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1. Karen took the kids for a haircut yesterday. I’ve got the cutest kids in the world. There’s no contest. I swear Drake gets cuter everyday. I am striving as a father to treat all 3 of them as individuals and not always group the girls together. So, I’m making an effort to have date days with each of them this week. Karen took them to see Nim’s Island yesterday.
2. It’s amazing what God has been revealing to me recently. He is helping me understand so many things about His will, His love and protection for us. If only He would reveal where He wants us to go…
3. We live in the wealthiest country in the history of the world…and young men can’t afford belts to keep their pants up while many young women can only afford half a shirt. Weird.
4. I didn’t make People’s list of the most beautiful people in the world. One list I did make was this one. I’ve also added Mark Wilson’s blog, Revitalize Your Church. He’s the Wesleyan version of Tony Morgan. He has excellent posts and insights.
5. The Atlanta Hawks had a great series against the Celtics. They actually had some sellouts at Philips Arena. Hope they know that people paid to see the Celtics although the Hawks have put together a nice roster. If only they had taken Chris Paul instead of Marvin Williams. Can you imagine of backcourt of Joe Johnson and Paul? Think Boston and Phoenix regret letting Johnson go?
6. Is it really May 6? Dat gum.
7. Check out nceyouth.com-That’s the camp I’ll be speaking at next month.
Dudes, I’m heading to study at Starbucks-peace!

1. One thing Karen and I do every night is get out our atlas and try to find the places where we’ve sent resumes. They are mostly in the East, but it’s amazing how jobs are open in the same areas(not the same churches) as last year. Right now it’s like playing dominos. Every event affects another. While waiting to hear from one church we miss out on an interview at another church. It’s quite a frustrating process. Whether you’re raising support to go overseas, looking for a new church, or trying to get your current church to make necessary changes, ministry can be frustrating. I do think that we have to be careful not to become frustrated ourselves by the circumstances. We have to remember the day we first encountered Christ, the day we were called into ministry, the miracles we’ve seen and experienced, and the primal yells of years past to keep our chins up and our eyes on the prize. On a lighter note…
2. If they sold Frosted Flakes flavored milk I would drink it and buy stock in it. You have to be careful though. This morning, I drank too much too fast and got a little sicky.
3. What did we do before txt messaging?
4. I’m still anti-twitter. Seems like a big waste of time.
5. I am still loving the wrestler app on Facebook. My record is 11-6.
6. During this whole job hunt thing, I’ve found how many churches and districts have no website or poorly run websites. Also, people don’t update their email addresses regularly.
7. Going to see Iron Man tomorrow. Hope it’s good and there’s other Marvel movie tie-ins.
Have a great day!

1. Was watching Cinderella Man the other day with Karen. I totally love this movie. Is there a better movie to watch when you’re a little down? Karen was out of town when I saw it in the theaters. I was the only person in there so I basically rented the place for $6. It was a great experience and its a movie I never grow tired of. The best part is when Lasky uppercuts him and Braddock smiles at him after he staggers a bit.
2. Karate Kid was on AMC last night. Had to stop and watch a bit. How did the song “you’re the best around” not get any radio play? Again, I say Pat Morita was robbed of an Oscar.
3. We are waiting to hear back from some churches and pastors about job opportunities. Nothing concrete yet.
4. Chi United is having our first Missions Conference this weekend with Dr. Jo Anne Lyon, Sin Cadenas, and Dan and Joy Irvine.
5. Matt sent me an amazingly encouraging text message last night. He thinks I’ve got a lot more primal yells left in me.
6. Does anyone know how to track readers in blogger? I just want to make sure no one is stalking me.
7. Finally, Breakout was awesome. Everyday Sunday was there and were very friendly, even to the middle school girls from my church who could only make high pitched screaming sounds in their presence. Did you know they have two new(different) band members. The drummer and bass player are different than the guys on the cover of their last CD. The only bad thing was my 3 guys got robbed in the 3 on 3 tourney. I had to be a mature leader while there and just get them to walk away, but between us, it was a travesty. The score got changed mid-game, the timer buzzed to end the game while we were ahead, and there was a horrible call at the end. It seemed shady cause we got beat by a team from the host church. I know it’s just a game, but I’m more angry about how it affected my boys than anything.
There’s a new poll so check it out and vote.

Many of you have been praying about a job opportunity we had in North Carolina. We found out yesterday(how we found out is a whole other story) that we did not get the job. So, we are continuing to seek the Lord’s will. We know that He has brought us to this place and are open to anything. This is an important step for us as our kids will be starting school soon. We have other options at this point, but no clear leading from the Lord. I’ve got to go home and take a nap before the big lock-in tonight so have a great weekend.

I’m one of those people who hates Facebook applications. They annoy me. Tony Morgan and Cody Thomas(links at right) have both blogged on the subject. However, yesterday I received an invite for the Wrestler application. Being the mark(that’s wrestling fan lingo) that I am I immediately joined and created my wrestler and invited many of my friends to join. This is actually a fun, cool app. I’ve created my wrestler, Hot Lips Heath Hannity, and even started a stable, Elite, Inc. So, I’m looking for wrestlers to fight and to join my stable. Yes, I am a geek. No, I really don’t have time to do all of this, but it is too dang fun to pass up.
1. Still waiting and praying.
2. Yesterday marked a year since this whole journey/moving/third circle deal started. I thought about it a lot more a month ago, but kinda forgot about it since we were awaiting news a job. God has an amazing sense of humor. Never thought I’d go to bed on the same day two years in a row wondering what our next move was. However, I serve a God who loves me and my family. He wants what is best for us. It’s confusing at times, but so is watching your walking stick turn into a snake.
3. With all that in mind, I remember Psalm 118:5-“In my anguish I cried to the Lord, and He answered by setting me free.” Sign me up for that.
4. Hope everyone is having a great week, the Sixers play better tomorrow than they did last night, and that God directs, blesses, and uses us all.

Added blog links for Cody Thomas, Dustin Ahkuoi, Dustin Wilson, and Abram Rampey. Check these guys out. Dustin moonlights with Dem Playa Haterz who you can check out here.
1. These guys have switched to wordpress. I’d love to hear why. I’m slow to change, but my ears are open.
2. Matt told me to check out Twitter. I did and I’m not doing it. I don’t need another site to have to update daily and with Twitter it appears I’ll need to update every time I leave the room. No thanks. And frankly, I don’t care what anyone else is doing every five minutes either.
3. Still waiting on God to open doors and give direction.
4. I don’t use Internet Explorer anymore(Firefox baby!), but some things you have to open good ole IE. Here’s the thing, every time I try to close it I get an error message saying that IE tried to shut down. Then it won’t close and I have to minimize it until I reboot. Even task manager won’t help. So, anyone else having problems like this with Vista or is it my HP laptop(which has it’s own issues)?
5. Have you heard that there will be some crossover between the Hulk and Iron Man movies this summer leading up to a possible Avengers movie in 3 or 4 years? Sounds pretty cool. Iron Man kicks off the summer movie craze next weekend. Then it’s on with Prince Caspian, Indiana Jones, and leading up to July’s The Dark Knight. Check out comingsoon.net for all the latest news.
6. Dude, this video is too funny. I sure am gonna miss her.
7. I’ve got two weeks left to check out this exhibit at the Franklin Institute.
8. I went to bed at 8 pm last night and I’m still tired.
Hope everyone has a happy April 22nd!