Pete, Katie, Will, Ben & Sam

Awesome

2012-01-24T23:23:00.002-05:00

Helpers

2012-01-23T14:25:00.001-05:00

Baja Style Fish Tacos

2012-01-17T15:06:00.005-05:00

Just finished editing a bunch of these videos. I like this one.

Visitor

2012-01-17T14:15:00.000-05:00

Pete & Bill

2012-01-17T14:10:00.004-05:00

Andy & Jillian

2012-01-17T14:08:00.005-05:00

It is amazing how when you meet your good friends' children for the first time, you love them like your own. They have no idea who you are but you have an instant bond with them. It was so great to read to Phoebe and play with Olive.

Phoebe

2012-01-17T14:07:00.001-05:00

RR

2012-01-10T10:11:00.007-05:00

I drove through Chadbourn, NC yesterday afternoon and saw these amazing old rail cars from the 1930's. I promised myself I would stop on my way home and i am glad I did! View more photos

That looks Important

2012-01-10T10:10:00.000-05:00

Large threaded bolt removed from floor

Entry

2012-01-10T10:09:00.000-05:00

Passenger Car

2012-01-10T10:08:00.002-05:00

Sleeper Car

2012-01-10T10:04:00.002-05:00

Pictionary

2012-01-03T12:00:00.000-05:00

We have been having a lot of fun playing Pictionary on the Doodle Pro before bed.

Ben

2012-01-03T11:56:00.001-05:00

Ben has been riding a strider (stridersports.com) for a over a year and we just switched him to Will's bike.

Sam

2012-01-03T11:51:00.002-05:00

It's hard walking in PJ's!

Radio City with KC & Bill

2011-12-30T09:47:00.002-05:00

Winter Snow

2011-12-15T21:21:00.000-05:00

I love this song.

New Friend!

2011-12-06T17:33:00.001-05:00

Fall Festival

2011-10-23T22:44:00.001-04:00

Will

2011-10-23T22:43:00.004-04:00

Ben

2011-10-23T22:43:00.001-04:00

Sam

2011-10-23T22:41:00.001-04:00

Sam

2011-10-15T11:25:00.000-04:00

Cousins

2011-10-15T11:24:00.001-04:00

Will

2011-10-15T11:21:00.003-04:00

Maggie

2011-10-15T11:20:00.001-04:00

Ben & Smith

2011-10-15T11:19:00.001-04:00

Maggie

2011-10-08T23:33:00.001-04:00

Bill & KC

2011-09-26T08:38:00.000-04:00

Florblanca

2011-09-26T08:37:00.001-04:00

9 years later

2011-09-25T20:03:00.005-04:00

I had Tommy John surgery 9 years ago. I have had this small bump on my arm next to the scar for the past few years. Today I noticed the end of the stitch and tugged on it with the tweezers. It came out about an inch with little resistance. When I continued to pull it began to drawing the scar together like an accordion so I stopped and called the doctor. He said to just keep pulling slowly so I did and it came out...9 years later!

Will & I

2011-09-19T16:45:00.002-04:00

Pinata

2011-09-19T13:47:00.002-04:00

Will on a Horse

2011-09-19T10:44:00.002-04:00

Ben & the chickens

2011-09-19T10:42:00.003-04:00

Allen, Ben & Will

2011-09-11T22:20:00.000-04:00

Boys

2011-09-09T00:45:00.001-04:00

Will

2011-09-08T17:00:00.003-04:00

Ben

2011-09-08T17:00:00.001-04:00

Nectar Restaurant

2011-09-06T15:16:00.018-04:00

Sea Path

2011-08-30T16:46:00.002-04:00

Green

2011-08-30T16:45:00.002-04:00

Pray for Oliver

2011-08-29T13:56:00.008-04:00

Please pray for our friend, Oliver Lanier. He is undergoing major surgery today to remove sections of his brain that have been causing seizures. More info on Oliver. Andrew, Stephanie & Oliver, we love you and are pulling for & praying for you guys. God is faithful.

Ice Cream Sandwich

2011-08-21T01:22:00.002-04:00

Restless

2011-08-19T20:59:00.006-04:00

I am the sea on a moonless night
Calling, falling, slipping tides
I am the leaky, dripping pipes
The endless aching drops of light

I am the raindrop falling down
Always longing for the deeper ground
I am the broken, breaking seas
Even my blood finds ways to bleed

Even the rivers' ways to run
Even the rain to reach the sun
Even my thirsty streams
Even in my dreams

(Chorus)
I am restless, I am restless
I am restless, looking for You
I am restless, I run like the ocean to find Your shore
I'm looking for You

I am the one that You left behind,
I am the thorn stuck in Your side
I am the bored and clouded eyes
Looking for the well that won't run dry

Running hard for the other side
The world that I've always been denied
Running hard for the infinite
With the tears of saints and hypocrites

Oh blood of black and white and gray
Death and life and night and day
One by one by one
We let our rivers run

Chorus

Cause I can't feel You breathing,
I can't feel You reaching
Pushing through the ceiling
Making for the feeling
More than just a feeling

Pushing through the ceiling
Until the final healing
Looking for You

Until the sea of glass we meet
At last completed and complete
The tide of tear and pain subside
Laughter drinks them dry

I'll be waiting
Anticipating
All that I aim for
What I was made for
With every heartbeat
All of my blood bleeds
Running inside me
Looking for You
Looking for You

Chorus

"Our Hearts are Restless Until They Rest in You" - Augustine

Evening Paddle

2011-08-19T01:53:00.005-04:00

Laura

2011-08-17T16:58:00.001-04:00

Boys

2011-08-17T08:06:00.002-04:00

Gift from Will

2011-08-04T11:08:00.002-04:00

Ben

2011-08-03T14:13:00.006-04:00

Kick

2011-08-03T14:13:00.002-04:00

6 Years of Marriage!

2011-07-30T23:55:00.001-04:00

Florblanca

2011-07-15T15:13:00.003-04:00

Will

2011-07-05T20:46:00.002-04:00

Katie asked Will to go wake Sam up this afternoon and he ended up falling asleep in the crib.

Tomatoes!

2011-06-29T21:16:00.003-04:00

Mom & Dad Visit

2011-06-27T11:01:00.000-04:00

Cars 2!

2011-06-26T09:33:00.000-04:00

Ben

2011-06-26T09:32:00.000-04:00

Will

2011-06-24T08:05:00.002-04:00

Bill & KC

2011-06-20T10:59:00.000-04:00

Can I afford to send my kid to Duke?

2011-06-20T10:50:00.001-04:00

I have been trying to set some financial goals using mint.com and this made me laugh. If I wanted to send Will (4.5 years old) to my alma mater , I would have to put away at least $2500 per month for the next 13 years of his life. Ouch! And that is just one kid.

Out

2011-06-19T00:11:00.000-04:00

Ben

2011-06-19T00:10:00.001-04:00

Katie, KC & Bill

2011-06-19T00:01:00.005-04:00

Riding Bikes to Vitos Pizza

Uncle Bill & Sam

2011-06-19T00:01:00.001-04:00

Like a Weed

2011-06-15T10:53:00.004-04:00

Soy Candles!

2011-06-14T11:07:00.001-04:00

Will

2011-06-11T11:53:00.001-04:00

Boys!

2011-06-10T16:49:00.002-04:00

The Story of Zac Smith

2011-06-09T10:58:00.004-04:00

Industry

2011-06-08T16:31:00.020-04:00

Atlantic Packaging - Commercial Converting - Charlotte, NC from Atlantic Packaging on Vimeo.

Will

2011-06-06T22:13:00.002-04:00

Will from Peter Artemenko on Vimeo.

Team Velocity - Cape Fear Dragon Boat Race

2011-06-05T13:20:00.005-04:00

Cape Fear Dragon Boat Race! from Peter Artemenko on Vimeo.

My arms are so sore from yesterday. What a fun day.

lines

2011-06-05T00:52:00.005-04:00

Holden Beach

2011-06-05T00:50:00.003-04:00

Hurricane Earl from Peter Artemenko on Vimeo.

offshore

2011-06-05T00:49:00.000-04:00

Masonboro

2011-06-05T00:46:00.008-04:00

Hurricane Earl II from Peter Artemenko on Vimeo.

Michael

2011-06-05T00:00:00.000-04:00

Spearfishing

2011-06-02T00:01:00.005-04:00

The water has been really clear the past few days . Here we are, anchored on the south side of the Masonboro Jetty.

2011 Mountains Trip

2011-06-01T19:30:00.002-04:00

Will

2011-06-01T03:07:00.000-04:00

b

2011-06-01T03:06:00.000-04:00

Sam

2011-06-01T03:05:00.000-04:00

Shoes or Socks?

2011-06-01T03:01:00.001-04:00

hikers

2011-06-01T03:00:00.003-04:00

Will, Sam & Ben

2011-06-01T02:59:00.002-04:00

Katie & the Boys

2011-06-01T02:57:00.002-04:00

Ben, Pete & Will

2011-06-01T02:56:00.003-04:00

Ben

2011-06-01T01:30:00.000-04:00

Ben

2011-06-01T00:09:00.001-04:00

Symmetry

2011-05-31T22:33:00.000-04:00

Tears of Hope

2011-05-31T16:41:00.001-04:00

I came across this on vimeo and was really sobered and encouraged by it. What a beautiful picture of the hope that we have in Christ. "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him, in the midst of loss, not prosperity." John Piper

Wee

2011-05-31T12:50:00.005-04:00

I was laughing so hard at the boys going around on this little airplane. Ben didn't crack a smile the entire ride but insisted on doing it again and again.

The Fam!

2011-05-31T11:42:00.003-04:00

Sam

2011-05-31T11:30:00.001-04:00

Preschool Celebration

2011-05-26T00:29:00.001-04:00

Fish

2011-05-25T23:23:00.009-04:00

I got inspired a few weeks ago when we went out to dinner. I must have ordered the wrong thing because my meal was terrible but the metal fish hanging above our table were amazing. I went to Lowes that evening, bought 9 bucks worth of sheet metal and made some for the boys room.

Atlantic

2011-05-25T23:15:00.001-04:00

Cool Shades

2011-05-25T23:12:00.000-04:00

Tim Keller

2011-05-25T22:10:00.015-04:00

True and Better from Peter Artemenko on Vimeo.

Watch on Redeemer.com

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I heard this talk by Tim Keller at the first Gospel Coalition Conference back in 2007 and it has always stuck with me. He has the unique ability to distill complex biblical truths into a very palatable form.

"Jesus is the true and better Adam who passed the test in the garden and whose obedience is imputed to us.

Jesus is the true and better Abel who, though innocently slain, has blood now that cries out, not for our condemnation, but for acquittal.

Jesus is the true and better Abraham who answered the call of God to leave all the comfortable and familiar and go out into the void not knowing wither he went to create a new people of God.

Jesus is the true and better Isaac who was not just offered up by his father on the mount but was truly sacrificed for us. And when God said to Abraham, “Now I know you love me because you did not withhold your son, your only son whom you love from me,” now we can look at God taking his son up the mountain and sacrificing him and say, “Now we know that you love us because you did not withhold your son, your only son, whom you love from us.”

Jesus is the true and better Jacob who wrestled and took the blow of justice we deserved, so we, like Jacob, only receive the wounds of grace to wake us up and discipline us.

Jesus is the true and better Joseph who, at the right hand of the king, forgives those who betrayed and sold him and uses his new power to save them.

Jesus is the true and better Moses who stands in the gap between the people and the Lord and who mediates a new covenant.

Jesus is the true and better Rock of Moses who, struck with the rod of God’s justice, now gives us water in the desert.

Jesus is the true and better Job, the truly innocent sufferer, who then intercedes for and saves his stupid friends.

Jesus is the true and better David whose victory becomes his people’s victory, though they never lifted a stone to accomplish it themselves.

Jesus is the true and better Esther who didn’t just risk leaving an earthly palace but lost the ultimate and heavenly one, who didn’t just risk his life, but gave his life to save his people.

Jesus is the true and better Jonah who was cast out into the storm so that we could be brought in.

Jesus is the real Rock of Moses, the real Passover Lamb, innocent, perfect, helpless, slain so the angel of death will pass over us. He’s the true temple, the true prophet, the true priest, the true king, the true sacrifice, the true lamb, the true light, the true bread.

The Bible’s really not about you—it’s about him."