Site updates and a ?

Not much of a post today. More of a site update and a question!
I added links from some of my favorite news sources… and a link to one of my favorite daily devotionals of all time (see sidebar). I also put something on that “about” tab.

Now a question for the Wordpress folks… how come when i upload a picture I only can do a thumbnail or a distorted picture very large? I just wante a medium sized pic to come up…. I’m I the only one that has this problem?