Great day!!

    Today started off as a normal day...not much extraordinary about it, just another day. Sometimes, I take the day that I have been given for granted. Today, work was well..work. A normal day in the life for a tax collector consists of many phone calls, questions, problems, and solutions. After work was when my day really started to get great! I was so glad to be among the members and attendees of my church tonight...especially the kiddos.
    My passion is Children's ministry and I love teaching, sharing God's word, and discussing Jesus with my kiddos at the Point. I have a great team of volunteers that are awesome and always prepared! Now, I don't have any children of my own, but I count all these kids as "my" kids. So, I guess I have around 60 kids...but none of the laundry to go with it (yes!!)! I told the kids tonight...that i am not where I planned to be. if i had my way, I would have been a teacher in the school system with summers off and the mounds of work that go with it. But God...I love that phrase...had better things in store for me. When I gave Him total control (because I am human and I like to think that I am in control) of my life, he had greater and better things for me. We were all created in his image for HIS GLORY...nothing else!! So, by me giving my life to God and giving up the illusion of control...he is using me way beyond my own strength and abilities, to glorify Him and Him alone. I pray that he would continue to equip me...called by God to teach the gospel to children and to anyone that will listen...for His glory and His glory alone. I am soo far from where I should be, but his grace makes up all the short comings and failures I could ever have or encounter. Please pray that God would continue to stir and increase a refreshing and passion in me and "my " volunteers that work tirelessly and go above and beyond to partner with parents as we go and make disciples.

    After church, I got to have dinner with some of my church family! It was great to hang out with the Jones and Lawrence family tonight at Frisch's! Veggie Soup and a grilled cheese, with the cool night air of fall... there is not a better meal to be found! Go ahead and try...I'll wait!

   Tomorrows adventure....plumbing session #3 at moms! Hopefully, this will be the last one for a while! 

It's been a while!!

    Wow! It has been so long since I have written a blog post! In fact, I have not written a blog post since I stopped using my Myspace account. The reason why I figured that I would start again was because I always have something to say! Surprised? If you know me well, you are not surprised, you are probably just wondering why I ever stopped in the first place!
    My life is always crazy. It goes from boring and normal to strange and funny in the blink of an eye. This adventure that we call life is short and I believe that we should make the best of our time on earth. We only get one shot! What are you going to do with your shot? Will you waste your time fretting about the things and troubles of this world? Try to do as much good as you can? Try to make yourself happy and rely on your own path and strength to survive? I have though a lot about this especially since I had a coworker and lady I knew die very young and way too soon. You never know what day could be your last, so I intend to live a little more from here on out!
    The Christian life is not easy. Many people get confused by this. It is simple, but it is NOT easy. Our joy comes from the Lord. Happiness is temporary, but joy is eternal. God created us to for HIS glory, not our own. His son Jesus is the ONLY way to have everlasting life. Jesus is the only one who has conquered death and the grave and took the punishment for OUR (mine and yours) sin. Romans 3:23 says that ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The punishment for sin is death. The only way to escape the inevitable is to put your trust in Jesus Christ.

In John 14:1 Jesus says:
Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.

John 14:6
Jesus said to him, " I am the way,the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through me."

For those of you who read this and do not know Jesus, my prayer is that God uses this to pierce your heart and continues a work in your life to draw you to Him.Also, prayers go out to my coworkers children, family, and close friends. May God grant you a peace that passes all understanding. Amen