Friday, August 24, 2012

The #1 Proof that God is Good to Me

Last night I took part in a fantasy football draft. I have been in the same league with the same guys since 2003. We have a lot of fun, and I have won 3 league titles. Just saying.
Last week started the High School football season in North Carolina. Preseason NFL football has two more weeks before the regular season starts, and College football starts next week.
What am I saying?
I am a man. Red-blooded, overweight, and have a favorite flavor of wing. I love football. Football season has started. What I am saying is: for the next 6 months, my wife will miss me.
So I thought I would spend a moment to tell all of you how wonderful my wife is.
We will be married nine years this October. She has brought more out of me than anyone else has. She is the mother of two wonderful children (even on THOSE days), and my biggest fan. She is quick to tell me that I have what it takes when I have a job to do, and seeks to give me confidence and inspiration even when I don't feel it or don't have it. She is quite a Godly woman, ready to pray at the drop of a hat, and is very spiritually sensitive.
This year she followed the leading of the Spirit of God and decided to start homeschooling our children. Levi is in first grade this year, and Sophie is 2, so she gets some preschool. I will admit that I figured it would be easier than it actually is. I mean I used to work in a place that sold homeschool curriculum. Just buy a pack and away you go, right?
WRONG.
What if your curriculum doesn't match your child's learning style? What if your child is hyperactive (and he is)? What will work best?
These are just a smattering of the questions a homeschool parent has to answer, and she has worked long and hard to answer them. I have helped, of course, and will do everything I can for her. But she has poured her heart and soul into making sure our children have everything essential to get a quality education. Also, it keeps them out of public school, which in this day and age should rarely ever be an option.
Maybe I'll put some pics of our classroom up. But the main gist of this blog is this: I have the best wife anyone could ask for. I admire her heart, her desire for the best for her family, her sacrifice, and her willingness to obey what God wanted for her family. This is proof that God is good to me- she told me "I do."
Sheyna, you are the best!
I will see you after the Super Bowl.

Friday, August 17, 2012

Projects and projections

I have been working on some different things, and I wanted to give you a quick update.
Thanks to a few programs, free downloads, and the fact that I am pretty good with Microsoft PowerPoint, here is my first video created from recordings of my time with the Hibriten High School Band:
I'm also excited about some of the things that God has been teaching me. If I can get it put together, I believe it will be a blessing to many of you.
All I can say is stay tuned!