How in the world did I do that?

Last night while laying on the couch and Chloe was crawling all over me. I was playing with her and tickling her for awhile. She obviously got so excited she jumped and head butted me in the nose. That sent pain up my nose and into my head. After I regained my senses (what I have anyway) I grabbed my nose and Chloe just stood there pointing at her nose and said "Nose...nose".

All was well until this morning. I was sitting at my office desk and went to pick up the phone. I fumbled the phone but regained my grip just in time to lift it up toward my head. Somehow I wacked myself in the nose again. It was so hard that it brought tears to my eyes. Then I had to talk on the phone as if nothing happened.

I dare say many people can say they have done that. It left me asking the question. How in the world did I do that? The answer has still not come to me. Maybe that is because my nose has been shoved in to my frontal lobe.

The Winter Trip

Well we did make it back and I hit the ground running as soon as we did. So blogging has been a bit put off until today. The trip went great and we took 30 youth with 12 adults to Gatlinburg, TN. The place was awesome and I highly recommend it for any group. If you would like the name please leave a comment and I will get it to you.

I do believe this was one of the most powerful youth trips we have ever done. I don't take credit for the material simply because God is the one that inspired me to do it. The youth looked long and hard at their lives. They examined their past, present and future with mistakes and all. A lot of hurt came up in these sessions especially the present one. I really hope to have those pics from that session soon. I don't believe there was a dry eye in the place and that includes me that was watching from a distance.

Another thing I enjoyed about it was that I spent some one on one time with my niece Shania. For the last few months I have spent time with Jordyn. As for Nisha, I have known since she was 2. So time with the youngest was great. We laughed and cried together and I felt a stronger bond leaving Gatlinburg, TN with her. Oh by the way...she HATES Hardie's. LOL!

All and all the trip was awesome and God moved. We two that decided to give their lives to Christ and one to surrender to ministry. Whoooo Hoooooo!

Super Busy

The last few days I have been super busy. I have had planning for our Youth Winter Trip that is planned for this weekend. We have over 43 youth and adults going to Gatlinburg, TN. I guess it wouldn't be so busy but I design all of the material for the trips and about everything down to van lists.

Also in March I have a mission trip to Arizona that I am spear heading. This is another thing that has to be prepared for. Although I must say I am way more relaxed about the mission than the youth trip.

The family is great and I am finally recovered from some ungodly disease I contracted. I actually had to go to the Doctor and get meds for that stuff. It acted JUST like flu but it wasn't.

I have become the great pine car builder!

Last night our church held our version of the pine car event. Almost the same rules apply the only think different is you can't use graphite and the wheels are thinner. We got there weighted in and went to get food. After eating and listening to a quick devotions the race event began.

Abbi's car was a speedster and won her division. She was unbeaten and unchallenged...lol! Abbi was worried the whole time that people would be watching her and she was almost sick over it. It looks like she has her daddy's nerves and her momma's fear of being put in front of large crowds.

Hannah's car was basically a 3rd place car. The first time Hannah's raced she was put against Abbi which was not fun to watch. Hannah's car did win but not enough to place 2nd. Plus her's sustained a small injury to the left rear wheel. I had spaced the wheels far out just to see what would happen with the speed it proved good but also costly. Hannah's was the only one that was damaged our of the bunch.

Micah's car (same one from Boyscout) was a power house AGAIN! It had so much speed it was fish tailing down the track. His car too was unbeaten. Actually his probably one of the fastest of all divisions.



So again folks somehow I have gained the skill of pine car builder. The only problem with this is I will have to live up to this next year.

Never let go of me

I was listening to a David Crowder (Never let go) song this morning and it truly inspired me to look up some scripture. As I searched around I was looking for something that would speak of God not letting go of us. Nothing seems to speak to me and finally I did a search on being in God’s hands. I found a verse in Psalms that read “Yet I still belong to you; you hold my right hand.” (Ps 73:23). In and of itself you might not totally appreciate it. So you really need to read all of Ps 73. I will do a quick summary:

The first part we see the Psalmist explaining that he knows surely that God is with his people BUT that he did envy the worldly people. It fits well with us today because like many I wonder why the ungodly flourish and the godly often struggle. The psalmist wonders the same thing. “They don’t have troubles like other people; they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else.” At one point the Psalmist says “I get nothing but trouble all day long; every morning brings me pain.”

There comes a time of evaluation: “So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper. But what a difficult task it is!” Then in one verse the tides switch “Then I went into your sanctuary, O God, and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.” When the Psalmist enters the sanctuary he gets the understanding. This is not just of why they flourish but he must evaluate himself. He says “Then I realized that my heart was bitter”. Then realization that his worship was hindered because of envy and arrogance occurs.

Finally the first verse I mentioned makes sense. Even though we have those times God never lets go of his people. We may not flourish on this temporal earth but we will in eternity. That is something the world can’t say.

What was that all about???

Tuesday I had a busy day ahead of me. I had a surgery to be at, funeral to attend and then the normal everyday stuff. About mid day I noticed I wasn't feeling well and that I couldn't seem to stay warm. I explained to my secretary that I was going straight home after the funeral. I went in the funeral home and visited with the family and friends. I was planning to stay for the whole thing but I couldn't make it. I went home and crashed on the couch. I ran a temperature almost all night with a cough and one of the worst headaches I have had in awhile. Finally yesterday I decided (after much persuasion from my wife) to visit the Dr's office. I don't even remember most of the visit simply because I was so sick. I do remember the flu test because they stuck a swab so far up my nostril that my eye saw it. Good news is that it wasn't the flu and that I can get antibiotics. On the way home I had to pull off for a bit.

Note: Whoever house that was off of 94 right past Murray High School. Sorry for the mess (yuck).

Today I am feeling a lot better to that is a good thing. I am planning on kicking this within the next few days. Some times after sickness we look back and say, "What was that all about???"

Pine Car Race

Saturday morning me and Micah headed out for his Boyscout pine car race. I am sure many of you know what that is but for those who don't it is very simple. Boys build a small car out of a block of wood. They sand it, weight it (5oz) and paint it and then put wheels on it. Then each boy gathers at the race track which is basically a hill with guides. Each boy gets a certain amount of races to determine 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

After that quick snooze fest I will take you with us on the race. At first I really didn't think our car was going to be that fast. After all we made it...lol! We get to the parking lot and I let Micah hold it while we walk across the pavement. I explain to him that he needs to be very careful and not drop it. He decides to climb some stairs and come back down them...and of course he drops it. I guess we built a car that would withstand a impact like that. It appeared ok so we headed back in to be weighed. It was 4.7 oz so that is good. We gather finally around the track and the races begin. I am silently saying "please....just please let him win at least one race." His first race he won. I was happy and it didn't matter to me if it went any further than that. He was excited so it was fine now. Long story short his car had 5 first place finishes, 2 second place finishes and a third. When the winners were announced Micah won 2nd place and a trophy for most realistic.



He was happy about the race and his trophy. That made the day worth while. Also we have a race event similar to this Friday night so we know we have a car that will run with the others. Just a little tweaking...lol!

Tha Dunk and Tha Man (warning sports oriented)

I had been searching for this dunk shot since it happened. I went to the MSU game and thought it was great. Although the player got a "T" called on him. In the end though it was worth it to see that dunk.



But to me one of the greatest players I have seen MSU have in a long while is Tyler Holloway. I have meet and talked with him at a VBS we spoke at in Murray. He is a good Christian guy that smiles waaaaaaaay to much on the court...lol! Check out this game he played: