Extended Millers

Happy birthday Dad

2008-10-17T08:34:00.002+10:00

Hey Dad - another celebration in a long line of great ones!

Hope you have a great day.

Heres a great pic of you that I really enjoy.

PS Jo took this photo at the last reunion.

Happy Birthday Dave

2007-05-15T07:01:00.000+10:00

Yeehah Grandma!

Dave is another year older today.
Have a good one mate!

Happy Birthday Jo!

2007-04-13T07:10:00.001+10:00

Hope you have a great day Jo – Happy birthday.

Love from all of us

Tim & Judith Miller

Miranda, Jadee, Erin and Mercedes

www.millerfamily.biz

tim@millerfamily.biz

RE: Everywhere

2007-01-22T01:25:00.001+10:00

and for those using RSS readers the feed url is http://www.jrpirini.blogspot.com/atom.xml

jo and jono stick that into your sauce reader

looks good rufus

have a good one!

love

Tim Miller

tim@jethromanagement.biz

www.jethromanagement.biz

PO Box 5562

Brendale QLD 4500

AUSTRALIA

+61 414 770 002

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From: Ruth-Ellen & Jon Pirini [mailto:roofellin@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, 22 January 2007 12:46 AM
To: 'Jono Miller'; Jmpthechimp; 'Dave Miller'; 'Jude Miller'; Tim; lookup@paradise.net.nz; George; 'franki'; Extended Millers Blog
Subject: Everywhere

Hey there family….

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.

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)

I have included an article which was read out during the service which I thought was rather pertinent & which you might enjoy!

Leader's Insight: My Little Shark Hunter
Always brave, my son tackles a new dangerous mission. At times, I wish I felt better about it.
by Phil Callaway, guest columnist

Ever 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."

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."

"I scaled a 300-foot cliff today," he said, undaunted. "You'd have loved it."

Right. His father who contracts vertigo standing on a skateboard.

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?

The unexpected answer arrived by e-mail one day:

Dear Dad and Mom,

I just want you to know that I met a couple nice girls and we're planning on being married. In Utah. 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.

If you haven't fainted yet, here's the truth. It may be more shocking. In the country of Uganda, 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 Kampala. I'll be living with local missionaries. It will mean lots of needles and I'll need to raise a little money too.

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.

Your son, Steve

"Where do you think we went wrong?" I asked his mother. "Couldn't he just have a beach ministry in Hawaii? 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?"

"It's what we've prayed for all these years," she said with a grin, "that he would live life on purpose."

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 Uganda. "Aren't you worried about his safety?" I have my moments. Check a list of the most dangerous spots on earth and Uganda 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?

I sat with a missionary the other day who is pouring her life out in Pakistan, 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.

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?

I've shed a few tears, for sure. But mostly I've been giving thanks. For a son who's a much improved version of his father. For e-mail and cheap overseas phone rates. And I'm thankful there are no sharks in Uganda.

Phil Callaway is the best-selling author of a dozen books. Visit him at HYPERLINK "http://www.laughagain.org" www.laughagain.org .

PS I have also mostly completed out new blog site…the link is below…might interest u!

Love

Rufus

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Everywhere

2007-01-22T00:43:00.002+10:00

Hey there family….

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)

I have included an article which was read out during the service which I thought was rather pertinent & which you might enjoy!

Leader's Insight: My Little Shark Hunter
Always brave, my son tackles a new dangerous mission. At times, I wish I felt better about it.
by Phil Callaway, guest columnist

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."

"I scaled a 300-foot cliff today," he said, undaunted. "You'd have loved it."

Right. His father who contracts vertigo standing on a skateboard.

The unexpected answer arrived by e-mail one day:

Dear Dad and Mom,

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.

Your son, Steve

"It's what we've prayed for all these years," she said with a grin, "that he would live life on purpose."

Phil Callaway is the best-selling author of a dozen books. Visit him at HYPERLINK "http://www.laughagain.org" www.laughagain.org .

PS I have also mostly completed out new blog site…the link is below…might interest u!

Love

Rufus

www.jrpirini.blogspot.com

RE: I know there is something wrong with me....it is TO syndrome

2006-10-24T00:00:00.000+10:00

heh!

lets just get together - no arguments - no crap

have fun in the sun!

Tim

RE: I know there is something wrong with me....it is TO syndrome

2006-10-23T19:09:00.000+10:00

I'll trade you 3 wood, 2 wheat and a sheep for one metal!!!

I like my coffee hot but not too hot

I have internet at my house (see you on MSN)

have you ever seen a cubic zirconium?

don't pull out stinging nettles with bare hands

football got pushed back from 6pm til 7pm on Friday nights

time is a valuable thing - spend it with people

Keep Looking Up

RE: I know there is something wrong with me....it is TO syndrome

2006-10-21T07:42:00.000+10:00

well I like the organised people

I guess I will go to it where ever it is and whenever it is

I'm just one so its easy for me

Tim you probably forgot but NZ is a reason cause Frank can go there no probs

projected timetable for Jono from 2008 (only in pencil)

Possibly spend Jan in NZ (nothing to do with a reunion or not)

Feb - March touring Aus starting Townsville down to Adelaide across to Melbourne back up to Sydney

April to July or Aug or Sept - based in Sydney - working at PHCS - trips as necessary including one to Tasmania and possible WA

Sept - maybe Paraguay

back in Ukraine by October 2008

reunion can be any time and I will fit it in (pref not Feb- March while touring)

if its in 2009 - I'll just fly to where ever it is

if peak oil doesn't kick in - the world is a small place

smeee

klu

Jono Miller
Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 73:28
www.jonomiller.com
+380665128575
mail: a/c 3
Rzhyshchiv 09230
Kyiv State
Ukraine

RE: I know there is something wrong with me....it is TO syndrome

2006-10-20T22:26:00.000+10:00

I know a good homeless shelter in Miami
Jono

RE: I know there is something wrong with me....it is TO syndrome

2006-10-20T08:57:00.000+10:00

Fiji in April then
Or Miami?

Love
Tim

RE: I know there is something wrong with me....it is TO syndrome

2006-10-19T22:55:00.000+10:00

looks good

will reply in more detail later

not sure about dates yet

maybe April will be cheaper again...

any reason why new Zealand

why not Fiji or Norfolk island?

or
here...

Tim

I know there is something wrong with me....it is TO syndrome

2006-10-19T20:43:00.000+10:00

That means “too organized” I think…..

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.
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.

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…..

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

http://www.bookabach.co.nz/cf_RentalSearch/dsp_listing.cfm?bachId=1746

We would be more than happy to tent on the lawn of a place like this, esp. in Jan….

Enough said….

Love

Rufus

October Birthdays

2006-10-16T09:25:00.000+10:00

Tim turned 39 the other day and Dad will hit 66 this week.
Happy birthday Dad!

Happy Birthday Mum and Rufus

2006-09-15T10:38:00.000+10:00

Mum was last week and Rufus today.

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 all her news on her blog.

Jude Turns 30 also - Happy Birthday Judith!

2006-05-27T09:41:00.000+10:00

May 27th was the day that Jude turned the big 30!
Shopping trip on that day followed by a surprise party on the 28th.
Here's Jude's early morning thoughts.

Davie turns 30

2006-05-15T06:45:00.000+10:00

Happy 30th Mate!
Here are some pics from the day and the review of the day.

Happy Birthday Jo

2006-04-14T13:46:00.000+10:00

Happy Birthday to Jo for today - 14th April

Jon and Rufus in Paraguay

2006-04-14T13:40:00.000+10:00

Week 5 Update
Hey there everyone,
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!
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.)
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!
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.
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!
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.
GRINGOS (foreigner learning Spanish) CORNER:
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.
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!
Update 7 Photos.pdf

Welcome Jacob!

2006-04-06T13:31:00.000+10:00

Jacob was born to Priscilla and Sjoerd van Ballegooy 2nd April!

Happy Birthday Priscilla

2006-04-01T04:00:00.000+10:00

Happy Birthday Priscilla

Have a fantastic day!

Jadeens Birthday Party

2006-03-27T22:32:00.000+10:00

Lots of crazy photos of Jadeens 7th Birthday party on the millerfamily website

Mercedes taken by Grandma

2005-11-04T01:52:00.000+10:00

Here is a fantastic picture of Mercedes taken by Grandma while on holiday at Caloundra 2 November 2005.

Happy 65th Birthday Dad

2005-10-18T16:52:00.000+10:00

65 years young is our Dad!
Here is a picture of him with his grand daughter Johanna.

Fathers

2005-07-22T08:25:00.000+10:00

WHAT IS A FATHER?
A father is a person who is forced to endure childbirth without
an anesthetic. He growls when he feels good and laughs very loud when
he is scared half-to-death.
A father never feels entirely worthy of the worship in a child's eyes.
He is never quite the hero his daughter thinks. Never quite the man
his son believes him to be. And this worries him sometimes. (So he works
too hard to try to smooth the rough places in the road of those of
his own who will follow him.)
A father is a person who goes to war sometimes...and would run
the other way except that war is part of an important job in his life
(which is making the world better for his child than it has been for him).
Fathers grow older faster than other people, because they,
in other wars, have to stand at the train station and wave goodbye to
the uniform that climbs on board.
And, while mothers cry where it shows, fathers stand and beam
...outside...and die inside.
Fathers are men who give daughters away to other men who
aren't nearly good enough, so that they can have children that are
smarter than anybody's.
Fathers fight dragons almost daily. They hurry away from the
breakfast table off to the arena, which is sometimes called an office
or a workshop. There they tackle the dragon with three heads:
Weariness, Works, and Monotony. And they never quite win the fight,
but they never give up.
Knights in shining armor; fathers in shiny trousers. There's little
difference as they march away each workday.
And when Father passes away, and after a good rest, he won't
just sit on a cloud and wait for the girl he's loved and the children
she bore. He'll be busy there too...repairing the stars, oiling the gates,
improving the streets, smoothing the way.
-- Author Unknown

Happy Birthday Judith

2005-05-27T01:39:00.000+10:00

Judith turns 29 today!
Congratulations Judith.