My Worship Revolution

So, who wants to have a bonfire next week?  I know I might cruise out with some people Monday night or somethin, but as you can see, I’ve probably got enough wood for a couple, and it all has gots to go next week!!  So if you want some free wood, speak up now!!  Or if you’re free to join us and have a truck, let me know.  So go ahead, if you’re in either camp, leave a comment…or e-mail me.

Welcome to the world!  I got to go today to visit Keith and Liana Dickson who finally had their baby girl arrive yesterday afternoon.  2:20 p.m.  9lb 12 oz!!  She’s absolutely beautiful!  Keith had recently been sent home to sleep when I stopped by.  It was great to hang with the new mama, hear about the birth, and pray for their family.  Here’s a couple of pics.  Congrats guys!!

I love to give gifts.  Really, I enjoy giving gifts more than I enjoy receiving them.  When I get a good gift for Rachel, it rarely makes it until the time when I’m supposed to surprise her with it because I am just way too excited to see her reaction to wait very long.  I love to see a person open that perfect gift that you found for them and see the excitement on their face, or to see their eyes get watery because they are so touched by the gift, or by the fact that you spent the time to care enough to get them something extra special.

That being the case, I love to get special gifts for my wife.  Unfortunately though, I didn’t do so well this year.  That’s my confession.  I got so consumed with everything else I was involved in, that i didn’t really take the time to find her some great gifts.  That kinda bummed me out this year.  There were some clothes she got for herself and made them gifts from me.  And I got her one exciting thing I guess…ticket to see James Taylor in concert in February.  But that was probably as much for me as it was for her.  We were supposed to see him a couple years ago, but then couldn’t cause I had opening night for Joseph the same night.

So all that to say, luckily I have her birthday January 11th and our anniversary January 24th to make up for it.  I’m gonna start working on it now.  So honey, feel free to drop some subtle hints if you wanna!  Here’s a little video about those of us who kinda missed the mark this year.  It made me laugh and inspired me to put up this post. 

How did the rest of you do with your gift giving this year?

Our Christmas day in pictures.  (I had planned to put this up last night, and then lost my internet connection.)

Stockings, snowboarding, nap, dinner, presents, guitar hero 2…good day.  I have some fun video of the day too.  Maybe later in the week. 

Today, it’s down to San Diego to see my family. 

Hope you all had an amazing Christmas as well!!

…A very small glimpse into the tons of hard work being put into tomorrows services.  Our volunteers rock!

Don’t miss out!

So I haven’t been able to post lately because i’ve pretty much been buried with Christmas Eve and, of course, life.  But I’ll try and throw up a couple quickies in the next few days…do some catchin up.

Last night our life group had a night out.  We started with 22 of us at spaghetti factory in Newport Beach and then cruised out to look at Christmas lights in Huntington.  It was kinda a tradition from Kol Community/Church, where I was before Revolution. 

Unfortunately we had trouble finding where the lighted neighborhood was, so by the time we got there (around 10pm) a lot of the houses had turned off.  But we had a blast hangin together!  Here’s some pics and the requested "video shout out" (posted by my wife…don’t believe her when she says you didn’t miss much) to Jamie.  We missed you!

The other day I pulled into a parking lot to find out about getting free wood by way of pallets from the business next door to the lot I was in.  In the parking lot I happened to notice a hearse that was just chillin there.  Now I’ve noticed several people cruisin in hearses lately like it’s kinda cool or something.

But there were two things that I thought were unique about this hearse.  One, it actually had a casket in it.  Not sure if it was empty or occupied.  Two, was the bumper sticker on the back.  Check it out:

I don’t think there’s much more I can add to this post.

That’s spanish for book number six at inbubblewrap.  This book arrived yesterday:

This one looks kinda interesting.  Unfortunately I never did receive Winning which I supposedly won.  Funny thing is, I haven’t entered in a really long time.  In fact I checked and I think this offer is from like October.  Guess what…I’m trying to win again.

Alright, so yeah I know it’s been forever.  So it’s time to see where I am at now with the weigh.  I’ve been pretty bad in general…eatin candy, drinkin soda, jusnk like that…but i have stuck to my salads for lunch (usually) and that flavored water, errrrr, non-fat milk.  So here’s a quick update on the results:

Have you ever had one of those moments in corporate worship when you wanted to sing out to God, but you just couldn’t?  Have you ever had one of those moments that as soon as you would try to let the words out of your mouth you were choking back tears?  It’s one of those times that the words just hit so close to your heart and you sense God is working in it.  That’s where I was at 11am service as I sat next to my wife.  God is good.

Take my heart I lay it down

At the feet of You who’s crowned

And take my life I’m letting go

I lift it up to You who’s throned

 

And I will worship You Lord

Only You Lord

And I will bow down before You

Only You Lord
 
Take my fret take my fear

All I have I’m leaving here

Be all my hopes be all my dreams

Be all my delights be my everything
 
And it’s just You and me here now

Only You and me here now

You should see the view

When it’s only You

David Crowder
"Only You"