New Kitchen

While we’re in the US for the summer, our kitchen is being remodeled. They have completed a lot of the work, so I took these pictures for Janell to see the progress.

We used to have old brown tile and white cabinets with green tiles on the walls. Not anymore. They’ve done a great job, and the kitchen looks much better. Click a picture to enlarge it.

Check out the video I made. (Popup flash)

Book quote

I read “You Can Childproof Your Home, but They’ll Still Get in” by Dave Meurer today on my way to Mexico City. It’s an easy read book with some pretty funny insights into the world of fatherhood.

My favorite part of the book was this:

The reality is that the little kid loves his dad. He loves being with Dad, and doing what Dad does. If Dad took him fishing, he would love fishing. If Dad took him to the zoo, he would love the zoo.

Our job is to help our kids love the right things. To guide them toward God, toward the good and noble. To teach right and wrong and honesty and kindness and respect and generosity at the youngest ages.

It is a high calling to be a parent. If you don’t plan on being a good role model, don’t have kids. It is hard work to be a hero, but it is in your job description. Parenthood is not for wimps.

If you’re looking for a book that is easy and fun to read, you should check out Dave Meurer’s book.

Off we go

Here I am again at the Tampa airport. I’m waiting for my flight to Mexico City. I’ll be there for a week and a half with a group of students from Highview Baptist Church. I’m looking forward to seeing our new kitchen, but I’m not really enjoying being away from the family again.

I wanted to write about security in airports. I was thinking about it the other day, and I think it’s a place that shows us the results of sin more than any other place (besides a cemetery) in daily life. Why else would we have to take off our shoes and be subject to searching if people weren’t sinful beings intent on hurting each other? The experience in Tampa International Airport isn’t that bad. Actually, today I met some of the friendliest security people I’ve ever seen. Good job, TIA!