I figured that since my last blog was me just venting about how I am not motivated enough to get some things that I really want to accomplish done that I would one, give an update on some of those things and two, tell you about my current existence.
Since the last blog, I have been laser focused on the 1Way devotional book. Good news I have made some progress. I am working with a company for the cover art as well as going over each devo for editing and update purposes. We started writing this thing back in 2006. We did at one point have some interest from some ver interested parties but it never worked out. The good news is that having gone thru it devo by devo the material is still fresh, the messages are still relevant. This is very promising. My goals to have it published by end of this year. Since this is now my focus, the work on new music has come to a halt. I have accquired tracks and made some great relationships with writers but I am not currently recording right now until I know this book is finito! So unless someone hits me up to feature, no new music for a while.
So what exactly do I do when I am not doing music...... ministry! I work at
Urban Youth Impact. It's a non-profit urban ministry here in Bomb Beach, Florida. Here I get to work with urban kids everyday showing them Christ. I guess I could if I wanted to call myself a musicianary/urban missionary. It is one of the greatest jobs I have ever had but probabaly the most challanging as well. Bad days seem to outweigh the good on most weeks but when the good weeks come, it is more than worth it! I also get to work with some really cool people from all different walks of life. Furthur stretching me as an individual. One of the cool things I get to do on a weekly basis is lead chapel. I am really enjoying that alot.
I have been told often by those that have heard me speak that God has gifted me and I can see and feel that when I allow myself to. Doing these weekly chapels is helping mehone my communication skills. I'm not sure what the future holds but I bet God has something in mind.
On the fam front, being a husband, and father has had it own rewards! It is so dope to watch my kids grow up knowing that we are doing the best we can to make Jesus a part of their childhood. Now before you get all weird, here is what I mean. We tend to share the things in life that are important to us with those we care about the most right? Well, Christ is a central part of our family and has been even before we had kids. It would only be right to share Him with our sons. Deuteronomy 4-9 says it like this: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
This is what we are doing. Well, not tying anything on there heads but you get the point.
We are passing life down. Spiritual, generational information that is going to enrich them as they grow to appreciate whose they are, where they come from and where they are headed. I asked my son Micah recently how I was doing as a dad. He said " Your doing a great job dad. You love us and you work hard." in his simple statement I find comfort and success even if I don't think I'm as successful as I should be.
