Today has been a real “odd” day. I had an appointment early this morning, which meant I had to get up at 6:30 a.m. I usually sleep a little later than that since I go to bed a lot later than usual. Last night, I was up until 1:30 p.m.
My main computer at work (a Dell) that was custom built for audio/video editing and production, was having problems for about eight months or so. It was slow as a mule. My Dell laptop is unbelievable — as soon as you turn it on, within ten seconds, everything is loaded and ready to go.
After praying and dreading what would have to be done, I finally decided to go and purchase a new 500G SATA drive and install it myself. Of course, that meant that all of my software I had installed, had to be re-installed on the new hard drive.
I’m still working on it — but my computer is like lightning now. It has one terabyte of storage (1,000 G’s). I also have my old 500G drive attached via USB, so in reality, it’s one and a half terabytes.
The office network router was several years old, and a “G” model. The new “N” series is up to 15 times faster. I decided it was time to access the Internet quicker and be more efficient, and today I installed the ministry’s new secure private network. (I love technology — especially when it helps me do my job quicker!)
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My weekend preaching in Hampton Beach has been postponed, due to a missionary family sharing that day. They will be leaving the country and going on the missions field. That’s OK. I have a lot to do back home.
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Chloe slept over her girlfriend’s house last night and Blake went with his friend’s family to the Fireman’s carnival. It was the first time Irene and I were “alone” in.. who knows how long. It was quite peaceful and relaxing. We both couldn’t wait though for the kids to come back. We missed them!
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The children’s birthday is in two weeks: July 23rd. The same day. This is the first year though they wanted to have separate parties (yes, they are growing up.)
Chloe is having a “GNO” (Girls Night Out) party — and all her friends are sleeping over. They’re going to have pizza and soda for dinner, then they’re all going to watch a movie on the big screen TV, and have popcorn and goodies. I’m told they all want “Daddy’s Famous Pancakes” for breakfast (made with Pillsbury Cake and Pudding Mix, plus sprinkles, powdered sugar and whipped cream. A SUGAR HIGH!!
One of the mom’s daughters slept over a while back and told her mother she wanted “Mr. Bennett’s Famous Pancakes” for her birthday party/sleepover breakfast. How honored I am. I need to e-mail her the recipe Irene said.
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The first chapter of the book is almost complete. I’m stuck on the last paragraph, yet it will come to me. The second chapter is already drafted, and I just need the proper entry into it.
Writing is extremely draining. I can’t believe how emotional it also is. When you pour your heart out, it’s bizarre how emotions really affect you.
After writing today, I literally felt like a truck hit me. I had to take a break and I’ll visit it again tonight after the kids are in bed.
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The phones have been extremely busy these past two weeks. It’s amazing how the call log fluctuates - not only from day-to-day, but from week-to-week. Is it because summer is coming/here? Who knows. But ministering to others is one of the most important things I believe I was called to do.
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Blake and I have been playing baseball & catch the last few nights in a row. He is FANTASTIC at catching a ball! He’s not afraid of it and jumps right into it. Also, baseball has always been one of my favorite sports, so we’re both having a great time (I’m focused on HIM having a great, fun time, not me.) Chloe joins in every now and then, only to clown around. She laughs and throws the ball up in the air, almost hitting her in the head.
We’re going on our “nightly” walk in a few minutes. We try to walk anywhere from one-and-a-half to three miles a day. It depends how hot it is, and what the weather’s like. Today — it’s perfect!
Well, that’s the Thursday update from here. Hope you all are doing well.
In Christ,
Stephen
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