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It’s a boy!!!

And it’s healthy. The ultrasound tech called it a “perfect baby”. Hehe, I doubt it will behave perfectly since it comes from my genes.

We feel very blessed and are incredibly excited.

Praise God!

http://bobhyatt.typepad.com/bobblog/2007/06/on_second_thoug.html

With some good discussion in the comments.

Today I was thinking about my priorities, goals, and dreams in life. Here is some of what I came up with:

Priorities

#1 My relationship with God

#2 My relationship with my wife

#3 My relationship with my (future) kids

#4 Loving other people and sharing Christ with them

#5 Providing a safe home for my family that fosters growth and togetherness, also one where we can have guests over and make them feel comfortable

#6 Other stuff such as ministry, hobbies, planning for the future, etc

Unfortunately I seem to not line up my resources with my priorities so well right now. My relationship with God does not get the #1 spot when it comes to my time and energy. I think that’s the main thing I need to work on right now

My employment also plays into the whole list since I have to pay bills, buy food, etc, to do #’s 2,3,5, and 6.

Dreams

Natalie and I both would love to own some acreage within 45 minutes of Beaverton where we can have a house, a barn, a few horses, and a tractor. We dream of a place where our family spends a lot of time together, where guests can come retreat at a small cottage or cabin on the property, and where they can walk through a spiritually refreshing garden. That kind of dream takes some $$, so we’ll have to be patient

On Work

Right now I am strongly seeking ways to move out of working at Freewire full-time. The best option at this point seems to be going 1/2 time with a church such as Beaverton Christian doing A/V work, staying at Ethnos as our home church, and working 1/2 time for Freewire as a contractor. My goal would be to eventually move out of both BCC and Freewire into a full-time role at Ethnos. The great thing about Ethnos right now is that there is some much opportunity for Natalie and me to grow in using our spiritual gifts (pastor-shepherd for me). We’re praying about this a lot right now, and we’ll see where God leads us.