I love artichokes!

Last night I had my first ever artichoke courtesy of Rich Crockett, who not only allowed me to eat the artichoke, but taught me how to prepare this amazing vegetable (which heretofore has COMPLETELY intimidated me), so that I might have lots more to eat now!

Thanks, Rich!

So, What Did You Do With YOUR Income Tax $$$ ?

He is risen!

He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.

Luke 24:46-48

Strengths

So we have been doing these strengthfinder surveys, and it has been an interesting process. Finding out what our own strengths are and how they tie in with everyone else's. For instance, I find that I share 3 of the 5 strengths with Steve T. Empathy, adaptability, and connectedness. Pretty cool, huh? We don't have all of the "results" in, but it's fun and informative. Of course, we have all been raised up to fix our weaknesses, as opposed to capitalizing on our strengths, so even now, we are tempted to look at the very thing that has been identified as a strength, as a weakness. It definitely causes a shift in our thinking. Kind of like the PIN thing that Jacqui has taught about. It is easy enough to build up and encourage others, but we tend to be hyper-critical of ourselves. Anyway, just random thoughts on a Thursday afternoon. By the way, my other two strengths are intellection and consistency. Go figure...

PS I LOVE YOU, KEVIN WINN!!!!