sometimes....

sometimes I feel that God has moved me into certain paths. why I don't know. tonight I was able to sit with seven 5th grade boys in dv small group. I have to say it was really cool to listen, and to be a part of them. they sat around telling me their story from this week and what it is like to be in their world. it moved me in ways that I can not explain (maybe I could! but it is their story). what is God telling me? do they need a sherpa? I can not believe that I am moved to be part of this with everything that is going on in my life. What is it? sometime it is God telling us that we need to grow. Grow in ways that may be hard or not easy at all. What is growth look like for a 5th grader? what does growth look like for someone who is 35? What does growth look like for you? God calls us to grow! To be more like Him. To love the unloved and to give kindness to the unkind. When we feel that we can not give any more, I feel that He is there to be our Sherpa.

this summer...

this summer started about early May, when my best friend came out from Seattle to go on an Edventure race (yeah I spell it that way). This was the first race I had ever been in and it was awesome to be in it with him. We started dead last and ended up in the middle of the pack. I was a totally awesome way to begin the summer!
right after that I was offered a new job to get back into tool and die. I started after Memorial day and have been there since. I wasn't looking to make a move from my job it was just an offer that came up. it worked out with a little more pay and a little more insurance.
this summer seems to be going so quickly and it seems like it is about to end with Labor day around the corner and the weather the way it has been. it always seems that you have so many projects and so little time.
now we head into the fall with another start of Discovery Village. some new changes, some new faces and who knows. the new year always brings growth, some things you like, some things you wished didn't change.

today...

so we had a summer day where Greg and I came in to DV and it was totally amazing!
I just love working with him and it seems like we have been doing this forever! Well maybe not forever but we do, a great job. I don't want to sound like I'm stuck on myself, it just that when we get together for this, we just work off of each other as a team that has been together forever.

anyhow ...we had a blast today .... at least I did! so it is worth writing about! since I hardly write...

I mean, come on it has been since Feb. and I did a super sweet adventure race with my best friend and I didn't get that in (oh I will!!!!) and yes I am feeling guilty about it now. and a new job! but it is late for me and time to settle down with the family

well my peeps.... more stories in a few!

a first for me.......

well today was an very unusual day at dv, I enjoyed the beginning part of the lesson because it was a little humerous with getting to "draw" people... this is fun because I'm not a great artist but it was funny and the kids picked who I drew...... anyhow the lesson was ok ... not our best and not our worst.... but when we did our large group activity is when it got really interesting and was a first for me.... the kids had to get into groups, sit down, then the first to answer a question or the first to stand up with the correct answer, won... that round.... well after a couple of times getting into the groups, we separated, into boys / girl groups....now it was interesting.. it just so happened that we had a visitor who was sitting on the girl side and a couple of the boys said that he, was sitting over with the girls.... well I took liberty to assure the group that it was ok because he, was a visitor, and that if, that was where he wanted to sit, it was ok.. and the kids kinda started making a big deal and I said it was ok..... so we moved on with the game and that was the last round.... and after the girls were telling me that the visitor was not a he, but was a she!!...... ok, I felt really bad because this little girl didn't not look anything but, a boy! and I was totally calling her a boy! .... so I didn't know where to go but out of the room... I talked with our Senior Pastor and we agreed that it was just best to apologize to the little girl and leave it at that.... so that is what I did and that is why that was a first for me.

snow... snow... snow... spring???

ok so if this is some duck... duck.... goose game...it better be spring here really soon!

ok so can we at least get ready for spring ... I am itching to go mountain biking!

just posting

ok ... so this weekend I have been sitting up on my computer and waiting for Shelby to go to bed.... and for some reason I have felt the need to post... I don't know what to talk about tonight... so lets start with my day.
--this morning started with an unknown... unknown for what Angie was going to feel like. she has been starting the days, feeling the worse (cold and flu season)... she woke up and decided to make it into church, but still she wanted to sleep in. I feel bad for her because it is usually me that is sick. or the one who hangs on to the cold the longest.. Eli was sick this morning but gave me a huge smile and I figured he was good to go!
--we got to church and it was all good from there. I was able to see some of the guys from the mountain biking group (and that is always fun). our dv lesson was still a little up in the air as how it was going to come off. Greg and I were a little unsure of if it was going to sound a little boring or if it would be ok for the kids. we planned it out and started "shooting from the hip". well plug in was fun, a little race for the kids and it worked great. the music came and it went. (things aren't exactly the same without Ann). so the lesson was up and like always Greg can do amazing things even when he's not 100%. he has a cold and it has lasted for 3 or so weeks. still the lesson was amazing, at least from my point of view. we had fun doing it and our boring lesson was "not so boring". the kids got the lesson and that is what is about! The Lord plans out everything.
--well we made it home and enjoyed our lunch (provided by Auntie Ann) and it was deeeelicious!
--today was the kick off to NAPCAR... well at least this was the reason for my nap today. I always enjoy naps! and it is fun to wake up, to watch the daytona 500 ... and then it gets a rain delay with the winner at the delay... that is pretty lame!
--now it is time to settle down and prepare for the beginning of the week!

see ya!

decisions....

Valentines Day

• ok ... so yeah it is a Hallmark overblown ..... no wait ... it is Americanized holiday, yeah I'm sure Hallmark has made a killing on selling cards and what not, but I believe America has overblown this holiday. The cards, the flowers, the candy, the whatever it is you do to say "I love you" rather than just saying it yourself...... ok, yeah I bought my wife, the love of my life, flowers and some chocolate candy. But, I think what is most important and what we fail in doing is saying I love you. Ok, saying it without a card on one day of the year... saying it from your heart, saying it to your little daughter so that she knows, what a father should be like, saying it to a friend that they will know that you love them too! this is what we are suppose to do..... this is what we were called to do! ...... it is not that we go into a store, to buy our love, then walk out of there and get upset with the person trying to run over you, that is going in to do the same thing you just did ......... so how do we change this world that we live in? how do we show love?

random thoughts

I don't know why I feel the need to blog, and I really don't blog that often. Tonight I sitting here waiting for my little one to go to sleep and I have random thoughts going through this head of mine (and that's a lot!).
So what do I say?
...talk about my life?
talk about my family?
....talk about my God?
talk about the past year and what was really exciting!
..... talk about random thoughts that go through this head?........

well right now as I'm waiting for a little one to go to sleep, she is listening to her Christian Hits. Now this is a love of mine because no matter what kind of mood I'm in, I get to hang out with her and hear her sing praises to our God. This just melts my heart, this is why I love to go to Discovery Village for a good portion of the year every Sunday. I get to experience kids and their walk with God. Some Sundays, I get this connection with a kid, that will let them know how awesome our God really is. Now don't forget that I get to act really goofy sometimes, have fun with the my awesomeness brother in law, but I sometimes make that connection, that a kid will know that no matter who you are, or how you act, our God will love you know matter what.
.... I guess what I'm saying is... that kind of love tonight ..... that my daughter is worshipping a God ....... a God that will love her no matter what...... no matter if she fails in life...... no matter if she ever will be failed by someone else ...... and no matter what anyone else can say ..... that is an awesome love!.... a love that does not fail!

why do I have random thoughts? It is probably the life that surrounds me, from my family to co workers, to the awesomeness group that I get to meet with every Sunday.