Someone stop me

This is my new friend.  He's been so nice to me lately.  He talked me off of  some ledges today.  SInce there aren't any dogs to kick, as my friend Dano likes to offer... don't worry kicking dogs is not in my nature... but Spike is the next best thing. anytime someone wants to join me for a game... its electronic... Good ol' spike.

Welcome to New York, Brett, where we humiliate our friends. 

Sorry guys, forgot i took these.

Hope you had a great Birthday.  Tell your mom thanks for the cookie... I was so sad when you took it from me.

HAPPY BIRHDAY BRETT!!!!

I NEED LOTS OF

OR I WILL BE

Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking.  Instead, fix your attention on God.  You'll be changed from the inside out. Romans 12:2 (msg remix)

"I should have people around bugging me and getting under my skin because without people I could not grow-- I could not grow in God, and I could not grow as a human.  We are born into families and we are needy at first as children because God wants us together, living among one another, not hiding ourselves under logs like fungus. You are not a fungus, you are a human, and you need other people in your life to be healthy."Donald Miller.

The more my partially introverted self tries to avoid this truth, the more i realize its true... its through my relationships (good and bad) that i have learned the most about God and His Love.  

Have I said yet that I LOVE MY JOB...

I actually look forward to coming to work. I wake up at 6am now... EWW and i look forward to that... I KNOW I AM WEIRD

Gregg even asked me today if i was on drugs or if I was just happier now... I am happier. I feel like for the first time the gifts match the job.  I swear if i didn't know better I'd think i was in love... ;)  Too bad my job isn't a cute boy. 

Its funny how you can spend an entire day working your arse off and still not get through one thing on your list.  HOw does that work?  Man... But i do lvoe my job and i am not complaining... just trying to figure out where the last 8 hours went...

Ok so I totally love my new job description... but oh my... i think my head might explode with information overload.  BUt hey i got to have Thai food with my friend Sid today.  THai food makes me smile really big!!!!

SO not only am I learning a new job, i am continuing much of what i did before as well as training a new staff member on the other aspects of my old job... Not good for this ADD brain but i think i am going to love doing what i am doing. 

I hope all of you Passion kids are having a great time. Thanks for the call reminding me of what i am missing.  That was nice... HAHA...

Can you take a picture of COLD... Its cold outside

Have you ever just noticed how all things weave together.  YOu are marching through life and witnessing the random moments it brings.  Not quit sure what each moment is leading to and then bam it all kind of comes together.  God has totally been keeping me in his little classroom the last several months... teaching me slowing little by little how he works, who he is, who I am in Him, where i lack, where i am gifted.  He's been showing me my strengths and teaching me that where I thought they were weakness they are now seen as strengths.

Ok well This week I have had to deal with some pretty random moments.  From no heat in my apt during 20-30degree weather to my computer completely dying, i lost 2 things that i rely pretty heavely on. But in the midst of this small chaotic weekend I got to learn a little more about myself, my friends, and my God.  All of this helped me sit down and seek God in a new way... which i am now very thankful for because in the next 5 days i have to make a pretty big decision.  With some transitions going on with my job I have been given an opportunity to restructure what i do... My job will not be the same... SO do I take the new job or do I leave?  I no longer think its a "what's in God's Will" kind of decision... but what will i do with the opportunities I am given...

So in this little web God has been weaving, i am trying to find my way... do I start over or do I stay in this web?  THings to consider. 

So many of you know about my new hypersensitive desire for photography.  I've had a lot of encouragement lately... people telling me i should pursue it more... even Gregg, my boss was encouraging me to check out working with Troy Plota who is a profesional photographer in our church who has worked with celebrities as well as major campaigns such as IZOD, Arrow, Boss, etc.  Well I was showing my Life group guys some of his stuff today and i came across this picture.  www.troyplota.com Look at the  11th picture under Personal Work.


 Then look at this one .

THis one is mine.  Is that not the coolest.  I took that picture in St. John.  Now his is better and he has a better eye but i thought it was cool. I am totally reading too much into it but it was cool to see a picture on his website and go "hey that's my picture"  Made me smile... plus he was in a place not many people have been too...

Its in the 30's outside and I have no heat.  My space heater keeps tripping the circuit... so needless to say its cold in here.  BRRRR.... ANd its only getting colder... ITs supposed to get in the 20's.... BUt i shouldn't complain. I do have a roof over my head that i pay very little for... I live in a nice neighborhood...in manhattan...   I have a million blankets that i can bundle up in... I have plenty of clothes to layer with and  I have family that i will be visiting in 24 hours so... I am not complaining... ;) WOw that was a reality check.  Like the outloud processing of that one?    

Change is good...change is good... change is good.  Someone told me today that i like change... i hope its true because my life is definitely about to change... 

Do you ever have people come into your life that immedialtely push all of your buttons. Being around them is just excruciating more because you are just two different/opposite people.  Well in the last year i have had those people in my life... and it has amazed me how now looking back I see those people in a totally different light.  They are the people that have humbled me and taught me the most.  They have so much to offer and I was to quick to judge them.  I admire them beyond measure.  THe things that pushed my buttons are now what makes them endearing. I love how God used those people to teach and grow me... HE's much bigger then me!!!

These are some of the pictures i took today with my new camera.  I love fall in this city...

Isn't she beautiful.  I finaly got one. Meredith and Carmen... now i can leave you two alone.  I love this beautiful toy about like some of my friends like Macs.  

photo from kimkmcil

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