Please, watch this movie.

Hi. There are a few things in life that bring great joy. My family. The Sea. The splendor of G-d's Earth.

And above all, the spirit of G-d apparent. Mewithoutyou has been a special evidence of this in my life...and their latest music video proves more of the same...it makes me want to hug all of the people in my life that I love.

Letter from Ivy.

Ivy dictated a letter that I got in the mail the other day.

Dear Daddy,
I love you. I want to kiss you all over. Dear Daddy. Thank you. Oh Daddy, I wish I could see you all the time. Love Daddy. I wish I could snuggle you all day long. I wish I could kiss you all day. Love Daddy. And now I want to snuggle with you and mommy and Ari and Emily and mommy. I wish I could live on the same Earth. I wish I could live on the same planet. I wish I could live on the same city. I wish I could be an adult with, because that is what you are. When am I going to see you? When will I... Where are you? I wish something could make you come to me. What is wrong with you? I wish I could march with you all day. I want to give you everything that is beautiful. Love Daddy. I love you. Ari Michael is my little brother. Who lives in South Carolina? At camp I went to class and learned ...

'My God is so Big, so strong and so mighty, there's nothing my God cannot do. The mountains are His, the valleys are His, The stars are His handy work too.'

Dear Jesus, I wish I could see daddy. Can I please live with him, can you make me a mermaid with him? Dear Jesus, Amen. Love, Ivy.

And I think to myself...what a wonderful world!

Perhaps it is because I've been away from my family for six months...but I weep easy these days. I was just looking over some old pictures of our family and did the afore mentioned.

When I see my children, and how they grow, I weep at G-d's crazy grace.
When I smell the summer heat, I've learned to settle down thank Him for life.
When I notice the birds (they ever faithful)I weep for joy at the expanse of His Earth.
When I look at my wife I know in the closest way His Great Faithfulness.

I'm just a little cell, but what an honor I have to be able take part in the great stream of life.

One research paper down.

Hell yes.

Most things are worthless...

Yet.... some things..... I need.

Well, quite frankly...

It's Easter. Or in proper un-pagan language...

Today is the day we celebrate Yeshua the Christ, not just being a sacrifice... but being G-d also...and rising...

Today is also a day that I remembered a few things.

1. Having a family (wife, daughter, son) is worth everything.
2. G-d gave this life to me...and today... I remembered that I am thankful for that.
3. I also remembered that no matter how refined I or those around me become...I still really want to take a big sword and go run down some English dogs with an ever pleasant draft wifting up my kilt.