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Get to know me better Dec. 5, 2007

An opportunity to find out more about me thanks to Heather at Stepping Heavenward

Wrapping paper or gift bags?

Both depends on gift and the receiver

Real tree or artificial?
Jeremiah 10:3-5 says, “For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel. They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so it will not totter. Like a scarecrow in a melon patch, their idols cannot speak; they must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them; they can do no harm nor can they do any good.”

When do you put up the tree?
N/A

When do you take the tree down?
N/A

Favorite holiday theme?
A Green Christmas

Favorite gift received as a child?
Can’t remember it was so long ago

Do you have a nativity scene?
No it violates the 2^nd commandment, also they tend to be completely inaccurate (the Magi don’t arrive that night, nowhere in the Bible does it say he was born in a stable.)

Hardest person to buy for?
My Grandmother

Easiest person to buy for?
My Wife – we don’t really exchange gifts if there is something we need we get it when we need it, I still usually buy something though. A lot of times if there is something we really want we’ll buy it at the boxing day sales

Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
Most likely candy with nuts I hate nuts.

Mail or email cards?
Doesn’t really matter does it

Favorite Christmas movie?
A Christmas Story

When do you start shopping for Christmas?
Dec 26^th we take advantage of the sales

Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
Probably

Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
My wife’s homemade cranberry sauce, Sausage stuffing (had it once at wife’s aunt’s) pies Mincemeat, and Pumpkin oh yeah Plum Pudding

White lights or colored on the tree?
n/a

Favorite Christmas song?
Psalm 98

Travel for Christmas or stay at home?
Depends on the year this year we’ll be home

Can you name all of Santa's reindeers?
No Santa doesn’t exist so he has no reindeer, plus there are no reindeer in Turkey where the real St. Nicholas is from

Open the presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?
Both

Most annoying thing about this time of year?
People who insist it is a Christian Holiday and attend church on this day but ignore church for the 52 Sundays each year they are commanded to celebrate

What I love most about Christmas?
It does give an opportunity to witness to people about what the incarnation of Christ really means to us and why we need to have believe, have faith and trust in Christ

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Tagged Nov. 19, 2007

Tagged by Liveforeternity

1. What was the highlight of your life? Becoming a Christian, Getting Married and Adopting Our Kids in that Order

2. Who's truck were you in last? Our Friend who's a dairy farmer we were borrowing his truck to haul straw for our chickens from his farm to our house. We met him when my wife called him after seeing an ad for Manure, he was originally known to our kids as the Manure Man

3. When is the next time you will kiss someone? Before I left for work, wife and kids

4. What color are you wearing? Burgundy Shirt Beige Dress Pants

5. How long is your hair? Not very, but long enough I feel I need a hair cut

6. Who do you have a crush on? My wife

7. Last thing you ate? Ravioli

8. Last thing you drank? Water

10. Are you happy right now? Sure

11. What did you say last? I can't remember

12. Where is your phone? On my desk

13. What was the last museum you went to? Maritime Museum of The Atlantic Last Year at Christmas I think would be the last

14. What color are your eyes? Depends on my Mood really it does

15. Who came over last? Two families for lunch on Sunday One who was visiting from our old church in Halifax, and another who just moved from our old church in Halifax who now attend our church

17. Who/what do you hate/dislike? Hate nobody, hate sin (especially my own) and Mushrooms

18. What are you listening to? The Sound of me typing on the keyboard and various background noises

19.If you could have one thing right now, what would it be? What ever God provides me with

20. What is your favorite smell? My wife's cooking

21. Who makes you the most happy? Beside's God My wife and Kids

22. What were you doing at midnight last night? Talking to my wife

23. Are you left handed? No I'm normal

24. Have you ever liked one of your brother/sister's friends? No my brother and I were very different people as teenagers and had different tastes in people

25. What is the last Alcoholic beverage you had? Could of been a sip of a cooler of my wifes a few months back or maybe a glass of wine when visiting a friend I can't remember because it's been so long, which is interesting because when I was younger I wouldn't of remembered for very different reasons

26. When is your b-day? June 21

27. Who was the last person to text you? A young fellow I used to work with whom I was witnessing to, I barely ever use text messaging

28.When was the last time you jumped in a swimming pool? Last Wednesday, my wife orgainzed swiming lessons for our homeschool group and when one level is taking lessons the other kids and family members can have a free swim in another section of the pool, and my kids are each in different groups so I had 90 minutes of free swim 45 which each kid and the next tiem will be this Wednesday

29. Where was the last place you went shopping? Shoppers Drug Mart to get Steri-Strips for a cut over my son's eye

30. How do you feel about your hair right now? I'm not sure what I did to it to make it leave so I guess I would say my feelings are those of confusion

31. Do you have any expensive jewelry? My wedding ring is teh only Jewellty I wear unless you count my watch neither are extravagant

32. AIM or MSN? MSN

33. Where does most of your family live? Nova Scotia

34. Are you an only child or do you have siblings? 1 Brother

35. Name 10 of your favorite songs:

Psalm 134 we have a version we sing to "If you're happy and you know it" in Sing Psalms which we use in church
Psalm 148
Psalm 92C from The Book of Psalms for Singing
Psalm 100
Psalm 46
Psalm 1
Psalm 146
Psalm 4b from the Book of Psalms for Singing
Psalm 23 There's a version in our Psalter "Sing Psalms" which is different arrangement from the commonly know one, but the tune is amazing
Psalm 118
incase you didn't know I'm an exclusive Psalmist for worship. I do have many secular songs and hymns I enjoy as well but how can you argue with the selecting songs written by the Greatest Song Writer of All Time

38. Facebook our myspace? Facebook

39. Do you have T-Mobile? Nope Canadian no T-Mobile Here

40. What is your favorite subject? History

41. What kind of boy/girl do you fall 4? None I'm a maried man

42. Do you have any talents? Yes

43. Have you ever been IN a wedding? Yes Best man twice, groomsman several times, ring bearer when I was 5 and Groom once

44. Do you have kids? Yes

45. Did you take a nap today? Sort of relaxed a little on the couch and dosed off for a minute or 2

46. Ever met someone famous? Yes, The Queen when I was 6 would probably be the most several Canadian Prime Ministers, lots of various politicans from when I worked in Politics some famous rock Musicians when I was in my early 20's

47. Do you want to be famous? No

48. Are you multi-tasking right now? Almost always

50. What is your favorite color? Plaid

51. Have you ever been to Las Vegas? No

52. What are you doing today? Well days almost done I'm at work but I had a good day with family at home before I left for work, I helped Sebastian build a model plane he got for his birthday.

53. Have you ever been gambling? Unfortunately yes when I was younger

54. What's your pets name? No pets right now unless you count our Turkeys and Chickens, we have a barn Cat named Sylvia

55. Do you miss anyone right now? My wife and Kids

56. One book you've read over and over? The Bible

57. Do you have a favorite cartoon? Yes

58. Last thing you cooked? If microwaving counts as cooking teh can of Ravioli I had at work for supper

59. Last time you were sick? Pulled a muscle a few weeks back (I blogegd about it) it's still sore (though not as bad) but I really don't like taking my meds

60. Last person you fell 4? My wife

61. When did you last laugh till you cried? Can't remember exactly when but it was most likely something one of my kids said

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About Me

I'm a former resident of Nova Scotia, Canada, I relocated to PEI in 2005. I'm married and have 2 adopted children. I am a Reformed Presbyterian and attend the Free Church of Scotland. I live in Middleton, Prince Edward Island, where my wife and I homeschool our 2 children. I run an Online Christian Bookstore. I was raised Roman Catholic, when I was in University I was challenged in my faith over the next few I read Paul's Epistle to the Romans which convicted me enough to know I was on the wrong path, in 1996 I hooked up with Rev. John Shearouse who I had met when I was student and he was part of a student ministry. He had just come back to Halifax, to plant a new Reformed church and I started to attend and made a profession of faith. I have been very active in Federal, Provincial and Municipal Politics, have managed many campaigns and having run as a provincial candidate in 1998.