Archive for April, 2006

Now THAT’s an error!

Sunday, April 23rd, 2006

Error on Dad's Windoze PC

This is a picture of the screen that greeted my Dad this morning on his HP laptop. It’s very colorful. It also has some interesting little characters… see all the smiley faces? Hearts? Kind of ironic, eh? I can tell you my Dad wasn’t smiley nor did he feel any kind of love for the computer. Needless to say his computer is still not working. If you have any experience with errors like this please email me any suggestions you might have.

If you’re thinking of getting a new computer I’d recommend a Mac. I [heart] my PowerBook [smile].

PowerBook 17 in

[Update: Dad’s Laptop is in working condidtion again after erasing the entire hard drive and re-installing Windoze. Err… Windows. ;) )

Small?

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

Small things header
I’ve been collecting some pictures of “small” things for the past couple of weeks to share with you. There’s a small description with each picture so you get some context and I’ve also written a “small” prayer request after each.

I was so excited last week when I saw a road crew painting lines on a main street. Five months without lines was enough for me, even as a passenger! Traffic lines are small, but they have big benefits (when you pay attention to them).

lines on the street
Please pray for our our safety as we travel all over Kyiv in public transportation.

Needles are small, too (Steven and I almost missed this one as we walked down the street) but the consequences of drug use are really very big.

new needle
Please pray for those who are being duped by dope.

Jeans have small tags but big prices. (Yeah, 900+ griven is almost $200!)

200dollarjeans
Please pray for the economy of Ukraine and for all the poor and homeless.

This is a small sign on a door in a local school. Mandatory service and military training in school are big leftovers from the USSR. (I wish I could sit in for a class, I think it’d be interesting.)

millitarytraining
Please pray for the Ukrainian schools, that the teachers and the new generation grow in wisdom as well as knowledge.

Mom is teaching Alison and Hannah to read. Here’s a picture of some of her materials. Letters may be small, but words they make and the thoughts they communicate are very big.

ifyoucanreadthis
Please pray for me and the rest of my family as we continue learning Russian (and the little ones who are learing to read English).

Last but not at all least: Here’s another “small” thing. I doubt I have to tell you how big it is for me.

springtemps
Praise God for his beautiful creation in spring!

Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

Lamb
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them. For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness … but it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, who washed us from our sins in His own blood. He was pierced for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

Remember Jesus Christ, who raised from the dead, descended from David, Abraham and Adam, and who is now seated at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.

(John 1:29; Genesis 3:21; Leviticus 17:11; Hebrews 9:22; Hebrews 10:4; John 3:16; Revelation 1:5; Isaiah 53:5-6; John 3:16; 2 Timothy 2:8; Luke 3; Ephesians 1:20) [via AiG]