Withdrawal - Day Two

Today is day two of no energy drinks... I have been filling up my big cup with ice water at the beginning of the day. The headaches aren't too bad... no blurred vision... I haven't attacked anyone... that I can remember... the water is actually tasting good.

If I get the shakes... I will let you know.

withdrawal

Today is the day...

Today is the day that I will stop drinking energy drinks.

I know that they probably aren't the best thing to drink. I have known this for a long time... but then I read the back of the can... and realized that I might have been overdosing on energy drinks for the last several months.

I am fairly certain that I will be going through withdrawal.

I will give you updates ...

New Cards

Here are a few new cards that I have doodled. Most of these happened in the last couple of weeks. The rocket ship one says, "... to the moon." on the inside. The one that says, "You're Beautiful... " says, "... to all eyes." on the inside. I also think that I am going to add, "Let's put down some roots." on the front of the card with the tree, that currently doesn't say anything. 

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I have also been making some mini-cards. They might work well for gift cards...

Well... now you know what I do when I am watching TV.

If you like any of these, they will soon be available for purchase at my mom's shop, The Weaver's Daughter, in Covington, IN.

The good life...

When you hear the phrase, 

"Living the good life..." 

What do you think of?

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J. I. Packer: An Evangelical Life by Leland Ryken - Book Review

I freely admit that I don't normally have the endurance for listening to audio books that take more than 5 or 6 hours to listen to.  It isn't that I don't like to listen, but my audio book listening times are usually limited to my commute to and from work. Listening to a lengthy audio book in 15 minute segments tends to feel wearisome, but I found with J. I. Packer: An Evangelical Life by Leland Ryken that I was creating times to continue listening. About 1/3 of the way through the book, I found that I didn't want it to stop. I genuinely felt like I was getting to know J. I. Packer, so I wanted to know more of his story.

I wouldn't relate listening to this book like watching a movie. The first part of the book did tell his story, but it wasn't action-packed suspense. What kept me going was the character of this man. In many ways I began to relate to his decisions and understand why he might be doing what he was doing.

I especially appreciated Leland Ryken's approach to breaking up the biography the way he did. As I mentioned, he started by giving an overview of his life, but then he went the extra mile to attempt to reveal more of Packer's character by examining several areas of his life. There were portions that explored Packer as a Preacher and Packer as an author. There was also the examination of the many controversial topics that were an ongoing part of Packer's life as a public figure. Before I listened to this book, I didn't realize that Packer was an Anglican, but by the time I was done I found myself appreciating his ongoing efforts to bring doctrinal reformation to the church. He described himself as a crusader, and I can see and appreciate that fact.

This book was read by David Cochran Heath, who always does an outstanding job. If you are interested in learning more about J. I. Packer, then I would highly recommend this book.

This book will also be important to me because this is the book I was listening to as I decided that I wanted to be a full-time Pastor. (I have been a part-time Pastor and a part-time Teacher for the last 6 years.)