An Extra Day!
Have you ever said, “I wish there were more hours in a day.” I may not always say it, but I certainly live like I need more hours. Work, school, family responsibilities, sports practices, rehearsals…the list is endless. There just aren’t enough hours in a day. But what would we really do if we had more time? What if we had a whole extra day? Tomorrow we get our wish. It’s February 29 – Leap Day. This is a once every four-year opportunity. What will you do with your extra day this year? Let’s spend it glorifying the Lord and making Him known!
Love is patient…so we will wait
Tonight we ended our month-long series on purity by hosting a formal dinner. 70 teens and parents came together to celebrate the commitments these students were making to save sex for marriage. These students made vows, received rings from their parents, and signed commitment cards. The card read, “Believing that true love waits, I make a commitment to God, myself, my family, my friends, my future mate, and my future children to a lifetime of purity including sexual abstinence from this day until the day I enter a biblical marriage relationship.” This is the same commitment card that Ashley and I signed almost 20 years ago. I’m proud of these students for what they’ve done tonight. Let’s pray for them daily as they live out this very hard, but worthy commitment. God’s best is amazing and so worth the wait!
Eleven Highlights of 2011
- Rang in 2011 in Time Square with our Mside College Mission Team
- Led Matthew to Christ at Spring Retreat
- Found out on Easter that Ashley and I were excepting our third son.
- Spent an amazing summer with my family and on mission with the Mside Youth.
- Began our fourth year of Ignite youth worship services.
- Preached the Word at Hub City Church on Labor Day Sunday.
- Great relationships built with students at discipleship home group.
- Totally crazy October & November prepping for Luke and living with back pain.
- Lower back surgery on November 11.
- Luke was born on November 17 and spent 10 days in the neonatal unit.
- Rang in 2012 at home with my beautiful sleeping family of five!
