Monday, June 29, 2009

Mind Dump

Here are a few things on the agenda and running through my mind today...
  • I'm making my first solo trip to Hobby Lobby today. I'm a little nervous. I'm not sure if Webster has a word to describe the degree of hatred I have for this store, but I have to go to get some craft things for Honduras. Oh, the sacrifices you make in the ministry.
  • The VBS family show was a success last night. JP managed to keep his hands off his...well, you know... and didn't scream out, "HEE HEE!!" while spinning around and bouncing on his toes. I was way proud of my buddy. Bro. JP can always bring a smile to my face.
  • The reason he behaved so well last night was a deep fear in losing his life. We sat on his bed before we left and had a "talk". He was so wanting to do the right thing...Here's a funny story:

After the horrible VBS songs were sang, they told the kids that as soon as they got their certificate to go sit by their parents. Well, Megan was on stage passing out certificates and I was in the sound booth. JP got his certificate and took off running down the aisle waving his paper yelling, "Daddy!! Daddy, I have to come with you!!" I look at him and point for him to go back to the front of the church and sit. Before I can say anything to go along with my point, JP turns the quickest 360 I have ever seen in my life and begins weaving through the crowd to go sit where he originally was. Poor kid... he just wanted to do right.

  • I'm pretty excited about the food I'm going to eat while in Fayetteville. I'm not sure where I'm going yet, but I guarantee it will be amazing.
  • I got a lot of things going through my head right now as far as things I want to teach on next. We have got to finish going through John's Letters, but I really want to jump back into John's Gospel chapter 15 and hit hard the vine and the branches... I guess we'll see.
  • I started running again last night. I ran around a mile and a half and then walked one. Anyone know how cure bad knees and ankles?
  • Well, staff meeting and the Fayetteville... good day ahead.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Friday 5

  • Spent some good time in the Word this morning. Psalm 27:13-14, "I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord."
  • What does it mean to "wait for the Lord"? "Wait" in Hebrew is "qawa"-- to hope in, put trust in, to wait with eager anticipation!! We must daily renew our hope, replace our trust, and eagerly wait for Jesus.
  • Listened to some good worship this morning (it was a good morning if you couldn't tell). Charlie Hall's slow version of Marvelous Light has blown me away.

  • Phil Wickham's Cannons and True Love are two of the greatest lyrical songs I've ever heard.

  • Kari Jobe's voice is absolutely sick...

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Mind Dump

  • VBS was really good last night with somewhere around 65 kids participating. I had it easy since I got to run the sound and the video and hang out with some of my extremely cool students (and no they do not read this blog and I'm not sucking up... they are just really cool people to hang around).
  • I'm usually pro-everything that reaches someone with the Gospel, but VBS music and that Jeff Slaughter guy (the one who dances and does the instructional stuff) just really gets on my nerves. I'm sure he is a great guy and all, but man...do you really have to dance like that??
  • I do not compliment my wife enough. She is an organizational genius. She does, however, stress out way too much, but I got a feeling God is going to use this underrated gift in some huge ways.
  • JP was not on his best behavior last night. I think he is just here at the church sooo much that he is comfortable doing whatever. When he comes with me to work, he makes his way around from his class to Mrs. Rama's office, to the sanctuary, to wherever and completely takes care of himself until his bladder is about to explode. It seems as though he almost has a sense of entitlement when he is here and people telling him not to go certain places really urks him. I guess this is my fault.
  • So last night JP and I had a good talk about listening and being the example. We'll see how that goes tonight. I gave him a choice: Obedience or a sore tail...
  • Did I mention that we have the absolute best students in the world??
  • I understand the culture here in Arkansas is different than South Alabama. But, Does that give people the right to be just flat out rude??
  • One day this blog and it's freedom that allows me to express my thoughts is going to get me in trouble:)
  • Why is it that all of Marci's comments are filled with "how precious" "soooo Sweet" "CCCUUUTTTTEEE!!"?? People, I understand the need to not be rude, but there is no reason to go overboard with the consistent "AWWW" remarks.
  • Well, I feel better. I hope you do to:)

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

A Home Office

I'm a weird person. Many of you are now laughing thinking to yourself, "Well, that's the understatement of the century." I have many weird habits and abilities. Habits?? I suck my teeth for a good hour after I eat. I never have to cut my toenails because I'm constantly ripping them off by hand. I know those are kind of odd, but I felt that you were wondering what my weird habits were and I did not want to leave you hanging. Abilities?? Well, I can go to sleep anywhere... anytime. No matter what's going on in my life, I can sleep. It's a gift that I'm very thankful for.

I said all of that to say this:

Last night I was pretty wound up. I went to play basketball (which was horrible by the way...) and when I got home, there was no way I wanted to go to sleep. I could have, but I just didn't want to. I started thinking how awesome it would be to have a home office. JP was in bed asleep, Megan was watching HGTV or Food Network I'm sure, and here I am. I could have watched TV (Megan did let me watch some Ultimate Fighting before she took over though. Man I love her even if she does get sick when watching it). I became envious of those who have this luxury (Ryan Johnson) just thinking about how awesome it would be to have my own place to go read and listen to Piper, Chandler, Driscoll, Ravenhill and so many others. A place to write without any of JP's loud cries, "I got to poo Dad!!" By the way, is it only my son who waits to the very last second before he lets anyone know he's got a turtle head sticking out?? I'm praying for one. We actually have room for one now, but I feel bad spending money when there are so many other needs right now. I mean, we have a baby on the way!! I can't put money into a desk, book shelves, computer, Internet (Nolan and Kasey live just out of our wireless reach), and an IPOD dock:)

Would I get anymore accomplished with a home office? I would like to think so, but I'm guessing you guys have some opinions...Fire away

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Youtubia

I'm not sure my blogging has ever been more sporadic than it is now. It's so weird because I'm actually less busier now since I have become a college graduate, but the creative juices just haven't been flowing the same way they were several months back. In my head I know I need to be reading more and writing more, but I'm afraid my ADD is in a very harsh stage. I'm actually contemplating some medication. I mean, I enjoy blogging and I'm not lacking things I want to say, but it is harder for me to sit down and focus. So this morning I've been praying, and I feel the Lord has revealed to me through the Holy Spirit that I'm suffering from a serious disease by the name of Youtubia. If you aren't sure what it is, WebMD defines it as:

Youtubia- the act or state one inhabits of getting on youtube for one reason, and then, several hours later, finding oneself clicking on any random video that seems remotely interesting.

Actually, WebMD says nothing of Youtubia, but I feel that it is common and serious enough to be listed. So there it is...beware of youtubia. I cannot, however, leave without some bullet points:)

  • VBS Starts tomorrow night. Pray some kids are effected for eternity.
  • We lost both church softball games last night...one by like 20 runs. We are not very good.
  • I never did a M-Fuge post, but to catch you up...it was amazing and I love our students.
  • I'm pretty excited about Phillip's and Jaci's wedding coming up in August. I usually don't like weddings, but I love these guys.
  • Father's day was really good. There is nothing like getting out of the bed to a half colored picture from your son screaming happy birthday and happy mother's day.
  • Also after church, he handed me a bag of candy they put together in Sunday School and told me, "Daddy, we can share this."
  • I love my dad. I never knew how amazing he was and is until I became a dad. We fished, played ball, and he followed me wherever my schedule took me. All the while working swing shifts and taking care of our family. He is one strong amazing man.

Friday, June 5, 2009

Quote it...

"Preaching is not a profession, it's a passion. If a man can't preach with passion, he shouldn't be preaching at all!!"

- Leonard Ravenhill