NFL

Do I really care about the NFL Playoffs?  I used to never miss one of these games, but lately I don't even watch much. With the outside temp to be in the mid-20's Sunday, I suppose I will fire up the wood stove, turn on the TV and and take a nap come about 3 PM on Sunday.  Popcorn, lemonade and Football.

I guess that is what winter is about here in NWO!  Go Lions....Oh yeah, they were 4-12!

I have Finally done it....

Well, I have finally done it and launched TRK Woodworking.  Yeah, I know, who cares, but I have finally said  YES I want to do this and start heading into something that could be a "retirement" career 10 years from now.  Time will tell, but you can check it out at https://www.facebook.com/#!/TrkWoodworking.

I need to start taking better photos and also to upload more photos.

Ready to start quoting projects and repairs.  Let the games begin!

I Love WoodWorking

Man I love to do woodworking.  I wish is was my day job instead of my dream job.  One day maybe it will be.  I have been thinking:  Why do I go to work?

I need cash for food, clothing and shelter.  Beyond that?  Health Insurance and Retirement...and because I love my wife and grandkids.  Kind of crazy to think about all of this, but it is true.  Time goes a lot faster in the shop than in the office.  I think better and love it.   I would need to invest to get this done, but first there would have to be enough profitable business to make this work.

Dreams, I am living the dream now for the most part.  Job that I like, a wife that I adore and kids and grandkids that make it all worth while.  That can be enough in my life.  I have been having trouble getting past this in the past, but I think I am finally there  If Paul could be content in whatever state of life he found himself in, so can I.

Back to Winter

What a great Saturday it was!  60 Degrees and an hour on the Goldwing.  It was a great ride and now the bike is back in the trailer.  What weather we have in Ohio!  60 degrees one day and 30 the next.  Lots of rain and lousy weather.

Just watched the first video of Andy Stanley's "Guardrails" series.  It was really good and started to make me think of Guardrails in my life.  I feel like I was raised in a "guardrails" kind of life.  Rose and I both feel that way.  That is a good thing for sure.  But Andy did make me think about what a guardrail is...is it a standard in my life that makes me have a mark on my conscience that makes me change the way I live.  What new guardrails do I need? 

A new one in our life is the guardrail of diet.  Since last June Rose and I have changed the way we eat and how much we eat.  We measure our food more, share meals and steaks which from time to time drives us crazy.  But it is a lifestyle change that must stay with us the rest of our lives.  So on we go, one day at a time.  This makes us use the scales as a guardrail.  Maintaining weight and changing our lifestyle.  Not always fun, but sure makes you feel better.  Day by day is how we must live our lives.  This is made possible by a faith in Christ that we also have and makes us accountable to each other and to God.

Tickets Go On Sale!

Saturday January 12th spring training tickets for the Tigers go on Sale!  That is a sign that we are getting closer and closer to leaving Ohio in the dust and head to Lakeland to see the beloved Tigers and get back HOME to Lakeland!  I can feel the warm air now!

Really don't have to worry to much about tickets since Rose and I sit in the nose bleed seats in the bleachers.  Up high where the sun and breeze feel so good and the peanuts and hot dogs are the best!  Rose needs souvenir  cups and lots of sun and to feed the ducks and swans down at Lake Morton! 

Is it Friday yet?

Why is it that it is so hard to go back to a normal 5 day work week after the Holidays?  Man, this week only seems like a month!  But I must think to myself, take everyday as a blessing and look for the good in everything I do.  Sometimes this is impossbile for me, but look at it this way, The Lord has blessed me so richly in so many ways that I should be grateful for the days and make the most of each day.

This is pretty cliche to say this, but it needs to be that way in my life.  Work in a way that is pleasing to God and live according to His statues.

Fire up the Bike!

One of my favorite things to do is to go for that "winter" ride on the Goldwing.    Mr Weatherman says it could be 60 degrees on Saturday afternoon!  That means fire up the Goldwing.  January 12th and the bike will be out and about.  Sounds like fun to me.  But this time of the year you know it will be short lived.  Then it will be time to put it back in the trailer and dream of Parksdale Farms, Crestwood Suites and of course Joker Marchant Stadium.

Scritpure for today is Matthew 15:18 -

But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.

Ouch....are those things really in my heart?  Man, I hope not.