Markers

26 Tuesday Apr 2011

Posted by Seeking Peace in Cry Out to Jesus, hope, pain, Third Day

We mark a lot of events. Birthdays (happy birthday Shannon!) and anniversaries are maybe the most common but we also mark the bad days and bad events. I’m not sure if many people are like me but I tend to remember the bad markers better than the good markers. Sunday was one of those markers, an anniversary of sorts that is a painful reminder of something lost. It’s odd that I would spend the day vacillating between it being a day of resurrection and hope and a day of what is dead and lost, not odd that I would be thinking about one or the other but that they occurred on the same day. I was fortunate to be with a great church family and some very, very dear friends that day but I also needed and wanted some time alone to process, to cry, to read and maybe to heal a little. I was granted both time with others and time alone on Sunday.

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I often wish I could have a do-over. There are so many choices I don’t think I’d make again. I realize that many of my choices have led me to where I am and I don’t get the do-over so where do I go from here? Well, I’ll start by crying out to Jesus for help, for guidance, for courage, for strength to take the next step, to keep moving forward and to use my experiences, good or bad, to help others who are crying out for help too. I’ve been told by some people I couldn’t have reached them without some of my experiences. Honestly, it’s a tool I wish I didn’t have but it is what it is and my next step to growing closer to God is to use what I have and what he is giving me and go from there. I can’t rewrite the past but I can work on making the right decision today. So, I’ll keep crying out to Jesus to lead me.

Hope

25 Monday Apr 2011

Posted by Seeking Peace in Children of God, hope, Third Day

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Yesterday wasn’t the best of days for me which is hard to say relative to what the day was about. I’m thankful it was a day about hope. Maybe I’ll say more about it this week.

I am thankful to be one of the children of God and I will rejoice in knowing he loves me.

Grace and peace to you.

Uh Oh Spaghetti-O

24 Monday Jan 2011

Posted by Seeking Peace in hip-hop, Lecrae, music, Third Day

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You know you are in trouble when you are up with your mind spinning at an hour you expected to be long asleep while looking at the clock knowing you need to be up in less than 5 hours.

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I love music. OK, I love a lot of different types of music. I’m a loud and fast guy most of the time but I enjoy classical from time to time, blues more often, jazz on occasion, Robert Earl Keen/Lyle Lovett/Jimmy Buffett/Willie any time, Christian rock and pop most of the time these days, some country and yes, hip-hop. I grew up playing basketball with some folks who listened to R&B/soul/rap and it’s long been a part of my music repertoire. Now, I’ve given the appreciation of it to my youngest child. Uh oh! Anyway, I’ve listened to several hip-hop artists popular today and like the music but don’t care for the message…until my boy turned me on to Lecrae. So, I’ve shared some of my favorite Third Day songs, some good Skillet music and now…crank up the subwoofers…here’s Lecrae, Flame and John Reilly singing Joyful Noise.