What can I say?: July 2006

Saturday, July 29, 2006

Pics of Tayla

Well there has been a request for more photos of Tayla so here we are...no profound words of wisdom today, sorry!

Friday, July 28, 2006

O...my mind!

They say (whoever "they" are) that your desk is an indication of what's going on in your mind...here is my mind right now during prep for Sunday:

At church we are currently using the Heartlines Movie series that is on SABC as a preaching series. The topic this week is "Forgiveness". Apart from the fact that I have to preach about it so therefore apply my mind (oh yes and ask for the Spirit's guidance), it has got me to thinking. Perhaps the reason there is so much hate and anxiety in this world is because we just cannot learn to forgive. I know that when a Taxi cuts me off, I immediately feel angry and often will not drop it; I feel the need for vindication. Now that seems like a simple issue and you don't see me going around bombing Taxis. But that is just it; my reaction is merely a small time version of what is happening in the middle east (I'm not trying to simplify the issue here). Is our need for vindication against small wrong-doings not the beginning of bigger things? The initial problem is often clouded by our need for revenge; we have allowed our emotions to rule. Look at the conflict in Ireland...do you really think that the Catholics and Protestants are fighting over Theology, heck most of them are not even practicing Christians. Anyway, that's just me doing some Sermon prep online...I'll probably turf it all anyway.

As a parting shot, I love this little quote that is in the Heartlines discussion guide...

"Forgiving someone is like setting a prisoner free, only to realise that it was you who was the prisoner."

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Oh I love Gadgets!

I thought that since I’m into gadgets I would brag a little bit. I recently acquired an HP iPaq hw6515 (thanks dad, my continuous supplier of all things gadgety). I used to have the iMate Pocket PC which was also cool but this is cooler. Why, well it has built in GPS running HandyMap software. This of course is a constant irritation for Ash since she can’t stand the continuous “In 500m please turn left at the intersection” or “Please reduce your speed”. It is of course also a source of the green eyed monster of my Colleague Brian since he still only has the iPaq 1900 series…it doesn’t even have a phone built in, let alone GPS (sorry Brian). I need to note that I have set the default voice to male… I will not take directions from a woman.

Cheers,
J

Well... what can I say?

Well this is the first time I’ve tried this blogging thing. I think the reason that I chose to call the blog “What can I say?” really indicates whether or not I really wanted to do this. I have never really been one to journal things but…what can I say, now’s a good enough time as any to begin.

I think it would be important to start with by letting anybody that reads this know the most exciting thing that has happened in the last while i.e. I have a five week old daughter named Tayla Victoria Smith. She is absolutely incredible…well done Ash on doing all the hard work. I say this to everybody, “I will not say Tayla is good at night, she has been good the last 5 nights. I’m not sure how she will be tonight and I am not sure how she will be tomorrow night. If she is good I praise God, if she is not I pray for patience. Here is a picture of the three of us:

Just an interesting thing I happened to come across on the internet today…give it try, you might be surprised. It is a test to see how you think, like a man or a woman. Just go to the “Brain Sex” link, the test will take about 15 minutes. Here is the link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/index_cookie.shtml