Saturday, February 12, 2011

San Diego Photos

This past week I got a chance to go to a Youth Ministry conference out in Palm Springs, California. It was a great week, and I got to meet with a bunch of really sharp people who are great at and love what they do. I also got a chance to go out to San Diego and see the sunset from the coast. I grabbed some pictures with my phone and thought that they were worth sharing.

Cliffs near Encinitas.

Overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

According to the guy we were with, you can only see the offshore islands a few times every year because of the winds that normally don't blow from the desert.

Looking back from a cliff aptly named Yucca Point.

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

This is how we are doing our meetings today. #snOMG #stumin

A Snow MADLIB

Pick one choice for each blank. Feel free to post responses.

Holy Cow!!! When I first heard about the ____________(snow, ice, impending doom) that was supposed to hit our area, I was ___________(excited, frustrated, pressed to run to the nearest store and fight my neighbor for necessary supplies). I went to bed skeptical, but when I woke up, I couldn’t believe that there was ____________ (pick any number) ____________ (inches, feet, kilometers) on the ground. Lucky for my family, they closed school ___________ (temporarily, for today, indefinitely). We’ve got no choice but to __________ (enjoy it, complain about it, wait for the snow zombies to attack). If it gets bad enough to where they send out _________ (rescue squads, FEMA, the fourth and final horseman of the Apocalypse), don’t worry about me—I’l be __________ (prepared for whatever else this storm has, king over the “tribe” that used to be my neighborhood, barricaded inside my home until I can see the grass on the ground). 



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Saturday, August 14, 2010

Roadtrip by the Numbers

If you care about my life at all, then you probably know i recently moved to Maryland to start as the Middle School Pastor at Mountain Christian Church. 
It took a really long time, but here's a rundown of some stats that I could think of, countdown style. 
80,350--Final mileage on my car on Saturday. 
1,686--Mileage from Amarillo, Texas to my apartment in Maryland
30--Roughly how many hours spent driving
7--States we drove in (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland)
4--Days of driving
1--Excited and inexperienced Middle School Pastor ready to start. 

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Just bought my first car!

While this is technically the third car that I've called mine, it's the first one that I have actually been on the title as the actual owner, and also have to make the payments on. (Dave Ramsey followers, I hear you grumbling in the distance. Trust me, I know what you are thinking. There is a reason for me doing this.)

I'm excited as this gets me one step closer to Maryland, and my new Middle School ministry position there. It also is another step in this thing people call "Growing Up" and "The Real World."
For anyone who's interested, it's a 2004 Toyota 4Runner with the Sport Package on it. Essentially, it's like my Grand Cherokee, but updated and little bit more room inside.

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Headed to Maryland

Hey Everyone,Just wanted to get it out there that I have officially accepted a job at Mountain Christian Church, in Joppa (near Baltimore), Maryland, as the Middle School Minister. I'm not sure of everything that the next stage of life holds for me, but I'm excited to have a definite place to jump into, and to see what God has in store for Middle School students in the area.I'm not sure of all of the specifics yet, but I'm excited, and hopefully you are too. Thanks to all of you who have been encouraging me and and praying for me along the way

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