it’s usually a day of…

empty promisses. You know what I’m talking about. Year after year we make new years resolutions (often times the same one every year), and more often than not, we fail. We utter lines like “This year will be different,” and “I’m really...

Primal

As you can tell by my blog calendar, it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything.  Working full-time at a church during one of the two biggest holidays we celebrate can take up a lot of time.  When not working, I was partaking in activities that do not...

a different kind of rest

Have you ever worked LONG hours a few days in a row.  That’s been this week so far for me.  When I was in the middle 0f the stretch, there was a huge goal ahead of me, keeping me going at a steady pace.  Now that the goal is near completion, the need for rest...

j.town

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything.  Sorry about that.  With my dad’s health issues and Christmas preparations starting around church, blogging was the easiest thing to let go of to allow more space in my life.  Everyone needs some margin...

focus

I don’t know about you, but when I know I have meetings about specific topics, it’s really easy for me to focus going into those meetings.  This morning, I had 2 meetings about Christmas preparations at our church.  One was about the design of our kidz...

monitoring the twittersphere

Twitter is just a fad (just like the internet).  What a joke.  Twitter has become a part of life for many people.  It is not a means to deep relationships, but it is a great supplement to existing relationships and great way to grow in your vocation by networking with...

reset button

Yesterday I was looking for a reset button so I could start this week over.  I’m sure everyone has a week here and there that seems to have one thing after another that just keeps dragging you down.  This has been one of those weeks for me.  Knowing what has...

community

I am thankful that I have the kind of community at work that supports me no matter what I am going through.  It’s the kind of thing most people would expect someone to experience when working at a church.  Often times though, working at church can feel a lot...

internal struggles

First, let me thank all of you that have been praying for my father and my family. My dad’s internal struggle (physical)… We found out this weekend and Monday that dad has Burkitt’s Lymphoma (a type of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma).  From what I’ve...