nov 9th in taiwan

For a very extended 2 weeks off to Taiwan, visited Taipei(some call it an evil city), Hualin, calm peace ful and collected, Tainan.  

Taipei, is about shopping and random foods, the hub of everything in Taiwan.  

Hualin was fun we went to the zoo, stayed at the resort and had a good time with the golf carts and hot springs.  I like Allen a lot and his family.  They are very kind and very attentive to the needs of their guest.  Great ministry and met Pastor John's father.  I thought he was going to 

Tainan- Michael and Chiuping were pretty awesome.He took 3 days off of work to take us to random places. Went to the Salt museum, amusement park, had some fresh crab/seafood off the fish farm, and a banquet style meal with some awesome eel noodle along with some other stuff. Met all the family. All the good stuff to eat and even went shrimping. 

The interesting thing about taiwan is about the eating but the bible says :

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or aboutyour body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

I guess what I've been kinda dreading is coming back to the states.  Exercising all this blubber off and trying to find peace in my situation at home and church again. 

9/30/17

Interesting day, started off riding in my first niles canyon bike ride.  I did all 6.4 miles.
Leo and Jane had a 2nd baby shower.
Went to K-town bbq, it was ok, wasn't great, wasn't bad.  Maybe worth going again if I got the itch.

purpose

Recently God has been very merciful to me.  and although I can't earn his approval I'm seeking what's next in life.  I know my purpose is to glorify him, but how might I do it, to be fulfilled.  come to God and hear his voice

Paella Recipe

Awesome Paella recipe
Chicken, really brown

veggie

garlic - lower heat

smoke paprika

grated tomatoes

cook tomato for 2 min

stock

saffron, bring to boil

then Rice(short grain)

cook highest heat for 10 min

then low heat for 6min

add rosemary

let it rest for 5 min also

Do people care?

Friend of mine called me the other day.  He stopped attending our church but apparently people are still reaching out to him.  He questioned why this person is reaching out to him when they had 10 yrs and she never really showed much concern in 10 yrs but now why?

also are people born blind blessed? They don't have to see the and judge the world? they have more pure thoughts?

5.23.17

It's about 1.52am , hard to sleep, no scheduled work tomorrow, and Zech just woke up, I'm feeling distance from the heavenly father, and I recognize I don't want to live a mediocre Christian life.
I have been living one, basing much of my faith in the past, not looking forward to my future.  Perhaps I masked it with knowledge, self righteousness.  Right now, not sure what direction I'm going other than I need to seek the Lord, and I have not been doing that.  I keep doing things that I want to do, and trusting in my circumstances.  God shakes me up, Father allow this night to wake me up from my slumber and follow you.  Experience you, not simply to seek after your blessings, but to hear from you.

Help me to be in fellowship with the right people whom you desire.  Help me lead this family, trust you will take care of them, mom, ann, zech, wayne.  Father bless them.

dream 4.11.17

at the old delores house,
my scion xb was stolen and I saw it at the neighbors, I was contemplating a way to get into the shop and take it back.  i had the key, and wondered how they could hotwire and steal it.