Twenty Eleven

And here we are. Another year has come and gone as the next one comes in. It's exciting. This is that time of year when everyone takes all the things they have failed to do in the past years and puts them on a to-do list for this year under that quaint term New Year's Resolution. Now I am aware that I probably sound like a bit of a cynic at this point but bear with me. New Year's resolutions have never been my thing. I have always thought that if I saw something that needed changed or a goal that needed reached I could do it anytime of the year and that the New Year wasn't enough motivation to really help much. However, I do realize that for some these resolutions are a point of change and they are able to find the necessary motivation with the dawn of a new year. So this year I have decided to set some goals. A lot has changed this past year and it is a great time to take a step back and reevaluate my life and direction. I have not finished this list yet but I will share it soon. For now I would like to share a thought I had today while doing some research. What if we set "Preventative Resolutions"? Just a thought, but it might just work. I was doing some research and I came across an an article by About.com that listed the Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions. I would like to share those and offer an example of what I mean by "Preventative Resolutions".

Here we go…

Ordinary Shepherds, Extraordinary Message

Luke 2:8-18 gives the account of the shepherds tending to their sheep the night that Jesus was born.
These shepherds were undoubtedly ordinary people. They were not wise scholars, religious leaders, or prophets, but lowly shepherds. Yet one night while these ordinary shepherds were tending to their flocks an angel appeared and told them the amazing news that the long promised Messiah has been born.
Have you ever stopped and wondered, why them? Why did God choose to personally send the angel of the Lord to tell these men the incredible news? And not only did the angel tell them the news but also where to find the Christ child Himself, such privileged information.

Too Busy

I ran across this comic today and had to laugh. It holds a lot of humor but yet so much truth. Just think about the classic excuse of "I'm just too busy". I'm sure those words have come out of your mouth on many occasions. But what does that term really mean? For me I use the words, "I'm just too busy" or "I'm so busy right now" or "I haven't had time for anything lately" probably a dozen times a week. In part it's true, I am busy; but it isn't really a valid excuse all the time. I talked about this in the post I Spend My Time How?!. Think about the last time you used that excuse. What did you use that excuse for?

Snowmen, Snowballs, Snow Forts, and um...Snow

So here we are eleven days into December and I am finally giving into the fact that it is freezing outside and the snow isn't going anywhere soon. I don't mind the snow it's just the prolonged months of frigid cold that bother me. But alas, even I can get excited about the cold fluffy stuff. Aside from getting it all in your shoes, tracking it into your house and car, scraping it off of your cars, and slipping around in it on the road, there are some things I do really enjoy about the snow. So here are five things that I want to do in the snow this winter. If I can I will try to post pictures or videos as I accomplish each one.

I'm Back

So I'm sure you are wondering why I've been off the grid for almost a month. I apologize for the silence and lack of posts. To use the age old excuse "I've been busy" seems cliche; however I'm not sure of a better way to put it. Somewhere between job shifts and 70 hr work weeks through December as well as gettinng ready to launch a new Young Adult ministry at my church Blogging kinda got pushed to the back. But, alas, I am making a valiant effort to get back into the blogging groove. I currently have no Wireless internet and am posting from my phone so I apologize for formatting mishaps. I am still really excited about the future of this site and I look forward to being able to further meet the needs of you readers who give purpose to my sometimes extensive rants. I hope to be back to at least two posts a week soon.

Signed,
The guy who writes the blogposts