Dodgeball

well, it's official, i'm signed up to be on at least one team in the dodgeball tournament at the high school next week. i'm kind of nervous, this could show how old or young i really am now. i can still ride 4-wheelers and do stupid crazy stunts with the rest of them but, this is really going to be a test of athleticism and endurance. and, it's been a long time since i've been involved in anything that required either of those two things. so, it'll be interesting to see how it all turns out. i guess i need to go start practicing. remember, "if you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball"...

Muldrow Bottoms

well, seven of us ATV nuts all hooked up yesterday to go riding down in some sand pits that are about 20mins. from us. that is the first time that i've ever ridden in sand, and it was definitely different. i'm use to riding on dirt and this was a totally different experience. once you get use to it, it's not so bad but it was definitely an adjustment. we had an absolute blast! it's cool to be living in an area that has a lot of great places to ride, close to home. that definitely wasn't the case when we lived in dallas or texarkana. we're talking about making a trip down to Wolfpen Gap, just about an hour and a half south of us, sometime next month. i can't wait!

SPRING FEVER!!!

man, the weather has been phenomenal here lately. i can't hardly stay inside. it's not been too hot or cold and the sun has been shining. i have got a major case of spring fever right now. pastor jeff and i have been trying to plan a camping trip for a couple of months now and the weather has finally warmed up enough to go. we're going to try to go down to a river in de queen arkansas that he grew up fishing on for a couple of days. i think he may have a hard time getting me to come back home if the weather stays this good while we're down there. hopefully, i'll be able to talk him into us stopping over at Wolfpen Gap on our way home. that is absolutely my favorite place in the world to ride ATVs. it's over 42 miles of loop trails up in the beautiful hills of arkansas. if you like riding ATVs or dirtbikes like we do, you have got to go there. I CAN'T WAIT!!!

the little things make a BIG difference

well, as you may have read, i went and got my 4-wheeler last sunday and when we got it home and started to ride it, it wasn't performing like i remembered it. which was odd, because the motor had been completely rebuilt recently. so, me and a couple of guys in our youth group, aaron and ryan, started taking things apart and cleaned out the air filter, which was filthy, and changed the spark plug and IMMEDIATELY it was running like brand new again. it's just so amazing to me that the smallest things can make such a BIG difference. it's funny, that the same is true in life. it's the little things, like just spending a little time with God each day and surrounding yourself with great people who lift you up, that can make your life so much better. so, try your best to do a little maintenence that will enhance your life a GREAT deal this week.

On the Look-Out

Well, we are still searching for the right person who is going to be a great fit for our Children's Pastor position at the Journey Church. I just posted a listing on www.churchstaffing.com and hope that it will yield some fruit. We are patient in finding the person that God wants to be here but, we are also anxious to get the right person in here so we can start taking our Children's Ministry to the next level, just as we have with every other ministry in our church. This is going to be a very important hire for us. We believe that this is really going to help take us to the next level in providing top-notch discipleship throughout every age group in our church. Please be praying for the Lord's guidance and wisdom as we search for the right person. This is a very big deal for us, since our staff is such a very tight-knit family, we want to find someone who meshes well with our thinking and our style of ministry. We'll keep you posted!

ATV

well, we had a great weekend. we had a blast with jason and cilla in and had so much fun. on top of that, we had an amazing sunday with 330 in attendance and another great offering. God has truly been blessing us. and, to top it all off, me and my buddy aaron caldwell drove to little rock to get my 4-wheeler from my dad. i have a polaris 400 sport, it's a 2-stroke that will absolutely SCREAM. i haven't gotten to ride it in a few years so, i am so pumped. it's got a newly rebuilt motor and it is ready to. riding ATVs is a passion of mine. there's nothing like going out and having no boundaries and going over, in, and through anything that gets in your way. i can't wait to get this new motor broken in and running hard!

Visitors

well, we are having our first guests to come stay with us since we got here in september. we are so excited to have company come in. Jason and Priscilla Burnett are old friends of ours from texarkana. jason and i grew up together (i was always much cooler than him but, i talked to him anyways)haha. and i've known priscilla since i was about 13 so i pretty much grew up with her too. they are just great people and a lot of fun to be around. we can't wait to drag them around SE Oklahoma and NW Arkansas and show them all our favorite places to go eat and shop. this is going to be a fun weekend for us. I CAN'T WAIT!!!

4 Hour Nap

this week has been completely insane! between doing our youth service, going to schools, baseball games, senior prom and freshman social, helping pastor jeff change over series', going to eat with new members, and having a youth leadership meeting this afternoon i am just completely wiped out. our meeting ended at 6pm this evening and i went straight to bed and was finally awakened by the phone at 10pm. i could've slept until morning but decided to get up for a minute just to stretch. i think i'm going to go finish my nap now...