Injury report [audio blog]
In this audioblog, a report on my injuries 😉 and an update on what I’ve been up to today. Includes prayer requests.
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Important notice about donations
Important Note: If you’ve donated to our ministry in the last 7 months or so through the CAM Canada office, this post is for you. Towards the end of 2004, our office changed accountants. As a result, there were some problems with some of the incoming donations. The office is in the process of solving these issues.
If you sent us a donation between October and February, and we haven’t acknowledged it, it’s likely that we don’t know yet that you donated. (If you gave in March or April, it’s equally likely that we know about it but haven’t had a chance to thank you yet!) This is probably a temporary problem – we should be notified about your donation soon. However, if you aren’t sure if the donation got to us, check the receipt you got from CAM and make sure the donation went to us and not to the CAM general fund (unless of course you meant it to go to the general fund!). If you have any questions, or just want to double check, please call or email the CAM Canada office as soon as possible. The CAM contact information is on this page.
Sorry for the trouble, but we are working hard to make sure that the situation is resolved as soon as possible.
Free date calculator [free software review]
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Ok, now if Uncle Joe is 54 today, when was he born? Ah, those date questions. I could never figure them out. That is, until Jane Taubman came along.
Jane is a family historian that came up with a little program called RJT DateCalc. All it does is calculate dates. You want to know how old Jeanette is at her 50th wedding anniversary? What day she was born if she’s 76 today? If she was 35 when she got married, when was that? Well, this calculator can do it all. So, in my quest to find you free software of many different types (this is the third in a series – see the first entry and second entry), I bring you this simple but extremely useful little tool. You can download RJT Date Calculator here – she has versions for Windows XP down to Windows 3.1.
Visit Jane’s website here, she has some very interesting history related to her family on there as well (here’s a great example). This software is totally free, but you can donate on her site if you find it useful, or at least drop her a line to say thanks.
Speaking of dates, don’t forget to see our family tree! One of these days I’ll get a new version out.
In stitches
Another party it over! Thanks to everyone who came and made it great for Nathanael, who is now officially 1. After two Saturdays of parties, one person asked,”So, what are you going to do next week?”
Now I can answer the question.
I’ll be getting my stitches out.
After humbling myself so much as to tell you how I hurt my foot last week, I’m not going to tell you what I did to my finger in the evening after Nathanael’s party. But suffice to say, it’s well cut, and I now have 6 stitches in it. Now, that being said, I really have a lot to be thankful for. First, it was cut in a “good” place, and did a lot less damage than it could have. Second, it’s my left hand, and I’m right-handed. Third, I was able to get the stitches fairly quickly – within about an hour and a half of the accident. Fourth, the pain hasn’t been too bad. Although I must say the pain of the needles meant to “freeze” my finger was really something. And believe it or not (skip to the next paragraph if you’re squeamish), the doctor pushed one of the needles through my finger and right out of my palm. I don’t think he even noticed. But that was quite the feeling!
So, tomorrow I have to go in to get the bandaging changed, and to make sure there’s no infection. And on Saturday the stitches come out.
Now, there is a concern you could pray about. We’re going to be involved in a lot of music in Glendon on the 29th. Two things that are somewhat difficult to do with one less finger include playing the guitar and the piano. So some quick healing is needed, or there’s going to be a new Cottrill a capella group!
Speaking of music, a song has been going through my head the last few days, I thought I’d share it with you. I updated and wrote music for a song originally written by Isaac Watts and Stopford (yes, Stopford) A Brooke. Here’s my version:
Let ev’ry trembling thought be gone!
Awake and run the heavenly race,
And put a cheerful courage on!
It is a rough and thorny road,
And mortal travellers tire and faint;
But they forget our mighty God
Who feeds the strength of ev’ry saint.
(Chorus)
Swift as an eagle cuts the air
We’ll mount aloft toward our home
On wings of love our souls will fly
Not tire until they reach Your throne
This mighty Lord, who’s matchless pow’r
Is ever new and ever young
And still it lasts, while endless years
Their everlasting circles run.
From You the everflowing spring
Our souls shall drink a fresh supply
While those who trust the strength of man
Shall melt away and droop and die.
(Chorus)
Swift as an eagle cuts the air
We’ll mount aloft toward our home
On wings of love our souls will fly
Not tire until they reach Your throne
Painful daze
It’s been a bit of a painful week. It started with something rather silly. Just before Hannah’s party last week, I stepped on the vacuum hose. Yes, I’m man enough to admit it. But I stepped on it in such a way that I actually really hurt my foot. I put ice on it for a few minutes, but soon the party was starting, so I tried to just deal with it for a while.
The next day I had a bad migraine attack, and was in bed most of the day. Monday was ok, although my foot was still sore, but Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were bad migraine days as well. On Thursday, being sick of being sick, I ploughed through a huge amount of work. Today, feeling much better, I continued. But I think my foot has had quite enough. Once again, it’s very sore and hard to walk on. Just in time for the next party?
Anyway, in a sense the foot is the most noticeable but most minor problem. The migraine issue seems to be related to some other problems – little sleep, and sore eyes. I’m just starting to realize how little sleep I’m actually getting. There’s some further treatment that I can try, but – yeah, in this case it keeps coming down to money!
So please pray that I’ll have endurance and wisdom. I’m not discouraged or depressed, but I am at times frustrated. And, of course, tired!
Speaking of migraine, I wrote a new article about the cause of migraine at Relieve-Migraine-Headache.com. So if you’re interested in what the latest research is telling us about the disease, check it out.
Explore nature in Mexico
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Interested in exploring some of the animals and plants in Mexico? Here’s a great place to start – these guys have photos, video and sounds of the life in Mexico. You can see it all at the VN Illustrated Database. You might even learn something. For example, did you know that there are more species of lizard in Mexico than in any country of the world? At last count there were well over 720 different species discovered. And you thought a gecko was a gecko was a gecko! The world has more than 300 species of gecko alone.
For all you sticklers, the lizard on the mouse above is from Africa, not Mexico. But if I ever see one on my mouse in Mexico, I’ll try to grab the camera just for you! The other photo shows front and back gecko feet.
Another interesting feature of the site is a section with photos of animals that haven’t been identified yet. Very interesting. Makes you really feel like you’re exploring! God made more under the sun than we’ve yet imagined.