So yeah, we moved. Into a new house. CRAZY!! So many things have happened in the last 3 weeks, the mind reels. We just got internet/phone/tv installed today, it's good to be back on teh intarwebs. I just finished installing a new dishwasher (with no leaks, thank you God!!), and everything is getting into the places it needs to. I tell you, there's nothing like moving to let you know just how much C-R-A-P you have.
Let's see, what else...Precept is going good, I taught the last two classes, and I'm still getting positive feedback from everyone, so I guess God really wants me doing this! I have made some pretty good progress on Windkeeper, I had to redo the way rendering data is handled in the engine to accommodate what I want the UI system to do, and overall it was worth the effort. Next week I'll be out of town for work, which I really don't enjoy! I really do hate being away from the family, but this training is actually important, and I am looking forward to it. I just wish there was a way to take everyone with me.
Yeah, so big changes in the Llanos house (including the house!), and I am so blown away and so grateful to God for everything He is doing, it is just so humbling. Time to check the dishwasher one more time, then it's time for bed!
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Man I hate computers
Ok not really, but my computer hates me. My home PC has been down for the last week, while I replaced all kinds of parts and waited a week for a fan to get here. Needless to say, last week really sucked, being sans PC. And right now, it looks like this thing isn't done with me yet, because now my DVD drive isn't working! ARRRGGGHHHH!!!
In other news, I taught again in Precept, this time for a different class. It went well yet again (thank you Lord!), and I'm starting to think that this might be something I'm really supposed to be doing. I'm going to continue to pray about it and let God lead me through this, but it's so exciting to see people impacted by the Word, and it's so fun being used by Him when you are really just along for the ride.
I was gonna post something else while my computer was broke, but now I can't remember. I blame the time change. More on that later.
In other news, I taught again in Precept, this time for a different class. It went well yet again (thank you Lord!), and I'm starting to think that this might be something I'm really supposed to be doing. I'm going to continue to pray about it and let God lead me through this, but it's so exciting to see people impacted by the Word, and it's so fun being used by Him when you are really just along for the ride.
I was gonna post something else while my computer was broke, but now I can't remember. I blame the time change. More on that later.
Monday, February 9, 2009
A failure to communicate
I taught Precept tonight. Hebrews, chapter 1. It was a crazy week, but by the grace of God I finished my lesson and got a lesson plan ready before today. I get to class tonight, fighting off the nervous jitters, and start the lesson. Everything starts out ok, but as soon as I get to days four and five, I'm astonished. Days 4 and 5 were about the humanity of Christ, really, and were an in-depth study into the words "begotten" and "firstborn" in regards to Jesus. I start with the first questions, have people read scripture, and....nothing. Silence. Blank stares. Confused people. I feel like a failure!
I dismiss the panic setting in, and move on to the next questions. I explain stuff, ask questions....nothing. ARGGGHHH! No one is understanding. Moving on to "firstborn" and assuring everyone that I was also still struggling at this point, we go over more scripture and the greek meaning for the word "firstborn". At this point, I can sense people are starting to get frustrated, because they can tell from me that they should be coming to some conclusion, but they're not. And I'm thinking, "Lord, please help me!"
So we come to the end, and I share with them the payoff, the big conclusion statement. The whole room shifts. I can hear people's brains click. Their faces melt from confusion and irritation to sort of a spaced out, blank stare, because the wheels are moving. Hesitated questions start coming, to confirm what is going through their heads. I read the statement 2 more times, and promise to type it up and bring everyone a copy. PHEW!!! That was close! Thanks be to God, it wasn't a total loss tonight.
Now in case you were wondering, I'll go ahead and share with you the closing statement. It's a doosey, so be sure to sit down before you read it:
That while the divine nature made Jesus perfect, eternal, and uncreated, His flesh had to be made perfect, and was begotten fully at His resurrection (perfection), and that in both His divine and created being He is over all that is created and the first to be perfected.
I dismiss the panic setting in, and move on to the next questions. I explain stuff, ask questions....nothing. ARGGGHHH! No one is understanding. Moving on to "firstborn" and assuring everyone that I was also still struggling at this point, we go over more scripture and the greek meaning for the word "firstborn". At this point, I can sense people are starting to get frustrated, because they can tell from me that they should be coming to some conclusion, but they're not. And I'm thinking, "Lord, please help me!"
So we come to the end, and I share with them the payoff, the big conclusion statement. The whole room shifts. I can hear people's brains click. Their faces melt from confusion and irritation to sort of a spaced out, blank stare, because the wheels are moving. Hesitated questions start coming, to confirm what is going through their heads. I read the statement 2 more times, and promise to type it up and bring everyone a copy. PHEW!!! That was close! Thanks be to God, it wasn't a total loss tonight.
Now in case you were wondering, I'll go ahead and share with you the closing statement. It's a doosey, so be sure to sit down before you read it:
That while the divine nature made Jesus perfect, eternal, and uncreated, His flesh had to be made perfect, and was begotten fully at His resurrection (perfection), and that in both His divine and created being He is over all that is created and the first to be perfected.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Does he still live?
Yes. Yes I do.
So it's been a while since I posted. Let's see...my wife and kids have all had bouts of sickness, I started working out again (finally), I went back to work, and on Monday, I taught my first Precept class. It was really cool, everyone was so encouraging and positive, and it felt great being up there. Kind of confirmation for me to be doing this. I'll teach again next Monday and then also the following Monday, then I'll get a break for a week. I suppose that's nothing compared to if I get my own class, because then it'll just be me all the time!
I also just checked my email for the first time in about a week. My wife found something that apparently, she thinks I would like to have on my wall.
I LOLed.
Oh yeah, and I'm still awake right now because I was waiting for my brother to call me. He JUST called me. What a slacker :P. No playtime for you now, I need to go ni-nights.
So it's been a while since I posted. Let's see...my wife and kids have all had bouts of sickness, I started working out again (finally), I went back to work, and on Monday, I taught my first Precept class. It was really cool, everyone was so encouraging and positive, and it felt great being up there. Kind of confirmation for me to be doing this. I'll teach again next Monday and then also the following Monday, then I'll get a break for a week. I suppose that's nothing compared to if I get my own class, because then it'll just be me all the time!
I also just checked my email for the first time in about a week. My wife found something that apparently, she thinks I would like to have on my wall.
I LOLed.
Oh yeah, and I'm still awake right now because I was waiting for my brother to call me. He JUST called me. What a slacker :P. No playtime for you now, I need to go ni-nights.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Light at the end of the tunnel
Wow.
I was gonna leave the post at that, but that might lead to wild conjectures as to what I mean by that. Let me clarify. There is a very good chance that my wife will be coming home in 2 days. That's right, not tomorrow, but the next day. That's great, especially considering how well she's doing and how fantastic Isaac has been for her. And now that I'm almost at the end of this, I look around and try to take account of what has actually happened over that last week. It is amazing how much I've had to get done, and how much of it all that is actually done, considering my 3 little distractions. Even with my mom's (amazing) help, it's seriously enough to make a grown man cry and a sane person lose it. But I haven't lost it, and I haven't even cried once. In fact, I'm doing pretty good. How can I be so calm and rational through all this? The Hand of God. It has been on me this whole time, that's the only way you can explain it. To know that He is with you, it's an amazing feeling while you see everything around you going crazy. I've got a thank you list that Carrie and I will process when she gets back, but my Father is at the top.
Speaking of crazy, Precept started up again last night, and I got my schedule. I'm teaching not once, not twice, but FIVE times this semester, which is about 3 more times than I expected. I'm also teaching for both classes, and my first class teaching is the first week of February, which is about a month sooner than I expected. Yikes. Oh and did I mention that we're going through Hebrews? Which means I'm TEACHING on Hebrews? Yeah...
I was gonna leave the post at that, but that might lead to wild conjectures as to what I mean by that. Let me clarify. There is a very good chance that my wife will be coming home in 2 days. That's right, not tomorrow, but the next day. That's great, especially considering how well she's doing and how fantastic Isaac has been for her. And now that I'm almost at the end of this, I look around and try to take account of what has actually happened over that last week. It is amazing how much I've had to get done, and how much of it all that is actually done, considering my 3 little distractions. Even with my mom's (amazing) help, it's seriously enough to make a grown man cry and a sane person lose it. But I haven't lost it, and I haven't even cried once. In fact, I'm doing pretty good. How can I be so calm and rational through all this? The Hand of God. It has been on me this whole time, that's the only way you can explain it. To know that He is with you, it's an amazing feeling while you see everything around you going crazy. I've got a thank you list that Carrie and I will process when she gets back, but my Father is at the top.
Speaking of crazy, Precept started up again last night, and I got my schedule. I'm teaching not once, not twice, but FIVE times this semester, which is about 3 more times than I expected. I'm also teaching for both classes, and my first class teaching is the first week of February, which is about a month sooner than I expected. Yikes. Oh and did I mention that we're going through Hebrews? Which means I'm TEACHING on Hebrews? Yeah...
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