We Are Peculiar People
First of all, I'd like to say thanks to everyone who reads this blog. I hope that I at least entertain you slightly for a little while as you read. I know some of you still don't comment all the time, and that's okay I suppose, but I do enjoy hearing your feedback about things. Special thanks goes to Sarah and Max. Sarah even comments without a blogger account which is pretty cool. Hope you're doing well, Sarah. Married yet? Anyways, and Max, who is a pretty "unfreakingbelievable" youth pastor who also served time as the (overall) camp director at One Week 2008: Collide, thanks for reading also. Everyone else can check out Max's blog, but one that he doesn't have posted on blogger due to certain restraints should totally be read. THIS is pretty unfreakingbelievable. Anywho thanks again to everyone who reads. I do appreciate it.
So I'm trucking right along in 2 Corinthians. Tiffany made me read what I was reading tonight aloud to her as we layed in bed. I'm not the best print-to-speecher but she stuck with it for about four chapters before she fell asleep. She's the best wife I've ever had, and I love her. Anyways, I'm still on my streak of reading my Bible every day since camp, even though there's been like two days where I've only read one chapter, but I've made up for it the day after. I'm trying at the very least to read three chapters a day. Most days I've obliterated that, but when it ends up being really late at night or something and I'm really tired, I don't feel badly about only reading three chapters. I even try to read at least a couple chapters at night after I've read a bunch at work in between calls and such. I plan on doing this tomorrow when I go back to work.
It's a little easier going to work tomorrow knowing that it's a short week and I only have to make it through Thursday. A lot of times, that's made work worse because I feel like it should be better and then it's not or something. This time, though, I'm just trying to go into it thinking that it's going to be easier and I'm going to do my best to make that happen. Reading BibleGateway.com and listening to some good music during the day while consciously trying not to let the customers get to me should help. (Maybe if I stop writing this blog and get a good night's sleep, that would help too, eh?) So, hopefully all of that will actually help and I'll have a decent Monday. I'll tell you, it will be the first decent Monday I've had in a very long time. It also helps to know that I also have next Monday off, which is easily going to be one of the busiest days of the year due to everyone being off Friday.
This weekend went by incredibly fast, which stinks terribly. Friday night, Blake came over and we played some Call of Duty 4 and just hung out before he left for Colorado. Yesterday, I can barely even remember what we did. I guess we didn't do much of anything but it just went by fairly quickly. We were originally planning on going to Cheeseburger in Paradise with Stefanie but we ended up not doing that. We kinda just sat around and hung out after grocery shopping. Today, Tiffany's mom's car broke down on the way to work, so after church we waited for the tow truck with her. After that we went curtain shopping. I understand how jealous all of you must be of how exciting that was. Just kidding, it wasn't terrible. We found some good ones and wanted to get them hung up before dinner, but we didn't have enough time. Went to dinner with my mom and Alex, then we had people over to watch some rasslin'. Speaking of my brother, he has made a very tough choice and needs support in prayer. If you could, send one his way.
Church today was great. Pastor Walker was out of town, so Marty took over and spoke. He is incredible. He spoke about how we need to be excited for what God is doing in our lives (and if not in our lives, in other peoples'). I'm definitely excited about what God is doing in my life and can't wait to see what he's going to be doing next. He also spoke on how we should come to church expecting great things (not just in church, for that matter), and I am definitely there. I expect great things to happen because I feel it happening. This is an awesome time in my relationship with God and I love where I am right now. Hallelujah. By the way, I got an answer this weekend as to why I keep feeling compelled to blog about what I'm reading in the Bible and my relationship with God and everything. Funny how those things happen.
I'm going to call it quits for the night. I thank you all again for reading. I love you all and hope you're all doing well. If you read, comment so I can show off how many comments I have to Jenkins and make him jealous. I don't feel bad about writing that, because God knows he's not going to read this far OR comment. Even though I comment almost every one of his posts and read every word. Just kidding, Jenkins. Wait, you're not reading anyways. By the way, once I get some pictures from Camp, I will be posting them. So, I will let you know.
*My name is Ryan J. Schwimmer, a peculiar person who was meant to fly, and I approve this blog on the wings of eagles, oh oh oh.*
So I'm trucking right along in 2 Corinthians. Tiffany made me read what I was reading tonight aloud to her as we layed in bed. I'm not the best print-to-speecher but she stuck with it for about four chapters before she fell asleep. She's the best wife I've ever had, and I love her. Anyways, I'm still on my streak of reading my Bible every day since camp, even though there's been like two days where I've only read one chapter, but I've made up for it the day after. I'm trying at the very least to read three chapters a day. Most days I've obliterated that, but when it ends up being really late at night or something and I'm really tired, I don't feel badly about only reading three chapters. I even try to read at least a couple chapters at night after I've read a bunch at work in between calls and such. I plan on doing this tomorrow when I go back to work.
It's a little easier going to work tomorrow knowing that it's a short week and I only have to make it through Thursday. A lot of times, that's made work worse because I feel like it should be better and then it's not or something. This time, though, I'm just trying to go into it thinking that it's going to be easier and I'm going to do my best to make that happen. Reading BibleGateway.com and listening to some good music during the day while consciously trying not to let the customers get to me should help. (Maybe if I stop writing this blog and get a good night's sleep, that would help too, eh?) So, hopefully all of that will actually help and I'll have a decent Monday. I'll tell you, it will be the first decent Monday I've had in a very long time. It also helps to know that I also have next Monday off, which is easily going to be one of the busiest days of the year due to everyone being off Friday.
This weekend went by incredibly fast, which stinks terribly. Friday night, Blake came over and we played some Call of Duty 4 and just hung out before he left for Colorado. Yesterday, I can barely even remember what we did. I guess we didn't do much of anything but it just went by fairly quickly. We were originally planning on going to Cheeseburger in Paradise with Stefanie but we ended up not doing that. We kinda just sat around and hung out after grocery shopping. Today, Tiffany's mom's car broke down on the way to work, so after church we waited for the tow truck with her. After that we went curtain shopping. I understand how jealous all of you must be of how exciting that was. Just kidding, it wasn't terrible. We found some good ones and wanted to get them hung up before dinner, but we didn't have enough time. Went to dinner with my mom and Alex, then we had people over to watch some rasslin'. Speaking of my brother, he has made a very tough choice and needs support in prayer. If you could, send one his way.
Church today was great. Pastor Walker was out of town, so Marty took over and spoke. He is incredible. He spoke about how we need to be excited for what God is doing in our lives (and if not in our lives, in other peoples'). I'm definitely excited about what God is doing in my life and can't wait to see what he's going to be doing next. He also spoke on how we should come to church expecting great things (not just in church, for that matter), and I am definitely there. I expect great things to happen because I feel it happening. This is an awesome time in my relationship with God and I love where I am right now. Hallelujah. By the way, I got an answer this weekend as to why I keep feeling compelled to blog about what I'm reading in the Bible and my relationship with God and everything. Funny how those things happen.
I'm going to call it quits for the night. I thank you all again for reading. I love you all and hope you're all doing well. If you read, comment so I can show off how many comments I have to Jenkins and make him jealous. I don't feel bad about writing that, because God knows he's not going to read this far OR comment. Even though I comment almost every one of his posts and read every word. Just kidding, Jenkins. Wait, you're not reading anyways. By the way, once I get some pictures from Camp, I will be posting them. So, I will let you know.
*My name is Ryan J. Schwimmer, a peculiar person who was meant to fly, and I approve this blog on the wings of eagles, oh oh oh.*
Anyway, I'm really proud of you man. You're growing, and I know that will only allow you and Tiffany's relationship to further grow, which is great, because I think she's great. :) Sorry if I don't read your other posts over the next few days (I'll try and catch up if I don't)...I'm in Colorado now, and then Western Oklahoma for the 4th.