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This is from my phone, so sorry if this entry is short…

So I completed almost 5 days of my Master Cleanse and I’m feeling great! 15lbs lost and a bunch of willpower gained.

I am taking Abigail to Charlotte on Tuesday and wanted to be in best condition, so I decided to have 1/2 a serving of dry mashed potatoes Sunday evening.

I’m glad I did this, and now I’m eating healthier and watching portion control and working out again. Updates coming soon… look out new world, here I come!

I was looking through the blog earlier and noticed a page called “Weight Loss Journey.” There were only 2 entries… one from December 5th, 2008 & one from March 30th, 2009.

I suck. I know.

But a couple days ago I decided to do a Master Cleanse for a few reasons:
-Need to kick start my weight loss program again (scale says 264 right now)
-Need to prove to myself and my body that I can go without food for a period of time
-Need to focus in these next few weeks… some big decisions to make
-many other reasons…

Here’s the deal:
The only thing I can ingest during the cleanse is the 3 bottles a day of the lemonade mixture (4tbs Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice, 4tbs Grade B Maple Syrup, 1/5tsp Cayenne Pepper, 20oz pure water), water (as much as I want), and an herbal laxative.
And, I can do it for as long as I want up to 30-40 days.

I’ll let you know how it goes.

Wow…

Had our lifegroup tonight and we discussed Chapter 5 of Crazy Love by Francis Chan. Some quick highlights:

-How often do I love think, do, act, do church, etc JUST BECAUSE someone fed me the method, strategy, & theology?
-How would I love, think, do, act, do church, etc if I KNEW AND APPLIED the BIBLE AS IT READS, NOT AS SOMEONE OTHER THAN ME THINKS IT READS?
-How different do I ALREADY KNOW things should be, but don’t make a change because the way I’m doing it is the norm?
-Maybe Christianity isn’t for everyone. (Rich Young Ruler Vs. Zaccheus)
-Why would I live by philosophies and methods not clearly written in the New Testament?
-What if I, while sharing Jesus with people, told them the truth? What if I told them life may get harder, but Jesus is worth it… instead of telling them Jesus makes their life “better?”
-What if God says I should live a certain way, even if it meant losing everything?

I’m still processing. More to come.

So here’s another from a while ago. I set up mics, tried and tested best placement, set up computer, pushed the red button, hustled around and laid down the track in one take, hustled back and unpushed the red button, mixed, edited, etc.

You can tell. But, it’s me. Hope you like it.

Here

So, God has been kicking my tail about me starting to write music again.
God has also been using people to encourage me LIKE CRAZY to start writing music again.

Seriously, people I haven’t talked to in years are Facebook’ing me saying they’ve been listening to my old stuff. People are asking me if I have a CD of my music. People have been pushing me like crazy that I have a song in my heart that I’ve been holding back for a few years now.

Here’s the deal. I have serious self-image issues.
I write music. I like it. I listen to it. I think people hate it. I stop writing music.

So my next step is gonna be just to put together some time during the week and devote it to songwriting again. I used to do this, and the churches I was in during those times were flooded with my original worship songs. People connected to God. All was good. So here we go again.

Just as a taste, I put a little love song here called “Like I Notice You.” Listen to it, let me know what you think. It’s from like 2005, and recorded very raw using some studio time I got on whim. Hope you love it.

Like I Notice You

I’ll let you know how this week’s songwriting session goes.

Are you writing anything lately?

“I am longing for my home, for a city not made by man. I am longing for my home.
From the mountains to the sea, I meet people longing just like me. From the mountains to the sea.

‘Cause there’s a language in my bones that this world has never know.
I will teach you if I can, though it’s seldom spoken man to man.

I hear echos when I sing, maybe restless hearts or angel wings. I hear echos when I sing.”

—

Just wow. Describes how I’ve been feeling the last few weeks.

I see joy, laughter, anger, destruction, pursuit, gladness, determination, failure, mistakes, love, not love…
and all I can seem to say is, “Jesus, help me feel what You feel so I can do what You would do.”

Truth is truth.
Love is love.
I am longing for my home.

How about you? What are you longing for?

November 27th was the last time I blogged.
It was a picture of an animal cracker… intriguing stuff.

In efforts to get this blog back into being necessary for me, here’s a quick update.

Since I’ve been gone…
-My parents’ divorce got ugly.
-My parents’ divorce got a bit more civilized.
-My dad had pancreatitis and was put in the hospital.
-Christmas.
-Abigail got a trampoline for Christmas.
-My dad had a heart attack and we went to Virginia to be with him.
-We found out we are pregnant with baby #2.
-Shannon Chiles stepped down as Campus Pastor in Toccoa.
-Brian Marshall stepped up as Campus Pastor in Toccoa.
-My role in Toccoa has changed a bit. Back in some aspects. Forward in others.
-We’ve moved into our new facility in Toccoa. (It’s great)
-Abigail has started saying she wants a baby brother.
-I think I’d like her to have a baby brother.

More tomorrow…

Here’s your answer!

So I took and uploaded this video with my new Motorola Droid.
Our cousin Dillon has a Lionfish and Eel he feeds small guppies to.

Enjoy!

I don’t even know if I remember how to post here.

I got a great Bday present from my wifey last night… here it is for all to see:

A tattoo is one thing. But the love and devotion behind getting my name tattooed on her body was the real present.
I love you babe! Thanks for sticking in there with me. You’re the best.

Thanks everyone else also for the bday love! Feels good. Thanks again!