Well, today was pretty great! I woke up around 11 and helped Laura and Emily move some stuff out of their house. I love them to death, and I enjoy serving them as much as I can ... they deserve it!
Then...as I said yesterday, me and some of my friends planned to play Volleyball at the beach today. Well, we did! It was a lot of fun! It was VERY HOT, but it was so much fun. After we played volleyball, a few of us went swimming for a while. That felt GREAT! Haha.
Like I said yesterday, I am so thankful to the Lord for giving me such great friends! No matter what, they are always there and always loving and caring. They are great and I couldn't ask for better! :) I hadn't seen a lot of them, so today was great to be able to see them and catch up a little bit.
Tonight, Blaire and I went to Pass Road for church. That was great as well. I love the people there so much. We have such great friends over there that we might as well call family. We've known most of them for at least eight years. They are all amazing and they all love the Lord so much, which is great!!
What I got from tonight? ...
Don't be typical! We've got to be DETERMINED not to be "typical" Christians. Be untypical and walk in radical humility! Be humble for the Lord. That doesn't mean be weak and don't do anything. Serve others! Be there! Do what Jesus would and serve! Don't be a hypocrite ... don't say one thing, but do another. Don't be one thing in church and another thing outside of church. We've got to live for the Lord everyday, in church and out! We've got be the RIGHT example of the Lord for the world!
That's what I got out of tonight, and it fired me up!! I hope it fires you up too! :)
Once again, I'm out for the night. God bless!!
- Christian
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Different Things
Well, we got back from Nashville late Saturday night. It was an awesome trip. I was glad to get away and relax a while. I was also able to see my family that lives in Tennessee too. That was great! We haven't been together like that in a while. You can see pictures from that night on my last post.
Then, Sunday we had church and Father's Day. Church was great, and I really enjoyed it. I also needed it. After church, we had lunch and just sort of rested all day. Sunday night, we ate pizza, watched a movie, and just spent time as a family. Cameron and I also gave some cards and a gift to Dad for Father's Day. I must say that I have the best dad in the world. He's great! He loves his family and isn't afraid to tell that. He also loves the Lord will all of his heart and strives to reach people to the Lord! I love him and am so thankful that the Lord has blessed his life!
This Week
I've been lazy so far. I haven't done much of anything. Since I was away for almost a week in Nashville, I haven't seen my friends in a while. So...we're going to go to the beach for a few hours tomorrow to play volleyball.
As well as having the best dad in the world, I have the BEST friends in the world. My friends are amazing! They really are some of the most genuine and sincere people. They are always there when I need them, no matter what! I am so thankful to the Lord for putting them in my life!! :)
Well, I'm going to go and spend some time with my sister.
- Christian
Then, Sunday we had church and Father's Day. Church was great, and I really enjoyed it. I also needed it. After church, we had lunch and just sort of rested all day. Sunday night, we ate pizza, watched a movie, and just spent time as a family. Cameron and I also gave some cards and a gift to Dad for Father's Day. I must say that I have the best dad in the world. He's great! He loves his family and isn't afraid to tell that. He also loves the Lord will all of his heart and strives to reach people to the Lord! I love him and am so thankful that the Lord has blessed his life!
This Week
I've been lazy so far. I haven't done much of anything. Since I was away for almost a week in Nashville, I haven't seen my friends in a while. So...we're going to go to the beach for a few hours tomorrow to play volleyball.
As well as having the best dad in the world, I have the BEST friends in the world. My friends are amazing! They really are some of the most genuine and sincere people. They are always there when I need them, no matter what! I am so thankful to the Lord for putting them in my life!! :)
Well, I'm going to go and spend some time with my sister.
- Christian
Thursday, June 12, 2008
His Amazing Creation
Yeah, I know...it's almost 4 am and I'm still awake. I'm crazy, but I guess I've sort of wanted a blog for a while, so I decided to create one. Ha!
We're in Franklin, TN this week while Dad is attending a Worship Conference (with Lindell Cooley) here in Nashville. Tonight we went to Danny and Jana's (my dad's brother) house to have a "family cookout." Our whole family was there: Granny and Bob; Jeff, Debra, and Anna Rose; Dad, Mom, Cameron, Blaire, and I; and, of course, Danny, Jana, Caleb, and Brayden. We haven't been together as a family in a while, so that was great!
As we were sitting outside after eating tonight, the boys (the dads) began to play music, of course. We all joined in and sang, if we knew the words (haha). Because I don't know THAT many songs, I wasn't able to sing a few of them. In those moments that I did not sing, I just began to look up and see the moon and stars. I also looked around at the yard and street. Then I looked at my family. The entire time I was doing this, I couldn't help but think how awesome my Father is!
The Lord is really and truly SO amazing! I sense it more and more everyday how awesome He is. I want to be better at striving for His presence daily. I want to WANT His presence daily. I NEED Him daily ... I know I do. There are days that God probably looks at me thinking, "You know better," or "Be wiser!"
It's just amazing to me to be able to look at my family and know that the Lord has blessed me with such a great family! My family is seriously awesome. They're talented, loving, and caring! I couldn't ask for anything better! :)
Well, I just thought I'd share a little of what I was feeling. I just had an amazing night and decided to share.
I'm getting tired and need to go to sleep. I'm going to lunch with my uncle tomorrow.
I'm out...
Christian
We're in Franklin, TN this week while Dad is attending a Worship Conference (with Lindell Cooley) here in Nashville. Tonight we went to Danny and Jana's (my dad's brother) house to have a "family cookout." Our whole family was there: Granny and Bob; Jeff, Debra, and Anna Rose; Dad, Mom, Cameron, Blaire, and I; and, of course, Danny, Jana, Caleb, and Brayden. We haven't been together as a family in a while, so that was great!
As we were sitting outside after eating tonight, the boys (the dads) began to play music, of course. We all joined in and sang, if we knew the words (haha). Because I don't know THAT many songs, I wasn't able to sing a few of them. In those moments that I did not sing, I just began to look up and see the moon and stars. I also looked around at the yard and street. Then I looked at my family. The entire time I was doing this, I couldn't help but think how awesome my Father is!
The Lord is really and truly SO amazing! I sense it more and more everyday how awesome He is. I want to be better at striving for His presence daily. I want to WANT His presence daily. I NEED Him daily ... I know I do. There are days that God probably looks at me thinking, "You know better," or "Be wiser!"
It's just amazing to me to be able to look at my family and know that the Lord has blessed me with such a great family! My family is seriously awesome. They're talented, loving, and caring! I couldn't ask for anything better! :)
Well, I just thought I'd share a little of what I was feeling. I just had an amazing night and decided to share.
I'm getting tired and need to go to sleep. I'm going to lunch with my uncle tomorrow.
I'm out...
Christian
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Pictures from that night ...
Debra & Anna Rose, Granny, Danny, and Dad
Dad singing and playing. 
Granny and her boys. 
The boys
Mom and me
Dad singing and playing. 
Granny and her boys. 
The boys
Mom and me
Of course I HAD to catch some of the singing on video! :)
(*Notice Dad calls Jeff, "...Christian.")
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