Dream Girl

Its true everyone! i didnt think this would happen until alot later... the reasons for that are my own... but its true. i mean it wasnt an immediate thing... took a few days for me to really get used to it. =) ok enough with the silly ambiguity! no its not a gf, i wrote my first song that actually has a tune to it... i need ot work with it alot... but yah... and it just so happens to be called Dream Girl =). ok... thats all folks

Stumbling Blocks

Or in more common terms... distractions. no? anything that draws our focus away from God. anything that tempts us to follow after that then stay in the arms of our creator. I had a short and intersting conversation on friday night... and ive been thinking about it. a stumbling block doesnt have to be necessarily bad. not in the slightest. but if it draws our focus off of God then it harms us. i have plenty of them... and i could probably defend each of them as just a hobby or interest that wont do any harm. But... i dont think ill do that... i think ill just be honest and level with you. i struggle too. alot. im often dissappointed with myself when i see that ive slipped away from God for silly little things. one of my main problems? music. (probably an obvious obsession if you know me) i love music. thats not a bad thing, as long as im controlling my interest in it and not visa versa (probably spelled that wrong). if i hear a song, and i like the sound of it... then it might be a good thing. if that song somehow violates a standard i have, then i can assure you it is a very bad thing. probably not for everyone, but for me, who cant get it out of my head and now has a violation in my system, it is. if this is confusing, paul says pretty much the same kind of thing somewhere in Romans 14... good chapter, you should read it. but music deffinitely isnt my only or my worst shortcoming. material possesions (aka guitars or cars) can catch me up in their trap pretty quick. Relationships can in some cases become a stumbling block... if im more focused on that relationship then on God, then it is.
The best way to avoid these stumbling blocks? focus your entire life on God... sounds hard... but if you try it... id be willing to bet you wouldnt regret it. like, instead of spending your time focusing on what she may have meant when she said such and such, or how your going to get a bill paid... give your worries to God, let him deal with it, and instead take some time and think about how much he must love you. go look at the stars, or feel the breeze, or let the rain fall down on your skin.... let God tell you how much he loves you... thats jsut plain addicting =)
but i think i got off topic there... oh well
ok... well i was supposed to go to bed 20 minutes ago, so im going to go brush my teeth and tell my bro to go to bed.
Love,
~David

Almost Home

Its been a long trip. i mean... yah it was really an awesome Vacation... but im ready to be home now. im ready to fall into my bed, or sit down at my computer, or even go out and lay in my hammock (dont i sound lazy?) but im Really ready to see all of my friends. it took me a while to realise how much i miss everyone at home... i mean yah i can focus on all the stuff out here... and thats ok... but it cant make up for you all. i miss sitting on the back porch with katrina and angie and playing their guitars =). i miss having tea time with the burgetts, and if im lucky play music with tyler or have a good conversation with jenna. i miss drinking oranges with megan at the basketball court and watching russell and andrew play. i miss embarking on the trek to the dollar store where we all buy candy and an ibc creme soda and walk back. i miss everyone.

a great vacation

i could easily call this trip that. so much fun stuff to do, amazing people to hang out with, and good conversations to be had. the Brasil Team was Awesome! i love all of them (that i met) and i really hope to see them again soon. its cool to get close to so many people at once.. but at the same time i really miss my friends at home. I cant wait to get back and see all of you =). last night, after i got of the phone (about 6 or 7 times with 6 or 7 different people, most of which were answering machines) my bro, preston and i went out in the rowboat across the lake. we almost got to the other side when this disturbingly eerie fog came up off the water. with the moon shining bright and the dark forests on every side, it created a creepy enviroment. then the loons out on the water started singing their eerie laughing cry. it was awesome! i mean it was like straight out of a hitchcock or shyamalan movie! night of the living dead scene or something. anyway... yah ok so im just rambling. love you all and cant wait to get back. thanks for talking to me jenna.