Coolest

This is Ande, one of our 7th graders...and pretty much the coolest person in our ministry.

Her brother led worship for us on Wednesday night and she was there early while they were tuning up.

Just a shout out to a cool person.

sickness update

* ZPacs are amazing...they could cure people of being ambidextrious.

* I have gone from sniffeling, to coughing, to aching, to hearing my pulse in my head, and now I'm wheezing.

* I can't wait to taste again...the thing I miss most is the taste of my morning espresso

Mystery Reader

Today I was the MYSTERY READER at Lane's school. It was awesome. Her kids are really cool, down to Earth, and her classroom is totally awesome and creative. I love how she is going about inspiring kids to love learning instead of just making them regurgitate material. (like most of my classroom experience in seminary)

Being at her school today also made me think more about the BIG picture. The big picture is...

1.) More than just kids whose parents make 7 figures

2.) More than about competing with ipods and wii's for the attention of students

3.) All about letting people know you care

4.) More real life than ministry life

- I loved it and hope I get to do it again soon.

Blog Questions

Let me answer a couple of bloggers questions that have come up as of late...don't worry, these are good things!

1.) Yes! I am a Duke basketball fan. As all cool guys are. Like Alden Ellis for example.

2.) You can purchase a Moleskine journal at any major bookstore like Barnes & Noble or Borders. This is particularly amazing to me considering that when I purchased my first one four years ago, I had to buy it from Brentano's of New York online. Times certainly are progressing and I love it.

3.) If you aren't currently or have not read William P. Young's THE SHACK then you are definitely missing out. Go get a copy today!

Light Blue Makes Me Sick

I can't stand North Carolina. That's why last night was so extra sweet.

Big win for the dukies.

So, this is for all you Carolina fans....
Duke is better than North Carolina at basketball.

What A Difference

Went to bed at 10:00 last night.
Woke up at 8:00 this morning...drenched with sweat, but feeling better.

That's how weird a body can be sometimes.

Now it's time to find out all the crazy things I said and did last night.

Couple things

1.) i feel worse today than i have all week. the cool thing is that i get to teach tonight. someone should make sure that i don't start teaching heresy or anything.

2.) it's been a weird two days. sometimes people surprise you by their abundance of or lack of servant attitude. it's been interestng to watch.

3.) that's all for now. I'll let you know how it goes.

Bret