Hello, all!

It has been a long time since I've blogged or anything, so I figured that now would be a good time to pick it up again, especially since there are several news items:

• Baxter passed away on Christmas Day.  Brit and I were and are very sad.  We considered adopting another bassat hound named Ruger and we have been offered two other puppies, but we are waiting until we figure out where we are going to live next.
• Cornerstone Church decided to bring me on two days a week to work with the college students and 20-somethings.  It was pretty exciting news and a shock for me.  My brother is okay with it (I work for him when I'm not doing The Well).

Overall, life is going well.

Someone pointed out a verse to me several weeks ago that has, for today at least, become my personal theme.  It is Ecclesiates 4:13: "Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take warning."  I'm definitely poor, no worries there.  I'm not so sure I'm wise.  So this verse is my prayer, that I would be willing to follow God in everything because that is where wisdom originates.  He is the source and He is worth it all.

Grace and peace,
Cody

Sorry for not blogging recently.  I have been focused on developing my website.  It has been fun and entertaining and challenging.  I had know idea that it was something I would ever be able to do or care to do.  So if you think I've forgotten, I haven't.  It just that - well, I've found another friend.    Just kidding.  Check out my site: codyhaar.home.bresnan.net and see what I've been up to.

Cody

It seems like blogs have become so serious since I got involved.  It started out fun and now it is serious.  I like serious, don't get me wrong.  But I also enjoy the fun stuff.  Don't change anything though.  I'm just making an observation.

Y'all need to check out my new skills.  Go to http://codyhaar.home.bresnan.net/ to see what I've been learning!

Does anyone have a good skiing story?

Grace and peace,
Cody

Here is the lesson I've beening learning over the past week or so.  It's nothing new and not even forgotten.  Just, um, set aside for a while I suppose.

God has me in the place I am on purpose.  It is not up to me to question why or for how long.  He has me here for a purpose.  I cannot and should not focus on the future, the past, or analysis of my current position, or anything other than that which God has called me to at this time.  In so many ways I hate it because I want to know more.  I want to know what my life will look like in five years or twenty years.  I want to plan ahead and fight and struggle for some meaningless goal.  It is human nature I suppose.

Brit told me about something she read recently.  She said that man's curse is the pursuit of work and woman's curse is the pursuit of man.  By observation, that seems to be the truth.  It is a paraphrase of Truth.  Sometimes I dispise God because he is always right.  But he is also full of grace, mercy, and love. 

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.  Hebrews 11:6

Cody

My dog is a dork dog.  He is also spoiled rotten.  But Brit and I love him because he is so cool.  A dog definitely can be a man's best friend.

Cody