I'm sorry it has been a while since I posted anything. I have been really busy . It is tough running a ministry at the church but it is even harder to be a full time husband and father. The time demands are huge. The picture to the right is of my youngest daughter first thing in the morning. She is not a morning person (as you can see). But often times I feel like she looks. Tired from the "stuff" of life. I don't want to get out of bed, I don't want to face the day. But on those days I remind myself that I am "dad, husband & Pastor. My duties don't just stop because I am tired. I have to keep up the good fight and be an example to my family and those around me. But I do have to admit that on days I wake up feeling like Abby looks in this picture...I take a nap!!!! (Yawn) I think I will go and take one right now.
Blessings,
Blessings,
Blessings,
Matt
P.S. Check out the little paintball ministry promotional video my friends and I made for our church!
Blessings,
Matt
This is Allie. She is my oldest child. She is fourteen going on 30. She is already hounding me about getting her drivers permit. You can call me an old fogie but I am not ready to let my first born child out of the nest yet. You parents out there know what I mean. Anyway just keep praying for my sanity.
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Hey all,
I don't like to say ya'll because I am not from the south. So I will just say "all", as in everybody. I thought I would post some outtakes from the mission paintball video we did. Is the word "outtake" supposed to be a compound word or two seperate words? Does anybody know? Please! I need some help here!!! It is driving me crazy. Ok, just settle down Matt... it doesn't really matter...(exhaling)....did I spell "exhaling" correctly? This is enough to drive a person crazy. Well anyway take a look and tell me what you think.
Blessings,
In 2006 my family and I had the priveledge to go on a couple of trips. Probably one of the best trips we took was to Yakima Washington. Wait, I know what you are thinking....Yakima.....best trip.....this guy is on drugs or something. Well let me explain. My wife and I have some great friends that live in Yakima. We were able to go and visit for about a week. We had a great time. My wife got the chance to visit with Tara and talk about all the domestic stuff they like, and I got to relax. Well to be honest, I was down right lazy. A part from digging a hole for a firepit, I sat in a chair on the front patio and watched the day pass lazily by. It was great!!!!! So why the picture you ask? Well, we did take a trip to Mt. Raineer one afternoon after church. It was great. The snow still covered part of the ground but it was warm enough we could be outside without a coat. We got to slide down the hill in our flip flops. It was probably a once in a lifetime thing. Some of you mom's out there are probably thinking, "I can't believe you were playing in the snow in summer ware....It would serve you right to catch a cold." Well you are probably correct. But guess what? We didn't catch a cold or even a little sniffle so there..(this is the part where I am sticking out my tongue and giving you a rasberry). Well I gotta go. My daughter is pestering me about my grammer. See Ya.
Blessings,
Hi all,
Last Saturday was my buddy Andy's 31st birthday. So his wife and I cooked up the idea to take Andy out to two of our favorite things together. 1. paintball & 2. make a video. We had a great time. I think I only received 3 welts this time around. Anything less than five welts is great in my book. Anyway you can view the video we made. It is in my video section. The video we are using as a teaser for a ministry called "Mission Paintball."
Blessings,
Hi All,
This is a picture of my youngest daughter Abby holding a kitten we got this summer (2006). Isn't this a cute picture. Yes, I know I am prejudice but I think the average person would agree that a cute little blond haired, blue eyed holding a cuddly kitten is just the thing that would melt the heart of even the most hardend person. Don't be disceived by this cute cuddly kitten. This thing is really a demon sent from hell. It's primary mission is to make sure nobody in the house gets a full night sleep. Yes that is right, I called the cat a demon. I don't mean litteraly but I wouldn't think twice about throwing it up agaist the wall if I could catch her and the kids weren't watching. I am not animal hater so don't go getting all mad and reporting me to P.E.T.A. You see, In the middle of the night when she is zooming through the house and pounces on my chest when I am dead asleep I just about go into heart failure.
I know what you are going to say, "why don't you just close the bedroom door when you go to sleep." Well my reply is always the same.....Tell it to my wife. You see she can't seem to sleep with the door closed. She says it is because it gets to stuffy but I think it is some deep seeded psycological issue where she is afraid that if the door is closed she might actually enjoy being alone with her husband. Who knows. In the mean time just keep praying for the cat, if you know what I mean.
Blessings,
This is a hilarious video I saw on www.youtube.com. I am not so sure I like the fact that it is making fun of a preacher. However this guy is just asking for it by the way he acts. Take a look and judge for yourselves and let me know what you think by leaving a comment on this blog.
Blessings
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