Birthdays are a wonderful, and yet strange thing. If you haven't figured it out yet, I am a young kid in a grown ups body. I still get really excited about lots of the little things in life, birthdays are no exception. I look forward to my birthday each year with great expectation, knowing that this years B-day will be greater then the last. I love the attention, the pie (cause I really don't care for cake), the time with family and friends, and lets not forget the presents. There is so much wonder and excitement surrounding a birthday. Having three kids, I remember the day of each of their birth with great detail. Beach Beauty reminds me at times that my details are beginning to get confused from child to child. But I still remember that day with fondness, joy, and excitement.
Each parent can relate with me, that the day their child was born, was such a wonderful day. No matter what circumstances were in your life, for a brief moment, nothing else mattered. As you held your child for the first time, welcoming them to the world, it was if time stood still. You look at their ten fingers and ten toes, round face, precious eyes, little mouth, and button nose, and realize at that moment that God has blessed you with a miracle.
Yesterday was Beach Beauty's birthday! I only wish it could have been a better day for my bride. Before the day was even here, we knew that it would be busy, and plans for celebration were to be moved to a less busy day. Then as she awoke on the day of her birth, she woke with a fierce cough. Who wants to be sick on their birthday? I know I sure don't! As the day wore on, I could tell that her sickness was setting in for the long haul. She is such a trooper! She never once complained about her Birthday being ruined, only that she didn't feel good, and wished she could feel better, that she might go to church. Needless to say, she didn't get out, at all, and the only real celebrating she was able to participate in was Taco Bell in bed late at night, and a small gift. Many Happy Birthday wishes have been shared with her from family and friends,she enjoyed breakfast in bed by the kids, and even an early birthday bouquet of flowers arrived for her on Friday. I only wish that it would have been a better day for her.
With all this being said, let me say once again, she never complained. I am the one complaining at the moment. I hate it that her day was met with illness. So here is what I am proposing. For the lady that gives of herself each day for her family, I think she deserves another Birthday. A day that she can enjoy, anticipate, and have a ball. So even though September 20th has passed, I declare Saturday September 26th as Beach Beauties 2nd 30th Birthday! September 20th will happen again, in order that Beauty can have her day.
Beach Beauty, I want you to know that I Love You, and I am so happy that 30 years ago, God saw it fit to bless your parents with you as their miracle. Then 20 years later He blessed me with you as my best friend, and wife. I want you to anticipate your Birthday with the joy and excitement of a child. I will say once again, as I did many times yesterday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
To all the rest of the Beach Bums out there,
I hope I haven't bored you with the sappy stuff that has flowed all over these pages tonight. Have a wonderful week, and expect more posts to follow.
Until next time,
Clear Skies, High Surf, and Sandy Feet!!!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
I suppose a post is in order!
I suppose I should start this post with an apology to all of you that enjoy reading my ramblings, for the lack of rambling that has taken place over the past several months. I could offer many excuses such as, the summer has been crazy busy, the Beach Beauty's laptop has been and still is out of commission, or there have been way to many fish to catch and not enough time to write a post. However I feel it is best to just say, "I haven't written a post, and now I am, so I'm sorry if you have been sitting by your computer anxiously awaiting a post, and I have failed to give it to you."
OK, now that the formalities are over, I thought I would just spend a few moments updating everyone on the happenings of this summer, that has flown by far too quickly.
It seems that as a minister, the summer time is the busiest time of year. With Sports camps, mission trips, vacations, visitors, picnics, end of school events, school kick off events, planning, reflecting, it all just seems to take all the time out of the summer, and one day you wake up, and it's all over, and the school year has begun once again.
I must say, most of my summer has been a blur, so many things taking place. However, with that being said, there are some wonderful gems from this summer, that God has used to change my life forever.
I want to start with a reference to one of my last posts. If you have been keeping up to date with my blog, then you know that at the start of the summer I made a huge life change. I willing walked away from eating pork, due to a study I had done on the Levitical law. God convicted me about my eating habits, and more importantly on the over indulgence issues that I struggle with. Well, I am happy to say that with the exception of one week, I have been "pork free" since the day I made my last post. I have found that while I am not eating pork, and I really miss it from time to time, mainly when wanting to eat pizza, or smelling a rack of ribs on the Bar-B-Que, I have felt so much better.
Now you may be asking, "why was there one week that you ate pork?" That question leads to me to another wonderful, life changing event from this summer. In late August, I was given the opportunity to leave the land that I love, fly over a portion of the Atlantic Ocean, and minister in a medium sized city in Ceara, Brazil. I spent 9 days ministering with these people, sharing the Love of God with them. I will be preparing a post that will be fully dedicated to the work of God in Brazil, and the work He has begun in me through that experience.
This summer has proven to be life changing. God is speaking, God is working, God is ministering, and God is Amazing. I can't stop talking about how He has worked in my life. I look forward to moments when I can share with someone the way God has revealed Himself to me each day. There are so many wow moments that have taken place that I can't even begin to count them. And here is what is so interesting about each of them... are you ready... this is really going to blow your socks off... here it is, God speaks when you are least expecting it, He speaks in a still small voice, and yet when you are ready to hear He is loud and clear. Let's just say that God placed me in a position this summer where I was ready to hear from Him, and the speaking that He has done has changed my life. I am sure I will post in greater detail in the near future, as I am able to compose my thoughts into complete, logical sentences.
I hope that this post has not been too much of tease. As I have time, I will be telling you more about my trip to Brazil, and the wonderful things that God is showing me. My prayer is that through all of these posts, you will see beyond the "Beach Bum" that is writing these words, and see God glorified and lifted up as the author of this life.
Until next time I wish you,
Clear skies, high surf, and sandy feet!!
OK, now that the formalities are over, I thought I would just spend a few moments updating everyone on the happenings of this summer, that has flown by far too quickly.
It seems that as a minister, the summer time is the busiest time of year. With Sports camps, mission trips, vacations, visitors, picnics, end of school events, school kick off events, planning, reflecting, it all just seems to take all the time out of the summer, and one day you wake up, and it's all over, and the school year has begun once again.
I must say, most of my summer has been a blur, so many things taking place. However, with that being said, there are some wonderful gems from this summer, that God has used to change my life forever.
I want to start with a reference to one of my last posts. If you have been keeping up to date with my blog, then you know that at the start of the summer I made a huge life change. I willing walked away from eating pork, due to a study I had done on the Levitical law. God convicted me about my eating habits, and more importantly on the over indulgence issues that I struggle with. Well, I am happy to say that with the exception of one week, I have been "pork free" since the day I made my last post. I have found that while I am not eating pork, and I really miss it from time to time, mainly when wanting to eat pizza, or smelling a rack of ribs on the Bar-B-Que, I have felt so much better.
Now you may be asking, "why was there one week that you ate pork?" That question leads to me to another wonderful, life changing event from this summer. In late August, I was given the opportunity to leave the land that I love, fly over a portion of the Atlantic Ocean, and minister in a medium sized city in Ceara, Brazil. I spent 9 days ministering with these people, sharing the Love of God with them. I will be preparing a post that will be fully dedicated to the work of God in Brazil, and the work He has begun in me through that experience.
This summer has proven to be life changing. God is speaking, God is working, God is ministering, and God is Amazing. I can't stop talking about how He has worked in my life. I look forward to moments when I can share with someone the way God has revealed Himself to me each day. There are so many wow moments that have taken place that I can't even begin to count them. And here is what is so interesting about each of them... are you ready... this is really going to blow your socks off... here it is, God speaks when you are least expecting it, He speaks in a still small voice, and yet when you are ready to hear He is loud and clear. Let's just say that God placed me in a position this summer where I was ready to hear from Him, and the speaking that He has done has changed my life. I am sure I will post in greater detail in the near future, as I am able to compose my thoughts into complete, logical sentences.
I hope that this post has not been too much of tease. As I have time, I will be telling you more about my trip to Brazil, and the wonderful things that God is showing me. My prayer is that through all of these posts, you will see beyond the "Beach Bum" that is writing these words, and see God glorified and lifted up as the author of this life.
Until next time I wish you,
Clear skies, high surf, and sandy feet!!
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