Well Tiffany is doing good after the infertility surgery!!!

Thi sis Tiffany right after they gave her the drugs!! ha ha ha..... she is going to kill me for putting it up here, but if you woke up @ 4:00 am, haven't had anything to drink or eat...not even gum, and you just got a lots of drugs, I don't think you or me could look as beautiful!
(man I love my wife!)

Here is what the Dr. found out while fishing around in Tiffany:


1) little bit of Endometriosis on the Ovaries
2) Decent mount of gelatinous scar tissue behind the uterus (caused by reverse menstrual bleeding....it is the place that the eggs drop after the bleeding times)
3) possibly a little blockage in the fallopian tubes

The Dr. said that everything looked good now, and that he is hopeful and looking forward to the results that the next round of shots will provide. he was glad to know everything with what he is dealing with, and the results after this surgery are even better for most people than before it.. he seemed hopeful.

Thank you for your prayers and please keep them up!

(I will try to see if I can post the photos of the surgery just like last time, but until then please just pray for us and Tifany is heal up and take it easy for a few days!

Merry Christmas 2007....The second round....and Munchkin!!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Here is a picture of our Christmas tree this year. The Halo helmet I stole form a story in Digg.com, but the gender of the tree was all me...thanks to the help of Tiffany's favorite store Michael's! When I saw those balls I knew exactly what I had in mind for them! oh yeah!

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Here is the final picture of the aftermath after a game of Munchkin (I think on Tiffany's Birthday) I love this game, but I never win at it..and I did this time, so here is all my cards and the final 10 level on the dice! Oh man it was a great day!

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And last but never least is the note that Tiffany was artificially inseminated Friday...so here we go on the second round of trying to make a Baby! I try to make it a fun time when we go, so this time instead of walking into the Dr.'s office with the plain brown paper bag containing my "deposit for the bank of Tiffany" I decided that I would spruce it up a little bit and give it a little Starbucks packaging. I can't tell you how many people asked me if I brought them Starbucks.. i tried to tell them that they probably did not want what was in the bag, ha ha ha ha.... but come to find out the Dr. loves Starbucks and gave me a high five when he found out what we had done! I made everyone smile, and that is exactly what the Dr. ordered for that day since it is our second round...so here is the pea for you all to please pray for us, and that if this is what god desires for us to do/have...then please pray for us and the possible future baby! Thanks and God bless yall!!!! KUTPs!!!

Just a few photos from my iPhone for your enjoyment....

Well, life has been going along wonderfully as of late! Tons of stuff going on, but nothing is new there. heh.... Well, I thought that I would send yall some photos of what has been going on , and even though it kills me to not use my Nikon D40 camera to take them...the iPhone does OK in a pinch...but I tell ya once you go digital SLR you don't go back.....anyway... here is a picture of Sushi! Wow...talk about flexible...and VERY funny!OK this next photo is of a friend of mine, but is what what is around him that makes my wife AMAZING!!!! let me explain, a friend of mine Scott, whom I shoot pictures with once a month in Cinci, was asked (or maybe he requested...not sure, but) has lots of his photos up on display @ his local Starbucks! I went yesterday and saw them...and Dang it was awesome!...anyway, I told the friend's of mine @ Starbucks, that I would love that someday, and Tiffany heard me say it...so Tiffany contacts the lady that allows them to be up and all, and while I went to go watch Beowolf!! (yeah it was awesome!) Tiffany and Kelly went and printed several of their favorite photos and framed them and put them up @ Starbucks in Crestview Hills!!!! And then we went to go eat and then Court and Kelly went with us there to go play Munchkin (and I did not think anything of it until I looked over to the wall, past a great singing guy with a guitar, and noticed one of my photos hanging on the wall where they put local artists' work up. And my first thought was, "I can't believe that someone stole my photo off of Flickr and had the guts to print it up and frame it and call it their own!", and then I noticed the picture next to that one was mine as well, and then the one next to that one, and I looked @ Tiffany, and she smiled and gave me a hug, and that is when I noticed that Tiffany for my Birthday (tomorrow) she printed off and framed several of her and others' favorite photos and put them up in the store. She contacted the store artist relations, etc...and got the permission! Unbelievable! I just could not believe it... I never thought anyone would ever think that my photos would be good enough to put up somewhere, and it was all my AMAZING WONDERFUL wife's idea! Man I love her!!! Dang... so here is the surprise friend Thor modeling in front of my photos!! (Man, I can't believe you were there Thor!! Crazy!)

And for those of you who don't know Tiffany and I are trying the fertility shots to try to have a baby, and after three rounds of this we will just adopt, but we (well she took them...I administered them) and Tiffany was inseminated last Wednesday! So, now we wait, if she does not have a "menstrual cycle" in two weeks then we go back into the Dr. and they take a blood sample pregnancy test. So far everything has gone wonderfully, and Tiffany has been have tons of pregnancy systems, but we both think that it is just the shots/meds....but it sure is hard not to get your hopes up!!!!! All I could ever do is ask for all of yall to be praying for us!

if you want to read Tiffany's thoughts...then go to her blog here!

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So, for all of this to work, I have to go make a deposit, and then they take "my boys" (my deposit) and put it into the bank of Tiffany....well, I have to say that the room that I make my deposit in is sure a little weird. Here is the photo of the room, with a couch, TV, and you can even see my (empty) deposit cup on the table in the back there...but the next photo is what is funny.....
This next framed picture was the only picture in the room, and look at what it was.... an arial photo of an Ohio State football game... I guess some guys just get excited about looking at a football game... ha ha ha ha ha ha.....

Well, here is my open book life! I hope to have a WONDERFUL birthday tomorrow, and I hope that yall are so blessed this week with family, food, and maybe even shopping! Love yall, and God bless ya!

Happy Halloweeen....

Well for those who don;'t know, I love carving pumpkins. It is a form of art, plus it allows me to express my geek in pumpkin form...so I wanted to share with yall what I did this year:

on the left is the power button on the front of every Xbox 360...
on the right in the logo for Halo 3 the most popular video game for the Xbox 360.

Now, I just need to find green glow sticks for the Xbox 360 power button, and possibly blue L.E.D.s for the Halo3 one, heh.

Yall have a great night...loving on Children...just like Christ would.

Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

I got Leopard (Max OS update)....and now I am scared....

Well, I purchased Le0pard for my Mac Book pro yesterday, primarily for the (Time Machine) backup feature that will allow me to back up everything on to a hard drive, and be able to find it depending on the last time I remembered having it..very cool stuff, if you want to see what I am talking about then go to apple's website and you can see.

I also, loved chatting with Kevin this morning, with a roller coaster going on behind me:




heh...anyway... so I registered online with Leopard, and I got this email from Apple:


So, needless to say, I am very happy so far with Leopard...but I am sorry that Smiley face gives me the creeps! It is almost like, "ha ha... got your number sucker!"

Anyway, hope yall have a great day today!

So I went to the Dr.'s office on Friday and saw this....

I don't know if this is my Dr.'s , but if it is, I think I should not go as often to see him, heh... still amazing car...and these were all taken with my iPhone.




I don't know if this is my Dr.'s , but if it is, I think I should not go as often to see him, heh... still amazing car...and these were all taken with my iPhone.

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I promise I am finally getting around to my pictures from Washington D.C. trip...so those will be up soon, I am limiting myself to 4 pictures from each day....so it is a little hard to do, heh.... God bless yall....KUTPs!!!

Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer...

I am reading this classic right now by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and here is a thoughtful quote that I mentioned in my own way yesterday in church during the announcements, but I think he says it better:

"Only he who gives things for little things receives the big things. We prevent God from giving us the great spiritual gifts He has in store for us, because we do not give things for daily gifts. We think we dare not be satisfied with the small measure of Spiritual knowledge, experience, and love that has been given to us, and that we must constantly be looking forward eagerly for the highest good.....How can God entrust great things to one who will not thankfully receive from Him the little things?" Bonhoeffer, "Life Together:The Classic Exploration of Faith in Community", page 29

This reminds me of Brother Lawrence's "Practicing The Presence of God", as well, being so thankful in the little things in life, and while the rest of the world may not think that he received great things, I have a feeling that in his life he received GREAT things.

I know that for Bonhoeffer, when he wrote Life Together he was a part of a underground Seminary training young Pastors (or I would say, "desiring to go deeper disciples") right in the middle of the Nazis. I can only imagine how thankful he was for his community, and the little things, and later one it served him well to be thankful for the small things, because that might have been what kept him going while serving God in the prisons in Germany. I know it looks to be that way for John in Revelation, and Paul when they were in prisons.

Sometimes it is in the difficulties in life and especially in the difficulties in community/church in which when we live into the thanksgiving of the small that God shows us the great right in front of us!

Thank you God for the little things, clothes, health, community, and even disagreements when ever they arise, for it is in our thanks you can work in and through us!

My life is yours, and so is the life of community and relationships you have placed me a part of!

BTW: my own way of saying "be thankful in the little things" was my request for the church to take tie out of their lives this week, look up @ the clouds and tell God what they look like and thank Him for them!...here is something to get you started:

Sunday Night Live with Th3 Waters......

Well, yesterday was awesome once again! During both Services Tiffany and I sang a duet ("The Valley Song" by Jars of Clay), and then Th3 Waters met up and served our King and The Kingdom by going downtown and feeding and getting to know the homeless and low income families of Covington. I took pictures and here are a few of them. Do me a favor and look into their eyes, there is something special in there...almost like caring for Jesus. It is such an amazing opportunity!







God bless yall and please KUTPs.....

For the entire set of photos go over to My Flickr. Thanks!

Flickr has been updated.....

Ok I just posted around 40 new pictures on My Flickr..... go check it out yall! and KUTPs!!!!

oh and here is a picture of Shane Claiborne when I went to go hear him quote his book, heh:


BTW: The Simple Way (the community that Shane is a part of), burned to the ground the other day... if you would like to know more about this amazing story or support them then follow this link.

Oh and this pic is for Alan Creech and all of those who love Thomas Merton who I know would appreciate it... I saw it during Annual conference while taking some street photography in downtown Louisville.



And yes... I felt the same way...I even took a few photos of the people I was falling in love with:



and (next too) lastly this one is for Sean who I know loves the fat that he works right next to the UMC cross and flames logo each day:



Oh and I went to my Travel clinic today for the last of the shots I need to go to Guatemala!!! but you have got to check this out... now this is the view when I turn around the corner looking for the place I am to receive my shots (5 total!):


Yes, that is right...The Poison Room is next door to my clinic, heh heh... that just cracked me up!

OK so go to My Flickr and read the funny commentary of the NASCAR race and Annual conference! (It might just brighten your day/night!) KUTPs!!!!

More Guatemala info coming soon!

Wow I have been busy..and there is no end in sight.....

OK, so thank you for everyone that has contacted me giving me a hard time about not blogging as of late. Well, I went to Sheila and Steven's wedding (for those who do know know her, she is my brother's widow) (is that still true now that you got married Sheila?...not sure oh well anyway) If yall would like to see what I have been up to, then just go to my Flickr page, there are pictures of the wedding, Jay's headstone, Jay's old church, and even one picture from the butterfly exhibit that I went to yesterday during lunch with Scott! Here is a photo re-cap:













OK... so there is a little bit and much more can be found on my Flickr page:

My Flickr

Oh, and I will be gone all next week @ the always fun, famous, sometimes boring, never duplicated, Annual Conference of the KY Conference of the UMC!!!!! Oh and BIG news and I need you help! What is it you ask? read the next post.......coming soon.

The Purple People Bridge shoot....

Here are a few photos from my shoot today while Benjie (the only one that showed) and I walked across and back. Every Tuesday (around 3:30 @ The Newport Levee) I meet with a group of local pastors (yes..you are welcome to come...yes...you!) I had fun...and it was the first time since moving to the Cincy area that I got to go on it. (also, below are a few photos of Halo/Sushi, and Tiffany (woo woo!)







More from the shoot and be seen here:
D.G.'s Flickr

And here are the two I told you about above:





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Can yall tell that I am enjoying my camera? heh heh... Man I love it..and it is really fun remembering all of my college stuff.... I need to go find my college photos and scan mn to show off my mad skills when I was young and not fat, heh..... anyway... yal take care, God bless, and KUTPs!!!

More pictures...Help Build Hope.....

Just a few pics from today...if you would like to know more about what we did today go to Th3 Waters' blog Th3 Harbor.









for all the rest of my photos just go to my Flickr page....and while you are there just leave a comment of two on a picture. God bless and KUTPs!!!

Photos of the weather from Wednesday.....

yep, more mammatus clouds


a little closer pic.


another view


less sunset colors


double rainbow that same evening


lastly the sunset after the rain

It was amazing...and I wish yall could have been there...feel free to click the pictures for larger versions. God bless and KUTPs!!!!

A few photos from the past few days....

Well, life is moving along nicely. We have unpacked the majority of boxes that were already in the house when we made the first move and now we just need to start tackling the boxes that are taken up our garage space! Right now we can not park either car in it and it is killing me...I am not one of those people that use their garage fr storage...it is a 2 car garage and I want to use it for that purpose. So, still we have lots of work ahead, but it is al happening and going well.

I mowed the lawn yesterday before the rain and cold temps hit, and I realized that was the first time I mowed a lawn since High School. (the past few years we were in school, living in Santa Fe (where there is no grass), or living in the parsonage in Cold Spring where the church paid for someone to come and mow it for us...and so we had to go buy a lawn mower and I mowed yesterday.

(man it really hurts when you have to buy something that you know you need, but will always hate using it) ha ha ha ha.....

Well, OK here are the pictures I promised:


Here was the flowers in front of Florence UMC last Sunday... man thsis was amazing! I think that it might die now with the next 5-6 days dropping below freezing, but it sure was nice to look at while it lasted!


I love st. E.'s and I do not think that I could take enough pictures of the building... I really love it there...so here is a few straight up looking at it's highest dome window.

(if anyone is interested please join us @ the Easter Vigil to be held there this Saturday evening from 9:00pm til 12:00 midnight...for more info go to Th3 Harbor.


i saw this car in the parking lot of Joseph-Beth Booksellers, and man I had to take a picture of it...what a repair job!! nice tape work going on there...I just had to show of someone's skills at car repair. (this is almost as god as Tiffany's Dad fixing the paint job of his car with a Sharpie marker.

And ow for the highlight of the week (so far)
For anyone that does not know this about me....I LOVE the weather!!! i serisouly considered being a meteorologist growing up along with a chef, Dr., and Christian Music marketing man).... but the weather has always thrilled me...mostly because growing up in West TX tornadoes are a fact of live each year right around this time of year...and man, if I was not chasing them, I was wanting to... and that is how I got my love of weather... well, one day while looking at a book about clouds, I saw an amazing cloud formation that I thought was just too cool. They were called Mammatus Clouds! (to learn more about them just follow that link) And I saw something that looked like this picture:(yes, this is a real picture)


And that is why I freaked out yesterday when I got to see these clouds in the sky with my very own eyes, and I had to take my own pictures of them:





and lastly:


So needless to say my day was awesome yesterday! Anywho... I hope your Holy weeek is going well! I know it will get very busy starting tomorrow night for me:
Thursday: Maunday Thursday Worship 7:30 pm
Friday: Friday night OG
Saturday: Easter Vigil 9p-12midnight
Sunday sunrise: 7am
Sunday 2 services: 9a and 11a
Sunday evening OG: 5p
and then Monday OG: 7:30p

So, I don't know what your weekend looks like, but I hope it is not as tiring as mine will be, but more importantly... I pray that you do worship somewhere this weekend, and may you be blessed so you like Abraham before you can be a blessing to others! KUTPs!!!!

Here is a video of the clouds too: