Gary’s recent post about saying “no” really got me to thinking (that’s important becuase I really don’t think all that often). I have a hard time saying “no.” I guess it’s because I don’t want to disappoint anyone and overall I want people to like me. But after reading Gary’s post I realized that when you say “yes” to everything, you’re saying “no” to a lot of things either unknowingly or unwillingly. if you keep saying “yes” to everything you’re saying “no” to something else by default. And, as it is in my case, sometimes the things I choose to do keep me from doing the things I want to do or I should do.

I am STOKED that Survivor is back on and in full swing! I’m a church planter with a new baby so we decided to buy diapers instead of cable. So…not many shows or channels to choose from. But CBS comes in clear and I am a huge Survivor fan. Can’t claim the whole “I’ve watched it since it started” thing but I can say that “since I started watching it I haven’t stopped.” Me and Stephanie make sure that Jake is in bed by 8 and then it’s Survivor Time! Sweet…just one of life’s simple pleasures.

I always knew that being a pastor would be awesome. It’s definitely something I really enjoy! But, I don’t think I ever realized that you had to be an expert at so many things. You’ve got to be a great motivational speaker, a professional counselor, a chaplain, a visionary leader, an excellent administrator and an all-around nice person. Not that I’m complaining…I really do love what I do and couldn’t picture myself doing anything else! I’m just pointing out the fact that I’m realizing daily how much I still have to learn. Keep on learning…

Yep, first blog ever and still trying to figure it out. Figure it out in terms of usefulness and whether or not I’ll really do this. So, here goes nothing…