a lot of stuff

Well, well, well. Where do I start? I'm just amazed by how children can teach you something. I coached my church's high school drama team at the annual Leadership Training for Christ convention, LTC for short. The theme this year was, "Light, Life, Word" based on the Gospel of John. I was concerned about our timing and everything, but all in all, God was glorified and our team received a silver for their efforts. Sometimes I wonder why I do what I do, and there are times after the convention that I get my answer. To God be the Glory! Next up the BP MS 150 bike tour from Houston to Austin, not this year. Mother nature had other ideas. It rained so much and so hard, that the Lone Star Chapter of the National multiple sclerosis Society decided to shorten the distance from La Grange, TX to Austin. It turned out to be good. The majority of our team, Traveling Light Christian cycling Team rode into the capital of Texas together. That was so cool and with the exception of two, everyone came in unscathed. I'm beginning to like this Jesus servant mentality thing. It's cool to be a Christ follower/disciple. Peace.

Rite of Spring

One of my favorite rites of Spring, besides Easter, is the annual MS 150 Bike Tour from Houston to Austin. The following is about one of the riders of our team/ministry: Traveling Light Christian Cycling Team. Enjoy. Here is the link: http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/05/woodlands_villager/news/wv-n_ms_150_biker.txt

Spritual Surrogates

It's been a while since I last talked to you all via the blog, but this is just too good. For the past five or six years, I was given an assignment a la Mission: Impossible style. My brother, seeing how much I was very active and involved in my church, asked me if I could start taking his girls to church and get them involved as well since two of them are starting to enter adolescence, a scary age for any father, but especially since he is raising these girls on his own. I accepted this mission; however, I was afraid because I did not know what I was getting myself into, plus, "How can these girls look up to me?" That was the question I asked myself because here I am a single man living his own life and then being able to do this for my big brother. I've been doing this for the last five or six years and I've seen so much growth in both, and now all three girls, that they love going to church. One of the greatest thrills of my life was to see the fruit that was being bron when Jennifer was baptized into Jesus Christ last summer. I can reflect on this because I witnessed a friend of mine get her "spiritual surrogate" brother get baptized into Christ last Sunday. I'm amazed that God can use surrogates like us to affect the live of others who are watching us. The Bible says we, the church(not the building, but the people who makes Christ's body), are to carry out the Great Commission. It doesn't matter, how it gets done, but I'm just glad to do my part. I hope that this blog entry blesses you. Peace.

Disconnected

Have you ever felt disconnected? No, I'm not talking about losing your utilities(water, natural gas, or electricity), phone service(land line or cellular), or cable/satellite TV. I'm talking about being disconnected from friends. I felt that way for a few days now and it wasn't until tonight that I finally decided to vent/open up about that. In a way, that's good because in the past, I used to keep things bottled up inside because I really don't have any one person per se that I can open up to. Well, I do, but I don't want to be a burden on anyone if something comes up like problems. I realize what it's like to be in community. While the Internet is a good tool for communicating, there is just no substitute for one on one face to face interaction. I need community and I need more interaction with you guys. Please give a brother some community.
Thanks.

COWBOY UP: Rodeo Night in Houston 2009

Howdy and top o' the morning to you. I went to my annual pilgrimage to Reliant Stadium for the 2009 edition of Rodeo Houston. I had to wait for about 45 minutes as my friends did more eating and talking than actually watching the action in the stadium(well, not all of them). Anyway, I had a lot of fun as always, but I did stay away from some of the fried stuff that is starting to become commonplace at major events like the rodeo and/or a fair(i.e. Fried oreos, Twinkies, and overpriced stadium food). Of course this year I went to the rodeo on St. Patrick's Day and I wanted to consider going in a green cowboy hat as a theme, but I didn't think it would work. A little different to say the least. That just might be an idea for next year. Anyway I got indoctrinated in country music kiwi style courtesy of Keith Urban. He sounded alright for a New Zealand er. He sang a lot of songs; however, I did not sing any because I don't listen to a lot of country music but I can tell that there were a lot of Urban fans of the female variety and they sang along. I also received a lighted grill(a.k.a. a mouth guard) that lights up. All in all I got Urban-ized and grilled in one night. It's a shame that this is the last week for the rodeo because I love coming to it and I can't wait for next year. Peace, love, a pot o' gold and Lucky Charms to all. Out.

Daylight Saving Time

Is it me, or does it seem that the older I get, the more I am beginning to loathe Daylight Saving Time. Don't get me wrong, I like the longer evenings, but I don't like the setting the clocks ahead one hour. I also don't like the fact that for the first month of DST, sunrise is at 7:30 in the morning. I kind of liked the DST the way it was before W.(George W. Bush, the former president of the U.S.) changed it to start on the second Sunday in March. Abolish DST and just use standard time like parts of Indiana, all of Arizona, and Hawaii(do an Internet search).

Happy Anniversary to the WEb

I just found out that today, March 13, 2009, marked the 20th anniversary of the World Wide Web. You know, that little thing the goes www.(insertInternetsitehere).com. It's amazing that one little device that changed the way we get information nowadays, turned 20. To read more about this newfangled thing that former V.P. Al Gore claimed to invent, click on the following link: http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/128271. Happy anniversary www. Peace.