under construction

change abounds

by the numbers

12 :: the number of quality coffees i have at home right now. there may be a cupping/tasting in the near future at the casa
10 :: days until the 3rd anniversary of marrying way above what i should’ve been able to
03 :: times i’ve eaten chinese this week
02 :: slices of pizza i just ate
01 :: formerly lost neckties i found in my violin case

wedding season again

last year marked the slowing down of weddings we were partaking in, being that most of our friends from home & college were hitched. now the next wave is upon us, a mix of new friends in williamsport getting married + more people asking us to perform music in weddings. between now & july 3 there are four of those. it reminds me how thankful i am for my wife – here’s to 3 years on May 27!

mother’s day

happy mother’s day from karl & mr. t

overflowing

it’s probably been 4 or 5 days since i’ve visited my google reader, and it’s overflowing like nobody’s business. i blame it partially on twitter. mostly on twitter. but it’s also my ‘ministry leaders’ category. there are so many leaders that i want to glean thoughts from, but i really need to cut it down. any good ideas on how to whittle down a large pool of really good info to a small pool of great?

good reading

this is what i’ve been reading lately:

Vintage Jesus by Mark Driscoll :: this book was fantastic. depth of theology mixed with that special something that Driscoll has. highly recommend this.

Crazy Love by Francis Chan :: i heard Chan speak at a youth event a few years ago and was so drawn in. he has this gleeful passion about Jesus and the bigness of God that totally carries through in his writing. i’m about halfway through, and this book is both reminding me of God’s great love for me while totally kicking my butt about how i’m acting as a christian. another huge recommendation.

thanks

thank you, previous owner of my house, for the vast amounts of bark chips you lined the perimeter of the house with. even though it looks horrid, ultimately i’m getting to spend hours outside & with my wife. so even though i’m going through lawn bags like there’s no tomorrow and i get to put on a few more miles driving to dispose of a million pounds of bark chips, in the end, i suppose a thank you is in order. thanks a million.

5 things i did not expect this weekend

1) a men’s restroom that smelled delightfully of bubblegum
2) 650 high school students sold out to praising Jesus
3) our band backing up a DJ [K Roothless]
4) go-carts
5) quaker steak & lube, steak & shake, and chik=fil-a on the same block

no. do you hear me?

this almost makes me actually want one.

quoting [steven furtick]

Mistakes aren’t fatal. Apathy is.

:: steven furtick, pastor @ elevation church in charlotte, nc