I had a great night with kylie. She is growing up so fast. Sushi and my baby girl---hard to beat. She talks a lot...not that I don't but once she get's going...wow. In the midst of our conversation tonight I saw my mom and my wife in kylies eyes, smile, stories and her laugh. Tonight I spent time praying for Kylie---that she will continue to walk after God. I prayed for God to nurture her loving spirit and to keep her heart and mind pure. I asked God to teach Kylie how to respond to the Holy Spirit. Will you stand in the gap with me and stop right now... and pray for Kylie. Ask God to continue to protect and shape her life into a Godly women that He will use. Kylie told me tonight that she wants to be just like Kristina. I asked Kylie to describe Kristina to me. She said "she is beautiful, creative, good cook (amen), smart, nice, loves God". I looked into her eyes--deep into her eyes and said "so, you want to be just like your mom?" Kylie said "ya, I do." and I said "you are". With a smile from ear to ear I took this picture to capture the moment.

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The battle is over and I won! This is a great statement and like most of Jesus' teachings there is a double meaning. The battle I will present was between me and the possum. Since we have moved to Austin, our cat food has been going fast. I knew that we had a critter and I caught the little guy in the act of eating out of our cat's dish on the back porch. I have shot it with a bb gun, hit it with a broom stick but the possum kept coming around. Well, I ended his feast by catching him in a trap cage. I loaded him up and took him out into the country to release him. I open the door to the cage and the possum just sat there. As the kids cheered the rat on to victory---they wanted to keep it---I wanted it out of my sight. Since I had to bring the cage home, I got a stick to push the thing out of the cage. It took a bit of a fight but once I got him out, he ran like Forest Gump. The kids starting crying like I had just released their pet. I picked up the cage got both of my crying kids into the car and we started driving home. The kids were sad to be leaving the animal behind. I was pumped, proud and excited about my personal victory. It was kind of like man vs beast to me. The truth is I have several things crossing my mind about this near death experience.....but I will leave you with one thought. We all face a beast---I caught mine then released it. Once you catch your beast turn it loose. It feels great to say "the battle is over and I won". Phillipians 4:13

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