Third times a Charm

I am going to give the blogging thing one more try.

i decided instead of typing in paragraphs, that i would list 5 or so important things that happen to me each day or lessons i learn, or just things i want to talk about. one will be about my family, one will be about ministry, one will be about what God is doing in my heart, and the other 2 will be about anything and everything

i will try not to use this as a soapbox and i will certainly not use it to vent.

if you read this consistently, i hope that you would: (1) enjoy it (2) grow spiritually as i share my spiritual growth (3) learn more about me and my life

well, here goes:

(1) our church is basically at the finish line of our search for a new lead pastor. pastor scott estep has been nominated by our board to be a candidate. he will be preaching the next 2 sundays and will be voted on may 11th. FYI - he is not an A/G guy, so you probably don't know him unless you are from NW Ohio.

(2) have you ever challenged someone to something and realized later that you are dumb for doing so. a girl in our youth group runs several miles every day and i was surprised to find out that she had never ran 2 miles in under 12 mins. of course, being the polished runner that i am, i decided to throw out a challenge that by the end of the summer i could do that. well, i have a long way to go! i'm gonna try, but my 2 mile time is around 18 mins right now, so i have a way to go!

(3) nash and kaitie, my youngest kids, are both sleeping right now. it is peaceful in the house. i look forward to my kids being in junior high and high school. so many parents tell me i will understand the woes of parenting teens when i have teens. well, to that i say, bring it on! i can't wait until they are playing sports, serving in ministry, and in my youth group!

(4) i watched some of the NFL draft this past weekend and was thrilled with the Steelers first and second round picks. they snagged a running back to compliment WIllie Parker and got a big wide receiver for Big Ben. 2008 looks promising if the
O-Line can protect Ben and open some holes for "fast" Willie.

(5) I hate to be right, okay, no i don't. From the beginning of American Idol, i said the final 5 would include David A., Siesha, Brooke, and Jason. The only one i was wrong on was David C., and he might win it all, but I am still pulling for David A.!

(6) Today, I read about Daniel in the major prophets and a couple things that stood out to me were the dependence Daniel and the three Hebrew children showed on God when they told the King's official to feed them apples and carrots instead of meat and wine. they believed God would strengthen them more than the others. what seemed even more impressive to me, was the fact that the official gave in to it because Daniel had built a relationship with him and they trusted each other. WOW! in that short amount of time, Daniel had earned the favor of that man. I pray for God's favor on me so i can earn the trust and friendship of those i meet.

i think that's a good start, check back tomorrow for more!

peace