Oreo Merritt

I have always understood that a dog is a member of the family. I learned that first hand from my mom who arguably treated the dog better than she treated me.

Oreo Merritt

Lately I have noticied our dog needing more attention than I could give him. So we got him a little brother named Oreo.

We have had Oreo for a couple of days now and they are getting along just like I had hoped. However today when I came home for lunch I realized that you shouldn’t feed a dog in a crate and expect him to hold it. Whoops.

He is just smaller than Mocha was when we got him. I am not used to that.

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to my wonderful wife. We celebrated at the happiest place on earth (Starbucks on the corner of elm and lemon) just kidding. We went to Disneyland. The park was empty which made it that much nicer of a day. We had dinner at Rain Forrest and sailed home with no traffic. 

If you are ever at Disneyland on your birthday stop by city hall and get your birthday button. Every cast member wished her a happy birthday. It was pretty cool having people scream from across the room, “happy birthday” in which Jen whispered a shy thank you as everyone stared at her.

This saturday will be the family celebration at an undisclosed location (she hasn’t decided yet).

Happy Thanksgiving

Last year was such a roller coaster that this year has been great. Jen and I are in a great marrried couples small group, I am teaching new believers and we are both healthy. God has showed himself in our lives this year when we needed him most.

With everything going on in the country we are fortunate with our jobs. Everyday I thank God for what we have.  Yesterday I picked up a van full of homeless people from Fairmont park and brought them to my work where we have a thanksgiving feast for the communtity. It was a reminder of how good we have it and how bad things are going to get. 

Thanks God
Rod and Jen

New Blog

Welcome to our new blog home. I am hoping that the new surroundings and ease of WordPress will inspire me to write more.