Filled with the Spirit Video

Another video today. This is pretty funny. Definately church humor, but hilarious none the less. I personally like the part where he says to do the different Old Testament dances, the burning bush, the Red Sea, Two by Two, and Jericho. Funny stuff.

Soccer skills

Man I suck. I can't juggle more than like 10 times. This little kid is catching it and juggling and all sorts of craziness. Oh well.

Tennessee or Bust!!!

I used to think that vacation meant that you were going to some far away place, or to some place luxurious and out of the ordinary. Well tomorrow we leave to go on vacation and it doesn't involve a single one of those places above. We are simply going down to TN to visit family and friends for a few days. And quite frankly, I can't wait. Brandie and I both are looking forward to just getting away for a while and relaxing. We don't have a lot planned and I think that is making it even more exciting.
One thing we do have planned though is to revisit our old church. Neither of us has been there in a year now and except for the past few months we really haven't kept in touch very well with many of them. Not that we are ignoring them or don't want to be friends anymore. It just seemed easier to temporarily cut ties. By the time we return this coming Wednesday it will have been a full year since we have seem most all of these people. Our hearts beat with excitement, but I'll be honest. There is a small spot inside of me that is wondering how this is going to go. I am not sure where this little hang up is coming from, but I don't like it. I don't know if I am worried I'm gonna miss CrossRoads a lot? Or if I'm scared the kids won't really care that we are there? Or if we show up only to see that nothing has changed? Or (selfishly) if I see that a lot has changed for the better? I suppose that is the biggest and most truthful statement. What if I show up only to see that now that I have left these kids are growing and excelling in God's love and goodness? I know this is probably the most self-centered egotistical thing I could write. And it is this type of thinking that has marked youth pastors as working to build there own self-esteem instead of God's kingdom. But I am being completely honest. I truly believe that this is the little dark spot inside of me. And it's not that I want to see that they haven't grown since I've left cause that would be wonderful to see. It's just scary to think that if I wasn't a part of their growth, what makes me think I will be a part of the growth where I am at now? These are the wrestlings of my heart. But I'm still stoked about this trip. Stay tuned. Hopefully I'll be able to post while I'm chilling.

Happy Belated Birthday Brandie

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Well, Brandie's birthday was last Thursday and here I am just getting around to writing about it. In my defense it's been a crazy couple weeks, but still...I'm a horrible husband. She is a fantastic wife. On the day of her birthday, she worked VBS for half the day, then went into work after that for the next few hours. I went home from work a little early so I could make her a cake which was good for a few days, and now it's just gross. (I'm not sure where I went wrong.) But when she got home we headed to Columbus and went to Outback. We splurged and even got ourselves a blooming onion. Yummy.
i just want to take a second though and say how great my wife is. She is a lot of fun to hang out with. She makes me laugh all the time even if she is just talking about a piece of pink paper. Secondly, she is a stinking genius. Biology...come on. I can barely spell it, but she is a master of it. She not only is booksmart but she also has a lot of common sense. She's very practical and down to earth. She has emotions but she isn't excessively emotional. She loves to watch sports with me. And basically she is the greatest wife ever. I appreciate her honesty. I find her incredibly attractive. And I love her. Last night we had a great night-though not her birthday-of watching the fireworks together. It was nearly a scene taken from a movie. We laid on a blanket in the grass watching the explosions take place over our heads. She curled up next to me with her head resting on my chest. I don't consider myself a romance buff, but it was definately a romantic moment for us.
Bran, I love you and praise God for you and your birthday.