taken in between the others, showing no effects. I am at a loss to explain what I'm seeing in these pics, if anyone has any ideas, let me know through the comment section below. Thanks so much. Chris