Great Week so far!

Tonight was the final session with Patrick Mead. He is so talented and gifted to share God's word in a way that speaks directly to you. He challenged me this week. Believe it or not I need the challenge. He encouraged us tonight to get off of our but and get after it. Our time is limited. Go out with a bang. I have had some internal battles trying to decide whether to continue going all out for him or just be in the background. Tonight, I am encouraged to keep fighting. We are not here long. So, my prayer tonight is to God to help me keep fighting for him. I don't really need to back down, but stand up for him. I want to do it with love. I am preparing to do so. If you have not made the Lord the Lord of your life. What are you waiting for? MOVE!

"Like what you have and want what you got"

This is a quote from Patrick Mead who spoke tonight at campus. I am looking forward to this week as I will be making plans for the fall. I will be directing 2 choruses and teaching 3 video editing classes. I am excited about these opportunities.

This quote will help me have a better year this year. Learning to enjoy what you have. Many of you know I lost my mom this year. I have been going back to places we have spent time at over the last few years. I moved back to atlanta mostly to be closer to her. It has been painful to now have her around. I did get the chance to say goodbye. I would have been on a service trip to New Orleans, but instead I was able to be with her the last weekend of her life. I am still grieving, because of not having some answers about the future. Many of you know that i like to control what I can. What will happen next is still a mystery. I will continue the path that I believe God is calling me to right now.

I am enjoying this week already. I will get to listen live and in person a great communicator of God's word. This week I am so open to hear the word and let it speak to me boldly. I want to be the best person I can be for my students, peers, and church. It starts with me working on me. I wish that I could say I am perfect. God is not done with me yet. I am not where I want to me at age 39. There is so much I don't know. There are so many I need to go back and say please forgive me. I have learned that I need to first forgive myself. God is in control. I ask him for forgiveness and pray down the line if given the opportunity to ask others.

I'm working on liking what I have, and wanting what I got. I'm a middle child and I know what is like to be content. Now that I am older, I want mine. Whatever mine is! Don't worry I have not fallen off the deep in, but I will be glad to move on from this stage. I have great opportunities to serve God and honor him daily. I need to center my focus on HIM. Pray with me as I continue this journey. I do hope to come back tomorrow with more quotes and goodness on my liking what I have and wanting what I got

It is summer!

I have had a pretty busy summer sort of. I have spent a lot of time with my mom and family. I continue to be amazed at how my family see me differently than I see myself. We have had to spend so quality time together. I am getting to know them better as they are getting to know me. When I left for college, I left. It was a major goal of mine to change the pattern history of my family. My family background is well grounded in poverty. I did not want that for myself. My change really occurred during high school when I started working. I got to see how much more there was to life when you could afford to do the things most people got to do.

I have been back in Georgia for 3 years now. I am learning more about my aroma with family. Every time I go to a movie I reflect on it as it deals with my family. The movie "The Proposal" Sandra Bullock had a moment in that movie that almost made me cry. I do have a family, but almost have operated as though I did not have one. I am praying to God for me to find the balance to reengaged without enabling. This is very hard thing to do. I love my mom more than anyone on this earth. Sometimes I do treat her with the respect that I think I do. I try to be the best son ever, and at times I can be the worst.

I am a Christian. I true follower of Jesus Christ. This is a conflicting issue for my family. Although there is a belief in God, following God daily would be a struggle. I want my family to know that we will struggle together. Spending more quality time is my attempt to make this happen. I take my stand, but do not put my belief on them. No one can smoke or drink in my car or house. I do draw the line there.

Perfect! I could only wish. I am working on my walk with God this summer. I am serving him, but want to continue my journey of trusting him with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength. I am working on loving others more than myself. Patrick Meade spoke recently at Lipscomb saying that we have to Love the Nobodies. It is easy to love the somebodies, but work on loving the nobodies. Please pray that my journey this summer will be a good one, so I can share it even more with my students this fall, and my Church.