Author: Wick

Ah, the power of prayer. So often overlooked, misunderstood, misused, etc. I don’t usually give it the credit it’s due.

In Jerusalem, when some situation would arise, they would seek out a specific person to pray over what was going on.

Lord, make me the kind of person the world says, “Let’s have him pray for this….”

But even then, not for my “christian ego”…but because I want to know you that well, Lord. Where every waking minute is the realization that I can commune with you, and press your heart for something.

Okay, so here it is…I want to learn more about prayer. Ancient, Medieval, Modern, Postmodern…whatever. How have/do/will people communicate with God? This will be a fun venture, and well worth persuing is my guess.

Hey everyone!

Whew…..well, we’ve got cable internet now…..and we’ve switched to Vonage phone service, which is pretty cool….Unlimited long distance for just $24.99, because it works through our broadband connection. Nice and cheap….sweet. Just hope our power doesn’t go out…because then we’d have no phones….ah well.:)

So I finally have a “myspace” site. It’s kinda cool, because I’ve found some old friends from high school. I haven’t really kept in touch with anyone from high school. Not on purpose, but just because I’m not very good at keeping in touch with anyone I don’t see on a regular basis. You may be one of those people I’m not good at keeping in touch with. In that case…sorry. E-mail me, and threaten my life if I don’t respond….:)

So Sarah’s sister/her husband/the baby Ella are moving in with us on Saturday!!! WHOO HOO!! It’s pretty exciting, and it’ll be neat to have them here!! We’re not sure yet how long they’ll be staying with us…..probably just until they can find a place, but I know we’ll be in no hurry to rush them out. Brooke’s husband Ben is a cool guy…and has also married into the Nicol family. What a bond we have.:)

So I’ve seen a ton of people doing those survey things that tell tons about you….I’m getting tempted to do one, just cause it seems like the “thing” to do. You all know how stinkin’ trendy I try to be. Oh wait…nope. Although I did buy a pink tie yesterday. It had “trendy” written all over it. It was $3.50. I figured as long as a trendy tie is cheap…I suppose I can buy it.

I’m going through a weird type of withdrawal. I miss being in a band. I miss singing with a group of talented musicians backing me up in front of a huge crowd. I miss Junior high kids thinking I’m cool just cause I sing in a band. Sigh. Okay, I’m better now.

Hope you’re all doing well. If you see my lil’ bro’ Brady, say wassup for me. He’s starting his SENIOR YEAR in High School….bet he’s pretty excited. Or if you see my sista’…Kady Jo…tell her wassup….she’s starting her Sophomore year, and her FIRST year at my soul mother, Olivet Nazarene University!!! Or my other younger brother….Darin….starting his SENIOR YEAR at Olivet Nazarene University! He’s got a girl, and they seem great for each other….wouldn’t be surprised if I wasn’t attending some sort of ceremony in the next couple years. Finally….my oldest brother…Larry. He rocks, though I don’t hear from him as much as I’d like to. He’s living in Virginia, workin’ for the man, makin’ the dough. And then there’s my parents in Michigan….selling the business, retiring…..spending all of their savings on traveling all over the world (except Decatur, IL). If you see my family…tell them I miss and love ’em. And they better come visit soon. 🙂

God bless ya’….and have a GREAT week!! REMEMBER TO BREATHE!!!

So yeah…I don’t post enough…sorry ya’ll.

I can NOT WAIT for September 17th!! For those who don’t know, that’s when most early season hockey tickets go on sale….I wanna go to as many games as possible. Gotta see Steve Yzerman play. If you don’t know much about him…read his bio on http://www.detroitredwings.com He’s a legend.

Came up with a good idea last night in the midst of a goofy game. Federally mandated post-high school education!!! Who would have thought that Chadwick Anderson would be a fan of such a thing…but really I think it’s a great idea. Give tax-credit incentives to people to continue their education beyond high-school and/or college. Life classes. Some practical for living, some theoretical to keep society thinking. Some social. Some religious. ETC. There are so many things that we are ignorant on, and I think it’s because so many of us (myself included) have always viewed education as a negative thing. A “hoop” we have to jump through before getting to what we really want to do in life. (the hoop analogy was actually used by my pastor to “motivate me” in high school….didn’t work surprisingly)

If education was taught and viewed and internalized as a positive thing…and a privaledge…(not sure how that would be done). Somehow getting students to the point where when they graduate high school or college…instead of saying “whew, glad that’s over”…they’d say “wow, what’s next?”…having an insatiable appetite for learning.

Anyways…I’m spewing verbally…my bad. I just believe we should never cease learning. And not just…”wow, I learned something new today”. But actively seeking/reading/purposefully learning.

At the same time, I guess there’s a risk. In early Christianity they had a HUGE emphasis on knowledge and on learning, and lost focus of the true message of the church. Knowledge must come with wisdom, which is ONLY found in Christ. It’s one of our country’s biggest needs….wisdom.

Anyways, I’m out for now…working more this week, and KAYAKING on saturday!! WHOO HOO…CURRENT RIVER HERE I COME!!!