Good Times

I had the opportunity tonight to lead worship for the youth of the church I have been attending, Journey Fellowship, and had a wonderful time. This is the first time I have been back to any Youth Group since I resigned from the church I was serving. It is wierd to think it has been almost 9 months. I was so pumped and still am. Thank God for restoration and healing. Thanks to Journey for allowing me to use the gifts God has given me. Bless you and the work your doing!

Some Men Where Stretchy Pants

What a good day today! This morning was a great day at church with my children. I am always blown away at how much they enjoy church and learning about how much God can change thier lives. My daughter, Halie, is always so pumped up to tell me about her experiences and what application she has for the lesson from Bible Land, and to see the joy on all their faces just hanging out with people from church is a true example on how Christians can love on each other and transform their lives.

Tonight was a great night of Journey Fellowship 6pm service. It is great to see something new and to know that a new service is allowing for people who can't make a morning service can now have a time with God and to deepen that relationship with Him. I was so excited to see Kristy's mom their tonight and to see the joy upon her face to be in the presence of Christian brothers and sisters. I will continue to pray for her and the healing that God is doing in her life.

After service tonight I had the chance to see "Nacho Libre". I know it is now a movie that is no longer in the new releases at Blockbuster but still a great movie. The movie had a lesson that was so inline with the messages from Church today about humility and hospitality. Here is a man who wants so badly to help orphans, that he is willing to wrestle and basically make a fool of himself to make sure the chldren are happy.

I hope that as we as Christians practice living out our faith we can do as the Christians of the early church. We need to remember that underneath all that we wear throughout the day is our stretchy pants and our identity of being a warrior for Christ.

Jam Session

Tonight was fun, we sat around and had a jam session at the Bach. Pad (Duece, Trev, Chris' place). I had a swell time listening to others play and sing, then got to do some of my own as well. I also did the fantastic fall off of the couch, awh Good times. But seriously, have you ever noticed how guitar playing has become such a trend. I am almost annoyed at when you break out the guitar some has got to one up you, or the song is motified to the point of see how good I am. I am not saying this was the case tonight, but I sometimes wish I learned how to play the Kazoo instead of guitar. I remember when chicks used to dig the guitar and the fact you could play, now I am sure they are quite annoyed that everyone and their brother's cousin knows how to play (especially "Sweet Home Alabama"). I mean come on I have been playing for almost 12 years now and I think I suck at guitar, I really do wish I was better, but I find myself trying to show off. What's up with That? I am curious if there is a new skill I can learn that can be "cool" that I know if I did know it. I would like some suggestions, seriously, I am gonna do something different and then try to make it a trend and see what happens. Please comment you ideas and I will blog the progress to keep you all informed. This should be fun...

Rock Band

Tonight was the big show... Well at least in the eyes of Kristy, Duece, Chris, Racheal and myself. We were totally rocking out to "Rock Band" and we became the band. So sorry MTV, but tonight we were the real "Making of the Band". We were the stars, the heroes, we were the real thing. Wow who would have thought that some freinds could create such righteous sounds and become the most amazing rock band ever playing everyones greatest hits.
Again I am amazed at how much fun you can have without all the hype of night clubs, drunkeness, drugs, etc... God is a good God for allowing people to get together and enjoy each others company even when we look so goofy and are doing some really out of the box things. I am sitting here, 1:20am, wondering how much fun Jesus and the disciples had hanging out together just enjoying each others company. Would they have played "Rock Band", I am sure they would have and so much more. If life can be this much fun hanging out with a few Christian brothers and sisters heaven is going to be a blast.
So from this rock star to you... "I want to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, my mom/dad, my brothers and sisters, and my producers, all my fans for giving me the inspiration to be the Musician I now am!", "I accept this Grammy!"


Upcoming tour dates posted soon....

V-day is for Friends....

Valentine's Day has never really got me that excited even when I had a special someone to share it with, but tonight I had the best Valentine's Day ever. I had the opportunity to hang out with my new community group tonight and to be in their presence was a complete blessing and honor. It is so good to have freinds who you can love and share with and enjoy each other's company. There is something to say when you can relate to people without have to try to hard. I am so thankful for Friends, new and old.

Dear Friends
I choo choo chooseYOU!
Happy Valentine's Day!

For Trevor....

Trevor I saw this and thought of you.... Enjoy

What is your flavor?

I have heard the church, as a whole. described as a Baskin Robbins, with 31+ flavors to go around. And you can totally see that in that there are so many churches to choose from, but what happens when churches start severing other flavors. You can see a transformation in the "church" today that is very interesting. It is as if they are trying to have something for everone. I think this is great, and believe we as the church need to meet the needs of people and provide an atomosphere of love and acceptance to help in that effort. But as much as I love going to Baskin Robbins because of all the flavors I get frustrated at all the flavors at the same time not knowing what to choose. I will go there knowing what I am craving and as quick as I entered the store I have become overwelmed with so many choices. And as much as I was hungry for ice cream my taste buds are now confused not knowing the flavor that brought me there to begin with. I know that a hunger for God is a wonderful and amazing thing and it is wonderful to know the church is there to help meet that need in fulfilling that hunger, but are we forgeting what drew us there or what is drawing others to begin with. I love the "church", and I am so excited to see churches meet needs on a massive scale but I wonder if all of the flavor we seem to offer might be confusing the spirit flavor that we need.

Change, "The New Chapter"

Well tonight I did something that scared me to death. But let me explain. It has been almost ten months since my marriage failed. I won't go into details on why this happened, but I will say it was the most devestating chapter of my life. I still have days when I cry many tears and ask, "why me?" Although healing has been slow there has been healing in my life. I am actually about to cry as I write this. I have been praying constantly for these last ten months that closure would come to this chapter. I think tonight the next chapter started, I got the courage to ask a gal to the movies. I must say I felt like a Jr Higher asking his first girl out. I hope that this next chapter has more healing and will speak to better days for me and my children, but thank God for change. If that gal is reading this, "Thank You, and know God is good, and since we love Him, good is to come!"
Heres to the story of my life and the chapter to come.

Fate or Wishful thinking?

I just watch a totally swell chick flick staring the one and only John Cusack, "Serendipity". I have always enjoyed a good chick flick; Sleepless in Seatle, You got mail, Breakfast at Tiffany's, etc..., but this movie, Serendipity, was just great. I am sitting here going over tons of "could be fate instances" and I am hoping that maybe just maybe this fateful thinking might be true. Oh, please be true.....
Well heres to good movies that get you motivated to think.

The Good Life

It is so good to be back to the "Good Life". I have been out of town so much lately, and it can get very lonely. This was my week to be with my kids and I had to be out of town Monday and Tuesday, and I could feel the pieces missing from my life. Last night I picked the kids up from school and daycare and those pieces where clicking back into place. I call this the "Good Life". It is a very different picture than the world paints now a days. Within two hours of picking them up I had spent over $100 and only $4.oo was for me, awh yes the "Good Life". Kids can be so expensive but so worth it. When I don't have my kids I am so lonely and my time is filled with reading books, watching TV, and internet. Freedom don't you think, being able to be alone and do what you want. I don't think that at all. That freedom is often spoke of the "Good Life" being able to live for YOU. Being able to provide for my children, be in their presence, and to recieve their love is the "Good Life". I thank God everyday for the life he gave me, the situations I get to live through, and the "Good Life".

Great Game!

NICE!

I love a good show of courage. And well this game showed it all. The Giants where a complete underdog in this superbowl match-up, and they came out and showed the Pats how things are done.

PROPS to the Manning boys for doing the coolest back to back Superbowl wins!

Congratulations!

I am so glad they love each other and may God Bless their unions, but
do you suppose they get the same kick that we do?

LOST

It's back! And we are as lost as ever!

I love this show it really brings out some great thinking my brain. If you are not a fan I can totally understand, but I still say if you watch long enough then you will to become hooked and you will want more and more of this amazing show. I like to say I love and get so frustrated with this show at the same time. Honestly I don't hate the show I just get frustrated at how much I don't know and how much I want to know and really have a deep desire to know more.

I think that this kinda of thinking can totally be related to a relationship with Jesus. There are so many people who don't like the idea of a relationship with him because they don't take the time to take it all in and well become "hooked". And then people can become frustrated at having a relationship with Jesus because there is so much to know and it can sometimes become frustrating. When things become frustrating and when we tend not to understand everything we don't want much to do with it. When it comes to a relationship with Jesus there is so much to desire and so much to know.

Keep watching Lost it becomes addicting and you will always want more.

Keep seeking and building your relationship with Jesus it will become addicting and you will always want more.