Welcome to My World...

I have left you blogger...

2009-06-17T00:00:00.000-07:00

Well the time has come... blogger... you have been so good to me, but Tumblr has drawn me away... but here you shall live... so that anyone can visit and find all those hours of posts, pictures, and videos I have displayed for the world to see...
But it's a new season for me... and Tumblr is going to meet my needs... so long old friend... I shall visit you from time to time...
Fare Thee Well... Kjaere

Now when you go to www.kjaere.tumblr.com

you will have a whole new blog to explore and learn to love. My focus will be mainly me and my adventours going to San Francisco and such... plus all my randomness that I know you can't live without :-)

The Transistion begins...

2009-06-12T22:26:00.000-07:00

This picture is amazing... why?

Because I took it... and because what you see are

2 of the 6 people I'm training to replace me as I start to transistion to more

Reality San Francisco responsibilities.

I can't believe it is acctually happening! Praise Jesus!

My plans for the day...

2009-06-04T11:22:00.000-07:00

A Thursday with nothing to do except read a book is a beautiful thing ;-)

Memorial Cleaning...

2009-05-25T15:07:00.000-07:00

BEFORE:

AFTER:

My accomplishment for the day...

Now I just have to figure out how to keep things this way...

Let alone start pondering moving in a few months...

I have too much stuff.

Anyone who wants to help me pack up and/or get rid of my things,

by all means, come on over!

Eye, Eye, Eye!

2009-05-20T15:41:00.000-07:00

For the last couple months I have been dealing with an annoying eye twitch in my left eye. If you know me personally, you know how frustrated I've been.

I've tried everything to get it to stop. Layed off caffeine, slept more, even tried drinking Tonic water which is thoroughly disgusting. Nothing was really helping.

But praise the Lord, the new electric guitar player at my church, is also an Eye doctor... who, by the way, gladly gives 50% off to people who go to the church. Seeing that I'm still trying to figure out how to pay off the 6 grand I'm spending on my braces, this was welcome news.

Anyways... as it turns out, my eye balls are slightly misaligned or something. Which would totally explain the twitch and random headaches I get. What this means is, shortly, I will be the owner of 2 pairs of glasses. One for my everyday wear and another for when I read or am on the computer (which I am about 90% of my day). 

Hopefully all will be fixed....

Random special fact about me, though. The Doc. dilated my eyeballs and then was completely in shock on how fast and big my eyes got! It's been 3 hours since my appointment, and this is what they still look like:

Luckily he gave me some "cool" glasses to help my poor eyes handle the light...

Tweet Tweet!

2009-05-11T18:49:00.000-07:00

I get grief all day long for using Twitter. People just don't seem to understand it. The same people who are updating their Facebooks everyday, don't even get it.

The most basic explanation I can give of it, is it's like the Facebook status without everything else Facebook has to overwhelm you by. Just a status update pure and simple...

Now usually my Tweets are simple updates on my life or a way to let the world know to visit this here blog... but this last weekend I fell in love with Twitter even more.

There's a way in Twitter to make your Tweets show up in public searches. Now in my area there was a humongous fire. The local news didn't update adequately for me at all. However, search in Twitter for #Jesusitafire, and I was kept update and was able to link to all sorts of news and information. From people who suddenly saw fire in their backyard, to former firemen able to get close to the action. It was amazing.

So all that to say... don't hate on the Twitter people...

now excuse me as I need to Tweet that I've written a post about Twitter ;-)

http://twitter.com/Kjaere

Jesusita fire...

2009-05-07T20:25:00.000-07:00

The Jesusita Fire is raging in Santa Barbara.

I live just to the south of the city in Carpinteria.

It's pretty gnarly and the 3rd fire we've had like this in 2 years.

The last one only 6 months ago.

I took this first picture tonight, standing on Linden Avenue in Carpinteria.

This was yesterday at Butterfly Beach in Monetcito

The crazy winds are making it flare up everynight...

See more pictures here... and pray.

There's a good map found HERE as well...

Cup of Employment?

2009-05-05T12:44:00.001-07:00

As much as I absoultly, positively, totally love working for these people with my little buddy...

all good things have to come to an end :-(

and thus leaves me in need of a new job, especially in light of me going here at the end of the year.

I'm attempting to get a job here now, that is transferable to my future, prayerful, location...

Therefore, today I applied at the Bux... and we shall see what happens next :-)

But as for me...

2009-04-28T14:24:00.000-07:00

Psalm 73:26;28
"My flesh and my heart my fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever... But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all Your works."

Looking forward to moving my whole life to San Francisco at the end of the year yields excitement and fear all at the same time.

I feel as if I'm standing on the diving board at the deep end of the swimming pool. God is behind me, gently telling me to jump. I know how to swim, I've trained, and I know how to do it, but looking over the edge fear, that old enemy, grips my heart.

BUT... even if my heart and flesh fail,
GOD is the strength of my heart and my portion FOREVER.

I have made the Lord God my refuge and I will tell of all His works and as I continually submit and trust in Him, I'm so excited to see how He is going to work through me and take me along on His plan for my life.

Called to The City...

2009-04-21T08:27:00.000-07:00

Want to know what's going on with me and San Francisco?
Click on this letter below to get a glimpse into why I feel God is calling me to The City...

Winter Dreams...

2009-04-14T19:38:00.000-07:00

My amazingly talented and wonderful friend Misty did a photo shoot involving my

favorite red-headed two year old in the whole world.

Her assignment was to do pictures for a Winter magazine shoot.

Here's some gems from it...

My Brain...

2009-04-05T13:32:00.000-07:00

Wow... I haven't blogged in awhile... that's because this is what my brain looks like:

Spring Break has come and gone... now starts crazy Easter week. 6am prayer everyday.... this is my favorite week of the year... culminating in Easter service and the anticipation of hundreds more entering the Kingdom of God. Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord....

now to work on unscrambling my brain...

RSF Prayer Tour!

2009-03-15T21:01:00.000-07:00

... more photos can be viewed here and here

www.RealitySF.com

Praying for San Francisco!

2009-03-12T07:00:00.000-07:00

I'm currently with Reality Carp. in San Francisco praying for the city and the future church plant there.

Please pray with me, for me, and for the city.

I look forward to updating you as I'm there and when I return.

Keep updated with what is going on by checking out the Reality SF website and/or blog by clicking here.

Wordless Wednesday...

2009-03-11T17:43:00.000-07:00

Or I could have picked one of THESE photos...

Pray...

2009-03-06T10:03:00.000-08:00

A glimpse...

2009-03-01T15:28:00.000-08:00

Hello Love from Kjaere Friestad on Vimeo.

To check out some more photos from the concert, click here .

Book report: The Reason For God...

2009-02-27T13:43:00.000-08:00

I just finished reading this book and I would suggest that you pick it up as well.... it was amazing....
Here's one of my favorite quotes:

"Sin is not simply doing bad things, it is putting good things in the place of God.

So the only solution is not simply to change our behavior,

but to reorient and center the entire heart and life on God." page 171

Why does God allow suffering in the world?
How could a loving God send people to Hell?
Why isn’t Christianity more inclusive?
How can one religion be “right” and the others “wrong”?
Why have so many wars been fought in the name of God?

These are just a few of the questions and doubts even ardent believers wrestle with today. As the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, Timothy Keller has compiled a list of the most frequently voiced “doubts” skeptics bring to his church as well as the most important reasons for faith. And in The Reason for God, he addresses each doubt and explains each reason.

Keller uses literature, philosophy, real-life conversations, and reasoning to explain how faith in a Christian God is a soundly rational belief, held by thoughtful people of intellectual integrity with a deep compassion for those who truly want to know the truth.

http://www.thereasonforgod.com/

Twinkle, Twinkle...

2009-02-23T16:56:00.001-08:00

The life is in the blood...

2009-02-19T10:26:00.000-08:00

I'm reading through the Bible Chronologically with my church. It's been so sweet. Right now we are in Leviticus. As strange and hard to understand as some of the ancient practices and sacrifices are, I'm so amazed to see so many pictures of Jesus foreshadowed in the Old Testament.

Check this out:

Leviticus 17:11
"For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement..."

Ephesians 5:1-2
"Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma."

Leviticus 17:14
"For as for the life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its life... the life of all flesh is its blood..."

I like this verse especially... we sing about it, we pray it, but it is so cool, to me at least, to see it in scripture and understand it better. Before Jesus, my life was identified with my fleshly works and that was only going to lead to destruction and eternal separation from God. But when I accepted the sacrifice of Jesus on my behalf, my life became identified with HIS blood. His atonement on my behalf transfers me from the bondage of my flesh into His glorious kingdom. Wow.

1 John 1:7
"but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin."

... pour the blood of Jesus over me...

Not Perish!

2009-02-17T11:03:00.000-08:00

Wordless Wednesday...

2009-02-11T11:37:00.001-08:00

Abide...

2009-02-02T17:22:00.001-08:00

I have been pondering what it really means to Abide in the Lord lately. John 15 is a humbling and encouraging passage.

John 15:5

"I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing."

I could talk a lot about what it means to abide and all that is wrapped up in that, but recently God showed me a neat picture of what the outcome of of Abiding looks like... the fruit part.

I was thinking about what it meant to produce good fruit. Galatians 5:22-23 talks about what the fruits of the spirit are (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control)... however, I was also thinking about fruit literally.

A tree, that is properly watered, with good solid roots is going to produce healthy fruits. Not only is the fruit a sign of a healthy tree, but the fruit has a purpose.

To provide nourishment to those who would partake of it
To plant seeds so that other trees can grow

How cool is that, when you look at how your life should be in accordance with the Word of God!

A healthy Christian life, that is Abiding in Jesus, should produce fruit that blesses others but also plants seeds and is part of nourishing new believers!

Jesus talking:

"My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love."

John 15:8-9

... with reverence and awe.

2009-01-30T23:05:00.000-08:00

The majority of the reader's of this blog, know that I do the Keynote (or powerpoint) for Reality Carpinteria. ~~Sometimes~~ I can be a geek when it comes to the fun stuff I'm able to figure out or do with it. (And the new lens we got this week. that allows me to utilize the entire screen, is amazing!)

However, from my vantage point, I get a unique view of everyone else worshiping. I'm so in awe of how the Lord moves through the congregation. I never get tired of seeing hundreds of people raising there hands, in the throne room, worshiping the King of kings.

This is a snapshot from tonight, from what I see...

"Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe."

Hebrews 12:28

Cracking...

2009-01-22T13:11:00.000-08:00

It's resorted to me hooking up another monitor people... the cracks get a little bigger everyday

oh well... I'll make do... someday I'll get a new computer...

but until then, duel screen's is the way to go...