web we weave

oh the tangled web we weave

when we try and be a spider

sometimes we try and be someone we are not

why not be yourself

make no apologies for who you are

as long as who you are is

striving to be like Jesus

in our relationship with Jesus

we sometimes view Him 

as far away

when in essence His Spirit dwells within us

He is always right there beside you

wanting to converse with you

wanting to spend time with you

take time, find out who you are in Christ 

been a while

well it has been a while since i have posted

the last post was when i had finished all my school work

to those out there still in school, it will be over before you know it

and its worth it

i am been keeping busy with a lot of web work and designing and spending time with sarah and noah

as of recent i broke my little toe left foot

and as i was sitting and not able to walk a scripture came to mind

 

1 corinthians 12:12-30

these talk about how all the parts of the body are important, you cant tell the foot it aint no good, because your an eye, or you can tell your pinky toe you dont need it, because you do

sometimes i think we think if our job is more "important" we dont need anyone else

but not true, just like i needed my pinky toe to walk, take out trash (which is how i broke it in the first place) or just chase after noah

we need everyone and everything they do, little or small

everybody is Gods family is important

i talked with a kids church mom today, and she was asking what her kids needed for the christmas play as far as costume

i told her that she could make anything she wanted as far as her kids being angels, and that everything she could do to help would we awesome

does that mean her job is less important than mine, as i am running the kids church play?

no, by no means

hers i just important

without her kids angel costumes no one would know they were angels

so we need our pinkys toes

and we need each other, to make the whole body work

we need each other to make sure that Gods family continually moves foward

finished

need i say more :)

less than a week

i am less than a week away from 

being done with all my undergraduate studies

all i want from my graduation 

is some sleep lol

next monday at midnight i will officially be done

but i will probably be done before then

the funny thing is i will not walk until April 09

why you might ask?

i am waiting till my parents can come back from macedonia

also May 09 i will be getting Ordained

anyways

i am excited

hoping that i will be able to deal with not having so much to do

my schedule up to this point has always been go go go

so now we shall see

i am a little scared

i have a pic below for you

a little thing called done

well i am done with the fall festival

it was awesome

over 1000 people 

everything went smooth

it  is all cleaned up and ready for next year

my school is going well, not to far behind, just my lab and a test that got  xed out before i got to answer the first question

well sarah is working tonight for the first time in 2 weeks, so Noah and I are going out to have a father son night

found these pictures from Romania

i realized

i realized tonight, while trying to sort through the 3 classes i am taking, and get all the work done so i am not dying this next week with the fall festival

that the reason i have been pursuing doing my masters right away

and flipping back and forth and back and forth is that 

i think when i finish school

i am going to feel like something is missing in my life when it is done

(not like a empty hole when u dont have Jesus)

but i think i am scared to not be in school

for so long i have pushed and constantly worked and worked, whether with school or work

that i feel like when the school ends i will be lazy and have to much time on my hands, and like i have lost my drive in life

upon realizing this, i think it will be good for me to n

ot have school for a time

what will i do?

any suggestions ? lol

i think i will just be

maybe exercise and become unfat (is that a word?)

or i could find a hobby:

stamp collecting

worm farm

cutting the grass

or even becoming a expert tuba cleaner ? what?

anyways

as this dawned on me

the first thing i thought to do was blog

and believe it or not i am actually in the house alone

this is the first time since i have moved in with benny

it will only last 4-5 min, but it is nice

here is a updated pic of the house

if anyone out there has facebook, look me up and add me on

remember

a life without christ is just the walking dead

it is no longer i that lives, but christ that lives in me, and the fleshly life i live, i live by faith through Jesus

been a while

its been a while since i have written...sorry

well my time is consumed with Fall Festival

the 3 college classes i am taking at one time

and the normal schedule of life

our house i getting closer and closer to being done

this is how it looked this afternoon (thursday)

there was some guy there at 7:30pm still working on it

the church shocked us this past sunday, by sending us to niagra falls for a great vacation

we were shocked, and normally i dont get surprised i usually find things out before hand, (by the way i dont like surprises)

well i went online to check the rooms yet, amazing !!

i have been all over the world

stayed in hotels in europe that people only dream of

if this room looks anything like this pic below i will be impressed

there is just sumthin

there is just something about being done

i  have taken my senior exit exam (didnt have to pass just take it)

I have taken my ordainment test (i have to pass it, pray)

i have all my stuff moved

and finished yet another class

i have 2 more classes for my B.A. 

and i think i am going to take 3 more classes to have a minor in phychology (and i cant even spell it lol)

i also am in the mist of a fall festival, christmas play

among other things

God is Good, even when you feel like a crazy person

moved

well we are 99% moved most of our stuff is in a pack rat

the other bit is crammed into my inlaws spare room

very nicely i might add, thanks babe

and then there is the 1% which might actually be only .5% that is still in the old house

we might make a load tonight, which would leave just a couch, tv, tv stand and a few odds and ends you cant do anything with

no worries though

tommorow is the senior exit exam ( i can never spell tommrow)

and then monday for sure this time, the ordination test

ROCK is saturday

news paper

does a news paper even work?

do people even read them

i am forced to try and decide whether or not 

to advertise the fall festival with the local newspaper

i am thinking tha

t more than likely if anyone reads the newspaper 

(doubtful) that they will unlikely read my 2x3 inch ad on page i27

so i am contemplating the power of newspapers

we use them to potty train our puppies

and then later spank them with them

(its not wonder dogs have more urinary track infections than any other animal)

we use them on the bottom of our bird cages

(what is it with newspapers and animal excretions)

we use them to pack glass and fragile items in a move

but does anyone read them other than the occasional coffee drinker

in the cafe, who is really just using the paper to not feel akward for being alone

also the use of newspapers for paper machee....thats a popular one (not)

so is it really worth it to advertise with the newspaper

 especially after the dogs brings it in, do we really want to read through all the slobber

story

there once was a cow named

boone

who had to jump over the moon

he tried and he tried

but he could'nt understand 

why a boone couldnt jump over the moon

crazy

i wrote a whole post here, but it got deleted and i dont want to rewrite it

so will put the pic up i had with it and you can guess as to what it said, maybe i will rewrite it later

lol

why am i

why am i addicted to Altoids?

i dont know

i seem to constantly eat them all day long

i am just waiting to hear something on the news about how Altoids make you 

grow hair in weird places, or stunts your mental capacity, or even maybe make you stronger

it would be nice if it made you like this

but more likely this is what happens

piggy update

went by and saw the pigs

they were cute, there was one that was big enough for me to ride like a horse

very tempting

felt my alabama roots coming out

so now i must find a place for mrs. piggy to live for a week

anyone have a fenced in area thats pig friendly

ive gotten in trouble from a few people for making derogatory comments about ocoee and apopka

lol

but i must say it comes from my insecurities about my trailer i lived in on top of a hill in the middle of columbiana, ala and my many forts, my lamb who died of a heat stroke (poor scooter) my pet pigs we ate, all my cows i sold to the butcher for money ......and the 20 pieces of sod my dad used to make me cut when i was 8 that was our front lawn surrounded my a myrid of red alabama clay.....lol

if we cant give the pig away at the fall festival, i cant always sell him to sonnys.....

fall festival and pig people

i have been trying to make this years fall festival better than everso in doing this i have been trying to locate a pig for the "grease pig" catching and a cow for people milk

well i went into the great unknown of apopka to find me a pig, the guys down at farm city made a few phone calls for me and found a lady with some pigs.....

upon calling her, it was a couple of odd conversations and questions of time diffrences so i could come see the shiny little porker (the pig) my early afternoon was 1-2pm her early afternoon was 5-6pm

anyways, i told maybe i could call her back next week and find a time better for her and I

anyways, i have attached pic of what i hope my pig will look like.

you may be wondering what i am going to do with this little piggy when i am done

well i was thinking:

maybe take him to the market

maybe take him home

maybe give him some roast beef

probably not give him none

more than likely and realistically he will

cry wee wee wee all the way home

or we could just have a booth at the fall festival that says

"win a free pig"

it is ocoee

below if what the pig lady must look like

what do i envision for the fall festival you may ask????

look no further

gone

ok they are gone....whew!

hiccups

i utterly hate hiccups

i have them now 

and they make me angry

i dont know why 

i try and do everything i can to get rid of them

but they keep coming hard and strong

the longest recorded case of hiccups 68 years 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Osborne

if this was me i would be in the crazy house in less than year

no longer

there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus

sometimes we forget this and we allow ourselves time to sit and mope about something that is already done and over with

dont allow satan to beat u up,

get back up and know who you are in Christ,

his child, friend, forgiven, heir, prince

He is the lover of your soul, king, prince of peace, alpha and omega, first and the last, beginning and the end, always there, everlasting, all knowing, all seeing, everywhere

random thoughts

random thoughts from a random guy:

what is the purpose of a water tower and why is it so high?

why does jell-o jiggle?

what makes junk mail junk?

and who is the cat in the hat?

postcards

postcards blah!

5633 is the lucky number

blah kind of like the bitter taste of persimmons 

found

i found this old pic of myself

just thought i would share it with yall

enjoy

faye

well faye is here i think?

can anyone tell?

i was supposed to spend the day doing school but that didnt happen

ever since sunday my eyes have been itching, my nose running, and i havent felt the greatest

must be allergies or pollen or something

i deleted my myspace, i am now liking facebook alot more.

If you dont have a facebook i would suggest it, awesome way to connect and network

i think i am about to take a nap and its 7pm

i am going to try and start blogging alot more

if anyone has any free time we are labeling 6000 postcards tommrow and prob thursday

so come on out and label

learn you somethin

well i have entered my last semester of college as a undergrad

and i can say that it feels nice and i am ready to be done

i am taking abnormal pysch 

and feel like i probably fit in well...lol

all the classes i am taking are just electives, so my goal is to pass them

and be done

then i will also be taking my ordainment test sometime soon

so after december i will be able to rest part of my brain

off

a day off

is far and between

a day off

is like a dream

a day off 

seems so far away

when your a workaholic and never play

so dont forget that special day

written and composed by JW

burnt out!

just to let you know

i am burnt out on school!

anyone in school, dont quit and go back later

when you working 800 hours a week

lol

almost done

they say it gets easier the last semester

i dont know about that

we shall see

one more week of summer semester

ahhhhhhhhhh!

keep putting Jesus number one above all else!

for the director lady

its gonna be alright 

dont worry be happy

caffeine

i have tried and tried to go off of caffeine

i can do it

i can live it

but

i have so much more energy on it

soooooooooooooooooooooooooo

i guess im back on it

in moderation

no energy drinks

mainly sweet tea

surviving summer camp

well i survived summer camp

i am tired and pooped 

but God is good

the kids experienced the power of the Holy Spririt

which is what its all about

see everyone tommrow

monk psych!!!!

Well i was going to put this in my last post but it deserves its own

MONK is back own tonight

and so is Psych

YEAH!!!!!

USA 9 and 10 pm

looonnngg week

coming back after vaca has about killed me

noah hasnt been sleeping

and with the time change

i feel exhausted by 7pm every night

dont ask me why

i am just pooped

but tommrow

yes tommrow

i am sleeping in

then i am cleaning out my fish tank

its dirty

moosing around - home

we are home

exhausted

our schedules are bad messed up

we go on the plane sat night our time here at 1am

we did not sleep hopefully noah will sleep tonight

sar is working tonight

and on the trip i was moosing around

alaska- home bound

well i am sitting in the airport in alaska, first time i have had internet in over 7 days

i did not have to bad withdrawals

ready to get home

everyone is doing great

great trip 

not enough seafood

ate way too much

look for the big guy that kinda looks like me

vancover

we are in vancover canada A

long flights

out first plane had a fuel leak in the main right engine

hmmm sounds like they need to get rid of that plane

we get on the boat tommorow 

everyone is exhausted

most of us did not sleep at all thursday night

drinking my first slurpee in forever an eating gummy worms

finally

i am caught up

good to go

finished about 5:30pm

now i can try and pack 

have to be up at 2am and be on the roady by 3

keep coming back and i will try and upload some pics of alaska

the only question is, to sleep or not to sleep?

who knows

almost

almost has described my week

almost done with school

almost done with kids church

almost done with bulletins

almost ready for alaska

the time is almost there

two more days

i have realized recently that i need a break

so i am hoping that it will be relaxing

but i dont know if you can ever relax 

with a 1 year old

11:25pm and vbs is over

well today vbs is over and done with

the stage looks better than it has in 6 months

i had great help this week and threw my leaders a poolparty

there were about 25-30 people there and everyone seemed to have a good time

so now i am still up at almost midnight

and have to get up and take the middle schoolers to sea world 

thursday night i went and saw iron man with sam

the late late movie

i think here soon i am going to collapse

let me challenge you though

go off of caffeine its great

and a side not for all those that care (prop none)

i finally went to the doctor and got my feet looked at

she said soriesis (however you spell it)

and i have 4 meds for my feet

who has ever heard of any thing so ridiculous

i spent $100 on meds for my feet lol

so stupid but if it works

then its worth it

im going to bed

vbs

we are 3 days down with vbs

and talk about exhausting

4 hours with these kids is like a full day of work

i have been taken naps when get home

and conking out by 10

2 more days and we are done

fri will be easier

fri night i am having a leaders party 

for those that helped

saturday i am taking the 5th and 6th graders to sea world

v - very

b - exhausting (lol)   

s - services

alotodo

today there is alotodo (alot to do)

-build vbs set

-finish last 3 lessons for vbs

-buy supplies for vbs

-get ready for worship leading for youth

-pick up grandparents

-be at youth tonight

i was up at 5:20 am and will prob be at the church until almost 9pm

how do you live without caffeine?

i like being off of caffeine because i dont have the lows

but on days like these how can i keep going without it

when my eyes are already burning and its only 8:40 am

mama ce sa fac?

grandparents

my mamaw and papaw are coming in today  

i have not seen them in a long time

i have often felt like the spare tire in my family

not in my immediate family

but with the aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents

this is probably because we lived in Romania

when i came back i went to college and have not slowed down since

so the relationships there have been sparse

recently i have seen a different side to them than ever before

one was the introduction of great grand kids

and the other was my 16 year old cousin getting cancer

they have been by his side 100% percent of the time

thus why i have not seen them in a long time

i told my papaw he was doing what Jesus would do

and they have been

there perspective on life and family i am sure has changed drastically

and you can see the effects of it

so today i will be picking them up 

they will stay the night

i am excited

and tomorrow we will drive to st. pete and be with all the family

looking for a dummy

i have been looking for a dummy

and not the person that first pops in your head that drive you crazy

a legit dummy

any dummy will do

just one willing to work for a couple hours

each day next week

they are usually good actors

and i need one that can portray

a couch potato

just any ol' dummy

overwhelmed

the next two weeks are overwhelming

prepping for VBS

and then pulling off VBS

next year i will hug the luziers necks

quote of the day:

"     "

justin

thats all i got to say

ha ha

back and forth

have you ever ridden on boat 

when there is a storm?

you are continually back and forth

swaying with the waves

there are times in life when we feel like this

back and forth

swaying with the waves of indecisiveness

you are so indecisive 

that you feel you are about to throw up

welcome to my past week

back and forth

swaying with the waves

something to think about

in our christian walk

some believe that it is ok

to live in a sin

they have a struggle 

and they think it ok to continue in it

it isnt

scripture tells us that God will not let us be so tempted

that we cannot resist

no temptation has seized you except common to man. and God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. but when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so you can stand up under it  1 corinthians 10:13

if God has given us a way out

does he expect us to keep living in it

and if we are still living in sin

and are being convicted and do no listen

are we not disobeying God

how can we expect to have communication with him

if we are cut off from him by a continual sin

something to think about

zzzzzzzzz

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

for some reason

today i am exhausted

i got up at the normal time

took noah to the doctor 

got home and was able to sleep for an hour

and i am still exhausted

sar worked last night

so i am watchin lil man

and wishin i was sleepin

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

loooooonngggg day

thursdays are long days

tiring long days

am vrut a scriu in romaneste

deci pot sa spun ce vreau

ca toate lume cineva o sa vad ce scrui

si nu am voi sa scrui ce vreau

e o sansa ca putem posibil mergem la romania

mai rapide decat am crezut

nu stui cum sa simpt despre asta

vreau sa merg acuma

dar sunt sigur ca o sa astept 

si am rabdare 

si cund spune Isus 

as fi asa de fericit

dar astept

spune Isus!

this is life 

we must wait

wait for the word 

wait for the moment

this is thursday

blah

there are days the epitimize blah

today is that day

still not feeling the greatest

just feeling blah 

on a lighter note

my "thorn in my flesh"

my "red piece of"

my "parked in my driveway"

finally sold

God is good! even on your blah days

shift happens

well i am thinking that a head cold is not a fun thing at all

it is funny how you are feeling great one minute and the next you are barley keeping your eyes open, your head feels heavy, your eyes burn, your sinuses feel congested, and you feel like sleeping for days

so all of this change, reminds me how quickly change comes, one minute your going along and just like the head cold, bam! it happens

i was on a plane once and as we were getting ready to get off, the pilot comes on and said: 

thank your for flying with us today, as soon the the seat belt sign goes off you may exit, please be careful as you open the overhead bins, because remember, shift happens!

i thought i was hilarious, I was driving from macedonia to greece, while visiting my parents, i remembered that and called my mom on the phone in the other car and told her, she couldn't stop laughing, i told my dad and he just goes, ohh

remember shift happens :) no pun intended

sundays

Well Sundays

All week leads up to Sundays

Sundays are long, tiring, and rewarding

Kids Church went great today

I love family month

Tonight is movie night and i doubt i will get to see it 

because there are so many people signed up

Thats alright I will prob try and see it Tuesday Night if we can get someone to watch Noah

A song we sing in kids church goes like this:

(the chorus)

never gonna back down

give up living for you

because

your the answer

Jesus, your the answer

(go to the GZ Kids Church Link to hear the song, listen to the whole thing)

I thought this was appropiate because anytime in Sunday School

a kids answer is going to be 

"Jesus"

saturday morning

dont get to many mornings at home with the family, 

usually when i leave they are asleep and sometimes by time i get home

it is time to sleep

but there are the rare few saturday mornings when i can get up (not really sleeping in because noah wakes us up) and just chill out at the house

i think i am learning a few things about work

you can do the least amount of work

find the shortest and easiest route

get others to do things for you

and still be out on top

is this right? no

is this how it works? no

could i ever do that? no

but for some reason others seem to make it happen and get by with it

and yes still end up on top

(i read this in a article and thought it was something to think about, don't worry we all know hard work pays off)

go figure

motivated by the thought

well i was motivated to start the blog by the thought that it would be something i could do that i didnt have to do and the fact that this is the first weekend in prob a year that i really dont have any work to do, at home or at GT

who made me want to start a blog? Angie 

who did i make fun  of for writting in a blog? Angie

who ask me to do a a video for a graduation and only gave me 2 day? (we wont say)

we will see if the blogging last