WHEW!!

What a week!!! This is the third post that I have started because the other two just did not seem right to post. They say the third is a charm. This last week in a nutshell, tough annual meeting at church, great lunch with some great people, friends dad commits suicide, make flight arrangements for friend and one child, other children get sick, great message in church to reconcile or else...(my take home message), great super bowl, Tami is driving in snow she just called (its midnight) they made it and will likely be an hour before she is home (makes me worry), learned new song on guitar (stand by me), tried posting blog 3 times and I think I will keep this one. My prayer this week Ps 139 search me God and know my heart...what's this next week going to bring? I'm a little nervous but as a good friend says, Its all for the Glory of God!!

Concert

For several months I have picked up the guitar and played through about a dozen different songs that I enjoy. I have just started to be able to play the music and think through the words to the music. It has started to open a different avenue of worship for me. I do this for me. It may sound selfish but it is one thing that is mine to spend time with and at some point I will share it with others. My wife endures my terrible timing but we have enjoyed playing together. I want to be able to play for my daughter at some point. I don't know why that is but for some reason it is something that motivates me. Maybe some day it will make sense but for now I just use if for motivation. At some point I want to get a good six string guitar but for now I am content with what I've got. Hope you enjoyed the video, if you really understood my musical background you would be picking yourself up off the floor with laughter. Have a good week.

One Another

Our small group has decided to begin to study the "One Another's" in the Bible. Wow, there are a lot of 'em! We began with "love one another" because all other one anothers are worthless without love. Tami and I have felt a serious lack of love within the body of believers with whom we associate with. Right now we are extremely confused, upset, hurt....not really sure how to describe it. Our next one another we are looking at is "Accept one another as Christ has accepted you..." Romans 14. So how does Christ accept me? Why does Christ accept me day after day. If you could see my heart right now you would have nothing to do with me, but Jesus continues to never leave me. I have to be honest, I would rather spend my time with my non christian friends than my fellow believers. They are open, honest and accept me for me. I'm not looking over my shoulder to make sure I do the right "christian" things, or afraid of what fellow believer I will offend by me being me. It just does not make sense. Love One Another, Accept One Another....I think God may be trying to teach me something. Well, I've vented for now, lets see if it helps!!