On January 20, 2007, my only brother James got married. It was a beautiful winter wedding and it was just amazing to see James and Nikki so happy. Erin and I had a great time in Ontario spending time with James and Nikki and family, preparing for the wedding, and celebrating with them on their special day. A lot of friends, family, and friends from Moody came to see James and Nikki get married, which was nice. They leave tomorrow actually to start ministry at a church in Indianna. Erin and I are praying that God will continue to bless them as they work with students and youth in their new hometown showing them God's deep love for them. I think James and Nikki are very capable and gifted individuals. We are excited for them, we just wish they weren't so far away. Well, bro, when Erin and I move to Waterloo we will be closer and then we can see each other a lot more. I am looking forward to hanging out again. Erin and I love you guys.

Here are some pictures of Jaxen Wierenga. He is so cute, he is practically a model already the way he poses. All I know is that Erin will probably take a thousand pictures a day of our children. Message to Andrea and Greg, if you can produce this cute of a kid you should probably start working on having more!

How was everyone's Christmas? On a scale from 1 to 10 how does it feel to be back in school or back at work? That's what I thought. Well, Erin and I had a great time relaxing in Grants Pass, Oregon with her family and friends. The weather was nice and we did a lot of nothing. We ate healthy and unhealthy food, watched movies, went to cafés, and played lots of games. I received a poker set for Christmas along with lots of books and The Office Season Two and Seinfeld Season Seven. Good times, not that it is about accumulating more stuff or anything. Above are pictures I took of a rusty door I saw with the word "apathy" written on it. The two ladies above are Suzannah, my sister-in-law and her friend Whitney. Good people. Lately I have been thinking about how apathy is something I can relate to. A lot of times I let the listlessness sink in and I act like Meursault in Camus' The Outsider, who is continually unconcerned and uncaring. Nothing is a serious matter to him, he has no ambition, nothing means anything to him. Camus says that Meursault's downfall is that he refuses to lie and to play the social game, this is how he feels (if you can call unfeeling a feeling) and therefore he is truthful. Question: Do you ever feel like you don't care anymore...about your goals, work, the things you shouldn't do, school, the things you should do? That's what I thought. You could always baptize me in a small blue basin of cold water ("I am a little concerned about your salvation and stuff..."). The answer, I have come to realize, is not necessarily movies like Blood Diamond (which is so good by the way) or reading International Development Magazine or talking to you friends about all your goals that you won't follow through on ("This year I won't shop at Wal-Mart" "This year I am going to tithe better" "This year I am going to the gym"). Whatever. The answer is prayer. Meeting with God. The question is: “Are you still sleeping and resting…?” (Mark 14:41).