{Christmas List 2009}

I have to say that my wife has asked me to make a Christmas List.

Due to my busy schedule it has been hard to do so. I am going to be adding things to this list off and on over the next few days. These items are listed in the order that they have been written to the list and not i preference of one over the other.

1.) Laptop Backpack

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-939-000033-Kinetik-15-4-Backpack/dp/B000VZUWF2

2.) White board Markers

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/952900/EXPO-Dry-Erase-Whiteboard-Markers-Chisel/;jsessionid=0000b6emjTN0FCA_vtb6vbhN2AV:13ddq0u44?cm_mmc=Mercent-_-Google-_-Markers_and_Highlighters-_-952900

3.)Atomic Clock/ With outdoor temperature sensor.

http://www.buy.com/prod/oregon-scientific-bar386a-wireless-weather-forecaster-with-atomic/q/loc/17250/202958115.html

4.) Windows Server 2008 Unleashed

http://www.buy.com/prod/windows-server-2008-unleashed/q/loc/106/206142602.html

5.) Windows 7 Unleashed

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Unleashed-Paul-McFedries/dp/0672330695

6.) Metal Wallet

http://thetodaysman.com/Ogon-Designs-Blue-Aluminum-Metal-Credit/M/B000W8LHDY.htm

7.) Paper / CD Shredder

http://www.edigitalelectronics.com/product_info.php?products_id=31655

{bible study table}

Yesterday Shell and I were on our way to purchase our bible study table from Target and we thought that we should stop by WalMart and see what they have. So that is exactly what we did and sure enough they had the exact table that we wanted and it was cheaper. This table is very special to Shell and I because of its purpose.

The purpose of this table is to provide a place that her and I will start our days together. It is a place that we are going to meet God face to face every morning! We will gather for devotional time and spend time seeking the Truth!

After we got it all setup we sat down and prayed for God's blessing on those times that we spend investing our lives into the Word. Shell and I have a desire to be used more than every by our savior and we want to make a difference!

{thought}

It seems that we all have these things called "thoughts". Where do they all come from? There are so many ideas and thoughts that are in my head. If I have this many thoughts then does that mean everyone else this many? God has created this amazing thing called a mind and it is far more powerful than anything here on this earth. It is through these thoughts that our bodies know how to breath and tells our hearts to pump the right amount of blood through our body. It is this mind that allows us to understand the things around us and we could go even further to say that it allows us to know the very one that created us!

We are so blessed with the visions and hopes that we have! If we did not have this amazing gift we could not be us. What is so much crazier about this is that everyone is different!! Even if we all looked identical we would be very much different.

I was given this book called "The Dream Giver" and it talks about it is God that gives these dreams and ambitions and how sometimes we are given a dream that God wants us to surrender

to him. It is when we surrender this dream to him that he gives us a much bigger and better dream! It is amazing! Anyways... I just had an awww moment that I had to share. We are not the owners of our thoughts but stewards of our thoughts. God allows us to have thoughts and think things our but I believe that we are stewards of the thoughts. So if we are to be Christ followers then we also need to be careful about our thoughts.

:) ------>

{Something More?}

There has to be something much more to this world than waking up, taking a shower, throwing clothes on, gathering your stuff, getting in your car, going to work, going to lunch, going back to work, getting off work, getting back in your car, going home, and then going to bed to start the day all over again. Work is also interchangeable with school. It seems that for some reason that is the cycle that my life consists of during the week.

Through my journey of life I feel like there is so much time wasted that it could be invested in something else. We go to work to make a living for ourselves/family but when does all of this become to much?

God has given us this short time here on earth to worship him with our lives and why are we not sold out to it 100%? Is it because we are content doing the same things over and over again. We buy things we think we will enjoy but months later it is no longer enjoyed like it was when we first got it. There is meaning to this life and we do have a purpose... Why are we not living our purposes?

It is my prayer that you think about how your life could be different as I think about it with my own life today. There is something that I need to do that I am not doing. I don't think that I communicate about God with everyone that I come into contact with and if I did then how would that change my life?

I want to! I desire to!

{verse for the thought}

Philippians 3:13-14

No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.

[I want this verse to be more apart of my life everyday. I want to focus all my energies on this one thing. Forgetting how I failed yesterday and press on to what lies ahead. I want to strive to show more and more people the face of God. I want to shine bright for Christ.]

{Shell & Me} -Photoshoot

A journey that two can go on is a journey that needs plenty of time. Shell and I are going to be united in 26 days and this is going to be one of the best days of my life. It always seems like we can never spend enough time together and it seems like we never want nights to end. At the end of every night I get to take her back home and I have to come home a lone. These 26 days are ones that we will remember the rest of our lives!

What does a couple do when they first get married? What are things that a couple that strives after God do and how can they make the biggest impact they can for the kingdom? That is two of the biggest questions I have right now. We want to leave a mark on this earth that will leave an imprint that says only living for Jesus Christ is what really matters. At what point in your life do you surrender it all and let go of all that you have held onto for so long. Life is so short and short lived and if I am consumed with all that I have... what have a gained? Nothing... I want to start my marriage completely surrendered to God and I pray that he will use Shell and I together to leave an everlasting impact on the kingdom! When I close my eyes at the end of the day I want to know that if I never wake up again I have lived my life to the fullest for Christ!

Shell if you read this please know that I am excited about living the rest of my life with you! I can not wait to start this journey with you. Forever and a Day! I am thankful to have such a Godly lady to walk by my side and hold my hand! Thanks for loving him and for putting up with me!