Wow

So the other day we were down at our neighbors while Macee and Madison were playing. He had seen my buddy Dave and I working out in the barn one evening and he asked if we worked out a lot. I said, well not exactly but I'd like to get more regular(with working out I mean). So he said that he would too and that he had a weight set-up down in their basement and was hoping maybe we could work out a couple of times a week.
So we made plans and I went down Thursday after we got home and we got a work out in while Macee and Madison played. I sounds like we will bounce back and forth between our barn and their basement on Mondays and thursdays...pretty cool. As I was standing in their basement, listening to the girls play, and chatting between sets, I couldn't help but have a big smile on my face for the community that seems to be forming already...
I was pretty surprised to say the least...we've lived here a year and a half and we're just now feeling like we have neighbors. We hadn't done a good enough job getting to know them and just kind of hoped it would happen naturally by bumping into each other, so I guess all we really had to do is go down and invite them to our house.

Jesus, thank you for pushing us out of our comfort zone...for getting us outside ourselves...may your kingdom come and your will be done here in our little neighborhood

New Tattoo Retouched=Much Better

I have no reason to be frustrated right now...I just typed a loooooooong post and lost the whole thing because of this dial-up piece of crap I'm dealing with...

I feel better now...let's try that again...readers digest style.

I told Evan to thicken the lines and darken the blues
he did
it isn't perfect
but I like it
it's 10 times better now

Macee has had hard times going to babysitter
yesterday we prayed and used oil
she was awesome today
we rewarded her by taking bike ride
stopped by Madison's(neighbor's daughter)
the girls played like pals
those neighbors asked us over last night
it's cool they are getting comfortable with us
the tide is turning
this has kingdom written all over it
I love it

Talked to Timea at comsos
She liked the music friday
wants us to play one night every weekend or so
cool
I hope to
it would be fun...and cool

Jesus thank you, for reminding me to keep my eyes off of me...for reminding me that Your kingdom is here and now...for reminding me that you are all around me if I'll just look for you.
Help me to be present moment by moment with the knowledge that the things I do and say are a reflection of what others may see of you in me.

the end...

Good day

Last night went pretty well...I think...

We had some rough spots, but overall it was ok. I heard that some people were just standing outside because they thought it was some kind of "private" concert...whatever that means. Thanks to everyone who came out and showed your support...Even after most of you left there seemed to be a few people coming in to check it out and give us a listen...
I'll talk to Timea soon and see what she thought...maybe we'll be able to go back and do it again.

Tonight was the second night for the black swamp arts festival in BG...we got there pretty late, but still had a little time to walk around, enjoy some Qdoba, and hear some pretty good music from the mainstage.
On our way out, Sara, Macee and I enjoyed running around having races with each other in a little grassy area behind sky bank. It was good to see both my girls laughing and enjoying life so much...I was soaking it up...
Sometimes this journey seems to suck, and bad
But at those times I need to remember that in all of it, good or bad, the kingdom is here, it is now, it is in us...the only question becomes, will I allow myself to be a participant of this kingdom or would I rather just sit back and get lost in the kingdom of this world. If I don't ask myself that question daily, I find myself building MY OWN kingdom and becoming frustrated when that doesn't work out like I thought it would...I am still so selfish...forgive me Jesus

Library

I'm posting from the library because we just can't take the dial-up combined with a computer on the edge of destruction any more...

Not a lot going on here...school is back in and it is starting out to be a pretty good one. It helps that I'm in a new room. We had a couple of science guys retire last year and I took one of the rooms left by them...they will be greatly missed, but not enough for me to give this eden of a room up. No wonder he made it 30 years being in this room...it is the best room I could even imagine...it's huge...a monster...the kids actually have room to move without bumping into other students...the isles are bigger than 10 inches...it's incredible...anyway

So I called up Cosmos a couple of weeks ago and was trying to see what was out there as far as open mic situations or just wanting someone to come in and fill some time musically and the lady I talked to was actually in the process of trying to set some stuff up. Things progressed rather quickly and she actually asked me to play for last weekend, but I wasn't prepared for that, So we'll be her first and only(so far) scheduled act this Friday from 8-10p. Dan is bringing his drum machine and his djembe and kevin is bringing his clarinet and of course i'll have my acoustic...we'll see how this goes. It'll be interesting for sure, maybe they'll ask us back...maybe they'll hope we won't ask to come back...who knows?

A little crowder, cold play, beatles, and dilbone are on the set list...yikes