More random crap

So, here I am, baking bread, and soaking in what all happened over the weekend. I didn't catch any fish on Friday morning, played the part of a really really really lazy bachelor all afternoon into the afternoon on Saturday, then went and played show. Woohoo!!! The event of the weekend was a gig where the lead guitarist messed himself up so bad that he couldn't even stand up. He was falling all over himself trying not to fall into everyone else's equipment. He managed to fire himself from the band by the end of the sixth song. Wow, how does one do that to themselves and think that it's a good idea to play guitar in front of people, much less, for money. Needless to say, he didn't get paid, and we didn't get paid what we thought we'd get. Oh well, now we're looking for a new guitarist, and we'll be able to make more money soon.

Now, I'm back to the bread thing. Good thing it's only going to be a little while longer that I have to bake this stuff. It's really wearing me out. So many hours spent doing so little, yet I still can't leave and get other stuff done because the bread is important. Whoop ti frekin do. HAHA!!!

Didn't get to go canoeing last week. The rains earlier in the week had the river up so high that it's been shut down for a little while. Who knows when I'm gonna get to go again. Oh well, maybe it was for the best. Remember me saying that I would rather watch paint dry than watch Jay Leno? Well, I think that waiting for bread to rise is just about the same thing, yet I find myself wanting to see more audience freaks, or whatever that segment was called. Maybe some girl will stop by and crow like a rooster for me, that would really be exciting. Jeez I'm bored. Well, have a wonderfully random night, I know that's what I'm about to do.

Hmmmmmmm.....

So, I don't know how I started a blog and it became a serious one. That's totally opposite of what I was going for. I guess I'm just not a funny kind of guy. So I'm sitting here watching Jay Leno and they just had a segment called audience freaks or something like that. It was amazing. One guy totally blew my mind by stuffing a whole Big Mac in his mouth in ten seconds. Another chick can crow like a rooster. Is it odd that she's from Arkansas, or just expected by someone who can CROW LIKE A ROOSTER. It was ironic that when she was being introduced, we find that she's single, never had a boyfriend, never kissed a boy, and never even held hands with a boy. It was noble before she crowed, then understood after. HAHA

So, why is it that I am being so entertained by such lame entertainment? I rarely watch Jay Leno, mostly because I'd rather watch paint dry. I think Ryan Philippe just said that he's gay or something like that. Who really cares? Oh good, a commercial break. I hope I get to see another funny Bud Light commercial. Maybe it'll be the one where the guy says,"We make sandwich, I am meat" I love that one.

Oh well, I guess I didn't get the Bud Light commercial, but I did get the McDonald's commercial where the buy acts like he cooks that breakfast thing. Ha (I hope you are understanding all the sarcasm that's going into this) Meanwhile, back in real life, I'm playing drums this weekend, really looking forward to it. We're really starting to get busy. Just got a booking agent and all. I hope they really start booking us a lot. I'm really ready to make some frekin cash. Oh goody, Jay Leno is back on. Whoopti frekin doo. Does anyone really care about that Ryan Philippe guy? How sad is it that society cares so much what a handful of people in Hollywood are doing with their lives. What's the big deal with what drugs this actor/actress is on this week, or who is going/coming to/from rehab this month. Nobody really cares, or do they? Oh well, I guess I'm just gonna enjoy the rest of my week of doing whatever the heck I want to and not care about the rest of the crap. Peace out yo.

Doubt

So what makes you doubt? Is it the things posted in newsletters, posted on websites, published stories in a respected journal? What is it? I know some people who are searching for answers, and say they know what's right, but don't go ahead and commit to it. Why is that? What is it about the commitment that makes one hesitant? For some, something happened during their childhood that they still don't understand, such as losing a parent. For others, maybe they grew up in church but have recently begun to doubt whether it's all real. It breaks my heart to hear about someone who knows the truth, yet they still doubt because they feel like their prayers weren't answered. At least they weren't answered in the way, or the timing, that they really wanted. God doesn't work on our time table, rather, we work on God's time table, and that's hard to understand at times. Maybe you have a sick family member, or friend, and you're praying for their healing. Maybe you are really needing some divine help with something, and it doesn't come when you are expecting it, or that person doesn't get a miraculous healing. Maybe they pass on, and you are left alone. I can't explain why God allows some things to happen. Such as losing that family member, or friend, and not healing them. What we have to realize is that God is never going to give us more than we can handle. When we are feeling like He doesn't want us to be happy, or that He's not going to answer our prayers, that's when satan is going to jump out at us. That's when we are most vulnerable to letting satan creep in and take a hold of our lives. It's those times in our lives that we have to rely on God for strength and guidance more than ever. I'm reminded of the poem Footprints In The Sand, by Mary Stevenson. It reads:
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there were one set of footprints.

This bothered me because I noticed
that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from
anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.

So I said to the Lord,
"You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during
the most trying periods of my life
there have only been one
set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most,
you have not been there for me?"

The Lord replied,
"The times when you have
seen only one set of footprints in the sand,
is when I carried you."
Mary Stevenson

What a powerful message. I mean think about it. At the times when we feel that we were the loneliest, most downtrodden, and beaten, that's when we had the most help. That's when God stepped in and took the most care of us. We aren't ever going through life alone. God is always there to carry us through the most difficult of times. For those of you who are searching for that something that will fill that void in your life. Maybe you're filling it with drugs, alcohol, sex, whatever it may be, just know that God is there to carry you through the most difficult of times. Please don't let too much time pass before you decide to commit to God. Just when you think you might have enough time to take care of it tomorrow, tomorrow may not get here.