Best Birthday Party Ever...

Jonah was invited to a friends birthday party. It was at Naya's Garden, which is a cool local indoor play area for kids. The kids had everything they needed: play area, other kids, juice boxes, cake, etc.... And the parents had everything they needed: beer & wine.

Metro

I Love cities that have Metro Rails (or whatever you call it... The Tube, The L, The Max, Subway, etc..)  I much more prefer walking and taking the Metro rail than any other form of transportation.  

Sometimes when you drive everywhere you never really live in the city, but just float above it in a bubble.  You miss so much.   That's why the L.A Metro is so special.  You don't float above anything, but you go down to it's gut.  It's not the prettiest, but it's pretty cool.

Jessica is different.  She's not a big fan of the Metro.  I think she's worried about our safty (muggings, murders, rapes...).   I wonder what's the statistic between people who die in car accidents and people who die in the Metro stations?

I think I would win that one. 

The picture above was taken on Jessica's Birthday.  That's right, I took her out on the Metro for her birthday.

Simplify

I've must have started 10 blogs since 2007.  Each blog had something to do with me.  It just got out of hand.   Writing about being a pastor.... the books I read.... being an Inn Keeper.... being a father....  posting my sermons....  

Let's simplify things.  

Let's do it here.

Rain

My kids had a fun day yesterday after the stopped. They both went out our back stairs and found a little puddle and jumped around. Unfortunately, our water heater shut off and only lit it back up 20 mins before the kids came back in. They were cold and wanted a hot bath, but all they got was 2 inches of luke warm water.

Cleaning time

I have a lot to catch up on, so I'll try to do that later. Today, our cleaning lady couldn't come in, so I decided to clean one of our units. This isn't something I usually do, but it is something an Inn Keeper should do at least once. It took me a long time, but I guess that's expected for my first time. I'm no super-cleaner....


Here are some before and after shots of the "Red Casita"

Elections

There's a lot of hype about today. As one person said, "The peer pressure to in my whole life (including high school) is nothing compared with the pressure i feel to vote in this election." A lot of people are dissapointed with our president, with the economy, and with the general state of our nation.

People are calling this a historic election. Why? because people believe that this election will take our nation to a brighter future. People believe in the candidate they're choosing and they believe in their vision. The candidate will lead them out of the current state of our nation and their life.

I think this is natural for practical atheists (a term coined by Craig Groeschel to describe people who live life as if there is no God even if they claim to believe in one.) For people who don't believe in God and are stuck in a state of discontent (where they can't get out) they will look for a savior. This election isn't about a president, for many people it's about finding a savior (someone who will put this nation and their life back on track).

This explains the hype. This explains the hope.


As a follower of Jesus, I don't believe a president is the best way to change a nation. My hope is in Jesus. My hope is in Jesus working in you and in me and change our nation one person at a time....one family at a time....one community at a time....one city at a time.... My hope for a better future doesnt lie in policy or legistration..... oh, no... It lies in a true Savior.

Welcomed...???

I went out to my car yesterday because we were moving from living with my parents to a temporary condo near where I will be living on Nov 15 (a lot of moving around) when i noticed something strange on my car. At first I thought it was bird poop, but as i got closer i realized it was sour cream, salsa, bread, peanut butter, and eggs smothered all over my car.

was it an enemy of my parents?

was it an old enemy of mine who find out i had returned?

Was it a Halloween trick?

or just a L.A. welcome?



note: i forgot to take a picture....sorry