Weekend is coming!

Well, we are now 11-5 since I last reported. A couple of wins and a couple of losses. I hate to lose. I really hate to lose. Anyway, we have 1 more real game and another Tournament. It has been fun, but I hate to lose.

October 4th is the last day of games. We have been going since July 25th. Short season? Long season? You decide?

October is here and the weather will change. I can get rid of my sweat towel. I love cooler weather. It is here especially in the morning! Yeah!

Travel is on my mine. Thanksgiving Break is near and Christmas is around the corner. Shall I come and visit you? Gas prices are high, but I am ready to get out of town.

Weekend is coming! Weekend is coming!

9-1 in Volleyball!!!!!!

Tonight, I am excited. I had my toughest games tonight. We won both in 3 games. (that is we won 2 games out of 3). These girls played very well. We were very evenly match. We wanted it more. I am very proud of them. Many times as a coach, you want your kids to know how proud you are of them. I am not sure at this point if they understand. I know i am a hard coach. I want to win. I want us to play well. I am very competitive. Hopefully tomorrow, we will have a good practice as we prepared to play on of these hard teams again on Thursday. I am going for my 10th win this season. I am excited!!! You can be excited with me! 9-1 BABY!!!!

37 reasons why I love my life today September 7, 2008

1. Life is very good for me today.
2. My family is great! (mom,sisters, nephews,and nieces)
3. I have a wonderful church I am a part of.
4. I have the best job(ministry) in America.
5 I love how God continues to give me wonderful ministry opportunities.
6. I have good friends who care for me.
7. I am a blessed person financially.
8. I am good spiritually today.
9. I am aware of my health issues.
10. I am aware of the things to make me a better person.
11. I am a volleyball coach.
12. I am a friend to many.
13. I know what I hate.
14. I know what I like.
15. I am single.
16. I am not married.
17. I do not have children.
18. I own my own condo.
19. I do not have car payments.
20. I am relatively healthy today.(Blood sugar- only issue)
21. I get to lead worship anytime I like on a regular basis.
22. I have great bosses (Misty and Dr. Ray)
23. I have a clean condo today. (Thanks Deonte)
24. I love Junior High kids!
25. I am loved.
26. I am having fun teaching bible everyday.
27. I have health insurance.
28. I love Church potlucks! (Good job today East Cobb)
29. I love the 12:11 service at East Cobb!
30. I have money in my retirement account.
31. I love Georgia.
32. I love the Georgia Bulldawgs.
33. I have a dirty car inside and out!
34. I love to give.
35. I love to serve.
36. I love God.
37. I love Jesus.

Life is Volleyball!

I have not posted in a while. I have been very busy experiencing life. My volleyball team is 4-0 right now. Tomorrow should be challenging playing a couple of good volleyball schools. I have had a few bumps along the way, due to a break from school this past weekend, I am back in the saddle again. It amazes me when we are critique how defensive we get. I say we because i know others do the same thing. Why is that? Why can't we just accept it and move on. Take the good and the bad adjust and move on. I can't tell you how many hours I thought about a meeting I had last week. Again, I am over it now. I must move on...

My mom is doing better. We are still trying to adjust to get her blood sugar levels up to normal. My mom have many medical problems which causes me to think big time about my health. I went to the dentist Thursday. I will be going soon to my eye doctors to update my contacts. I do go there every year, but I have had the same contacts for about 6 years. They are gas perm so I get the extra cleaning every time I go and they work just fine. My eyesight has not changed or gotten worst in 10 years so far. This is good since i am older.

I have had a little time to contact old friends, and spend some quality time with my sisters. It is good to be close to home. I have already taken it for granted. Tonight my baby sister and I went out for a good meal. She lost her job on Sunday. I will be searching the Internet tonight for some leads. I know she would like to continue to do what is right. I am proud of what she has done. Now, she does respect me more than my other sisters so there full disclosure.

School is back in session. Chapels have been awesome. Let me say it again. Chapel has been awesome. They are really singing out and loves Get right church. I will tell you it has been all of my two years to get them hear. They love motion songs. Now, they are getting into songs with a beat. I taught Heavn on the other side today. They are just rockin. I love my job. I am not just saying that! I love my bible classes this year. We have been in school for 3 weeks, and I still love everyone of them. I actually feel guilty getting on to them. They are just wonderful!

Sermon last Sunday by Brother Ray, who I believe is my long lost brother not just in Christ- preached on the Older Brother from the Prodigal son parable. I am still digesting that one. Powerful and very moving to my heart. Life is still Volleyball for the month of September. It will all come to an end on October 4th. Be Cool! Stay with God!

Life has been very interesting lately.

First, I got some good advice today about dating, marriage, Christianity, and family. Let me tell you my mom is in the hospital. Please pray that all will go well with her blood sugar. It has been dropping here lately in the low teens number. She has been dizzy, and bruises are showing up all over her body. She is not in pain( I am grateful) Her name is Mary. The advice I got was to stop trying to control everything and let God do what he is going to do without me messing it up. The advice continued to remind me why I am on this earth, which is to help plant seeds for Christ. Am I doing that at my private Christian school.(yes) My saved church that meets in Marietta, Georgia(yes). Am I doing it at my condo that I purchased a month ago(N0) bank,grocery store, gas station, many restaurants I frequent( All of these are no or maybe) We got work to do people let's do it!

Second, I am very thankful for many things today. My work has been my life. Greater Atlanta Christian and East Cobb Church make up the bulk of my life right now. I love and I'm very thankful to be involved in both ministries. I don't really look at it as a job. Although, I do get paid for both works, I am humbled by these opportunities and that both places seemed to have accepted who I am for who I am. You know what I mean. I am very thankful for the Leadership in both places. They are not perfect and I know you can't believe it, but I am not perfect as well.

Third, Volleyball begins for me tomorrow. Our first game is tomorrow. I am excited. I pray that my girls will be ready mentally. I have missed the coaching scene. Tomorrow should be a great day to restart that career. We do have a little girl drama here at the beginning. We will see how that plays out tomorrow.

Have a great week!

I had a good week last week!

I had a very good week last week. I got to lead worship at my home congregation, during our faculty spiritual day, and an area wide in Houston Texas was my start of the week. I really enjoy returning to my home church. I love encouraging them, and visiting with lifelong friends.

We started back to school as teachers this week. I got the opportunity to lead worship as we return. This group loves to sing,and this is the Highlight of the week. We were in the throne room baby. It was awesome.

I got on a plane that afternoon to go to Houston for an area wide youth rally. Had to miss our day of service as teacher, but I got to serve and lead worship as Jeff Walling presented Grace in his usually great fashion. It was good to catch up with some friends there as well.

4am I leave for the airport to fly back to Atlanta and catch a plane to Dallas and then to Oklahoma City where I got an opportunity to speak to some very bright high school kids. I had a three hour lay over in Dallas, and got a chance to have lunch with two of my very good friends from there at my favorite Dallas area restaurant Red Hot and Blue. I got the Ribwich combo memphis style that included a two bone rib. It was goooood! I should have order a full rack of ribs. I love the food, the company was even better.

iDebate at Oklahoma Christian is where I was to speak Tuesday night. The kids responded very well and blogged about their experienceYou can find their blog here. Again, I had a lot of fun talking to them about Leadership. They thought I was very funny, but really listen to what I had to say. It was good to visit with another good friend there. We went back to my college days, and it was fun to think about those times.

4am again, I leave for the airport to return to Atlanta. I got back in timeto meet the boys of Junior High(male teachers) We meet for lunch once during our inservice to catch up and bond. I was glad I made it back for that.

Volleyball Wednesday thru Friday. I had to teach my team our serve-receive defense. We scrimmage the varsity and I saw they had learned a lot this week. We did not win against them, but played very well. They were focus.

It was a great week. I will attempt to include pictures in this post.

Sydney Smartt is doing well!

Sydney Smartt is doing well. I got the chance to go to the hospital tonight and she was doing well. We visited and she got to talk to people who could not make it to the hospital. I love seeing people smile and laugh. I believe that is truly my ministry. I am very happy when I can do that with people. I believe that is a major draw in my family. When we get together we just take turns ribbing each other and laughing. I love seeing my mom laugh. Keep my family in prayer, I love them sooo much and sometimes I still feel far away although I am closer. I stopped by tonight and had some of my mom's cooking. I know she likes to cook for people. Her children likes eating it, too.

Volleyball starts on Friday. ( 2 hours of practice)

Texas and Oklahoma here I come. You will probably not see me. In Houston, I will be leading worship at an area-wide for teens. I really enjoy leading people in worship. It is fun and easy for me. I enjoy reconnecting with old friends as well. I don't know which church, but it is the area-wide for Monday night. Tuesday I will be joining others( Gen. Tommy Franks) speaking to a group of teenager's assembled on the campus of Oklahoma Christian. I know I know, I can't believe it either. I have enjoyed speaking some this summer. Both of these trips are in late afternoon and speak in the evening, early morning flight, and hopefully back to work by lunch time Wednesday. I am missing most of our in-service training. I do lead worship before I leave for Houston. We as a staff and faculty begin the new school year focusing on our spiritual side as we lead this school. I will have my camera with me that I bought this summer in the great state of Arkansas.

Orientations is what I have been doing this week. I love them! Taking a group of people who do not know each other well, and bringing them together before school starts. My boss, I think today finally realized that I love orientation. I used to do it at Harding. Some of you may remember that, but I am in a zone of getting the people socially in shape. I have another one tomorrow. I look forward to it!