Category: OB1

There was a show on called Purity Ball which the basic synopsis was that fathers are more involved in their daughters (and of course sons) lives. The goal of the show was to enhance focus on girl’s purity and chaste before marriage. Because I consider counseling as one of my areas of study, I stuck with watching the show. It’s a 50/50 good/bad show to me.

I’m 100% enthralled that fathers desire to (and should be) helping their daughters focus on being abstinent until marriage. It’s a heart-felt show and a sign of hope that more girls now than in the past are striving for purity/chaste/abstinence (whichever you prefer to call it by).

The other half I didn’t realize until I read some comments while looking for a download or purchase of the documentary that it’s a loss of control in a girls life. Not to the extent of being slave-like, but that what most girls are naive or less knowledgeable/skilled in the “control” area of their life…at least they have control over it whether good or bad. With these girls, their father’s “control” the relationship area of their lives, but none the less they have no control over it or it’s at least a big argument or just a never talked suppressed struggle she keeps secret. After the girl marries, the husband is then in “control”.

I’m sure between both sides, girls fit in one or the other and sometimes both areas. I’m positive. I just hope on the negative side I mentioned that it’s not THAT terrible that fathers (and mothers) are deemed “control freaks”. Yes, I’m all for girls being pure until marriage but go about it in a way that you pray and talk to your kids about it and when they’re faced with or tempted later on down the line, they’ll look back and know what’s right from wrong (as this applies to any area we want to teach our kids about doing or not doing).

Thanks for reading, I’d love for you to leave some feedback!

Andrew

Wow. It’s been a while. Life’s going pretty well. Working hard at Cowan Mill (the new church for those who don’t know). We’ve got the Christmas musical coming along (that I’ve got the pleasure of leading). It’s a very interesting, humbling, and learning experience, not only for the singers, but for me in music leader stance.

On the other hand, at Jefferson Avenue, things may not go well. I have a meeting (will have had by the time you’re reading this) with Pastor Caldwell for lunch to discuss the website. Remember, I’m logical-based and so my logic tells me that he wants me to possibly step down and hand the reigns over to someone else or he’ll demote me personally. Again, that’s my guess but it seems like the only thing that it could be. We’ll see (and I’ll letcha know later on…maybe not in this blog.)

Not much else going on though. Got some new people at work and I tried to train the new girl Tuesday night (along side Terri’s usual critique that aggrivates everyone). Nice, quite, and pretty girl. She learned a lot and is semi-ready for the real blast of Christmas. I’ve yet to work with the other two guys, Thomas and Brother O’Neal.

I’m just really burned out at LifeWay and hope the Lord will sustain me with His grace so that something else will come along or something at LifeWay will make things better whether it be a new position, better pay, or something else.

Haha I forgot,

My Xmas List

Batman: The Dark Knight (TDK) on DVD or Blu-Ray (preferred)
Family Guy volume…..5 or 6 (whichever one is out)
and Resistance 2 on PS3

And for my Bday

The Land B4 Time volume….13??? haha I’ve lost count.

OK whew. I’m done.

MLIC,

Andrew

NOT a thing has changed since we last talked. Yeah, super boring, eh? Anywho, still praying about my job situation if I need passion for the one I have or for the Lord to open a door to a new one.

We almost finished enclosing the porch. We’ve got our new roof on. I’ve taken pictures of each relationship study book (and all others) that I own (Link Here) so I (and you) can see the books and know what ones to (or not to) buy. 🙂

My Christmas List

Family Guy volume 6 (and 7 if it comes out too)

Land Before Time # whatever. haha I’ve lost count.

Ok well gotta go back to playin GTA4 Multiplayer….it’s been the only thing ‘new’ going on for me.

It’s been a month-to-date since our last encounter. Oh well, been busy. Nothing new going on here. Same job, same [low] paycheck, same battlecruiser (truck), same bills, same gouged (spelling??!) gas prices, same skills @ everything, and same level on Halo 3. I am ranked up on Mafia Wars @ MySpace but no, sorry, I have not saved 15% or more on my car insurance by switching to Geico, nor have I lost 200 pounds with Jenny Craig, the Slimfast diet, or Subway.

I bid you a good night, so long, far well, avetazay (sounds like velveeta cheeze) goodbye. Fareeee-WELL!!!!!!!!!

Dun dun dun.

Last Sunday, August 10, 2008, I was waken (awoken?) and it was Pastor Tom on the phone and he said that Jimmy was out due to shoulder surgery and he asked if I would fill in. I was literally still half…no 3 quarters asleep, haha, so I happily agreed. Now, I have several hymnals and I have the pulpit (minister) editions as well and I thought I wouldn’t get to use them anytime…or at all. Well, they came into good use!

Once I got to church we covered the logistics of how the service was going to run and I also had to think of the special music on the spot so that was cool. The tense part was that like 5 minutes before the service, the pianist had to leave b/c her mother had gotten dizzy and passed out needing to go to the hospital (she’s fine now, don’t worry). So that put SUPER tension on me and for a moment I was thinking, “Am I gonna lead or play…or both?!” Well, needless to say the fill-in organist played piano, I led, and we did without the organ and it was all great. All in all, I enjoyed it VERY much, the smaller environment, unlike the larger one back @ Jefferson Avenue, was just right, I was nervous in the beginning and slightly throughout but not nearly as much as I thought I would be. So I wouldn’t mind doing it again and as a career like I wanted in the first place back in school!

So anyway To cover the part about “truck” in the title, I don’t know if the edition of my truck was suppose to or not suppose to come with default mirrors or if they were added/changed later on, but checkout the link below on my site to see the mirrors I have, the mirrors I want, and the mirrors I’m gonna go hopefully pickup and install tomorrow, 8/14/08.

MIRRORS

Other notes of interest:

I’m thinking of going to Penn Foster for a certificate or degree. IDK yet, I think my plan is to pay off my tv, surround sound, and whatever else I’ve got that can be paid off short-term.

I didn’t get a pay increase from last october b/c I missed the mark by a few days and was promoted after the time that pay was increased so I got stuck w/ lower pay 😦 However, I got this years increase so that’s better. I STILL don’t have full passion back for LifeWay and I still don’t know what path God wants me to go down, either.

That’s it for now,

Andrew