Oh man..... it's hot. and it's like 11:00 at night.

So this is fall in the sunshine state. I'm all for the sun, but I sure wouldn't mind them turning down the humidity.


More posts will come (at least i'm thinking so unless the place we head next has no wireless.)) and they will have pictures. I don't have one on this post because I hardly took any today. soooooooo.......


yeah., anyways....we're in daytona. I think that's just for tonight and part of tomorrow. After that we head back to Orlando.


out.

well......tomorrow vacation starts.
it will be fun I'm sure.

here's an interesting thing that I was thinking about today: People are really good at talking. We're really good at making conversation (well, some of us at least//..... meaning not always me but sometimes.......maybe....yeah.....whatever), talking about whatever we like, or bashing what we don't..... but this is what occurred to me the other day: people these days (including me) are terrible at saying anything of importance. I don't really know why either, but if you listen to yourself and really try to gauge the worth of what you're saying I'd bet you'll find that you don't say much that really means anything. again, I don't know why..... it's weird though, now that I've noticed.

Since that last short post was so popular and because I don't have any time anyways I'll do another short one.

yes, got the iPod.
steven!
joseph!
maxwell!

those are the nicknames. no one should add to them or take away any one.

umm....

I'm really busy. I haven't yet eaten dinner.
my guitar needs fixing or else replacement.
I'm thinking replacement.

tele?
les?

I don't know.

ok.
I need to go back to editing if I'm going to finish by tomorrow.

high school musical.............Oh my goodness.

So Steve and I are alive. We made it back. We ate Nandos. It was a good trip. Very long. But good. This week is going to be brutal. I'll try to post on stuff every once in a while but won't have much time. Just so you all know.

Steve and I are biking to white rock. It's many miles. no sidewalks. big hills. it'll be a workout. i probably won't make it back.


if I don't, keep my blog going. if I do, I'll post about it later.

out.,

such a good song someone should bring it back again.

I will sing of my Redeemer,
And His wondrous love to me;
On the cruel cross He suffered,
From the curse to set me free.

Sing, oh, sing of my Redeemer,
With His blood He purchased me,
On the cross He sealed my pardon,
Paid the debt, and made me free.

I will tell the wondrous story,
How my lost estate to save,
In His boundless love and mercy,
He the ransom freely gave.

I will praise my dear Redeemer,
His triumphant pow'r I'll tell,
How the victory He giveth
Over sin, and death, and hell.

I will sing of my Redeemer,
And His heav'nly love to me;
He from death to life hath brought me,
Son of God with Him to be.

so good.

There's a scheduled outage at 4:00 today for anyone who didn't know. haha.
I had something I wanted to say. I think it was important. I can't remember what though.
So I'm going to go to work, have my starbucks, have my buck-a-slice pizza, then come home and if the outage is over I'll try to remember what I wanted to say....

I just ordered a 30GB video iPod. 3-6 days.......can't wait.

this came about because my green jurrasic park edition iPod mini breathed it's last a couple of weeks ago, I've been missing it, and because the new video iPods got bigger batteries, apple is selling the old ones for less than an iPod nano. cheap. so I ordered one. I'm definitely looking forward to getting it.

I got to play E-guitar in church today. In fact, we had 2 e-guitars. that was a cool experience. Patrick said something about having 2 ADD electric guitar players, I laughed. I couldn't help myself. I was ready to rock.

and just to make this a somewhat serious post here's a song I wrote this week. i don't know for sure what I think just yet, but I like the melody so.......


Verse 1

Looking through the past,
Time and time again,
You’ve been faithful,
You’ve been faithful,
When hope is fading fast,
You give strength to run again,
You are Faithful,
You are Faithful,

Verse 2

When my love grows cold,
I will wait for you,
For You are Faithful,
You are Faithful,
You make me overflow,
With joy and wonder at Your truth,
For You are Faithful,
You are Faithful,

Chorus

From everlasting,
To everlasting,
You are Faithful and true,
Though my grip fails,
Your hold prevails,
You’ll never let me go,

Verse 3

Throughout all the years,
On this long, long road,
You’ve been faithful,
You’ve been faithful,
All my storms and tears,
Have taught, and proven surely, God
That You are Faithful,
You are Faithful,

cheers.

I was so busy yesterday. Work was busy. Calls never seemed to stop, people never stopped giving me things to do.....it was good. then I came home grabbed a quick lunch and then ran to the church office and spent the rest of the night recording two songs that I wrote. it was funny. I sang, played acoustic guitar, played electric guitar, played bass....(I don't have a clue how to play bass but if you have rhythm it's not too difficult), and got the computer to play drums although I recently discovered that I can (sort of) play them too.

Now I'm going to have another mocha, answer a bunch more calls and start it all over again. except that tonight I'm (possibly)going bowling. should be fun.... it could get a little crazy as I'm a terrible bowler.....oh well.out.

The great dilemma.

I like coffee, sort of.....I don't absolutely adore the the taste, but I love the mental stimulation it gives....to be able to think clearly in the morning is well worth the price of a white chocolate mocha. But here's the dilemma: Now I want that kind of alertness all day, so I want to drink multiple coffees. But there's no way I can afford multiple mochas so I'll either have to settle for the unthinkable (cheap coffee), or find some other option. Any ideas?

oh yeah almost forgot. I got my glasses today. maybe I'll get pictures....

busyness.
I think that's what you would call it.

Here's a song I wrote this morning during my quiet time in a park across from where I work while sipping a hot (but unfortunately quite strong) coffee, which thankfully provided a small amount of mental stimulation. It's from Psalm 139.

You've searched me,
And You know me,
You have planned out all my days,
You're behind me,
And before me,
You are with me all my days,

Where could I go from you?
If I rise with the dawn still You are there,
Where could I hide from you?
Even in this raging sea You're here,

So search me and know me,
Expose my anxious thoughts,
Then lead me and guide me,
To a perfect trust in You my king.

In the silence,
In my darkness,
You are the light that guides me,
In the moment,
Of my weakness,
You are the strength that holds me,

Where could I go from you?
If I rise with the dawn still You are there,
Where could I hide from you?
Even in this raging sea You're here,

So search me and know me,
Expose my anxious thoughts,
Then lead me and guide me,
To a perfect trust in You my king.

I didn't necessarily try to fancy it up as far as words go. I was more just trying to catch the gist of the Psalm.


new iPod Nanos.
iTunes 7.


....yes......!!!!

Good Hymn.

1. Let us love and sing and wonder
Let us praise the Savior’s name
He has hushed the law’s loud thunder
He has quenched Mount Sinai’s flame
He has washed us with His blood
He has washed us with His blood
He has washed us with His blood
He has brought us nigh to God

2. Let us love the Lord Who bought us
Pitied us when enemies
Called us by His grace and taught us
Gave us ears and gave us eyes
He has washed us with His blood
He has washed us with His blood
He has washed us with His blood
He presents our souls to God

3. Let us sing though fierce temptation
Threatens hard to bear us down
For the Lord, our strong salvation,
Holds in view the conqu’ror’s crown
He, Who washed us with His blood,
He, Who washed us with His blood,
He, Who washed us with His blood,
Soon will bring us home to God

4. Let us wonder grace and justice
Join and point to mercy’s store
When through grace in Christ our trust is
Justice smiles and asks no more
He Who washed us with His blood
He Who washed us with His blood
He Who washed us with His blood
Has secured our way to God

5. Let us praise and join the chorus
Of the saints enthroned on high
Here they trusted Him before us
Now their praises fill the sky
You have washed us with Your blood
You have washed us with Your blood
You have washed us with Your blood
You are the Worthy Lamb of God.

Sorry that my recent posts are weak.
Really the problem is that I'v had no time at night, so I post in the morning before work.
I have ten minutes left now, so I'll just do a quick update of life...

The new job is going well.... I'm reading a lot, learning the systems of the company, and learning html and css code. (if you go to your view menu up at the top and click view source, you can see all the coding that goes into webpages....)(well, I guess that's on a mac, on a PC just find something about viewing the source or source code)).

I don't have to start till 8:30 am, but i'm usually there about an hour early so I walk to starbucks (and by the way I'm just starting to get hooked on coffee...) get a coffee (or I will until I'm so broke that I can't afford it anymore.), then walk across the street and have a quiet time in the park.

and for lunch I usually have buck-a-slice pizza.

other than a new job nothing too interesting is going on other than Youth meeting tonight, Florida in a month, and dad and I are co-writing another song. I like it quite a bit.

there. boring. not cool, I know. but that was ten minutes unfortunately. now you can see how slowly I think before 7:00 am. it's scary. out.

six days......

until new macs? new iPods? the long awaited Apple cell phone...?

for whoever doesn't know, I like macs. On September 12 apple is having a media event, which means they'll be releasing new stuff. Touch-screen iPods I hear, and very possibly cell phones and a 23inch iMac.

sweet stuff.
out.

what would life be like if I,
loosened my failing grip to rest,
in faith on One who's grip can never fail,
who's love could surely keep me through the test?
this life, where on my strength I can't prevail,
i long to cast myself on Him and yet,
my will is not so easily subdued,
restless it cries, "I can yet succeed",
and won't rely on grace so free.
yet where is rest if not in Him?
or hope, if not within His wounds?
no true life can be but for His cross,
nor any joy that runs not from that fount,
Oh teach me Lord to bow,
my heart, my hope, and will,
Oh teach now me to lean on grace,
Oh teach me to be still.
this road would be a easy climb,
if I would only trust,
that Your own hand will guide me safe,
that You know what is best.

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sorry that there haven't been any pictures. josh has our camera. I need to get it back soon.

out.

Off to work. Sore neck. Sore back. I was thrown from an inflatable blob of rubber into the water while traveling approximately 35 mph. It was fun. we were tubing at a lake. it was especially sweet to just roll of onto your back because you would slide along the top until you slowed down enough to sink in. But the one time I actually unwillingly got tossed we were going too fast and hit a fairly large wave (for a lake at least) which caused the tube to flip over in the air sending me in head first. I was actually grateful to be wearing a life jacket because I just floated there limp for a few minutes while the boat turned around.

And that's all I have to say for now. Not very interesting, but it's 6:30 in the morning so cut me some slack.

We did the wave in church today.....

I can't even understand it myself.