What is a conservative?

From the initial guidebook from Patrick Allitt’s course: Conservatism is, above all, an attitude about the world, which sees the past as the best guide for navigating our way into the future. It assumes that all the really important questions confronting humanity have already been answered, and that it is generally safest to stick to … Read more

Interior Lighting

The first thing we considered, was the different functions we wanted out of our lighting and how different layers combine in an overall lighting plan. First, we wanted general downlighting with the flexibility to be in full-clean/bible study/game mode (I want to see everything in the room), but also wanted a dimmer discussion mode and … Read more

First Foray into Digital Art

Played around today with digital drawing. I used five minutes to draw my hand. Lauren (age 4) drew a ‘happy person’. Then she drew a picture of her lifting weights. I drew a picture of ellie (this took about 40 minutes).

A heart without love

I had stored this away in the depths of my old web-site. I find it interesting. Thoughts? Warning signs of a love-lacking heart: Prayer ceases to be vital part of your life. The quest for biblical truth ceases and you grow content with the knowledge of eternal things already acquired. The biblical knowledge possessed or … Read more

Tim’s Life Timeline

1976-Born to two 25 year olds, a teacher and an accountant who planned and dreamed about me. 1978-Moved to Tennessee when Dad was transferred. 1979-My sister was born. 1980-Transferred back to Ohio, I was within fifteen miles of both sets of grandparents. I took gymnastics, ice skating, and played soccer and T-ball. 1982-Began kindergarten. I … Read more

Need to clean up masonry work

After noticing lots of loose mortar in our front retaining wall, I decided to try and tuck-point with the mortar repair kits sold at the local home store. I found the work tricky and knew my work was a little sloppy, so I hired a local handyman to do the job. I removed all of … Read more

Bathroom Handles are Spinning

Something in our cold water tub faucet assembly wore out and now the faucet is spinning 360 degrees. I regret it not getting checked when I recently read [sewer cleanup in dallas][1] post and got my home’s entire sewer system cleaned thoroughly. It still works, but you never know the best place to stop when … Read more

Tim’s Testimony

My Christian home provided a very fertile ground for my Christian life. I accepted Christ at vacation Bible school when I was eight years old and prayed nightly thereafter with my loving family. I distinctly remember telling my grandfather at an early age that I wanted to be a pastor when I grew up. And … Read more