"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." ~Dr. Seuss

I am Joe. Christian, husband, daddy, friend, geek, musician, engineer, photographer, charcoal artist, ........ I went to school at Jennings Lodge Grade school, Huntington Grade School, home school, Willamette Middle School, West Linn High School, George Fox College/University, and Seattle Pacific University My pen-name means: Jesus paid my cost for eternal life... now I try to live my life to point to Him. If you don't see Him by how I live that's my fault, not his. If you do see Him by how I live then I am doing well because of Him. I also have a MySp_ce account... look for freebygrace94. I also am involved in www.theworshipcommunity.com - a discussion forum for people involved or interested in worship/arts leadership. I like to also visit www.leadworship.com and read the daily For Better or For Worse comics at www.fborfw.com. Talent is given so you can use it to worship your creator, so use it that way. If you're just starting to develop your talents take the risks and ste

I love Jesus, music, C.S. Lewis, Francine Rivers, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Oxford. Long walks on the beach are good for the body and soul. Good books followed by long naps are good for the mind. Fellowship with the Father is what the spirit craves.

Writers don't make any money at all. We make about a dollar. It is terrible. But then again we don't do work either. We sit around in our underwear until noon then go downstairs and make coffee, fry some eggs, read the paper, read part of a book, smell the book, wonder if perhaps we ourselves should work on our book, smell the book again, throw the book across the room because we are quite jealous that any other person wrote a book. -donald miller [Blue like Jazz]

I am a mom learning daily what patience is and how deep the love for your children can be. Humor is a survival skill and logical conversations are considered too high of an expectation.