Weight
This has got to be the biggest by far. Since my mid-twenties I have struggled with weight gain over and over again. I would do some stupid bets to make me feel like I was getting some accountability but in reality we made rules broke them and would reward our small success of flunctuating weight. It had to stop and this was the year to do it. So I joined Weight Watchers for the first time in my life. There are several struggles, first of all there are people who made fun, second it was a call to a problem I didnt want to admit existed. After several months and struggling with what Weight Watchers was I lost my first 10 lbs but then came a cruise, vacations, summer outings etc and I am currently 2 lbs away from my beginning weight.
Last week I decided I was going to start taking Weight Watchers seriously. I am having a second child and I want to remain active with Malachi as well, so I am trying to get back on track and today I drank a 8 oz coke and water and tea the rest of the day. I did however did not eat well but it takes time to get adjusted.
30
Turning 30 was really not a big deal, many people made it much more than what it was. I was going to write a post on what I would have liked to do before I was 30 but realized that with how life is right now I am glad with the choices I have made and happy with the life I am a part of. Yes, there are things I would like to change but life isn't good without some struggles and I am blessed to live life how I did with the people I did. (PROPS TO ELIZABETH, MALACHI, AND UNBORN MILLS)
Ministry
This has probably been one of my biggest struggles to date. 2 1/2+ years ago I left ministry and it was tough choice but the circumstances were against me. I was struggling with leaving New Albany the previous year, my wife was into her Masters and I wasn't ready to move my family quite yet. I figured when Elizabeth was done we could find a place and move with a new start, refreshed and ready to go. Obviously things didn't work out that way. We are not in a position to move and in reality I am not in a position for a full time ministry. The past 6 months I have been searching diligently for a part time youth minstry job in the area, of course I am looking within the Church of God and there is just nothing really available. There was one option but was turned down with a very gracious and oddly written rejection letter. With all of that I have been in the ordination process for way to long, and have failed another year to produce the 10 papers that are needed for the next portion. I am working and hoping for yet again another chance but its been hard. (yeah I realize I could be writing a paper write now but really wanted to write a post)
Asbury
In October, I will be on my way to visit Asbury to look at the campus and decide if I am ready to start my Masters. There is a dilema, it's adding more work load and provides more opportunities to procrastanate on responsibilites I have already given myself. But that is a reason why I havent completely decided to move forward with starting school and still evaulating my options.
to be continued...
to come Spirtuality, Video Games, and just plain life
Tonight is the release of Halo 3: ODST and I am debating about getting up early to go get it oh well...
