Author: Wick

So here ya’ go, I’ll throw this post out for some fun. Twice over the past week I’ve had a similar dream. I can’t give you all the details, cause…well…I can’t remember them all. But here’s a summary:

At some point, as Sarah and I are watching the news together, or some other program that talks about what’s happening in the world, we see something that grabs our attention. It’s a story about a potato chip, and the image that’s on it (NOT the image of Christ, just like wavy or something). How valuable it is. They can tell by looking at it, that there MUST be one more “out there”, and by the looks of it, it’s probably worth 1 to 2 million dollars.

We just happen to have a bag of chips in front of us. I grab a few out, and boom. There’s the million dollar potato chip staring right back at us. We look at the TV, and yup, same exact shape and markings on it. We have a winner. So we call someone. (the potato chip expert I suppose) He tells us it’s definitely the chip, and wants us to bring it to him (on the other side of the country), but to be careful. Apparently there are lots of people out there who may have heard we have the chip.

The rest of the dream is filled with me finding ways to protect this preciously fragile fried slice of potato. I put it in a safety deposit box. I lock it in a fireproof safe. But ultimately I still end up holding onto it, cradling it in my hands. Ninja’s attack. Explosions all around me. Gunfire rips through the skies. Babies cry. (that may have just been Sophie)

It’s like some sort of action movie. I’d say “Transporter”, but I’ve never actually seen any of them all the way through. So anywho. I always wake up before I’m able to deliver the chip to the man willing to pay millions for it. (SOOO frustrating) But still, it’s a pretty fun dream.

Figured, it’s rare for me to have a recurring dream (minus the tiger who used to tickle me when I was young….but that was scary). So I thought I’d throw this one out to see if there’s a Joseph (or anyone with a guess).

In a recent post, I talked about an Ad campaign being run in D.C. by Atheists who wanted to encourage one another they are not alone:
In response, a group of Christians have begun their own ad campaign, raising thousands of dollars during the holiday season to do so:
You can probably guess that while I don’t agree with the atheist ad, I’m not particularly offended by it, and don’t see a need to raise thousands of dollars to throw an ad back to them…escalating into what could spark a national ad campaign in both directions. Money and effort could and should be used in much better areas.

I usually let things like this go, but since I noticed the woman heading up the Christian campaign had a Facebook publicly displayed on her website, I might as well send her a message. I politely told her I was disappointed at her efforts, and that I wasn’t sure she was sending the right message. This was her response to me:

I respect what you have to say, but I think that if you reflect more deeply on it you will recall that Christ spent his time proclaiming the Good News.

Once people hear the message of God then we will have more people assisting the poor. If all I do is help the poor (which I do), I am limited and can’t reach everyone. But if I evengelize and get others to help me, the numbers we can reach are limitless.

I love our message because it reminds people that God is a personal God who created them individually and loves them as individuals. Entering into a personal relationship with God helps the individual beyond measure. And the ripple effect of that will only be known in heaven. There are different types of poverty – and spiritual poverty is definitely not something to be ignored.

Thank you for your email. (In case you’re interested, I’ve only heard one other comment similar to yours. There is a great deal of excitement over the opportunity to contribute to an ad that rebutts the athiests.)

God bless,
JoEllen

Even with all the good involved in what she is saying here, that last parenthesis is the part that I’m not a big fan of. And it seems to be what continues to drive her efforts.

Here’s hoping it’s a short-lived effort that fizzle’s out, instead of inflaming more responses on both sides of the issue. May we forgive and love in a way that echoes Christ. Because despite what she says, forgiveness and love are ALWAYS good ways of proclaiming the Good News. Possibly even better than buying a billboard… (crud. Is this blog post a way of me rebutting her? crud crud crud crud.)

Yup, whether you heard it already or not, it’s true. We are having a 3rd child. We’ll find out the gender in late January, and the due date is currently June 11th. We’re pretty excited, along with all the other emotions that come with finding out you’re expecting.

For Addison, I was appropriately excited and freaked out of my mind. With Sophie, I was a bit less freaked out of my mind, but I tried to fit the part. Everyone knows husbands/fathers are supposed to pretend they’re freaked out, even if they’re not that much.

For this one, I don’t know how much I’m gonna pretend.

Yeah, it’ll be a bit more thin financially. Yeah, we’ll probably sleep less. Yeah, it means more poopy diapers, and snot in the winter, and vomit on the carpet at some point. But really, it’s not all that bad.

Not when contrasted against all that is gained especially. The joys of parenting, the love, the learning, the life (and cheap entertainment) involved. I’m stinking excited. Three children under the age of 3, I know…it’s gonna be nuts. But totally do-able (says the husband who gets to go to work most days of the week). Did I mention my wife is incredible?

So feel free to put in your guesses for gender, weight, date/time, etc. We’ll announce more information as it becomes publicly available. Sorry if a blog seems an impersonal way to tell you…I didn’t think you’d mind.

ps. We have had a couple ultrasounds – so we know there’s definitely only one, and a pretty fast heartbeat, if you believe that means anything. 🙂