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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

weekend madness on Monday night

  • Friday night I hung out with my good friend James Browne. Had dinner at Bullocks BBQ always good and then watched the UNC game. I love hanging out with James and his wife they are so much fun.
  • Saturday I got up early and helped chop 200 pounds of BBQ for a event that is coming up for Dartball.
  • Saturday I also had to work at the funeral home. I hate working on Saturdays most of the time it is my only day off.
  • Saturday night I just chilled at the house. Laura hung out with her family on Saturday. So I prepped for Sunday and got some other things done around the house.
  • Sunday was church at The Creek. Lots of folks there, numbers are way up for us from this time last year with is always a plus.
  • Sunday was also the big give for us at Hope Creek. There was enough money given to but everything we needed and then some. AWESOME!!!!!
  • Chris and the band were on fire with some spot on worship
  • Scott did just another staler job with his message
  • in Kidz Cove we wrapped up Hope with a talk about how Jesus really is.
  • Big Rock on Sunday night was kickin. The football was out and my arm was about to fall off.
  • Sunday night was also 201 and there were lots of folks taking the next step to partner with us at Hope Creek.
  • on a side note. TARHEELS won and are in the final four for the 2nd year ina row. 2 more games to go until we cut down the nets!!!!!!!
  • Hearing that the heels are in the final four makes me miss Carlton. He would have been so proud.
  • I am spent so goodnight

Change starts small so just do something nice and watch as it changes the world

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Will

"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will".
Vince Lombardi

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Weekend Madness on Tuesday

  • Friday night I got to put my new bed together. I know I must be growing up cause I have never had a real bed before. You know head board, feet board and rails. But I love it, it is so awesome to come into the bedroom and not have to sleep on a bed on the floor.
  • Friday night Laura and I got to hang out with a great couple from Hope Creek Todd and Rebecca Sketch. We went to the Ale House for some wings and to watch as many basket ball games at once as we could. It was great to just hang and get to know them better.
  • Saturday I cleaned house. I mean really cleaned house. I vacuumed every room top to bottom and cleaned every surface top to bottom. I even did the toilets. REAL MEN DO HOUSE WORK!!!!
  • Saturday night I headed to Hope Creek to do some prep work for Sunday and to just clean up a little. Lots of stuff going on right now some things were a little junkie
  • Sunday was an all day at Hope Creek event. It started with 2 Sunday services. Chris and the band we slammin this week. Scott was spot on with his talk on prayer. And in Kidz Cove is was another rockin week
  • Sunday at lunch we had a Kidz Cove leadership meeting to discuss up coming events and share praises and concerns. Thankfully there were far more praises than concerns. There were many great ideas thrown out in that meeting.
  • Sunday night was also 101 so instead of heading home I just stayed at the church and got a bunch of work done on the ministry fair that we are having at Hope Creek on April 5th.
  • Sunday night was also Big Rock and it is always fun to hang out with our teens and chill
  • 101 was awesome cause we got to share our mission, vision, and values with new folks and that never gets old.
  • Sunday night I crashed HARD after some reading in the word and prayer
  • Monday I was zapped but felt good cause of the work that had been done over the weekend. At times I get tired cause I am working 2 jobs but seeing people come to know Christ and his amazing love for us charges me up again and I am ready to keep fighting.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Happy St Patty's Day

Nothing is more Irish than a good Tenor singing "Oh Danny Boy". Hope you enjoy

oh and if you see someone NOT wearing green be sure to pinch the crap out of them

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Weekend Madness

  • Friday I headed to to the Homestead in Timberlake for some GREAT food and friendship with James and Melissa Browne. Came back to the house to chill and have some famous Homestead chocolate pie.
  • Saturday was my lazy day. I got to watch all the games of the ACC tournament. A Saturday of nothing but college basketball does it get any better than that?
  • Sunday I headed to The Creek for 2 services of helping people Belong, Believe, and Become.
  • I am not a big numbers guy but Sunday was a great day for us at Hope Creek over 200 people came for Sunday services.
  • Scott was spot on with his talk today.
  • Chris and da Band were kickin it with some rocking worship
  • Kidz Cove was straight off da hook. Over 50 kids for us this Sunday.
  • James Browne made his teaching debut as Leroy in Kidz Cove today. We keep talking about Hope and Leroy taught us all about the Last Supper.
  • Headed to Red Lobster with about 30 people to celebrate Scott's birthday. Happy Birthday Scott
  • Now I am watching the Roast of Larry the Cable Guy. Bad language but man this is some funny stuff. They are ruthless. I think one day it would be cool to be roasted like that.
  • Lots of work this week to get ready for Easter Egg Olympics and our Ministry Fair and working at the Funeral Home in there.
  • Heard one of the best quotes today " When we all come together as a community and help, the world changes" Awesome just AWESOME
  • Oh and I can be the bigger man congrats DUKE. Man I just throw up in my mouth a little bit
  • Good Night

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Chuck Norris Facts

  1. If you have five dollars and Chuck Norris has five dollars, Chuck Norris has more money than you.
  2. There is no 'ctrl' button on Chuck Norris's computer. Chuck Norris is always in control.
  3. Apple pays Chuck Norris 99 cents every time he listens to a song.
  4. Chuck Norris can sneeze with his eyes open.
  5. Chuck Norris can eat just one Lay's potato chip.
  6. Chuck Norris is suing Myspace for taking the name of what he calls everything around you.
  7. Chuck Norris destroyed the periodic table, because he only recognizes the element of surprise.
  8. Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one bird.

Happy Birthday Chuck Norris

Story on Carlton from the N & O on Monday

Big man with deep voice had wide impact
Amber Nimocks - Correspondent

DURHAM -- When Carlton Miles stood before a group of high school singers, his aim was to teach them more than how to reach the high notes. He wanted his students to know how to push themselves, how to realize their potential and how to retain their humility when they did.
A large man with a deep voice, Miles' mere presence seemed almost enough to convey his expectations.
"He could speak volumes without saying much," says his friend Charlie McNeill. "He just had a way, that when he spoke to you, you knew he was talking from his heart. It was never demanding, never overbearing, always from his heart."

Carlton Miles was a music educator in the Durham schools. He pushed students but was 'never overbearing. Miles died last month at age 45 after a brief illness.
He grew up in Durham and graduated from Jordan High School and N.C. Central University. He spent most of his career as a music educator in the Durham schools.
For the past eight years, he directed the Spotlight Singers, a choral group that features Durham County schools' best vocalists. Through his leadership of the singers and his involvement with many other musical groups, he quietly inspired countless others.
Lisa McIver met Miles when he was a student in the band at Jordan High School. She was the choral director. He played the drums, but when McIver heard him sing, she recruited him to join the chorus. Through the years, he spent a lot of time with McIver and her children, becoming almost a family member.
McIver describes Miles as a gentle person with a knack for listening and a passion for music.
"He didn't just play the drums," she says. "He made music with them."
One of the staples of Miles' year was the production of the Evening of Entertainment, a showcase of performances of Durham County students of all ages. This year's event, held this month at the new Durham Performing Arts Center, was dedicated to Miles.
'All of us went over it'
McIver says Miles extended the kind of friendship that transcended traditional barriers of age, race and status. The hundreds of people of myriad backgrounds who attended his memorial service bore witness to that, she says.
"He built that bridge, and all of us went over it," she says.
Charles McNeill met Miles when he was a Spotlight singer as a senior in high school. Miles became his vocal coach and eventually a great friend and mentor.
His association with music and Miles led McNeill to his current occupation as a family pastor at Hope Creek Church in Durham.
"I would have to say that he was one of the greatest musicians and vocalists I've ever met, but he was also the most humble and generous man I've ever met," McNeill says.
Talented musicians tend to be prima donnas, McNeill says, but Miles never was.
McNeill says that, as a student, he learned from Miles the value of hard work.
"He always told us that what we put into it was what we got out of it," he says.
Music to ministry
McNeill and Miles started hanging out, bonding over many common interests, including a passion for musicals. McNeill says he had drifted away from the church when Miles began encouraging him to attend services at New Horizon Church, where he played drums in the band.
The music, Miles told him, was outstanding. It took a little persuasion, but McNeill began going to New Horizon.
"They brought me in with the music, and while I was there, I started listening to the messages," McNeill says.
That opened his heart to a call to the ministry, he says. It's among the many gifts his friend left him with, and one of many memories he plans to return to regularly.
"As long as I can keep him alive in my heart and I can pass along the things he taught me, the spirit of Carlton Miles will never die," McNeill says.

Weekend Madness

  • Friday night Laura, her mom and I headed to the DPAC to take in the opening night of Jesus Christ Superstar. Awesome Awesome show
  • Saturday was a cleaning day at the house. Put a deep clean on everything
  • Saturday night Laura and I headed to hear a great musician Todd Parrott. He is one of the sickest harmonica players I have ever heard
  • Sunday was church at Hope Creek. 2 services and lots of folks there. Scott did a great job with his talk and Chris was money with the music. Great job guys
  • In Kidz Cove we are talking about Hope this month. Played "What that Smell" as our game. Kidz Cove is rockin right now
  • Sunday was also the big game for us here in the Durham area. Duke-UNC. My heels won and we are 2-0 against them this year YAH!!!!
  • Sunday night Laura and I headed to some friends house to watch Saturdays big UFC fight. Dude there were some big time knockouts.
  • Laura is on Spring Break this week so I get to see here everyday and that makes me happy.
  • Small group tonight and I can't wait. I love our group

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Sorry for the lack of blog post over the last couple of weeks. It is not that I have not had anything to say in fact I have had to much to say. There are so many thoughts running around in my head right now it is hard to keep them all straight. So here is just a glimpses as to what I am thinking most days.
  • My faith in the public school system is fading fast. They are not concerned about the students anymore just the numbers and stats.
  • I am so tired about hearing how Durham is a bad city. I believe in Durham because of the people that live here and I know that God is the God of this city and lord of these people. There is hope for Durham
  • Since Red Robin has bottomless fries shouldn't we just be able to go in their and grab some if you ever bought anything from them.
  • Why do the really good shows ( Burn Notice, Psych) only come on during the winter
  • Why are churches not doing everything they can to reach people with the most important message ever Jesus is the real deal.
  • Who would have ever thought A-Rod was on the juice
  • Why are the NBA champions called the World Champs they have not played teams from all over the world.
  • Why as pastor do we look at other churches as the competition and not as team mates.
  • When are we going to get out of this money funk
  • Speaking of funk why are there no more big time funk bands.
  • Laura wants to know why my feet always smell like funk
  • I think that churches that try to be like other churches and not original are stupid
  • Fireproof is a great movie bad acting but great message
  • If the church wants to reach people that no one else is reaching we have to do something no one else is doing. What is it that we need to do?

Told you that my mind was all over the place. Hope you are not to confused by my thoughts

Monday, March 2, 2009

Weekend Madness

  • Let me start off by saying this was one crazy week not just weekend
  • Wednesday the staff and board from Hope Creek hoped in the car and headed to ATL and North Point to get our learn on from 2 great leaders.
  • Thursday we were in a conference all day learning how to be better leaders. And after sitting there for 8 hours we hoped back in the car for a 6 hour ride home. Needless to say a LONG LONG couple of days
  • Friday I thought I would have time to recover but nope had to work.
  • Friday night I headed to the DPAC to help out with this years EOE
  • Saturday I headed back to the DPAC for more EOE. I was helping move more than 200 little kids back and forth
  • Sunday it was time for church at Hope Creek
  • Chris and the band were rocking the house during worship.
  • Scott did an awesome job with the sermon talking about the five things that grow your faith
  • In Kidz Cove we had a new value HOPE and talked about how God has a plan in everything we do.
  • Laura and her dancers did a great job this week. She is really doing a good job leading them and I am very proud of her
  • Sunday right after church I headed back to the DPAC for the performance of EOE.
  • As a tribute to Carlton some folks got together and sang the show opener "Faithful Friend" as they showed a DVD of photos of Carlton through the years
  • Sunday night I crashed HARD and it snowed!