Almost forgot

I forgot yesterday to include this in the post but alas I didn't completely forget so this is an addition to yesterdays post. YOUTH GROUP. That is how my Sunday late afternoons and early evenings are spent hanging out with the youth from the church and surrounding area and some of the coolest leaders on the planet. I am really excited about the new area and all the things that are going to be happening with the launch of it and all the new kids that are going to be strolling through our doors and all the changed lives that are going to be the result of the new area.

I enjoy hanging out with the youth every Sunday and even though I pay for it every Monday and sometimes even Tuesday, I have a blast playing football with a bunch of the students and leaders and sometimes basketball and sometimes I go easy and teach Samon a lesson or two in some Madden. This week we played a little ULTIMATE FRISBE (sp) which was alot of fun and I hope that we play that some more. I can see that becoming like Sanctuary Dodgeball and something that alot of people look forward too. This week there was a challenge dropped down before each student. That was there are 89 days til Christmas and there are 89 chapters in the 4 gospels, you know Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John, so they were challenged to read a chapter a day until Christmas so if you could help pray and encourage our youth to spend time in God's word that would be great.

It is always cool to look out on a Sunday morning and see alot of our youth worshiping with us and this week was no different and actually had a few new ones with us which was cool. Speaking of cool isn't it great that the temps are gonna be in the 60's for much of the rest of the week?

Weekend that was

Don't know about you but I had a great weekend. Started off Friday with another date night with Tammy and the other couples from our small group then got to sleep in on Saturday for the first time in well over a month which was very nice and very much needed. Got up and went with Tammy to Winchester then took off on over to Union City for a little stint on the radio. I did the noon to 3 Saturday afternoon show for the first time in a while and it was fun. I really enjoy going over there and helping out, now I won't lie I like doing the Friday night stuff the best because its more my style of music but the weekday and Saturday thing is still fun plus it is a more organized thing with everything already planned out for you.

Learned a good lesson on Saturday afternoon early evening, never take Taylor, a friend of hers, and Tyson shopping at the same time. She don't like the stores he likes and vice versa so that makes for a long shopping trip. Plus she had $10 but kept looking at stuff that was more than that, sometimes well more than that. Finally she found something so all was not lost.

What a day yesterday. Jeff once again brought it, and for the most part we on the worship team did as well. I think Jeff is getting more and more comfortable giving the messages, good job Jeff. Tammy invited her brother and his wife again and they came and a friend of ours from Columbus also came to join us yesterday, it was really cool having them there and I hope that they all come back again, soon, got that Aub, bring Roy next time too ok. Still not pleased with the little solo but our little surprise at the end with the false ending went real well. Let God Arise is one of those songs that get people fired up, there have been a few that do that, Mighty To Save, Days Of Elijah, Shout Unto God, and more. Got even more surprises next week if it will work, little hint-you'll be able to see what I'm talking about if you watch online or get a dvd of the service.
Song List:
Everlasting God - Chris Tomlin/Lincoln Brewster (This was a good opener)
From The Inside Out- Hillsong United (Better than last time but still struggled through the solo)
Oh The Wonderfull Cross - Micheal W. Smith
Shout To The Lord - Hillsong (Did anyone else notice how loud this one was?)
My Hope Is In You - Thrid Day
Let God Arise - Chris Tomlin (read above, got to rock out a little on this one which in my book is always a good thing, you know "worship at full volume")

Another date night

Got to have another date night with Tammy last night except this was more of a mega date night with 5 other couples from our small group as we went to Anderson to see the new movie "FIREPROOF". It was a great movie and it was so fitting to what our small group is learning about right now. It was also refreshing to go see a movie that was very entertaining and had a message in it without all of the cussing and sex and everything else that seems to be in movies today. I highly recomend going to see it, it will be well worth your time. Its not the most high budgeted movie and there are a few times where it shows just a bit but for the most part you can't really tell. It was just a good movie and it was alot of fun hanging out with the other couples from our group just hanging out afterwards and beforehand at Arby's eating.

Today from noon to 3 I'll be on Joy FM so tune in and hang with me for a few hours if you'd like then its off to that wonderful toy store I call SAM ASH, if you've never heard of it it's a huge music store with lots and lots of guitars, basses, drums, keyboards, etc. you name it, they got it. We have to take Taylors clarinet down there to get it looked at and I'm pretty sure I'll be doing some dreaming and salivating while I'm there. Hmmm Tammy's letting me go there alone with the kids, whatever will I come home with ;} Speaking of Taylor she got the call last night and she made the cheerleading squad for the 8th grade, I'm so proud of her and now I'm excited for basketball season to go watch her cheer.

Wow 3rd post of the day, photo find.

Do you know anyone in this picture? Keep looking and maybe you can find them. There are 4 fellow bloggers in this photo.

Still can't find them, here I'll give you a little hint:

Found this on Mark Beeson's blog and started looking for the 4 fellow bloggers, PK, Brian Cline, Kim, & Nate Harris at Innovate 08.

Chris Tomlin - Let God Arise

As many of you know I'm not a big Chris Tomlin fan but this song rocks from all angles and yes we are doing this song again this weekend. So practice up on the words and be sure to sing REALLY LOUD Sunday.

Is it Sunday yet?

Had worship team practice last night and all I can say is I can't wait until Sunday. It was alot of fun last night and we tweaked a few things and just had alot of fun. If we can pull it off like we did last night this weekend it's gonna be so cool. Who knows might even try doing some background singing. Only thing I'm nervous is about is we are doing one of my favorite songs and I have to do a little solo and I hope that my fingers work right.

To update yesterday, Taylor had her tryouts last night and is pretty confident that she did good. I got home and she showed me what all she did and I have to tell you I get a big kick out of watching her, she is pretty good. She will either find out today or tomorrow if she made it or not. There were 7 girls who originally were going to go out but 1 backed out and according to the coach only 5 will make it. Tyson is doing good and I think tonight we will bury Teddy out back with the other animals that have passed on.

I hope that I don't have to work this weekend, it would be nice to actually have a weekend again, its been awhile.

I thought it was fall

As most of you know I'm a fan of all 4 seasons of weather and I am glad that we have entered into another season, fall. Having said that though I am wondering where it really is, its hidden behind a facade of summer right now. I know that alot of people are probably enjoying the temps still being in the 80's with lots of sun and no rain but I'm ready for temps in the 50's and 60's with rainy days and the like. Plus it also means chilli for supper maybe even some potato soup and all those fall type foods. Now I know you can eat those things anytime but when its 90 degrees outside, a big bowl of hot chilli just doesn't appeal to me, its something that needs to have cooler temps with it, and a peanut butter sandwich. And just think with it being fall that means that winter is coming, blizzard, blizzard, blizzard. If your thinking Dairy Queen on that last statement, go ahead and bring me a cookie dough one.

A couple of quick notes to, if you can say a little prayer for Taylor today. She has cheerleader tryouts tonight and I know she'll be a little nervous, ok she'll be nervous alot. So if you can pray for her nerves to be calm that would be too cool. And also Tyson as well because one of his rats died yesterday so he's kind of bumming right now. Thanks to all for the prayers in advance.