It might seem a little confusing and odd at first, but we are just a simple community of misfits searching for something larger than ourselves.
the shadows keep creeping up my wall
and I dont think I can keep it from within
I can feel that its hope rests in my body’s fall
its tender fingers tingle at my lifeless arms
and my voice is strangled by the one
who wants to do me harm
as the darkness starts to close me in..
I hear a tap at my bedroom door
There they stand not knowing what
has me on the floor
So I’m gonna… Hide it again
one more time
Hide it again… with all my pride
Hide it again… keeping it inside
Hide it again.. Hide it again..
Tags: daily show, tomorrow, today, life, martial
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today. ~ Martial (c. 30 - c. 103)
The great times in life is easy to live in the moment. The dull times is manageable, but its the red-eyed and disastrous ones that makes us look toward the future for better days. The day that circumstances have changed and no longer are the stresses and worries of living are putting a strain on one’s sense of being. When the tears are wiped by a passionate lover and we are embraced by a place called home. These are the days we live for, yet it is not everyday.
Tags: band, church, purpose, cool breeze
I am in a very content and simple mood as of today. Everything is not roses nor is it rain, but its all a good mix of ocean breeze. Maybe that was just a little too much symbolism for one sentence. Well anyway, I just wanted to keep today’s post simple and conversational. Last night, I had my first official practice leading the youth band at my church. They are an amazing group of kids and I came out of the practice feeling incredibly energized and fulfilled. I realize that the feeling will subside, but its always great to know at certain points in life there is an easy purpose.
Tags: self portraits, impressionism, reflection
There it was staring straight into my eyes. The nose a little off-center, the eyes were sitting where the forehead should be and the skin was a little orange looking, but overall this self-portrait was very well done for a student in my second grade class. It was my first Art class of the day and only days before I was rushing around trying to figure what I’d go over in the class when it appeared right before my eyes. Literally I opened up my mailbox at school and there was this pamphlet about how to draw self-portraits. It was brilliant.
I’ve added new songs to the jukebox.
Live’s - I alone
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
I’m going to try and update it once a week, but I am curious about everyone elses opinion. Do you think I need to add more than just two songs… why?
Also leave a comment with song suggestions
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Tags: internet, computers, life, family, responsibility
For almost two weeks I fasted from most of the internet. It was not an active decision on my part, but circumstances collided and the results came in that life did not have me on the computer. There were some good things that came from it and some bad reactions might come, but it was extremely eye-opening to live like most of the world - not dependant on the world wide web.
I Swear its not an addiction
Tags: revolutionary, responsibility, Jesus, living
Quickly Joshua replied to the dark evil, "Be Quiet now and remove yourself from this man!"
This morning I was working on Mark 1:21-28 for The Rewrite project at Ginkworld. It is the first story in Mark where Jesus actually went out into a town [Capernaum] and spoke with them. While there a man whom was possessed began to shout to the crowd that Jesus came to destroy them and he is the Holy one of God. This phrase "Holy one of God" slowly started to stick out for me, especially when I was writing it in modern day terminology. From my Bible College days, I learned that Holy for the early church meant to be set apart and following in the way that God would do things and not someone who condemns rock music as a sin. If you believe God is a good and loving God then to be holy means to be good and loving, but if God is mean, indifferent and apathetic then holiness is about being mean, indifferent and apathetic.
Shit happens is my favorite phrase. I barely use it, because of social norms, but I am always thinking it. Why did my chair break when I was sitting on it.. Shit happens. Why was it me who slipped on the wet floor carrying a large tray of spaghetti.. Shit happens. Why is it that I get pulled over, when I’m already late to work.. Shit Happens.. Why did I break my foot, always fail my classes, have an abusive father?
"I’m going to the place where love… and feeling good don’t ever cost a thing… And the pain you feel’s a different kind of pain… I’m going HOME" - Chris Daughtry [Daughtry)
I love this lyric by Chris Daughtry. It resonates with everything I am feeling these days. It seems as life has crept up on me and I cannot retake my time. Everything is going at the speed of light and everyone is expecting perfection on their time that there is none left for me to enjoy home. I’m not talking about the building that houses my wife and kids at the moment, but the feeling that comes when time is no longer part of reality. When I have the chance to rock out on my guitar by myself or back in Moonbaby, the ability to laugh and eat at IHOP after midnight with close friends discussing nonsense and the meaning of life, or the small moments where I have enough energy to chase my face-covered grins of boys around the apartment. I want to say, I’m going HOME.
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perspective in life. I am an inventor, artist, crazy mad scientist type of individual and always thinking of new projects. Most of them are pure genius of ideas (all that matters is my opinion), but nearly all of them have been born from my own creative thoughts. While they are great ideas, only a few have grown. The successful ones have always started from a personal experience or an understanding and insight of a conversation. They weren’t about the cool idea, but the cool idea was a solution to the problem someone I knew was having.