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Wow, we went from freezing winds two days ago (when I shot the video at the end of this post), to pouring rains and 53 degree temps last night, to blowing and drifting snow in the 20's today. Welcome to Rochester, NY! I just wanted to drop in and wish everyone an amazing holiday season and especially a wonderful Christmas. This season gets torn apart from every side every year and it's such a sad situation when it does. For me, I really have nothing if I don't have Jesus in my life and I am so thankful for this time of year when I can celebrate all the friends (hopefully some of you reading this) and family (not sure if they ever get to this blog) God's given me and just the opportunity I have every day to let others know about this journey, this adventure, that God is taking me through. Not always happy, not always pleasant, but God is always present as I work toward what He wants me to be. He's the only one I've found worth trusting and hanging on to because H...

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My friend Shane shared this today on his blog . I really couldn't agree more ( doesn't hurt that I'm a pretty big fan of Mars Hill and Mark Driscoll, either! ) Enjoy - and feel free to defend the --ahem-- brother in Christ...

Okay - I don't get a summer "vacation". Network Administrators barely know the meaning of the words. "Time Off". I've been away for so long but have been a busy little boy this year. I've had a little of everything this year including family and friends poppin' out babies, visits to parks, parties, weddings, cool worship experiences, time with the fam and the coolest friends on the planet, sporting events, etc. At times I've just been on the go for weeks. All the activity has helped me get back in the groove of this little metro known as Rochester, so it's all good. Flickr is going to be my photo gateway and I am going to start to get filled up now! I have too much "stuff" I need to get online. Maybe over the LDW I can add a few of the thousand shots sorted out and into my Flickr account . I know I need to do this. Once I go through all the old Cornerstone shots ALONE, I know I will have truckloads more to add. You should ...

I will return soon. I have had so many moments when I thought of amazing things I should write about yet I have this memory of a goldfish thing going lately so my "wonderful and insightful" thoughts and ideas usually vanish before they see the light of day. I hope to rectify that soon... P.S. Look out Chicago, here I come!

I was poking around some other sites lately and came across this entry in another blog. I'm pretty sure Shawn won't mind me "borrowing" it as it is very powerful. I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed lately. This entry really helped me refocus and realize that no matter how bad I feel things may get at times, the God who loves me is always there with me, in the tent. I pray this encourages you as much as it did me... I've always loved the sound of seals. That barking laugh just always make me think there's a party going on in Sealtown. I mean, how can you go wrong with an animal that likes to play ball? Seriously. Seal sounds conjure up happy images in my mind. Seal smells are an entirely different matter, but that's a story for another time. That's why it didn't bother me too much when Josh's regular cough started to sound a bit like a seal. It's never good to know your kid is sick, but you know that they're going to get a cold ...

His name is Eric Volz . He is a U.S. Citizen and has just been sentenced to 30 years in a Nicaraguan prison for crimes he did not commit. He was working as the publisher for El Puente Magazine in Nicaragua when he was accused, convicted, and sentenced for murder without any basis of evidence he is guilty. Please take a few minutes to watch the following video : Click on this link for an article regarding Eric's situation. This is a site dedicated to Eric's situation: http://www.friendsofericvolz.com/ And if you feel so inclined please contact your state's senator via The US Senate Website . PLEASE act accordingly and request that efforts are made on Eric's behalf regarding this international injustice! THANK YOU!!

XXX Church <--- (click on it) I met these guys a couple of Cornerstone Festivals back. They are some of the most honest, intense, yet humble guys you will ever meet. Check out the interview from Nightline via the link below to see what they are doing lately. Make sure and watch the whole thing. The best part is quote at the end where they talk about what the "christians" in their little pews really need to do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpUvsxSqf3M&eurl= If you struggle with this (and way too many of us won't admit we have), talk to someone you trust, then check out their website (linked at the top). Whatever you do, never forget God loves you!

Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. on Thursday posted the largest annual profit by a U.S. company -- $39.5 billion -- even as earnings for the last quarter of 2006 declined 4 percent.  The 2006 profit topped Exxon Mobil's own previous record of $36.13 billion set in 2005. Revenue at the world's largest publicly traded oil company rose to $377.64 billion for the year, surpassing the record $370.68 billion Exxon posted in 2005. ...can anyone NOT be furious about this?

Okay, I'm excited. Within a couple weeks time, my niece (in Detroit) has gotten engaged and my niece (In Buffalo) just had a baby boy!  No details on the one niece's marriage yet (maybe in the spring of '08?) but the bouncing baby boy details are as follows (from the very proud Grandma), "It's a boy! Lucas Jeffrey Geraci, 7 lbs. 5 oz. born at 9:00 p.m. January 8, 2007 to Jeffrey and Jennifer Palmer Geraci." I couldn't have said it any better myself!