Month: November 2006

Erin Rigsby in Baptist Standard

UMHB Alumni Erin Rigsby (2000) was quoted in a recent article for the Baptist Standard. She was at UMHB for their mission conference and spoke about her work in Jos, Nigeria.
Erin was not in Jos the same time we were, she was on furlough but I did see her at the wrap up banquet for our trip.

Erin Rigsby, a 2000 UMHB nursing school graduate, had a goal in returning to her alma mater.
“God changed my life at UMHB,” said Rigsby, now a missionary in Jos, Nigeria. “He made it clear I needed to learn to love people who are different from me. That led to my desire to serve oversees.”
The 2000 graduate hopes to pass on to other students “to learn to love those that are unloveable and to learn to embrace the differences in others.”

I’ve been posting updates and prayer requests from Erin on my Nigeria Blog. Be sure to keep her and the work in Nigeria as well as missionaries around the world in your prayers.

Homemade Christmas gift ideas


I’m not sure if I should post this on here or not. I thought it would be a great gift idea for me to give this Christmas. Wouldn’t want someone to think I’m giving it to them and them not get it, or have someone not be surprised when they see it. Of course judging by their reaction it might also be a great way to tell if folks really read my blog like they say they do. ;-). Either way Lifehacker links to a great “photo in a box frame” DIY. All you need is an interesting looking book, a few of your favorite photos and an Exacto knife or razor and you’re set.
Click here to view the DIY.

The art of regifting

If you’re looking for the perfect gift this year, why not just regift what you were given last year. From Lifehacker:

Share stories of regifting disasters, learn to regift properly, and win Seinfeld DVDs at Regiftable.com.
The site already includes several dozen regifting stories–including one about a Cracker Barrel gift card with only 38 cents left on it–and invites you to share your own. The three top-rated stories will win various prizes.
The site also provides regifting guidelines so you don’t end up the subject of one of these bad-regifter stories. Don’t want to regift? You can whip up pretty, printable gift certificates for any kind of “personal” gift.

Welcome to foot….. ball

Brandi has a great post on her new found passion – football. Ok, passion may be a bit of an exageration but she has learned to enjoy the sport and her Dallas Cowboys.

Football wasn’t a very big part of my life growing up. Even though I went to a large high school in Texas with a good team and lived with a Dallas Cowboys loving dad, I never got into it. It was too complicated, the games were too long, there were better things to do.
I knew going into it that being with Aaron was going to add a lot more football to my life. His dad was a coach, all three boys played in high school and his brother played in college. It’s not just a passive hobby in their house. It’s a lifestyle.

Not much happening today

I head into work in a few minutes, but otherwise nothing major happening today.
We had a great Thanksgiving yesterday at my parents and then with Laurie’s family in the afternoon and evening.
I think the highlight of the evening revolved around my mom taking the smallest sip ever of my glass of wine and then dropping her coffee on the floor as she recoiled from the “horrible taste.”
Then a short time later we watched my granddad enjoy a glass of that same wine – the same man we never imagined would drink a glass of wine.
My mom does not like wine. Guess that will never change. And sometimes your family can surprise you no matter how well you think you know them.
I also had a great time getting to know more members of Laurie’s family and giving her nephew Jake a hard time.
He’s going to be a fun addition to my new extended family – whether he likes it or not.
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