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Man, today was a great day.  Although the weather outside pretty much sucked, we had a great family day.  We slept late and man was that a pleasure in and of itself!! We surprised the boys by taking them to the movies to see Night at the Museum. That is a great family movie and I would encourage you to go see it.  Little far fetched but hey…..one day you might see a T-Rex walking around.

I am excited about 2007.  I talked to someone the other day and they hoped ‘07 was better than ‘06.  Their bad seemed to weigh out over the good.  Sometimes its like that.  Although I do think that our life is determined by some of our decisions.  Many would not have to deal with some things in their life had they made the “other” decision.  My goal this year is to go after great and not just settle for good.  Jim Collins in his book Good to Great , says that “good is the enemy of great.”  I don’t want to settle for good when I know that God wants me to be great.  How bout you?  Will 2007 be just good……or will it be GREAT!!?? It’s our choice.

Peace Out…………..

Is it just me or has 2006 “flew by?” As a kid, I remember thinking that Christmas was taking a long time to get here. Now as an adult, Christmas gets here too fast. Many people take this time to reflect on the outgoing year and their life in general. Some may think there year was great while other may reflect and see that it could have been better.

It is always good to set goals or as some may refer to them, New Years Resolution at the beginning of a New Year. It is by this that we can measure our discipline. Without goals in our life we tend to end up back in the same place as we were the year before. I can’t stand to keep repeating the same cycle over and over. It seems like such a waste of time. Time is a very precious commodity that once it is gone, there is no getting it back. I know that goal setting is not a pleasant thought for many people because they tend to use the excuse of ” I can’t keep them anyway, so why try?” Pardon me but that is a defeatist attitude. Pardon me but that is just laziness. It is so much easier to make excuses than it is to make progress.
As I look back on this year, I see a year that was full of surprises and disappointments. I see a year of change and a year of expectancy. This was our first year in a new state. This was our first year with no family around. This was a year when we did not have people to call up to go hang out with. My wife and I really grew closer this year because it was just us and no one else. Our family was made stronger this year because we were all we had. My sons and I have built a stronger bond through talking and doing more things together this year than in years past.

We moved here to start a church and midway through the year God gave us an opportunity to take an existing church that was literally dead and dormant. God has brought new life and new direction and people are talking….in a good way of course. New people are coming and taking ownership and stepping up to meet the needs of the church. New leaders are rising up and taking charge. God has His hand on New Journey.

I have 3 Resolutions that I want to set for 2007:

1. Start a book

• I have a book that I want to write and I need to discipline myself to set down and start it.

2. Date night with my wife at least twice a month.

• No Kids!!No Church!!No Business!!Nobody!!…got that

3. Conquer Socom 3 on PS2

• I LOVE THAT GAME
  

Oh Yeah…..I want to blog more than once a month too

Peace Out………………..

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