After an amazing dinner with waaaay too much food.
Cannonball time.Saturday, May 16, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
New Toy
Finally got the bike for training this summer instead of training on the mtn bike. Yay tax return going to good work stimulating the economy. I mean I'm just trying to help our country out right? First triathlon is in Austin on the 25th! Let's hope I can be ready in time.Monday, April 27, 2009
for the moments i feel faint
h-town has treated me quite well so far i would say and i realized recently that it is beginning to become more of a home than a place i am at for a while. i have a group of people i know and feel at home with, i have a schedule of things that i do somewhat on a regular basis, and most importantly i feel called to serve the people of the city. we've got a lot of work to do...
summer time is approaching here and though i am not looking forward to the stagnant heat that it brings here, i can't deny i love being outside when it's warm and i'm not at work. volleyball, frisbee, swimming, soccer, football, running (evidently... ps i ran my first 5K this past weekend, twas awesome), biking, climbing, and oh need to suck it up and take the wave runner to the shop to get it ready for the summer. yay spending money.
the apt is coming along well now with all of the furniture in, beginnings of decorations are appearing, and have now served two meals here for guests. largest group so far to be fed from the world's smallest kitchen: 20. need to incorporate the grill, def will increase the capacity. still have some learning to do before i end up buying my own place but i feel like this is a good start to it. being responsible for alot of different stuff even though i have a landlord, tis not like an apt complex where you can just call downstairs when something is broken for them to come fix it. gotta deal with it yourself. we shall see if i cant make even more progress this friday since i have it off work. maybe for once it won't rain...
never underestimate my Jesus
you're telling me that there's no hope,
i'm telling you you're wrong
never underestimate my Jesus
when the world around you crumbles
He will be strong, He will be strong
summer time is approaching here and though i am not looking forward to the stagnant heat that it brings here, i can't deny i love being outside when it's warm and i'm not at work. volleyball, frisbee, swimming, soccer, football, running (evidently... ps i ran my first 5K this past weekend, twas awesome), biking, climbing, and oh need to suck it up and take the wave runner to the shop to get it ready for the summer. yay spending money.
the apt is coming along well now with all of the furniture in, beginnings of decorations are appearing, and have now served two meals here for guests. largest group so far to be fed from the world's smallest kitchen: 20. need to incorporate the grill, def will increase the capacity. still have some learning to do before i end up buying my own place but i feel like this is a good start to it. being responsible for alot of different stuff even though i have a landlord, tis not like an apt complex where you can just call downstairs when something is broken for them to come fix it. gotta deal with it yourself. we shall see if i cant make even more progress this friday since i have it off work. maybe for once it won't rain...
never underestimate my Jesus
you're telling me that there's no hope,
i'm telling you you're wrong
never underestimate my Jesus
when the world around you crumbles
He will be strong, He will be strong
Friday, April 24, 2009
getting there... good times
80's volleyball team
valentine's dinner for the womens
you wish...
yall are awesome
koinonia Christmas party again
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
Marvelous Light
I love this song, just felt inspired to post it, making me quite excited this morning to be a part of His kingdom!
Marvelous Light
I once was fatherless,
a stranger with no hope;
Your kindness wakened me,
Awakened me, from my sleep
Your love it beckons deeply,
a call to come and die.
By grace now I will come
And take this life, take your life.
Sin has lost it’s power,
death has lost it’s sting.
From the grave you’ve risen
VICTORIOUSLY!
Into marvelous light I’m running,
Out of darkness, out of shame.
By the cross you are the truth,
You are the life, you are the way
My dead heart now is beating,
My deepest stains now clean.
Your breath fills up my lungs.
Now I’m free. now I’m free!
Lift my hands and spin around,
See the light that i have found.
Oh the marvelous light
Marvelous light
Lift my hands and spin
See the light within…
Christmas Photo Update
Everyone came over for some fried chicken and mashed potatoes before we left for home.
This is the group that won the Christmas Carol contest by making up a carol that made fun of Grandma's Christmas ornaments. Not sure how they won considering she was the judge...
Got to see some old friends. They are the best.
My cousin Hannah watching the sunset.
My sister enjoying uncle Steve's seadoo since i took ours...
It was good to see things get back to the way they used to be. Even if it was for a short while...
He does pretty well for an old dog, that's for sure. I think he was def missin his water while living out in the desertFriday, December 5, 2008
New Camera
Celebrations are in order, I have finally purchased the dslr that I have wanted to invest in since I moved to Houston. Following are some of it's captures from my Thanksgiving trip to Albuquerque.
This is Tucker my dog. I miss him a lot.
The Thanksgiving meal that we fixed for the four of us. Just what we all wanted.
Was able to catch the sunset amidst one of Albuquerque's few yearly storms.
It will never cease to amaze me the power that He has to control this massive world that we live in. Each day I see something like these clouds or this sunset that He's painted and I am reminded how small we truly are. And yet He has reached down to us.
This is Tucker my dog. I miss him a lot.
The Thanksgiving meal that we fixed for the four of us. Just what we all wanted.
Was able to catch the sunset amidst one of Albuquerque's few yearly storms.
It will never cease to amaze me the power that He has to control this massive world that we live in. Each day I see something like these clouds or this sunset that He's painted and I am reminded how small we truly are. And yet He has reached down to us.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
not being sovereign
So the last few weeks have been interesting to say the least, though not entirely exciting:
-Sarah has gone home (sad times, though hopefully she will be back soon)
-I have become the Men's coordinator for my class at HFBC
-God is showing me that no matter how much I want to be in control, I'm not.
-I have realized I haven't been healthy so far in Texas and that is now being remedied.
-Remembered that when I focus on other things but God, my life doesn't go too well.
So Sarah went home last Monday to FL to stay with her rents for a bit while she looks for a job to come back here to. That process is not as quick of course as I would hope but I am still excited that she will be able to return soon. Realizing that He is in control of all things as far as timing goes, it's comforting to know that she is there right now for a reason.
The director of the class that I attend at HFBC asked me to be the Men's coordinator two weeks ago, and I told him that I would. I am quite excited about the opportunity to encourage brothers in Christ and develop relationships with them. There is nothing like walking with brothers and being able to encourage them throughout our daily lives and be encouraged by them at the same time. Hm, wonder if that was intended to be that way by someone...
Yet again I have remembered that though I want to be in control of my life, I'm not. It is not my own and nothing that I do will ever change that. I find that awesome btw. With that, I also have had a heavy heart for the fact that I am not putting God first in things that I do, and that the things I am focusing on here in Houston are for the better of myself. These would include all the things I say that I am doing for the Lord but more closely examined have selfish motives behind them. Praise Him for breaking us so often and filling us up with His grace and mercy. So if I do things for myself, and nothing that I can do will let me control anything or help my cause, why do I do these things? Workin on remembering that when I put Him first and become sold out to Him that He will give me the desires of my heart. And how exciting will that be? When my desires are in line with His. Keep on keepin on...
And yea, exercise is starting... horay. more updates on that later.
-Sarah has gone home (sad times, though hopefully she will be back soon)
-I have become the Men's coordinator for my class at HFBC
-God is showing me that no matter how much I want to be in control, I'm not.
-I have realized I haven't been healthy so far in Texas and that is now being remedied.
-Remembered that when I focus on other things but God, my life doesn't go too well.
So Sarah went home last Monday to FL to stay with her rents for a bit while she looks for a job to come back here to. That process is not as quick of course as I would hope but I am still excited that she will be able to return soon. Realizing that He is in control of all things as far as timing goes, it's comforting to know that she is there right now for a reason.
The director of the class that I attend at HFBC asked me to be the Men's coordinator two weeks ago, and I told him that I would. I am quite excited about the opportunity to encourage brothers in Christ and develop relationships with them. There is nothing like walking with brothers and being able to encourage them throughout our daily lives and be encouraged by them at the same time. Hm, wonder if that was intended to be that way by someone...
Yet again I have remembered that though I want to be in control of my life, I'm not. It is not my own and nothing that I do will ever change that. I find that awesome btw. With that, I also have had a heavy heart for the fact that I am not putting God first in things that I do, and that the things I am focusing on here in Houston are for the better of myself. These would include all the things I say that I am doing for the Lord but more closely examined have selfish motives behind them. Praise Him for breaking us so often and filling us up with His grace and mercy. So if I do things for myself, and nothing that I can do will let me control anything or help my cause, why do I do these things? Workin on remembering that when I put Him first and become sold out to Him that He will give me the desires of my heart. And how exciting will that be? When my desires are in line with His. Keep on keepin on...
And yea, exercise is starting... horay. more updates on that later.
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