if you build a gate for your office out of MDF board until you can afford the one you want.
but hey, at least:
1. we painted it to match the trim
2. it’s screwed into the wall and conveniently too tall for either child to climb over
3. Dave Ramsey would be proud that we didn’t charge the $200 one we really want
4. we’re creative? or crazy. you can decide. 
Authenticity, Randomness 2:52 am
an interesting thought from Russ Breimeier of ChristianityToday.com…
With so much at our disposal, it’s as if we’re more interested in hearing than listening, always eager to move on to the next thing. If that’s the case, what does that suggest about our pursuit of meaning and substance, not just in art, but in bettering our faith walk? It scares me sometimes that we become so obsessed with the new and the instantaneous that we miss out on deep and lasting truths by judging things as too simple or too subtle, based on things like an artist’s performance or a pastor’s presentation. After all, while some things lose meaning and erode with repetition, others take root and accumulate with time.
