Isa 30:21  And your ears will hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way; walk in it, when you turn to the right hand and when you turn to the left.

MIT (Most Important Task)
1.
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0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Breakfast; journal;
0600, Leave for work
0700, At work
0800, At work
0900, At work
1000, At work
1100, At work
1200, At work
1300, At work
1400, At work
1500, At work
1600, At work
1700, At work
1800,
1900,
2000, Dinner
2100,
2200,
2300, Sleep
2400, Sleep

LOOKING BACK – YESTERDAY
What went well?
1. Finished reading Log Parser 2.2 Toolkit.
2. Completed remote buzzer test
3. Completed Event Log remote query test

Mat 5:7  Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Mat 5:7  Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous–with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy!

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. Continue reading: Log Parser 2.2 Toolkit  p215-300
2. Script testing
3.

0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Breakfast; journal; 1 Mile run
0600, Leave for work
0700, At work
0800, At work
0900, At work
1000, At work
1100, At work
1200, At work
1300, At work
1400, At work
1500, At work
1600, At work
1700, At work
1800,
1900,
2000, Dinner
2100, Read-Log Parser page 215-300
2200, Read-Log Parser page 215-300
2300, Read-Log Parser page 215-300
2400, Sleep

LOOKING BACK – YESTERDAY
What went well?
1. Log Parser Notes @p214

SELECT timegenerated as Time, ComputerName, Message
FROM \\192.168.1.5\system; \\192.168.1.3\system
WHERE EventType=1

SELECT timegenerated as Time, ComputerName, Message
FROM \\192.168.1.5\system; \\192.168.1.3\system
WHERE Eventid = '6008'

2. One week with just 1 cup of latte.  I decided to cut down my caffeine intake due to waste in time.  I deleted the espresso latte in the morning because it is costing me 8 minutes.  It’s been working well.  Breakfast remains the same,  a bagel +slice of turkey and lunch is 1 clif bar.

Jam 4:8  Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. Continue Reading-Log Parser Toolkit
2.
3.

0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Breakfast; journal; 3Mile Time Trial
0500, Leave for work
0600, TPM Meeting
0700, At work
0800, At work
0900, At work
1000, At work
1100, At work
1200, At work
1300, At work
1400, At work
1500, At work
1600, At work
1700, At work
1800,
1900,
2000, Dinner; Read-Log Parser p40-60 +Demo
2100, Read-Log Parser p40-60
2200, Read-Log Parser p40-60
2300, Sleep
2400, Sleep

LOOKING BACK – YESTERDAY
What went well?
1. Log Parser Toolkit p30-40

select top 500 substr(text,0,22) as Date, substr(text,23,9) as Source, substr(text,32) as Message from '\\server\C$\instance\log\ERRORLOG.*' where Message not like '%Log backed up%' and Message not like '%DBCC TRACEON%' 
and Message not like '%Login failed%' and Message not like '%Database backed up%'  and Message not like '%Database log truncated%' 
and Message not like '%DBCC CHECKDB%' 

logparser.exe. "select top 500 STRCAT(STRCAT(DATE,' '), TIME) as Date, Source, Message from '\\server\C$\instance\log\ERRORLOG.*' where Message not like '%Log backed up%' and Message not like '%DBCC TRACEON%' 
and Message not like '%Login failed%' and Message not like '%Database backed up%'  and Message not like '%Database log truncated%' 
and Message not like '%DBCC CHECKDB%' " -i:TSV -iseparator::spaces -iHeaderFile:c:\formatfile.txt -nskiplines:9 

Isa 28:26  [And he trains each of them correctly] for his God instructs him correctly and teaches him.
Isaiah 28. 23-29

Miracle of the Blind – John 9 

We are the miracle! Don’t wait for one.
I was watching the videos of Nick-Life Without Limbs yesterday (just read my yesterday’s post) and he mentioned about how his eyes was opened regarding his being born without arms and legs and he was praying for a miracle.  He also wrestled to the idea that God was unfair and that he should have his legs and arms just like the rest of us.  In his interview, he was asked when did you realize that you needed to trust God.  His answer, “when I read the miracle of the blind”.  He elaborated that when he read the passage “but the works of God should be made manifest in him”, his life became the miracle and not his being without arms and legs.  When you looked at now of the thing he accomplished for the Kingdom, it is beyond comprehension that a crippled man he is can reach out to millions of people.

“but that the works of God should be made manifest” – that implies to all of us. I wrestled to God so many times about calamities, hurricane Katrina, the tsunami in Thailand, my own problems, why people had to suffer, why people had to cry, why the rest are just as happy as they can be, why cancer, divorce, infidelity. Then I asked why there is no more miracle like the blind man able to see or the crippled able to walk nowadays.  Then He whispers to my heart, what about the doctors I sent or what about the medicine I let people invent or what about the different surgery procedure that I let man discover.  I was just amazed.

I went swimming yesterday and I saw a wheelchair right above lane2. I normally just get in the water when I go to the pool and never look at anybody when they are swimming.  But today, I sat there at lane3 (middle lane) and just watched a man swimming with no legs.  I think he was a Vietnam veteran who lost his leg during the war ( I did not asked him though). Two days ago I was just watching “Life Without Limbs videos” and yesterday I had the privilege to witness in my own eyes how a man without legs perform the same thing that I do.  I am more challenged now.  I am not waiting for a miracle anymore, I am the miracle. We are the miracle – our life is the miracle.

What about you?

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. Read – Log Parser Toolkit
2.
3.

0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Breakfast; journal; 3Mile Time Trial
0600, Leave for work
0700, At work
0800, At work
0900, At work
1000, At work
1100, At work
1200, At work
1300, At work
1400, At work
1500, At work
1600, At work
1700, At work
1800,
1900,
2000, Dinner
2100, Read – log Parser Toolkit
2200, Read – log Parser Toolkit
2300, Sleep
2400, Sleep

LOOKING BACK – YESTERDAY
What went well?
1. 2.4 Mile Swim – Tested 100m at fastest pace, was able to do 1 min 35 sec. and watched a man without legs swim. So inspiring.  If he can do it, I can do it.

2. Event Log Database Project Notes.  Did a lot of reading and concluded that to make everything work, I need to use Log Parser 2.2 and the Lizard apps.  But before i can do anything, I need to finish reading the book – Log Parser Toolkit.  Below are my notes and links if you are interested of the project.
My Notes – Log Parser 2.2
How Log Parser Works
Revisiting Log Parser 2.2
Log Parser Lizard
Log Parser Forums
IIS Media Streaming

C:\Logs>logparser "SELECT * INTO EventLogsTable FROM System" i:EVT o:SQL 
database:LogsDatabase iCheckpoint:MyCheckpoint.lpc

 

What didn’t go so well?
1. None 
What would you do differently next time?
1. None
Conclusion:
1. Keep trying no matter what, you will get it one day.

1Jo 2:10  Whoever loves his brother [believer] abides (lives) in the Light, and in It or in him there is no occasion for stumbling or cause for error or sin.

We do have people in our list that are against us.  I think that is human nature.  The root cause “spirit of jealousy”.  People just sometimes go against us for no good reasons other than they are jealous of what we do or what we say or what we write or what we create or what we have or what we’ve been to.  A few months ago, a friend of mine told me that a person was poking at him regarding just about anything and he have to change strategies on this guy.  He almost lost his patience but was able to rebalance himself (biblical way).  He started showing him love, he started saying “good morning” to him and before he went home for the day, he started going to him and tell him “Hey, I’m going home… I’ll see you tomorrow”.  He said, the results were amazing.  If you really want to know if you are a true Christian believer, examine yourself and your relationship to a brother or a sister.  Are you full of hate or are you filled with love. Is there a person that you dislike?  Is there a person that you hate? Is there a person that you have not forgiven?  Bottom line, we cannot confess that we love God and in our little corner hates one person.   

Side Note: There is one person that I am trying to reach that I think I offended (you know who you are), please find me because I cannot find you or can’t reach you safely.  If you are a friend to this person, please relay my message.  I cannot die yet until I hear from you.

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. 2.4Mile swim
2. Backup Sharepoint/Hyper-V
3.

0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Sleep
0600, Sleep
0700, Breakfast; journal;
0800, Drop off the kids
0900,
1000, 2.4Mile swim
1100, 2.4Mile swim
1200,
1300, Event Log project
1400, Event Log project
1500, Pickup the kids
1600, Event Log project
1700, Event Log project
1800, Backup Sharepoint/Hyper-V
1900,
2000,
2100,
2200,
2300,
2400, Sleep

LOOKING BACK – YESTERDAY
What went well?
1. Life without limbs. I’ve watched and learned a few things about Nick Vujicic who was born without arms and legs.  His story is very inspiring and made me feel content, complete and satisfied with what I have.  I’ve heard so many great stories and listened to good preachers and I’ve read so a few inspirational books but there’s no better inspiration than watching him grow up with his struggles in life and then found him being transformed into being a servant of God.  I’ve organized the links below for simplicity.  Please find time to watch. 
Nick Vujicic Story
Nick-At Home
Nick’s Website
Life Without Limbs 1
Life Without Limbs 2
Life Without Limbs 3
Life Without Limbs 4

2. Grown up son.  On our way home after I picked up my son from school, I had this conversation with Brent in the car; “Dad, what do you think will happen if you put strangers in the middle of the jungle, will they bond together? or will they fight?” I know the answer – strangers will bond together regardless (initially).  I get this type of conversation with my son all the time now.  Sometimes we sit down in the living room just talking just about anything.  He is now growing up and fast. Last year, Ridgeview Middle School administered the Stanford Achievement Test . He was only at the 7th grade last year (12 years old) but all his results was rated PHS (post high school).  I am not into good grades.  I don’t push my kids to get good grades, I only tell them “Stick to your mission at hand” and their mission is to get an education and find a job one day.  His result indicates that he has special skills and I need to plan for it in terms of satisfying his natural ability when it comes to education. One thing I noticed though, he does not show any great efforts in studying.  There are times I watched him just watch tv or play video games when he has homework to do and he always does his school work late at night or close to sleeping time … weird.  I am just curious of what will happen if he mixes LEAN Thinking on his current working habits.  I’ll find ways to influence him one day.
Characteristics of Gifted Learner
Texas Education Agency
Talented Toolkit
Talented Toolkit 2

3. Heart Attack Plan: Received a literature in the mail Heart Attack Plan, I just want to share because when it was my time, I did not call 911, I let my wife drove me to the hospital.  Step 0 is call 911 at all cost because when they take you to the hospital, they can administer treatment while in route to the ER.  Also, people need to be educated about the symptoms of a heart attack.  One friend of mine did something foolish, he googled “chest pains” and diagnosed himself.  After 10 minutes, he called 911 because he had all the symptoms.  The story ends with a heart bypass, he was 40.  I think, people need to be aware that heart disease ranks No.1 killer in the US, (someone told me that)

4. Cycling in the rain:  It was fun until I got home and my toes and fingers did not have any blood flow, I have to stay in the shower for 10 minutes to restore hand and toes functionality.  I respect the weather but there is something in me that just love the unknown. I wanted to feel how a 58 degreesF weather and rain feels like and the wind was 15 miles per hour.  I learned my lesson – stay indoors when the weather is bad.  Overall, it was a great 22 miles ride (planned for 30).  Learned so many survival technique along the way ie. don’t over dress when it is raining, I wore my winter clothes underneath my rain jacket, I was soaking wet at the end of the ride, not with rain but sweat.  I’ve learned to watch out for manholes, they are traps.  I learned to love the rain even though it soaks me, it keeps my heart rate down due to less effort.  So why ride in the rain? Because no one rides in the rain.

5. Computer System Health Monitoring:  I want to build my own computer system health monitoring system using the Sysinternals tools only.  I know that there are packages out there that does the same thing but I wanted a simple approach and I also want to learn how to integrate this data into SQL2005 database and then provide a frontend web user interface using Visual Web Developer 2008 Express (all free software).  The motivation is learning and not necessarily functionality but if I get both, then it will be a blessing.  Here’s the MindMap for the design if you want to know how I keep tab on the project. There are two command line utilities that I will be using:
a. psinfo – get computer information from the command line
b. psloglist – dumps the NT Event Log to a text file

As of right now, I don’t have a clear path on how to automate the uploading of these two files to the SQL2005 database. I can use the bcp utility or DTS.  But before I can do that, I need to join the file into 1 large file with one command.

6. PsInfo – Dump system information into a text file
Command – psinfo –h –s –d >systeminfo.txt

7. PsLogList – Dumps the OS event log to a text file
Command – psloglist –s >eventlogdump.txt

Pro 17:27  He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding has a cool spirit. [James 1:19.]
Pro 17:28  Even a fool when he holds his peace is considered wise; when he closes his lips he is esteemed a man of understanding.

Steady State Peace – short version, talk less and listen more.  Don’t react too much.  Understand first, then do something.

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. 30mile cycling
2. Continue working on XP Event Log Database design
3. Research on ways to query multiple pc info all at once and dump to SQL db Sysinternals Suite

0000,
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Sleep
0600, Sleep
0700, Breakfast; journal;
0800, Drop off the kids
0900,
1000, 30Mile cycling (rain forecast)
1100, 30Mile cycling
1200,
1300,
1400,
1500, Pickup the kids
1600,
1700,
1800,
1900,
2000,
2100,
2200,
2300,
2400, Sleep

LOOKING BACK – YESTERDAY
What went well?
1. Spent time with cc at Celebration
2. Spent time with Brent just talking about his life etc. He wants to get back to Ms. Tongay (piano tutor) and continue tennis (sigh). He said he shined at his computer typing class. He scored 85 words per minute on the typing test.  This boy can type fast.  I saw him set a record of 116wpm a few weeks ago.
3. Started XP Event Log Database project
4. 15Mle cycling around Old Settlers-AW Grimes loop
5. Found an application that can transplant a Windows OS Bootable CD to flash drive – WinToFlash
6. BP now back to normal numbers after being at 150’s due to residual pickle juice in the system
7. Vacuum/mop the whole house in under 30 minutes
8. Played ping-pong with Brent on the Wii, motion sensors on the remote is not realistic, lost so many times due to playing it real
9. Created my own MindMap Visio template, I would like to use it for work because we don’t have access to MindOMO inside the fab

What didn’t go so well?
1. CC asking to go to a movie on a Sunday night (school day – next day), I said NO
2. CC unable to do parallel parking, argued about what she can do when I told her to drive backwards.  Teenage/stubborn kids.  I have to lecture/counsel her…. “when I was your age…”  I am writing a book: “How to Manage a Teenage Daughter Graciously” ;-()
3. Pickup truck shopping at Toyota, cc did not like the Tacoma Crew Cab, have to continue researching my new toy (that she can borrow)
4. Me and Brent setup the ping-pong table in 3 different places in the house – a failure, no space.  We put it back underneath the bed (incubate for now)

What would you do differently next time?
1. None

Conclusion:
1. Discipline works and contagious.  Seen my kids slowly adapting to a more organized approach of life.  Need new strategies in managing my daughter’s unconventional way of testing my patience.

1Jo 4:7  Beloved, let us love one another, for love is (springs) from God; and he who loves [his fellowmen] is begotten (born) of God and is coming [progressively] to know and understand God [to perceive and recognize and get a better and clearer knowledge of Him].

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. Celebration Church
2. 12Mile Bike
3.

0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Breakfast; journal;
0600,
0700,
0800, 12Mile bike
0900, Celebration Church
1000, Celebration Church
1100, Grocery shopping
1200,
1300,
1400, Design new database to track system information and event logs for remote clients
1500, Database design VWD2008
1600, Database design VWD2008
1700, Database design VWD2008
1800, Database design VWD2008
1900, IPS 6 seconds throughput
2000, IPS 6 seconds throughput
2100, IPS 6 seconds throughput
2200, IPS 6 seconds throughput
2300,
2400, Sleep

Psa 40:1  To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I WAITED patiently and expectantly for the Lord; and He inclined to me and heard my cry.

MIT (Most Important Task)
1.
2.
3.

0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Breakfast; journal; 3Mile Time Trial
0600, Leave for work
0700, At work
0800, At work
0900, At work
1000, At work
1100, At work
1200, At work
1300, At work
1400, At work
1500, At work
1600, At work
1700, At work
1800,
1900,
2000, Dinner
2100,
2200,
2300, Sleep
2400, Sleep

Zec 13:9  And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined and will test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, and I will hear and answer them. I will say, It is My people; and they will say, The Lord is my God.
Zechariah 13 – Full Chapter

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. 3Mile Time Trial
2.
3.

0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Breakfast; journal; 3Mile Time Trial
0600, Leave for work
0700, At work
0800, At work
0900, At work
1000, At work
1100, At work
1200, At work
1300, At work
1400, At work
1500, At work
1600, At work
1700, At work
1800,
1900,
2000, Dinner
2100,
2200,
2300, Sleep
2400, Sleep

2Co 3:17  Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (emancipation from bondage, freedom). [Isa. 61:1, 2.]

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. 3Mile Bike
2.
3.

0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Breakfast; journal; 3Mile easy workout
0500, Leave for work
0600, TPM Meeting
0700, At work
0800, At work
0900, At work
1000, At work
1100, At work
1200, At work
1300, At work
1400, At work
1500, At work
1600, At work
1700, At work
1800,
1900,
2000, Dinner
2100,
2200,
2300, Sleep
2400, Sleep

Joh 3:16  For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.

MIT (Most Important Task)
1.
2.
3.

0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Breakfast; journal;
0600, Leave for work
0700, At work
0800, At work
0900, At work
1000, At work
1100, At work
1200, At work
1300, At work
1400, At work
1500, At work
1600, At work
1700, At work
1800,
1900,
2000, Dinner
2100,
2200,
2300, Sleep
2400, Sleep

Psa 112:1  PRAISE THE Lord! (Hallelujah!) Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who fears (reveres and worships) the Lord, who delights greatly in His commandments. [Deut. 10:12.]
Psa 112:2  His [spiritual] offspring shall be mighty upon earth; the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
Psa 112:3  Prosperity and welfare are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
Psalm 112 Full Chapter

I’ve met new friends lately in a special way and I don’t consider that the crossing of our path is an accident or coincidence.  In some grandeur scheme above our comprehension our path crossed somehow with a hidden plan that you and I just don’t know yet.  This happened to me several times and I am now very sensitive in terms of meeting and knowing new friends.  Many times in the past I’ve experienced simple acquaintances turns into a lasting friendship.  Some of my friendship starts with a simple short talk/chit chat and later on become a grown tree of a healthy network of friends. I value any friendship and if our path crossed, there must be a good reason why.  Maybe by now you are wondering about the purpose of our friendship.  I don’t know yet but as we know each other through the years, let us look forward each day on how to cultivate this friendship in a positive way.

I am now older and wiser and my life were filled with good and bad experiences, met a lot of challenges along the way and had been to difficult situations and I wish I’ve known God at a personal level during the early part of my journey in life.  So before we continue our friendship, I would like you (new friends/old friends) to at least take a look at something  that changed my life (for the better) – a personal relationship to God through Christ.  Many of you reading this might be in the mid life and had been enjoying the prosperity of life – having a stable job, good health, kids at school, having a healthy married life, having a well established financial capacity, having a stable mind to face any type of life challenges and so you might think that you don’t really require any more spiritual help.  That’s fine if you think that way but I would like to invite you to take a look at something that might give you a boost in life – Knowing God Personally . Once faith is established in your heart, there are so many surprises that comes with it.  Imagine receiving an insight of every critical decision you make, open doors, job leads, new clients, wisdom, peace, knowledge – you name it, the relationship you established through Him comes with great surprises.  Take for example Psalm 112.3, Prosperity and welfare are in his house – that is a promise once we become a servant of God and a believer.  What more do we need?

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. 1-Mile Recovery swim
2. Backup Sharepoint/Hyper-V
3.

0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Sleep
0600, Sleep
0700, Breakfast; journal;
0800,
0900,
1000, 1-Mile swim
1100,
1200,
1300, Brent early release
1400,
1500,
1600,
1700,
1800,
1900,
2000,
2100,
2200,
2300,
2400, Sleep

Luk 11:13  If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good gifts [gifts that are to their advantage] to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask and continue to ask Him!
Luke 11 Full Chapter

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. Rest
2.
3.

0000,
0100,
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Sleep
0600, Sleep
0700, Breakfast; journal;
0800, Drive Britta to Jury Call at Georgetown
0900, Waiting for Britta
1000, Waiting for Britta
1100, Waiting for Britta
1200, Lunch date
1300,
1400,
1500,
1600,
1700,
1800,
1900, Brent-Tennis practice, me-swimming at Clay Madsen
2000,
2100,
2200,
2300,
2400, Sleep

Psa 1:1  BLESSED (HAPPY, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable) is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [following their advice, their plans and purposes], nor stands [submissive and inactive] in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down [to relax and rest] where the scornful [and the mockers] gather.
Psa 1:2  But his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night. [Rom. 13:8-10; Gal. 3:1-29; II Tim. 3:16.]
Psa 1:3  And he shall be like a tree firmly planted [and tended] by the streams of water, ready to bring forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not fade or wither; and everything he does shall prosper [and come to maturity]. [Jer. 17:7, 8.]

There is a personal problem that I am trying to solve and I have not told anyone about it yet.  Maybe one day someone can debug my complicated life and give me some insights on what to do.  I am not expecting anyone to look into it (now that I mention it here because I know my lifeline connection never fails me).  I won’t be needing any counsel because my Counselor is a better counselor that anyone else.  When a person gave his /her life to Christ and start living a life filled with obedience, the people around this person will become agitated, confused, angry, hostile sometimes and not because of what he/she feels but because the enemy (the devil) is mad about what is going on. I know for a fact that the devil is real.  They are around us waiting for us to make mistakes, waiting for us to fall, waiting for us to say a bad and negative comment and point us that we are not who we are-the new creation.  I live through this every minute in my life both work and home and I know that I have to be very careful in my walk so that I may not fall into hypocrisy.  I don’t claim myself to be so perfect, I am trying to be perfect because that is expected from every believer but I am nowhere near perfect. But I will tell you one thing though, I have PEACE inside me deeper than anyone can imagine.  The Word for today explains it all.
Some guidelines to follow:
1. Walk in the counsel of the God (not men) – meaning, don’t consult Wall Street if you want to prosper or don’t lookup ideas built by principles outside the Bible.  Lined it up with the Word and you will never fail or don’t make a critical decision without praying to God.
2. Stay in the pathway of Righteousness (at all times even when your friends and family disown you)
3. Meditate on His Word day and night (know–>believe—>then apply)

The end results-imagine a tree with auto drip of tiny water going to the roots, the tree is healthy and there will be fruits coming from that tree. 
The key thing is prosperity, everything he does prosper.  Can you imagine that? Whatever endeavor you are undertaking, may it be a simple lowly business of yours or an impossible dream that you are contemplating or a small retirement project that you are planning for life or a future job that you’ve been looking/waiting.  I’ve seen a tiny bit of this and I am always have a “WOW” word when it happens.  There is one for you, search for it.

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. Celebration Church
2. 3 Mile Recovery ride (leg workout)
3.

0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Sleep
0600, Sleep
0700, Breakfast; journal;
0800, 3Mile leg workout
0900, Celebration Church
1000, Celebration Church
1100, Grocery shopping
1200,
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Rom 8:37  Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us.
Read Romans 8 Full Chapter

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. 12-Mile easy pace cycling in preparation for Outlaw 100 this Saturday
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3. Carbo load
4. Fix/disassemble Britta’s dead Treo 700wx

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Psa 138:3  In the day when I called, You answered me; and You strengthened me with strength (might and inflexibility to temptation) in my inner self.

So true.  He answered all my call but not just answered but strengthened me when I am so weak.  There are times in life that we needed someone who can uplift us and carry us through the storm.  I love the idea that whenever I need someone to comfort me and help me, He is always there without fail.  But how do I know that He is there? When you experience inner peace and inner strength, that is an indication that He answered your call.  Yes, there is no physical evidence that He is there but the fact alone that you experience a peace of mind is enough to say that God indeed responded to our call and with peace in our heart comes an enormous inner strength to carry us to the next destination.

MIT (Most Important Task)
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Joh 15:5  I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.

MIT (Most Important Task)
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Isa 30:18  And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

Isa 30:18  And therefore the Lord [earnestly] waits [expecting, looking, and longing] to be gracious to you; and therefore He lifts Himself up, that He may have mercy on you and show loving-kindness to you. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are all those who [earnestly] wait for Him, who expect and look and long for Him [for His victory, His favor, His love, His peace, His joy, and His matchless, unbroken companionship]! [John 14:3, 27; II Cor. 12:9; Heb. 12:2; I John 3:16; Rev. 3:5.]

Why wait?  Because when we wait, we are blessed.  There are so many things that happened when we wait.  Everything is this world is in some type of a process.  Call it  a cooking process or an incubation process.  When we wait, something in the background is being done and most of the time when we don’t wait, the process is interrupted.  This interruption is the result of our impatience.  We want things done right away and then we get this half-baked product, the result are not as good as the desired finish product.  In real life, this half-bake product showed up us failures, uncertainties and undesirable effect which makes our lives more complicated than it used to be.  I’ve seen so many times that people tend to rush critical decision making.  Decision making should go through a series of steps and then on the last step, spend time incubating before making the final decision.

Waiting patiently produces a refined product.

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. 2.4 Mile Swim
2. Brake job and 13000 miles oil change Britta’s car at Christian Brothers Automotive
3. Backup Hyper-V and Sharepoint

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0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
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0600, Sleep
0700, Breakfast; journal;
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Psa 50:15  Let your voice come up to me in the day of trouble; I will be your saviour, so that you may give glory to me.

When in trouble, what do you do?  This is a very hard question because it is so general and the scope is so wide especially if you ask this type of question that pertains to a lifetime mistake or a decision failure that cascades into several minor issues.  One thing leads to another and the more you face the trouble/problem, the deeper the hole you dug for yourself….  that you cannot get out or pull yourself out from the pit. Imagine yourself inside a deep dry well, there is no rope, there is no ladder, there is no way for you to get out from the situation, what will be your exit strategy? As I mentioned before, I am helping friends recover from difficult situations, job loss, relationship problems, divorce, financial problems, marital problems, teen problems, health problems, work related problems and I honestly provided them with some wisdom just to get started on the recovery process.  Sometimes, I brainstormed with them on what to do, what’s the next step, what are other options available.  However, there are times that I feel guilty of not really telling them one thing when trouble comes and that is Psalm 50:15.  There are only a few friends that I can say Psalm 50:15 directly/openly because when people does not believe what you believed, they will just look at you like you are crazy and out of this world. 

My day job is to fix problems (electrical, mechanical, pneumatics,electronics, computers, networking), some problems are easy to fix and some are just so complicated and there are times that I face difficult problems with no solutions in sight.  Lately, we were mandated to write a standard operating procedure so that when the same problem arise, we have a procedure to follow (LEAN-Standardized Work).  That is a great idea, any one can just read the procedure and fix the problem.  I started writing one last week and as I gathered all the screen capture and inserted the pictures to the procedure, I questioned ‘myself what if the situation is slightly different?’ What shall I put when a situation in step1 is not what I expected to be in the procedure.  I was not able to continue my documentation and left it unfinished for now. Same thing with life, people attempted to write HOWTO’s, recovery books, self help books, articles on how to recover financially, articles on how to survive a life disaster, there are so many out there and I’ve read a few.  My favorite book long time ago was Dale Carnegie’s “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living”.  (phrases like “… “if you have a lemon, make a lemonade” “today is a new life”, “everyday is a brand new day”, “live in day tight compartments”.  I did not have time to researched Dale Carnegie and his personal background but his writings are inspirational and uplifting.  Amazingly, he wrote “The perfect way to conquer worry-PRAYER.  If I am given the chance to republish his book, I would place Psalm 50:15 on the cover and the first page will look like this:

STEP 0
I know that you are in a hurry to read my book “How To Stop Worrying and Start Living” but before you do that, I want you to go somewhere where it is very dark and quite (a closet will do fine) and I want you to cry to GOD and offload anything that bothers you.  Talk to God all the tiny details of your trouble and be very specific.  Ask questions, talk to Him as though he is there beside you.  When the crying begins, keep crying until there is no more tears left in your eyes.  When you ran out of words, just sit still and start talking in your mind.  Be very sensitive in all the things that comes to mind.  Those are the words that is coming from the Holy Spirit.  Listen to those words as if it is planted inside your heart.

STEP 0.0
Repeat STEP 0 everyday until you die.

In short, when in trouble, PRAY … because He said He is our Savior and He wants us to glorify Him after the storm (not us being glorified because we are so smart)

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. 30Mile Cycling (temperature in Round Rock is now in the 60’s, hmmm.. will see)
2. Continue reading SBS2003 Admin book
3. Research an affordable pickup truck (Canyon/Colorado/Frontier/Tacoma on the list) for cc (winning the battle for cheaper vehicle plus my new toy)

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Rom 8:30  And those who were marked out by him were named; and those who were named were given righteousness; and to those to whom he gave righteousness, in the same way he gave glory.

Read Romans 8 – There are so many good points in chapter 8, please read it yourself.  It is not so deep to understand.  Just need a little bit of “pause and digest” when you read each verse.

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. Celebration Church
2. Iron clothes
3.

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Psa 80:15  [Protect and maintain] the stock which Your right hand planted, and the branch (the son) that You have reared and made strong for Yourself.
Psa 80:16  They have burned it with fire, it is cut down; may they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.
Psa 80:17  Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, upon the son of man whom You have made strong for Yourself.
Read Psalm 80 – Full Chapter

I’ve been wearing a LIVESTRONG yellow rubber band in my right and a purple band from Celebration Church for quite sometime now.  The LIVESTRONG band represents living strong.  Just go to their website and read more there.  The purple band was given out by Celebration Church long time ago and I can still remember that excitement we had (Me, Brent and Brittney) when we got it because the inscription of the purple band was CELEBRATION-MIRACLE.  As of right now, me and Brent are still wearing it everyday and you will see that in some of our pictures.  I am not into material things (gold and silver apparel but I am wearing this one just because it carries a great message). Yesterday, before our morning meeting and the facilitator was still logging on, my boss finally asked me “What’s the purple band about?  My answer-It was from our church.  It was a short answer but I think it sends a message and it answers a lot of questions that has been lingering in my colleague’s mind of who I am internally (my core).  People are curious and nosy but they don’t really show that often but reading about it in a journal makes the revealing process less transparent and less invasive.  I don’t know who reads this journal and I don’t really care who reads this and this journal is not strictly written for a specific person nor I intend this to be my show case.  So now that you are reading it (boring most of the time), might as well follow this …. because this journal is getting interesting.  NOT

OK, MADESTRONG!  How did I came up with that today?  I pulled my devotional calendar and saw Psalm 80-15-17.  I was confused and could not understand why King David wrote this.  This is before Jesus was born.  I read the full chapter and found that he was talking about the vineyard and the true vine (which is in his future – Christ)  I was still confused after reading the full chapter and could not come up with a “one phrase” summary.  Then out of nowhere, the word “MADESTRONG” just popped up.  I search the Bible for the phrase “made strong” and there were 31 citing in both old and new testament.  I highlighted (bolded) the made strong words for you and I want you to read each line of verse.  After reading the 31 verses below, I concluded that being MADESTRONG is better than LIVESTRONG because MADESTRONG, I don’t have to do anything, He already made me strong.  Living strong, I still have to do something for myself.  Maybe in the future, I will create my own wrist band called MADESTRONG. 

(1Sa 24:20)  And now I am certain that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be made strong under your authority.
(2Sa 7:24)  But you took and made strong for yourself your people Israel, to be your people for ever; and you, Lord, became their God.
(2Sa 7:26)  And let your name be made great for ever, and let men say, The Lord of armies is God over Israel: and let the family of David your servant be made strong before you!
(1Ch 17:24)  So let your words be made certain and your name be made great, when men say, The Lord of armies is the God of Israel; and when the family of David your servant is made strong before you.
(2Ch 17:12)  Jehoshaphat became greater and greater, and made strong towers and store-towns in Judah.
(2Ch 32:5)  Then he took heart, building up the wall where it was broken down, and making its towers higher, and building another wall outside; and he made strong the Millo in the town of David, and got together a great store of all sorts of instruments of war.
(Ezr 7:28)  And has given mercy to me before the king and his government and before all the king’s great captains. And I was made strong by the hand of the Lord my God which was on me, and I got together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
(Psa 24:2)  For by him it was based on the seas, and made strong on the deep rivers.
(Psa 80:15)  Even to the tree which was planted by your right hand, and to the branch which you made strong for yourself.
(Psa 80:17)  Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.
(Psa 89:2)  For you have said, Mercy will be made strong for ever; my faith will be unchanging in the heavens.
(Psa 147:13)  He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls.
(Pro 8:28)  When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed:
(Pro 24:3)  The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong:
(Pro 25:5)  Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.
(Isa 9:11)  For this cause the Lord has made strong the haters of Israel, driving them on to make war against him;
(Isa 28:22)  And now, take care that you do not make sport of him, or your bands will be made strong; for I have had word from the Lord, the Lord of armies, of an end, of a complete end, which is to come on all the land.
(Mat 8:31)  And the evil spirits made strong prayers to him, saying, If you send us out, let us go into the herd of pigs.
(Mat 15:31)  So that the people were full of wonder when they saw that those who had no voice were talking, the feeble were made strong, those whose bodies were broken had the power of walking, and the blind were able to see: and they gave glory to the God of Israel.
(Mar 5:10)  And he made strong prayers to him not to send them away out of the country.
(Mar 5:23)  And made strong prayers to him, saying, My little daughter is near to death: it is my prayer that you will come and put your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and have life.
(Act 9:31)  And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly.
(Act 12:5)  So Peter was kept in prison: but the church made strong prayer to God for him.
(Act 16:5)  So the churches were made strong in the faith and were increased in number every day.
(Rom 1:11)  For I have a strong desire to see you, and to give you some grace of the spirit, so that you may be made strong;
(Rom 4:20)  Still, he did not give up faith in the undertaking of God, but was made strong by faith, giving glory to God,
(Phm 1:7)  For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.
(Heb 11:34)  Put out the power of fire, got safely away from the edge of the sword, were made strong when they had been feeble, became full of power in war, and put to flight the armies of the nations.
(Heb 12:12)  For this cause let the hands which are hanging down be lifted up, and let the feeble knees be made strong,
(Heb 12:13)  And make straight roads for your feet, so that the feeble may not be turned out of the way, but may be made strong.
(Heb 13:9)  Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.

MIT (Most Important Task)
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Eph 2:8  For it is by free grace (God’s unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God;
Eph 2:8  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Read Full Chapter of Ephesians 2

Grace – gift of God to humankind: in Christianity, the infinite love, mercy, favor, and goodwill shown to humankind by God
Faith – belief in and devotion to God, trust in somebody or something, especially without legal proof

I’ve been approached the other day by someone not close to me yet and he said, “What are you?  What’s in you?  You are different?  You don’t seem to get bothered by the turmoil of the daily pressure? My answer was simple and short, I believe in something that is guiding me everyday, whispering me what to do or what to say or how to react.  Then he keep asking “What do you mean?”  I told him I read and study the Bible everyday and everything I read from the Bible, I have to believe it and better yet, execute or take actions.  Then the conversation turned around when he told me, “I was once a believer” and started pouring me his struggles in life, family and religion at home.  First I learned about his financial problems then later his wife then his 3 year old kid then his mom and dad’s problems.  It turned out he is has been in difficult situation lately and he lost his faith.  Then he asked me, “How long you’ve been a Christian?” I said greater than 10 years, then he said, “me too but somehow along the way with life’s ups and downs, I lost it”

The word “I lost it” means he lost the faith.  Faith is the simple connection to the gift of God.  Without faith, we cannot connect to God.  There is something that is bothering me for sometimes now and if I don’t use my faith to strengthen me and connect me with God, all my works, all my efforts and all my inspiration is gone. I struggle everyday in my faith and in my walk with God because I am constantly in the battlefield.  I see people, I interact with people, I talk to people and I react to people and it seems like every time I open my mouth and say something, there is always this “behind the back question’ Is Rigel for real?’  I don’t really know but all I know that every morning right after waking up, I have to rejoice and thank God for allowing me to wake up again and repeat my daily routines.  Such a joy in my heart to be able to get up another morning and start a brand new day.  Me too, I lost it many times but I usually go back right away and backtrack where I’ve been and correct my course.  I don’t normally wait for a day to regroup and I am talking about an everyday regrouping of my faith and beliefs.  I have to do this or I will die spiritually.

Why one way gift?  We don’t give gifts to God, He gave us the gift.  All we have to do is receive it.  Open our arms and like a baby, just grab the gift that He gave us.  That simple.  Just receive it and there is no requirement that hey, I have to change myself, tame my tongue, or clean my act to receive the gift, in short it is a one way gift and we cannot give back to Him.  But how do we receive the gift? Well, the gift He gave us is invisible, you cannot see it, so therefore you have to receive it by faith.  In simple term, believe it.  Believe that He has given us something.  How exciting is that every day expecting a gift that we don’t see.  I want you to take the same journey that I am on every day.  Look for special gifts every day from heaven, it’s there, you just have to open your eyes and ears.  One rule, you can only receive the gift, there is no need for you to return a favor to Him. In the simplest form, that is the Christian faith.

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. Troubleshoot Virtual Network problems on Poweredge 2850
2.
3.

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0500, Breakfast; journal; 3Mile Time Trial
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Psa 6:8  Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. [Matt. 7:23; Luke 13:27.]
Psa 6:9  The Lord has heard my supplication; the Lord receives my prayer.

Health Log: I got up early in the morning yesterday (as normal, 0430h) and do the same routines as stated in my daily journal.  Everything was normal and even beyond normal that my body had a little bit of extra energy.  I’ve added dumbbell curls 15llbs for 2 minutes and 25lbs for 1 minute after my cycling workout.  After arriving at work, I went inside the Fab and sat in the morning meeting from night shift.  As I was just sitting and listening to the meeting, my left chest started to pound with erratic beat like lab dab, then lab dab dab, lab dab dab, then lab dab and it lasted for several minutes.  My breathing feels normal and I checked my pulse and it was at 56bpm with normal rhythm.  I placed my right hand on my left chest and I could feel the flesh was bouncing up and down as the irregular heartbeat continues to manifest  (most likely muscle twitch and not my heart).  Fast forward.. after 10 hours of working, I was still alive and the abnormal heartbeat disappeared.  I am writing this information just so my future cardiologist (either Brittney or Brent) can learn from this later just in case something happens to me in a few days (cardio wise).  I am living with a life extension and I don’t trust my body anymore.  My body failed me last year even when I thought that 2009 was my best year ever in terms of cycling and swimming accomplishments.  As of this writing, everything is normal and my vitals are within spec. 

Share: I’ve acquired a low cost Dell Poweredge 2850 lately and my original plan was to migrate all my Hyper-V virtual machines to this box to make it as the production server (part of my retirement project) because it has more power, more bandwidth and runs x64.  Then in the process of migration, I realized that the 2850 cannot run Hyper-V because the processor does not support hardware virtualization.  It is a x64 cpu but not designed for hyper-v.  So in order for me to continue on my project, I have to settle for Virtual Server 2005 R2 and it does the work just fine.  A guy from MSDN wrote the blog below to help me deploy the Virtual Server.
Virtual Server 2005 Part1
Virtual Server 2005 Part2

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. TPM meeting
2. Documentation-LK Motor Driver troubleshooting
3. Documentation-Ebara Motor Driver troubleshooting
4. Continue setting up Virtual Server 2005 on Poweredge 2850

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0400, Breakfast; journal;
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Gal 6:9  And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint.
Read Galatians 6

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. Sort/cleanup server01 network share
2. 3Mile Time trial
3. Finalize planning for Poweredge 2850 production server

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0500, Breakfast; journal; 3Mile Time Trial
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Psa 149:4  For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation and adorn the wretched with victory.
Psa 149:5  Let the saints be joyful in the glory and beauty [which God confers upon them]; let them sing for joy upon their beds.

I signed up for Outlaw100 bike ride this October 17, 2009 and planning to do the 100mile loop. 
Workout Log
Outlaw100 Route

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. 2.4 Mile Swim
2. Backup Sharepoint
3. Backup Hyper-V

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2Pe 1:10  Because of this, brethren, be all the more solicitous and eager to make sure (to ratify, to strengthen, to make steadfast) your calling and election; for if you do this, you will never stumble or fall.
2Pe 1:10  For this reason, my brothers, take all the more care to make your selection and approval certain; for if you do these things you will never have a fall:

The end result of our faith is charity (and should be charity) if not then our faith failed or we did not posses the true faith. Read 2 Peter 1 Full Chapter 
0. Faith – belief or trust: belief in, devotion to, or trust in somebody or something, especially without logical proof
1. Virtue – goodness: the quality of being morally good or righteous
2. Knowledge – information in mind: general awareness or possession of information, facts, ideas, truths, or principles
3. Temperance – restraint: self-restraint in the face of temptation or desire
4. Patience – capacity for waiting: the ability to endure waiting, delay, or provocation without becoming annoyed or upset, or to persevere calmly when faced with difficulties
5. Godliness – devout: devoted to or worshiping God
6. Kindness – compassionate act: an act that shows consideration and caring
7. Charity – provision of help: the voluntary provision of money, materials, or help to people in need

I am confused about my calling, I know I have one, each one of us are called.  I know that I saw this vision before of what it is that I am called for but it bothers me that some pieces of the puzzle are missing.  Will I consider this a “stop signal” or a “wait signal” or a “be patient signal”.  I don’t know anymore.  I want to do something, I have the faith but I don’t have the cooperation of the people around me.  Do I need to wait or shall I proceed?  If you know what I am talking about, please drop me a message. In the mean time, journey with me to step 7. I am looking for partners in this long journey.

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. 22 Mile Cycling
2. Yard work
3. Continue house 5S

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0700, Breakfast; journal;
0800, Drop off the kids
0900,
1000, 22 Mile Cycling
1100, 22 Mile Cycling
1200, Yard work
1300, Yard work
1400,
1500, Pickup the kids
1600, 5S
1700,
1800, SBS2003R2 testing on Poweredge 2850
1900, SBS2003R2 testing on Poweredge 2850
2000, SBS2003R2 testing on Poweredge 2850
2100, SBS2003R2 testing on Poweredge 2850
2200, SBS2003R2 testing on Poweredge 2850
2300,
2400, Sleep

Rev 21:4  God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, neither shall there be anguish (sorrow and mourning) nor grief nor pain any more, for the old conditions and the former order of things have passed away. [Isa. 25:8; 35:10.]
Psa 107:28  Then they cry to the Lord in their trouble, and He brings them out of their distresses.
Psa 107:29  He hushes the storm to a calm and to a gentle whisper, so that the waves of the sea are still. [Ps. 89:9; Matt. 8:26.]
Psa 107:30  Then the men are glad because of the calm, and He brings them to their desired haven.

I am reposting Praise You In The Storm here because it fits to the Word of the Day. I’ve been in the crossroad lately, actually me and my wife and my daughter are in the middle of indecision.  Brittney, my 16 years old just got her driver’s license a month ago and now the idea of getting a car for her comes up all the time.  Will you trust your 16 years old out there in the open?  Homeostasis-resistance to change (that’s where I am right now, my family in general). Life is good, every corner under my management at home is just so perfect and I have no headaches or big problems.  I can’t imagine myself going through a teen driver crisis and that is why I hold off as much as I could of getting her a car.  I also believe that sometimes we have to get out from our comfort zone and be brave out there.  My wife thinks that I am too stiff of my decision making, that I made up my mind too strong that no one can change it.  Not so, actually, I think my daughter will get her car sooner than we think (after a heavenly confirmation).

I have to mention the teen driver situation because yesterday when I passed by at Shoreline Christian Center, I had a teary eyes thinking about how Pastor Rob (about my age) dealt his losses, first his dad died in a boating accident and then a week later, his 16-year old son wrecked his car and died.  Pastor Rob’s faith been tested beyond comprehension, how do you recover from those kind of losses.  The Philippines lately experienced a horrible series of storms, the pictures of the devastation are so shocking but encouraging. Encouraging in a sense that people are helping people.  Typical Filipino trait, seldom you see that in other countries.  I was in the Ormoc flood in 1991 and I saw the same thing that I’ve seen lately in the news.  People helping people.  Now switching gears at my circle, lately, I’ve been helping out friends who lost their job.  The economy is already hard for those who have a steady job, how much more to those who still have to look for one.  One friend of mine, has 5 kids, wife was not working (to take care of the kids) and then the husband lost his job.  The family lost more than a paycheck, they lost a security blanket over them.  How do you overcome that? Another close friend of mine who is separated from his wife for >8 years to provide for his family and lately had been suffering from physical problems with no wife or child to comfort him, how do you deal with that? 

In short, we have tears in every corner of this life. Some has less and some just happened to be well selected to suffer.  I mentioned ‘selected’ because when you have the most amount of tears, you are more glorified in the end.  Friends sometimes asked me difficult questions “Why it is me?” Why do I have to suffer? Why others are just living a good life everyday and me … always in a roller coaster of defeat and suffering. The correct answer is “I don’t know” but I know that God will wipe away every tears in ours eyes one day.  I will keep trusting Him no matter what. I hope that you will too.  Be encourage!  Our tears will evaporate one day.

Welcome Mrs. Fredelita Kong, Abing, Gene and wife, Girlie in my Facebook. 

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. Celebration Church
2. Yard work
3. 1Mile Swim
4. Iron clothes
5. Continue on Poweredge 2850 project

Elie, are you still there? 

0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Sleep
0600, Sleep
0700, Breakfast; journal;
0800,
0900, Celebration Church
1000, Celebration Church
1100, Grocery shopping
1200,
1300, Yard work
1400, Yard work
1500, 1Mile swim
1600,
1700,
1800, Iron clothes
1900, Poweredge 2850 Experiment
2000, Poweredge 2850 Experiment
2100, Poweredge 2850 Experiment
2200, Poweredge 2850 Experiment
2300, Poweredge 2850 Experiment
2400, Sleep

Psa 116:7  Return to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you. [Matt. 11:29.]
Psa 116:8  For You have delivered my life from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling and falling.

MIT (Most Important Task)
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0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Breakfast; journal;
0600, Leave for work
0700, At work
0800, At work
0900, At work
1000, At work
1100, At work
1200, At work
1300, At work
1400, At work
1500, At work
1600, At work
1700, At work
1800,
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2000, Dinner
2100,
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Rom 5:9  Therefore, since we are now justified (acquitted, made righteous, and brought into right relationship with God) by Christ’s blood, how much more [certain is it that] we shall be saved by Him from the indignation and wrath of God.

MIT (Most Important Task)
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0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Breakfast; journal; 3Mile Time Trial
0600, Leave for work
0700, At work
0800, At work
0900, At work
1000, At work
1100, At work
1200, At work
1300, At work
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1600, At work
1700, At work
1800,
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2400, Sleep

Pro 3:5  Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.
Pro 3:6  In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.

“If you want to start something… why not start now”

Share: Progressive Car Insurance was ~25% cheaper compared to my current car insurance.  Consumers were ignoring their commercial for a while.  How that happened?  Fact: to insure my daughter with a new car will cost me an additional $217.00 per month on my current policy.  With Progressive, it will cost me an additional $66.00 per month only.  The price quote procedure from the website was not rocket science (<10 minutes), you should try it. 

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. Migrate Hyper-V to new Poweredge Server
2. Upgrade W2008 to SP2 (both servers)
3. Continue car/insurance shopping
4.

0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Breakfast; journal;
0600, Leave for work
0700, At work
0800, At work
0900, At work
1000, At work
1100, At work
1200, At work
1300, At work
1400, At work
1500, At work
1600, At work
1700, At work
1800,
1900, Migrate Hyper-V to new Poweredge Server
2000, Dinner
2100, Migrate Hyper-V to new Poweredge Server
2200, Migrate Hyper-V to new Poweredge Server
2300, Sleep
2400, Sleep