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1. no question about it. my trusty sony vaio laptop is starting to show significant signs of computer senior citizenry. it is officially into year number five. slower speed, limited memory, worn out parts and susceptibility to virus…kind of like my life.
2. getting up earlier has been great…2-3 times a week around 5:15. the problem? i still don’t go to sleep until 1:00am or so. a lifetime of late-night and waking up around 7:30 is tough to change! i’m really dragging half the week…
3. this is definitely the week i start raking and bagging leaves. great.
4. spending time this past week preparing for our participation with the International Day of Prayer for the persecuted church really exposed my problem with envy, ingratitude, and desire for more money to have more stuff at north point…some of the cool stuff that other churches with big budgets have. i hate admitting this.
1. the good news? spending time this week preparing for the IDOP brought everything back into perspective. what an incredible honor it is to serve with a church family that doesn’t define itself by accumulation and expansion, but by serving the less fortunate…identifying with the forgotten…and walking in the footsteps of jesus.
2. i got to spend a little time with my old friends, dan and ellen, this past week. we became friends in 1980. we’ve seen each other only a handful of times in the past twenty years. it’s amazing to know that real friendship and depth of brotherhood is not defined by time and proximity. it’s defined by shared values.
3. incredible. the garrettops rose up, accepted the challenge, and played with character and passion. they will never be my team, but they earned my respect. red jesus may really be the guy! i could get on his bandwagon. here’s hoping the fighting norvel’s were paying attention…
4. i’m really digging my role as a grandpa. you should see me…i’m getting pretty good at it. the best part? my only role is to make him happy. that’s it. discipline? schmlishipline…
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