i give up.

Well, as a first post, I have to say I'm pretty excited about having a blog and I'm thankful for anyone who will take the time to read and comment.

Despite many attempts to try to code my own blog, I have decided to resign myself to the ease of hosting it in a location where it has already been coded by somebody else. I am not one to give up at projects such as these, especially when it involves massive amounts of wasting time attempting to learn new programming languages and strategies. This is as much a tribute to my frustration in where I'm hosting my main site as well as my desperation for a blog.

To start things off, I'd like to say that Sunday at Waters Edge was phenomenal; I love being able to experience it as an attendee instead of a server. It's still rewarding to play on Sundays, but it's also rewarding on my weeks off. The video was freaking awesome (the Santa one); I don't care about the violence, I still think it was amazing. Stu's talk really surprised me. Stu always comes through and I never actually have anything to worry about it, but to be honest, I was a little worried about how it was going to turn out. However, it was great! It was very challenging to me personally, because I think I usually get pretty worried about elections. This is the first I get to vote in, and while the talk on Sunday didn't change who I'm voting for, I think I am very prepared for either candidate winning the election. It was also just challenging for me in general, spiritually. Learning to pray more for our leaders means that I need to be praying more, and knowing God is the source of all authority means submitting to God's authority in my life. Needless to say, I feel like I have changes to make.

If you were there on Sunday, what did you think about the sermon?