Mark Pappas http://www.markpappas.info Fri, 18 May 2012 02:59:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Google Map Maker Regional Expert Reviewer http://www.markpappas.info/2012/05/google-map-maker-regional-expert-reviewer/ http://www.markpappas.info/2012/05/google-map-maker-regional-expert-reviewer/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 02:58:59 +0000 Mark http://www.markpappas.info/?p=304 Seems I have a new non-Professional career related job related title I can add to a resume:

Google Map Maker Regional Expert Reviewer

Apparently I was noticed after 211 different edits, 52 reviews  and 42.2km worth of additions.

 

Really though – is that resume material under the ‘other activities’ or ‘other organizations’ section of a resume?

 

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Its been very interesting to learn about how the Billy Graham organization breaks down the Gospel message using the bridge method (into 4 steps) that should be familiar to many Christians as it’s primary evangelistic method. Last week was a powerful and convicting 2 hour session of the bridge method.

The model is setup so that it can be explained in a solid form using about 2 or 3 key Bible verses for each of the 4 steps in less than 3 or 4 minutes. Thanks to helping with AWANA now for 6 years I already knew all of those verse by memory – I just need to work on remembering the book/chapter/verse for a few of them.

Attending the Training class also allows me to apply to be a counselor for the Rock the Lakes event in Green Bay in August.

Doing that would be a major step far outside my comfort zone.
I’ve filled out the application.

]]> http://www.markpappas.info/2012/05/christian-life-and-witness-course/feed/ 0 And time goes on… http://www.markpappas.info/2012/04/and-time-goes-on/ http://www.markpappas.info/2012/04/and-time-goes-on/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:22:21 +0000 Mark http://www.markpappas.info/?p=296 And another year has come and gone since my last post here.
Hannah is about a year and a half old now – and getting bigger every day. This last weekend she managed to figure out how to get up on the sofa by herself. She managed to surprise me by jumping on top of me as I was absorbed in a book at the time!

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The biggest item of note in the last year is the birth of Hannah just about 4 months ago (wow, time flies).
Looking back, it’s crazy what the total impact has been and both Angie and I are still learning what that impact really is – and will be for the rest of our lives.

Hannah is asleep now in her crib, baby monitor on the desk in front of me as I type. The LED’s on the front of it are bouncing up and down to the heartbeat sound that’s playing in the room still. I’m really not sure who needs that sound more now – Hannah in her room or Angie and I in our room via the baby monitor. It’s beating while all of us sleep every night now.

Here’s some photos from the 1st week-

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We got our tax return (both Federal and State) and used all of it to pay off the remaining amount owed to the bank on my car.

That’s a couple hundred each month we can use differently now at home, it’ll make maintain our budget easier as well. Add that monthly savings to a slightly higher amount saved each month due to refinancing the house and it starts to turn into big money quickly!
Just one more car to finish paying off before all we have left is the house!

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