Reflections 2010

As I start to write this final blog of 2010 there is only about an hour and a half left in the year. I though I would share a few reflections of the year that was Twenty Ten.

This has been a year that I will look back upon as one where God has challenged me beyond anything I ever expected. Early in the year He placed on me the desire to start an outreach ministry geared toward the action games community which I did in the form of Project X. We had one event and while planning the other events God spoke into my heart to start a church. Yeah a church! You know one with preaching and all. So I put in motion the steps of planting Vision Church which will launch in 2011.

During the year I had the opportunity to attend the inaugural 4-Wide NHRA Nationals with not only my son but also my dad. Really cool.

I reconnected with some old friends through Facebook while making new friends at the same time.

I went through my second year in a row without going to a UGA football game after going about 20 years of attending at least one.

I smacked a deer with my car.

I became more and more proud of my wife as she continues to step out of her comfort zone in many areas of her life.

Witnessed the magic of Disney through my two year old’s eyes. She has never liked characters of any kind until this year when she became best friends with them.

Watched my son become more of an individual while at the same time grow as a big brother.

Realized that watching your son ride an ATV can make you a nervous wreck if you let it.

Enjoyed watching my God- Daughter walk across the stage as she graduated from high school, very proud of her.

Had a blast hang in with my niece at Universal Studios.

Became encouraged by seeing my father in law’s renewed energy and dedication to family.

Can’t say enough about how AWESOME my parents are, love u mom and dad!

Learned a lot about myself as a parent and I have a long way to go to become what I can be.

Experienced the worst weather we have ever had at Disney, freezing temps most of the week!

Did I mention how proud I have been of my wife this year? She has really taken on some cool things and I can’t wait to see what 2011 has in store for her.

That is enough for now but I just wanna say that 2010 was great but it wasn’t without it’s challenges. While it wasn’t all roses I had a choice to either make the best of what was given or sit around and complain.

You have that choice too! Now with 2011 upon us shortly it is up to youth make it fantabulously awesome. No one else can do it for you. If you choose to make it great and to be happy others can just make it better. So choose happiness, choose greatness, choose to be awesome, choose to be fantabulous, and choose to follow God this year. I promise if you do these things 2011 will be the greatest year of your life.

Quick Hitz – 11/07/08

Here are just some random things from my brain:

• This has been a long week
• I love my church small group
• Ashley is getting bigger everyda, she inspires me
• Melissa inspires me too! She is doing well too!
• I really enjoy teaching in EDGE each week
• I have had fun creating our own message
• I hope UGA can redeem some dignity against the Cats tomorrow
• One day I will figure out the purpose of Twitter, yet I like it
• I need to get back on the treadmill
• I am pumped about an opportunity I have in January
• I have a lot of work to do this weekend, looks like a little less sleep is in the plans
• America sure did take a HUGE step this week
• The Bert Show has gotta be the best morning show in the ATL
• Nice to hear Chuck Oliver on a real sports station, now if they would only give him his own show
• ANTM is getting down the the last few…who will win?
• I have never watched any of the following: CSI, Heroes, 24, Law and Order, Survivor, House, Grey’s Anatomy, or NCIS
• Bath and Body Works just came out with their holiday scents….sweet!

Until next time as Hammer said …………. “It’s all good!”

Quick Hitz – 9/21/08

• It was cool having my new daughter at church today, 5 weeks old and already a Fusioneer, uhh EDGEhead
• I was worn out after service today and I am not sure why
• I didn’t feel like I connected today during my message, not sure why on that one either.
• Small group was fun, it was nice talking with a new group of students
• I took a long nap today which did me some good…I think
• I think the EDGE area looked much better today, we will keep improving it each week.
• I do not understand screaming metal
• Went to Suwanee Day yesterday with the family and had a great time meeting people around the community. (more on that later)
• Yesterday morning some friends and me did a Heart Walk in Duluth. Doing things like that are fun, I should do more of them. I didn’t raise as much as I wanted but some is better than none.
• I used a clip from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest today in EDGE, now I want to watch the entire movie.
• Falcons won today.
• I was supposed to go to St. Louis today but the trip was cancelled. I can’t say I am too disappointed.
• I have a huge announcement coming in the next week or so so stay tuned as changes are upon us.

Home Sweet Home Part 2

Recently I posted about being home after spending a week in the hospital (click here). Well today I have a new Home Sweet Home story. Today we were able to bring our 4 week old daughter, Ashley, home. That’s right Ashley got to come home today! Pretty cool stuff. She is still pretty small but she has passed all of her motor skills tests, her hearing test, and finally she weighed in at over 4 lbs last night. I love seeing her in her bed. You can read her take on being home by clicking here.

Quick Hitz – 7/21/08

Because my brain is just scattered right now all I can do is throw out some Quick Hitz. Hopefully I can gather some thoughts and articulate them into full blog later.

• I am disappointed in myself for not having seen Batman yet, I mean I really want to see it.
• I will find a way to see DK this week.
• EDGE is closer everyday and I can not tell you how excited I am about this opportunity. The faith that is being placed in me is extremely humbling.
• The set at church yesterday was amazing! What other church has their drummer playing on top of a Nintendo and their pastor using a Wii Remote as a podium?
• Everytime I hear the current series name “Beyond the Game” I think of Triple H.
• I am so happy that Greg 2.0′s room is done (except for a little detail).
• This week is going to be extra busy plus we had to throw is a doctor’s appointment in the middle.
• We had a great time yesterday hanging with some friends, makes you realize what this whole life thing is about.
• I have over 1400 points on My Coke Rewards, if you have bottle tops I will be more than happy to utilize them.
• Having a camera on your phone is the most stupid, useless tool I could have ever imagined…yet I love it and use it all of the time.
• Facebook and Twitter are getting a little addicting to me.
• Facebook is allowing me to connect with classmates I haven’t seen or heard from in many years. Ain’t technology great?
• Why do we bloggers blog?
• I think I want to theme the ‘boys’ room at my house with Captain Jack.
• Only about a month until the new Tiger Woods game for the Wii. That means I will be able to play golf again.
• Bath and Body Works has the best hand sanitizer in the world.
• WWE is just not as good as it used to be
• Told you this was random

I think that is enough rambling for now…until later I’m gone.

Quik Hitz – 7/1/08

Just some random Quick Hitz fromm my brain:

• Kudos to the WWE for shaking things up on RAW, Smackdown, and ECW. They even shocked us with C.M. Punk winning the world title.
• Las Vegas sure is fun!
• Greenville, IL – not quite as fun
• Nice to be home with the family
• I am looking forward to my trip with my dad to the Charlotte area in September as we take in the NHRA even and tour the Dale Trail
• EDGE is right around the corner
• Bath and Body Work makes wonderful products
• I learned about Zappos.com this past week, pretty cool cuture that got there.
• Toured The Venetian call center while in Vegas; hmm I wonder what it would be like to work…
• PCD Lounge is pretty cool
• I need a true vacation
• God kids coming in town this week, should be a lot of fun
• I plan to take in my first Silverbacks game this week; oh what we do for kids
• Dukefest was too cool; I want a General Lee
• The Dark Knight movie fast approaches and I can not wait
• Congrats to the Rekstens for the new version 4.0
• Strange is relative to who and what you are around at the time
• Illinois drivers are way too slow
• Jott.com is too cool!
• I need to plan another fellas night out soon
• I have a lot of stuff to do but can’t seem to focus my brain on anything
• I need another trip to Vegas
• Football season ain’t far away
• We got a Wii, Mario Kart is fun

Done for now….probably dump more later…

Quick Hitz – 5/23/08

Just random thoughts from my little brain…

• I am really looking forward to this Memorial Day Weekend…cookin’ out with family and friends, just don’t get much betta!
• Carpooling is starting to look real good as part of my new green initiative (the green in my pocket that is)
• The new Batman movie needs to hurry up and get here.
• June is looking busier and busier….just how I like it
• I am looking forward to my new role at church, gonna be fun!
• Did I mention the 3 day weekend is looking sweet!
• I am going to implement Casual Mondays and Formal Fridays at work
• I want a new cell phone – a PDA phone
• I am ready to Power Up
• I have mcuh reading and TV to catch up on this weekend (The Big Idea, Big Break, American Chopper, Miami Ink)
• I am getting into watching drag racing, it is becoming more interesting than NASCAR to me (Go Ashley!)
• Greg 2.0 and I have been playing race cars a lot lately, kind of cool
• I want to see Iron Man, hopefully before it goes to DVD
• I want to see Indiana Jones too before DVD release
• What you doing this weekend?
• You ever wonder how many people read this thing? I do. (I don’t keep stats)

That’s all for now…..c-ya!

Quick Hitz (week in review) – 4/20/08

Quik Hitz from my mind today:

• Church was…well interesting today, maybe more to be written later
• I know 3 people that have birthdays today; Paul, Kim, and Shoshana…Happy Birthday Y’all!
• Mowed the yard today and had plenty of time to think, I am kind of digging that me time
• Had a great time at the Advance ’08 conference Friday, more on that later too.
• 12Stone Church has the most amazing building I have ever seen, plus they have a Starbucks and you can take your drinks into the auditorium….simply AWESOME!!!
• I love Pirates of the Carribean (it is on USA right now as I write this)
• Had a fun lunch today with our DFFs
• Finished two books this week (First Impressions… by Mark Waltz and King of Rock by Darryl McDaniels)
• I will know all of the words to the Alvin and The Chipmunks soundtrack soon
• Didn’t get to play golf this past week
• Never felt 100% last week, just wished it would have knocked me on my butt as opposed to just lingering all week
• Met Dick Vitale on Friday even though I am not a big fan of his I respect what he does for charity
• Signed up for Eagles for St. Jude , every little bit helps
• Went to the Georgia Force game with my family and some friends, we lost but Greg 2.0 seemed to really enjoy himself and that in turn means I had fun too.
• Greg 2.0 got his first bike this weekend and did really well, proud of the lil dude!
• I need to start doing some things with the quickness, bottom line stop talking and start doing
• Had several team members at work go to dinner with me Friday for my bday, that was pretty cool
• Can’t believe how old I will be tomorrow but it will give me a great timeline for a few goals
• My car sure is dirty
• I think i may wear a tie to work tomorrow
• I am going to walk at least 45 minutes on the treadmill tomorrow
• Next couple of weeks should be pretty busy for me but nuthin’ I can’t handle…I’m ready for it
• I am ready for The Dark Knight to hit theaters
• This is getting longer than I thought it would
• I am going to need new tires in the near future
• Two weeks until Hank Jr concert
• I don’t enjoy being around fake people
• Do you know anyone that plays one role on a certain day of the week then drops the S, F, and BS words reguarly throughout the week?
• I also don’t like yes folk, you know the ones that NEVER challenge ANYTHING they just kiss your backside in hopes you will show them favor.
• I like reading biographies
• I wish I could read faster
• You know you have a right not to have a degree but no right not to have an education
• I love the Steve and Barry’s store at Discover Mills
• Ok I should stop writing now, maybe more tomorrow who knows….c-ya!

Quick Hitz – 4/14/08

* Currently in 2nd place at work in our “Biggest Loser” contest, by the way the contest is only two weeks old
* Tiger Woods is great however until he can come from behind to win a major on Sunday I will have to reserve the title of “Greatest Of All Time” for Jack, Arnold, Bobby, or Walter.
* Church was a blur yesterday as I didn’t feel well and was just ready to go home
* Taxes are finally complete….woooo hooooo
* June is going to be a nutty month for me
* I am playing some golf this week!
* I need new irons (hey mine are 8 years old and for you tech geeks that’s like have a 486)
* Alvin and the Chipmunks LIVE was pretty cool
* The Galdiators swept the first round of the playoffs, nice to have a playoff team around
* This weather is crazy!
* I am going to play golf this week! (I said that already I know but I am playin’)
* Looking forward to the John Maxwell conference this Friday at 12Stone.
* Saw my sister’s new house and I must say it is pretty sweet, now it just needs to rain to fill up that lake.
* Looking forward to the Georgia Force game this Saturday with family and friends
* I am ready for another Disney trip
* I want a Wii so I can play golf in the house without getting yelled at

That’s all for now…c-ya!

Quik Hitz

• Went to the Nationwide race with my dad on Saturday, we had fun but that wind was wicked! I think we will have to go to a few more Nationwide races as they aren’t as long and the crowds are much smaller than the cup races.
• Can’t wait for the Egg Drop Saturday at George Pierce Park, should be a fun!
• Nice to see the Hendrick Motorsports reject, Kyle Busch, out perform Dale Jr. I will write more about that one down the road.
• Do you ever wish you could visit like 7 different churches on Easter Sunday? I see so many fascinating themes for Easter that interest me.
• I almost fell out of my chair the other day when I saw Fusion’s website was up. I had to back out and type in the url again just to make sure I wasn’t seeing things, LOL. Click here to see it.
• Watched the Super Powers Team last night; it was like watching the Super Friends without the Wonder Twins. Add in Firestorm, Cyborg, and couple others. Pretty cool overall.
• Power Rangers Jungle Fury comes on tonight and I am looking forward to see how things continue to unfold in the quest to defeat Di-She.
• Have you ever had times where you have so many things going on in your mind you can’t concentrate? I think I may go to GNC and get some focus herbs or something.
• Is it strange that my “girlie” calendar on my desk is made up of the Disney Princesses? Did I mentioned it is autographed?
• This weather is crazy! Cold, hot, windy, snowy, rainy, cold again….
• This should be a cool week, I have a lot to do but on Thursday I am going with the church to a conference in South Carolina. I am really looking forward to it.
• Do you realize how hard it is to name a business?
• Until Mill Creek changed its name to Fusion did I realize how many products out there have fusion in their name. Here are a few: Ford Fusion, Gillette Fusion, V8 Fusion, Trident Fusion Gum, Krylon Fusion Spray Paint, Callaway ERC Fusion golf clubs, Street Fusion Shoes, Fiber Fusion Drink Mix, and Fusion Design Furniture. Just interesting to me.
• I think Tony should have a 6am meeting every week, I really enjoyed it.

That’s enough for now, more later…until then I’m OUT!!!