Just wanted to let all of those that might be cruising to see what I’m up to that I am engaged! That’s right, there is a woman out there (Vanessa 😉 ) that would have me. 😀 We had an amazing day together, during our dinner I popped the question. It’s way late now so I’m not going to stay up to give all of the details, I’ll give the skinny tomorrow sometime. I can’t wait for you all to meet my fiancee!
So back to Wednesday…it was a bit of a crazy day, as most Wednesdays are. I basically headed straight to church after work. I had Sunday Morning Worship Team practice before youth group. I started early with just Brad. It can be a real challenge for me as I’m not used to playing in more of a backup role on the guitar. I feel pretty clueless as to how to play. What didn’t help matters either was that a lot of the songs I either didn’t know or have never played on the guitar. (I’ve since remedy some of this by more practicing on my own, and I found a couple of the songs on iTunes as we play them. Thanks Passion Worship Band) The…
“The primary purpose of prayer is not to change circumstances; the primary purpose of prayer is to change us!” – Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge by Mark Batterson
I’ve known for a long time that I’m a perfectionist and a planner. This had always been both a strength and a great weakness for me. The major weakness is that I’m always trying to figure out God’s plan and I turn my perfectionism into unrealistic expectations of others. Also my perfectionism takes a lot of joy out of life. It means that unless it’s perfect I’m not happy, and the kicker is that it most likely 9 times out of 10 it isn’t going to be perfect. That’s a pretty sad way to live honestly. Add to the perfectionism the desire to always have a plan makes life pretty difficult as things more often than not don’t go according to the plan. Reading through…
“we should always be careful to make certain that our words, attitudes, and actions welcome people to call out to Jesus, not prevent them from doing so.” – The Men of the Bible Devotional: Insights from the Warriors, Wimps, and Wise Guys by Compiled by Barbour Staff
“When our kids see how we deal with failure, disappointment, frustration, and our own limitations, they are learning.” – Devotions for Sacred Parenting by Gary L. Thomas #TeachingByExample “The parent must present to the child the beauty of virtue, the nobility and happiness of self-denial, the pleasure that duty brings, and the fear and the favor of God.” – Andrew Murray #TrainingUpChildren
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i’m pretty sure this means you owe me like 100 dollars for hooking you guys up. i’m pretty sure i did. um…yeah…that was me. ok…so you can go ahead and pay me…now.
Oops… hit enter too soon… anyway… CONGRATULATIONS! Give me a call, I’d like to catch up, but I don’t have your number… you probably remember your old number but in case you don’t 864-5434
Oh my goodness!! CONGRATULATIONS…both to you Tim and Venessa. Very good news! Now I will be waiting for the news of how you did it and all! 🙂 Can’t wait to hear the details!! We are praying for you!
i’m pretty sure this means you owe me like 100 dollars for hooking you guys up. i’m pretty sure i did. um…yeah…that was me. ok…so you can go ahead and pay me…now.
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Congrats a million times over!!!!!
Hey Tim, thanks for the email!
Congrats on your engagement! Marriage is very, very cool. I’m praying for you as you prepare for it.
you should get married on dec. 28th in fergus…that would be good
Hey Congrats!!!!!!!!
Bless you guys in your new adventure!
-Chris
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Oops… hit enter too soon… anyway… CONGRATULATIONS! Give me a call, I’d like to catch up, but I don’t have your number… you probably remember your old number but in case you don’t 864-5434
Tim and Vanessa,
Congratulations! We are thrilled to see that God has blessed you in this amazing way!
Henrik, Carrie, Erik and Noah Bjorndahl
Oh my goodness!! CONGRATULATIONS…both to you Tim and Venessa. Very good news! Now I will be waiting for the news of how you did it and all! 🙂 Can’t wait to hear the details!! We are praying for you!
Congratulations Tim! I am so happy for you two. May God richly bless you as you prepare for your lives together!
~Luke