leadership...

ok, i read a passage of scripture monday that has been on my mind a lot since then.  Mark 3:7-12  

early on in Jesus' ministry, people are flocking him to heal them.  apparently, he wanted to get away a little bit.  the demons, know who he is and they are scared to death of the guy and they start screaming out declaring who He really is.  b/c even back then that was a popular question...who is this guy, really? and Jesus has the perfect opportunity for even the demons to declare who he is and lead a pretty significant amount of people...well, to himself...and He says to the demons, DONT say anything! wierd, huh?  

THEN, even more weird, He picks and exclusive group to go up on the mountain with him, then he decides on the 12.  this is Mark 3:13-19 . here he unleashes the plan, ok...you guys, you 12...your gonna do it.  ready, ready, BREAK!  huh?  oh, i will be with you...but i am sending you out. and you, you are gonna have authority.  pretty much because...I, well...I hand-picked you.

huh, i wonder if this is true of me? and you?  i wonder?  what do you think?

a couple of things i am excited about...

Here are a couple of things that i am excited about...

• Eric Cooper won his baseball game tonight!!!  the tourney just started and they won their first game by scoring in the 2 runs in the last inning!  wow, that was nerve racking...lol
• Eric is improving tremendously, the whole team has made major strides.  they have won their last 5 games!  
• my nieces, Lillian and Andrea, and my nephew, Julian, are coming in for 2 weeks to hang out with their Uncle Daniel and Aunt Kim.  they get here Saturday!!
• i have a few business deals that are looking good...skeptically optimistic about those.
• i love what I see the Lord doing with Kris and Eric at C.F.C. 
• lunch with some old friends on Thursday!
• i am asking the Lord to open doors, and i am not going anywhere until He does

i know, some capital letters in there, it is hard to go back and forth from business mode to easier, less high strung mode.

experiment

welcome to my little experiment. 

why an experiment?

• i hate the thought of posting my thoughts and ideas on the world wide web.
  
• i do not want to be "misunderstood". nor do i want to seem like a hypocrite.
  
• i am afraid of being "over-exposed".

so, why do it?

• i love the idea of networking with people that it is hard to stay in touch with.
  
• i love the thought of an accountability to journal.
  
• God sometimes gives me ideas that could inspire people...it could happen!
  
• i am at a place where i feel like i have something to say. - sounds silly, but until now i didnt feel this way.
  
• most important, i feel like the Lord is leading me.

there are only a hand full of you that know about this little spot on the world wide web.  so, welcome. comment, email,  and please stay in touch.  always feel free to discuss anything that you would like to.

brothers and sisters...

i love watching my kids interact with each other. eric is 7, kinley is almost 3 and they are definitely brother and sister. she wants to do everything he does, whatever he says...she either repeats or says the exact opposite, and he tries to boss her around a little every once in a while. but eric does a great job or watching out for her and she benefits greatly because of it! sometimes though, he treats her like she is older than she is. he sometimes thinks that she ought to understand everything he does, he can not understand why she doesnt want to share everything like she ought to. he likes to brag that he can beat her down the drive way on a foot race. eric will sometimes get mad if you try to help her win and he doesnt understand that you are not trying to beat him, but just trying to help her out a little.

sometimes i think we are like this. it is a great picture of what happens when we try and lead people into a growing relationship with Christ. i sometimes get too focused on what i am doing and i forget about the others around me. sometimes i think i am older than i really am, so i try to act like i am in control or really know what i am doing. sometimes i forget that it is all about being unselfish and loving people more than i love myself. sometimes i forget that not everyone is at the same place on their journey towards Jesus.

i have learned a lot sitting and relaxing in church, and i have learned a ton from watching my kids.

hope you had a great 4th of July!

one pic from vacation

me n kinley aren't scared! (just dont look at our faces!)

changing gears

it seems like forever ago that i wrote the last post on be-laxing. it seems like forever ago that i was be-laxing! we have definitely shifted back into high gear. lots of changes...here are a few.

no longer in a "church affiliated ministry"
we dont have a "church home"
i am now 49% owner of Lily Chemicals
i am working with the chemical business more now than ever
eric is 7!!!!! (holy cow)
i am 34!!!!! (how did that happen?)
we are looking for a church home
i love the stretch of resting and transition the Lord is taking me through right now
loving that my nieces and my nephew are coming to hang out with us for 2 weeks!!!
LOVING SUMMER!!!!
missing some really great teen-agers and great people over at C.F.C
praying really hard for Lincoln James Peebles (my little nephew)
praying really hard for Eric and Kris @ C.F.C.
looking forward to date night with my wife tonight!!!

ok, that is kinduva total run down of things, not only changes....but it is ok! i am directing this deal...lol

learning to belax...

my little boy says things wrong sometimes. one thing he says wrong, and we don't correct him b/c it is too cute, is belax! he means relax, but he says belax. every night at bath time, he says ... daddy, when I get done can I belax?

I am learning again this week why his way of saying it ia probably more right. I have to carve some time out to just BE-LAX. There is a spiritual message in there, I am just too lax to unpack it.

chillin on the beach this week ... later