Archive for November 21, 2008

First 24 Hours Highlights

Posted: November 21, 2008 in Faith, Family, Food, Life, People, Sports, Travel
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After the ten hour drive from Sulphur Springs, Texas to Nashville, Tennessee yesterday, I have had a pretty eventful 24 hours. Here are some of the highlights:

-I got to hug the necks and see the big smiles on my parents face when I pulled up to their house.

-I got to see the new car I bought last week for the first time. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I got a new car, a used 2008 Hyundai Sonata.

-We got to eat at arguably the restaurant that holds the majority of my childhood, restaurant memories. The restaurant is called “Strattons” in Ashland City, TN.

-I woke up at 5:30am this morning to run 14 of the hardest miles of my life. There were tons of HUGE hills (on the verge of calling them mountains) that we had to run down and up. That was nothing compared to the weather. The temperature never got above 30F. It was dark; it was windy; it was brutal.

-I traded in our junky (but very mechanically sound) 1999 Toyota Corolla…and actually got money for it!

-Started the conference and heard one of the most challenging, powerful messages of my life (by Francis Chan) that rocked me to my core.

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It has been a busy 24 hours. I know I will sleep hard and well tonight.

Officially on Vacation

Posted: November 21, 2008 in Blogs, Faith, Family, Food, Friends, Life, Ministry, People, Spirituality, Sports, Technology, Travel
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Greetings from Nashville!

As of yesterday (Thursday, November 20, 2008) I am officially on vacation. Ben Vos and I are currently in Nashville, Tennessee for National Youth Worker Convention – a sweet youth ministry conference that is put on by Youth Specialties.

With all of the incredible opportunities and highlights that will be available to me over the next few days – like incredible speakers, resources galore, big named bands, relevant classes, deep spiritual experiences, and much more – I think I am most excited about simply getting away and taking a break. I am excited to sleep in, stay up late for no reason, eat good food, see my friends and family who live in or near the Nashville area, watch the Tennessee Titans play on Sunday, get a daily caramel frappuccino at Starbucks, laugh with Ben, and listen to God. I may take a break from the blog or I might blog like crazy…not sure yet.

I’m pretty sure God likes that agenda over the busy, rushed, got to do everything schedule that conferences like this often provide.

I really just want to hang out with God over the next few days. Just me and him. I need that right now.

Right now I am skipping out on some classes, sitting in a Panera restaurant drinking a bottled water, and taking advantage of their free wifi.

According to my agenda, I’m already right on schedule.