New job

Well, today I officially started working for Music and Arts. It's basically like Guitar Center, but with a little more of a fun atmosphere. I was surprised how much fun I had working with the customers and with the staff. The day went by really quickly. The job I had before this one was doing janitorial work in a warehouse for a makeup company. What!?!? Yeah. I did that for four months. So boring. The whole time I was there I was wondering what lesson God had in store for me. On the last day I was talking with one of the head honchos at the company. He was reading a book by a prize winning writer, and he was relaying one of the stories out of it. There was a father whose son began working for him right after he got out of Yale, or Harvard, or one of those schools. Unfortunately, his dad was in charge of a bunch of ditch diggers. His son felt this job was so beneath him, and made his feelings known during the middle of one of his shifts. His dad promptly yanked him out of the ditch and berated him for this attitude. He said, "If your job is to be a ditch digger, you be the best darn ditch digger in the whole group." To have a job, to work, is a blessing from the Lord, and we should be the best we can be in whatever profession the Lord puts us in. I know some of you have heard this story before, but it really struck me as to what my attitude had been at this job. I have been using this new attitude at my new job, and so far I have had a lot of fun, and work seems easier and more pleasant. Anyway, that's all I have for now. GO USA!!!!!

Fun times at the store

Shopping for groceries is always fun with Jenny. We goof around, sing in the aisles, and notice strange things. F0r instance, the way we go shopping is like those Family Circus comics when Billy comes home from school and goes the most roundabout way possible to get home. I always traced the dotted lines. I think we are done in an aisle, and then ten minutes later,"oops, I forgot something". We also noticed how in the freezer section there is a very high pitched squeal coming from the freezers. It's like there are little Ringwraiths in the pizza section. Oh, I also tried the crackberry limeade from the previous post. AWESOME!! Anyway, take care.

Also, pray for my mom. She has some clots in her lungs from her recent surgery. She is doing better already! Thank you.

NEW FLAVOR

Hello all! I haven't been writing lately because I don't seem to have anything blogworthy to tell. Today changes that. I may have come up with a new creation that may make all of life as we know it changed forever. I'm talking about the wonderful drinks of Sonic. Yes, Sonic. My favorite flavor as of late has been the exquisite flavor of the cranberry limeade. Sweet, yet sour. In the last two weeks, I have discovered the wonder that is the blackberry sprite. Thanks to Julie Mize for that one. I am now torn as to which drink to have. Yet, today I have the solution. My drink of choice will now be the crackberry limeade. Crackberry you say? I do say! A perfect, theoretic combination of the cranberry limeade, and the blackberry sprite. I have yet to negotiate the rights of this tasty beverage, but I am sure in the end I will be in those awesome commercials with those guys in the suv. Anyway, go try a crackberry limeade. If you get diarrhea, I apologize.

Meme reply

Alright, I got a threatening meme from Courtney on the schiskablog, and the consequences of not following through with it could be dire. I will begin.

According to the rules, I need to list seven facts about myself on this blog, and tag seven people on their blogs. These facts can be random, weird, or untruthful.

1. I love to watch infomercials! I used to watch them late at night in college, because I would take too long of a nap during the day, so I couldn't fall asleep. I have even bought a few things. I bought the sonic toothbrush. Crap. I bought this cylindrical spaghetti cooker thingy. Double crap. My blog is even named after an infomercial product! Love the infomercial. Be the infomercial.

2. I absolutely love to make people laugh! I'm always trying to think of something funny to say when I'm having a conversation with someone. Unless the topic does not lend itself to humorous reparte'. I LOVE ZE FRENCH AND ZERE FRENCHY WORDS!! I promise though that I'm listening!

3. I used to hate mushrooms. Now I hate commercials for diet microwaveable meals where the actors name every ingredient using an adjective like, "scrumptious", "delectable", or "warm".

4. I am putting way too much thought into this.

5. My dream job is to play french horn in a symphony. This is not because I am french.

6. My greatest fear is wasting the gifts and talents that God has given me, therefore, not serving Him fully.

7. My favoritest restaurant in the whole universe is Vic and Anthony's in Houston. Y'all have not had a steak until you have tasted this delectable, scrumptious, warm.... Aw, crap.

Hello again

These last few days I have been sick, and lounging around the house like a hermit. Eventually, I will venture outside and join the world again. Sorry I haven't written lately. Just didn't have much to talk about. The most exciting news is that my horn is fixed (for those of you who don't know, I play the fraanch horn) and that I am playing in the Stonebriar orchestra for the Good Friday and Easter services. This church that we have been going to has been incredible. I have never heard preaching like this, EVER! Chuck Swindoll is the pastor there, and I have been blown away be every sermon. The messages that he gives are convicting, yet inspire you about the God that we serve. We have truly been blessed to have found this church.
I have also been trying to drop a couple of pounds on my 6'8" frame. I've got the skinny-fatman look. Skinny arms and legs, and all of the pounds head to the middle. Like a pear on two sticks. Anyway, my goal by the 21st of May is to be at 250 lbs. A girl never reveals her true weight, so I will keep that one a secret. Anyway, hope you all are doing well.

Indian Thriller with English Lyrics!

This is not a translation, just what it would sound like in English. Hilarious!!!

Thought of the day

This post is going to be a slight departure from my original intent of telling funny stories. The Holy Spirit gave me a thought today that goes along the lines of James 1. My wife and I have been going through some challenges in our lives that I'm sure mostly everyone goes through. Don't worry, they are all normal and nothing to call 911 or that show Intervention about. Anyway, the Lord laid it on my heart that challenges are God's signal on where He wants to make you better. And when I say the word "better", I mean to become more like Christ. I have caught myself on numerous occasions, and I'm sure I will in the future, that I try to get through a struggle in my life in order to be more successful and more balanced, instead of being more like Christ. The only way to grow is to struggle, have growing pains (which I am very familiar with), and even cry on occasion. I have seen so many cases of this in pretty much everyone I have known on a more personal basis.

The Lord has not abandoned you in your time of need. Your time of need exists because He is there with you, intimately, lovingly making you more like Him. This is a lifelong process that will never stop until we are caught up with Him, where there will be no regret, and no questions of "what if...?" What a huge honor to know that the Lord is with us every billisecond of the day (I just made that up just now) molding us and shaping us to be like Him. Anyway, that is my thought of the day. Enjoy.