Happy 4th of July and an Update

I know that I don't write as often as I should, but please understand life has been extremely busy lately.

I was able to take a wonderful relaxing extra long weekend with my parents to visit some of our family done in Nampa, Idaho just outside of Boise, Idaho. I had a blast and still wish that I was there. Some events that we did were, tubing the Boise River, playing cards, going to the movies, going on drives to see the old places that my parents lived, going to a birthday party, motorcycle ride with my Uncle Ted (mom side) and much more. My uncle Don (dad side) turned 65 on Sunday and we had a grand time at his party. I got to see all of my cousins both 1st and 2nd. We had a good time catching up. The movie we saw was Get Smart with Anne Hathaway, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Steve Carrell and I totally recommend it. Then we had dinner at the Cheesecake Factory and the food was outstanding. My family loves playing card games so we played cards every night. I thoroughly enjoyed going on our drives to see all the places where my parents got married, lived, or for my mom grew up. I just love hearing about all of their memories from back in the days. Today just before leaving my Uncle Ted gave me a ride on his motorcycle and I loved it. Maybe one day I will own one myself.

Lastly my favorite outing was on the 4th of July when my family and I went tubing down the Boise River. It did end up getting a little dangerous in a way that I had never expected. Towards the end of the ride, I got stuck in some trees and was thrown from my tub. It was very scary. When I was in the water, all I could think of was keep my head up so people could see me. The current threw me into a branch and I have some nice huge bruises on my thighs but the branch saved my life. Some generous people picked me up and allowed me to go in their raft and dropped me off where my family had stopped. I was extremely shaken up. My legs still hurt but I know that I will heal very soon. I am alive and well, living life.

Now it is back to work and to start counting down the days until my trip to California at the end of the month. Next post will have pictures from the trip and be much more in depth. Now it is time to sign off as I do have to head back to work in the morning so may God bless you in a way you have never seen before this week.

Lots Going On!!!!!

So it has been way to long since my last post, do we all agree? So what has happened since my last post. First let me start off with work. The business is going great. We continue to build houses right and left. I have been doing multiple projects from helping with payroll to property tax preparation and anything that somebody asks me to do. Just like any person, I have my good days and my bad days. Everyday I just ask the Lord to guide my path and give me the strength and grace to go through my day and just like always, he pulls through for me. That is one of the many reasons why I love Jesus so much.

Next up is that almost two weeks ago was graduation weekend. I attended two graduations and three parties. I did feel honored to be in there presence and celebrate with them this milestone in their life. I tip my hat to Peter Barber, Steven Malott, Lauren Malthaner, Jalee Palmer and Jared Ainley. I am so proud of you.

Youth Group and Young Adult Group are doing great. God is teaching me so much about myself and I love learning about myself and Him. Young Adult Group will be finishing up this Saturday with a huge potluck and I am so excited. We always enjoy being together as a group. Youth Group will continue on throughout the summer and just pray that the Lord will give Miranda and I ideas to teach the kids. Overall I just love being in the presence of the Lord.

Lastly, Sunday was Father's Day so I want to honor my father but all fathers. For my dad, we took him to lunch and out to a par 3 golf course. It was so much fun. It was fun to spend time with my parents and letting my dad win, actually both of my parents beat me. I thank my dad for everything he has done for me. I am so grateful that my dad is my dad. He is my hero.

So that is all for now. God bless you all in the coming week.

Memorial Day: A day of Rememberance

So as you may know, it has been a few weeks since I have made a post. My excuse is that my computer had a dozen viruses on it and so I finally gave in and had my computer tech guy fix it and make it healthy again.

As I type this posting right now, it is Memorial Day. I challenge each and every one of you to go out and remember those you have lost and loved very much. That is what I plan on doing with my day and hopefully be able to go visit them at their graves. Also I will enjoy my day off from work and get some things done that I have neglected to do for awhile. I haven't cleaned my car all year so that is what I plan on doing in the afternoon.

My parents have been out of town so I have been taking care of the house and have done some lawn maintenance and cleaning inside the house as well. It has also been extremely quiet with them gone, but it gives me a chance to just be with me and relax. They will be back tonight and I can't wait to see them.

Work has been going great. Things have been a little slow and for me that is okay. I am learning a lot and hopefully will take it on with me into the future. The youth group is amazing as ever. I have been doing the teachings and I pray that the kids are taking something out of it. Young Adult Group is so much fun. 2nd Thessalonians is a great book and I hope to take a lot out of it when we finish the study.

Well that is all for now. I really need to get to bed. May the Lord be your comfort as you remember those loved ones you have all lost today. God bless you all.

No Pain, No Gain

Well here I am again to give you my results from the Spokane, WA Bloomsday road race. Drum role please, 1.34.56. So that is 1 hour, 34 minutes, and 56 seconds. I was so proud of myself. The time is one of my best times ever. I am really proud of myself.

As today is the next day, my body really feels it. I gave my body a beating so tonight I gave it a rest. My quads hurt the most, sot getting up out of chairs is hard but I will be fine soon. So that is how I feel. Nothing is going to stop me from continuing my journey to becoming more strong and fit. So it is back to running and weight lifting tomorrow.

Now this just in, Spokane, WA will be hosting the 2010 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships. Yeah, yeah, and yeah. For those who don't know, that is the year of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC. This is just so exciting. Until next time, stay strong and stand firm in whatever you do.

Long and waited update

Hello to all of you who actually read this. It has been an amazing couple of weeks and I have been so busy that I can finally sit down and tell you what has been happening with me. Last weekend was our college retreat and oh wow it was totally refreshing and just a blast to hang out with my friends. The weather was awesome. The place were we usually have it is by a river and I was tempted to jump in but the river was really cold. We did things like go hiking, running, basketball, watch movies, eat, and much more. The whole purpose to go learn from what the Lord has in store for us. To be able to bask in the presence of the Almighty Living God is so refreshing. I wish I could have this weekend every weekend. Now that we are back, we will be continuing our bible study and now the book of 2nd Thessalonians is next. I can't wait for the things that God has for me in this little three chapter book.

Like always, Monday came around and back to work I went. Work has been going well. One of my coworkers has actually taken me out and I have seen all of our rental properties so when people call about them, I can give them directions on how to get there. Next week should be very busy which will make the week go by fast. I can't wait to hopefully learn some new things.

Finally, today in Spokane, WA we had our annual road race called Bloomsday. Bloomsday is a 7.46 mile/12k race. At the end you get a t-shirt. It is so much fun to do but right now as I type, my legs are really sore. When I find out my actually time then I will let you know. Well that is all for now. I pray that God blesses you abundantly this week. I will post much sooner next time. Until then, keep your eyes fixed on Christ.

Infiniate Grace, 21 oh my and history made

I know that it has been a long time since I have updated, and I am truly sorry about that but honestly a lot has been going on. Since I last wrote, my dad, brother, grandfather and some friends of mine are all one year older so happy birthday to them. Hopefully everybody got there taxes done on time. Also I continue to work in the real world, co-lead youth group, young adult group, and find time to myself.

Now up to the current time as of last weekend. Last weekend I took my mom to a conference that was being held in the Spokane Arena. It is called Women Of Faith. The speakers are amazing and they bring in excellent musical acts as well and the worship is so refreshing and the presence of God is always present. The best part was that I get to have this experience with my mom. This year I bought the tickets for Mother's Day and she was totally surprised as because of her busy schedule, she thought she bought the tickets and everything. It was really funny to watch her actions and expressions. I just loved being able to spend time with my mom. The theme was infinite grace and I learned so much about God's grace towards us. The surprise of the conference was they will be coming back next year instead of skipping a year. I can't wait.

I also had the privilege of going down to Moscow, ID to help celebrate my cousin's 21st birthday. It was fun to see my aunt and have our grandparents there as well as my parents and a few of her friends. It was lots of fun.

Finally, I reach a goal that I thought would never come. Most of you know that I have been doing Weight Watchers to loose weight for over a year now and today I made history. I finally reached my goal and became a lifetime member. It feels great. I still have about 14 more pounds to loose but to not have to pay anymore feels great. My body feels amazing and I plan on continuing my journey for the rest of my life.

That is all for now. Stay tuned for more. This coming weekend is our Young Adult retreat and I am excited for what the Lord has in store for everyone who is going to come. I will about the weekend after the retreat. May the Lord bless you in this upcoming week as you continue to walk on the path that he has for you.

Weekend of a lifetime

Last weekend, my life was turned upside down. I got to watch some amazing women's college basketball. As you may recall in some of my earlier posts, I got tickets to the women's NCAA tournament in Spokane, WA. One of my favorite teams, the University of Maryland was here playing in the tournament. The other teams were Stanford, Vanderbilt and University of Pittsburgh. Each team had to win two games before coming to Spokane. The first game on Saturday was Maryland vs. Vanderbilt and Maryland's team work won the game for them. The second game was Stanford vs. Pittsburgh and Stanford was just to physical. So on Monday night, Maryland and Stanford met for the Regional Final and for a trip to the Final Four. It was a great game, but Stanford was just way to much for Maryland. The experience was awesome and I wouldn't trade the experience in for the world even though my team, the University of Maryland is now out of the tournament.

One of the many people that I admire is the point guard for the University of Maryland. Her name is Kristi Toliver. She is a junior with lots of passion, love and talent. So I had one mission knowing that her team was going to be here in Spokane, WA and that was to get my picture taken with her. So on Sunday, I found out that the team hotel was our historical Davenport Hotel. I found out because when I walked into the hotel, I saw her teammate Laura Harper going up to her room. So I sat in the lobby waiting for Kristi to walk in so I could get a picture with her. After reading the newspaper that was on the table, I saw another one of Kristi's teammates, Crystal Langhorne walk in. I started praying that if God really wanted me to have my picture taken with Kristi then she would walk in sometime. I gave myself a time limit, but didn't need it. After a total time of about an hour and a half, point guard Kristi Toliver walked into the lobby. She headed towards the elevator and I thought to myself, no guts no glory. so I got up and went over to her and asked for a picture and she said yes. Note the picture below.


So that was my amazing weekend of enjoying women's college basketball and getting my picture taken with Kristi Toliver. Now with the weather warming up I hope you can all enjoy the sunshine that will be headed our way very soon. May God bless you as Spring has now sprung.

T~Money