echoes my heart this Friday morning
Friday, October 30, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Needtobreathe-Stones Under Rushing Water (Acoustic)
I listened to this song a lot after GPA Andy passed...this version is amazing. Makes me appreciate today...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Jellyland Update 10.20.09
Hey everyone! I hope things are going well for you and that you know that you are loved by those around you and that God loves you! Here's an update:
10. It has been nearly a month since my Grandpa Andy passed away. While there are days that are getting better, there are still times when I think about him while holding Kate and am deeply saddened. I think this is something that will probably never go away. Grandpa lived a good life. He knew he was loved. Grandma Martha took great care of him and he had some amazing kids.
9. It has turned to Fall and I LOVE it...It is almost like we skipped fall and went straight to Winter. I love Fall/Winter for many things which include: swiss miss hot chocolate, hoodies, snow, IU basketball, tuesday night basketball, the leaves changing color, being able to see your breath, post-season baseball, and the holidays where you get to see your family and friends. It IS the most wonderful time of the year!
8. I am uber excited about getting to go to Anderson this weekend for a bit. I miss my Sped boys. I wish I were closer to them or they were closer to me. I get to spend some quality time with mom and she gets to see Kate too! There is just something about spending time with your closest friends...it is like wearing your favorite sweatshirt and stretching after a long nap...there is nothing like it!
7. I worked out a few weeks ago with a personal trainer and have been doing the workouts 3-4 times a week. I love it and finally have the "want to" to go work out. Plus, tuesday night basketball started so I will get some exercise there too!
6. Sarah and I joined Sam's Club yesterday. I think that this is a right of passage for parents. There were a ton of parents with their kids in there. We bought our first (of MANY) cans of formula last night...OUCH! Seriously, does it need to be THAT expensive? I mean come on...seriously!?!?
5. Our Wednesday night bible study is going really well. We have been studying James and the kids, while at times don't seem to be paying much attention, are surprising me with how much they are retaining...that is God's work not mine. One of them described it as a competitive Bible study because we give out Gold stars for certain answers. :) Imagine that...something I am in charge of being labeled competitive...
4. I am SO SICK AND TIRED of hearing about the H1N1 flu. Seriously, I hate paranoia and all that it brings. If you get the stinking virus, take the medicine. If you don't, good for you. Seriously, wash your hands in public, don't drink after others, don't sit near people that appear to be sick...I mean really?
3. Sarah is MAKING me get a flu shot. I don't ever remember getting one and I don't get sick...hardly ever. What sealed the deal after weeks and weeks of pleading and begging to my stonewalled face and spirit was when Sarah said, "Get it for our daughter this year because she is too young to get it for herself." So that is the plan, get it this year and never have to worry about it (until we have another kid RIGHT BEFORE FLU SEASON HITS) again!
2. I just got done listening to Perry Noble's message at Unleash '09 and he was talking about the church and how it needs to reach out. His first point was that the church must be willing to embrace change. He knocked it out of the park when he said that if people would value the church and it's mission as much as they value their money we will begin to change. He said that when the stock markets crashed and burnt that people were saying we need to do something else with the money...well, how long has your church been in decline and crashing around you yet we fail to change the things we need to change to bring about the things that Christ wants for His church??? hmmm...Is it worth it???
1. Kate is doing really well. She is up to 8lbs as of yesterday. On track. She is cooing and kicking her feet like crazy. I just love being a Dad and know how much I love her and can't imagine how much God loves me to send His son to die so that I could have a relationship with Him. Wow! Anyways, her eyes are still blue and her hair is still red...that is what sarah calls her, Red...among many other things!
May you know that God loves you deeply and passionately and wants the best for your life today and will give you the strength to live today (Ez. 36:26).
10. It has been nearly a month since my Grandpa Andy passed away. While there are days that are getting better, there are still times when I think about him while holding Kate and am deeply saddened. I think this is something that will probably never go away. Grandpa lived a good life. He knew he was loved. Grandma Martha took great care of him and he had some amazing kids.
9. It has turned to Fall and I LOVE it...It is almost like we skipped fall and went straight to Winter. I love Fall/Winter for many things which include: swiss miss hot chocolate, hoodies, snow, IU basketball, tuesday night basketball, the leaves changing color, being able to see your breath, post-season baseball, and the holidays where you get to see your family and friends. It IS the most wonderful time of the year!
8. I am uber excited about getting to go to Anderson this weekend for a bit. I miss my Sped boys. I wish I were closer to them or they were closer to me. I get to spend some quality time with mom and she gets to see Kate too! There is just something about spending time with your closest friends...it is like wearing your favorite sweatshirt and stretching after a long nap...there is nothing like it!
7. I worked out a few weeks ago with a personal trainer and have been doing the workouts 3-4 times a week. I love it and finally have the "want to" to go work out. Plus, tuesday night basketball started so I will get some exercise there too!
6. Sarah and I joined Sam's Club yesterday. I think that this is a right of passage for parents. There were a ton of parents with their kids in there. We bought our first (of MANY) cans of formula last night...OUCH! Seriously, does it need to be THAT expensive? I mean come on...seriously!?!?
5. Our Wednesday night bible study is going really well. We have been studying James and the kids, while at times don't seem to be paying much attention, are surprising me with how much they are retaining...that is God's work not mine. One of them described it as a competitive Bible study because we give out Gold stars for certain answers. :) Imagine that...something I am in charge of being labeled competitive...
4. I am SO SICK AND TIRED of hearing about the H1N1 flu. Seriously, I hate paranoia and all that it brings. If you get the stinking virus, take the medicine. If you don't, good for you. Seriously, wash your hands in public, don't drink after others, don't sit near people that appear to be sick...I mean really?
3. Sarah is MAKING me get a flu shot. I don't ever remember getting one and I don't get sick...hardly ever. What sealed the deal after weeks and weeks of pleading and begging to my stonewalled face and spirit was when Sarah said, "Get it for our daughter this year because she is too young to get it for herself." So that is the plan, get it this year and never have to worry about it (until we have another kid RIGHT BEFORE FLU SEASON HITS) again!
2. I just got done listening to Perry Noble's message at Unleash '09 and he was talking about the church and how it needs to reach out. His first point was that the church must be willing to embrace change. He knocked it out of the park when he said that if people would value the church and it's mission as much as they value their money we will begin to change. He said that when the stock markets crashed and burnt that people were saying we need to do something else with the money...well, how long has your church been in decline and crashing around you yet we fail to change the things we need to change to bring about the things that Christ wants for His church??? hmmm...Is it worth it???
1. Kate is doing really well. She is up to 8lbs as of yesterday. On track. She is cooing and kicking her feet like crazy. I just love being a Dad and know how much I love her and can't imagine how much God loves me to send His son to die so that I could have a relationship with Him. Wow! Anyways, her eyes are still blue and her hair is still red...that is what sarah calls her, Red...among many other things!
May you know that God loves you deeply and passionately and wants the best for your life today and will give you the strength to live today (Ez. 36:26).
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
It's almost time...
time to get out the Hoosiers DVD...Hoosier Hysteria is this Friday night
and IU's first exhibition game is November 4th!
Monday, October 12, 2009
Jellyland Update October
There have been a lot of things going on lately. Too many if you ask me. Things are swirling around with new life and all that entails. Things are swirling around with the ending of life and all the emotions that comes with that. Here is an update of life as I know it:
10. I recently joined a Madden league here in town. I love being able to get out and do something that is with people that are not attending Shiloh. Sometimes as ministers, we get caught living in circles that only include the people that go to the church we are at. This league is a great "out" for me. Plus, I love playing Madden and putting a whoopin' on some foo's...I won my last game 42-6.
9. Basketball started last Tuesday night! I hate running but I will run if it is playing basketball. I tend to get more active in the winter months because of Tuesday nights alone...
8. Kate is doing really good. She is changing so fast. The level of attention has changed in a matter of days. She just will sit there and watch you...there are no words to express the emotions that you feel when you are holding your kid and you look down and they are looking straight into your eyes. I love being a Dad.
7. We laid my Grandpa Christian to rest two weeks ago today. It feels like forever ago. It doesn't seem real either. Being around family and saying our goodbyes to Grandpa really made me think about where I was in life and if what I held dear and important were as dear and important as I thought they were. It made me miss being around family and people you knew had your back.
6. This past weekend, the girls and I took a quick trip to Nashville to see the cousins from South Carolina that we go vacationing with each June and Sarah's Mom. It was a great time. Too quick. We went to the Old Spaghetti Factory...I was one happy man!
5. Our fall Kick-Off went well. We had some gross times with happy shakes, steal the bacon in what turned out to be essentially puke, some great worship with Terry and Trevor and a lot of the students responding to the message.
4. I love this weather! I just love being able to throw on a hoodie and flip flops. My favorite time of year is when it is cold. Sorry for all of you who hate the cold. I think if I lived in Florida I would come to Indiana for the Winter! haha
3. IU basketball is getting ready to start and I can't wait. The Yankees are in the ALCS in baseball and I am hoping that they win a World Series for the first time since 2000. The Colts have won 13 regular season games in a row, that is 3 months and a week of football and are looking amazing. My sports world is in a good spot right now. :)
2. The youth group had a company design cards for us that were discount cards back in April. We started selling them in May and the kids weren't selling them. We had a ton of cards left so we had to do a contest for an iPod touch and that picked up the selling a little bit. What is it with fundraisers that make me want to puke?! Or is it that kids today don't want to work for what they get, generally speaking? I don't know but I don't have an long term plans for fund raising after this!
1. Did I mention that I love being a Dad? Kate is such a blessing and I am so proud and amazed at her mother. Sarah has dealt with all of this really well considering it is her first time. She hasn't put Kate in bubble wrap yet or a giant bubble so that is a win. Kate is learning slowly to sleep throughout the Colts games so that when IU season rolls around all the yelling should be soothing to her ears! I watched the Colts game last night with her on my chest/lap and Sarah snoozing in the lounge chair. Not too much to yell at last night but she did get startled a few times. I have to thank God for blessing me with a wife of infinite worth and a beautiful child that is loved so much by her dad and mom that it is disgusting!
Have a great day...
10. I recently joined a Madden league here in town. I love being able to get out and do something that is with people that are not attending Shiloh. Sometimes as ministers, we get caught living in circles that only include the people that go to the church we are at. This league is a great "out" for me. Plus, I love playing Madden and putting a whoopin' on some foo's...I won my last game 42-6.
9. Basketball started last Tuesday night! I hate running but I will run if it is playing basketball. I tend to get more active in the winter months because of Tuesday nights alone...
8. Kate is doing really good. She is changing so fast. The level of attention has changed in a matter of days. She just will sit there and watch you...there are no words to express the emotions that you feel when you are holding your kid and you look down and they are looking straight into your eyes. I love being a Dad.
7. We laid my Grandpa Christian to rest two weeks ago today. It feels like forever ago. It doesn't seem real either. Being around family and saying our goodbyes to Grandpa really made me think about where I was in life and if what I held dear and important were as dear and important as I thought they were. It made me miss being around family and people you knew had your back.
6. This past weekend, the girls and I took a quick trip to Nashville to see the cousins from South Carolina that we go vacationing with each June and Sarah's Mom. It was a great time. Too quick. We went to the Old Spaghetti Factory...I was one happy man!
5. Our fall Kick-Off went well. We had some gross times with happy shakes, steal the bacon in what turned out to be essentially puke, some great worship with Terry and Trevor and a lot of the students responding to the message.
4. I love this weather! I just love being able to throw on a hoodie and flip flops. My favorite time of year is when it is cold. Sorry for all of you who hate the cold. I think if I lived in Florida I would come to Indiana for the Winter! haha
3. IU basketball is getting ready to start and I can't wait. The Yankees are in the ALCS in baseball and I am hoping that they win a World Series for the first time since 2000. The Colts have won 13 regular season games in a row, that is 3 months and a week of football and are looking amazing. My sports world is in a good spot right now. :)
2. The youth group had a company design cards for us that were discount cards back in April. We started selling them in May and the kids weren't selling them. We had a ton of cards left so we had to do a contest for an iPod touch and that picked up the selling a little bit. What is it with fundraisers that make me want to puke?! Or is it that kids today don't want to work for what they get, generally speaking? I don't know but I don't have an long term plans for fund raising after this!
1. Did I mention that I love being a Dad? Kate is such a blessing and I am so proud and amazed at her mother. Sarah has dealt with all of this really well considering it is her first time. She hasn't put Kate in bubble wrap yet or a giant bubble so that is a win. Kate is learning slowly to sleep throughout the Colts games so that when IU season rolls around all the yelling should be soothing to her ears! I watched the Colts game last night with her on my chest/lap and Sarah snoozing in the lounge chair. Not too much to yell at last night but she did get startled a few times. I have to thank God for blessing me with a wife of infinite worth and a beautiful child that is loved so much by her dad and mom that it is disgusting!
Have a great day...
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