“Coming to Jesus Christ is coming on His terms, not our own. The person who comes to Christ comes in humility, meekness, a needy beggar in spirit who hungers and thirsts for God’s righteousness, who cries for mercy, and is willing to be hated, reviled, and persecuted for the sake of his Lord (Matt. 5:3-12). The Lord may not take away comforts, money, or relationships with others, but all of those things-and everything else besides-must be given over to Him, to do with as He pleases. Otherwise He is not Lord, no matter how much allegiance to Him is professed.” John MacArthur
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The bees were living in our roof for several years. They entered and exited through the eve of the roof. The location of the hive was above our heads in our master bedroom. Ocassionally it would be difficult to fall asleep because we could hear the bees buzzing around in the ceiling. Usually the activity was worse in the summer, so we could comfortably turn on the ceiling fan to drown out the sound of the bees.
However, recently, they had somehow created a hole in the ceiling and began flying into our bedroom. I temporarily plugged the hole with expandable foam sealant. But this was the tipping point that prompted me to call Abe Rodriguez, a local bee removal expert, to remove the bees.
This video shows the process of removal from the roof. They opened the roof, sucked up the bees into a holding container, removeed the hive, cleaned-up the remains and sprayed to prevent bees from returning, filled the space with insulation to further prevent bees from taking recidence here, and then replaced the roof. They did a great job and you could hardly tell the the roof was ever opened in the first place.
The hive was well established and an estimated 30lbs of honey and honeycomb and ~50,000 bees.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Photos From Our Christmas Vacation
Here’s a collection of photos from our 2011 Christmas vacation in Alabama. Jenn and the kids were there nearly an entire month. I joined for close to 2 weeks. It was a trip with it’s ups and downs, but the photos capture some of the best times. The photos are collected from Jenn’s iPhone, my iPhone, a Canon S95 used by both Jenn and I, and my Canon 1D Mark II. It’s set to music that we currently enjoy.
Password: LombardiSpot
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
To One of Her Favorite Songs
I found this video by The Band Perry on the Palladium’s HD Video Hour and showed it to the family. It was the first time we ever heard or saw this band and everyone immediately liked it, especially Claire. She learned to sing the song and frequently requested us to play the video. She also got the CD for Christmas this year. We listened to it in the long car rides while we were visiting Alabama.
This video is of her dancing and singing to the song. Pardon her outfit, looks like it’s at the end of life. Enjoy.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
A Slide in South Pittsburg
While in Alabama this last Christmas vacation we brought the kids to a local park in South Pittsburg, AL. It's one of our favorite parks to go to. Usually we let the kids run around and the adults just move from bench to bench as we watch the kids have fun. This time we joined in the fun at this large metal slide. Watch and learn.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
How do they effect a four year old girl?
This evening we were discussing with Matthew his progression through the grades and then onto college. Claire inserted comment at the end saying, "I don't want to go to Kindergarten
Jenn replied, "Yeah, I'm going to teach you how to read."
Claire said, "I don't want to get a shot."
Matthew had previously had shots prior to Kindergarten and Jenn had mentioned that they are needed before Kindergarten. So, here it is, perhaps a year later, she is realizing that Kindergarten means gettings shots. Boy, she must really dislike getting shots!
Claire added, "I'll just be stupid."
Of course, Jenn and are are simultaneously laughing and shocked. I said, "Claire, you are smart. We'll teach you how to read and you can be smart."
Claire cried, "I don't want to get a shot."
Claire asked, "Tomorrow I get a shot."
Jenn answered, "No."
Claire concluded, "Shot stupid!"
Our four year old Claire is so intent on avoiding shots that she's willing to throw out her education. Good thing we aren't letting her decide her educational roadmap.
