Ryan’s Blog

Happy New Year!!

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:02:34 -0700

Hey Everyone,
Happy New Year!! I hope you had great holidays. Mine was the best. Laura, Lincoln and I just stayed home, cooked tons of food and enjoyed the snow and each other. Lincoln has now learned to open presents but I think he's having more fun with ripping the paper than his toys. Well it's day 3 with no Diet Coke. Actually it's day 3 with no soda or caffeine of any kind. To be honest, it stinks. I'd much rather be drinking diet coke, but it's gone for good. No fast food, no soda. Caffeine I'm not being strict on, but considering that 99.9% of my caffeine intake came from diet coke, well you get the picture.
God Bless,
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I'm not too sure Lincoln was hip on Santa :-)

Last Day In Island Paradice

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:13:15 -0700

We're stoked to go home but bummed to leave this pristine weather and surf. This is a very small world as we kept bumping into friends from the past. This was a great day. We got up and I took Lincoln to Ted's Bakery for breakfast. Lincoln had a butter croissant (as usual) and I had a loco moco (also as usual). I think I'm going to continue the breakfast thing w/ Lincoln at least once a week. It's a total bonding time. I'm not sure if he's getting anything out of it yet (baring a butter croissant) but I sure am. This trip was such a blessing. Sure we all got sick at one time or another and sure we lost power, but what a place to be sick and in the dark. I couldn't have asked for a better trip. I can't wait for next year, cuz we're coming back!!
God Bless you all,
Podcasts coming next week!!
Ryan

Here are the pix from our last day.

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KorMInistries' More Hawaii photoset

What's New?

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:24:45 -0700

Hawaii is beyond words. We're having the best time. Lincoln is taking to the water in ways I only dreamed. Being here in winter places me in a picture I've only seen in movies and magazines. It's truly amazing. I've been totally inspired here. Laura and I have run into some great friends we didn't know would be here and they've inspired me in my ministry and future. I'll be recording some interviews in the next few days and I'll try to post them asap. I know it's been ages since the last podcast but I didn't and don't want to post just anything. This ministry is about transformation not just about words. I was watching Matt Hughes on the TV show "The Ultimate Fighter." I know MMA talk again, but bear with me. He was reprimanding someone he was coaching and he said something like "you're just doing moves" and it struck me that lately I've been so tired that I've just "been doing moves." That's no way to run a ministry and this trip has strengthened me and rejuvenated me. I promise you're going to love the upcoming interviews and you'll love what's in store for KOR.
God Bless,
Ryan

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Some Photoa of Australia

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:16:47 -0700

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AAhhhhhh!!!

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:00:42 -0700

We've finally made it to Hawaii and it's AWESOME!! We're staying the first night w/ our good friends the Noah's and they embody the "aloha" spirit like no other. Lincoln did an amazing job on the 11 hour trip today. Or is it yesterday? We left on Sunday evening from Brisbane and arrived Sunday morning in Hawaii. Tomorrow we're off to the North Shore to meet up w/ Laura's side of the family for Thanksgiving Holiday. There will be close to 30 people for that feast and we will have much to be thankful for. No forks in the hiny this trip (good!). We're super tired but for the next 11 days we've got nothing to do but rest and thank God we're alive and in this place.
God Bless,
Ryan

Fork in the Hiny

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:56:07 -0700

One more airplane story. I was stretching out in my seat trying to sleep (not going well) and Laura asked if I'd hold Lincoln for a bit. I scooted back in my seat quickly not knowing there was a fork wedged in the side if my chair. As I went back it stuck in my leg. Yikes!! I now have a nice fork mark in my upper leg. Gotta love those 14 hour plane flights w/ a fork stuck in your hiny :-)
Ryan

Jet Lag and Focus on the Family Australia

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:10:14 -0700

I think I'm coping w/ jet lag pretty well, but it has left me a little thick headed. If you've ever flown across the international date line you probably understand. There are moments of great clairity and then times of confusion and zombie like action. It has made for lots of fun between the four of us. Lincoln is taking this like a champ. He's so funny when he gets super tired. The more tired he gets the more frantic he becomes so nights are filled w/ super fast baby talk while scouering the hotel room for things to grab and throw.

We went to a vision dinner for Focus on the Family Australia at the "Old Crickiter's Club." We had a blast meeting everyone and learning about Focus Australia. A man spoke on his new book "Thrilled to Death" which is totally fascinating. I can't wait to read it. Ok, we're off to the beacha and hopfully some animal parks. Pix to follow.
God Bless,
Ryan

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Foot Lady

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:01:31 -0700

So while on the plane the couple behind us was very unhappy. At first I thought it was because we have a baby and he was fussy, but throughout the flight the woman just complained about everything. And very loudly often w/ much profanity. I thought it was funny, Laura did not. Then sometime during the flight Laura woke me up to inform me that loud complaining lady had her bare foot stuck between the seats and it was in Laura's face. She said "What shuold I do?" I said "Nothing" and reached over and grabbed the foot much to our surprise or shoudl I say her surprise. She was so startled she almost fell off the chair and we weren't bothered by her foot any longer.
God Bless,
Ryan

Spoke to soon :-)

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:16:15 -0700

Yeah, we arrived at LAX Sat night only to be told our flight had been canceled. It was a bit of a nightmare to be honest. We had to check in as if we were flying out. So baby Linc had to be woken up way past his bed time and then they took all of our bags. We stayed in a hotel in LA where an anime convention was going on. That was funny. Ok, back to the story. Linc had a bit of a rough night and we wre back to the airport for a supposed 9:00am flight. Someone didn't get their wake up call and we didn't take off until well after 10:00am. After that flight we can do anything. If we had gotten to leave late at night like planned Lincoln would've slept a bunch as it was Larua and I were tired and he really wanted to play. So we're now in Australia. We were zombies last night. I was worried how Linc would take the time change but he was a trouper. We really have the best baby in the world and the Lord has blessed us so much. I was a little discouraged last night. We were so tired I didn't know if I'd recover in time to really want to speak, let alone do a good job. What a difference a night of sleep makes. I just can't wait to get on the radio this morning and start preaching up God's Word. Thanks so much for all your prayers. I'll keep blogging if you keep reading. I've got to get some power converters. I've got to run, but I've got a funny story about the couple sitting behind us on the plane. I'll tell you later today.
God Bless,
Ryan

I come from a land down under

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:13:15 -0700

Not really, but I'm heading to Australia tonight. I got up super early this morning in Detroit and flew to CA to meet up with Larua and Lincoln. I had an amazing time in Detroit speaking at a Family Services benifit. There were such great stories from parents who adopted kids and from families who gave up their children for adoption. So cool. Anyway, baby Linc is asleep and we're awaiting our car to take us to the airport. Allison (Laura's friend) is coming with us to help out w/ Linc and to hang w/ us. I'll try to do a show with her and send it while we're away. Hope you're all doing well. Next time I post it'll be from another country. Yikes the driver just knocked at the door. Pray for us. We're about to take a 1 year old on a 14 hour flight!!
God Bless,
Ryan
PS don't forget about the forums. They're great!!

Photos Anyone?

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:25:38 -0700

About a week ago I was having a bad day and got a call that the wheels and tires came in for my 49 Chevy truck Laura got me last year. I go them on and went for my first drive in it. It was so awesome. Laura had a blast too. I'm in Detroit today and I fly back to California tomorrow and then tomorrow night we're off to Australia!!
God Bless,
Ryan

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Hello Cleveland!!

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:56:39 -0700

Ok, so I'm not in Cleveland, I'm home getting ready for a trip. Sorry about the lack of podcasts. I ran over my laptop (another story) and have been constantly on the road. Anyway, I'll have more soon. I hope. Seriously, I'm going on a trip and won't be back until Dec. Zach (past podcasts. future too) is going to watch the house in our absence and he's a good shot so don't get any ideas!! Ok, so I've decided to run a marathon next year. Probably the NY. My friend Paul just ran it and it's insprired me. I only have one problem. I hate to run and I'm totally out of shape. That's two problems but who's counting. So in an effort to motivate me I bought the Nike+iPod running thingy and just did my first mile run. Yikes, so embarrassing. Worse though is I messed it up somehow and it didn't register. Now I have to find a track or something while on the road to do it over. So I'll be updating more often especially if I can't post podcasts from the road but I'll try to do that too. God Bless you all. Please write in or comment to let me know how you're all doing.
Ryan

RIP Beanie

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:52:26 -0700

On Monday August 20 our first puppy Beanie passed away. This is a huge loss for our family. We adopted Beanie on November 2, 2005 the day after we moved to Colorado Springs, CO. Beanie was there when Laura was feeling lonely and missing her friends back in CA. She was only 4 lbs when we got her. I could litterally hold her on one hand. She was so small she learned to fetch using a ping pong ball. Monday afternoon she was chasing squrills in our backyard and attempting to catch one on our back fence caught her collar as she was comming down. I found her shortly after. I spent a few hours digging her grave and burring her in our side yard. Words cannot express our grief. This picture was taken the day she died. It's kind of haunting to me seeing her looking in our window at Larua and Lincoln.
God Bless you all,
Ryan
PS if flickr or photobuckte would let me upload photos you'd see Beanie. I'll try to do it soon

MY CO-HOST

Mon, 21 May 2007 10:06:28 -0700

Hey people, I promised it. This is my co-host Jonathan Kuiper. I know you can hear his humor on our shows but this really epitomizes how funny he really is. The commitment it took to hold this face for 40 minutes while in the DMV is unparalleled. I love this guy. I haven’t told him this but if you want this as the screen saver or background for your cell phone, KOR will give it to you for free by texting the work “KOR” to 85944. I want this face everywhere. I’ll have more blogs soon I promise. Also, I’m adding a photo blog for all the pix we take and talk about on the show.
God Bless,
Ryan

I SHOT A BEAR

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:22:48 -0700

I thought I posted this before but I guess not. I went fishing and hunting w/ my dad and a couple of friends up in Canada. It was awesome. Here are a couple of pix.
Ryan

My 307lb Black Bear

My trophy 21.75" Walleye

This is a big Northern Pike I caught (not trophy, but pretty big)

God Bless,
More posts soon!!
Ryan