Archive for the ‘Husband’ Category
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
I’ve been listening to some old Issues, Etc. episodes that happened to be focusing on vocation and they certainly helped me get through yesterday. While my wife was taking the girls to their swim lessons, no small feat, I went to Costco to do some shopping. Then after putting away the oversized package of cheese and diapers I cleaned the bathrooms, mopped the kitchen floor and cooked dinner. While cooking dinner I noticed a few dishes in the sink so I figured I should do them now rather than after dinner. In the middle of rinsing a dish the fatigue hit me and I just wanted to throw the dish across the room and sit down on the floor with a beer. I restrained myself and fought through the last few pots but I was done. Except I knew my wife had a meeting to go to and I had bath (can’t skip after swimming) and bedtime with the girls. At that point the only thing that held together my sanity and held back my sinful rage was the Doctrine of Vocation. Knowing that God had given me this time to help relieve some of the burden of the housework my wife does and given me my daughters to shepherd in body and spirit gave me the peace I needed to get through it.
Now I didn’t list all those things to toot my own horn. In fact, I needed to repent of those things which I should not have let pile up in the first place and of the frustration in trying to get a 3 year-old to take her bath and dry her hair. I say all this to remind myself of all that God has blessed me with and the simple and obvious ways He uses me to do His will.
Posted in Father, Husband, Vocation | No Comments »
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
First, true good works, those that God considers good works, can only done by Christians. But wait, don’t unbelievers do good things like give to charity, lend a helping hand, etc., etc? Of course they do, but those are civil good works (good in the sight of man). Good works in God’s eyes are those works that are 100% out of love for Him. So, the unbeliever who is doing his civil good work because it will raise his standing in the community, or gain favor with someone, or even out of his own sense of compassion is not doing a good work.
Hey, don’t we have to do good works to please God? Whoa, that is the worst kind of “good work” because it imperils the soul. We don’t do anything to please God. Christ has done this for us by His perfect life, death, and resurrection. If we try to please God, we’re essential trying to buy our salvation, and that is not love, that is self-interest.
So how does anyone do good works? Even as a Christian, when I do things that look like good works like giving to charity or volunteering, if I am motivated in any way, and I am, by a tax deduction or perceived status, then I have not done this work out of 100% love of God. However, because I am a Christian, this sin is covered by Christ and God accepts it as a good work just like He accepts me, a sinner, because of Christ.
Posted in Christian, Citizen, Father, Husband | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
This past Sunday at Bible class, my wife learned about adiaphora. This sparked an awesome discussion over dinner. The discussion turned to why we go to church and my wife gave the correct, but incomplete answer that the Bible tells us that we should be of a church and go to worship Him. Ah, my chance to catechize the family. I said that was correct (I’m starting to learn that I should point out the correct parts before I move to fill the gaps). God calls us, via His word, to gather together. When we are gathered He gives us the gift of salvation through His word and sacraments and we respond with thankfulness and praise i.e. worship.
With this understanding, the term Divine Service takes on the appropriate meaning that God, the divine, comes to serve us. So then what does Contemporary Service mean, the contemporary serves us? Seems more like we’re serving the contemporary i.e. the culture.
Posted in Christian, Father, Husband | Comments Off
Friday, June 13th, 2008
I often wonder if my kinder graduate listens to me. I may say, “Dinner is ready, put your toys away and wash your hands.” When she doesn’t move I ask her what I just said and she’ll reply “I don’t know” or “Dinner is ready” at best. So I had a most joyful experience when I was putting her to bed last night.
She asked me if I love her even when she makes a mistake and I said, “Of course, and God does too.” Then I asked her how she knows that God loves her. She said, without prompting, “Because He died on the cross to forgive my sins… He sent Jesus to die on the cross to forgive my sins.” So she’s knows the Gospel and she has some understanding of the Trinity. So I’m really happy to know she listens to what is truly important, but sometimes I wish she’d listen to the mundane as well.
Posted in Christian, Husband | 1 Comment »
Friday, October 6th, 2006
Some things are with you so much that you forget about them. But when they’re gone, you really feel a void. I lost my wedding ring yesterday while running with my daughter (If you’re near Frankie, Johnnie, & Luigi’s in San Jose, look out for it). Now I feel so weird without it. The weight on my hand. The slight pressure it put on the adjoining fingers. Really subtle stuff. So, HB, I just want to say that I love you. You mean more to me than that symbol could ever relate.
[Update]
HB found my wedding ring in the washer. Woo hoo! I’ve been putting a band-aid on it to prevent it from falling off.
Posted in Family Member, Husband | Comments Off
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005
Today is the ninth anniversary of my marriage to Erin (sorry for the horrible wording, I try to get things grammatically correct and end up with stuff like that). It has truly been an inspiring, eye-opening, fantastic 9 years. We have been blessed with a large, prospering, and loving extended family. We have grown in our relationship and love. Happy anniversary, Erin. I love you.
Posted in Husband | Comments Off
Sunday, September 11th, 2005
We’re going to be in Lake Tahoe for vacation. Going to play some golf, read, and likely swim a lot with Emi. I don’t know if the places we’re staying at have internet access, so I might not be posting for a bit if they don’t.
Posted in Father, Husband | Comments Off
Sunday, September 11th, 2005
Whenever there’s a fly around the house or a spider on the wall, I get called to duty. Erin doesn’t like to mess with those icky bugs, but there’s a gadget called the bugzooka that can suck ‘em up without touching them. For you touchy-feely types, it doesn’t harm them it just puts them in a little container. I guess you can remove the container to release them. Personally, I’m hoping for a reverse setting so I can take them outside and shoot them into the street.
Posted in Husband | Comments Off
Sunday, September 11th, 2005
Erin’s away at a scrapbooking convention and Emi is with Baachan and Jiichan. I’m home alone blogging and rearranging furniture. I’m also working on some 3D programming, so all is not lost.
Posted in Father, Husband, Micropreneur | Comments Off
Sunday, September 11th, 2005
Erin gets these “get to know your friends” emails and she always has me down as the “least likely to respond.” I thought I’d surprise her by answering the questions, but me being one to do it my way, I’ll put my answers here.
1. What is your occupation? Software Engineer
2. What color is your underwear? blue
3. What are you listening to right now? A/C fan noise
4. What was the last thing you ate? Kashi Go Lean cereal & blueberries
5. Do you wish on stars? No
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Black
7. How is the weather right now? 65 and sunny
8. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My brother, Kevin
9. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yes
10. How old are you today? 35
11. Favorite drink? Caffeine-free Diet Coke
12. Favorite sport to watch? Basketball
13. Have you ever dyed your hair? No
14. Do you wear contacts or glasses? Yes, contacts
15. Pets? No
16. Favorite month? No favorite.
17. Favorite food? Japanese
18. What was the last movie you watched? Remember the Titans
19. Favorite day of the year? April 15 – Emi’s Birthday
20. What do you do to vent anger? Write a blog entry
21. What was your favorite toy as a child? Legos
22. Fall or Spring? Spring
23. Hugs or kisses? Hugs
24. Cherry or Blueberry? Cherry
25. Do you want your friends to email you back? If they want to
26. Who is most likely to respond? Erin
27. Who is least likely to respond? N/A
28. Living arrangements? Wife and Daughter in Campbell, CA
29. When was the last time you cried? Early this year when I figured out what my purpose in life was
30. What is on the floor of your closet? Laundry baskets
31. Who is the friend you have had the longest? That I still see regularly, Kent Livingston
32. What did you do yesterday? Work and Little Gym with Emi
33. What inspires you? My Wife and Daughter
34. What are you afraid of? Not being able to support my family
35. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Cheese
36. Favorite car? Carrera 4
37. Favorite dog breed? Golden Labrador
38. Number of keys on your key ring? 8
39. How many years at your current job? 0.33 (4 months)
40. Favorite day of the wth week? Saturday
41.How many states have you lived in? 2
42. How many cities have you lived in? 4
Posted in Husband | Comments Off
Subscribe via RSS