Weekend wrap-up

I enjoyed this weekend so much I've decided to extend it this whole week, a vacation from work which will be good to recharge those batteries and enjoy some rest and relaxation. Don't know if we are going anywhere this week until Friday and even then don't know the plans for sure. It was a good weekend where I went to not 1, not 2, but 3 cookouts and they were all good, hate to step on a scale right now. Started off with a cookout with our growth group and some swimming for the kids and a little basketball for the boys. Then after church yesterday went to one of Tammys uncles house and had a cookout there, which was good. Then came home and headed out to Pinks for another cookout with the youth. Played a little cornhole where the game I played Nate and I dominated. It was fun hanging out with the newbies, those who where in 6th grade last year and are on their way to junior high. It was fun, the food was great and the company was fantastic. We have a good bunch of kids in the youth group and it is cool to get to know them and hang out.

Yesterdays was fun at church and the music portion had a little Saturday night feel to it, and it was enjoyable to play some of those songs again. Here is the list:

Let It Rise - Big Daddy Weave (A real fun song to play)
You're Worthy Of My Praise - Jeremy Camp style (Another fun one, lots of distortion)
Love The Lord - Lincoln Brewster
All To You - Lincoln Brewster (Another fun one, the chorus has been known to throw me but not yesterday)
Here I Am - Shaun Groves (Never done this one before but it went pretty good)
Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) - Chris Tomlin (Seems to go over well)
Shout Unto God - Hillsong United (One of my all-time favorites, was really fun to bring this one back. Always seemed to get people going with this simple little song, hopefully we can do it again sometime soon.)

Hillsong Live - Desert Song (This Is Our God)

One word POWERFUL, this is from the upcoming Hillsong CD and it goes a little behind the song a bit and it is powerful.

Another good show.

Well had another good show over at SRF tonight, bummer though that Pink wasn't able to make it but I will be over there again on the 25th of July and maybe earlier than that, I'll let you know. Tonight marked a first that I know of, we have gotten requests of course by call ins, thanks to all those who called in tonight, and gotten some email requests and even a hey play this for me tonight conversation. But I have never heard of a twitter request until tonight. Thats right I got my first ever twitter request from PK who requested a little Pillar for P-Town Down and I was happy to ablige. I think that is a first and history has been made folks. Funny little thing though when I gave away the cd as I was taking the winners info the other line was ringing and then I saw a flash. At first I thought Tammy had come over to take pictures, then I realized I locked the door, then I thought it was lightning and I said something to the lady who was from Greenville and she said she didn't see any. It did it again and I realized that it was the 3rd phone line that has a strobe on the wall, kind of freaked me out for a bit.

Got to talk about the Locked and Loaded tour and a few other things while mixing in some older songs with some newer ones. Here is a quick rundown of the artists I played tonight:

Leeland, Whiteheart, Stellar Kart, Nevertheless, Pillar, Family Force 5, Red, Skillet, Homeless J, Demon Hunter, 12 Stones, Fate Of Angels, A Life Echoed, Jonah 33, TobyMac, Recon, After Edmund, Hawk Nelson, Decemberadio, Rez Band, Fireflight, Guardian, Spoken, and more TobyMac. Good times and we will do it again soon.

Tonights the night....

Tonight if your not doing anything or even if you are you should tune your radio dials to 88.9 JOY FM or if your out of the Indiana-Ohio area and can't pick it up go online to 889joyfm.com and check it out cause I'll be on Solid Rock Friday from 9:30 to 11:00 pm and there will be a special guest with me, the one, the only PINK. We will be there doing a little promoting of the Locked and Loaded Tour that is coming to FFC on August 8, 2008. We'll be playing some songs from a couple of the artists and even giving away some tickets and just having alot of fun. So please join us and call in those requests. Remember:


88.9 on your FM dial or 889joyfm.com on your computer dial from 9:30 to 11:00 pm.

Random thought

Yesterday on the way home from work I was stopped a few times at red lights which is nothing new, but I happened to be the first car at a few of them and as I was watching traffic go by, some turning some flying by and some just taking their own sweet time and I started wondering where are all these people going? Are they heading to work, out to eat, to a friends house, to go buy something, are they heading somewhere they don't need to be going, doing something they shouldn't be doing. Are any of them going to help someone out who needs help, doing a random act of kindness? Do they know where they are going or are they lost? Is this the last time they are doing what they are heading to do? Are they on the pathway to heaven or the highway to hell? What am I doing to help people who are "lost" on their life journey? All kinds of questions go through my mind sometimes when I'm stopped at a light then it turns green and off I go alot of times forgetting what I just thought about. Anyone else do this kind of thing?

Amazing Ball girl catch

This is pretty cool, wonder what the left fielder was thinking and what the coach said to him when he got back in the dugout.

This is sad.

Read this yesterday and thought I'd share it with you if you haven't seen it. Makes me want to go slap a few people around and tell them to wake up.

Americans of every religious stripe are considerably more tolerant of the beliefs of others than most of us might have assumed, according to a new poll released Monday. The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life last year surveyed 35,000 American, and found that 70% of respondents agreed with the statement "Many religions can lead to eternal life." Even more remarkable was the fact that 57% of Evangelical Christians were willing to accept that theirs might not be the only path to salvation, since most Christians historically have embraced the words of Jesus, in the Gospel of John, that "no one comes to the Father except through me." Even as mainline churches had become more tolerant, the exclusivity of Christianity's path to heaven has long been one of the Evangelicals' fundamental tenets. The new poll suggests a major shift, at least in the pews.

Less so, perhaps, to Christian conservatives, for whom Rice University sociologist D. Michael Lindsay suggests the survey results have a "devastating effect on theological purity." An acceptance of the notion of other paths to salvation dilutes the impact of the doctrine that Christ died to remove sin and thus opened the pathway to eternal life for those who accept him as their personal savior. It could also reduce the impulse to evangelize, which is based on the premise that those who are not Christian are denied salvation. The problem, says Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, is that "the cultural context and the reality of pluralism has pulled many away from historic Christianity."
Quizzed on the breadth of the poll's definition of "Evangelical," Pew pollster John Green said the 296-page survey made use of self-identification by the respondents' churches, denominations or fellowships, whose variety is the report's overriding theme. However, he said, if one isolates the most "traditionalist" members of the white Evangelical group, 50% still agreed that other faiths might offer a path to eternal life. In fact, of the dozens of denominations covered by the Pew survey, it was only Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses who answered in the majority that their own faith was the only way to eternal life.
Analysts expressed some surprise at how far the tolerance needle has swung, but said the trend itself was forseeable because of American Christians' increasing proximity to other faiths since immigration quotas were loosened in the 1960s. Says Rice's Lindsay, the author of Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite: "If you have a colleague who is Buddhist or your kid plays with a little boy who is Hindu, it changes your appreciation of the religious 'other.' "
While the combination of Americans' religiosity - more than half those polled said was "very important in their lives" - and their tolerance for the beliefs of others may suggest creedal confusion, this appears not to trouble good-hearted U.S. pew-sitter. Says Lindsay, "The problem is not that Americans don't believe in anything, but that they believe in everything, and the two things don't always fit together." But he adds, the views are consistent with tolerant views expressed by evangelicals he met in various cities as he toured while promoting his book. Mohler agrees: "We've seen this coming," adding that the query about whether others can make it to heaven "has been the question I get asked by more college students and on my radio program." More so than Christ's divinity or Resurrection, he says, "the exclusivity of the Gospel is the most vulnerable doctrine in the face of the modern world."

Liberals and conservatives will interpret the numbers in different ways, says Pew's Green. "The liberal [interpretation] is that Americans are becoming more universalistic, religiously. The conservative one is that Americans are losing faith and becoming more accomodationist." But he says the truth may lie elsewhere. "Just because they don't want to believe that there's only one way to salvation doesn't meant that they don't take their religion very seriously."

Any thoughts?

Dead air, not good.

I got to go over to the radio station again this past Saturday and do the 12-3 show and we had David Emerson of the morning show on location in Richmond so I got to have a little fun and banter with him for the first time. Only problem was I had a little trouble getting things rolling. When he first called I got it all set up which is put the phone on hold, turn on a machine that takes over the phone then you pick the phone back up and press the line button and hang up and the machine should have the call, I did all that and it didn't have the call so I hung up on him. No biggie he called back and got it all together or so I thought. Got to break and was leading him in and David hows it going out there in Richmond.........













Nothing had to start the next song, he called back I told him where everything was and allright it all sounds good lets try it again. Song ends lead in again and..................nothing still, panic is about to set in. Look over everything again and I see the problem, there is a dial that has various items on it and it needs to be on phone which is number 1 but I had it on 2 which has the phone word right underneath it. Flipped it over to #1 and now we are ready. Dan Franks called to offer his help but I let him know I've just fixed the problem and we are ready to roll. David called back and everything else went off without a hitch. It was fun but nerve racking at first but we got it covered. Now ready for Friday when I do SRF with a little help from Pink.

Song list:
O, For A Thousand Tounges To Sing - David Crowder Band* (went over very well)
Your Grace Is Enough - Chris Tomlin (getting more comfortable with all the little fills in this one)
Famous One - Chris Tomlin
How Awesome Is The Lord Most High - Chris Tomlin (I dig this one too and I think you all do as well)
Majesty - Jack Hayford
All Who Are Thirsty - Vinyard/Kutless (did I mention Kutless is going to be in Brookville, IN tomorrow night for FREE)
Enough - Chris Tomlin/Jeremy Camp/BarlowGirl (been awhile since we played this one)

Busy weekend

Another busy weekend is coming up starting today with work, yuk, then a brief respet at home then off to FFC for a youth meeting at 6 where there is a rumor that there will be these chicken tacos that are mentioned everywhere but I have yet to see. Then its bowling in New Castle with the Teshuva which is always fun. Tomorrow its off to the radio station from 12-3 for a little fun with a live remote thrown in for good measure. Then home to do some things around the house then Sunday comes with church, a cookout at Mom and Dads ended off by youth. My brother and his family will be in at somepoint Sunday for a few days so that will be fun. Although it will be busy I say bring it on.

Have to try this sometime

We at FFC have a group of people who went to New Orleans for a mission trip and I have always thought that it would be fun and a great experience but have never went. Jeff and the team seem to really be having a good time, except for the whole cows tounge thing, Jeff if it tastes like chicken then just give me CHICKEN. The only thing I fear about a trip like this is the fact that tools and I do not mix. Those things don't come with instructions. I have never been good with my hands, thats why I wanted to be a doctor, and don't have the paitence to do things like that. Maybe there are other things I could do on one of these trips, I'll have to find out sometime.

Old school

Thats right, I went old school last night, Mom and Dad brought the old Nintendo down from the attic and Tyson played it Monday and I got a shot at it yesterday. I remember when this was the best game system you could buy, there was nothing like it. Tried a little Baseball Stars and Bill Elliots Nascar Challenge, Concentration, and finally a little Mario Bros. It has been forever since I actually thought about that game system let alone play one. Took me back to the day when I'd take this down to Bly's or go rent one and a little Mike Tyson's Punch Out or Track and Field and of course the Baseball Stars. Dang, lets go get a cheese pizza and a two liter of Pepsi and we'd be set for the day.

PDA

Question for everyone here and please feel free to respond with your thoughts and such. On the way up to camp somehow the discussion got on PDA (public display of affection) and Taylor was mentioning that Tammy and I hold hands alot, in the car driving, at Wal-Mart, when we are on a walk just alot of places and she thinks its funny and or embarassing I can't remember. But that leads me to this question, how do you and your significant other show PDA, do you hold hands, hug in public, sneak a kiss every now and then (not the "Hey get a room kind", just a little smooch), stay at least 5 feet apart with no touching, walk behind each other so no one knows your together, what kind do you show or do you not show. I for one hope to never stop showing a little PDA everytime we are somewhere and I hope that the kids pick up on it and see that it is OK.

Speaking of the kids Friday night before heading over to SRF we went to Steak and Shake for supper and they gave me my Fathers Day gift which was this really cool leather bound bible that is smaller and easier to handle. I've always wanted a smaller bible that is easy to carry around and such. Its funny that the older I get I'm getting something to read with smaller print instead of the large print. In a few years though I'll probably be bringing the "coffee table" size bible to church with me, thats right I bring my bible to church, imagine that.

Twittering anyone

I am attempting this twittering thing-a-ma-bob so come join me at twitter.com/dchalfant and follow along, stalk, whatever it is you do on twitter. I'm learning as I going so be patient and hopefully I'll have it looking all cool and stuff sometime.

What a long strange weekend it was

This was one long and different weekend. Started off Friday with SRF which I got home between 11:30 and 11:45 pm and I was pumped up from being on the air and couldn't sleep so I went out to the living room and got online and watched tv and next thing I knew it is almost 5 in the morning which means I've been up for over 24 hours, haven't done that in a long time. Went to bed around 5:30 got up around 8 am and went with Tammy to go clean. I thought well I'll come home and take a nap. After cleaning and doing some running around its 1:30 or so, got home and got a call from Mom and Dad asking if they can borrow our mower so we load it up and go help them mow the yard, been quite a while since I've mowed their yard, and get done head home and have to go to Winchester to get the oil changed, by the time its all said and done its 6 something, still no nap, finally get one for a bit and guess what its 2 something before I get in bed.

Church was good, Ryan and Nate both did excellent jobs yesterday I really enjoyed the two of them sharing their talents with all of us. After church its off to Quaker Haven with Taylor and Abby to take them up to camp. Nice little trip up and end up behind this lady. Get the kids checked in and all set up and off to supper. Was heading for Pizza Hut but I suggested somewhere else. We decide on that and head off to REDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ROBIN, YUM!!!! (go ahead and sing it like the commercial). I agree with PK that we need one of these in Muncie. Good food, go running around the Ft. Wayne mall area waiting for it to storm, went to a pet store and Tyson and Tammy both held a snake, what kind of freaks are they, and no we can't get one.
Finally head home with a big storm behind us following us all the way home, every county we go in has just had a severe thunderstorm warning issued. Finally home and relaxed for the evening watched the last two holes of the US Open, sorry I was hoping Tiger would miss that putt and Rocco would win but we'll find out today. Didn't need to see that the 88 car won the race in Michigan especially how it went down, oh well NASCAR is happy so what can you do. Had to miss youth and that was a bummer.

Yesterdays list:
Love the Lord - Lincoln Brewster
All We Need - Charlie Hall (dug doing this with the distorted heavy guitar thingy)
Be Thou My Vision - Eleanor Hall (Jennifer knocked this one out of the park)
From The Inside Out - Hillsong United (one of my favorite songs, was real nervous during this and it showed missed a few notes and flubbed some others but it was still fun)
Above All - Micheal W. Smith
Jesus Draw Me Close/All In All - Rick Founds/Vinyard
He Is Lord - Mercy Me

Rocked Solid this Friday night.

Well another Solid Rock Friday Night in the books and it was alot of fun. Got to debut 2 brand new songs that the cd they are on isn't even out yet and won't be out until the 24th. Played brand new Kutless and Superchick as well as a couple of bands coming to The Teshuva in August and talked about that show, more on that in the coming weeks. Just plain rocked out with these artists:

Stellar Kart
Ilia
Sanctus Real
Anberlin
Hawk Nelson
Nevertheless
The Classic Crime
P.O.D.
Homeless J
Fireflight
After Edmund
Superchick
Secondhand
Fate Of Angels
Monday Morning
Kutless
Demon Hunter
Pillar
Kids In The Way
TobyMac
Hillsong United
Seventh Day Slumber
Number One Gun
Project 86
Decyfer Down.


I rocked it up and the next two weeks can't go by quick enough.

Friday the 13th

Just a little word of advice, if you see this dude at your door today, don't open it I don't think he is with the neighborhood welcome wagon. Just a hunch.

On another note I go over to JOY FM again this evening for a little Solid Rock Friday Night from 9:30 to 11:00 pm tonight. Why the extra half hour, well all but 2 of us from the SRF crew are down in Kentucky at the Ichthus Festival so me and the other fellow are splitting the show. Gonna be a fun night, Pink might even go over there with me to do a little promoting for the Locked and Loaded show. Come join me and call in those requests.

Somethings going on

Ever get the feeling that something is going on and you just can't put you finger on it.

I know I should remember whats happening today but for now it escapes me.....

I was hoping looking through the sport section would help me out but alas I'm still drawing a blank.

The more I look and the more I think I'm starting to get an inkling of what it is, its right there but I can't put my finger on it.

UGH!!!!, it's so close I could almost touch it but it just keeps slipping........

Oh yeah, duh, I turn 40 today you know the new 20 or so they say, or maybe I'm really only 29 with 11 years experience or maybe, nah, its just another day or is it. Yes it is but it is a bit different because when I get home there will be a strawberry pie waiting for me to devour, oh I can taste it now. Turning 40 doesn't bother me one bit, I figured you can't stop getting older and its better than the alternative. Plus now all those number thingys at the bottom of the post will disappear.

One final thing Tammy had a good idea yesterday and we did it and let me tell you it made us feel good. Our neighbors went on a camping trip for the weekend and we needed to mow our yard and the neighbors yard could use it as well so she thought about mowing it at the same time so we got our mower borrowed Mom and Dads and proceeded to mow both yards which was fun as strange as it seems. The best part is doing it and them having no idea that we mowed yet until they come home. A little random act of kindness, hmmmm sounds like something we talked about at church this weekend.

Watch out!!!!!!!!!

Why are people in such a hurry in the morning? I'm driving down 32 doing around 60, hope no policemen are reading this, and I get passed not by one car, not two but 3 cars within a half-mile span like I was sitting still. I always say that if I see them pulled over by a cop I'm gonna go by and honk and wave as I go by. You know if you'd leave just a tad bit earlier you wouldn't have to drive by like a bat out of....well you know where. I don't know about you but I'm not really in that much of a hurry to get here of a morning, now heading home thats another story.

39 and 364.

Tim Hawkins - Corporate Worship Songs

Just a little humor for you, don't be mad its all in fun and I'm sorry if the next time you hear these songs you sing them like Tim. If you've never heard of Tim Hawkins he is a funny christian comedian who mixes some music with his comedy as you can see. Enjoy.

Only deux left.

Thought this was cool

Took this photo a little while ago when the storm clouds started rolling in around 5:30-6:00 and thought it looked pretty cool. It was looking very ominous and like we were in for a nice big old storm but its bark was bigger than its bite, rained good for a bit but no big storm. It looked cool though and when the wind picked up I was like anytime but not much happened after that. Oh well enjoy the pic.

Spread some blogging love

If you get a chance today go here and wish my buddy Coby a happy birthday. She did a great job yesterday with the signing on Famous One. She is also a great role model for my daughter as she is a helper with the junior high youth. Taylor has got her and a couple of others (Jennifer and Kate) as good godly women who are good role models for her to learn from. Isn't youth group just the coolest. Speaking of youth group we went out last night and gathered food for the food pantry at the church. Although we didn't win, we collected almost 70 items for the food pantry and add that with what the junior high youth got and the other 3 teams collected the food pantry is going to get a nice little boost. It was fun and had a good time. Even beat Samon in a little Madden 08, first time I've played that on PS3 let alone first time I've ever played that particular game. It was just fun hanging with the youth. Isn't youth just the coolest thing.

Afterwards went on a little walk with the misses and we went and welcomed the new neighbors to the area, the Ridges who moved in to a house on the street behind us. It should be a fun summer with a few families we've hung out with before both moving into town now. Yesterday was a fun service, I really liked the small group atmosphere within the service, that was a good touch. Pastor Jeff is going to be a little leary of going around anyone after getting it again yesterday, it was funny though. It was just a good day all around and I think that the presence of God was most defineately there.

Song list:
Your Grace Is Enough - Chris Tomlin/Matt Maher (Happy I didn't mess up the opening riff)
How Awesome Is The Lord Most High - Chris Tomlin
Famous One - Chris Tomlin (Cool with the signing Coby)
Indescribable - Chris Tomlin
All Who Are Thirsty - Vinyard/Kutless
Majesty - Jack Hayford (never heard this song before Thursday and it was cool)

Thrice left.

Surprise, surprise, surprise

I say that with my best Jim Nabors impersonation, and that was the theme for tonight. I as well as a partner in crime as shown here a few years back, ok more like 20 some years ago. Its a little blurry but still funny none the less. Thats me with the red guitar, I miss that one. Andy is on the right with the Q95 shirt. When I was born and leaving the hospital his mom was on her way in to have him so basically we have known each other all of our lives. I could tell you alot of stories but not now. Anyway fast forward to sometime last year at the McAlister house and we got to talking about both of us hitting a milestone this year and Tammy and Mandy thinking that we should all get together for a big bash.

Move ahead to earlier this week and we get a message from Elizabeth M. and she was "HAVING" a jewelry party and Tammy was invited and should bring the kids. No problem just some free time at home for me, then I get a call from Andy asking if I could help him and JD and some others move some chairs around at church, no problem. I get there 10 or so minutes before them and am waiting, don't want to go interupt the "JEWELRY PARTY" and PK comes out and we chit chat and get ideas on how to change the chairs around and here comes the troops and we start to get the ball rolling but JD thinks there is some chairs missing and we need to get them. Out to the KidZone area we are a headin. Get to the door and Andy and I start in and SURPRISE.

There was no jewelry party, instead a big surprise birthday for both of us, Andy thought it was just for me but nope. It was a big surprise and very enjoyable seeing friends, family and even a few people I haven't seen for quite a while. It was a lot of fun and Tammy and Mandy did a wonderful job and were both very sneaky and defineatly got us. All I know is that with all these "STORIES" this past week leading up to this, the altars will be full at church tomorrow;}

Final 4.

Cool thing on TV

Right now on GodTV they have a live festival from Scotland called Frenzy. Which has Delirious, David Crowder Band*, Leeland, Chris Tomlin, Phil Wickham, Rebecca St. James and more. I watched this last year and it was pretty cool so I'll be watching some of it. Looking forward to seeing Leeland. Speaking of bands I have been helping out with looking into getting some bands to come play Rock the Cat Box or whatever it shall be called this year and after getting ahold of some booking agents I've been getting alot of emails for tours that are coming through this area wanting us to book a show for little old Farmland. This has been a dream of mine to be able to do this and tell me how cool it would be to bring bands to our neck of the woods and to bring good christian entertainment here and just another way to see lives changed. Also have to get ready for a guys shopping day, Tyson has money burning a hole in his pocket so he has got so many ideas.

Cinco days remain

Gonna miss the peace and quiet

Today was the last day to wake up at 4 to be in here by 5 and the only thing I'm going to miss is the quietness of the first hour when no one is here basically. Its all peaceful until around 10 til 6 then all heck breaks loose. Its the simple things. I will not miss getting up an hour earlier after going to bed still at the same time. Ready to sleep in a bit tomorrow so it should be all good. Had a blast at worship team practice last night, got a pretty good little list with a couple of new ones we've never done but I still see some hand clappin', foot stompin', hand raisin', Christ praisin', head bangin', ok that was just thrown in for me, good time to come this Sunday, come and join us.

VI days left.

Its over

Well my stint on JOY FM's Workday Wrap-Up has come to an end and let me tell you it was alot of fun, yesterday even though it was my final day it was the best of all 4. I felt all calm and relaxed and just enjoyed all of the day. Got to read some funny stories of silly things people do and say and used a few signs I saw online. These are actual signs and one of them was in a zoo that said not to lean or climb on the fences cause you could fall in and the animal could eat you and make them sick and RUIN your visit......DUH! Funny sign though. I'll be back over there a week from tomorrow for a little Solid Rock Friday. I do know I am very tired from all this getting up before 4 am and not going to bed til somewhere around 10 or 11, I'm beat.

Missed most of my meeting at church last night but did make it for the final 30 to 45 minutes and joined in on some conversation that was good and refreshing. It is always good to get together with others and discuss matters of the church and where its headed. Ready for the end of this day so I can climb right back into bed. The dog spent last night and most of Tuesday night in the house at night sleeping at the foot of our bed which is cool except for when she decides to start licking my feet. She is really adjusting well to us, now if we could just get her to stop barking at stuff outside....

One week left.

Exciting start to the morning

Today has been interesting to say the least and I have not even been up 2 hours yet, unless you count getting woke up around 2 am with the wonderful storm we had. First off I had the alarm set for 4 pm instead of 4 am like it should have been so I woke up late, on the way to work I was just enjoying God's awesomeness watching the lightning show He was providing as it was gracing the western sky, it was cool watching it start in the south and end in the north right in front of me. But sometimes with lightning there is a price and I will get to that in a second. Coming down McGalliard around Wheeling a ladder fire truck come around the corner and headed west, looked up and it was pretty much gone in no time. So I kind of kept an eye out for it and I saw it turn way up by where I turn to go to work. Get on up here to Bethel and another fire truck comes across so I fall in behind it and it turns on Bethel by McDonald's. First thought that comes to mind is what if Twoson is on fire, as we come around the corner I see them stopped in front of the shop, as I come on up I see across the street from Twoson there is a tree that obviously was struck by lightning and was actually on fire, anyone got marshmellows or hot dogs? I was going to get a picture of it and put on here but they were on it with the water and putting it out quickly buy it does smell like a bonfire here now.

Yesterday was fun at the station and today will be bittersweet, I've enjoyed these few days over there but alas today I must say goodbye to my little stint, which has totally ruled. Today will be fun as it is Whatever Wednesday no giveaways except the Word Of The Day and hopefully it won't take as long to get a winner on that unlike yesterday. Monday I had like 7 calls for that and yesterday it was like pulling teeth to get people to call, no one must have been hungry. Name That Tune was another story, didn't even get the headphones off and the phone was ringing, congrats to Angel Silvers for picking up the Todd Agnew cd. I'm running on fumes right now from lack of sleep but the weekend is coming.

Half way home

Well yesterday was day 2 at the Workday Wrap-Up and I was way more relaxed then last Friday and hopefully I'll be even more relaxed today and tomorrow. 2 days down and 2 to go, this has been alot of fun so far and I am thankful for the chance to do this. Had fun with the Monday Meltdown question and got some good answers, some which made me chuckle and some that were like yeah I see that. Today is gonna be my favorite, "Name That Tune" but I'm just geeky like that. I was more comfortable with the Word of the Day thingy and yes I get hungry thinking about those Subway subs. I have also liked finding those crazy news stories and using them, the one about the 4 guys trying to row across the Atlantic still has me scratching my head as to why anyone would want to do this and the dude that was going to skydive from around 130,000 feet in the air, no way Jose'. The article said he would be starting out above where airplanes cruise at and to have this attempt not go off like 6 times would be telling me maybe I should try something else, hello.

Its way too early

I don't know what it is but I seem to have an easier time waking up at 4 in the morning instead of 5 which is good for this week but not for the long run. Its nice and quiet here at work at the moment but that will all change in a bit. I am ready for day 2 on the Workday Wrap-Up, which I hope will be as fun for the listeners as it is for me, this time I'll have the volume turned up when I do the sounder for the word of the day. I think I get to do the Monday Meltdown Question today so that will be fun so if you'd like to win a cd tune in around 4:40 to hear the question. I still wish though I could slip in a little Pillar or TFK or something like that but there is SRF in a week or so.

Good weekend but busy had to mow Saturday, go to a graduation party, then off to small group. They were all fun except the mowing part. At small group we had a baked potato bar and that was delicious, thanks for the idea Connie and JD, and our trip through James continued. Got to help Tonya set up for this weekends KidZone activities and that was fun just to show up and help, don't know if she knew we were coming or not. Church was good again yesterday, I like the idea of taking a book of the bible and really examining it, can't wait til next week now.

Yesterdays song list:
Blessed Be Your Name - Matt Redman wrote it, Tree 63 had a hit with it
Make A Joyful Noise - David Crowder Band*
Grace Like Rain - Todd Agnew
All We Need - Charlie Hall
Give Us Clean Hands - Charlie Hall
40 - U2
It Is Well With My Soul - Horatio G. Spafford