Investing Strategy: Options

I have been following Roseman's Eruptions for some time andalso
subscribe to some services he writes for. Recently, he spoke of the Japanese Yen andhow he expects the Yen to rally soon.

Intrigued,I reasearched it more and then purchased some call options on EWJ (Which indexes the Japanese Index) sincemy purchase, the option has been up as much as 20% and currently down -9%. This option ends in March and we will see howthis pans out. I am looking for a 30%gain on these options as my exit strategy. 

Options are a leveraged way to capture large gains on a stock even if the actual stock price only moves a little.  See this further definition - Options Investing

 NOTE: This is anadvanced investing strategy and is posted strictly for learning purposes. Those not familiar with options investing should not try to duplicateresults.

Fatherhood

by Traci Gray

Before the industrial revolution, fathers often worked side by side withtheir sons and instructed their children in spiritual values. Whenindustrialization took over the American landscape, fathers left their farmsand headed to the factories. Fourteen- to 16-hour workdays set the stage forthe absentee father.

Eventually, fathers came to be regarded as merely breadwinners who fulfilledtheir paternal duties by providing.

But is that image changing again?

Research shows that tweens and teens need the firm leadership a fatherprovides. A child performs better in school if his father takes an interest inhis education. Children have more confidence when their fathers spend time withthem and show them affection. Kids learn from watching their fathers’ decisionsand listening to logical explanations.

Work pressures and other commitments may make it easy for some men to feelthey don’t have the time. However, a 2002 study found that men born after 1965spent 50 percent more time per workday with their children than boomer fathers(an average of 3.4 hours, versus 2.2 hours). That same year a workplace surveyconducted by the Society of Human Resource Management discovered that menranked the need to balance work and home life higher than their femalecolleagues.

Involved fathers find the time to attend their children’s games andrecitals. They pull themselves away from the TV to show their children how tochange a tire and balance a checkbook. They set firm limits and encourage theirkids to do their best — even when they fail.

Take a look at the questions below.

• What did you need from your father that he gave you?
• What did you need but didn’t receive?
• How did his positive input help you to succeed?
• How did the negative aspects possibly set a series of consequences into motion that you may still experience?

The answers to these questions may reveal what your children desperatelylong for. Now it’s up to you to provide it. It may make your pocketbook alittle thinner, but the benefits could be priceless.

Originally posted at http://www.family.org/parenting/A000001228.cfm

The Foundation of the Legacy Part II

Conflicts Unresolved

When was the last argument you had with your spouse or someone you loved? Who won that argument? No one. An argument that tears down is always a lose-lose situation. Men, we love to be right and we love to hold onto the right to be right, which is foolish.

Some people also hold onto the right to be offended. Some people enjoy the self pity of being offended and playing the victim role. These people will set up a situation to be rejected so they can feed their self pity image. Some people also use a minor form of this in self sabotage. They unconsciously and sometimes consciously ruin a situation when it gets to good just to hang on to the self pity feelings. And finally the worst of all is people who hang onto forgiveness. They do not forgive and hold a grudge for sometimes years against someone.

So how do we resolve conflicts?

First, we must repent. Repent of pride, self pity, or unforgiveness or whatever combination of the three.

Secondly, you make a commitment to never let the sun go down on unresolved conflicts.

Make this the norm in your household. Do not go to sleep at night if you have not resolved a conflict with your spouse or children. This creates resentment and hardens the heart towards you.

Having this commitment and making this the norm causes you to focus on what is important, oneness with your spouse and children. Sometimes you have to stop and say “I’m wrong, you’re wrong and I’m sorry, let’s just repent and go to bed.”

Why is this such a big deal? 

Ephesians 4:26-27

 "In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.” (NIV)

 Give the devil a foothold? What scripture is saying is that by going to sleep with unresolved conflict and resentment, we are allowing Satan to occupy a portion of our heart, in the form of sin and anger towards our wife or loved ones.

 And he will take it…drip…drip. Remember the water leak?  Slow drips kill the marriage.

 I don’t know why God placed this time frame on resolving conflict but I believe t has something to do with going to sleep and hitting our mental reset button. The next morning we forget some of the argument, forgot the context of some of the statements, did not clarify motives or feelings in the argument and this causes us to assume we understand our loved ones motives and often times leads to resentment towards that person. You leave a cut in your relationship to fester quietly below the surface.

 What happens in the future is when this topic is revisited at a later date you bring back this old cut and emotions to the topic and there is a history there that starts this situation already with old  emotional baggage and anger. Eventually, if this persists long enough, their will be areas in your marriage that you do not want to talk about because all that past anger and resentment has been left festering in unresolved conflict and pain.

Now listen to this closely. The number one principle in the Bible concerning marriage is the principle of oneness. Oneness between husband and wife.

 Mark 10:7-8

 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one.” (NIV)

More on this at a later date.

 If oneness in the marriage is attacked, then the happiness, our enjoyment, the vitality of our marriage is diminished by that. If we have allowed the sun to go down on unresolved conflict in places of our marriage and now there is places we cannot discuss, cannot have a free flowing exchange of ideas, we have allowed holes in our oneness and not only has our oneness and enjoyment gone down the power of our marriage has also been diminished.

Agreement and oneness is the place of power and if we are not in agreement, if we are not one than we have lost our power in our relationship, we have lost power in spiritual warfare, in prayer, in finances, in decision making and raising our children.

And what God intended to be an 8 Cylinder Engine firing with oneness, is now on 4 cylinders and struggling and drifting. We cannot allow the days to end on unresolved conflicts. It creates a downward spiral.

 Okay, there are some disagreements that are minor. Who’s a better actor, the best engine oil, whatever. The arguments that need to be resolved are those that involve emotions, true meaning. When there is an offense of some sort.

Bottom line, if a disagreement is not resolved, it leads to resentment. Resentment leads to bitterness and bitterness over time kills a marriage with the slow drip.

 So practice some everyday maintenance and keep the slow drip out of your marriage, resolve disagreements and don’t go to sleep at night until you have come to an agreement and agreed on a solution.

 More to come in Part III…

Leaving a Legitimate Leadership Legacy

By Dr. John C. Maxwell

A LEGACY OF FREEDOM

President Abraham Lincoln’sleadership through the painful trial of Civil War saved the UnitedStates of America and ended the deplorable institution of slavery. Inthe war’s aftermath, Lincoln faced the challenge of rebuilding theSouth without restoring its system of white supremacy. Balancinggoodwill toward freed blacks and a conciliatory stance toward theformer Confederate states, Lincoln appeared to have the perfecttemperament to ease the South through a time of healing and into aperiod of prosperity and equality.

Abraham Lincoln’s assassinationplunged the fragile future of the South into uncertainty. Hissuccessor, President Andrew Johnson, continued policies of conciliationtoward the Southern states, but he did not share Lincoln’s regard forblack Americans. By pardoning key leaders of the Confederacy andplacing power back in the hands of state legislators in the South,Andrew Johnson reconstructed the South’s oppressive system of whitedomination. Johnson’s personal racism and inept leadership wasresponsible for stunting the progress of the civil rights movement andperpetuating injustice in the South for another 100 years.

Abraham Lincoln’s tragic deathfollowed by Andrew Johnson’s deficiencies in rebuilding the South is atestament to the Law of Legacy:

“A Leader’s Lasting Value is Measured by Succession.”

Who knows how far or how quicklythe USA may have progressed toward racial equality had Lincoln beenable to pass the reins of the government to a like-minded leader?

LEAVING A LEGACY

A turning point in my leadershipcame when I began to understand the meaning of leaving a legacy. Acatalyst for me was a simple statement from management expert, PeterDrucker:
  “There is no success without a successor.”

I had always wanted to createlasting value through my life and leadership, so I decided to takeseriously the cultivation of successors. I resolved to produce leadersrather than attract followers, and it’s one of the best decisions I’vemade in my leadership. In this lesson, I’d like to explore four aspectsof shaping a legitimate leadership legacy:
     
  1. Character
  2. Choices
  3. Conduct
  4. Consequences
 
  Character – Being and becoming a moral example

The two words most commonlylinked to character are integrity and honesty. Integrity involves beingtrue to oneself, while honesty means being truthful with others. Eachinvolves being real not fake, genuine not artificial, transparent notdeceitful.

You can’t spell integritywithout the word grit which is defined as “a firmness of mind,” or“unyielding courage.” It takes a great deal of courage or grit to betrue to self. In the end, though, it’s worth the effort because ourlegacies are going to be impacted greatly by our integrity or lackthereof.

Choices – Thinking clearly and making wise decisions

Careful decision-making requiresa sense of right and wrong rooted in character. To make the rightdecisions consistently, we can’t let external influence or peerpressure cause us to do something wrong when our internal conscience istelling us to do what is right. To violate conscience undermines ourself-respect and shatters not only our moral authority, but ourconfidence as leaders.

We must also understand howpleasure and pain impact our choices. In short, if we enjoy temporarypleasure with a disregard for its harmful effects on us and otherpeople, we’re going to suffer long-term pain. Leadership demandssacrifices for the near-term to receive lasting benefits. The longer wewait to make sacrifices, the harder they become. Successful people makeimportant decisions early in their life, then manage those decisionsthe rest of their lives.
 
  Conduct – Doing the right things consistently well

Conduct is defined as “a mode ofpersonal behavior.” Only individuals can behave. The conduct of acompany, government agency, sports team, or church is a reflection ofthe conduct of the individuals making up the organization.

To shape the conduct of theindividuals who follow us, we must be able to hold them accountable fortheir behavior. But first, we must be held accountable ourselves.Author Chuck Swindoll says accountability is “a willingness to explainyour actions.” If our actions are indefensible, we’ll be stripped ofthe real authority to exercise moral leadership. We must submit ourbehavior to the scrutiny of trusted advisors before dictating theconduct of those we lead.

As leaders, we set the tone forthe conduct of the individuals in our organization. People do whatpeople see. Conduct is learned through observation. As Dr. MichaelGuido says, “The world pays more attention to your conduct than it doesto your creed.” As leaders, we teach what we know, but we reproduce whowe are.
 
  Consequences – Receiving the results of seeds that we sow

The success of my day is basedon the seeds that I sow, not the harvest I reap. Too often, leadersbypass the process of sowing seeds in favor of shortcuts for results.Sadly, the end begins to justify the means, and principles are tossedout for more expedient behavior.

I’ve found submitting to theprocess of sowing the right seeds will meet with tremendousrewards—whether I see the fruits firsthand or not. Here are fivereasons I believe in keeping my attention on sowing well rather thanseeing instant results:

(1) The seeds I sow will determine the harvest I reap.
  (2) There is no reaping unless I have been sowing.
  (3) Sowers are committed to giving before receiving.
  (4) Sowers enjoy giving more than receiving.
  (5) Sowing daily into the lives of others will compound over time.
 
We spend our day either preparing or repairing. Preparing allows us tofocus on today, while repairing forces us to clean up yesterday.Preparing invests for the future, repairing pays down past debts.Preparing increases efficiency, but repairing consumes precious time.Preparing increases confidence, while repairing breeds discouragement.Cherish each day to grow and develop, and avoid making mistakes whichwill return to haunt you. Remember: the secret of your success isdetermined by your daily agenda.

Strange Night?

We spent New Years at my Russian neighbor’s house here in Italy with a bunchof their Russian friends. At midnight,we all went outside and lit off fireworks and popped open the bubbly. My neighbors across the street were singingin Italian and our party was singing in Russian. We then proceeded to sing Karaoke and play Russianparty games? It was a blast however and the Russian Vodka helped!!!

Happy New Years. 2007

The Foundation of the Legacy: Part I

 Marriage Part I

 This is the single most important step in the Legacy Dad process, if you don’t get this right then all the rest seems out of place. This is also something you will work on everyday for the rest of yourlife. It is so important that I call it the Foundation of the Legacy.  I asked God to help me when I explain this to you, so it will come across to you clearly and you will see its utmost importance. So many Christian and non-Christian couples struggle in this area and I believe it is one of the reasons we have so many wounded and angry adults in this world. I am talking about your marriage.

The example you set in your marriage will carry on to your children. How you treat your wife will be how your sons treat their future wives. Your daughter will expect men to treat her as she saw you treat her mother. If you are setting the proper example this can be wonderful. If you are setting a bad example, the results can be disastrous.

Have you ever had a water leak in your house? Well there are two types of leaks in my book. The first is a sudden burst of pipes which floods your house with water and the effects are immediately visible. The second is the gradual leak in which the effects are not visible immediately but over time it eats away at your home and in most cases, causes even greater damage. Pipes break at pressure points or points that are weak.

Your marriage faces the same two leaks and it is the most vulnerable at your pressure points.

Repairing your house from a leak is a costly proposition; it is much easier to do some preventative maintenance periodically. You can repair a marriage from a major leak but it is much easier to do some daily maintenance and save yourself some emotional dollars.

Things can happen suddenly in a marriage that causes a burst, unexpected and unforeseen things. A financial failure, being laid off or losing a business. The income stops temporarily, debts pile upand pressure looms in and causes friction. Some marriages don’t survive this burst. Or it could be a tragedy, the death of a child or family member and the husband and wife just can’t stop the leak. The birth of a special needs child can also cause this burst. The focus of the family goes on the child instead of each other and some marriages don’t survive this burst. There are many circumstances that can cause this quick burst and end a marriage.

But the normal way a marriage dies is by the slow daily leaks, the slow drifting apart. The couple that looks happy but one day they wake up and say “We aren’t where we used to be.” “We aren’t connected.” “We aren’t moving forward.” Now believe me there is no perfect marriage, the reason why is we are all human and prone to sin. You’re going to argue, going to lose your cool and say some things you don’t mean. But the goal is to minimize those events and make them the exception instead of the norm.

There are four areas that can cause the slow leaks that we will explore. I will cover one per post as they can be lengthy. The first is:

Communication Breakdown

 What causes it? First, is a lack of knowledge of positive communication skills. I find it funny that of all the things we learn in school and college, the things that really matter in life are notcovered? Communication, Morals, Finances, Relationships.

Many people think communication is all about talking or about themselves and saying what we want to say, when we want to say it and every one will magically understand what we mean, our motive and intent. That is not communication. Communication is communicating a message in a way so the other person or the audience understands it in their own way. They get the feelings, they see where you are coming from, and they hear your intent. The burden of this task is on the communicator not on the one receiving the message.

Many people, guys in particular, speak to exchange content not to make sure the other person receives the message in their hearts. The most important part of marital communication is speaking to a person’s heart so they receive and internalize what you’re saying.

Some people are also afflicted by a wounded spirit. Something happened in the past and the wounds have not healed. So when a certain topic comes up in conversation you act out of the old wounded spirit. “You’re just like your MOTHER!!” To some this is a compliment, to others it brings up a wound and hurt feelings.

So here are some rules to follow to add communication.

Negative tears down, Positive builds up

It sounds simple but many times we don’t follow it. There are many different ways to say the same thing and if your communication style is focused on you instead of the listener, many times it will come out harsh and offensive.

“I’m SICK AND TIRED of hearing you WHINE, WHINE, WHINE!!” “Do you know what I go through at my job, just deal with it?”

Or

“Listen, I know you are under a lot of pressure, I know things are really, really hard right now. I can’t even fully understand because I am not in your shoes and I don’t want to diminish what you are going through but look, you’ve been here before and God has helped you in the past and he will help you again.”

Can you see the difference?

Ephesians 4:29 “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” (NIV)

Now this is easy to say but much harder to follow especially in an argument when emotions are flying. We must ask the Lord for grace to help us in this area. We have a choice of the words we use and to be a Legacy Dad we must follow the choice given to us by God. We must also take note of the particular moment and circumstances, the same words said in a different setting my come off as offensive and may add another nail in the marital coffin. So we have to also have situational awareness.

 Ask yourself, “Where is this person right now?” “Where is her mind set?” Then take 5 seconds to choose a response that builds up rather than tears down. Speak to her as a person in a unique situation, no matter how many times you have talked about this topic in the past.

“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”   Proverbs 18:21

You can kill or build up with the power of the tongue. Men, we need to take responsibility for not only what we say but how we say it.

 Facts + Feelings = The Heart

Women don’t just want the facts, they want your heart.

 Wife - “How was your day Honey?”

You - “Fine”

Wife -“Your presentation”

You - “Good”

This is how men communicate with each other. Joe Friday for Dragnet “Just the Facts” and give them to me quickly. Women however need more, they need your heart.

Which brings us to another point, effective communication is give and take. So times women ask you a question just so they can talk!! There whole goal is to tell you about their day but first they ask you a question to lead in. Which also means you have to be an active listener? Moving on…

Wife - “How was your day Honey?”

You - “Fine”

Wife -“Your presentation”

You – “It was great, I really felt the power point slides conveyed my message and the boss was very excited and happy with the outcome. He really listened to my ideas and took a long hard look at the proposal.” 

Now there is reason that guys don’t like to talk about feelings, especially in front of his wife. We have this deep seeded, playground sissy, homophobia about talking with our feelings. We also are afraid we will be diminished and seen as weak in the eyes of our wife. “I am MAN, The Hunter and Killer, I got Mickey Thompson’s on my truck.

But let’s be honest, we all get nervous and scared. We remember being a little boy having to give a speech in class or asking a girl out for the first time.  We still have that little boy inside us instead now he grew up, got a job and has the money to buy the really cool toys. 

Me – “I needed this circular saw”

Wife – “Why”

Me “Do you do woodwork?”

Wife – “No”

Me – “Then you wouldn’t understand, I need this.” 

Now here’s the kicker. We feel like if we share our feelings that we seem weaker or diminished in the eyes of our wife but in reality, it makes your wife see you as stronger, more passionate and desirable which leads to your wife feeling like Paula Cole in her song "Feeling Love" which leads to something every guy likes. 

Now guys, I’m not talking about running around talking about feelings with everyone or trying to be that annoying sensitive guy that every woman loves. To me this is emasculation. I’m talking about sharing your feelings privately with the woman in your life and believe me, my wife tells me nothing is more exciting for her than when you add the manly men we are with some occasional deep, true feelings.

What this shows a woman is that you are not insecure about your feelings, but you are a secure, strong man who can discuss these feelings. This is very exciting for women because most guys don’t and by sharing these feelings with your wife, she feels as if she is very important because a man would only share his feelings with someone very special to him. 

Hey guys, don’t shoot the messenger; I’m just trying to translate this so we can understand it.

When you combine our manly nature with expressing true feelings to your wife she will love you more, respect you more and respond to you more sexually. I thought that might get your attention! Honestly, sex becomes more frequent and passionate when you communicate to your wife in this way. You have to let her in to your heart.

We have this problem men. No one ever gave us the female language translation guide in high school. Men communicate very differently than woman. Have you ever listened to a teenage boy talk to his friends on the phone…?

Hey……Ah-ha……Yo…dude…..dude……seriously? Yeah…peace out. 

In man language the word dude can have multiple meanings depending on the type of inflection placed when the word is said. It goes back to our caveman days when we would simply grunt and point at what we wanted. It’s simple and to the point but woman don’t speak our caveman-dude language. You have to speak to woman differently than you speak to men and you cannot speak to men using the feelings-woman language. Trying to speak to other men using the women-feelings language will get you labeled as the lost member of the Village People. 

Bottom Line. There are different rules when speaking to women that you must follow to be understood.

Next is a point I am guilty of frequently. Assuming peoples motives before hearing the whole story. We hear what we want to hear and assume our wife’s motives.

All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, But the LORD weighs the motives. Proverbs 16:2 (NASB) 

Half the time we don’t understand our own motives so why do we think we can understand the motives of others?  You may have an inkling of understanding, it may look, smell and sound like something in the past but you may be wrong. Have you ever thought you were right about something beyond a shadow of a doubt only to find you were wrong? 

Has this ever happened? You are sitting at the table doing the finances or something else frustrating and your wife comes in with that look on her face, she asks some pointed questions and you freak out. 

“What, you want to do this? You think you’re so smart? FINE. (Throwing the checkbook) You do the finances from now on!!” 

Maybe she wasn’t thinking about the finances? Maybe that look was because the kids were upstairs driving her crazy? But, we assume she has a problem with us.

What we could have said was this: 

“Honey, when I am doing the finances it is stressful and when you come in here with a disgusted look on your face, it makes me feel that you don’t trust me or that you think I am doing something wrong? Can you please clarify for me what you are feeling so I don’t assume the worst? Because from my perspective, I’m not sure.” 

Did you see that? I didn’t use the words “You Always or You Never” I said “You make me feel or from my perspective” You are not assuming motive. Using simply words like “in my opinion” or “from my point of view” saves many, many arguments and fights. It is amazing but once I started looking at the words I use, I realized I accused motives often. Simply changing my words to “Honey, when you said that, you made me feel like…has made my wife many times say “I’m sorry, that’s not what I meant, what I was trying to say was…” This has saved many arguments in our household. 

Men and women communicate very differently and we have to learn this difference and practice speaking in womaneze when speaking with our wife’s. Look at divorce statistics; finances and communication our always at the top of the list for reasons marriages end.

 In order to be a Legacy Dad and an effective husband, we must learn to control our tongues and use the proper communication skills. Once you learn this, you will see immediate results not only in your marriage but in all of your relationships with other people.

Will we be perfect, of course not. Will we makemistakes, always. But, this simple technique will go along way to strengthen your marriage and set the example to your children. Try this technique for 6months, stop yourself from falling back into our old ways and you will see immeasurable results. 

More in Part II – Unresolved Conflicts

-Esse Quam Videri-

Esse Quam Videri

He said, "I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraidbecause I was naked; so I hid myself."

 Genesis 3:10 (NASB)

You may have seen the phrase -Esse Quam Videri- at the bottom of my posts.  It is Latin for "To be, rather than to appear."   It is a mantra that I have adopted in my life.

Many of us hide, we hide from our true passions anddesires. We hide from taking the stepstowards our dreams. We hide because weare afraid we will be found out. We areafraid that someone will find out that we are not being the man we should be,not using our full potential. We hide inour offices, we hide in the gym, we hide in our sports, we hide behind thetelevision but most of all, we hide behind our personalities or masks.

Many women proclaim “My husband was such a gentlemen, sopassionate, so romantic before we were married, then something just died?’ Why do women say this? Because when we first date, we put on ourmask, we hide our true selves because we fear that our true selves, our innersoul will be rejected by the world or even worse the woman we love.

I’ve met many successful men who had great jobs, trophywives, big house, new Mercedes, just bought a Harley last summer, etc. On the outside, they look as though they areon top of the world, the envy of all men. But, when you speak privately with them and they share their truefeelings, they are dying on the inside, scared of being discovered as afake.

It is a rare instance that you will meet a man that showshis true colors, he lives his values and wears his heart on his sleeve. When you meet them, they seem weird comparedto most people. They talk about dreamsand goals, adventure, following their heart, they are always happy, their wivesand kids are happy and secure. It makesus feel threatened.

Men aren’t the only ones who like to pose, walk into anychurch on a Sunday morning and listen to the conversations.

“How you doing?”

“Great, just fine, praise God”

What he doesn’t say is that his marriage is on the verge ofdivorce, he is drowning in debt and he can’t talk with his teenagedaughter.

The leader of the women’s bible study is the same person whois spreading rumors about other women.

Or how about the church leader who is having an affair withthe young woman from his work?

But we all just act fine because asking for help will showsome sort of weakness. Really?

Becoming a Legacy Dad is about getting out from behind thefig leaf, taking the mask off and living life with your true values. Asking for help, telling people how it reallyis, standing up for your faith at work. This process will really “fillet you open and show your true insides”Some men simply cannot live this way; they would rather hide and let their souldie a slow, suffocating death then to show people their true colors.

 But, I guarantee you this. Taking this road less traveled will forever change your life and thelives of your children and wife. Onceyou cross over, you can see other people’s fakeness clear as day and you’ll wantto help them cross over as well. Andlife on the other side is so much fuller, so much happier and a lot lessstressful. Taking the first step isalways the hardest.

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

 -Lao Tzu

Why the Internet?

My wife asked me the question yesterday, “Why the Internet?” Of all the places to minister why theinternet. Some of the worst people arefound on the internet because they can hide behind their monitors (See Esse Quam Videri post) 

I’ve looked at some “Christian” web forums and they are theworst. Bickering, put downs, slander,jockeying for “internet power?” I couldnot believe some of these people called themselves Christians.

Pornography is the biggest money maker on the internet andchild predators are lurking websites like myspace. The internet is probably the most Christianunfriendly place in the world.

“That is why, I am here.” I told my wife. How can you doGod’s work if you are not on the frontlines? Believe me; I don’t just hide behind a website. I also speak the same in person, I teachthese principles face to face and if you ever meet me, you’ll know I truly livethese principles.

So why the internet? Becausethis is the frontlines and I know I am on the right side, the side the willultimately gain victory, I’d just like to bring a few more with me.

-Esse Quam Videri-