Post Christmas Mind Dump
Got a lot on my mind so here goes:
- Christmas was GREAT!!!! We went nowhere. We just stayed around the house in our PJ’s till about 1. Grandparents came over about 3 and stayed the perfect amount of time (about 2 hours) and then we just laid around some more.
- BEST GIFT: VAN HALEN tickets!!!!!!! Not to just one show, but to both of their shows. Two different people got me tickets and I am pumped! I love concerts.
- Of course the only gift we give in this family is concert tickes so I got DeAnna tickets to Bon Jovi/Daughtery. Should be fun also.
- Today is DeAnna’s birthday. She is the love of my life and I thank God every day for allowing me to be married to her. As is our tradition, we spent the entire day at the mall and I wasn’t allowed to complain. Had a blast!!!
- Heading out to West Virginia tomorrow to teach a few hundred teenagers at the Sidekick Students Winter Retreat. We got a good group of our kids going and my family is going. I haven’t taught to students in probably 9 years so I really don’t know what to say or do. I just plan on bringing the heat like I do on Sundays. Our kids seem to dig it so I hope the other kids dig it.
- We have a 50,000 piece mailer hitting mailboxes next week and we are featured on the cover of Around Canton Magazine in January. It all points to our new teaching series called Confessions Of A Pastor. This series is going to be me no-holds barred. I’m a open book already so this should be interesting.
- NO CHURCH THIS SUNDAY!!!!!!!! Enjoy the Sunday with your family.
- We’ve made a couple of additions to our team at Revolution. Aaron Olson is coming in for the next few months to do programming and stage design (which he had already been doing since our 24 series) and we have hired Jennifer Vogelpohl full-time to come be do all our business administrative. I’ve been trying to hire Jennifer since about 3 months after we started the church and finally with some of our people moving onto other things and her ready for a new adventure, the stars aligned. Very excited to have her in the office.
- Seeing our people show up to deliever doughnuts on Christmas Eve was awesome. Very proud of our church. Loving pastoring a church I would attend even if I wasn’t on staff.
- I can’t lie, it felt weird not having our big Christmas Eve blow-out, but we’ll come STRONG next year with it.
- Still can’t believe we brought in $83,000 in our Next Step Offering. Revolution is amazing.
- I almost bought some shoes today. I haven’t bought a pair of shoes in probably 5 years and have only worn shoes about 3 times this year, but it might be time for a change.
- No good music out right now.
- We took the dog to a bording place today and I am not happy. I am worried about the little fellow, but I guess he’ll be fine until Sunday. He better be….
- I’m going to enjoy the next week off but honestly, I am ready to go back to work now. I love what I do, but I know resting from it is good for Revolution, for my family, and me.
- I started praying some VERY specific prayers about our church a few months ago. They included location issues, staffing issues, multi-site issues, and financial issues. God has rocked my world by answering those prayer requests. Some the way I thought he would, some NOT they way He would. Either way, I am glad He is control and trust Him to build this place.
- Chris and Taylor close on their first house on Friday. VERY proud of them.
- I wonder what God has in store in 2008?