jay is in town.

my brother finally arrived. we picked him up at the airport last night. here are a few pictures form the airport.

grace and peace.

+ gonzalez family

i had the privilege of taking pictures of my friend Angelo’s family. Angelo is a great friend that i met at HBU. i was a groomsman in his wedding and he was one in mine. 7 weeks ago his wife sarah gave birth to their first child hayden. she is beautiful and they are a beautiful family. this was my first time to take portraits of a baby. it was hard. babys really do not sit/lay still. but this was still a great photoshoot. these are a few of my favs. and you can check em out here or on my flickr.

grace and peace

cinco ranch country club.

my dad and i played golf today at cinco ranch country club. it was fun, but it was dang hot. it was a refreshing time with my dad and now…

…my shoulders hurt.

ps. that is my dad in the picture. look at that form!

l8r

joy in my pocket

this morning when i was getting dressed for work, i went to put my wallet in my back pocket and look what i found.

there were two of them! im using the first one for lunch today. im so excited.

L8R.

communal living.

im in the middle of reading this article. “I live with another man’s wife”. personally, i think it is such a clever article title for communal living. here are a couple quotes from the article that have really caught my attention.

+ “When forgiveness flows within the community, the individuals within finally come alive. A resolved conflict breathes new life into the house, and it’s clear that all the verses I was forced to memorize as a kid regarding settling things and not allowing bitterness to take root actually held meaning for real life.”

+ “However, finding God in the community usually isn’t about times of praying together or staying up all night worshipping – at least not in our house. For us, it’s about finding God in the mundane approaches to daily living together – cooking and cleaning, chore lists and game nights, crowding around for a Bourne marathon or our weekly obsession with Lost.”

this article is very interesting, and this is why…

this lady in the middle is our new friend lindsay. she is kimbs new friend from grad school. when kimb and i closed on our house we wanted to get a house that was big enough for us to give a room to friends in town who needed a room. lindsay is sleeping upstairs in our guest bedroom so she doesn’t have to get up before the sun tomorrow to go to the med. center in downtown houston. this communal living thing is a very new idea to me. it most certainly has its pros and cons but so far tonight, i only see pros.

growth in Christ comes from community. i have said many times that it is nearly impossible to live a life that is pleasing to Christ without community. community brings things that are a necessity in this life.

i really don’t know exactly what i’m trying to say here. all i know is that i feel good knowing that kimb and i are offering part of our blessing from God to another person who is in a little bit of a need.

why in the world.

got a family christian store catalog in the mail today. look what i saw while looking through it…

guitar hero for jesus?
dangit. why? i’m so sorry world. i’m sorry.

rediscovering an old love

yesterday i was sitting at a stop light that was extremely long i opened up my cd case and in the front sleeve was a cd called “in the wake of determination” by these guys…

Story of the Year. not many people like them…but yesterday i rediscovered my love for their music. they are so good.

good rock ‘n roll.
bye.