Oh yes...I will be gutting my basement.
Current reading:
When the Game is Over It All Goes Back in the Box by John Ortberg.
This could help me get back on track.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Overextended
I've overextended myself. Something is going to have to get cut. I can't quit teaching...so... the decision is which one will have to go? I have to let someone down, I hate to do that, but if I don't let some down then all will suffer.
Oh yes...I will be gutting my basement.
Current reading:
When the Game is Over It All Goes Back in the Box by John Ortberg.
This could help me get back on track.
Oh yes...I will be gutting my basement.
Current reading:
When the Game is Over It All Goes Back in the Box by John Ortberg.
This could help me get back on track.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
I'm a lost shepherd
I was thinking about the "Dukes of Hazzard" today. Bo and Luke would call to Uncle Jesse over the CB, "Lost sheep to shepherd, lost sheep to shepherd." Uncle Jesse would then respond and be there to help his sheep out.
Well, working in a church, I am supposed to shepherd the worship band. I must admit that I have not been doing a good job of it lately. I am typically in a bad mood on Sunday mornings and find myself being short with people and impatient with minor things. I've been trying to figure this out. Why am I behaving this way? In thinking about this I recently had a conversation with a good friend, Josh, who is a men's pastor, and he told me that he recently joined a small group. I asked, "do you have to lead it?" He said no, that he just needed to be involved in something in which he didn't have to be the shepherd. How can you expect to shepherd others if you aren't being shepherded, yourself? And then it hit me, I think that's where I am. I am not involved in anything outside of worship band and, therefore am not being shepherded. I am at a place in life right now where I need some leading and shepherding. Now how do I get it? A small group you say? Well, I don't know of any to join and have not been invited to be involved in one. I guess it would be because all of the current small groups are "full?" Now, to be fair, it would be nice to be involved in a group that I actually had some things in common with. Meaning, it seems that everyone I know is married or further along in life than I. I would really like to be with a group of people that are in the same place in life that I am. Am I asking too much? Am I missing the point? All I know is that I cannot continue this current pattern in my life.
Well, working in a church, I am supposed to shepherd the worship band. I must admit that I have not been doing a good job of it lately. I am typically in a bad mood on Sunday mornings and find myself being short with people and impatient with minor things. I've been trying to figure this out. Why am I behaving this way? In thinking about this I recently had a conversation with a good friend, Josh, who is a men's pastor, and he told me that he recently joined a small group. I asked, "do you have to lead it?" He said no, that he just needed to be involved in something in which he didn't have to be the shepherd. How can you expect to shepherd others if you aren't being shepherded, yourself? And then it hit me, I think that's where I am. I am not involved in anything outside of worship band and, therefore am not being shepherded. I am at a place in life right now where I need some leading and shepherding. Now how do I get it? A small group you say? Well, I don't know of any to join and have not been invited to be involved in one. I guess it would be because all of the current small groups are "full?" Now, to be fair, it would be nice to be involved in a group that I actually had some things in common with. Meaning, it seems that everyone I know is married or further along in life than I. I would really like to be with a group of people that are in the same place in life that I am. Am I asking too much? Am I missing the point? All I know is that I cannot continue this current pattern in my life.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Friday, January 11, 2008
What to blog about?
I'm thinking that trying to come up with something to blog about everyday is a bit difficult. Let me try this...what would you like me to blog about? Do you have a question that you would like me to answer in blog form? Give it a shot, don't be shy.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Home Ownership
I have to say that home ownership can be rough at times. It's never as easy as you would imagine. The biggest issue I've faced thus far has been water in my basement. Tonight I spent most of the evening with a shop vac trying to get the water out of my carpet. I think I am just going to gut my basement and put in a ping pong table.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Routine Begins Again
Well, tomorrow school starts again. This means that I will be busy...very busy. The hardest thing about being busy is keeping a proper balance between all of the things that I do. Beyond being a band director at both a middle school and I high school and a worship leader at CP, I will be taking on a the new task of being the jazz ensemble director at Huntington University. There is so much work that needs to be accomplished in order to turn that program around and I really want to have that ensemble be something that the college can be proud of.
Hopefully, I can manage my time between all of these things and honor God with all of my efforts.
What kind of things are you doing to keep that balance in your life?
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
A sweet hearted 4 year old
Tonight my niece called me to tell me that she loved me. She wanted to do this before she went to bed. I must say that it doesn't get much better than that. Oh yes, I guess it does, she wanted to tell Gracie (my dog) that she loved her too.
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