SEASON'S GREETINGS(Get it? Season's...Greetings!)
Merry Christmas
Happy Chanukkah
Monday, December 25, 2006
Saturday, December 23, 2006
The Night before the Night before
Hey Blog World (or 5 friends that read this),
Just thought that you might be like me and exiled to in-laws or parents homes and you might have some time to read some blogs. I am here at the Halbert's and looking forward to a few days of rest, stress, and shameful gluttony (both with new stuff and over eating). I think I am ready for the holidays I have gotten Robin something, so I guess that means I am ready. I also helped get her brother and bro in law some their gift and I feel pretty good about that.
I am kinda hoe hum about the holidays. I didn't feel like I got to sing any good carols. I mean, I never thought that singing silly carols helped me get into the Christmas mood, but it apparently does. I miss so much Pittman Park's (P.S. Worst Site EVER! Luke talk to someone on SPR about this, this sucks!) "Come to Christmas" at the beginning of December where we would sing and eat and have a blast. It seems that I don't get off on the right foot any more for Christmas and before I know it I am busy getting crap and I miss the fun. Sadness. So, next year, maybe I will make a trip down to Statesboro for the big night.
Well, in other news. I am ready. I am going to make the jump to the "Big S." I have been waffling about it for a couple of months and I still don't know exactly what I will do once I am their, or Lord willing IF I get out alive!, but I am going to trust that God has lead me to this point and now I need to make the jump. Biblical Scholars call this type of action: Faith. At this point we don't know exactly when or where or how or why...well, I have that part down, but the other three are still up in the air. Per usual, I haven't told a ton (read: anyone) at Trinity (apart from Bill Bagwell, the boss) that I am even leaning this direction, because they freak out when they hear seminary because the last youth guy left them for Duke in 2004. So we will see. I am looking forward to a good summer and I think the youth are in position to have an amazing Fall in 2007. A lot of variables will be determined as we continue to figure out more details.
In more important news, I am still playing Guild Wars and loving it. I am stoked about a youth retreat coming up in January with Ken Cross (dork) and a buddy leading music. It is called Teshuva (get educated in your Jewish history chump!). We are going to have the youth read a book during the weekend by Henri Nouwen "In the Name of Jesus" (so relax, I am not trying to convert the kids. Actually Nouwen was a Catholic priest so mix in some good old Judaism and maybe we might in up Methodist! I don't know...I don't care).
But alias. It is time for bed. Hope things go well for you during the holidays.
KirkOut
Just thought that you might be like me and exiled to in-laws or parents homes and you might have some time to read some blogs. I am here at the Halbert's and looking forward to a few days of rest, stress, and shameful gluttony (both with new stuff and over eating). I think I am ready for the holidays I have gotten Robin something, so I guess that means I am ready. I also helped get her brother and bro in law some their gift and I feel pretty good about that.
I am kinda hoe hum about the holidays. I didn't feel like I got to sing any good carols. I mean, I never thought that singing silly carols helped me get into the Christmas mood, but it apparently does. I miss so much Pittman Park's (P.S. Worst Site EVER! Luke talk to someone on SPR about this, this sucks!) "Come to Christmas" at the beginning of December where we would sing and eat and have a blast. It seems that I don't get off on the right foot any more for Christmas and before I know it I am busy getting crap and I miss the fun. Sadness. So, next year, maybe I will make a trip down to Statesboro for the big night.
Well, in other news. I am ready. I am going to make the jump to the "Big S." I have been waffling about it for a couple of months and I still don't know exactly what I will do once I am their, or Lord willing IF I get out alive!, but I am going to trust that God has lead me to this point and now I need to make the jump. Biblical Scholars call this type of action: Faith. At this point we don't know exactly when or where or how or why...well, I have that part down, but the other three are still up in the air. Per usual, I haven't told a ton (read: anyone) at Trinity (apart from Bill Bagwell, the boss) that I am even leaning this direction, because they freak out when they hear seminary because the last youth guy left them for Duke in 2004. So we will see. I am looking forward to a good summer and I think the youth are in position to have an amazing Fall in 2007. A lot of variables will be determined as we continue to figure out more details.
In more important news, I am still playing Guild Wars and loving it. I am stoked about a youth retreat coming up in January with Ken Cross (dork) and a buddy leading music. It is called Teshuva (get educated in your Jewish history chump!). We are going to have the youth read a book during the weekend by Henri Nouwen "In the Name of Jesus" (so relax, I am not trying to convert the kids. Actually Nouwen was a Catholic priest so mix in some good old Judaism and maybe we might in up Methodist! I don't know...I don't care).
But alias. It is time for bed. Hope things go well for you during the holidays.
KirkOut
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Another Christmas
Well, Christmas is upon us. Time for us to begin to hit Wal-Mart and Target and spend more than we have on stuff that people don't really care about. Seriously. Why do we get stuff for our spouses? I mean, it isn't like they couldn't have just gone out and gotten whatever they wanted with OUR (the couples) money in the first place?!? Right? Whatever. I just find it amusing that we have let Christmas be about...stuff. More and more stuff. Sorry...no on cares about that.
Let's talk about me. I am doing well. It is slowly accuring to me that I am never going to talk to granddad (Carlton) and that still sucks. But as we all know time and God heals so I am just letting that happen. It is still just weird to think that he isn't "here."
Work is moving along. Not much major happening beside the normal busy work/Christmas stuff. The church is constantly competing for the student's time and often times we are up against ourselves (i.e. youth programs, musicals, bell prgorams, caroling, christmas parties, etc). Argh. Church, it can save you if it doesn't kill you first! That will be the slogan of my church plant. I am busy trying to get things planned for youth (Sunday School, Winter Retreat, and the 2007 calendar) all while I am getting caught up with "Than Orrin" my Necromancer/Monk on Guild Wars. Yes, I know, it isn't real. But man it should be. Oh, just for the record I like Jim and Karen being together on the Office. I do believe that Jim and Pam will spark back up before the end of this season.
Robin is busy getting ready for the coming week's proformence of South Pacific the musical. She is a nurse and has been practicing every night this week and will be in Macon every evening until the end of the play on Dec. 15th. Nappy is doing well and has almost eliminated his nasty habit of eating his doo doo. We are proud of him.
Ok, enough.
kirkout
Let's talk about me. I am doing well. It is slowly accuring to me that I am never going to talk to granddad (Carlton) and that still sucks. But as we all know time and God heals so I am just letting that happen. It is still just weird to think that he isn't "here."
Work is moving along. Not much major happening beside the normal busy work/Christmas stuff. The church is constantly competing for the student's time and often times we are up against ourselves (i.e. youth programs, musicals, bell prgorams, caroling, christmas parties, etc). Argh. Church, it can save you if it doesn't kill you first! That will be the slogan of my church plant. I am busy trying to get things planned for youth (Sunday School, Winter Retreat, and the 2007 calendar) all while I am getting caught up with "Than Orrin" my Necromancer/Monk on Guild Wars. Yes, I know, it isn't real. But man it should be. Oh, just for the record I like Jim and Karen being together on the Office. I do believe that Jim and Pam will spark back up before the end of this season.
Robin is busy getting ready for the coming week's proformence of South Pacific the musical. She is a nurse and has been practicing every night this week and will be in Macon every evening until the end of the play on Dec. 15th. Nappy is doing well and has almost eliminated his nasty habit of eating his doo doo. We are proud of him.
Ok, enough.
kirkout
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