Jul 5, 2008

Beautiful Tragedy

Have you ever seen a car wreck so horrific that it made your stomach hurt? And have you ever been so compelled to look at it, all the while thinking to yourself "why, Lord, am i drawn to this?"

I was thinking some about this tonight. I saw Hancock today, and theres a simillar scene in the movie. Will Smith stops a train from crashing into a car, thereby saving a guys life. However, in reaction to stopping the train, he causes a massive derailment.

In the same manner, I believe that there are times in our life where we see or experience moments that are impactful. Wether for the positive or negative, we are drawn to them. I would love to say I am drawn to more positive images than negative, but when I take inventory of my mental imagery, it is filled with more car wrecks, fights, and tragedy than it is of babies being born, or nature and God's creation.

Even as I type this, I find myself fighting to remember the goodness of God. Isnt it sad how easily we will trade our thoughts of our gracious creator for the depraved creation?

Just some ramblings at 2:40am. Sorry if it wasnt summed up and concluded for you. Conclude as you desire.

--bryan

edit. so now i guess i have my conclusion. 2 hours later. Praise God the Father for his unfailing love. Sometimes, no, all the time, we have got to be willing to let the Lord drag us away from that wreck, if need be. Relying on our own strength to stop looking over and over is futile. We will never, ever, be able to resist. Its wihtin our sin nature to worry. To meddle in others business. To be bogged down and drawn away from Him. So the moral of tonights story... He is in control anyways, you may as well willingly follow Him. It works out better that way.

Jul 1, 2008

Ikea.com

So in preperation for our NY Mission trip this month, I have been doing some online shopping at Ikea.com. Now, I dontknow if you are an ikea fan, but i am! This stuff is amazing. I know, I would hope to have more reliable furniture later in life, but for my life state now, its quality.

And thank God for ikea.com. If I had to go TO ikea to shop, I might not see the light of day for who knows how long. Going in that place is just risky. You can get lost in the twists and turns of it all. If youve ever been, you know what im talking about!

--bryan

Jun 30, 2008

Sometimes...

Sometimes things get so dang busy, it makes me sick.

I did a whole lot of nothing tonight, and i liked it. I literally came home from work, ate a chickfila sandwich, and laid down on my bed. i listened to my ipod and just chilled for a good 2 hours. there was a little light sleeping, but i was awake for the majority of the time.

It just feels like there is always something or someone keeping me busy. Some event, or problem, or situation, or function. And dont get me wrong, if you know me, you know i love it. Over programming my life is probably going to be my downfall, but we wont know for sure until well after it actually happens. Thats the problem with being too busy. By the time you realize there is a problem, you are 6 steps down the line.

Oh well. The Lord had granted me grace more abundantly than I deserve, and that keeps me going. Blessings from the land of the ipod listeners. and goodnight.

--bryan

May 25, 2008

Sweet Summer-time

Hello Blogspot. It seems the last we spoke was in... February. I was on my way to Dallas, and you were on your way to not hearing from me. Yeah, I know, its been a while. a long while. But we can't let that come between us. We have to just pick right back up and get on with our lives.

So camp starts in 15 days. That approximately 379 hours from now. Yeah, in 379 hours kids will be loading into the foyer, packing bags on the bus, and gearing up to come to camp. And yet, there is still SO much to get done. Videos. Books. Room assignments. Teams. Shirts. Staging. You name it, we probably still need to do it. And my goal? To try and get as much done this week. I want the last week before camp to go so calmly. I wouldnt mind an eery calm before the store. I think it would be good.

We'll see what happens. Who knows, maybe when I come into work on Tuesday, everything will be mysteriously finished. One can only dream right?

--Bryan

Feb 14, 2008

Here we go again...




So here we are. Nearly 6 weeks from my last post. And not much has changed.

Im still ready for a break, and fortunately, that day has come! Im heading to Dallas for the weekend. I'll get to hang with Chris, and hopefully J. Its always fun up there.

Its interesting to me how certain little actions become habits, or in some cases, tradition. For example, when I go to Dallas and stay with Chris, I always make a morning run (and by run i mean drive) to Einstein Brothers Bagels. Its just what we do. I wake up early, before Chris, and go pick up some breakfast. Its just funny, because when Im home, here in Katy, I hardly ever have breakfast. But I couldnt imagine being at Chris' without it...

I dunno, just a thought for the day...

--bryan

Jan 3, 2008

Wow...

Sometimes, just when I think things are getting "back to normal", everything just seems to go crazy and crumble. But then again, when was craziness and crumbling NOT the normal in my life?

I've only been back to work for 2 days, and I need a break already.

--bryan

Dec 10, 2007

Jesus Claus

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So I got an email advertising the above video. At first I almost didnt want to waste my time with another anti-Santa bash episode. Dont get me wrong, Jesus is indeed the center of Christmas and rightfully so. But sometimes I just get tired of hearing people complain about how bad Santa is... How commercial the holidays have become... etc.

What do you think? Has the Christmas Season lost its meaning? Or have we just gotten too caught up with it all and lost sight of where our focus ought to be?

--Bryan