Tags: photos

Is it possible to be liked by everyone and still be respected?

Looks like we’ve got some rogue TPers ’round these parts..

Will you encourage some/all of your children to go to college? Robb seems to have done just fine without it. And I’m sure each child will have different interests, etc, by that age. What is helping you, or will help you, make your decision on that matter?

While we aren’t against it, college is actually something that we probably won’t encourage.  College is great for those who need it for a specific occupation (doctor, etc) or is looking to create a network or gain a credential in order to work for someone else.   We lean towards entrepreneurship, and those skills are best learned outside a class setting.

These types of decisions have a lot to do with one’s definition of education.  Add that to the fact that I tend to agree with Seth Godin’s take on college textbooks, and college becomes a distant possibility instead of assumed necessity.

What would you be doing if you had no children?

If we were unable to have children of our own, I’m pretty certain that we would have adopted several.  We consider it even now, with six of our own!  Anyways..

Robb would likely be doing exactly what he is doing now, so this is more directed to me I suppose. Wow, it’s hard to say.  Before I had children I worked inside sales at a tool supply company.  I didn’t really enjoy it, and can’t imagine that I would still be doing something like that.  Robb has so many different business things going on, and so many more possibilities that he likely would grab if he wasn’t concerned about time away from the family.  So I think that I would probably be doing more things like that alongside him.

Or, maybe I’d be running my own health or natural baby/childcare store.

I’m sure I’d be spending more time pursuing my artistic interests like music and writing.  And I’d probably actually paint again.

Have a question for one or both of us?  Leave in the comments, send via email or facebook it.  And we might answer it.  If we feel like it.

Tags: questions

Our gardens did so well this year, even though we had a late start.  We planted only two zucchini plants, but we still have more than enough!

The basil is as tall as Carmen. Pesto, anyone?

Tags: landscaping, photos

It seems as though klaty.com readers are petrified of commenting.  That’s okay. I see you out there.  You seem like an interesting bunch of people.  Perhaps you’d enjoy getting to know each other a little better.  Here’s some interesting klaty.com reader stats…

The award for Consistent Reader the Farthest Distance Away goes to someone in Beijing, China.

Some other foreign readers hail from Poland, Czech Republic, and Africa.

My top readers are usually from other states; Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, California, Wisconsin, Texas and Ohio.  Popular in-state readers are in Saginaw and Lansing.

23% of my readers stay for longer than an hour.

Last week, someone was here for 7 hours and 38 minutes.  Which seemed like a really long time until I saw that a few days later, one of you was here for 13 hours and 43 minutes!  Did you fall asleep?

And, just because they’re fun, here are some recent word searches that led to this site:

• free children’s sermons pertaining to bandaids  (which took them to my whole “health” category)
• al key haul  (they found this)
• define salvation  (hope this helped)
• teeccino legal for mormons  (I don’t know if my “outside the box” category really gave them any answers)
• elimination communication pants (leading to this)
• give me that old time recess  (led to my “parenting’ category)

Tags: blogging

If you’re not on Facebook, you’re missing all the excitement happening with The Flint Crepe Company.

After only a day and a half of selling crepes from a mobile cart under their belt, the city gave them a letter informing them they’re in violation of a zoning ordinance.  Fans and customers are watching with great interest to see if Flint is truly “open for business”.

Flint Crepe Company plans to remain open as long as possible, and is looking at alternatives.

Kinda reminds me of a recent chicken hullabaloo…

Tags: idiocy

What are the ways in which you may be acting in opposition to the reality you actually want to happen?

Since recently having a very interesting conversation about religion with one who is not a Christian, Robb and I are once again struck by the vast difference of the general unbeliever’s beliefs regarding Christianity and what God’s Word actually says.

What bothers me is that many unbelievers hold these incorrect views because of the way Christians live out their faith.  What does that say about the light we are supposed to be to the world?

Here are just a couple of the points that were brought out.  As inaccurate as they are, the fact that so many believe them due to our actions should convict Christians to the core.

• Christianity beliefs suppress women and view females as lesser beings. (The Bible teaches that men and women have equal worth.  Men are to live self-sacrificially for their wives, and love them more than themselves.)

• Christians think it is their duty to point fingers at everyone else around them and simply tell them they’re going to Hell if they aren’t like them. (The Bible does claim that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life and one must believe on Him to have everlasting life.  It also teaches that we are saved by grace alone, that no man can boast in anything he has done to merit salvation. Therefore, while we proclaim truth, to condemn others is preposterous.)

As troubling as these mistaken opinions regarding Christianity are, the most tragic thing to me was when appreciation for having such a conversation was expressed, since it was pointed out that Christians do not take time to speak with him regarding his concerns and beliefs.

Tell me, if we cannot even have a conversation… how are we to be His hands and feet?

Tags: Christianity, presuppositions, spirituality, worldview