Decide Already

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Jason

Anyone who has spent any time around me knows I’m not a quick decision maker. In fact I’m not real big on having to make decisions at all.

Tonight we drafted our ‘birthing plan’ for when Nolan Boy comes. That entire process is decisions. That’s when it hit me… We have to make A LOT of decisions about and for Nolan. That’s a lot of pressure. Every decision we make from here on out affects (or effects?) our boy. That’s crazy!!

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 4:6-7

Listen to advice and accept instruction,
and in the end you will be wise.
-Proverbs 19:20

“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
-Matthew 7:7-8

Sooo given those three verses alone I feel a whole lot better. Either way here we go.

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Lip Dub

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Jason

Not much needs to be said here…. just watch and enjoy.  I think these are awesome / hilarious.  Happy Friday!!

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Nintendo Wii Please

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Jason

Welp, my Nintendo Wii has and or is dying.  It won’t stay on for longer then about 20-30 minutes.  It completely dies after running for that short amount of time.  At first I thought maybe it was over heating, but it doesn’t seem to be affected by temp.

This brings me to my next point….
The new Red Wii Bundle!  It comes with the new Mario Brothers and a Motion Plus controller that has the motion plus built in.

The issue here is……. we’re having a baby.  And life is no longer about me.  The cost for this bundle looks to be only $199.  So the question I’m facing is how will the baby benefit from have a new Wii in the house? We can stream Netflix Veggie Tales on the Wii.  There are lots of games that promote ‘family game night’ and being together.  Once Nolan is a little older he can learn from interactive teaching games….. I think I might just be trying to stretch it.

Any other ideas of how to justify spending 200 bucks on a toy right before the baby is born?

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Double Rainbow

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Jason

I hope everyone who has the internet has watched this video already.

Well, in addition to this video being super funny…it now holds a bit of a higher meaning to me.  Last week Mike Breen shared a story at our Lewis 3DM Learning Community about finding God’s peace in the middle of a storm.  I don’t wanna try and paraphrase his story cuz I wouldn’t do it justice but I’d just like to encourage everyone to seek God’s peace in the middle of your storm, and then stand in it.  Just stand in God’s peace.

The adventure of my wife’s pregnancy has given me multiple opportunities to find God’s peace and stand in it.  I’m finding the longer I stand in that peace the easier each ‘opportunity’ becomes.  (opportunity in this context is code word for trail or storm)

When is the last time you needed to find God’s peace and stand in it?

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Lose It

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Jason

Oct. 20, 2010

Two reasons I’ve decided to be ‘more healthy’ …

First: I think God calls us to take care of our bodies.  It’s as simple as that.

Second: In about a month and a half my wife will give birth to our first child, Nolan.  I want to raise my child up to be a healthy young boy/teenager/man.  If I can’t be that myself he will never make it.  I don’t wanna have to tell him no because I’m too tired when he asks me to grab the football or baseball and go outside to play.  Basically, I’ve gotta be healthy for him.

So what I’ve done is started tracking what I eat using the Lose It app on my iPhone in addition to going to the gym 5 days a week and doing lots of cardio workouts. (tracking my workouts with the RunKeeper app on my iPhone…I sound like an iPhone commercial.) I hate the idea of dieting, blaw blaw blaw, but just simply trying to eat less food, and maybe not having that second piece of pumpkin pie.  I don’t really like going to the gym so much, but again it’s what needs to be done.  And I’ll admit I feel so much better and alive now that I’m trying to be more healthy.

Bottom Line: 8 months ago life changed and became no longer about me.

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One Year Ago Today…

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Jason

…I got married.  Below are some words I said on this day one year ago.  I’ll let these words mark the return of my blogging.

“Katey -
Today marks the first day of the rest of our lives.  The story so far has been one that will be cherished forever.  I have been blessed by the love you’ve given to me thus far.  Your daily smiles could not be replaced by anything else this world has to offer.  I truly believe that our story so far has proven our love to each other and the world around us however today we must realize that yesterday has come and gone and today we start anew.

With this new today I vow to love you outrageously just as Christ love first loved us. (Ephesians 5:21-32)
Today I vow that no matter the world around us, I will keep God the center of our household. (Joshua 24:15)
Today I set forth the task of breaking the mold of worldly leadership as I vow to be your spiritual leader leading you toward God with servant leadership just as Christ exemplified. (Matthew 20:28) (John 13:12-17)
When sickness or trails shall come, I vow our love will outlast the darkest hour of the darkest day. Life knows no greater sacrifice then to shine the light of love to one another in their darkest time and for you this I vow will be done.  If my arm where to get cut it shall bleed Katey colored love.
Love is a dream I wish all could see.  Today before you and everyone else here I vow that our love is a dream that will be seen and lived more real than any dream could ever portray. My love for you is no more perfect then your love for me and that excites me to live in imperfection with you as we grow closer to one another and toward God.
On this new Today I vow that from this day forward love will be felt in our laughter together.  Love and laughter shall be one in the same. The day love stops laughing is the day I’ll come up with a new joke for I truly believe life was not meant to be anything short of enjoyment.  Who better to live life’s enjoyment with then you.
Yesterday I thanked God for putting you in my life, Today I thank you for staying in my life….and now I can’t wait for tomorrow, and every day after it to be the first day of the rest of our lives…”

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Birthday Wishes!

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Jason

A friend sent me this video and I just had to share it with the world!

I think it’s both creepy and funny.

On a different note, if you have not already shared you favorite or funnest memory of me or us please do so.  I love hearing stories and having all these wonderful friends just blesses me to pieces.

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Blingy Bliggity Baby Blog

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Katey

Say that five times fast!

It’s true, we’ve kicked Baby Rallis off of this blog. But don’t worry, Baby has his/her own blog! …sort of.

We have received several requests to publish a blog all about Baby. We love working on DIY projects and thought this was a great opportunity to share our baby happenings with those of you who want all baby, all the time. Don’t worry, this blog will still be your main source of info as we will continue to update with daily rambles about our marriage, family and home.

For the goods on baby, visit www.makingbabyrallis.blogspot.com

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14 Weeks And Counting

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Katey

Baby Rallis now has fingerprints!! Book ‘em Danno!

Tomorrow (Friday, June 10th) I will leave the 14 week mark in the dust as I waddle my way into week 15 where all sorts of amazing things await…like hiccups. In the meantime, let’s talk about fingerprints… Continue reading →

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Weeee’rrreeee Baaaaccckkk!!! (and with baby news)

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Katey

For those of you avid blog readers (hi mom) who have missed a month of posts here at the Rallis blog, don’t be alarmed. We are still living and breathing….just haven’t had much time for writing. Don’t worry, it will get better.

A quick recap on why we have been absent for a while… Continue reading →

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