Monthly Archives: December 2009

Greet the New Year With a Smile!

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Show Your Happy Face

My daughter does indeed show her happy face!

If there is anything we can learn from our children, it is that perspective makes a world of difference. Isn’t it amazing how different a given situation can appear between observing it from the outside and actually experiencing it? This concept has taken on a new level of application in our household with the adoption of our youngest child’s “Happy Face”.

This representation of jubilation is quite accurately portrayed in the picture above, but it typically comes only after a prompting of, “Where is your Happy Face?” Interestingly enough, the perspective of which I speak is well suited to this very expression of joy. You see, as a two year old, she has not yet come to grips with the fact that simply announcing her happiness or pasting a smile on her face does not convince mom and dad that she is indeed happy.
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Merry Christmas!

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Another Christmas is here, and through all the hustle and bustle, I’ve been really challenged as to remembrance of the true meaning of this favorite of holidays. Rather than trying to write up something witty in a blog post, I thought the following would suffice. I hope you all have a great day!

Christmas morn is here at last,
And my wallet is stripped of cash.
The presents ‘neath the tree await
My children’s early morning bash.

As paper flies and boxes are opened,
Little eyes light up with joy.
But through it all, we oft forget
The birth of a little baby boy.

This humble birth we recognize
While stories we read and carols sing,
Yet we lose the meaning of the nativity
As the virgin birth of Christ the King!

So, this year, midst all the stuff,
As presents are opened and children play,
Remember God’s precious gift to us:
The birth of Christ that first Christmas day.

Simulation Gaming Article Published

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As with much of what I do, the publishing of my new article, covering a definition and study of simulation games, was somewhat delayed, but it is now live. I have the privilege to work with a great managing editor for this, my first article on Bright Hub. Why was it delayed? Well, partially due to the fact I was overly cautious about length (keeping it short enough) and ended up leaving out a few details that really helped the whole article gel a little better. After some encouragement from my editor, I basically ignored the word limit on which we had previously agreed and ended up 20% longer than planned. While the length was variable, the final product was something upon which we both agreed was much more coherent and comprehensive than before. While I still had plenty more I wanted to say about the topic, I am quite pleased with how the article turned out. See it for yourself here: From Planes to Pets to People: The Growth and Breadth of Simulation Games.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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While the post may be a little delayed in coming, the sentiment is still the same. What reminds us of those things for which we have to be thankful more than spending time with friends and family? Over the holiday weekend, my family was blessed to have been inundated with friends and family – and more turkey than one should eat in a year. On Thursday, after a rather hectic morning I won’t get into at this time, we had the privilege of spending the afternoon and evening at our pastor’s house with several other families from the church. We ate, talked, laughed, ate, played some games and ate some more. All in all, it was your typical Thanksgiving day, but this was only the start to our weekend.
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