Random April posting

April 9, 2009 at 9:54 am (Uncategorized)
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I wrote a lot of this last Saturday, and just now found time to post it. Today is Tark’s birthday! Yea!! I would post more, but I do not have the time to do someone as -sweet, awesome, nice, great, strong, wicked cool, dorky, loving, and great man of God type-as Tark is justice.

So in-between the busyness I have found some time to write a little. This will be complete randomness, so you have been warned. I am also very tired as I got in last night at 2:00 am after taking youth to a concert.

First off, I am so freaking hungry. I have been on this diet thing for about 7 weeks now and I want nothing more than to devour a loaded pizza or a huge burger. Yet, I know if I did either of those things I would feel horrible afterwards, so this stinks. I mean I eat, and the things I eat taste good, it is just hard. I am thinking it might be time to splurge just a little before someone gets hurt.

I do like the results of the 7 weeks though. I have lost a little over 30 pounds. Of course I was so fat to begin with, I can’t really tell that much, though I am running out of pants that will actually stay on me so I guess that is a good sign.

Work is good, but busy and stressful. This week is Holy week and it is kind of a big deal. The youth do the Good Friday service and we are changing the venue to the stage in our family life center. It has always been in the sanctuary, so now I fear it has to be amazing or people will be mad about the change, because people hate change.

Did I mention that I am starving and it is very hard to be stressed and not be able to pig out a little?

Tark is now running a Christian coffee house. Which is good for him, because it’s something he really wants to do and feels like he is suppose to do, but it does decrease our total salary a little, plus now we have to pay more for insurance. That is a little stressful, but if it is something he thinks he is supposed to do I really have to support him. He has always supported me.

Did I mention that I am starving and the stress makes it harder?

The kids are good; MG is getting to the point where school is getting a little too easy. I think it is time to challenge him more, which is exciting. Westers is getting a handle on the potty thing which is super exciting. Westers is also becoming obsessed with Star Wars. I have no idea why, except that Star Wars is awesome and so is he so I guess it was just meant to be.

Seriously though, I really need a huge cheeseburger.

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In a funk…(Skip post if any religious themes scare you!)

November 12, 2008 at 4:10 pm (God, job)
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I’ve been in a kind o I’ve been in a kind of funk lately, especially in my ministry.  I wasn’t sure why for a while.  I prayed a lot about it, and finally today I heard an answer.  I haven’t been taking care of myself spiritually.  Sure, I read the bible a lot, but it is usually just to write the youth’s weekly bible study, or my Sunday night devotional.  I pray a lot, but my prayers tend to be for the youth and the church.  I also do not ask for people to pray for me, or really let anyone minister to me at all.  I have seen doing that as selfish, but of course it isn’t.  If I am not taking time to grow my relationship with God, how the heck can I expect to help other people grow closer to God? 

So today I asked myself why I have pulled away form God a bit, and I got the tried and true answer of there are lots of things I need to work on.  When actually focus on God and get closer and closer to him, I can see those things that need to change.  It is much easier to forget about them when I stay out of his way. 

So I took time and just sort of sat with God for a while today and laid it all out there.  I have to say I feel so much better now. 

It’s cool; God is kind of like the ocean.  As you get closer and closer to the ocean you start to get a little wet.  First your feet, then your legs, until eventually you dive right in and you are very wet.  The closer you get to God, the more he rubs off on you, until finally, and hopefully, you are fully immersed in God. 

Note:  Don’t be worried about me or anything, I didn’t kill anyone or anything remotely close to that, just those little things that tend to lead me away started adding up.

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