The Good Life

Well...nobody asked me what the good life really is on my personal profile. The easiest way to explain this is by a song
which follows. This is also my last blog until I get someone to teach me how to put all of my "Jesus Freak" brothers blog links on my screen somewhere...anywhere. You know who you are. Maybe Gooch or Duerty will swing by and be and give me a class on blogging. I don't like reading directions, I only do that when things go wrong...that is a guy thing. So it doesn't come as a surprise to anyone of who I am gonna give out links too. I figure most of the people at our gatherings who have had an influence on me or anyone who I have spent time with. Carter,Gooch,Duerty,N8,Roach,Willis,Kiwi, and probably some others but I'm tired and forgot. I leave you a song called the good life by A.A
I've watched my dreams all fade away
And blister in the sun
Everything I've ever had is unraveled and undone
I've set upon a worthless stackOf my ambitious plans
And the people that I've loved the most
Have turned their backs and ran
CHORUS
This is the good life
I've lost everything
I could ever want
And ever dream of
This is the good life
I found everything
I could ever need
Here in Your arms(Good good life)
(Good good life)(Good good life)(Good good life)
Loneliness has left me searching
For someone to love
Poverty has changed my view
Of what true riches are
Sorrow's opened up my eyes
To see what real joy is
Pain has been the catalyst
To my heart's happiness
CHORUS
What good would it be
If you had everything
But you wouldn't have
The only thing you need
CHORUS 2X

Celebrate

I just want to celebrate another day of livin'
I just want to celebrate another day of life
I put my faith in the people
But the people let me down
So I turned the other way
And I carry on, anyhow
That's why I'm telling you
I just want to celebrate, yeah, yeah
I just want to celebrate, yeah, yeah
Another day of living,
I just want to celebrate another day of life
Had my hand on the dollar bill
And the dollar bill blew away
But the sun is shining down on me
And it's here to stay
That's why I'm telling you
I just want to celebrate, yeah, yeah
Another day of living, yeah
I just want to celebrate another day of living
I just want to celebrate another day of life
Don't let it all get you down,
Don't let it turn you around and around
And around and around
Well, I can't be bothered with sorrow
And I can't be bothered with hate, no, no
I'm using up my time by feeling fine, every day
That's why I'm telling you I just want to celebrate
Aw, yeah I just want to celebrate yeah yeah
Another day of living, yeah yeah
I just want to celebrate another day of livin',
yeah I just want to celebrate another day of life
Don't let it all get you down, no, no
Don't let it turn you around and around,
And around and around, and around
Around round round 'round and around round round round don't go 'round
Great Lyrics...Great Day..
A buddy at work (Greg Funktenstien) ask me a question today about
integrity.
After looking it up in the dictionary it meant
moral soundness..unity. Are all Christian men defined as men of integrity then?
We as Christian men are morally sound ...Greg could be defined as a man of integrity
if you knew him.
Job was defined as blameless, a man of complete integrity.
Psalm 119:1 Happy are the people of integrity, who follow the law of the LORD.
Proverbs 20:7 The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children after them.
Mark 12:14 They came to him and said,"Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity."
If Jesus himself is a man of integrity shouldn't we all become like that?
Something to think about.
Peace Out!!

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Delaney talks to statues As she dances 'round the pool
She chases cats through Roman ruins
And stomps on big toadstools
She speaks a language all her own
That I cannot discover
But she knows I love her so
When I tuck her 'neath the covers
Chorus: Father, daughter Down by the water
Shells sink, dreams float
Life's good on our boat
Delaney draws me pictures
She finger paints the sand
We chase the dogs and hop like frogs
Then I do my bad handstands
She's growin' up too fast for me
And askin' lots of questions
Some I know the answers to
And some I'm lookin' for suggestions
Chorus: Father, daughter Born by the water
Surf's up, sun's down
Life in a beach town
And some of the things I've seen
Maybe she won't have to see
But there's a lot I want to pass along
That was handed down to me
Delaney talks to statues
As she dances 'round the pool
She chases cats through Roman ruins
And stomps on big toadstools
She speaks a language all her own
Just a little like her mother
And she knows I love her so
When I tuck her 'neath the covers
Chorus: Father, daughter Down by the water
Shells sink, dreams float Life's good on our boat
Shells sink, dreams float Life's good on our boat
Awesome song...awesome kid.
I am so thankful to have such awesome kids
I find most of my prayer is to give thanks for all I have
or all I have been given. It is difficult sometimes to always look to the positive
things in life. I am becoming a more balanced and peaceful person everyday.
It seems to be getting more difficult to find things in my life that are negative. Doubt this makes any sense but I hear people complain of there jobs all day long.. Is there really a better job? Is it really that bad?
Do I sound like that?
What if when they said something negative, I mentioned something about being alive,
about even having a job,
wasn't sick or dying,
that I can work... mentally and physically.
It just seems that everyone, including me, usually spends most the time searching for whats wrong with everything...
instead of appreciating all that GOD made right.
Think about THAT fellow bloggers.
CIAO'

Workin' for the weekend

What an awesome weekend it was!! Took Friday off to take the youngins to the Carnival and a great time was had(even the really big carny guy yelling at everyone elses kids). Friday night was incredible..BATTLE OF THE BANDS!!! I am not at all biased when I say that out of the four bands we heard, Mesa County were the only ones with understandable lyrics( sometimes I continue reminding myself that we are progressing as a culture in the music industry). The other bands rocked but in a different sort of....unimaginable way...it was all my six year old daughter could do to hold her hands over her ears as we went to the car and headed home.
Saturday was spent preparing the fruit and canopy and blankets and chairs and kids and friends and sandwiches and water and snacks and cameras and phones for the wonderful parade. This year was O.K. I think they need more High School Bands or at least some more musical talent..maybe they could mix the Battle of the Bands with the Parade and call it BATTLE PARADE!!! WAY COOL YEH?
After the parade we came home regrouped and headed to an ol' friends house for swimming an awesome food from master chef REMI. Poker, swimming, eating, chatting, spending time together...all this and when you thought it couldn't get any better I got one thing for ya!!!! FIREWORKS The best I've seen in quite awhile. The expression alone on the face of LIL' G made my heart putter. Outside of missing a great sermon from the Lankmiester on Sunday everything else was great!! Sorry I missed Sunday...can I get that on AUDIO? Late nights and kids and pregnant wifes do not go hand in hand. My wife has been a real champ through her pregnancy...No complaints..no getting moody.. I am reminded every day by her actions, the reason it took me thirty years to find such a gem!
Well gotta bail..go and spend some time wth the kids!!
This is bloggerdedogger Arkay saying," God Bless..Peace Out..and have a pleasant tomorrow".

SEND ME

I will follow wherever you lead me
wherever you are underneith these stars is where I wanna be
and I will lay it down, this old life of mine
I leave behind all the things of the world just to follow you
I'll be strong and courageous
I'll live my life for You, my only King
'cause You're my God through all the ages
here am I, I am Yours, send me
when I fall down and I'm broken
when I strumble on the rocks and lose my way
I will cling to Your eternal love
when I'm weak You come to me, You give me strength
I will follow wherever you lead me
wherever you are underneith these stars is where I want to b
here am I, I am yours, send me
here am I, I am yours, send me
A truly awesome song.
Great time at our gathering today..speaker was incredible!!
Got a huge wakeup call...I am still thinking of myself more than others,
alot more than I think I am..what??
I am putting ME in front of THEM and being selfish.
This experience is not for the journey but for fullfilling
HIS WILL. Being the church and making disciples..24/7
God Bless..Peace Out.
Proverbs3:5-6