Time for a new post, sitting here at work working through an inventory night, this used to be fun but now not so much. I am waiting for the time when I can head home. Life is like that, we get something new it is so fun, and the newness wears off, and its on to something else, how many toys get thrown away? How many things period get thrown away? Its who we are as humans, how do we fight that? I really want to be better than that!

On another note, I had a good day, one of my co-workers girlfriends is taking over my lease for July, so I will not have to pay rent for a place I am not gonna be living at! Ya! Things are still moving forward on my House purchase, I close on June 15th, the bank is fine, the house looks fine, I still some repairs to be done, but I am not worried about it, I feel the sellers will get it done! Still nervous about the whole thing, its a big commitment! People want to congratulate me, but really I am getting myself back in debt for 30 years, and yes I know its a good investment, but still it should not be taken lightly! I still am a little unsure how the finances will go to, I need a fridge and a washer and dryer, and still have to pay for a repaired motorcycle, not for sure how much that will cost!

Pray everything works out, and I get everything I need at a reasonable price!
 
Till next time....

Boy it has been a while, where to begin?

It's funny how we go along thinking how we have a great plan for life, but God or life, for that matter, throws us a curve ball.

6 years ago I thought I had it all right, a good job, a home, a great church, even had a girlfriend. Then I got Graves disease, almost went bankrupt, and the girl broke up with me, I got rather depressed, got into a debt management program, and well, it kinda sucked!

Slowly I got through it, and keep working on the budget, found a great job, and got back in a great church. As of March of this year I got out of debt, and now I am about to become an homeowner again!

Now the deal is where to go from here? I want to share the blessings that I have received, but I want to be smart about it. I want to travel, but really it isn't like I make a lot of money. I would appreciate finding someone to spend my life with, but that seems more unlikely as the years pass by. I could go on, but really on the other hand, I how blessed am I? There are millions in the world would die to be in my shoes. Perspective Mark!

This weekend really got me thinking, I asked a few people over, and well it was me, myself and I. I know that I really isolated myself during the last 5 years, and it has taken a toll, I really have few friends. At 42 (almost 43) pretty much most of people my age are already married, or otherwise preoccupied with other things. Guess what really gets me is how there just seems to not much support in the American Church for singles, on the other hand there is only one promise that truly is for sure, is that those who truly love Him, they will be with Him in paradise.

I guess as with most people I feel life is not fair, and feel like I particularly have been dumped on a lot. But that is another story.

Till next time...

Just got back from eating dinner with James Cherry. I enoyed it very much, James has interviewed for some possible job transfers, and might be moving. In the middle of this all I realized that I need to chronicle more of what is going on my life. My life has been so hectic. Moving into a house, surving tax season, going through roomates, and just living day by day.

I have been getting used to being a home owner, and have enjoyed being out of tax season. I am looking forward to summer and , a little time to spend with friends and a little reading.

Pray for me as I get some fresh renwed energy from this summer.

God Bless

Mark

Well, another day down. It is Monday and I am finishing up the workday, and I enjoyed the Holiday. I went down to visit the family on Wednesday, and for the most part it was fun and relaxing. I went to visit Hatley and Kristi Hambrice on Saturday, and got to visit their church on Sunday. I enjoyed catching up. I hope to visit them and James and Johanna Julian for Christmas also.

I pray everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and have an even more awesome Christmas; I enjoy this time of year. I wanted to share a prayer request also. I am again not happy with my job and I want to make sure I am striving to be content, and I also want to be patient to what God would have me do. Please pray for me.

God Bless

Mark

Hello,

Yes I know it has been year since the last post, time flies does it not?

Where do I start?

I am no longer in the California House, long story, but it was a learning experience, so you live and learn.

I am now working for an Accounting Firm in Springdale. Downing & Associates, Inc.

I am co-leading a community group for the Grove.

I paid off my Education loan, so now I have about a year or so until I am out of debt, those darn credit cards left now.

I pray everyone is doing well.

God Bless

Mark

Hey Everyone!

I am wraping up another week. I had a good time for Thanksgiving, I visited James & Johanna Julian, and my family, but as usual it was too short. I am really having a hard time enjoying the traveling of the holidays. Please pray for me in this area. I want to visit a lot of people but I can't and it seems so hard to manage the time.

I also tried to get in touch with an old high school buddy, I called him the other day and we were going to try to hook up over Thanksgiving but it did not happen. I am confident it will at Christmas though. If you are reading this Russell, hope to see you at Christmas!

Also another area of concern, the California House. As several of you know I had some ideas for a minstry house and were I would want it to go, but hey I am flexiable too. There is a lot to the story and I would love to share, but time factors mean I cannot yet, here anyway. We had a meeting on Wednesday which got pretty tense, and showed how we really are not being the men God wants us to be. Everyone brings in their own ideas about ministry, but we are not doing a lot of anything in that area, and hopefully the honesty in that meeting will bring some to a decision point. Only time will tell. Please pray God will work on our hearts and really use us and the house for real ministry. Thank you and God Bless.

Mark

It is Monday, and I am in for a busy week, I cook dinner tonight our Worship Pastor Brett Harkey, his wife and children are coming too.

Tuesday night I am smoking a Ham for work, we are having a Thanksgiving potluck at work.

Wednesday night I leave to go to Little Rock to visit my friends James & Johanna, I then will be heading to Southwest Arkansas to visit the family.

Speaking of being busy, I have had a really busy semester, and I am grateful for God's blessings but it is tough sometimes. I pray God will give me a spirit of graditude in this time of year, when it seems so many either don't have much to be thankful for, or they don't think they do.

I pray you and your family has a great Thanksgiving.


God Bless

Mark