My Worship Revolution

Good News:

I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything about losing weight.  I’ve even heard some questions and some complaints from some of you that I haven’t posted.  The good news is I’ve been planning on starting up with the dieting again, and I’ll definitely be filling you in.  The bad news…

Bad News:

is I don’t think I’ll be losing any weight this week.

I love the south!

I’ll recap the day later on.  In the meantime, check out the re:create list in the sidebar to see what some other people are sayin.

So tonight we had a great dinner here in town at a church and live music.  A bunch of artists played some new worship songs they’d written and we got CD’s with the songs and chord charts as well as a bunch of CD’s from Word label’s bands. 

There was a songwriters circle of guys playing their songs.  The guys up there were Mark Roach, Michael Farren (Pocket Full Of Rocks), Mike Weaver (Big Daddy Weave), Jason Roy (Building 429), and Adam Agee (Stellar Cart). 

They all did great jobs, but i gotta tell ya, Michael Farren: brotha has got a freakin voice!  loved his songs.  I’ve actually never heard of his band but I’m stoked to check em’ out now.

So I understand that surprises abound during the week at Re:create, and I knew there was a surprise artist tonight.  So the guy introducing talk about this girl who’s been on their label for a while who’s gonna take us back to some hymns.  "ladies and gentlemen, welcome Miss…"

I’m sure I probably broke some copyright law putting that up (based on our earlier copyright streaming seminar).  Please don’t tell on me.  K?

That’s right, "…Amy Grant."  The funny part is, I’m always making fun of Rachel for liking Amy Grant and now I’m sitting here watching her sing like 50 ft. away from me without Rachel.  She was pretty jealous.  I hesitantly admit, though, even as much as I joke about her, she was really good tonight.  I actually even got a bit choked up during some of her worship.  (Dave, I don’t wanna hear it.) 

Sittin in a blogging discussion here in Tennessee.  Got here a little after it started, cause of flight times and all, but stoked to be here!

UPDATE:  It’s over now, time to move on.

It’s been a really long week.  I leave my house in just over 2 hours to catch a plane for Tennessee in 4 hours.  I probably won’t sleep tonight.  hopefully it will help me sleep on the plane.

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I’m all about the "Jack-Pack."  He fits so many goodies in there!  It would be perfect for my laptop…and my gat and GPS satellite super phone, of course.

(Thanks Randy and Will!  now update your blog Randy!!)

I think I mentioned this recently, but life just feels kinda rough lately.  Sometimes I think you just go through those season’s when God doesn’t seem so close and everything feels like an uphill battle.  I hope I’m coming out of it soon, but I’ve definitely felt discouraged more than once in the past few weeks.  Luckily I have the greatest wife in the world (sorry guys, it’s true) to help me through it.

A few nights ago I had a late night at the office.  I got home and her and Caleb were already asleep.  As I get ready to slip into bed I notice a short letter laying in my spot.  I’m not gonna tell you exactly what it said cause it’s really none of your business.  The important part is how much she loves me and encourages me.  She expressed her continuing desire to support me through every season I go through…WE go through.  And best of all, she reminded me of who I am in Christ.  She reminded me of all the qualities she sees in me that reflect who God created me to be.  Man I’m lucky!

Thanks babe.  I love you.

Apparently Mac’s are way cooler in the UK now, too.  Check out these UK/Ireland Mac ads:

So a while back I started hearing about this conference in Tennessee called Re:create.  The more I read from another blogger about the experience the more I was thinkin, "Hey, this is the sort of deal I’d really like to be a part of."  So I thought last fall about wanting to go, and then it slipped away from my memory as life and business continued.

Then a few weeks ago, I realize that it’s right around the corner and it’s probably too late to make it work.  But I also was in a state of spiritual lust per se for resources, connection, and refreshment.  So I’m in a time of worship last week, and walk outside to spend some serious time doing business with God.  As I head back in and sit listening to a speaker, I couldn’t help but get this sense that was something that I really needed to be at right now.

So, on such short notice, I looked into the possibilities, and was able to make the time and find some ways to make it work.  So, to make a long story short, I’m headin out to Tennessee next week to hang with a bunch of peeps with the same passion and heart.  It’s gonna cost a fair bit of money, so I’m still working on figuring out where that is all coming from.  I’m pretty stoked about it though, so I’ll find a way to work it out.   I just hope it’s all that I’m expecting it to be!

So I can’t wait!  And I can’t wait to share all about it while I’m there (with wifi in the hotel).  So, anyone wanna help me get to Tennessee??  (What can I say…no shame in my game here!)   

So I just so happened to be visiting Riverside last week.  I’m driving down Van Buren heading east, just listenin to music and chilin.  All of sudden I catch a big bald head out of the corner of my eye.  I think to myself, "Hey, that really reminded me of Carlos Whittaker."

Now, realizing that I’m in his hood, it causes me to do a double take and I realize, "Wait a minute…that IS Carlos Whittaker."  As I’m zoomin by at 75…I mean, like 45 mph (I DON’T want to go to traffic school again!) I see a giant billboard for Sandals church with the worship leader looking out over the valley.  It made me laugh, so I had to pull over and get a pic.

I thought it rocked.  Then I started thinking that maybe I could get Dave to put my face on a billboard.  But then I realized that I don’t look nearly as cool and that might not be helpful.  I’ve had a lot of 12 year old girls who thought I was cute…maybe they would come!

So yeah, it’s been a few weeks I think since my last random show off my baby post.  So…here comes Caleb!

Some of you who read my wife’s blog have already seen this video, but for those of you that haven’t, you’ve gotta see this video of him laughing in the bathtub.  The random sound is Rachel rubbing the wet rubber part of the little tub thingy:

And here’s some pictures he took of himself on the Macbook Pro…OK…I took them.