War overseas... war at home. There seems to be a consensus forming now among the leaders of our nation that we will go to war very soon. And this week we are to hear details of the connection between Iraq and the terrorists. Wow... and to think we are going to have a front row, prime time view of it all on CNN and FOX each night.
I just pray that this fighting in the cradle of civilization does not turn into "the big one".
If I were to write daily in my journal, what would the worth of it be? Would exposing my soul to the world help someone... would it help me? Yes and yes. Being able to have an outlet for creative words, thoughts and expressions seems like such an obvious need for each of us. So often I think we bottle it all up, stash it away, for the world to never see. Creativity, expression, thought and meditation... these are the things that my journal can allow me to un-cork. Journaling my thoughts takes me back to my childhood when I thought it such a chore (assigned by a crabby old teacher) to do such a thing. And very few of us ever try and reconnect as an adult with the creativity and imagination we so easily tapped into as a child. Wanna journal with me? It's challenging but very fun and rewarding.
Not necessarily in this order... husband, father, friend, manager, leader, son, companion, teacher, tutor, mentor, roll model, example, boss, soulmate, helper, protector, provider, brother, director, runner, nerd, geek, cpa, mcp, technician, reader, follower, college graduate, listener, artist, programmer... CHILD OF GOD! Boy how he has blessed my life.
I started the week with my last post about how good the cup of coffee was on Monday morning. Started the week as IT Director of an insurance company. Ended the week with a humongous promotion to be... get this title, "Special Deputy Receiver" of the company. I will be sworn in at the end of this month as an appointed official of the State of Tennessee to run the day to day operations of at $200 million insurance company in receivership. Wow, what a challenge, but I do feel calm cause I know God is going to hold my hand all along the way. And I know that He has a plan for me in all this. The positive influence I could have on so many people through this experience could be amazing to look back on. Pray for me, I am going to need it!
I read Romans 8 last night, ran 1.5 miles this morning, and finished a project last night that I had been putting off for a couple of weeks. Boy this cup of coffee sure is tasting good this morning! Read and meditate... that is my theme for this week.
OK, flashback time... this is one of those scary stories that I used to tell in the second grade. Yes, for some reason it flashed back to me today, and I actually located it on the web. Anyone else remember this one?
Well... finally after several months of planning, The Funny Show is hitting the airwaves today at 8:00am. Good luck guys. I hope the show is a huge success!
Give me the peace and serenity of time alone with my family... my beautiful wife and two beautiful daughters. This is what makes me happy and content. I am truly the most blessed man on this earth to have been given the chance to share my life with and see the world through the eyes of them. The world can tease me and try to convince me that happiness is found in other things...
... but for me, all I have to do is focus on the obvious blessings right in front of my nose to find happiness and contentment. Bring it on world, strip me of everything, but you can't take away what I have found. You can have your riches and fame cause God has shown me WHAT REALLY COUNTS IN LIFE.
I ushered in the new year by seeing the Two Towers for the second time with Laurel. It was even better the second time around... surely this one will earn best picture for 2002.