Major Catch-Up

Wow, it's amazing how much time I can let slip by between my posts. Sorry about that. So much has happened over the past few weeks, and I don't have long to cover it all. The youth group at the church is growing steadily, and I think the kids are finally getting into coming each week. It's tough so far, but the Lord is carrying me through on His shoulders for sure. I'm just trying to get some ideas together to really do a "break-out" event in order to draw a lot of curiosity to the group. Let me know if you have any.

I am not even going to cover the Auburn Tigers, because they aren't even worth my time. So moving on...My sister-in-law, Cindy, had her baby nearly 2 weeks ago. Both mommy and new baby Aubrey are doing well, both trying to adjust to their new situations. We are praying for them though, and we are faithful that the Lord is doing some awesome things there no matter how it seems to be going.

My small group is going very well, too, and I'm glad that we have expanded our group to four prayerful, Christian men. Thanks for joining, Matt. We are so thankful you have made the commitment, and it's great to see you on a weekly basis as we come together in Christian brotherhood. Our group has several prayer requests that need the fervent prayers of other warriors out there. So if you are reading this, just pray for the members of our group, and that God will see to it their concerns and desires both are met with His glory revealing itself.

What's next? Oh, Jessica and I are "officially" trying to start a family, although we haven't exactly been trying to prevent it either for almost a year. We are faithful in God's timing and know that all our other blessings--past and current--are the result of His knowing what is best for us. However, we are also feeling drawn to the prospect of adoption, even as we are trying to have our own child. We want a big family, and we are not against having 2-3 of our own children, and then adopting several along the way. Again, we will leave this decision up to God's will, but we are feeling drawn to sharing the reflection of Christ's love within us to children who may have given up in the belief of love after being abandoned in this world. If anyone reading this knows or hears of someone getting pregnant, maybe by accident or carelessness, and is considering the worst choice of action by not having the baby, please let them know there are caring people in this world who will gladly accept the child, and desire very much to take the responsibility from them. Just a shameless plug for adoption from some very willing servants of Christ :)

Getting Older

I was invited to come and sub for a flag football team that several of the guys from Student Life play on. As I was warming up and running around the field, I began to realize my legs were struggling to keep up with the speed my mind was pushing them to run, my arm was a little lazy on nearly every throw, and I seemed to be out of breath just a little sooner than I'm used to. I've always heard that age has a way of sneaking up on you, but I'm only 27. I mean, come on!! I'm supposed to be in my prime, but I'm acting like an old man. After today, I'm dead set on getting back into shape for real. This is pitiful and ridiculous...

Pitiful Tigers...

Tonight we saw yet another pitiful performance from the Auburn Tigers. What the crap are they thinking? It looks more like a bunch of Jr. High kids out there play touch in the backyard than a ranked NCAA team. But all-in-all, congratulations to Vanderbuilt for an exciting and well-deserved victory. It would be great to see them play for the SEC Championship.

Off the negativity for a moment. Tomorrow will be my first official day at church as the new youth minister. I'm nervous, and because of everything we have had going this week, feeling a bit unprepared. In fact, I really need to be trying to put something together right now, but I have no idea what the makeup of the youth group will be. This first Sunday may just be a chance for me to get to know those who show up, and try to lay out a little about myself and what I want them to get out of coming each week. Then next week I will have a better idea of how to plan.

Jessica and I finished painting our bathroom this week, and it looks great. I will post pictures soon. I wonder what the next project for our home will be...