You read? I sure do...sometimes

Sometime late last year, I decided to cut way back on my TV consumption. Originally, I thought I might actually unplug the TV for a solid week, but quickly came to my senses and just cut back on the hours I watch. Additionally, we removed the television that we had in our room (one of the best decisions we've ever made...I would recommend every person take the TV from their room), and sold it via cragslist.com.

But, that meant that I had so much extra time! I have managed to keep busy around the house as there is always something I should do; a list here and a list there. In the meantime, I have been reading more than I've ever read before. However, with so many books out there, how do I choose what to read?

I have read the following books in the past few months:

48 Days: Dan Miller
The Action Hero's Handbook: David and Joe Borgenicht
Quiet Strength: Tony Dungy
Empty Arms: Pam Vredevelt
If You Would Ask: Oswald Chambers
I'll Hold You In Heaven: Jack Hayford

Current reads:

Rebekah's Diary: Rebekah Pearl
James: Max Lucado

Future books I'd like to read:

Mother Teresa: A Complete Authorized Biography: Kathryn Spink
Save the Males: Why Men Matter and Why Women Should Care: Kathleen Parker
Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout: Rick Rigsby

I am currently taking suggestions on the next books I should read. Drop some suggestions and hopefully I can get motivated to read some more!

--Joshua

25 Things About Facebook

For those of you who don't have facebook, you probably won't get this. But for those of us who have it, I think this rings true. Enjoy!


--Joshua

Random Survey

I am not really sure why I am doing this, but I got "tagged" so I think I have to!

How long have you been married? almost 2 years
How long did you date? 1 year 8 months and then engaged for 1 year
How old is he? 28
Who eats more? Josh
Who said I love you first? He did.
Who is taller? Josh
Who sings better? Josh...I have no musical bone in my body
Whose temper is worse? it depends on what we are getting mad about
Who does the laundry? it is supposed to be both, Josh usually starts and I put it away
Who does the dishes? Both but Josh does it more I think
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does, I like to be further from the door and on the "safe" side of the room.
Who pays the bills? He does but we both keep up with our budget
Who cooks dinner? LA
Who drives when you are together? 99% Josh
Who is more stubborn? LA
Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Josh
Whose parents do you see the most? we don't see either very much...but I guess it would be mine.

Okay, I'm tagging Bethany, Betsy, and Becca to do this survey - your turn ladies! :)

Road Rules!!!

Our church's High School Ministry does an event called "Road Rules". It is an "Amazing Race" kind of adventure. They needed volunteers for driving teams, so Josh and I signed up! We had 11 kids for 2 days to do 12 clues to get to the finish line. Along with the clues telling you where to go you could get extra points for: taking a team picture "in water", taking a team picture in front of coffee shops, taking a team pictures at "welcome to..." signs and other locations along the way. We were first to get the first clue based on a challenge...we were off to a good start. One of the clues had the team take a muddy hike where everyone got wet and muddy(because of course it rained the whole weekend), so after that everyone kept taking their shoes off. So for the rest of the trip when we finally got to where we were going we were constantly saying "GET YOUR SHOES ON!" You can guess how good our van smelled! We didn't exactly win per-say but we sure did have a great time with an awesome team!