10.26.2006

Halloween Party!!

Hey! Tuesday night is Halloween and its a time to party!
We'll provide great tunes, some food, candy, and drink.

But, you get to play a part....
Dress up in your best costume (Thrift Stores and Rag'O'Rama on High Street are great places to find an outfit) and bring your favorite snack, candy, or drink.

Best costume wins a $10 Starbucks Gift Card!! Thats right, $10 worth of coffee for just throwing on some old rags and putting on a wig. Where else can you find a deal like that?

Where: Jed and Matt Bartley's House // 111 East Hudson Street
When: Tuesday, October 31st // 7-10pm
Who: Anyone 18 or Over

RSVP by commenting or emailing me

10.08.2006

She Checked Yes!!!



Saturday, October 7th was a great day. Hannah Hauer accepted my proposal of marriage, and near the end of next June we will be getting hitched. I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day. It was 70 degrees with blue skies, and beautiful autumn surrounded us at Blackhand Gorge. How bout that? I'm getting married to a beautiful woman. Is that crazy or what? I'm a lucky guy.

9.16.2006

new

new cell phone - new laptop battery - new car
all in a week, life is not too shabby on the material end of things

9.13.2006

pics from the NorthEast
















Boston Subway

<- Give it up for Fenway! NYC Town Hall

long time coming

sitting in stats, bored to death.
good news / 2001 Mazda Protege given to me by an anonymous donor. God's not too shabby is he? I had a killer trip to NYC and Boston with Hannah. Great time with Chris in Boston, and some quality cuddling with Matty B and Cisco on the floor of Jon and Sara's apartment.

8.14.2006

Need a Job?

My friend is leaving her Nanny position and it is available
Full Time w/3 Children in Westerville.
Comment or email me jeddearing@gmail.com if interested.

7.11.2006

northeast by northeast

Labor Day Weekend = Boston and NYC

on the comeback trail...

last Thursday I had my first half day back at the office.
watch out world, I can stay awake for 4-5 hours at a time.

thanks for all your prayers and concerns.

check out this web comic
toothpastefordinner.com gets it done on a regular basis.

a couple things i learned from Memorial Day to Independence Day.

I'm not that important
I do too much
I don't do the right things
Athlete is good British pop
B Collision is going to have to grow on me
Jesus gives me confidence
I might have a man crush on David Beckham
I like Bonhoeffer and Wangerin
I miss my friends
I can't wait to move to Clintonville (August 1)
My Mom can come through in the crunch
I can't wait for the 2010 World Cup
I hate Christiano Ronaldo and every other preening/flopping/whining soccer diva
I miss worshiping with people and hearing the Word of God taught
A big church has some real issues
I'm completely in love with Hannah
There isn't a greater servant in the world than her

6.20.2006

oooh

today has been a rough day, real tired. good news, the NBA finals are on.

so on wednesday night, 6/14, i tangented on my blog that I might be watching the emergence of Dwayne Wade as a superstar, and it has materialized. you could see it in his eyes and his movement that night. games 3-5 were an incredible display as he singlehandedly willed the Miami Heat into control of the series (with a little help fro the refs) after being down 3-2. The true test is coming right now. O'Neal and Mourning are out with 5 fouls each and there are 7 minutes left in the game. the rest of the team is shooting 1 for 16 from 3 point land. Dallas is at home with the momentum, and is already shooting free throws after every foul. all signs point to a Dallas victory, lets see if Wade will arise. this will be fun to watch.

closer to 2 now

so its 1:30 and i'm still awake with mind racing, and a heart that is fearful, cautious, frustrated, confused, and sad after a conversation with a couple close friends. My body is so tired and worn down from this sickness, but my mind won't stop to let me sleep. I went into the conversation in prayer, but I haven't done a great job giving it to God since. Don't you hate when you think of things you wished you shared in a conversation as you are pondering it later on? I'm glad for these friendships that they are open books and so this story can continue to be written and i can bring my thoughts back to the table. This whole life of friendships and the attempt to follow Jesus is such a process. It would be nice if one conversation tidy'd everything up. Patience is a great virtue but in my life is strictly a fruit of the Spirit, nothing I possess in and of myself. Come Holy Spirit, come.

For all you out there praying, thank you and I could continue to use it. I was very tired after just a one hour trip to the office to meet with Mike Borst this evening (my first time I've been able to make it to the church since I've been sick!). Thankfully, the wonderful Hannah had dinner waiting on me when I returned and Matt dropped in for a conversation, which are never long enough. In other good news, I made a 20 minute walk around the Hauer residence last night, health here I come. Hannah and her parents have been a great help in that, taking me in to their home each weekend, feeding me, buying me herbal supplements, and watching over me, allowing me to sleep in peace for hours on end. Don't you worry Ruth and Cisco, I'm on my way.

In better news, here's Hannah and I during a beautiful day at the beach back in MD, sadly the first day of my sickness.

6.14.2006

jAY-z BABY

so i really enjoy the new hp commercials with shaun white and especially the one with Jay-Z.

6.13.2006

the presence of God among the sick

Bonhoeffer writes about the importance of the minister regularly spending time with the sick because it administers God's presence.

Today God was present with me through the community of Christ. So I can hardly move around without my body starting to shake or needing to lay down and sleep for a couple hours and I had to go to campus for tutoring today because I've missed 2 classes. It was going to be a hard day.

Well, This morning Mari Hall came over and did my grocery shopping for me and wiped down our counters. Then Rootdown came over, made me lunch, and we had a great chance to share our hearts with each other. Following that Francine's small group including co leader Kelly Young, Katie Pakizer, and Anna Rimelspach brought me pasta, salad, breadsticks, dairy free chocolate chip oookies, and so much fruit, including melon. Then the ladies mowed our jungle like lawn.

On top of this I (tangent-I might be watching the evolution of Dwyane Wade right now, in 1 minute we'll know) come outside to the car, a bit fearful of how my body will hold up having to go out for so long and my car didn't start. So Kelly Young gives me a ride to and from class and while I'm in class she calls Andrew Sharp for me and he comes over to check out my car.

Tonight, Nate England grabbed me vitamins from GNC and Laura Young picked me up two movies from Blockbuster and I got to hear a cool story from her. Then of course, my lovely came over and prepared dinner for me and got me set for bed, even preparing my dinner in advance for me because I have to go into class for over 3 hours tomorrow night (please be praying).

How blessed am I? God has been so good in the middle of a draining day. I am going to sleep a lot tomorrow.

Thank you to everyone who gave and has been giving so much time and energy over the last 2 1/2 weeks. I don't know how I would have made it this far without you.