The Cottage story … a work in progress. The family cottage on beautiful Lake of the Woods was the brain child of my dad.
Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
Just a fun loving guy who’s interested in technology, passionate about family, and a follower of Christ. The blog started a long time ago when we were family camping and I had an experience with one of my sons that made me realize how fast time is going by, hence the title, Tempus Fugit. I Read More ...
Hey! Welcome to the bigDadoo website. You’ve landed here for some mysterious reason only know to you but, thanks for dropping by. Most likely, perhaps, you were looking for my original blog? Well, you are there. If you were looking for my Journey blog, well that’s over here. If you are interested in some of Read More ...
In addition to this blog I have a presence on several other online services for some of my various interests. Photography. The bulk of my online photography is over on Flickr. For the family, there are a couple of special albums that are dedicated to the grandkids. Parker Easton Dane Clark Other album collections are Read More ...
Cling to God’s Promises What do you think about? The thoughts you fill your mind with are crucial because what you cling to influences your worldview. If you choose to dwell on God’s promises, you start to recognize God’s blessings during uncertain times. Trusting that God will redeem your present pain equips you to walk Read More …
Delight that it’s finally completed! So, back in June of 2022 I was at the dentist complaining about some pain in one of my molars. This molar had a root canal and crown done a while back and I didn’t think anything else could go wrong with that tooth but, apparently I was wrong! The Read More …
What is your mission? So, somebody started “bloganuary” a series of prompts to encourage blogging and here is the first one I’ve seen. A simple question “What is your mission?” Do I have a mission, should I have one? What would it be? It’s a pretty big and open question for sure. Perhaps right now Read More …
A reminder from today’s devotions. ”I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.“ Psalms 121:1-2 NIV https://bible.com/bible/111/psa.121.1-2.NIV My Mom
On December 20, 2023 Shirley and I attended Easton and Clark’s school Christmas Concert at St. John Brebeuf School. The concert was an excellent Christ centred production that involved K-6 and told the traditional Christmas story in a fun kid friendly way with some contemporary twists. Our seats were in the centre of the sanctuary Read More …
Hydro is upgrading the electrical service in our area and today the power is off while they replace a nearby hydro pole. At about 9:30am the power goes off and the process begins. They go from this… … to this. Four houses are directly connected to this pole. Their connections were cut off and a Read More …
Come… If you’re feeling overwhelmed or exhausted, come. If you’re feeling grateful or expectant, come. If you’re feeling joyful or grievous, confident or doubtful, encouraged or frustrated, come. “Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!” Psalm 95:6 There’s something about falling on our faces before the Read More …
Wow, God is listening to me. I saved the verse image and I’m sure I had some more profound insight and thoughts. I should have added my thoughts right then and there. Note to self 😊 Waiting seems to be a big theme in a lot of the Bible. The challenge I think is to Read More …
Surrendering our lives to Jesus is not an oath of perfection; it’s a statement of allegiance. It’s not just one moment in our lives. It’s a reorientation and alignment of our hearts to bring our minds, emotions, and wills into daily submission to his plan and purpose for us. Life is a journey in relationship Read More …
That’s all it takes, a moment, to change your destiny for all eternity. John 10:10