tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61596802008-11-03T10:06:02.051+10:00Extended MillersKeeping close though far apartJethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-8554374952069392962008-10-17T08:34:00.002+10:002008-10-17T08:50:45.040+10:00Happy birthday DadHey Dad - another celebration in a long line of great ones!<div>Hope you have a great day.</div><div>Heres a great pic of you that I really enjoy.</div><div>PS Jo took this photo at the last reunion.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img src="http://www.millerfamily.biz/blog/images/dad%20and%20j-400.jpg" />Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-62515808780054681672007-05-15T07:01:00.000+10:002007-05-15T07:02:38.528+10:00Happy Birthday DaveYeehah Grandma!<br /><br />Dave is another year older today.<br />Have a good one mate!Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-43890421069259638032007-04-13T07:10:00.001+10:002007-04-13T07:10:37.115+10:00Happy Birthday Jo!<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Hope you have a great day Jo – Happy birthday.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Love from all of us <span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Tim & Judith Miller<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Miranda, Jadee, Erin and Mercedes</span><o:p></o:p></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.millerfamily.biz/" title="http://www.millerfamily.biz/"><span style='color:blue'>www.millerfamily.biz</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:tim@millerfamily.biz" title="mailto:tim@millerfamily.biz"><span style='color:blue'>tim@millerfamily.biz</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-78155874049628769772007-01-22T01:25:00.001+10:002007-01-22T01:25:40.195+10:00RE: Everywhere<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=546412415-21012007><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>and for those using RSS readers the feed url is <A href="http://www.jrpirini.blogspot.com/atom.xml">http://www.jrpirini.blogspot.com/atom.xml</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=546412415-21012007><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>jo and jono stick that into your sauce reader</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=546412415-21012007><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=546412415-21012007><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>looks good rufus</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=546412415-21012007><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>have a good one!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=546412415-21012007><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>love</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080><STRONG>Tim Miller</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><A href="mailto:tim@jethromanagement.biz"><FONT face=Tahoma color=#ff0000>tim@jethromanagement.biz</FONT></A></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Tahoma color=#ff0000><A href="http://www.jethromanagement.biz/">www.jethromanagement.biz</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>PO Box 5562</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>Brendale QLD 4500</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>AUSTRALIA</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>+61 414 770 002</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <HR> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=139472400-19052003><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><EM><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2>"This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail, and delete the e-mail from your in-box. Do not copy it to anybody else"</FONT></EM></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV><BR> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Ruth-Ellen & Jon Pirini [mailto:roofellin@yahoo.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, 22 January 2007 12:46 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Jono Miller'; Jmpthechimp; 'Dave Miller'; 'Jude Miller'; Tim; lookup@paradise.net.nz; George; 'franki'; Extended Millers Blog<BR><B>Subject:</B> Everywhere<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hey there family….<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We were challenged today at church with the word ‘everywhere’ and how many times especially in the book of Acts we are told to preach the gospel to everyone, everywhere. We are really enjoying going along to our church & feel encouraged & inspired each week. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We were also challenged this week to effective rather than busy & messy rather than comfortable! (I will write more about this on my blog site)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have included an article which was read out during the service which I thought was rather pertinent & which you might enjoy!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Leader's Insight: My Little Shark Hunter</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><BR><EM><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">Always brave, my son tackles a new dangerous mission. At times, I wish I felt better about it.</FONT></I></EM><BR>by Phil Callaway, guest columnist <o:p></o:p></P> <P><STRONG><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">E</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG>ver since he was knee high to a Doberman, the boy was fearless. Take him to the ocean and he'd jump in looking for sharks. Take him to the mountains and he'd see how high he could climb. One day when he was five, I watched in horror as he jumped off a roof—a garbage bag duct-taped to his back. We couldn't be more opposite, my son and I. The higher he climbs, the more he believes God is with him. Not me. I believe God put us on dry land and says, "Lo, I am with you always."<o:p></o:p></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">In his first year of college, he called one night to ask me for money. "I'm sorry," I said. "You have reached this number in error. Please hang up and call your Uncle Dan."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"I scaled a 300-foot cliff today," he said, undaunted. "You'd have loved it."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Right. His father who contracts vertigo standing on a skateboard.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">For years I've wondered what God would make of our son. Would he call him to be a crash-test dummy? A professional bungee jumper? Or would he fulfill every North American parent's dream by settling down in a huge house with a nice wife and provide us some grandchildren to spoil?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The unexpected answer arrived by e-mail one day:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dear Dad and Mom,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I just want you to know that I met a couple nice girls and we're planning on being married. In <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Utah</st1:place></st1:State>. Not really. But I did meet Lucy. You'll like her a lot. It's surprising how quickly you can find a Justice of the Peace down here. Lucy owns a tattoo parlor, but seldom works. Her father won some money in a lottery, so she's set for life. I won't need to work anymore either. I've bought a Mercedes convertible and you'll be happy to know I put a chrome fish on the bumper.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">If you haven't fainted yet, here's the truth. It may be more shocking. In the country of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Uganda</st1:place></st1:country-region>, the Lord's Resistance Army is committing atrocities against children that are too awful for me to put in this letter. Over the years they've abducted 50,000 kids and turned the ones they haven't murdered into soldiers. I'd like to work with street children in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kampala</st1:place></st1:City>. I'll be living with local missionaries. It will mean lots of needles and I'll need to raise a little money too.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dad, you told me once that Jesus came to comfort us, not to make us comfortable. I guess I've been comforted enough; it's time to offer some to others.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Your son, Steve<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"Where do you think we went wrong?" I asked his mother. "Couldn't he just have a beach ministry in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Hawaii</st1:place></st1:State>? Maybe we blew it taking him to other countries and showing him what the real world looks like. Don't you just hate it when your son practices what you've been preaching?"<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"It's what we've prayed for all these years," she said with a grin, "that he would live life on purpose."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">And so one month ago, we hugged our firstborn son goodbye as he embarked on a grand adventure half a world away. It's funny the questions people ask when they hear he's in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Uganda</st1:place></st1:country-region>. "Aren't you worried about his safety?" I have my moments. Check a list of the most dangerous spots on earth and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Uganda</st1:place></st1:country-region> nears the top. But is safety what we're here for? Isn't Complacency the most dangerous place on earth? Isn't Suburbia sucking the life out of our teenagers more than any foreign country ever could?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I sat with a missionary the other day who is pouring her life out in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Pakistan</st1:place></st1:country-region>, patching bodies and souls for Jesus. She's the only missionary in her area whose parents support her being there. I must be honest: I understand. There are times I'd rather Steve was home making good money—putting it away for my nursing home bills. Yet I cannot hope for more than this: that my children will hear God's voice despite a noisy culture, and that they will obey.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">A few nights before he left I asked Steve what he'd miss most about home. "The dog," he said, smiling. Then why is it that I found him studying family photos and lounging on the sofa watching an old Disney movie with his brother and sister? Was he killing time? Or saying goodbye to the remnants of childhood?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I've shed a few tears, for sure. But mostly I've been giving thanks. <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">For a son who's a much improved version of his father</SPAN></B>. For e-mail and cheap overseas phone rates. And I'm thankful there are no sharks in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Uganda</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><EM><I><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Phil Callaway is the best-selling author of a dozen books. Visit him at HYPERLINK "<A href="http://www.laughagain.org">http://www.laughagain.org</A>"<U> www.laughagain.org</U> .</SPAN></FONT></I></EM><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">PS I have also mostly completed out new blog site…the link is below…might interest u!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Love<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Rufus<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <TABLE class=MsoNormalTable style="WIDTH: 337.5pt" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=450 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; 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We are really enjoying going along to our church & feel encouraged & inspired each week. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10.0pt;">We were also challenged this week to effective rather than busy & messy rather than comfortable! (I will write more about this on my blog site)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10.0pt;">I have included an article which was read out during the service which I thought was rather pertinent & which you might enjoy!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><strong><b><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Leader's Insight: My Little Shark Hunter</span></span></b></strong><br /><em><i><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Always brave, my son tackles a new dangerous mission. At times, I wish I felt better about it.</span></i></em><br />by Phil Callaway, guest columnist <o:p></o:p></p> <p><strong><b><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">E</span></span></b></strong>ver since he was knee high to a Doberman, the boy was fearless. Take him to the ocean and he'd jump in looking for sharks. Take him to the mountains and he'd see how high he could climb. One day when he was five, I watched in horror as he jumped off a roof—a garbage bag duct-taped to his back. We couldn't be more opposite, my son and I. The higher he climbs, the more he believes God is with him. Not me. I believe God put us on dry land and says, "Lo, I am with you always."<o:p></o:p></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">In his first year of college, he called one night to ask me for money. "I'm sorry," I said. "You have reached this number in error. Please hang up and call your Uncle Dan."<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">"I scaled a 300-foot cliff today," he said, undaunted. "You'd have loved it."<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Right. His father who contracts vertigo standing on a skateboard.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">For years I've wondered what God would make of our son. Would he call him to be a crash-test dummy? A professional bungee jumper? Or would he fulfill every North American parent's dream by settling down in a huge house with a nice wife and provide us some grandchildren to spoil?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">The unexpected answer arrived by e-mail one day:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Dear Dad and Mom,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">I just want you to know that I met a couple nice girls and we're planning on being married. In <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Utah</st1:place></st1:state>. Not really. But I did meet Lucy. You'll like her a lot. It's surprising how quickly you can find a Justice of the Peace down here. Lucy owns a tattoo parlor, but seldom works. Her father won some money in a lottery, so she's set for life. I won't need to work anymore either. I've bought a Mercedes convertible and you'll be happy to know I put a chrome fish on the bumper.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">If you haven't fainted yet, here's the truth. It may be more shocking. In the country of <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Uganda</st1:place></st1:country-region>, the Lord's Resistance Army is committing atrocities against children that are too awful for me to put in this letter. Over the years they've abducted 50,000 kids and turned the ones they haven't murdered into soldiers. I'd like to work with street children in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Kampala</st1:place></st1:city>. I'll be living with local missionaries. It will mean lots of needles and I'll need to raise a little money too.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Dad, you told me once that Jesus came to comfort us, not to make us comfortable. I guess I've been comforted enough; it's time to offer some to others.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Your son, Steve<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">"Where do you think we went wrong?" I asked his mother. "Couldn't he just have a beach ministry in <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Hawaii</st1:place></st1:state>? Maybe we blew it taking him to other countries and showing him what the real world looks like. Don't you just hate it when your son practices what you've been preaching?"<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">"It's what we've prayed for all these years," she said with a grin, "that he would live life on purpose."<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">And so one month ago, we hugged our firstborn son goodbye as he embarked on a grand adventure half a world away. It's funny the questions people ask when they hear he's in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Uganda</st1:place></st1:country-region>. "Aren't you worried about his safety?" I have my moments. Check a list of the most dangerous spots on earth and <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Uganda</st1:place></st1:country-region> nears the top. But is safety what we're here for? Isn't Complacency the most dangerous place on earth? Isn't Suburbia sucking the life out of our teenagers more than any foreign country ever could?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">I sat with a missionary the other day who is pouring her life out in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Pakistan</st1:place></st1:country-region>, patching bodies and souls for Jesus. She's the only missionary in her area whose parents support her being there. I must be honest: I understand. There are times I'd rather Steve was home making good money—putting it away for my nursing home bills. Yet I cannot hope for more than this: that my children will hear God's voice despite a noisy culture, and that they will obey.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">A few nights before he left I asked Steve what he'd miss most about home. "The dog," he said, smiling. Then why is it that I found him studying family photos and lounging on the sofa watching an old Disney movie with his brother and sister? Was he killing time? Or saying goodbye to the remnants of childhood?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">I've shed a few tears, for sure. But mostly I've been giving thanks. <b><span style="font-weight:bold">For a son who's a much improved version of his father</span></b>. For e-mail and cheap overseas phone rates. And I'm thankful there are no sharks in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Uganda</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><em><i><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Phil Callaway is the best-selling author of a dozen books. Visit him at HYPERLINK "<a href="http://www.laughagain.org/">http://www.laughagain.org</a>"<u> www.laughagain.org</u> .</span></span></i></em><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10.0pt;">PS I have also mostly completed out new blog site…the link is below…might interest u!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10.0pt;">Love<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10.0pt;">Rufus<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10.0pt;"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><a href="http://www.jrpirini.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;"><span style="text-decoration: none; color:black;">www.jrpirini.blogspot.com</span></span></a></span><br /></o:p></span></span></p></div>Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1161612033658372582006-10-24T00:00:00.000+10:002006-10-24T00:00:33.723+10:00RE: I know there is something wrong with me....it is TO syndrome<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=523525213-23102006><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>heh!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=523525213-23102006><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>lets just get together - no arguments - no crap</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=523525213-23102006><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>have fun in the sun!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080><SPAN class=523525213-23102006><STRONG>Tim</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV>Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1161594599294893302006-10-23T19:09:00.000+10:002006-10-25T07:19:15.743+10:00RE: I know there is something wrong with me....it is TO syndrome<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=453485708-23102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I'll trade you 3 wood, 2 wheat and a sheep for one metal!!!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=453485708-23102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I like my coffee hot but not too hot</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=453485708-23102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I have internet at my house (see you on MSN)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=453485708-23102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>have you ever seen a cubic zirconium?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=453485708-23102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>don't pull out stinging nettles with bare hands</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=453485708-23102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>football got pushed back from 6pm til 7pm on Friday nights</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=453485708-23102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>time is a valuable thing - spend it with people</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=453485708-23102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Keep Looking Up</FONT></SPAN></DIV>Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1161380555174270192006-10-21T07:42:00.000+10:002006-10-22T19:49:30.633+10:00RE: I know there is something wrong with me....it is TO syndrome<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>well I like the organised people</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I guess I will go to it where ever it is and whenever it is</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I'm just one so its easy for me</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Tim you probably forgot but NZ is a reason cause Frank can go there no probs</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>projected timetable for Jono from 2008 (only in pencil)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Possibly spend Jan in NZ (nothing to do with a reunion or not)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Feb - March touring Aus starting Townsville down to Adelaide across to Melbourne back up to Sydney</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>April to July or Aug or Sept - based in Sydney - working at PHCS - trips as necessary including one to Tasmania and possible WA</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Sept - maybe Paraguay</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>back in Ukraine by October 2008</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>reunion can be any time and I will fit it in (pref not Feb- March while touring)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>if its in 2009 - I'll just fly to where ever it is</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>if peak oil doesn't kick in - the world is a small place</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>smeee</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159032821-20102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>klu</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jono Miller<BR>Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 73:28<BR><SPAN class=449205505-13012005><U><FONT color=#800080></FONT></U></SPAN><A href="blocked::http://www.jonomiller.com">w<SPAN class=449205505-13012005>ww.jonomiller.com</A></SPAN><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>+380665128575<BR>mail: a/c 3<BR>Rzhyshchiv 09230<BR>Kyiv State<BR>Ukraine</FONT></FONT></DIV>Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1161347194848586442006-10-20T22:26:00.000+10:002006-10-22T19:47:47.133+10:00RE: I know there is something wrong with me....it is TO syndrome<p class="mobile-post">I know a good homeless shelter in Miami<br />Jono<br /> </p>Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1161298671048690082006-10-20T08:57:00.000+10:002006-10-20T09:01:26.260+10:00RE: I know there is something wrong with me....it is TO syndrome<p class="mobile-post">Fiji in April then<br />Or Miami? </p><p class="mobile-post">Love<br />Tim</p><p class="mobile-post"> </p>Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1161262508058713392006-10-19T22:55:00.000+10:002006-10-19T23:16:28.740+10:00RE: I know there is something wrong with me....it is TO syndrome<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=044174712-19102006><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>looks good</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=044174712-19102006><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>will reply in more detail later</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=044174712-19102006><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>not sure about dates yet</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=044174712-19102006><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>maybe April will be cheaper again...</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=044174712-19102006><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>any reason why new Zealand</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=044174712-19102006><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>why not Fiji or Norfolk island?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <br /><DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=044174712-19102006><FONT face=Tahoma color=#808080>or <br /> here...<br><br />Tim</FONT></SPAN></DIV>Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1161254598919741162006-10-19T20:43:00.000+10:002006-10-19T23:17:42.986+10:00I know there is something wrong with me....it is TO syndrome<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>That means “too organized” I think…..<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>So bear with me…. I have been thinking about the family reunion again… and knowing how hard it was to book suitable accommodation last time…. We do need to be thinking generally about the dates & times for this time, so as to book something great. I know it is Jo’s turn to do this, but when we were staying with her, I offered to search the web for some places (as her internet is not so great) and let her know. <br> To start this process… we need to have some general dates to head for. If I remember rightly last time, we were going to aim for January (summer is easier to manage all round) but couldn’t, so should we be aiming for January now. The good places we want could be booked up to 1-2 years in advance, especially in January so I don’t think we are too premature in this discussion. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>So last time was 2005, are we looking at Jan 2008 or 2009? I think 2008 would suit both Jono & us better, not sure about the other families…..<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>I think I have probably said enough in this email to get the letters going backwards and forwards…. If not then look at this link…. See what you think<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.bookabach.co.nz/cf_RentalSearch/dsp_listing.cfm?bachId=1746">http://www.bookabach.co.nz/cf_RentalSearch/dsp_listing.cfm?bachId=1746</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>We would be more than happy to tent on the lawn of a place like this, esp. in Jan….<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Enough said….<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Love<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <br /> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Rufus<o:p></o:p></span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><br /></div>Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1160954797762508022006-10-16T09:25:00.000+10:002006-10-16T09:26:37.780+10:00October BirthdaysTim turned 39 the other day and Dad will hit 66 this week.<br />Happy birthday Dad!Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1158280776799254192006-09-15T10:38:00.000+10:002006-09-15T10:39:36.810+10:00Happy Birthday Mum and RufusMum was last week and Rufus today.<br /><br />Hope you had great birthdays? Mum had the flu but I hope she is better by now. Rufus us of course in London. Catch up on <a href="http://roofellin.blogspot.com/">all her news on her blog</a>.Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1149119048559077922006-05-27T09:41:00.000+10:002006-06-01T09:44:08.570+10:00Jude Turns 30 also - Happy Birthday Judith!May 27th was the day that Jude turned the big 30!<br />Shopping trip on that day followed by a surprise party on the 28th.<br /><a href="http://www.rasita.biz/node/548">Here's Jude's early morning thoughts.</a>Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1147639590676301632006-05-15T06:45:00.000+10:002006-06-01T09:45:48.376+10:00Davie turns 30Happy 30th Mate!<br />Here are some <a href="http://damuzzer.blogspot.com/2006/05/birthday-pics.html">pics </a>from the day and the <a href="http://damuzzer.blogspot.com/2006/05/birthday-party_27.html">review of the day</a>.Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1144986395521557372006-04-14T13:46:00.000+10:002006-04-14T13:46:35.523+10:00Happy Birthday JoHappy Birthday to Jo for today - 14th AprilJethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1144986327532564952006-04-14T13:40:00.000+10:002006-04-14T13:45:27.543+10:00Jon and Rufus in ParaguayWeek 5 Update<br />Hey there everyone,<br />Another week, and another dollar, or is it in our case another week, another few dollars spent!! Actually here there is very little to spend our money on, so that is good. We are just enjoying doing and being here with not much stress!<br />I have finished sanding, painting, sanding again & then varnishing the tables & chairs (see photos) and now both Jon & I have started oiling & varnishing the 10 doors for MEGA. Jon had sanded them all by hand before this! (I will include photos of MEGA and its progress next week.)<br />We have been playing soccer a bit (no-one really wants us on their side tho, cos we are useless & it comes so naturally to them!) and Frank has just completed the legs for the table-tennis table, so I'm sure that will become a fierce competition soon!<br />We had a little visitor to our bedroom the other night (lucky Jon found it before we went to sleep) in the form of a little frog (see photos) that could jump a mile high! We attempted to catch it with a container and Jon thought he had it when it jumped on his arm & he screamed (I did as well just for effect), then Joanna managed to get it & put it outside. Phew, glad it didn't do that during the night! Although these little ones are quite harmless, not like the big toads. <br /> Every morning & night me & my little nephew (he's 2 and a half) go "og" (his name for frog, but he actually means toad) hunting. There are 3 that we know where they live, so we have named them Fred, Mack & Wooster and check on them everyday. He is quite good at spotting them and gets very excited when we find them. I pick him up so as not to get too close tho, because if they feel under attack they will shoot stuff at your eyes that if it gets in them will make you go blind. So although it keeps him (& me) occupied I make sure it's at a distance! There name in Spanish sounds like "Gestapo" so that's what I have named them!<br />We have met a few people around the town, and it seems that the conversation seems to go something like this Hola! then if I'm not with Jon, the next question is, Are you married to which I answer yes, then the next question is do you have any children, to which I answer no. Then they ask why!! So I tell that we are still practicing! They then carry on to tell me some story about how they never had the chance to do that, or that they were pregnant 1 month after getting married, and all this other stuff. It's quite amusing really.<br />GRINGOS (foreigner learning Spanish) CORNER:<br />Today I (Jon) tried the traditional "sopa". It is a bread type dish made in that outdoor oven in the photos. Anyway when I left I said "gracias por el sapo" which means thanks for the toad! LOL. <br />Anyway, that's enough for this week, we are well, the Easter break here started today (Wed) and is until Sunday, so we may do a few different things. Let you know about it next week!<br /><a href="http://www.millerfamily.biz/blog/pdf/Update%207%20Photos.pdf">Update 7 Photos.pdf</a>Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1144294768117439042006-04-06T13:31:00.000+10:002006-04-06T17:45:28.063+10:00Welcome Jacob!Jacob was born to Priscilla and Sjoerd van Ballegooy 2nd April!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.millerfamily.biz/blog/blogimages/P1000082.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.millerfamily.biz/blog/blogimages/P1000113.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.millerfamily.biz/blog/blogimages/P1000118.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.millerfamily.biz/blog/blogimages/P1000140.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.millerfamily.biz/blog/blogimages/P1000146.jpg" />Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1143986493102939972006-04-01T04:00:00.000+10:002006-04-03T00:01:33.176+10:00Happy Birthday PriscillaHappy Birthday Priscilla<br /><br />Have a fantastic day!Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1143462787449957692006-03-27T22:32:00.000+10:002006-03-27T22:33:07.450+10:00Jadeens Birthday PartyLots of crazy photos of <a href="http://www.millerfamily.biz/image/tid/27">Jadeens 7th Birthday party on the millerfamily website</a>Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1131033212595425282005-11-04T01:52:00.000+10:002005-11-04T01:53:32.606+10:00Mercedes taken by GrandmaHere is a fantastic picture of Mercedes taken by Grandma while on holiday at Caloundra 2 November 2005.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.millerfamily.biz/blog/blogimages/IMG_0542-400.jpg" />Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1129618618662984362005-10-18T16:52:00.000+10:002005-10-18T16:56:58.666+10:00Happy 65th Birthday Dad65 years young is our Dad!<br />Here is a picture of him with his grand daughter Johanna.<br /><img src="http://www.millerfamily.biz/blog/images/dad%20and%20j-400.jpg" />Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1121984734582727722005-07-22T08:25:00.000+10:002005-07-22T08:25:34.586+10:00FathersWHAT IS A FATHER? <br /> A father is a person who is forced to endure childbirth without <br />an anesthetic. He growls when he feels good and laughs very loud when <br />he is scared half-to-death. <br /> A father never feels entirely worthy of the worship in a child's eyes. <br />He is never quite the hero his daughter thinks. Never quite the man <br />his son believes him to be. And this worries him sometimes. (So he works <br />too hard to try to smooth the rough places in the road of those of <br />his own who will follow him.) <br /> A father is a person who goes to war sometimes...and would run <br />the other way except that war is part of an important job in his life <br />(which is making the world better for his child than it has been for him). <br /> Fathers grow older faster than other people, because they, <br />in other wars, have to stand at the train station and wave goodbye to <br />the uniform that climbs on board. <br /> And, while mothers cry where it shows, fathers stand and beam <br />...outside...and die inside. <br /> Fathers are men who give daughters away to other men who <br />aren't nearly good enough, so that they can have children that are <br />smarter than anybody's. <br /> Fathers fight dragons almost daily. They hurry away from the <br />breakfast table off to the arena, which is sometimes called an office <br />or a workshop. There they tackle the dragon with three heads: <br />Weariness, Works, and Monotony. And they never quite win the fight, <br />but they never give up. <br /> Knights in shining armor; fathers in shiny trousers. There's little <br />difference as they march away each workday. <br /> And when Father passes away, and after a good rest, he won't <br />just sit on a cloud and wait for the girl he's loved and the children <br />she bore. He'll be busy there too...repairing the stars, oiling the gates, <br />improving the streets, smoothing the way. <br />-- Author UnknownJethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159680.post-1117122222899748972005-05-27T01:39:00.000+10:002005-05-27T01:43:42.913+10:00Happy Birthday Judith<a href="http://www.rasita.biz/blog/jblogger.html">Judith</a> turns 29 today!<br />Congratulations Judith.<br /><img src="http://www.millerfamily.biz/blog/blogimages/jude-400.jpg" />Jethrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946590523542404325noreply@blogger.com