Feeling my age

29.Ouch. That stings a little bit. My last year in my 20’s? Is that even possible?I haven’t accomplished what I wanted to by this point— what gives?It’s amazing.Now when I look at players in the NBA and NFL they seem young to me. Boy was that a shock. When did they go from old, to my age and now young?I’m just glad Derek Jeter is around still!What else? Music wise? I see the age when I look at the new Audio Adrenaline music video and see a much older Kevin Max. Or maybe on Instagram I see how much older TobyMac is looking. Yikes. I can tell time is flying.A few short years ago (now 11) I had just graduated and moved to Portland. I remember listening to Tobys first CD ‘Momentum’ in my car on foggy mornings before I would leave to go to work at Target. I listen to that CD now and it just feels so young. He was less mature in his music career as I was in life.I remember driving to the coast with JJ— my only friend who visited me in Oregon while I lived there.I remember going to a Trail Blazers game in 2003 at the RoseQuarter and president Bush interrupting the game to announce we were going to be attacking parts of the Middle East to hunt Bin Laden. After he was done talking the arena burst into chants of USA!Oh and then later on in 2003 I started this little thing called blogging.So 29. I feel like I should be coming into my own at this point…. butLife. It’s a funny thing. It could be over tomorrow or in 50 years. You never know. Maybe this year is going down in my life as a historic year. Hope so, and I hope for the right reasons.I’ll keep praying that I can find the light in the midst of all the darkness. I have always felt like life is a map. A journey you are on. Sometimes all you need to see is the next step, other times even less than that.Anyone have a light? Haha.It’s frustrating sometimes, if not often. I sent a friend of mine a message and it is so true. I was talking about life and God.It went something like… Sometimes I feel like God is going at a snails pace and I’m the stupid dog wanting to run ahead and push more and more. Yet if anything is true it is this: God Is Constant. Know what I mean? It’s a great thing. I really try to count my blessings everyday.Alright so at this point in the post my mind keeps jumping around from topic to topic. So I’ll close it down for now.just Pray.P.S. Please pray for Emily as she goes in for her second interview with a company in California today.
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Time for Change

Hey Everyone

Happy New Years!

We are fresh into the New Years and I thought a good way to start would be with a blog post.

I have to say something first. It is about facebook, and those who insist that people “need” to be connected to that world.

I must say this… if something important happened to me or with me I am sure that I would tell the people I care for. To that end- at least the people who are apart of my life. It all depends on how big the event is/was. Why should I keep up with most people who simply don’t care. Once upon a time we worked/went to school together, but sadly things and people change over time. It could be about a brother/sister/aunt/uncle/you-name-it who died, had a baby, just got married or engaged, someone who is going in for surgery or who is having a bad day. The point is – if they want me to know I will.

This is not my attempt at being anti-social. I still will be tweeting on twitter and I am keeping my instagram channel active too, but I no longer feel I need to or should be a part of the social network known as facebook. It is so very easy to get wrapped up in facebook and there are just as many excuses if not more that people will throw at you to get you to keep it. Seriously?

Truth be told, I am not deleting my facebook account – but deactivating it. I don’t have a good reason for not deleting it, I guess in some ways it is like I never got rid of it. Perhaps some day I will come back and finally delete the whole thing. For now, it gives me the illusion of feeling connected just by keeping my account inactive. Knowing that it is there for me to activate at any time.

Anyway, I wish that more people kept in touch. Heck, I wish more people cared. I have people who care – and I value those friendships. Now a days it is so very easy to let the value of true connection boil down to a facebook status and someone commenting on your dirty laundry. I want more than that.

At church we are going to be talking about things to throw down (or stop doing)… it should be a fun series for the first part of 2013.

just Pray

P.S. I removed the “facebook only” comments. Fitting, isn’t it?

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Post Christmas

Hey everyone

I just thought if something. Isn’t it ironic that I changed my comments to be through Facebook when I have since deactivated my own account?

Funny. I may have to change all that. I’ll see if I can find anything else.

Christmas is already 2 days ago. That is amazing. It is true what they say about the older you get the more time speeds up.

Our Christmas was good. I got some Holy Land items that I wanted and a couple of polo shirts. Maryia received jewelry and movies. My parents got a mix of what everyone else got (clothing, stuffed animals, jewelry etc). We had a good time. It was quiet– but I think we were able to relax even if only for a little while.

Now New Years is right around the corner. Yikes!

Wish I heard from more friends this holiday season. I don’t think half the people I contacted even got back to me. It was kinda sad. Even my brother didn’t text me- but his excuse is probably valid (no cell service at home).

Well I suppose that’s it. I will try to look into the comment thing.

Please pray for Emily as she has an interview with a potential employer today at 3pm. So if you want to say a little something to the big guy… 🙂

My job outlook has been a little gloomy but it IS the holidays and I think that most places will start the process after the first of the year.

just Pray.

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