Talent is cheap....

Heard a great sermon yesterday by Pastor Loren Chong of Concord Korean Baptist Church. He gave a semon about prayer, the hardest kind of prayer. The hardest kind of prayer involves praying with your soul, praying with your _____?, and praying with dedication. (Matthew 26:40).

What struck me is the praying with dedication part. I think thats the hardest part for me! I mean I think I do pretty well with praying, but not praying with dedication as when I pray, I go from topic to topic, and praying for all sorts of things all the time. But I don't pray with dedication.

Here's an analogy: Pastor Loren said that "Talent is cheap... Dedication is hard". Isn't that so true? God has give each one of us many many talents, I believe. But if we don't dedicate ourselves to developing those talents, then we are never going to be able to carry out fully the talent that God has given us. We all agree that Tiger is a super-talented golf player. But can Tiger be Tiger without all those hours of working on the mechanics of his swing? Tiger has changed his swing 2x since he turned pro. How many other pros are working on their swings as diligently as Tiger?

Therefore, dedication - thats what I need to strive for!

nut

0/2 on Final Four...

0/2 on Final Four so far for the NCAA tournament. Duke Lost to LSU, and I picked the Jay Hawks over UCLA. Jay Hawks got knocked out in the 1st round. *sigh*.

In N Out's secret menu:

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Drove to LA and back in 24 Hours...

Drove to LA and back for a friends wedding on Saturday. Crazy! We left from San Mateo area at 7:00AM, and got to LA at around 1:30PM, went to V's wedding, left Burbank at 9:30PM, I got home at 4AM, just in time to feed Ethan!

*sigh* things we do for our friends! Crazy you say? I'd do it again in a heart beat!

nut

Ethan our son is now 1 month + 1week old. He is getting cuter by the day, of course, except:

1) when he fusses around and would not goto sleep at 4AM...
2) when he throws up a mouthful of the milk that he just drank (like he did this morning)...

Although, the innocent look on his face after what he did sure makes up for it...

john

WWJD

WWJD? That was a slogan made popular a while back.... What Would Jesus Do? Well, on Beej's website today, I came across another acronym for WWJD: What would Jesus Drive?

Why, a Plymounth, for sure! http://www.highrock.com/personal/WWJD/

hehehe.

Kiwa Hirsuta

Kiwa Hirsuta is a new species of crustacean that was recently found in the south pacific. It looks funky! Check it out... Anyways, can't wait to see it in a zoo in the near future!

john