22 January 2009
Catch-Up
I suppose it's about time I catch up here, eh?
Honest and sappy, first, OK?
I've been mostly F.I.N.E., but sometimes S.A.D. has kicked in over the past month.
Frustrated
Insecure
Neurotic
Emotional
Seasonal
Affective
Disorder
Both seem somewhat selfish, upon introspection, but I don't seem able to fully control either. No, I'm not professionally diagnosed w/SAD, but rain/clouds/snow/freezing combined w/'perceiving' I'm alone in this world tend to get me there quicker than bright, sunshiny days!
I hesitate to put much personal up here about Christmas, so let's just say I was in Maine for a White Christmas. Travel days were clear (weather-wise), although the ride back to the city of brotherly-shove was bumper to bumper the last three + hours! Boring and lonely, for the most part.
My immediate family (down to nephews :-]>) were all there the whole time :-[> I was. It's quite amazing to admit I missed having alone time with my parents!
We got together one day with friends from my REAL growing up days, and I LOVED it. The Spielvogels are such wonderful people, and we got to meet all the spouses. They have a great house/ camp less than two hours from my parents. I hope to get back there sometime soon!
I've been working on having a better 'work ethic' at work (say that three times, fast). Administratively I've been a lot busier this year, because of it!
Ministry at HUSA is changing hours soon... Not sure what God's doing to me, there. I just know I lose a church night, which for this single guy is 'family time.' I love my guys, though. They bless me in ways they'll never know this side of Heaven!
I'm working on pricing for re-doing my main floor at home (all wood flooring, knocking out a wall, moving cabinets and the electrical stuffs...), and then pursuing a better mortgage!
Yup. Errands, and sleep, and trying to be a friend to all takes up the rest of my time.
Jesus is mostly on the throne of my life. We're taking time together at the end of the month to fellowship and so I can learn His voice a bit better. I can hardly wait.
Well, sorry for the mellow-drama.
Blessings!
ChaplainChas.
Labels: Christmas, family, FINE, HUSA, Jesus, lonley, SAD, Spielvogel
21 August 2008
Friends & Seminar Requests
Friends: First of all, I got to see some good, good friends today, and speak w/some old good friends.
This morning I left home at the early hour of 0630 to arrive at TCA (The Christian Academy -- I didn't name it, it just is what it is) where my friend Nate coaches the girls Soccer. I spent a couple hours 'video-graphing' their morning practice session. I had truly forgotten how much I loved soccer! My Jr/Sr High teams NEVER did some of the drills Nate has come up with. They're going to win the championship if they keep going like this week.
I also got to have lunch w/Ryan (and a few other teachers from the school: Brandon and Braden, whom I knew (actually the lunch was supposed to be with Brandon, but Ryan's back from RI, woot!) and John and Abe. Ryan rode over with me to the diner and back. We chatted a little. I hope we can actually fellowship and pray and exhort and... sometime soon... with Nate, too.
Seminar Requests: Next I'd like to ask for prayer. I'm working on a seminar for Youth Pastors/ Leaders/ Directors/ Workers/ 'Dudes' for HUSA, and am really excited about the new direction we're heading. We truly get to "proclaim Christ as Lord, to a sexually broken world!"
Please pray as a couple of us collaborate. Also: Does anyone know of a GOOD 12-week course already written for Youth Groups to go through each week for a 'quarter?' Why re-invent the wheel if someone's already labored in prayer and writing and has BIBLICALLY SOUND, GOOD STUFF already published...?
Thanks to you all,
Blessings!
ChaplainChas.
Labels: friends, high school, HUSA, moniker, Nate, prayer, Ryan, seminar, soccer
20 August 2008
Ministry Blogging?
Yesterday's staff meeting at HUSA got me thinking.
They want to add a blog to the main webpage, and want staff (one per month) to blog 3 times per week!
Seems like a lot.
They want to add a blog to the main webpage, and want staff (one per month) to blog 3 times per week!
Seems like a lot.
29 January 2008
Learning to blog
Well, I'm not so good at this. Feels like journaling, or a diary. Should there be a purpose? A goal? A point, even?
Why should anybody care what I have to say?
God, what do You want me to do? Thanks for Your help and participation in tonight's teaching. Daniel was an example of a man of God. It was fun discussing You and him with the men at HUSA's mixed group tonight. I think they were blessed too.
I'm the last one here tonight, and need to head home. Work comes early in the morning, but I figured I should pop into the old blog-o-sphere and say something.
All, sorry to waste your time. Thanks for reading.
Blessings!
Your random friend in Christ,
ChaplainChas.
Why should anybody care what I have to say?
God, what do You want me to do? Thanks for Your help and participation in tonight's teaching. Daniel was an example of a man of God. It was fun discussing You and him with the men at HUSA's mixed group tonight. I think they were blessed too.
I'm the last one here tonight, and need to head home. Work comes early in the morning, but I figured I should pop into the old blog-o-sphere and say something.
All, sorry to waste your time. Thanks for reading.
Blessings!
Your random friend in Christ,
ChaplainChas.
Labels: Bible, blog, Daniel, HUSA, learning, posts
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