Changing Your Atmosphere

Something my pastor said this morning really struck a chord with me.
It was something like this. . .

Worship and Praise can change our Atmospheres.

When our Atmosphere is changed it allows us to see how absolutely Amazing God is.

Feeling Bad About Feeling Good?

So here it is, Sunday morning and I am going down to get my early dopio espresso before I head to church for worship practice, and as I go through the door of the coffee shop I see a friend of mine who works their and he says, "Hey Daryl, how's it going?" and I say, "Hey man, I can't complain at all; how are you?" To which he replies, "I can definitely complain. I got a flat tire when I got to work this morning."

After he said that, I kind of felt a little guilty about being so positive about my morning. It was as though my gladness made him feel even worse than he already was, although he didn't let on.

My question to you: Should I feel guilty??

I Am Restless

I have been quite restless as of late.

Perhaps it's just a part of growing up.

Or maybe it is not related to that at all.

I think what I feel is something that everyone feels at some point in there life.

I have lived in the same town I grew up in for my entire life.
I am ready for something new.

I get this distinct feeling that my life is not really going anywhere.

It is as though I am stuck on the proverbial fence.

I am ready to break out into something that I have never experienced before.

I want to travel. I want see places that I have never seen before.

To experience life outside of what I know of as normal.

This economy prevents me from doing such things.

Maybe if I had done things differently early on in my life my current circumstances would be different than what they are now.

I want to break out of the same old-same old routine that I am in now.

Seeing Red (Or Is It Blue?)

In the past several days the Red River areas of North Dakota , Minnesota, and Manitoba have been experiencing flood levels like they have never seen them before.

I would encourage everyone to say a prayer for the people that are struggling with these flood waters. Think about them for a while as you offer up a prayer.

To those in the North, we're thinking about and praying for you! Stay strong in the fight. God is watching over you.

Getting Out of Jail Free. I THINK NOT!

If you live in the Northern California Bay Area you have, no doubt, heard the news about the slayings of Oakland Police officers Sgt Mark Dunakin, Officer John Hege, Sgt Daniel Sakai, and Ervin Romans, by one Lovelle Mixon.

My heart goes out to the families of the victims and to the family of the slain shooter.

In the wake of this event San Francisco Chronicle columnists Matier & Ross, in the Wednesday edition of the Chronicle, wrote about how the cash-strapped state California may free thousands of prison inmates.

I pose this question to you: In the shadow of this outrageous Oakland shooting, why even propose that prison inmates be set free. Setting aside the fact that California is pretty much out of money, what could be worse the having criminals running free in our streets. Not only does this give us a fear for our lives and our family's lives, but this will give our kids the impression that wrong-doers will not be punished or be taken away for what they have done.

This is not right, nor is it SAFE!

Out of Touch With Reality

I must apologize that I have been a skosh out of touch with reality as usually happens when I get sick. I started to get sick on Monday (3/16) evening, went to work the next day at only about 80% health, and thankfully made it through the day relatively painlessly. I had Wednesday and Thursday off from work which I used to recover. I worked on Friday, and was called in to work on Saturday (I don't usually work on Saturdays) which I didn't mind since I have not been getting that many hours as of late.

Right now it's Saturday at around 3:57 and I am blogging from my "office" at Starbucks in Larkfield. I am having a hard time trying to concentrate because there are three kids around 5-7 years old running around and throwing articles of clothing all over the place. It's quite maddening because the mothers of the respective kids are doing nothing whatsoever to keep them under control.

My question to you: What has the world come to when parents do not take the effort to keeps their children under control in restaurants, coffee shops, and other public establishments.

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