Don't wanna go through the motions...

You may notice that I "renamed" my blog. The song, Through the Motions by Matthew West, is a song that God has used recently to speak to me. Here are the words...

This might hurt, it's not safe
But I know that I've gotta make a change
I don't care if I break
At least I'll be feeling something
'Cause just okay is not enough
Help me fight through the nothingness of life.

I don't wanna go through the motions
I don't wanna go one more day
Without your all consuming passion inside of me
I don't wanna spend my whole life asking,
"What if I had given everything,
Instead of going through the motions?"

No regrets, not this time
I'm gonna let my heart defeat my mind
Let your love make me whole
I think I'm finally feeling something
'Cause just okay is not enough
Help me fight through the nothingness of this life

'Cause I don't wanna go through the motions
I don't wanna go one more day
Without your all consuming passion inside of me
I don't wanna spend my whole life asking,
"What if I had given everything,
Instead of going through the motions?"

Matthew West Lyrics are found on www.songlyrics.com

Random pictures from a sad camera...

I have a 4 Mega Pixel camera...it's old and needs retired. My Mom bought it new, had it for 2-3 years and then gave it to me. I have had it since November of 2006. When I was in Guatemala in 2007, it literally lost two screws. I could open it up and see its insides (not normal)...so I borrowed a piece of scotch tape from the couple I lived with, thinking it would hold it until I got home to get replacement screws. Well, the scotch tape served its purpose well...it's still holding my camera together so the guts are not exposed.

The battery life is another story. I can charge the battery, take 10 pictures and suddenly the battery is dead. So, I turn the camera off for a few minutes to let it charge, have my people pose, turn it on and snap the picture....after which it shuts off cause the battery is gone again.

Needless to say...I don't take too many pictures these days. However, here are a few that I have managed to get from the last few weeks...Enjoy.


Sitting on the cool piece of wood that looked like a little chair.


Taking her turn.

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We try to set an example as serious and mature young people.


Most of the time...


Are we convincing anyone?...


Our fire!


The Soriano family singing at the Shelbyville Bible Holiness Homecoming.


Darla and I at Homecoming.


Christian, Ben, and Jeff at Homecoming.


Sister and I ice skating!


My friend Grace


Playing Knock-out at the Atherton's.

Plans

Black Friday is right around the corner and I must say...I am pumped! I love going even when I am not buying anything big or important. I love seeing peoples reactions however ridiculous they may act. Black Friday brings out the childishness in some adults. A few people act worse than two little kids fighting over the best toy in the house. I mean...what would ever make a person punch or shove a total stranger?

This year however...I have a purpose for getting up before the crack of dawn and then making my way to the crowded streets of Indianapolis....I am buying a new laptop! Yes...a new one! I believe that my 6 year old HP has seen better days. He is missing the "k" and the "i" keys...he was painted by the thief who stole him out of my car. It doesn't charge all the time, you have to have the cord in just the right place for it to work. And even then, you may not move it but it suddenly stops charging. Most of the time, you don't realize it stopped charging until you see the blue windows screen that says "Hibernating." He moves slower than the slowest Sunday afternoon driver you have ever been behind. It takes 20 minutes just to turn in on and open the web browser. Then when you do open a web browser, it starts making a strange noise which means its trying to think and will soon be freezing up on you. So, you restart the computer just to begin the whole process over again. So I have decided to retire the old beast and look for a new one. I am overly excited. However, I am going to need to make a decision and I dislike decision making....
WISH ME LUCK!