Exercise-An unlikely activity to bond father and child.
Being the head of the household I set examples with all of my actions whether I know it or not. Some of my actions could be good and some could be bad. As an adult I feel like I'm always trying to do whatever is best for my family. I recently read Proverbs 22:6 and it says, "Train up a child in the way they should go, and whey they are old, they will not depart from it." This verse has weighed heavily on my mind. What am I teaching my children about exercise? When I come home from work, I eat dinner with my family and plop my behind on the couch and cuddle with my family. It's not until everyone is ready for bed that I will go out for a run. But the kids do not see this; they see their dad as a couch potato. Based on Proverbs 22:6, am I really training up my children in the right fashion? I think not.
Recently I decided to teach my children how to exercise. Everyday we try to take time doing something other than sitting on the couch. Taking this time out to exercise with the children has brought us closer together. I cannot really explain why. The feeling I get from watching my children doing something that they couldn't do the day before just fills my heart with joy. I will never forget the smile on Celeste's face when she cranked out her first "hard" push up, or Mikey's enthusiasm when it comes to doing pull ups, or Elly's determination to push herself beyond her limits when running. I love when the children encourage each other and celebrate with them at their success. This household is never short on giving high fives, laughter, or cheering each other on. This is one activity where the kids truly have fun with each other.
When we have finished up exercising and reflect on our daily success I look into their eyes, I can see just how badly they want my validation and approval. When they look at me, they can see how proud I am of them. It's at that moment that we connect on a whole different level. Nothing else comes close. I feel like I've found a new way to have fun with my children and at the same time teach them good habits. Exercise is now something that we look forward to doing daily together.
- 7-31-11
The Christian Husband
While the title of this post is called “The Christian Husband”, I believe that there is a lot that you can take away from this regardless of your religious belief. Take this and read it daily, if you are a husband it may help you in your marriage.
- "God is not only the matchmaker who brings the man and woman together, but he is also the sovereign power that keeps them together." [Paul 1:16-17] It is important to remember that God brought us together so it makes sense to keep him in our marriage. Always make time to pray with, over and for your spouse. My first commitment is to God, then and only then can I love her God's way.
- "For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything." [Ephesians 2:23-24] This verse speaks directly about headship. But what is headship? Headship is NOT a license to command, control, or coerce. Headship is NOT just satisfying sexual feelings. Headship IS protective covering which will woo his bride unto perfection through love.
- "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it." [Ephesians 2:25] A husband's love must be so great for his wife that he would literally die for her. Marital love is giving one's self without concern for receiving.
- "But God commended his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." [Romans 5:8] Husband MUST love their wives even in their imperfect state. It's no secret; everyone has a bad day once in a while. And when we do have a bad day we sometimes get a little snippy. It's important that when our spouse has a bad day, that we help them thru it and not add fuel to the fire.
- "Husbands are responsible before GOD for their wife." [Ephesians 2:27] Take for example the Garden of Eden. While Eve first sinned, God held Adam responsible. But why? Had Adam preformed his duty as husband, Eve would never have been tempted in the first place. As a husband, the closer we walk in the Lords footsteps, so will our spouse. Our marriage is a journey, and it is a journey that we should do together. The closer you become with God then the closer she will become to you.
- "Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered." [Paul 3:7] While this may sounds confusing, but it is all stuff that you once did for her, probably during the courting stage. Be there for her. Study her to understand her. Treat her with care. Treat her with honor as an equal. Love her consistently. Never stop trying!
- "Death and Life are in the power of your tongue." [Proverbs 18:21] This is probably my favorite verses. During an argument, you have the power to end this gracefully and the trick is to not give into the flesh. Think before you speak. Do not use silent treatment. Do not call names. And remove the word "you" from your vocabulary, stick with "I". It's much less abrasive.
- "Be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing." [Peter 3:8-9] Your wife is a gift from God. She is the most precious gift that you could ever receive. Take care of her!
- "It's what we do in the lows is what makes the highs so great" [Pastor Tom Anderson] Think about that for a moment. In your career, if you want to get promoted you do it thru hard work and determination right? Why? for the payoff---promotion, new title, better pay. Then why would you not work hard in your marriage? The more you put into the marriage then the greater the reward. A little bit goes a long way with woman, so next time you are in the low, put forth your best effort and soon you will become abundantly blessed.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. I try my best to organize my thoughts but sometimes I can be a little confusing. If you have any questions, just ask!
- 01-24-11
forgiveness
In Colossians 3:13, the bible says “bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.” The greatest power you have over anyone who hurts you is the power of forgiveness. When you say, "I forgive, and no longer hold it against you," both sides are set from the negative bond that exists between you. But there's more: we also free ourselves from the burden of being the "offended one." As long as we don't forgive those who have wounded us we take them with us, or worse, carry them like an albatross around our neck. One of our great temptations is to cling in anger to our enemies, then define ourselves as being wounded by them. Forgiveness, therefore, not only liberates the other party, it liberates us too! It's the way to true freedom. Now, forgiving doesn't always mean forgetting. Though we forgive somebody, the memory of what they did might stay with us for a long time. We can carry it in our emotions as a scar, or even in our bodies as a physical sign. But forgiveness changes how we remember. It turns the curse into a blessing. When we forgive our parents for their divorce, our friends for their unfaithfulness in times of need, our counselors for their bad advice, our boss for treating us unfairly, we no longer have to experience ourselves as the victims of events over which we have no control. Forgiveness allows us to take back our power and not let the events embitter, limit, or destroy us. Is there someone you need to forgive?
- 12-10-10
appreciate your wife
Do you have any idea how hard your wife works to be a good person/wife/mother? Imagine this: six dads are dropped on a desert island with one car and three kids each for 6 weeks. Each child will play two sports and take music or dance lessons. There's no fast food, and every man has to correct homework, help with science project, cook meals, do laundry, budget for groceries, pay the bills, know the birthdays of friends and relatives and send cards. In addition, he has to take each kid for haircuts and to the doctor and dentist appointments, bake cakes for school functions, plant flowers, and keep his home presentable at all times. He can only watch TV after the kids are in bed and his chores are done, an then he must have enough energy to be intimate with his spouse at a moment's notice. he should be well-groomed, go to church at least one a week, read to his kids, pray with them every night, pack their lunches and favorite snack, fix breakfast, make sure they're dressed and the school bus by 8:00am. At the end of six weeks every guy will be tested on his child's height, weight, shoe size, favorite color, song, drink, toy, and their biggest fear. And here's the best part--the winner get to play the game over and over gain for the next 18 to 21 years! So, do you still think you want to change places with you wife? The Bible says: "Go all out in your love wife" (Eph 5:25) because "a good wife is ...more than rubies."
- 9-14-10
life without cable tv
About two years ago, my wife and I were lying in bed channel surfing. We had it all, HD with Tivo, and 200 channels including the movie channels, e.g. HBO, Showtime, Stars, and Cinemax. About 30 minutes into channel surfing we couldn’t find anything to watch…just like the previous night and the night before that. At the time, we were paying close to $175 a month for this “luxury” and at that moment, I decided to cancel our cable subscription and see if we could live without cable.
Here’s what we did.
- Remember the old “bunny ears” on top of the TV like grandma’s house? Yup, that’s us. For $12 I purchased a HDTV antenna to grab over the air television. I was shocked when the TV was able to find ABC, CBS, NBC, CWTV, and FOX amongst other broadcast television channels. Oh ya…all in HD as well and 100% free, no subscription required. This allows us to watch the local news and other television shows like The Big Bang Theory, The Office, Dancing with the Stars (be easy, I have 3 daughters) and much more.
- Hello Netflix! To be more specific, Netflix that streams movies and TV shows instantly to your TV via XBOX360, PlayStation3,Wii, or a Roku player via your internet connection. The on demand library is huge and they are constantly adding more content. While you still need to wait for newer movies via DISC, there is enough content on there to keep you busy. Netflix is extremely affordable, for $9 per month you can stream as much as you want to your computer and TV and for an extra $1, you get HD content as well. If you are considering streaming Netflix please take this into account:
- Netflix to your computer is the cheapest method by far; you are only looking at the $9 Netflix monthly subscription.
- The Roku player HD is the next cheapest device used to stream content to your TV. Coming in at $69, it’s very affordable. You still need the $10 (for HD) Netflix monthly subscription. See more details at http://roku.com
- The Nintendo Wii console will stream Netflix as well but the upfront cost for the console is $199. Please keep in mind the Nintendo Wii does NOT do HD! You still need the $9 Netflix monthly subscription. You can purchase a Wii at your local retailer.
- The Playstation 3 console will stream Netflix in HD plus it has a built in Blu-Ray player. The console itself runs about $299.99. You still need the $10 (for HD) Netflix monthly subscription. You can purchase a Playstation 3 at your local retailer.
- The XBOX360 probably does the best job streaming Netflix over any other console. The user interface is superior to both the Wii and Playstation 3. In addition to needing the $10 (for HD) Netflix monthly subscription, you need an XBOX live Gold Account as well. This is an additional $49.99 per year and starting November 2010, the subscription for XBOX Live Gold account will be $59.99 per year.
- There are some shows you are going to have to watch from your computer so deal with it. Hulu is a great service that streams 1000 of television and movies directly to your computer for free. If you have an Apple TV, you can even stream Hulu to your TV. It requires some work but just google “boxee” or email me and I will be happy to help. Hulu is preparing to deploy a new service called Hulu Plus. This service will cost $9.99 per month and will allow you to stream content directly to your handheld device or TV
- Bit Torrent for everything else. Sorry you will need to do your own research on this subject.
I would also like to note that you can share you subscription fee of $9 or $10 between multiple devices at home. For us, we pay the $10 per month fee and we can watch Netflix on both our XBOX360 and Playstation3 at the same time.
- 9-1-10
4 Tips to keep your windows pc running fresh and sexy
Are you tired of calling your nerdy friend or local computer guy to come fix your computer? Many of issues that I troubleshoot for my clients could have been prevented but not everyone knows exactly how to prevent these issues from happening. If you follow these 4 easy steps (3 of which are 100% free), you will be able to keep your computer running fresh and sexy.
1. You need an antivirus and you need to keep it up to date. If you have an antivirus and you don't keep it up to date, it's worthless. Make sure it is up to day but opening your antivirus and clicking update. If you do not already have an antivirus, don't sweat it. Here is a list of free antivirus programs that work just as well as the paid ones, I strongly suggest Microsoft Security Essentials
If you have any issues updating your current antivirus (assuming you have a valid subscription) or have any trouble installing any of the antivirus's that I've listed your probably have a problem. My best recommendation to you is to reboot in safe mode with networking (just Google how to boot in safe mode....etc) and visit http://housecall.trendmicro.com and try their online antivirus scanner. This should clean up any issues that you might have.
2. You need a router (acts as a hardware firewall). Generally speaking most households have a router or wireless router to share the internet connection with multiple computers within their house. What most people do not know is that the router is actually a security device as well. Generally speaking, there are over 65,535 ports available on your computer. Think of these ports as doors to a house. If not secured correctly, anyone can walk in. A router closes off all of those ports be default. Many of the famous internet worms are/were spread from open ports on computers.
3.Install K9 Web Protection for Web Filtering and Parental Controls. This software ensures that your computer never gets to websites that you should not be at in the first place.I cannot stress how important this software really is. As many of you already know, I fix computers that are riddled with viruses/spyware/malware. I can tell you that 100% of the customers that I have installed K9 Web Protection never call me to have their computer fixed again for viruses/spyware/malware.
4. Always install Windows Updates. There are way too many times when I go to fix someones computer and I see the notification down by the clock that says they have 75 Microsoft Windows Updates waiting to be installed. Not keeping your Windows software up to date is a bad, very bad thing. For most of you, updating Windows is as simple as clicking on the Start Button and clicking Windows Update. Yes, if you haven't done this in a while or ever, it's going to take some time and multiple reboots.
If you have any questions, you can always contact me at me@briandeitch.com
- 6-13-10
new! what's playing, facebook like, share, and archives
This is a pretty neat feature for my site. What's playing is an always up to date list of the media that we have at home. This was setup by creating a simple shell script that grabs the folder contents and writes it to a text file. From there, it FTP the text file to my webserver and it's displayed on the What's Playing page. Finally, I added the script to crontab and it executes automatically every 45 minutes.
Face Book Like Button
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Share button
The Share button is basically a link that takes you to the single article. This is a great feature if you want to share one article and not every article that you find on this website. Look for it at the bottom of each article, it's green. :)
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Tiny Update
Fixed the broken links and updated the background image. More to come!
My favorite Android apps
Advanced Task Killer
Bible
CardStar
Color Flashlight
Compass
Digg
Dolphin Browser HD
doubleTwist
Engadget
Epicurious
Evernote
Googles
Google Sky Map
Movies
Music Wizard
Pandora
PdaNet
Photoshop Mobile
RunKeeper
runstar
Shazam
Skyfire
Springpad
Sudoku
Where's My Droid
I know the links to my resume are busted, I will have them up shortly.
- 6-3-10
