Happy Late Blog Birthday

to me. I was sitting in my office eating a pack of Toasty crackers when I decided to look back to when this whole blogging adventure began. The date was July 26 of last year. It is hard to believe that I have been blogging for a whole year now.

To be honest with you I didn't think I could make it through 3 or 4 months. I hope you have enjoyed reading some of my random thoughts. I have no clue what the next year will bring. I do know we will welcome to birth of our daughter, but other then that who knows. I have some things I hope will happen. Like the Gamecocks having a great year, beating Clemson, and going to a big bowl game.

So here's to another year of blogging.......

Dumb As A Stick

Many of you have heard about the skit that James and I did at camp and wanted to see it for yourselves. Well here it is!! Let me set it up for you so that you will know what in the world we are doing.

Our theme for camp was Action Hero's. We challenged our young people to be a HERO for Christ. In the video James and I attend three different events. James decides to become apart of each event. The only problem is, he is acting Dumb As A Stick. Finally we attend one more event, church. James gets into yet again and then turns the tables on me. Watch the video and then read whats posted under it.

God has called us to be his hands and his feet. There is nothing wrong about being passionate about NASCAR, Football, or even the WWE, however when we are more passionate about those things then about our relationship with Christ, then it becomes wrong. May we show as much passion for the one who hung on a cross for our sins, arose on the third day, and who gives us the energy and strength to make it through each day, then we do about the things that have no eternal significance.

Waiting

There are several things that I am waiting on at this present time. The most important is our little one that is on the way. Cant wait for Carragin to get here. We have now had both our showers and the nursery is done.

The other thing I am waiting on is for youtube to load my video up. I spent most of yesterday editing the videos from camp and was going to share them with you. Hopefully by tonight the will have cleared the youtube conditions then I will post them to the blog.

Until then..hurry up youtube!!!

Midweek Update

I wish I had some profound thing that I could write about today. Truth is that I am drawing a big blank. There is plenty going on right now. I just cant find exactly what to say.

God has been doing a work in me. With baby Carragin on the way, God is preparing me in ways that I can not explain. I want to be so close to Jesus that my baby sees him in me everyday of her life. I wish I could say that I am close to him all the time. Truth is that many times I am so far away that it is not even funny.

So that's where I am. Surrendering to the very will of God. Asking him to get the junk out of my life that does not need to be there, and asking him to give me a fresh fire, wind, hurricane, of himself in my life. Not that I may walk around as some big super spiritual person, but rather that my little girl will see Jesus in her dads life.

Friday 5

No real introduction this time around. So lets dive right in.

1. We are ready for our little baby girl to get here. This week we started washing some of her clothes so that they would be ready when we bring her home from the hospital. I always have known that this was real, but here lately reality is really setting in. I also will be ordering one of her outfits for the hospital the next couple of days. It is going to be one of her favorites, I can already tell.

2. Chuck E. Cheese- Have you ever been to this place? The last time that I was there the place was called Show Biz Pizza when I was a kid. I now know why my parents never wanted to take us to this place. We took 33 1st-3rd graders there yesterday. Upon arrival there was not that many people there. Then the school buses showed up. By the time we left you could not move. Besides all the people we had a great time. One student told me that "this is the best time I have ever had" which makes it all worth it.

3. Golf- What is better then getting up in the morning, turning on the TV, and watching some golf. Well there may be a few things but not much. Speaking of golf, we will have our annual church golf tournament on Saturday. All I have to say is "FFFFFOOOOUUUUUUUUURRRRR"

4. Word for the week. "Sweet". For some odd reason I have been using this word a lot this week. It is one of those words that kinda gets stuck in your head and I cant get it out. For example, yesterday at Chuck E. Cheese: child= hey Mr. Clint look what I won: Mr. Clint= Sweet.
At the driving range: Dad= watch this shot: Me=Sweet. Just one of those things. If anybody has any suggestions on how to get this word out of my head let me know.

5. NCAA Football 09- So I broke down and used some birthday money to buy the new football game NCAA 09. I had no plans on getting this game, it just kinda happened. Erin and I were walking through the mall and we walked by GameStop. I didn't even know the game was out yet. I walked in and in 5 minutes I had purchased the game. Guess what I will be doing latter today?

Have a great weekend!!!