Mullet Man

Mullet far away
Originally uploaded by Rob_Slagle.

My costume for Halloween dress up at work, check out that mullet! LOL

Craziness as usual

It looks like the house is going to sell, so it's going to be moving time pretty soon. The realtor initally said the closing would be Nov 16th, but he said it might be after Thanksgiving when I talked to him today. Moving is always crazy no matter what. I am still trying to figure out where I want to move to, if it is going to be an apartment or if I want to try to find a house that will fit my budget better. And if I get an apartment, if I can keep my cats or not. Maybe one of these days I'll post some pics of them on my flickr site.

I'm reading a pretty cool book for my Sunday School class called The Pressure's Off by Larry Crabb. It's a pretty good book that contrasts the life lived to gain blessings versus the life lived to gain a hope thru seeking a closer relationship with Christ. It has really made me think about how I have lived out my faith and my walk with God.

Tommorrow is dress up day at work, I'm curious to see what the costumes are, who knows maybe I might dress up ;-).

Depending where I do end up living, I might have to cancel/delay the surgery I have scheduled in December for my foot.

Grove was good this week, I have the pleasure of meeting Linnie Dickson from The Shepherd's Staff. He shared his awesome testimony and shared about the work that his ministry does. I'm hoping that the Grove will get involved and volunteer to help, if not I might volunteer by myself.

I'm headed back to my high school tommorrow night for the Homecoming football game.
I'm looking forward to it in some ways, in others I am not. High School holds mostly painful memories of bullying and hazing that I endured. I don't really have any meaningful lasting relationships that have come from that time in my life. But I'll get to spend some time with my parents and with my fiancee.

I'll probably post again Monday and recap my weekend then, so may God bless you until then :).

Latest Happenings

Sorry I haven't been posting to this regularly, I am still getting the hang of this "blogging" thing. I sm still trying to strike the balance of posting too much personal info vs too little.

Things have been pretty busy and crazy (to go with the theme of the blog LOL)

I went to the Orthopedic surgeon I was referred to, the appt was on the 12th, he recommended surgery, pretty drastic surgery where basically my foot will be broken and reconstructed in right relationship to the ankle. I have scheduled the surgery to be done on December 8th, hopefully I can get all my Christmas shopping done before :). The surgeon told me 3 months in crutches and 4 to 6 months total recovery. I hope to be better by the wedding at the end of April.

Things with the Grove ministry are really picking up. There are a remnant of devoted people that are stepping up to serve in that ministry and I can say I am proud and excited to be serving the Lord with them.

Relationally with Sherry, there are a few things that we are "discussing" (married people know what that means LOL) especially in regards to who is going to move where after the wedding.

There have been some major things going on in relation to my ex-wife Angela, that I won't go into any detail here.

Things at work are ok, just some usual aggravations.

So if you have any room on your prayer lists, you can see I do have a lot in my life going on right now. I promise I'll try to keep this updated more regularly.

October 4th 2005 - Another Crazy Day

Busy day at work, it is our busy time of the month when the books are closed out.

Also had a 2pm Dr appt with the Orthopedic Surgeon about my feet (they are big, ugly, and flat) to try to do something about the ankle/foot pain.

Well the Dr pushed, pulled and x-rayed my feet every which way and then referred me to another Dr, saying that his specialty was backs and shoulders and that the other Dr was better with feet. So that appt is going to be on the 12th at 3pm.

Got a voicemail from Sherry for me to call her and I called her back to find out that Morgan (her 5 yr old son from a previous marriage) has crowded permanent teeth on the bottom and after they come in, he will need braces. Side note: the wedding is April 29th 2006.

Got back to work and the boss tells me that the budget process our company is going through is going to need more reports written (it seems like everything is last minute and non coordinated/planned around here). I guess I should have just went on home after the Dr appt instead of coming back :).

Going to pick up my friend Nathan at 6pm and bring him to the Grove tonight, so I've got to try to get out of here between 4:30 and 5 so I can get to the church to setup for the powerpoint and get some dinner while I'm at it.

Ocean Springs Trip Sept 30th to Oct 2nd

I just returned from Ocean Springs, MS where my fiance Sherry and I went with my church to the Christus Victor Lutheran Church. It was the second time that I have been there, I went during the Labor Day weekend right after Katrina hit. Charlie and Martie Elgin from our church (Gateway Baptist) have gone there to be fulltime missionaries and to lead the coordination of the relief efforts. The other ministries involved are the Luther Disaster Relief and the Christian Appalachian Project. This time around it looked a little better, more things like restaurants and shops have come back online, but there is still a long road to full recovery. The Christian Appalachian Project folks really have an organized operation with the food distribution. They run a distribution line out behind the shelter and also stock other shelters with food and supplies. They have a forklift and they move so much stuff in and out everyday. Their volunteers are working a 2 week on one week off schedule, some stay in the shelter, some stay in tents outside. They were very appreciative of all the help from our team came to provide. I just find it quite amazing what can happen when people who work together serving the Lord. The needs are still great throughout the Gulf Coast area. You can check out my friends webpage, www.mccorklefamily.net, Chris and Fran have some pictures from the weekend. I am pretty tired and today at work was a little rough, but I made it through. Sherry says her church is interested in helping out in the Gulf Coast region, so I may be headed back to Ocean Springs real soon, but I don't mind. It's amazing how much work I actually have done when I've been down there. I don't really do much exercise or outside work, I work indoors behind a computer. But when faced with the overwhelming need, God seems to give me an extra boost of strength and selflessness. It kinda reminds me of that verse in the Bible that says the God's love compels us and the other one that says when we work that we work unto the Lord. My friends and Sherry had to constantly remind me to stop and keep hydrated and to keep the sunscreen going.

This blogging stuff is all new to me, I'm used to reading other people's blogs, not writing my own.
I just hope folks can find something that interests them from my spouting about my life.