Live Music

I love live music. There is something about getting to experience a musician doing what they do best on a stage that just gets me going. You start bobbing your head a little bit, and before you know you're completely lost in the moment, and you end up feeling like you know the artist. It's just good. I had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Aaron Strumpel tonight, and as always he brought the goods. I've mentioned him before, but i just can't stress how honest and vulnerable and sweet his music his. Tonight as he was bantering between songs he said something that was just really cool......."I really struggle with not feeling loved, and not feeling like God loves me. I start getting busy, or listening to other things, and lies, and I just forget." And then he went into this song.

I remember the day you called my name, you said I was your child.
I remember the day you wrote the words, You wrote the book of love.
I remember your deeds, oh Dad, my God, I think I'll trust in you.

Love it. All we really have to do is just remember, right?

Seeing

I've been just getting through everything lately. Just plowing straight ahead, and surviving. And I feel like it's me being dull. Not really boring persay, I feel like I've really got a lot going on in my life right now. But dullness in the sense that I'm not sharp, I'm not thinking, I'm not seeking, and in my striving to just get through everything I'm missing out on the goods. I'm missing out what God has for me at work and in the small daily things, the people I randomly cross paths with, and all of those other small tuggings. Sunsets, wind, nice days, He's in all of it, I'm just not sharp enough to see.

Back Home

I've been back home in Texas for about 5 days for the wedding of two good friends. It's always weird when you get that direct comparison of your memories of home and the reality of what it looks like now. I've rediscovered how incredibly valuable lake houses are in the heat and also that global warming may be real, it is freaking hot down here. But all these things really aren't that important, it's the people, and catching up with old friends that makes going home so good and make the memories so sweet, and that has been great. I've had the joy of jumping off docks and catching things, video games, putt-putt, and basketball. And oh there is nothing better than basketball, I miss it dearly. The wedding is Friday, and there will be dancing!

Aaron Strumpel

Ally recently purchased this

For me. And it is excellent! Just a completely honest and vulnerable cd. I got to see him at everyday joe's not too long ago and the guy just rocked the freaking house. I can't recommend him enough. Are you bored right now? Go here: www.aaronstrumpel.com and listen to twenty-three. It's so so good. I am off to Texas and the heat, my pit stains say hello.

The 4th

It's been a crazy week. I moved into a house and took a road trip to Horseshoe Bay Texas with some friends and to the see the lady for the 4th of July. I love the roadtrip, it reminds me of being a kid with the parents driving.

Just a couple of things..... Colorado was absolutely gorgeous, green with mountains. Wakeboarding is freaking awesome, and sleep, even in a crummy motel can be so so sweet, and finally, the sun is not a friend to pale white boys. But despite that it was so good. I think that sometimes I get so caught up in figuring everything out, in having all the answers before I start, that I forget that sometimes you just have to go and do, put away all the cheat sheets, all the guessing games and just live. Go wakeboard all day until you can't think. It was good.