I took some time off work a couple weeks ago to help with some of the work at Riverview and snapped a couple pictures while I was out there. Henry said I’d probably be posting them, so here they are.

I stopped eating most ‘fast food’ a few years ago; not because I was compelled to stop for health reasons but because I came to perceive a cheap greasy burger food substance as being gross. For the most part I also stopped drinking soda (though I do sometimes indulge). It is expensive and does not render any real benefit to the user. Despite cutting these unhealthy substances out of my ‘diet’ I observed very little positive side effect.

About six months ago I came to the realization that I was only eating one or two meals a day. I decided to start eating at least three times a day, even if it wasn’t “meals”. Since that time, having made only that one conscious change, I have lost almost forty pounds. I don’t think I’ve weighed this little (which isn’t little, really) in about eight years.

What would be a good normal weight that I should be shooting for?

Twenty-four years and seven months ago, I was born.
About twenty years ago, I came to understand that I could not be ‘good’ on my own and I needed Jesus’ forgiveness.
Four years and eight months ago, Tara and I got married.
Three years and five months ago, we bought our first house.
One year, six months and three days ago, our daughter Leah was born.

Compile your life so far into five sentences and throw it in the comments. It will be incomplete (of course), but it is an interesting process.

Edit: Your list does not have to be the five most important events or events that garnered the best results, but it does have to be five.

Judging by it’s size, Tara thinks it is pregnant.

Judging by the tree climbing skills it exhibited, I would say it was drunk.

I picked up a new lens (arrived too late for a project I was working on) it was a good excuse to take some pictures of Leah.

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Last night RiverBrew had their first beer dinner. No, that doesn’t mean we drank beer for dinner. What it does mean is that we were given the opportunity to enjoy some excellent food prepared by an amazing chef, coupled with appropriate beers chosen by our hosts.

Click here to see the rest of the photo set.

There has been some confusion in the community about RiverBrew and what they are really about. I’d encourage you to head over to their website (riverbrew.com) if you haven’t already.