pics from the past three weeks of family

My mom and I going to my cousins wedding in Montana

My brother in law and his family at Garden of the Gods

Isabella and Stef at the Gold mine (didnt find much gold that trip…crap)

mining for gold in idaho springs

We went to idaho springs with my brother in law and his family this weekend.  We had fun, but it was funny to watch people search for gold in this river next to the mine.  It is called the Phoenix Gold mine and its in Idaho Springs.  I was watching people pan for gold, including [...]

my grade for my experiment…

So, I am giving myself a grade from my little experiment a few days ago.  It is a C-.  I didnt fail because at least i tried to talk less, but it was dang hard.  I had 2 meetings that I have a part of and i probably said too much in each.  I think [...]

trying to talk less today

I am sure this post will get the most hits ever for anyone who knows me. I am doing a little personal social experiment today and its called “brian’s going to talk less today”. I was going to name it “making the sun not come up today” or “ask a person not to [...]

the only place on earth I go the EXACT speed limit

There is only one place on earth I go the EXACT speed limit and that it in East Helena next to where i grew up.  It is such a small town that all they have to do is sit on that dang road and pass out speeding tickets.  Driving back to Helena this past weekend [...]

Im in Montana

Yolanda and I are in montana until wednesday and that’s why I have not written any posts lately. I have some good pics to post and I will share about my trip when I get back. I will give you a hint though… it has to do with my dad just purchasing a new Polaris [...]

timing and tone

I have always preached about this my whole life because I am probably to worst at it. (isnt that always how it is?) I truly believe that the 2 most important things in relationships is timing and tone. With your significant other, with your boss, with your coworker or even with family. Timing and tone [...]

the 3 rules of prayer requests

I have always been around people giving prayer requests and we even do them with CAST when we meet. I thought about when someone gives that kind of information to a group of people, what is the responsibility of the listeners and what we do, or dont do, with that information? That is [...]

two extreme examples of worry that will never affect me

I had 2 cases of worry this weekend. I watched the UFC fight Saturday night between Forrest Griffin and Rampage Jackson (which Forrest Griffin won by the way) and I was at the edge of my seat the whole fight, worried that Forrest wouldn’t win. The other extreme example was that I was [...]

check out the prayer request page

I created a prayer request page for you to post needs in the comment box and have Yolanda and I pray for you. We all need to have prayer sometimes and no better way than to use the good ol’ internet to help each other. If you are a visitor on this blog [...]