December

Well it has been several months but finally I got around to it. The holidays have been very relaxing and wonderful. Aaron and Chelsey came over on Christmas eve to be with us and christmas day started with a breakfast, which I made, followed by hanging out and preparations for lunch. Like always it was a magnificent meal with the traditional turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, cranberries, jello, and the works. Afterward we went to the kuetemeyers house for games and desert.
One more event that made this December unique was a ski trip Nick and I took to 49 degrees north. The majority if our trip was uneventful and common. Or at least it was till we came to one of the first hills on the way up the mountain. At about three quarters of the way up the cars tires began to spin. Slowly the car slid backwards until it reached a stop. A suv behind us couldn't make it up either and he had to turn back and go down the hill. We decides to do the same. However, about half way through our turn, while we were perpendicular to the road, a medium size suv comes ripping down the hill at 30-40 miles an hour. I'm staring at it as it fishtails it's way right at me on the passenger side. The only thing running through my mind is that I'm going to have to go to the hospital today. In an act of Gods mercy the suv does one final fishtails and miraculously misses our car which is taking up both lanes of the narrow road. My memory is pretty fuzzy about this part of the story and I cannot remember seeing the suv until it was already mostly down the hill. Also to add to the elements of surprise on the rest of our journey we hitchhiked to the mountain with a man who was sketchy and had just gotten his license back after being suspended 9 years for drunk driving. (which was bad cause he smelt of alcohol) then skied, then went down the wrong side of the mountain, then almost hit a dear on the way back. It was indeed a trip to remember. Well goodnight world and I will try to be more constant in weighting my thoughts.

August 24

It's been a very long time since I last logged my thoughts. The movie Slow Fade has completely overtaken my life. We are finally finished with the primary shoot for the project so I am once again master of my calendar. It has been a huge learning process and will for sure teach me how to be more excellent on the next go around. I am getting back into my regular routine once again and I'm excited to workout tomorrow. I'm also very excited that Amie will be coming home tomorrow. It has been way too long and I miss her so much.

July 26

Today was an amazingly productive day. I only had 5 hours of sleep but spent the other 19 getting a ton done. Whether exersicing or working on the script today was definitely well spent. Also it was exciting for the equipment to come in. Now we are ready to get the show on the road. Or on the computer. Tonight Nick came over and we worked in a few more details on the script then we talked theology up until midnight. Good stuff. Well tomorrow will come early so that will be all for today. 'Night!

July 25

Today was super long. It began at about 5:30 when I got up to make sure Katherine had all the flight info she needed to make it out here. Then a few hours of sleep and had to wake up to prepare for church. Today's sermon was part 2 of handling opposition. Which was perfect fit me because the message of Slow Fade will draw a lot of opposition even from the Christian circles.
We missed the last little bit of the sermon so that we could make sure we were at the airport to pick up Katherine. Unfortunately her fly was delayed so we really could have stayed for the remainder of the sermon.
We enjoyed a delightful lunch at Red Robin with Katherine then I headed out to hang with Nick. It just so happens that his birthday is today. We enjoyed volleyball swimming and jumping off the docks at Higgins point. After we were all tired we headed back into town to go to Red Robin once again. Then we stopped by coldstone, where Tom is working, and made the staff sing their song by tipping over a dollar. We hung out by the man made lake then went to ft. Sherman to engage in some ultimate lava tag. Surprisingly no one was injured. Now I am setting my alarm for 5:30 so I can get a head start on tomorrow. Goodnight everyone.

July 23

Had both a really positive and yet a very disappointing day. It was positive because a lot got done and I feel a lot more confident about the next month. Also it was great to have all the audio equipment come in. But it's amazing how one thing can just ruin a perfect day. It all started after I locked myself outside my car. I called home to ask for help but instead I found that Amie was too busy to help. I didn't really handle that so well. I was very bitter with Amie and really rude. Which stunk because I had a whole hour to dwell on that conversation. Dinner was great I picked up Panda and ate with my dad. Afterwards I worked on the script till writers block set in. Then a little and a real book. I started reading Robin Hood. For me it's kinda hard to separate it from the Disney movie. I guess I'll see if it becomes it's own story in the next few chapters.
The next few days will be insane. Katherine is flying in on Sunday. Tomorrow is a major production meeting. I also have to wrap up all the loose ends so that we can begin the shooting. Well I need to prepare for tomorrows meeting so I'll fill you in with the details later.

July 7

Today had an excellent start. Bible study was great. Then my mother and I went and talked to NIC to see if we could rent their facilities for slow fade. We also had an incredible meeting with Ronda from TMI who shared with us some of the exciting ministries she is undertaking in Africa. Overall it was a blessing from God to find a like minded individual who is interested in serving the Lord.

I spent most of the rest of the day with my grandma watching movies, because she is not fit enough to do anything else nor enjoys anything else. Maybe a little music now and then.

Dinner was thought provoking. My parents, Amie and I got into a discussion about at what point do we fight for our liberties. And how should we go about fighting those battles. And which ones should we choose to undertake. It got me thinking very deep thoughts. We also talked about premarital sex and children out of wedlock. Recently a pastors son and daughter in law got married because of an unplanned pregnancy. This is the 2nd child of this youth pastor who has done this. This topic has come up many times recently in discussions with family and friends. We all feel that the church must discipline it's leadership rather than covering it up and encouraging this problem.

Today I think I only had a few minor problems. I didn't complete all the tasks I should have, I had a little bit of a grumpy attitude around Lunch and dinner and I didn't complete a few tasks my parents asked me to do.

Well tomorrow is a fresh start and I will work on diligence, attitude and obedience.

Goodnight.

July 5

Well today was a good day in some areas and yet I complete let down in others. On the negative side I was very lazy and did not get much accomplished at all. Although that was due to the fact that I slept in till 12:30 this afternoon. However, I did manage to set quite a few goals for my life. Including some goals on reading, blogging, personal bible study, hygiene, and making wise choices. I also enjoyed this evening. My sister and I went out bowling with the Paul boys, Micah and his friend Luke. Even though I only broke 100 once, i'd say that this was one of my favorite bowling adventures. Well that about sums up my life for today. I'll keep you posted on my new commitments and how they all pan out. Goodnight world.

June 29-July 4

This week has been a rough one. I have stumbled many times and I am not proud at all of my behavior. I have also failed to be diligent in many respects and have dropped the ball on many tasks that I should have completed. "Lord, heal me. Forgive me. Help me forget my wretchedness as you already have. Strengthen me. And fill me with your Holy Spirit. Teach me your ways and guide my paths. Direct my life and assume complete control where I have been grasping on to selfish pride. Chip away my impurities even though it may hurt and mold me into something beautiful. Amen"

June 28

Today was an interesting day. It was definitely a Monday. I felt groggy and sluggish until about 5 o'clock. I suffered through hours of writing emails and what seemed to be absolutely nothing positive. Then after lunch things began to pick up. I had an excellent meeting with my older sister Sarah and mom. Together we came up with some brilliant work arounds to some of our prop problems.

Then we toured a house at 5:30 and we were able to work out some details on that location. Then followed dinner and then a family meeting. The meeting was a roller coaster. At times things were going well. At other times there was a lot of tension. Sometimes family can be hard to work with. But they are definitely the best people to work with.

This morning I practically slept through Bible study. For some reason I just couldn't focus on the text. This isn't acceptable so tomorrow I will have to force myself to pay better attention and learn from this valuable time. It was also a bad day for person study. I didn't even get around to it. This might explain why the majority of my day felt wasted. I didn't start it off right at all. Well, I should wrap this up so that tomorrow I can avoid these pitfalls and start my day off in the right perspective. This is my life on June twenty eighth, two thousand and ten.

June 27

Today was Sunday. It started off very well. I went one step further than I was told this morning by filling the dishwasher after I was told to only unload it. Then I finally remembered to bring my tithe to church after forgetting it several weeks in a row.

Service was just ok. It didn't go much deeper than just a brief overview of the text in Nehemiah. We were going over chapter 2. Although it got better towards the end of the sermon when pastor Bryan got into the application. He was talking about how Nehemiah goal was to remove the reproach that the broken walls, ultimately a result of their sin, had caused. He then cross applied that to our lives. How we need to rebuild our walls and remove the root problem sin. It also tied nicely into the discussion of how we are to prepare ourselves as the bride of Christ by becoming more holy.

Lunch was quick and we set off to play ultimate frisbee as Amie and I always do. The first few games I lost and towards the end of the third I was pretty frustrated at my team. I am ashamed but I felt like I didn't in that situation take leadership by having a sportsman like attitude. Instead my attitude was less than gracious. However, I did gain control of my attitude by the fourth game and enjoyed the remainder of the games. I was also excited to beat Josiah today. He happens to be the all star of ultimate frisbee. And today I managed to beat him in a foot race to the disc and dive to knock it down. It feels good to out perform the best. :)

Later we went to Aaron and Chelsey's house for Chelsey's Birthday. It was a great time of family and fun. What a blessing it is to have such neat family. Even though I sometimes have a hard time relating to my brother he is an awesome guy and I had a great time hanging out with him and his wife.

Tomorrow I begin work on what will be a very key week for Slow Fade. Either we will find the funding necessary or we will have to post pone the project for a couple weeks or even a full year. I guess I'll see what God has in store. This is my life on June twenty seventh, two thousand and ten.

June 26

Today is the first day of this blog. It is something that I have wanted to do for a long time but I've always made an excuse. Today I decided that I will no longer make an excuse. So therefor I will begin reflecting on my life each night.

This morning like almost every morning I had difficulty waking up. It took my dad twice coming down and shaking me to wake me. I had forgotten but today was a work day. I am a co-owner of CDA Paddle boats and on Saturdays we show the boats around town. Well today it was my sister Amie's and mine turn. After about 4 hours and 2 bites we decided to set down the anchor and call it quits for the day. Then followed a very lazy Saturday filled with pretty much nothing.

Looking back on the day I can see that I did not treat my grandmother very well today. She is very difficult in many respects and never asks for things to be done but rather commands them. Which made it very easy for me to in like return her attitude with a rude behavior. Needles to say that is one thing I hope to change. I will pray that God will give me the strength to return her complaints with graciousness and humility.

One of todays highlights was having my production Slow Fade mentioned by Gordon Pictures in their e-newsletter. What a blessing to have the support of someone else. It has inspired me to press forward.

Well tomorrow is Sunday so I will put myself to rest for tonight. This is my life on June twenty sixth, two thousand and ten.