Internet book search
Did you know that you can search inside books using Google? Of course you knew, I told you back in October! Now you may have seen book results come up in your search, if you start your search with the word “book” (for example, book Mexico cities).
Did you click the link? Neat, huh? You can click on one of the book links and actually see the page of the book. But my search only gave me three results. What if I want to search only books? Gary Price from Search Engine Watch provides a simple way to do it.
Type the following into your browser address bar, and add the search term you want:
Ok, so let’s try it. http://print.google.com/print?q=Mexico cities There you are! How handy is that? If you’re looking for a good book that covers a specific topic, now you have a better way to find it, and a better way to see if it really has the type of material you want.
Try a few other searches! http://print.google.com/print?q=Coca-Cola, or how about http://print.google.com/print?q=Cottrill.
And now you know. 😎
Grandparent Week and afterwards
Last week was officially dubbed “Grandparent Week“. The reason you didn’t hear more about it was because it was only at our house. We had a great time with two sets of grandparents visiting, for a while both at the same time. One day we even threw in an uncle, aunt and cousin! Yes, it was a little chaotic at times, but pretty fun. I made up a quick video in memory of the event – visit our Photo Gallery to download it if you’re interested. No doubt in time I’ll throw up a few pictures of the big week.
Also last week I was told that no, I hadn’t completed my seminary course. There was a secret hidden assignment that I didn’t do! Well, now I’ve done it, and it doesn’t look like I’ll be penalized for my oversight. However, I’m still waiting to hear back from the school before I can order my next course, so I’m a little antsy about that.
We’re getting ready for two kids birthdays in the next 11 days, and also a trip north later this month. The Meximize Team has a meeting coming up too, so I’m trying to get things ready for that. And we’re trying to get details nailed down regarding our trip to Mexico in July – where we’ll be when and who we’re staying with and all that. The good news is that the tickets have been bought, to both Mexico and to Sudbury (for a training weekend). So things are coming together. You can visit our Yahoo! calendar for dates.
So there’s a little about what these missionaries are up to right now. We’re praying that we’ll be able to join our fellow Christians in Mexico this fall, to live in an area where the light of Christ is so desperately needed. Please join us in your prayer time!
Grandparent Week and afterwards
Last week was officially dubbed “Grandparent Week“. The reason you didn’t hear more about it was because it was only at our house. We had a great time with two sets of grandparents visiting, for a while both at the same time. One day we even threw in an uncle, aunt and cousin! Yes, it was a little chaotic at times, but pretty fun. I made up a quick video in memory of the event – visit our Photo Gallery to download it if you’re interested. No doubt in time I’ll throw up a few pictures of the big week.
Also last week I was told that no, I hadn’t completed my seminary course. There was a secret hidden assignment that I didn’t do! Well, now I’ve done it, and it doesn’t look like I’ll be penalized for my oversight. However, I’m still waiting to hear back from the school before I can order my next course, so I’m a little antsy about that.
We’re getting ready for two kids birthdays in the next 11 days, and also a trip north later this month. The Meximize Team has a meeting coming up too, so I’m trying to get things ready for that. And we’re trying to get details nailed down regarding our trip to Mexico in July – where we’ll be when and who we’re staying with and all that. The good news is that the tickets have been bought, to both Mexico and to Sudbury (for a training weekend). So things are coming together. You can visit our Yahoo! calendar for dates.
So there’s a little about what these missionaries are up to right now. We’re praying that we’ll be able to join our fellow Christians in Mexico this fall, to live in an area where the light of Christ is so desperately needed. Please join us in your prayer time!
Missionary blogs – the return
The missionary blogs are back. You’ll see a link to them on the right hand side of this page, right under the voting booth (have you voted yet?). The blog links were mysteriously deleted, but I think I got most of them back, so it’s up and running again.
My Missionary Blogs [link no longer available – visit Missionary-Blogs.com] is an eclectic group of missionaries working all over the world. It’s an ever growing, ever changing list. If you want to get a glimpse of what’s happening in the world, check it out.
To avoid losing them all again, I may in the future list a few of them here. In the mean time, you can always read them by clicking the link, or if you have a news reader you can subscribe to the news feed of this blog, and the collection of missionary blogs.
The glory of the Heavens
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The Hubble telescope is 15 years old. It was placed into earth orbit on the 25th of April, 2005, and since then it’s taken 700,000 amazing snapshots of the universe. It’s amazing to see the things that God placed in the heavens that we have still only had a glimpse of. The picture to the right, taken by Hubble (thanks to NASA, ESA, HEIC, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)) is of a dying star. The gas and dust around it have created this masterpiece.
If you want to be reminded of the majesty of the Creator, take a look at some of these images. You can see some of the images released on its 15th anniversary here. Or, for a huge selection of pictures visit the Gallery. At either place you can find wallpaper for your computer desktop, or even save photos that can be printed by your printer or neighborhood photo lab. And you can learn more about how these photos are taken.
I will praise you, Lord, for everyone to hear, and I will sing hymns to you in every nation. Your love reaches higher than the heavens; your loyalty extends beyond the clouds. May you, my God, be honored above the heavens; may your glory be seen everywhere on earth.
(Psa 57:9-11)