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Which Candidate Are Your Views Most In Line With?

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You Know You Grew Up In The '80's If...

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE.

2. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton (white boy dance)

3. You know that 'WOAH' comes from Joey on Blossom (he had a good ole mullet going on)

4. If you ever watched 'Fraggle Rock'

5. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

6. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head. (Melissa Mohr Style)

7. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school. (Have no idea what this is?)

8. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in aknot on the side.

9. You played the game 'MASH'(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House) (NO Idea)

10. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.

11. You know the profound meaning of ' WAX ON , WAXOFF' (How I got started in Martial Arts)

12. You wanted to be a Goonie.

13. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us...head-to-toe)

14. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell offand his cheeks shifted.

15. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf

16. You took lunch boxes to school...and traded Garbage Pailkids in theschoolyard.

17. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.

18. You still get the urge to say 'NOT' after every sentence.

19. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchangedhandmade friendship bracelets.

20. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. (Nope..I had the checkerd kind for Breakin!)

21. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying 'I know you are,but what am I?'

22. You remember 'I've fallen and I can't get up'

23. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.

24. You have ever played with a Skip-It.

25. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder likeyou were all that.

26. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.

27. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.

28. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.

29. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't evenflinch when people refer to them as 'NKOTB'

30. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on 'Saved ByThe Bell,' The ORIGINAL class.

31. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.

32. You just sang those words to yourself.

33. You still sing 'We are the World'

34. You tight rolled your jeans. (Because anything that flared was a bell bottom and that wasn't cool...until now)

35. You owned a bannana clip.

36. You remember 'Where's the Beef?'

37 You used to (and probably still do) say 'What you talkin' 'bout Willis?'

39. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!

Heather sent me that one...I wasn't a big Bon Jovi fan..I was more Whitesnake, Poison, and Van Halen...

A Puppy Story....

A man was leaving a convenience store with his morning coffee when he noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearbycemetery.A long black hearse was followed by a second long blackhearse about 50 feet behind the first one. Behind the secondhearse was a solitary man walking a pit bull on a leash.Behind him, a short distance back, were about 200 men walking single file.The man couldn't stand his curiosity. He respectfully approached the man walking the dog and said, 'I am so sorryfor your loss', I know now is a bad time to disturb you, but I've never seen a funeral like this. Whose funeral is it?' 'My wife's'' What happened to her?' The man replied, 'My dog attacked and killed her.'He inquired further, 'Well, who is in the second hearse?'The man answered, 'My mother-in-law. She was trying to help my wife and the dog turned on her.'A poignant and thoughtful moment of silence passed between the two men.

'Can I borrow the dog?''Get in line.'

It's Just A Joke, ladies...Love ya Heather!

Meeting One Of My Heroes

Here's a picture of the family meeting Matt Hughes. He's a mixed martial artist and fights in the UFC organization. He's a 9 time Welterweight champ. He's also a believer and uses this platform to share the gospel. Heather's a HUGE fan. He's cute... He was doing a book signing on his new book, "Made In America". Adam wasn't happy though. They wouldn't let him get his Batman comic book signed....

OOMPAH!!! Oktoberfest in February! 1st Annual Beer & Brat Swap

Come one Come all to the First Annual Manfest known as the "Beer & Brat Swap"...Bring a friend, bring a family member, just bring beer. Good ole make bonding at it's best.

• When: Feb 9th 6PM-???



• Where: My house (1023 Creel Drive Moody)



• Why: Why not?



• What to bring: Beer and Brats!

Just to get the women riled up I'll post this:

Who Wants The Job?

Who among us wants the job of Elder? Not me. I couldn't imagine the struggle, pain, and grace they have shown through the last few weeks. Of course the pure sanctity of Christ in the end of this ordeal was a blessing.

As we (the Deacons) sat down for our meeting a couple of weeks ago and were told of the recent events I think I went through every emotion you can imagine in about 20 seconds, as I'm sure most of you did. Then I felt shame shame for myself for not noticing a family members pain. Then I heard of Jack Sullivan's statement to Hope during their meeting with the elders, "we failed you." Can you imagine the strength and love?

As we go through this we need to keep things in perspective. We need to look at our Elders for guidance and not second guess their actions. I'm a critical person (a shock I know!). I usually say what I think and try and convince you how right I am! It's not my best trait. At first I thought of a hand full of things "I would" have done differently if I had to address the Church, and then I thought. "Are you crazy!" Standing in front of the congregation with all of the emotions that had to be going through their minds. I'm amazed at how well Mr. Brumblow handled it and how articulate he spoke. God was truly in his heart. Jesse spoke from wisdom and it put my mind at ease. Do I agree with everything the ruling body does? No, but that's okay. We can't agree with everyone all the time, but we can submit. I found myself a few years ago questioning things about our church and wanting to know how things were done. It's okay to ask questins, how else will we learn anything, but instead of sitting around complaining about it I got involved. I worked with the Deacons and helped the youth group. Then God taught me a lesson and I was appointed a Deacon. Now I realize I should have kept my mouth shut! Seriously though it is a blessing, but you have to be ready for it.

As we meet in our small groups, meet for lunches, or whatever ideas will come to our minds. Without going into too much detail everyone can imagine or has heard certain questions that have arisen. From the dollar amount, to who has access to the accounts, but keep one thing in mind. If you have a question ask an officer. As you start to question the Elders in their decision remember "WE" elected them to their office. They were chosen by God. Also, look to The Book Of Church Order . In Chapter 27, it states: As there were in the Church under the law, elders of the people for the government therof, so in the Gospel Church, Christ has furnished others besides ministers of the Word with gifts and commission to govern when called thereunto, who are called ruling elders.

So as we go though the rest of our week and reflect pray for our church leaders (and Hope) and ask yourself, "Who Wants The Job?"

Sharing the Truth With Family Members...

Recently I had the opportunity to share the gospel with 2 of my brothers (I have 3) and it wasn't as bad as i thought it would be. They both seemingly listened with that blank stare i sometimes get from the boys, but at least I got them to talk to me. My younger brother Doug and his family have been coming to our Community group the last 3-4 times and seem to be enjoying themselves. I think our small groups are a great opportunity to reach out to our neighbors and family. The next step is getting them to church. They were coming for the service before Christmas but I think he had to work (he's a nurse) due to his odd hours. I have only tried a handful of times with my oldest brother because I know it will lead to an argument. How lame is that?

I also witnessed to my parents a few years ago when my Dad first got cancer. Now that was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. They had stopped going to church since it split due to some pastoral problems. My Dad cried and thanked me. My Mom on the other hand told me I was just a child and didn't understand! I was 32 at the time! Since then they have both been "truly" saved and are faithful in their walk with God. And believe it our not they have thanked me and asked me for advice from time to time. This leads me to my point. Why is it so hard to witness to our family?

I think the main reason is that they know our shortcomings and our sins more than most. You usually get the "I'm just as good as you, remember when you shot stole the keg and ....." or whatever ignorant thing you did when you were younger. I think we also think we can show our family how "Christian" we are rather than just having a conversation. In my case we got into a conversation about our church we grew up in and I told my brother that wasn't the gospel that was fear. In my case I knew where he was coming from and what his fears were.

It's also harder due to the fact you don't want to alienate you family from your life. You don't want to make them mad or to avoid you. I know I was afraid to approach my parents because i didn't want them to avoid my children. If I made them mad were they going to not spend time with the boys? I know I was scared to approach them also due to the fact I didn't want it to come across like I thought they weren't good parents. They raised me in church, but now I don't feel like I heard the truth. Was it the fact that I was young and heard what I wanted to? Or like my Mom said "I am just a child". Our parents still view us as their children and it's hard for us to approach them as adults. Or our siblings. It's hard for them to take us serious sometimes. My older brother (who has had a hard time growing up) still likes to give me advice on raising children and anything else he can think of.

It all boils down to not trusting in Christ. We are gutless and faithless sinners, who can't seem to put all of our faith in Christ. I should be more worried about their salvation than whether or not they get mad at me. I know I've done a terrible job with my children as well. I should be preparing them to share the gospel and let them see me doing it.

If we put our faith in God he will give us the strength to share the gospel. "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8).

UFC 79-Nemesis

With New Years and the Bowl games I forgot to mention one of my favorite things, ULTIMATE FIGHTING!! Heather and I LOVE it...Kind of a surprise that Heather aka Mary Poppins likes the UFC but she does...it kind of caught me of guard a couple of years ago that she liked it while I was watching. The main reason why was due to the fact (most of you may not know) that I was very involved in Martial Arts when I was younger. I took Tae kwon do for almost 7-8 years and a year of ju jitsu. I use to compete in the full contact tournaments. I started before we were dating and quit right before we got married, but she would never come see me compete. I was like you like this? But you wouldn't come see me? Her response..." I didn't want to see you get beat up"...Thanks for the support babe...lot of confidence in me.
Anyway, we went over to one of our neighbors house and watched it. one of our favorites Chuck Liddell won, but our other favorite Matt Hughes lost. Hated it for Hughes. Seems like a really good guy and always professing his faith in Christ. It was still fun.
I'm hoping next year we can all get into it as a family, but if it's too expensive I'd like to at least get the boys into it. Teaches discipline, agility, body control, flexibility, and great cardio.