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Take it or leave it.

You give and take away. – Job 1: 20-22 This is a line in the song, ‘Blessed Be Your Name’ that I have always sung over, not fully understanding.  Lately I’ve really been diving into this truth. I don’t get God. I don’t understand how some people live such easy and healthy lives, while others are born [...]

You give and take away. – Job 1: 20-22

This is a line in the song, ‘Blessed Be Your Name’ that I have always sung over, not fully understanding.  Lately I’ve really been diving into this truth. I don’t get God. I don’t understand how some people live such easy and healthy lives, while others are born into a world of pain, sickness, and death.

What I do know is God is good and loving. His grace is overwhelming and His example of servanthood is inspiring. Our God is great. Where does this leave you and I? Whatever pain I may experience, I will worship God. I will trust God. I will celebrate the greatness of who He is. My God is holy, and I am a dirty sinner. Yet He loves me and encourages me.

Blessed be Your name.

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I’m jumpy. I’m really jumpy.

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So here’s the thing, the guys (Todd, Ryan, and Myles) know that I am THE jumpiest person alive. I swear I have some disorder or something. Sometimes, I’ll just be standing there and the sound of my own voice makes me jump. I don’t get it. Anyways, the guys have way too much fun with [...]

So here’s the thing, the guys (Todd, Ryan, and Myles) know that I am THE jumpiest person alive. I swear I have some disorder or something. Sometimes, I’ll just be standing there and the sound of my own voice makes me jump. I don’t get it.

Anyways, the guys have way too much fun with this. Every single time we get together they make it their mission to scare me better than the last time. This has definitely been there most successful venture.

It’s Monday morning at Springhill, I’m wiped out from a long Sunday of traveling and leading. They have no grace. I am in bed, completely passed out, as the first picture shows.  Todd is in the bathroom next to my bedroom and lets loose a piercing shrill. This is what I wake up to. I have no idea what is going on. Next thing I hear is what sounds like rapid fire coming from the doorway, so I look to find this man staring at me w/ this long, black thing. After I fully wake up, I realize that ‘man’ is Ryan, and that ‘long, black thing’ is his camera. He was on burst mode and shot at 9 frames per second. Unfortunately, I didn’t ‘fully’ wake up in time. My reaction? I flipped, obviously.

So much for my peaceful sleep…

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Just look at that face.

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Summer 2010 Pt. I

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The first half of this summer’s ‘tour’ has been great. My only complaint is how fast it’s flown by. There’s been a lot of events and business, but the first half of summer revolved around 3 camps. Camp Challenge, Whitehall Camp, and Springhill Camps. Below are a few pics from the events. I’m so grateful [...]

The first half of this summer’s ‘tour’ has been great. My only complaint is how fast it’s flown by. There’s been a lot of events and business, but the first half of summer revolved around 3 camps. Camp Challenge, Whitehall Camp, and Springhill Camps. Below are a few pics from the events.

I’m so grateful to be doing what I love to do for a living.

Meet Springhill:

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And the barn:

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Epic or Failure?

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What do you think of this concept? An electric bike. It can go 12.5 mph and can go for 12.5 miles straight. It also folds into the size of a spare tire… So, what do you think? Is it a brilliant invention? or a pointless contraption? (No statements so far from VW about pricing)

What do you think of this concept? An electric bike. It can go 12.5 mph and can go for 12.5 miles straight. It also folds into the size of a spare tire… So, what do you think? Is it a brilliant invention? or a pointless contraption? (No statements so far from VW about pricing)

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