10 Years

Yesterday was me and Matt's ten year annivesary!  We both had to work but were able to have a lovely dinner together around the fire bowl.  Matt got me one of my very favorite wines, Nicholaus Feuillatte Brut Champagne, and we had delicious Indian food.  After dinner we reminisced over the last 10 years while enjoying a couple of cigars.  It was nice evening.

What Awaits Us In Arizona

The new floor is finally in and looking awesome. I can't wait to see it with my own eyes. I can't wait for Indi and Sharptooth to go sliding across it as they chase each other madly around the house!

Conference Week!

Matt and I are off to the Ligonier National Conference this week in Orlando.  This will be my 9th time going and Matt's first time.  I am so excited for him to experience this awesome conference.  To hear the outstanding preaching and join in the hymn singing,  to scour the amazing bookstore and soak up the Florida sun, to fill up on Cheesecake Factory at night and to hang out with our group of conference goers (this year Regan and Cbass) will be GREAT FUN!  On top of this we have just learned our good friend Ben Richards will be in Orlando  this week too so we will get a chance to catch up with him.  God's blessings overfloweth!

Here is this year's conference schedule.  I love the theme the Christian Mind.  It's going to be AWESOME!!!  Feel free to drop in as it is always live streamed online.

Thursday, March 15 2012

Start	End	Description	Speaker
1:00 p.m.	2:10 p.m.	Have You Lost Your Mind? Christians today often do not think. Logic is considered worldly while contradiction is prized as a hallmark of true faith. In this message, Dr. R.C. Sproul will provide an overview and introduction to the sad state of the Christian mind today, providing real world illustrations and examples of some of the problems we must overcome.	R.C. Sproul
2:15 p.m.	3:20 p.m.	We Don’t Need No Education At one time, Christians, particularly Reformed Christians, were the intellectual leaders in America, but this is no longer the case. We are largely marginalized and have abdicated intellectual leadership to secularists. In this message, Dr. W. Robert Godfrey examines the role that anti-intellectualism played in this self-inflicted problem and what we must do to turn it around.	Robert Godfrey
4:15 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	Questions & Answers	Speaker Panel
5:55 p.m.	6:25 p.m.	OPTIONAL SESSION: Parenting by God's Promises	Joel Beeke
6:25 p.m.	6:55 p.m.	OPTIONAL SESSION: Thriving at College	Alex Chediak
7:15 p.m.	8:15 p.m.	I've Got Half a Mind Too... Our modern culture today is a theater of the absurd where irrationalism and relativism run rampant. We are told that Christianity may be “our truth,” but it isn’t everybody’s truth. In this message, Dr. Albert Mohler looks at the roots of today’s irrationalism, exposes it’s dangers, and explains how we as Christians should respond to it and inoculate ourselves against it.	Albert Mohler

Friday, March 16 2012

Start	End	Description	Speaker
8:15 a.m.	9:25 a.m.	The (True) Scandal of the Evangelical Mind One of the most serious scandals of the evangelical mind is the fact that it has lost any coherent grasp of the “evangel” – the gospel. Among those claiming to be evangelicals, substitutionary atonement, imputation, and justification are all denied. In this message, Dr. R.C. Sproul Jr. reminds us that we cannot have a Christian mind without the Christian gospel.	R.C. Sproul Jr.
9:30 a.m.	10:30 a.m.	Losing My Religion Even among those who hold to the basic truths of the Christian gospel, there is a tendency to remain content with milk and never strive to dig into the meat of the Word. Doctrinal shallowness is endemic and accepted. In this message, Dr. Sinclair Ferguson encourages us all to wrestle with the deep things of God and to stretch ourselves by reading some of the great theologians of the past.	Sinclair Ferguson
11:20 a.m.	12:20 p.m.	Rock of Ages & the Ages of Rocks The contemporary media portrays the relationship between science and Christianity as one of perpetual conflict and warfare. But it was not always so, as many of the most prominent scientists in history were faithful Christians. In this message, Dr. Stephen Meyer explains why the two, when properly understood, are not in conflict and reminds us that Scripture and creation can never ultimately contradict each other.	Stephen Meyer
12:45 p.m.	2:10 p.m.	OPTIONAL SESSION: White Horse Inn Live Taping & Audience Q&A Growing in Grace & Knowledge Knowledge and truth have fallen on hard times in contemporary American culture. We are distracted from thinking deeply about anything because we are too busy focusing on ourselves and our own entertainment. Sadly, this problem is not merely “out there,” in the world. Overnight, contemporary churches have become entertainment centers and purveyors of self-centered spirituality. Encouraged by smiling television preachers to have our best life now, modern Christians have almost lost sight of Jesus and his saving work. We desperately need to follow the advice of the Apostle Peter, who encouraged believers to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (2 Pet 3:18). That’s what’s on tap for this special live taping of the White Horse Inn: “know what you believe and why you believe it.”	Michael Horton
2:20 p.m.	3:20 p.m.	Round Table Discussion	Speaker Panel
4:15 p.m.	5:15 p.m.	The Fear Factor In the centuries following the Enlightenment, the flood of challenges to Christianity has been ongoing, and in the last century they have increased at a rapid rate. Scientific advances have become challenges. As the world has grown smaller, encounters with other religions have also raised challenges. In this message, Dr. Michael Horton looks at the way many Christians have responded in fear rather than taking up the challenge and offering a reasoned defense of the faith.	Michael Horton
6:15 p.m.	6:45 p.m.	OPTIONAL SESSION: The Gospel Focus of Charles Spurgeon	Steven J. Lawson
6:45 p.m.	7:15 p.m.	OPTIONAL SESSION: Christ & Creativity	Michael Card
8:00 p.m.	8:50 p.m.	When Worlds Collide Truth is coherent, and we weaken our defense of it when we deal with issues in an atomistic manner. In order to regain our Christian mind, we have to have a coherent, fully-orbed Christian worldview. In this message, Dr. Del Tackett explains the importance of a Christian worldview, what it entails, and how we articulate it.	Del Tackett

Saturday, March 17 2012

Start	End	Description	Speaker
8:15 a.m.	9:20 a.m.	Ignorance Is Not Bliss The apostle Paul knew his opponents’ views better than they did and never argued from a position of ignorance. In order to regain our Christian mind, we too must once again engage the world in a fully-informed way. In this message, Dr. Robert Godfrey explains the importance of training up a new generation of Christians who will reject anti-intellectualist approaches and engage the philosophical, scientific, and religious challenges of the day in a fully-informed, Christ exalting way.	Robert Godfrey
9:25 a.m.	10:25 a.m.	Foolishness to the Greeks Anti-intellectualism is not the only danger Christians face. Those who seek to reclaim the Christian mind face the opposite danger — allowing a desire to please God to mutate into pride and a vain desire for worldly respect. In this message, Dr. Steven Lawson explains how we must walk a fine line and never accommodate the gospel in an attempt to please the cultured despisers of Christianity. We have already seen the sad results of a previous attempt to do this in the nineteenth century.	Steven Lawson
11:30 a.m.	12:30 p.m.	Love the Lord Your God with All Your Mind Ours is an age that emphasizes emotionalism and experience. Emotions and experiences are not necessarily bad things, but they should not be set up in opposition to the mind, to reason. In this message, Dr. R.C. Sproul exhorts us to remember that Jesus called us to love God with all of our hearts, with all of our souls, and with all of our minds.	R.C. Spr

Levi Turns 10!

Today we celebrated Levi's 10th birthday with the family.  It was so good to see everyone as it feels like its been a long time since our last gathering.  Levi took in a slew of birthday booty and we all enjoyed a fantastic roast beef dinner put on by my Mom.  Everyone brought a side dish to share.  I introduced the family to McMom's famous Yorkshire pudding which they all liked.  Here are some pics from the day...

Jax crawling like a gloworm!

Ladies Slumber Party

Last weekend while Matt was away I headed up to the Cities to have a slumber party with the ladies.  How fun to be able to do this in your 30s!  The slumber party was held over at Casa del Cbass where she cooked us a wonderful meal of chicken in a cranberry sauce with sweet potato medallions, roasted asparagus and quinoa.  I brought a few wines and Jane brought what turned out to be my new favorite Chardonnay.  It comes from Chatom Vineyards in California- good pick Jane!  We stayed up late and then had a leisurely morning before ending our time together with lunch at my favorite local restaurant, Roma Market in Mahtomedi.  This place makes my favorite pizza staring candied figs, Gorgonzola, and Balsamic glaze. Thanks for a fun weekend ladies!