family and ministry…

i had a busy weekend with evolve!  i was so tired i fell asleep after eating lunch with some good friends.  we went to buca di beppo and hammered down some italian spending quality time! its so vital in ministry to connect yourself to people in ministry…i am going to get better connected to some guys in ministry! well back to being tired…i laid on the couch and found myself fast asleep! i had american idol on my dvr and started watching wednesday nights show and fell out…not much excitement in the beginning i guess. well i woke up to my 6 year old asking me to go on a bike ride.  i peeled my old self off the couch put on some shorts and headed out. i talked to so many this weekend that are so busy in ministry.  you can get busy, but is your family expendable.  i will never have the moment with my boys again like the one i had today. i could have laid on the couch, but i chose to kick it with the boys in the neighborhood.  one day they probably wont ask to go for a ride…the one thing i don’t want to do is get so busy that i look back and miss time spent with my kids.  if you are in ministry, then make time for your family!   

word! 

side note…my favorite dish at buca is LINGUINE FRUTTI DI MARE…

winter in florida…

brrrrr its cold outside!

i love florida…the only white stuff i wanna see is the stuff on a snowboarding trip! its february 23 and in much of the united states people are bundled up freezing there buns off…i am at home with the ac (air conditioning) on and i just got done riding bikes with my boys around the neighborhood in shorts! i worked up a sweat chasing down my 6 year old…no training wheels and he is flying! we finished the ride and 3 of my students rode up to go swimming next door in my neighbors pool! it’s not heated! so…if you are in some dreary cold part of the US wishing for spring…too bad so sad it’s here in florida!

Florida weather…it was a bit cool this morning when i went to the church for the last day of evolve…(65 degrees and drizzling rain) this afternoon it cleared up, the sun came out and it was down right hot (80 degrees) oh what a feeling to be living in florida!

evolve…pt 3

its saturday morning the last day of evolve. last night worship was an incredible experience. alex c. came in and hammered on reading the word of god and getting the living word in your life.  yesterday richard crisco shared with us the importance of keeping the word active in your ministry.  our kids need to know the word, meditate on it, memorize it and use it. what was said we need to hear. the word needs to be active and sharp otherwise it’s a dull blade on a pocket knife.  we have been challenged greatly this weekend!  read the word…  

more to come when the day is over…

I am weary from staying out till 1am eating with youth pastors. it is so important to be connected in ministry. chris you sharpened my life last night!

peace