MEETING WITH SHAWN

Today was a better day to love others. I met a guy named Tom and chatted with him, called Dave in the car and did what I could to help others. There was some good news with the possibility of doing Kids City in the future. I don't know what God has in store, but it seems like some cool stuff is coming.

MEET THE PRIEST

So it was another try at connecting with people, and it just really worked to tick me off. I wonder why there is nothing I look forward to, besides doing anything that helps our family and gets the house in order. The problem is that today I really failed in loving others. I didn't want to go teach. I was not so nice to the kids. For some reason I was really ticked off. I should figure out not what excites me, but why I don't have a better attitude.

FAST IS BACK

I feel totally better being healthy and not being a slave to food. What was a huge step was this morning, getting up, playing basketball and being able to play pretty hard. And then, when the kids came home I was in a good mood and what I think was very loving. Even without eating all day, I avoided the late night crabbiness that usually is a part of the day. And at night, I spent time with Alexa, Mark and woops...Liana fell asleep. So this was a good day at putting people first!

CHRISTMAS SET UP

I had the choice today of whether I should go to Decatur or stay at home and get ready for Christmas. I know that my selfishness has been keeping me from loving others as much as I can, so I decided to stay home and try and do something for my family. When given the choice of something to do, it is tough to choose something that isn't beneficial for the family, to do something that only benefits me. So I made a stride today, thinking of something other than myself, but now to do it in a good mood...be selfless in attitude too. We sure did get a lot done today though, with the house clean and all the Christmas stuff ready to go!

It's the day after Thanksgiving and I realize that I have gotten away from the real purpose of this end of the day check in. I have just been reflecting upon the day, sharing my own personal thoughts. Yet, the purpose is to evaluate if I am living out your call to LOVE every day. I know that yesterday, today, pretty much most days, even right now, I am pretty self-focused. It is messing me up.

THANKSGIVING EVE EVE

I got caught up on life today, cleaned the house and realized that what really gets me jacked these days is taking care of the family. If I use the Fr. Don theory of doing what is fun, it would be stay at home dad, which CCC enables me to do. But I sure should have a better attitude about it...and everything.

MEALS ALL DAY

I got to meet with Fr. Don, Jeff and Rowena and Jeff and Bob...and the highlight had to be TACO'S...although they were three great meetings! It is really cool to see what these people are doing...but to use Fr. Don's analogy, what really seems FUN?

RAIDER MADNESS

I am just tired, and I ate bogus...just a very disappointing day. I am turning into quite the complainer, so I need to find the bright side of things. I need to really stop thinking about how bad it is and focus on all the good stuff that is going on in life.

FREDDY DAY

Well, I got in a good jog with Freddy, hung out with the parents and once again didn't really get anything else done. Maybe tomorrow will be a big day! Really, my soul tells me that I should forget about what is left to do on the to-do list, but my innerds just won't let me.

Another Great Night

This should have ended the crazy week, but it just added to the frustration. What bothers me most is that we are sending our two girls to school tomorrow and they don't have any idea of what they are going to be tested on. I know that this is my fault. Maybe you can save me and not have this class go. I can't let our kids get further behind.

PADS night

While Community Christian was once again impressive, and PADS was really good (didn't do anything) and class was...ok...I realize that this is all good stuff, good experiences. All I have to do is to stop complaining and just get 'er done.

P90X

The workouts are going good, working hard, but I still seem to be way behind on life. I can't stress though. I know it will get done, but I sure will feel better when it does. Math class is really getting fun. Part of me wishes that I were doing that class next semester. I know that Global Partnerships and Theology can be very valuable, but I wonder where what "you want to do" comes in.

Back to Business

Well, while it wasn't the most spiritual awakening that I have ever had, the decision to get life back on track sure does seem like a good one. Sure, there is "still" Fun Run stuff to get done and plenty of home computer stuff to catch up with, but at least strides were made today. Of course, what was really important was that I got done with the important stuff today, the stuff that helps me grow in my relationship with God.