My weekend in a nutshell~

Friday: I spent the whole night at the ballfield. We won our game! There was a random guy that rode his bike up there to support our team. He had on a "Krystal power" shirt...SWEET!!! He even let me ride his bike!

Saturday: I went and picked up my niece Destiny and we met Brittney for lunch at CPK! Then I took Destiny to the mall and let her buy whatever she wanted. What a great aunt I am!!

Sunday: Church, Pastor Craig preached a great message! Then the BIG move..i moved back in with my mom and man is it hetic so far. I can wait to get everything unpacked!

Classy...haha

My aunt's friend was wearing this shirt tonight!

My mom just gained some cool points!

My mom is so NOT a sports fan, pretty crazy huh?, since I try to play at least every sport once. And when it comes to Kentucky vs Louisville....she could care less. So the other day she said Krystel I made you a house key....and guess what??? I flipped out, it was a UofK key..how special is that my friends?? Oh yeah!!!, my mom is a Kentucky fan...My mom is starting to gain some cool points!!!

Say a lil prayer!

Please remember the Barnswell family in your prayers. My friend Jessica lost her baby girl of 41 weeks this past father's day. She's still in the hospital and we are waiting for her to get out so that we can make arrangements for the ceremony. Please keep them in your prayers during this tragic time.

Sick!

It started with a headache two days ago..and now today..the third day I have a headache and a fever~! I hate being sick. It seems like I get sick more than most people and it's because I work around sick people all day long. I need a new job! JOBS AND BETTER JOBS LORD!

This guy seriously has finger waves~~

Neato Mosquito....

Pastor Boggs preached the message last Sunday 'If it is to be, it's up to me' and as I was standing in line at Qdoba on Thursday I looked down as saw this guys shirt....so ironic! I got tooo excited ..I just had to take a picture, the lady standing behind me thought I was nuts,so I had to explain to her what I was a doing!

Happy Father's Day Daddy-o's!!

Happy Father's Day to all the Father's out there!!

I would like to give a speical Happy Father's Day to my step-dad Doug, he has played a huge roll in my life since I was 17. Doug has stood in the gap when no one else was there for me and he deserves a huge THANK YOU...you mean so much to me Doug! THANKS Doug for all you do for me and for being a father figure to my brother and I...you didn't have to do it considering you don't have any children of your own ...but you did, and you deserve a lot of credit..!! Love ya man!

Long email i got but good stuff!

Finding and Keeping a Life Partner
Golden rules for finding your life partner by Dov Heller, M.A.
When it comes to making the decision about choosing a life partner, no one wants to make a mistake. Yet, with a divorce rate of close to 50%, it appears that many are making serious mistakes in their approach to finding Mr. /Miss. Right!
If you ask most couples who are engaged why they’re getting married, they’ll say: “We’re in love;” I believe this the...1 mistake people make when they date.
Choosing a life partner should never be based on love.
Though this may sound “not politically correct,” there’s a profound truth here. Love is not the basis for getting married. Rather, love is the result of a good marriage.
When the other ingredients are right, then the love will come. Let me say it again: “You can’t build a lifetime relationship on love alone;” You need a lot more!!!
Here are five questions you must ask yourself if you’re serious about finding and keeping a life partner.
QUESTION 1: Do we share a common life purpose?
Why is this so important? Let me put it this way: If you’re married for 20 or 30 years, that’s a long time to live with someone. What do you plan to do with each other all that time? Travel, eat and jog together? You need to share something deeper and more meaningful. You need a common life purpose.
Two things can happen in a marriage: (1) You can grow together, or (2) you can grow apart. 50% of the people are growing apart. To make a marriage work, you need to know what you want out of life!
Bottom line; marry someone who wants the same thing.
QUESTION 2: Do I feel safe expressing my feelings and thoughts with this person?
This question goes to the core of the quality of your relationship. Feeling safe means you can communicate openly with this person. The basis of having good communication is trust – i.e. trust that I won’t get “punished” or hurt for expressing my honest thoughts and feelings. A colleague of mine defines an abusive person as someone with whom you feel afraid to express your thoughts and feelings. Be honest with yourself on this one. Make sure you feel emotionally safe with the person you plan to marry.
QUESTION 3: Is he/she a mensch?
A mensch is someone who is a refined and sensitive person. How can you test? Here are some suggestions. Do they work on personal growth on a regular basis? Are they serious about improving themselves? A teacher of mine defines a good person as “someone who is always striving to be good and do the right thing.” So ask about your significant other: what do they do with their time? Is this person materialistic? Usually a materialistic person is not someone whose top priority is character refinement.
There are essentially two types of people in the world: (1) people who are dedicated to personal growth and (2) people who are dedicated to seeking comfort. Someone whose goal in life is to be comfortable will put personal comfort ahead of doing the right thing. You need to know that before walking down the aisle.
QUESTION 4: How does he/she treat other people?
The one most important thing that makes any relationship work is the ability to give. By giving, we mean the ability to give another person pleasure.
Ask: Is this someone who enjoys giving pleasure to others or are they wrapped up in themselves and self-absorbed?
To measure this, think about the following: How do they treat people whom they do not have to be nice to such as waiters, bus boys, taxi drivers, etc. How do they treat their parents and siblings? Do they have gratitude and appreciation?
If they don’t have gratitude for the people who have given them everything, can you do nearly as much for them? You can be sure that someone who treats others poorly will eventually treat you poorly as well.
QUESTION 5: Is there anything I’m hoping to change about this person after we’re married?
Too many people make the mistake of marrying someone with the intention of trying to “improve” them after they’re married. As a colleague of mine puts it: “You can probably expect someone to change after marriage for the worse.” If you cannot fully accept this person the way they are now, then you are not ready to marry them.

In conclusion, dating doesn’t have to be difficult and treacherous. The key is to try leading a little more with your head and less with your heart. It pays to be as objective as possible when you are dating; to be sure to ask questions that will help you get to the key issues. Falling in love is a great feeling, but when you wake up with a ring on your finger, you don’t want to find yourself in trouble because you didn’t do your homework.
Another perspective:
There are some people in your life that need to be loved from a distance…it’s amazing what you can accomplish when you let go of or at least minimize your time with draining, negative, incompatible, not-going anywhere relationships. Observe the relationships around you.
Pay attention…which ones lift and which ones lean? Which ones encourage and which discourage? Which ones are on a path of growth uphill and which are going downhill? When you leave certain people do you feel better or worse? Which ones always have drama or don’t really understand, know, and appreciate you?
The more you seek quality, respect, growth, peace of mind, love, and truth around you…the easier it will become for you to decide who gets to sit in the front row and who should be moved to the balcony of your life.
An African proverb states, “Before you get married, keep eyes open and after you marry, close one eye.” Before you get involved and make a commitment to someone, don’t let lust, desperation, immaturity, ignorance, pressure from others, or low self-esteem make you blind to warning signs. Keep your eyes open and don’t fool yourself that you can change someone or that what you see as faults isn’t really that important.
Do you bring out the best in each other? Do you compliment and compromise with each other or do you compete, compare, and control? What do you bring to the relationship? Do you bring past relationships, past hurt, past mistrust, past pain? You can’t take someone to the altar to alter them. You can’t make someone love you or make someone stay.
If you develop self-esteem, spiritual discernment, and a “life,” you won’t find yourself making someone else responsible for your happiness or responsible for your pain. Seeking status, sex, and security are the wrong reasons to be in a relationship.
WHAT KEEPS A RELATIONSHIP STRONG IS:
1. TRUST
2. COMMUNICATION
3. INTIMACY
4. A SENSE OF HUMOR
5. SHARING TASKS
6. SOME GETAWAY TIME WITHOUT BUSINESS OR CHILDREN
7. DAILY EXCHANGES (meal, shared activity, hug, call, touch, notes, etc.)
8. SHARING COMMON GOALS AND INTERESTS
9. GIVING EACH OTHER SPACE TO GROW WITHOUT FEELING INSECURE
10. GIVING EACH OTHER A SENSE OF BELONGING AND ASSURANCES OF COMMITMENT
If these qualities are missing, the relationship will erode as resentment, withdrawal, abuse, neglect, and dishonesty and pain will replace them.

I'm so sick of seeing these bugs!

~The Cicada~
I've been wondering where these bugs where coming from there are tons of them dead outside in my driveway, and I've been hearing their friends singing for a few weeks now. So I decided to do some research on them. Good thing they only come around every 17 years!

*The cicada is related to the harvest fly.
•Some cicada's live underground for seventeen years.
•The cicada grows up to three inches.
•Cicadas suck juice from tree roots when they are larva.
•Once the female cicada comes above ground, she mates. Then she lays her eggs and dies.
•The cicada can lay four hundred to six hundred eggs.
•The adult cicada lives in trees.
•Adult cicadas live for thirty to forty days.
•A cicada can chirp so loud you can hear it from half a mile away.
•A male cicada abdomen has two drum like sound chambers.

Vertical Horizon Concert

This past Friday I went to the Vertical Horizon concert, and I had a flippen blast! I was introduced to some really nice people and also saw some old friends!

Holy crap~

Coworker says: "When will you be 27?"

Me:.....(No response..I never thought about it...it took me for a loop, my heart started pounding..I didn't know what to say. I don't want to get old. Omg...this age thing is really going to bother me when 27 rolls around. This sucks!!! It was about a 10 second delay and then I turned around and looked at her, my face was as white as a ghost)

"April!"

Coworker says: "Dag,Your face just said it all"


*That's it I'm going to try out for The Bachelorette, (i think i just heard God calling..ha)*

I was feed tonight~

Pastor Craig did an outstanding job delivering the word to us tonight! I am going to listen to the voice of God!

*I'm turning on my phone...the ringer is all the way up!
*It's fully charged
*And I got clear reception

Lord speak to me, I need to hear you!

Going through my mid 20's crisis!

For the past few days I've not been able to sleep, eat, or do anything. I have NO energy! I just want to give up ...throw in the towel! But instead i'm giving it all to God. In the next few weeks i'm going to be going through a lot of changes...please keep me in your prayers!

How smart is your right foot?

Just try this. It is from an orthopaedic surgeon............

This will boggle your mind and you will keep trying over and over again to see if
Think you can outsmart your foot, but you can't. It's preprogrammed in your brain.

1. Without anyone watching you (they will think you are GOOFY......) and while
Sitting where you are at your desk in front of your computer, lift your right foot
Off the floor and make clockwise circles.

2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with you right hand .

Your foot will change direction.


I told you so...and there is nothing you can do about it.



You and I both know how stupid it is, but before the day is done you are going to try it again, if you've not already done so...