The Gang
Posted by Brett Veenstra
This is my desktop photo at work… helps keep manya thing in perspective.
Do you use any type of personal background to bring some focus to your day?
The Face
Posted by Brett Veenstra
Sometimes, I really do think my kids are cuter than y’alls! 
I hope this photo brightens your day like it does mine each time I see it!
Daily Devo: Common Ground
Posted by Brett Veenstra
Our Daily Bread had a timely devo this morning. I had left a comment yesterday that wasn’t trying to belittle vegetarians, but just have fun with my brother-in-law. It’s interesting to imagine trying to lead a vegetarian to Christ.
In the devo, that’s exactly what Paul did. He took the perspective of the people he was with and began making his way to Jesus.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for giving me new friends and coworkers this year. Help me to walk in their shoes so that the path to you would be easier.
Daily Devo: There’s Heaven
Posted by Brett Veenstra
Did an ODB today.
The devotion was on the real place called heaven, and focused on the some of the physical elements that are shown to us now through the book of Revelation. I just can’t help thinking that this passage as it refers to the New Jerusalem is symbolic in nature. The other unfortunate part is that I can imagine something looking nice, I just can’t imagine it with the eyes of John. I mean, I don’t even know what Jasper looks like (until a little Googling)!
I suppose I just have a “non-optimal view” of heaven lately. It’s not like I don’t WANT to goto heaven. In fact, the notion, of just “being” with Jesus is very comforting, but just heard to envision. I guess that’s why we call it faith.
Prayer: Lord, help me to live in this reality, serving you. Help me remember the next reality of being with you.
Utterances: Noah
Posted by Brett Veenstra
Dad: So Noah, are you going to be friendly to new kids at school?
Noah: Well… oh yeah, of course I am. That’s why we got those shots [at the Doctor's office]! There were shots to make us be nice.