RELAX...

I have had a wonderful relaxing Christmas. Its too bad I need a lesson in how to relax and not think of what I should be doing next....hmm well about a week of this and I think I would be golden?!
I am enjoying all the snow we have been getting here in the pacific north west it reminds me of Ohio a bit. I am just glad that it will all be over in a week or two!!
I am looking forward to 2009 but am not too sure what to expect. God is calling me to a deeper passion with Him and to see people through His eyes in a deeper way. I am encouraged to walk this out.

Holidays

OK so it is officially here the holidays! Shannon knows what I am talking about because she is in retail as well as myself that the holidays though they may be filled with family, Bing Crosby and eggnog!! I am looking forward to them being over.
I am blessed with work but am tired I think I need to get a job that doesn't require me to heat someones latte to 115 degrees!! I mean could the guy really tell if it was 116 or even 118?? Come on people snap out of it there is more to life!!
OK so I am looking forward to good food and spending the one day I have off with family I must admit. So I will stop with this rant because as I have said before praise the Lord I have a job.

Darkness

So here I am in the middle of another winter I think the total day light we had yesterday was about two hours. I am one of those guys who grew up with a lot of sun and really love my vitamin D! So I keep telling myself hey it not as cold as Ohio which you know works most of the time but man I am already looking forward to brighter days ahead and we are not even there yet!
My brother-In-Law Stuart say people around her just embrace the rain and darkness by going to pubs or watching movies. Well I am i on the pub scene for sure but am moving toward the blockbuster venue as far as movies go because it will take a lot better movies to come out in order for me to spend $10 at the theater. Yep that's right I always wondered how they made their millions at the box office and now I know you need a loan to see a movie in the city, and that doesn't even cover parking or munchies.....
So all this to say I need to stay positive and not be a grump because I honestly cant stand myself when I am grumpy and I know no one else likes it either.

Wow I guess you can just ramble on about nothing on these things?

New days

So I had an interview with a counseling organization on Monday. It was nice to have an interview but I feel a bit out of practice. I probably will not get the job due to lack of experience but I feel that it was a wonderful agency to network with and possibly get an internship down the road with?
I am still pursuing the assistant manager thing with the bux I guess we will just see what doors the Lord opens there. I am waiting for all of the dust to settle at corporate Starbucks then might look to see if there is anything up my alley there?
I feel blessed right now to have the time with family, the ability to take care of my nephew Caden twice a weekend to knit into family. Especially since that is what the Lord called me home for in the first place. I just have that nagging question in the back of my mind of what career am I going to have?

Caden and Jesus

Ok so I just had a fun day being a nanny for my nephew, actually I like to call it Mannying; anyway I am reminded through his giggles laughs cries for food and well yes even changing diapers how much God loves me. It is that simple joy of slowing down and spending time with someone, communicating in may ways that goes beyond what I think shouls be done today and shows me how much God would like me to spend this kind of quality time with Him. Sure I go through the day praying a lot, and I mean a lot!!! But usually it is more of the monologue or brush of the Holy Spirit to prompt me to say something or help someone which is amazing yes. But I have been feeling empty lately and I am seeing now through my day with my nephew why.

Prayers

Well ok I am thinking of moving up the Starbucks chain and possibly going for assistant management. It is a big step as it is 40 hrs and a lot of other duties. I guess my biggest trip up is that I have a masters in counseling and am hitting walls getting in the door with that here in Seattle but Starbucks doors seem to swinging wide open. So I will trust wait. I am wondering if the counseling degree was just for my development? I woulod have like to have less school loans if that is the case!

Sunday

So I played bass with a different worship leader at church today and had a really good time it reminded me of playing with Aaron Wardle back in the day. We played a lot of Crowder, Redman and Tomlin songs which really reaches out to second service, but not so much first service.
I came home afterwords and got into a discussion about generational worship with my sister. My stance is that it is good to blend the worship because there is something very special about multi-generational worship. It is hard though when we get set in what we like to hear or if someone feels that an acoustic guitar on stage is a sin?? I like a good organ just not every song. I don't know where I am going with all of this but I do have a hard time with something that was created to draw us close to our savior is splitting us up?

Back in Seattle Again

Well I am back from my trip to Ohio. I went out to see a couple of my good friends get married and to catch up with some dear friends I like to call the Wardles (God Bless the Wardles), The Van Duynes and The Blacks!
I opened the store today and was out of the Starbucks rhythm, Josh you know what I mean? Its that point between multitasking, showing legendary service and getting all hopped up on caffeine. So now that my shift is done I am trying to stay awake because I am on again tomorrow for all the same. This jet lag and three hour time difference has got me all mixed up.
One funny thing while I was in Ohio I would have lunch and then three hours later be starving. Yep you guessed it lunch on the West coast.
I am trying to eat less and have had the hardest time with it. One thing I have learned though is that if I can get my mind around the fact that I am not really hungry just programmed, I do better than any diet I have been on.

Work,Work,Work...

Well I opened at the store the last two days and I feel like I don't know which end is up. I am used to closing which I will be doing the next three days. I am heading out to Ohio for a friends wedding on thursday and am pretty excited to see everyone out there it should be a quick trip. I am still looking for that thing to tell people in Ohio when they ask "why did you move back home?" I know I did it for family and...well this is the west coast so that is awesome dude!!
So now as I sip my soy latte and think of sweet bass fills for tomorrows worship I will place these things in God's hands and stop trying to figure out every crazy detail of my future.

Day One

Ok so I have been encouraged by my friend Dan RevRock to start a blog and so here it is. I am not a stranger to this blog thing I will have you know. I have made my ways through the bowels of bloggerdom to end up at this glorious place where I do not have to worry about dating hook ups pimping my page or sending plant grams to folks to keep my status quo. So with this I say hello to a new way of doing an old thing connecting with friends and loved ones in community all over the globe.
I think we should start a tradition though. We need to set up blogger group reunions were annually or bi-annually we get together with those we blog with in person (crazy I know)!!
So I am off on the journey and will hope you will join me in my adventure.