Looks like Michael Cera is in, and the Arrested Development movie is going to happen! Those who haven’t watched Arrested Development should be ashamed of yourself. GO WATCH NOW!

Three years ago tomorrow, Caedmon Lucas Plunkett was born and went home to be with our Savior.

The last three years are just so amazing, it seems like such a short time, but also like it’s been a decade. When we found out that our son was terminal in the womb and would never survive and live a normal life, we were so devastated. I’ve never cried out to God like that before, and at the same time I’ve never felt him so close by. The effect on my family has been unbelievable. We were close before, but God used this to really bond us in a way that would have never otherwise happened.

Ann and I prayed so hard, so often and so persistently for our son to be healed, and that God would make the changes in our heart that needed to be made. God DID heal him, even though it isn’t the way we would have chosen, and he made those changes in our heart in a way we could have never expected. It has taken all this time to really begin to see how much that has affected us, and I suspect we haven’t seen the end of it yet.

Tomorrow will be a hard day, as January 27th always is for us now. In a way, though, it’s a celebration of how God changed and shaped us through our loss.

God has been faithful to his promises in every way. We owe it to Him, actually we are required by Him to take what he has taught us and share it with others where ever there is a need.

I’ve been sitting here looking at my computer screen trying to decide what to write given all that is happening today.

First, my heart is grieved. I’m seeing something I had hoped would never happen: Americans worshiping their leader. Not just admiring him, not just agreeing with him and defending him.. actually WORSHIPING him. They have placed this man at the seat of their hearts. They believe in him, they trust in him.. they think that he is going to solve ALL their problems. Barack Obama is their messiah.

In Scripture, we’re warned about this. Psalm 146:3 says “Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save”. Isaiah 43:11 says ” I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior.”

Yet in the past few months we’ve heard this sort of thing from people all over the US (and to some extent, the world):

People really believe that this man… this MAN… is going to solve their problems.

Regardless: Barack Obama is our president, as an American he is MY President. There is no way he can live up to the hype that he has placed around him, or all that others have built him up to be. I do hope he is successful. I hope for the sake of our country that he can bring good changes, that he can help the economy and that he will defend us against those who wish us harm.

More than that, I hope that people get a grip on reality and stop putting their faith in men.

A cult of personality or personality cult arises when a country’s leader uses mass media to create a heroic public image through unquestioning flattery and praise. Cults of personality are often found in dictatorships.

A cult of personality is similar to general hero worship, except that it is created specifically for political leaders.

from Wikipedia.

Just food for thought.

I’ve been tagged for yet another meme, but this time I get a cool graphic for doing it, so it makes it a little more worth my time.

Here are the rules:

When accepting this auspicious award, you must write a post bragging about it, including the name of the misguided soul who thinks you deserve such acclaim, and link back to said person so everyone knows he or she is real. Choose a minimum of 7 blogs that you find brilliant in content or design. Or improvise by including bloggers who have no idea who you are because you don’t have 7 friends. Show the 7 random victims’ names and links and leave a harassing comment informing them that they were prized with “Honest Weblog.” Well, there’s no prize, but they can keep the nifty icon. List at least ten honest things about yourself. Then, pass it on!

So here goes:

1. I worry about being a job-gypsy. I’m not any worse than most people their first few years out of college, but I’m on my 4th job in 7 years. I think this one will break the trend, though. I’m happy where I work and I enjoy the folks I work with

2. When I was a kid, I used to make up songs when I was angry or upset. They were of the quality you’d expect from an upset 6 year old.

3. In college I discovered that I played guitar much better after a couple of beers. Later, I realized it just sounded better to me because I had been drinking.

4. I have recently come to grips with the fact that I have to put my footwear on in the same order everytime: both socks (right foot first, then left) and then both shoes (again, right first then left). I’m not sure if it’s habit or OCD, but it drives me nuts to do it any other way.

5. I have a Wii Fit, and I will neither confirm nor deny my use of the hula-hoop game.

6. I love Disney World more as an adult than I did as a kid.

7. I love post-apocalyptic fiction, but sadly there aren’t many books in that genre that fit my tastes.

8. As a child, I read the encyclopedia for fun.

9. I downloaded the Windows 7 beta… and I actually kinda like it. It has potential.

10. I love mockumentaries. Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind, Waiting for Guffman…. all great movies!
Here is my conundrum… I don’t have 7 people whose blogs I read on a regular basis who haven’t been tagged. I’ll list as many as I can think of:

Josh over at Street Preacher Blog

Will at Captain Will’s Log… Blog… BlogLog

Grant at The G Sides

If I can think of more, i’ll tag them too..