tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75107391118601936192012-01-30T18:48:19.189-05:00Is Your Life Good Today?Leo Gallanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16874161066524167170noreply@blogger.comBlogger1151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510739111860193619.post-4767759848250844182011-12-17T16:33:00.003-05:002011-12-17T16:34:45.686-05:00

Today, we started baking at 7:30am. Now to gather it all up and deliver to some friends. Maybe we'll see some of you :-)

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Well, 2011 is almost in the bag and with it our first full year of video production. Everything we shot in 2011 was edited in post, and then posted/archived for our viewers. This year we are preparing for live streaming. Live streaming involves in the moment decisions as to what will look best for our live audience. At our company, we are finding it harder and harder to pull people away from

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So, Google released a long awaited app for iPhone. I'm using it right now on the iPad, although it's not a universal app. Still, it's a little better than trying to post on the web with an iPad. Google Blogger. I wonder, if there are better apps for iPad that allows you to post to a Blogger account. Anyone?

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I've read a couple of bloggers out there lately that are doing some drastic maintenance to their Twitter accounts. Deleting ALL their followers and starting over! Michael Hyatt (Chairman of Thomas Nelson Publishers) is one of them. The man has had over 110,000 people he was following on Twitter! I barely have 500, and I'm ok with that. I also admire Michael and the following that he has been

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Today marked the maiden voyage of my son, Steve's new (to him) sailboat, Ubiquitous. What a great day. Up to now, for the last 5 weeks we've made weekly trips down to make sure it was still floating, run the engine to charge the batteries, so that it continued to run the bilge, to keep the boat afloat. I even spent the night aboard on one trip. But, owning a boat, and sleeping on it are not why

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Hi guys! It's been a while since I've posted, but wanted to give you an update on things video... At my job at CSI Technology Outfitters, we are in our busy season as most public organizations (i.e. School Districts, etc) come up on their year end. In the midst of this busyness with lots of year end marketing campaign that I assist with, we are also about half way finished with the

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HOPE IS JESUS (To hear this song, click it on the player over on the right) On a hill over thereIn the midst of the stormLives a Dream of HopeFor children everywhereCan you see it...? And that hope is born of loveLove that conquers every fearIn the lives of people willing to sayHope is Jesus, Hope is Jesus And our hope is in YouAll our cares cast awayLet us share Your loveAnd in all we do, we 

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I know. I've broken every rule on blogging.  Just take a look at the date of my last post! Honestly, I've been so wrapped up in video production that I haven't had much time to breathe, let alone, blog. I rely on Twitter to keep up with what's happening with you all. So, just want to say thanks to everyone for the kind words and comments through Twitter regarding this new direction for me and I

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Who was it who said, "Be care what you ask for, you may get more than you bargained for!"? Let's just say I'm in a major learning curve when it comes to fine tuning my workflow. Today was a day to learn and put into practice some major learning to maximize my editing time.  The internet is a completely amazing resource! I'm so thankful for experts who share their knowledge in an on-demand

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So Nicole found this and showed it to me, quite amazing!

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2 different hills, twice the fun! These kids take their sledding very seriously! : )

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First video off the new Panasonic AG-HPX170 P2HD Camcorder.

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So the latter half of this week was spent sorting and assembling camera gear.  People at work chuckled as they walked by my cube, and I overheard comments like, "They said I'd find you here buried in cameras" and "Merry Christmas!". About half way through un-boxing items, I had this momentary thought of, "O my gosh! What have I done?!  Can I really do this?"  A lot of people are counting on me

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People wonder what I do.  That can be hard to figure out sometimes!  I tweet and blog about a lot of things that I do. After college (Bob Jones University - Youth Ministry major/Music minor) (shocked?), was a youth pastor in Vancouver, BC for 5 years.  Then, a worship leader in Greenville, SC for close to 10 years.  Singer/songwriter (some of my songs are over there on the right)  I was

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Well, it sure feels nice to begin 2011 on a Saturday!  Just hearing "Saturday morning" evokes great memories from childhood.  Saturday morning had the magic to wake me up early when every other day of the week wants to keep me under the covers.  Cartoons that only came on Saturday were fun to anticipate!  It called to a day-long adventure that was made up as you go or planned days in advance.

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I mentioned earlier this week that I would post something regarding my journey into video production, so I've decided that Friday would be the day. I twittered yesterday that we ordered our gear for the CSI TV Studio, and yes, I'm now like a kid waiting for Christmas to come!  Many years ago, my brother and I used to commandeer my brother-in-law's video camera and make our own segments.  I

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I've been reading some great encouragement lately regarding this.  I know, it sounds like so much of a cliche, that we are tempted to pass right over it. But have you ever stopped to notice how easy it is to drift and just coast in life?  It's usually a sign that somewhere along the way we've given up.  We've been knocked down by someone or life's circumstances.  Then we start to justify the

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2011will be full of new adventure for this guy living the good life. We are starting a new video production arm of our marketing department at work. Which means next week I get to order some new toys. Cameras, Lighting, Audio, and lots of accessories. And building out Studio space. If you're into video production, filmaking, etc... stay tuned for a once a week update on our efforts. Now,

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Sooo... last night was the annual Christmas party with the Clintons and Campbells. Most of our friends are afraid to go with us, but we always have a wild and crazy time!

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Ever been under the gun? How do you deal with stress when you need to be ready sooner than you thought? It happened today when cue-ing up video to show at our Greenville campus. We got only 1 minute behind the main Anderson campus, so prepping it to roll was tight! But we made it, and no one else will know how close we came (unless you're reading this) to being late! Confidence in

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Kids are out of school. Kim and Jessica have done some baking already. Jessica is coloring Christmas pictures. Steve and his friends are planning fun and writing songs. Nicole is getting ready for a ski trip with a friend. The Christmas tree is lit and looks nice! Christmas week starts now. Love it!

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So, this is pretty cool.

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Last night Nicole went shopping with me. I gotta say, when you've got a lot of shopping left to do, a 15 year old daughter comes in very handy! Nicole is a great shopper! We had fun working out our purchases to stay in budget and plan our route stop of stores. This house of lights was a cool diversion between stores, too. We absolutely knocked out our shopping, and I for one was

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A little of the program tonight. Our LAST year in elementary school. Where does the time go??!!

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Check out Northpoint Church's service Opener!

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Our family has really enjoyed the show Sing Off this December!  Really crazy talent in mixed vocals, no instruments! Tonight the NewSpring Greenville campus choir met to lay down some augment tracks for the Christmas services.  This group was pretty amazing too.  In a matter of 30 minutes, this group had the melody and harmonies down and tight!  I was thinking as we were singing that we should

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This ain't no backyard volleyball! Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5

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Pushing forward is not always easy!  It's easy to dream, but it's even harder to put definition behind those goals to make them attainable. We had a 2011 planning meeting in our marketing department today where we presented a big idea to our senior management.  Pretty cool stuff coming to take our marketing into the 21st Century.  They love the concepts we presented, but... they also wanted to

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Had fun watching Jessie in the Greer Christmas Parade. She did her squad proud! Then cinnamon rolls and coffee at Grammy and Grampa's! While there, Kim got a call from a long lost distant relative, who was looking for Kim's grandmother. She was here, and handed her the phone. Nellie is 95, and very much with it. Listening to the conversation, I heard as they compared which relatives

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Oops!  Missed a day! So today we watched the Carolina/Auburn game.  Well, there's next year, right?? The funnest part of our day today was after watching Jingle All the Way, as the credits are rolling, Jessie put on a dance for us that has us laughing!  She is quite hilarious!

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So tonight Nicole got to partake in a great Riverside High School December tradition - girls Powderpuff Football! Freshmen v. Juniors  Nicole was starting quarterback for Freshmen, and threw a nice 17 yard pass for their only 1st down of the game.  They had 2 offensive lines and the the other line got our only touchdown of the game.  The Juniors only had a rushing game, and near the end, the

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Getting ready to setup a video studio at work.  So I've been doing some research in the way of YouTube videos, and picking the brains of some smart production people!  I'll be starting on the cheap, so this video was intriguing! I love to find alternative ways of getting started in something new! How does this relate to Christmas, you ask? You remember that feeling as a kid when you really got

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Well, can you believe that December is here?!  Thought I'd try something fun for December and gonna try and post something small each day this month. Some days will be a video posting, music posting, thought posting, who knows! So that's the challenge to myself! Day 1 Posting: Oil-less Turkey Frying A buddy of mine has one of these and is going to let me borrow it for my Christmas dinner. 

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What are we thankful for?So many blessings in this life That seem to come our way All through the years they run Each one a special one Flowing from the hand of God The hand of God And sweet memories, they come callin’ They call me to a place where I belong Where there’s love and peace Joy everlasting And faces that I hold dear to me These sweet memories What makes a memory? Last an eternity So

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As I write, Steve and I are riding with Tom, heading to the PA hills for a weekend deer hunt. Funny how you make friends with certain people who become like family. Tom is one of those guys. He's one of those guys that prefers to live life as an adventure. So needless to say, we always have an interesting time! I'm very thankful for friends like this who keep me from settling for

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The Trip Yesterday, Kim, Nicole, Jessica and I left for Collinsville, Virginia.  We stayed overnight in Reidsville, NC before finishing our journey this morning.  Got to worship and fellowship with friends, Michael and Julie Harrison and their family.  Michael pastors the The Community Fellowship there in Collinsville (located near Martinsville, for all you NASCAR fans!)  The Visit We arrived

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Yep!! Prep Getting ready to sing for my niece's wedding in 3 weeks. She called this week to see if I could sing "The Prayer" with one of my other nieces. I must say it's been a while since I've broken out the somewhat Operatic voice! I've been in a couple operas - back in the ol' college days, always as part of a men's chorus section. Even got to sing in Handel's Messiah a couple times. Good

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It's kind of nice to be able to work from anywhere these days. Got a few hours between appointments today, so I pulled into a local Starbucks for some free wi_fi. We really live in a connected world anymore. Now normally I'm a Dunkin Donuts guy, but Starbucks works in a pinch too. A lot going on in my life right now. Having to juggle different work responsibilities and roles and I'm hoping to

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Well, here goes! I got the Droid Incredible a couple weeks ago and have really liked its ease of use and the "fun" factor! So now, I've found the Blogger app and thought I'd give it a whirl. Pretty cool! Nice way to post quick thoughts on the go. Published with Blogger-droid v1.5.5

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Well, it's that time already!  Where did summer go?  It still gets pretty warm during the day, but the mornings are beginning to have the autumn feel!  There's nothing in the world like the changing of the seasons, the different smells and feels as planet Earth tilts a little in our hemisphere.  It seems to be ingrained in us to associate different activities with different seasons, and for

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You Are The Onec. Leo Gallant 2010 Opening [G   Em   D   C2] 2x G                 Em          D           Em You are the One who knows it all G                 Em          D            C2 You are the One who hears us call G                        Em      D             Em                C2 And You always rescue when we lose our way again         G         D            C2 You are my God and King

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Remember summer as a kid?  Full of anticipation and uncharted adventures, we would embark on each day like the antics found in a "Pirates of the Carribean"... sort of a "Never Ending Story"... It's awesome to see my kids and their friends carry on this great tradition of childhood (even at the ages of 11, 14, and 18!).  Each day brings things like badminton, swimming, hiking, exploring new

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Just about there, typing this in-flight.  Hope to see some of you there!

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A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of hearing John Maxwell at the ARC All Access Conference hosted by Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge, LA.  Dr. Maxwell has just released a new book titled, Everyone Communicates - Few Connect and his premise is that our natural inclination is to make conversations and meetings with people all about ourselves and then we wonder why we don't have influence

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This weekend kicks off the unofficial SUMMERTIME season!  Right now, all the lights are out in the house, there is a thunderstorm flickering outside and there are 5 kids and Kim playing hide-and-go-seek in the dark. I love this time of year.  Excitement and relief from the end of the school year for Nicole, graduation for Steve, and A/B honor roll for Jessie along with her acceptance into

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Looking forward to seeing some new Promethean products tomorrow at the US Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC! After that, we get to do some rafting compliments of Promethean!  They really are great partners and treat us well! Will post pics and video from there tomorrow...

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I enjoyed listening to Steve's music this afternoon.  He and Hank have got about a dozen songs worked up now.  Really good stuff across a wide variety of subjects. Music is a gift that keeps on giving and like any art, evokes different imagery every time it's expressed and experienced. Now, I'm trying to get them to work up a few really good numbers to perform locally.  They don't realize how

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It's Turkey Time! Heading up to Pennsylvania with my buddy, Tom (no pun here), his brother Jim (Outdoorsman-Extraordinare!) and my son, Steve for a little spring turkey hunt!  Nestled in the hills of mid-central PA, we will set up on some 500+ acres where Tom and his brothers used to roam in their younger years.  It is always a blast (no pun here either!) hanging out with this gang; there is

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We started out our weekend Fri night with some yard work...  Kim weeded the garden while I pushed the lawnmower.  There is something strangely therapeutic about working the land for us.  I think for some of us, it is genetic.  I have friends that consider yard/garden work a waste of time, but interestingly enough find their refreshment/therapy in other activities such as mechanical or hobby

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Hey guys, just a quick post on how we can all help the flood victims in TN!  This has been called a "500 Year" flood and the devastation is crazy!  Our good friends from Healing Place Church, who endured Hurricane Katrina, were one of the first churches on the ground in Nashville this week working with CrossPoint Church in helping with clean-up efforts and in distributing bottled water, food,

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Wow, what a great time last night with the ARC All Access 2010 Conference!  We got to hear from 10 rows back, speaker and leader of leaders, John Maxwell as well as Hillsong Church pastor, Brian Houston. John spoke on the subject of his new book, Everyone Communicates, Few Connect and I gotta say, has such a way of illustrating the simple truths of relationship that go deep into the heart.  

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Heading to Baton Rouge, LA!  Watch for comments from there!

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Had a lot of fun tonight with Kim's parents and Aunt/Uncle over to see our pics from our Florida trip.  Kim and her mom are both getting ready to redo their family picture walls.  We haven't done family photos in several years... lets just say I was still a vest-wearing, goatee-sporting worship leader from the late 90's when we last posed! It's always interesting seeing everyone's take on

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Sitting here in the breakfast room at the Hampton Inn while the fam sleeps in... This weekend we are in Columbia.  Steve had his semi-final high school lacrosse game last night.  Wow!  What a game!  We came so close to beating Greenville HS, but didn't quite make it.  The guys played their hearts out, and really made us proud.  Both teams played very well and it was a nail-biter for sure! So

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After a week off last week, it can be especially hard to refocus back on the job! Lots to do at work, so for me, it involves making out some lists and prioritizing to get me back on track. And of course, I love this video description of all our jobs at times... Enjoy!

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Ahh, the sounds and smells of Spring!  This weekend, Kim and I put our garden in.  Planted lots of good things.  We work 2 different garden plots with her dad, Carl.  The top level garden we do vegetables, and the lower level is mostly corn, sometimes with a few squash plants. We keep things simple on our side of the garden,  2 large tomato plants, 1 Roma, and 1 Cherry.  2 Straight-necked

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Tomorrow is the Big Day.  Have you ever thought about why Jesus sweat "great drops of blood" as he considered what was about to take place?  What gripped him so much that he prayed, "Father, if there is any other way, but not my will, but yours"Can it be that the Son of God for the first time in his life and eternality came face to face with the 2 things that he had no idea would be like?  Sin

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Had a great time last night with our Home Group! We've been going through Rick Warren's study on the Purpose Driven Life and last night was on the topic of Discipleship. Rick has a great way of breaking it down and showing the simplicity of God's growth plan for us.Many times we complicate this thing called Discipleship. Often, in the name of Christian Discipleship, we lay a heavy burden on

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Just wrote a new song last night. It was a combination of a "long time coming" and and "quick inspiration"...Been tooling around with the melody for several months now, and last night, the lyrics flowed out of my time of just playing and singing to God. God inhabits our praise!Here are the lyrics, will record soon in Garage Band and post on this site.You Are The OneCopyright 2010 Leo GallantYou

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Just got back from the NCTIES conference held in Raleigh NC. Our company had the privilege of being one of the major sponsors and as such helped to bring the amazing Ron Clark to speak at Thursday's Keynote Luncheon. Wow, what an inspiration for educators today. You may have seen Matthew Perry's portrayal of Ron in "The Ron Clark Story" and Ron definitely resonated big time with the 1200

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My heart is full tonight. Got to stay curled up on the couch with Kim tonight, Steve texted me to let me know he and friends were going to a movie, enjoyed teaching Nicole the Canadian national anthem : -) and just got a big good-night hug from Jessica. It doesn't get any better than this!Had a great convo with a friend today about success. As Jonathan was saying, "how many times have we heard

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HOWDY from the great state of Texas! Out here in the land of "everything's bigger", there have been a few things that have impressed me.1. Everything really is bigger! The Convention hall here at TCEA is huge! And more importantly, it's full to capacity!2. Texans are some of the most genuinely friendly people I have ever met!3. I've seen a lot of these parked but not really seen them being used.

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Wow! What an age we live in! Here I am up in the air and able to do this... With todays technology, there really are not many barriers to Communication anymore! With great tools comes great responsibility! So here's your encouragement for today!Proverbs has great insight into the human condition and such great advice and wisdom for our lives! Things like: Think before you speak or act. Last night

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Well, maybe more like Sleet/Ice Day...Still, it made for some great sliding today. The kids started out in our yard with a little SuperSlider Soccer action. Next, our trip down the road to a great little hill at a church. Always a good day filled with outdoor fun, hot chocolate, and great food! Enjoy and savor these days; around here, they only

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I was reading in Genesis 45 today the continuing story of Joseph. What an incredible story! They say truth is often stranger than fiction and this is no exception. Being the firstborn of Jacob's true love, Rachel, Joseph enjoyed his father's favor, and endured the wrath of his step-brothers. I can only imagine the horror of being thrown in the pit and then sold into slavery by your own flesh

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Wow, still recovering from today's NewSpring 10th Anniversary Celebration! Around 14,000 (almost capacity) people joined together under one roof today to celebrate the work of Jesus over the past 10 years! My family and I have been a part of NewSpring Church for a little over 2 years now, and are a part of that history!Our son, Steve decided to be baptized here. He accepted Jesus at a young age

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This weekend should prove to be pretty exciting for our church. Who would have thought that we would need a facility that could hold 15,000 people in order for all the campuses to meet in one service!My family and I have benefitted greatly by being at NewSpring church! I think of the great messages on Relationships, having a Passion for God, and Keeping Life Simple. We've really appreciated

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Well, this year's trip was one for the record books for sure! We decided to spend the Christmas Holiday with my folks in New Brunswick, Canada. Little did we know that we would hit the worst snowstorm in 40 years in Virginia on the way up! Nothing like sitting on the road and only moving 175 miles in 17 1/2 hours! We finally made it to the Canadian border. Those new passports came in handy -

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People are always fascinated by the Maply Syrup/Sugar making process, so a few years ago, when we were up to Canada in the spring, my daughter, Nicole and my brother, Bruce, took lots of pics that we used in this little collage. When the days warm up and the nights stay cold, the sap starts running through the trees in their attempt to wake them up from their long winter's nap. Many years ago,

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Mmmm...that flavorful smell...you know what I'm talking about! Some things I'm thankful for:- God's amazing grace- My beautiful wife- My awesome kids- My loving family- My wonderful friends- My great church family - And of course, a Fantastic Meal to enjoy with them tomorrow! : ) Tonight, my family and I are joining another family in the privilege of serving at a huge meal with our friends at the

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Here we are at another November 11 marking the brave who went through unspeakable hell to be the instruments of war to secure the Freedom that we enjoy today.We can never understand the brutality that was experienced by mere boys who shouldered responsiblities no boy should ever have to. Yet, this is the way of this old world...Throughout history, man has bloodied the continents with the

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Every now and then, I get the urge to do some baking and cooking. With fall weather upon us, it certainly felt like a homemade potato soup and yeast rolls kind of day!I love the endless examples of meals shared in the Bible. Most of us love to eat, and there is something special about sharing a meal with family, friends, and even strangers. Meals bring us together and I believe God gives us so

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So there's this conference going on this week called Story 09. Seeing lots of cool comments on Twitter about it. Funny how it coincides with my devotional that I'm bringing on Friday morning at Greenville Rescue Mission.My life is a story, so is yours. We write it but we don't write it alone.I love how Jesus used stories when he taught. He found that stories reach people in a way that a

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Wow, what an amazing day with the folks at HopeATL. Around 100 of us from NewSpring Church had the privilege of going to Austell, GA (just southwest of Atlanta) to do some clean up in the neighborhood of Sweetwater Creek.4 weeks ago, due to a tremendous amount of rain hanging over the Atlanta area, this neighborhood (less than 10 years old), experienced major flooding when Sweetwater Creek

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I'm relaxing in the hammock right now... Been a long week and another long week is approaching. Mowing was done earlier this week so I am relaxing, the Carolina/Kentucky game is on, gonna go out to Kim's gramma's after the game to hang a few pictures, get to sit in church tomorrow with the family. Ahhh...Down time is so important. Your body and brain need a rest (1 day in 7 is how it's designed)

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I've been blown away by seeing answers to prayer in the new relationships I've formed through Facebook and Twitter. I've seen people healed, sickness diverted, marriage restored, and financial crisis averted. It's been so cool to be a part of seeing God move in response to our prayer.Life is full of obstacles, even in this Good Life. How do we deal with them. I have a secret. Not really,

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Well, what a day today in Rock Hill, SC! Got to spend it with close to 200 teachers and my CSI and Promethean peeps. These teachers converged from all over North and South Carolina to present and learn best practices using interactive whiteboards and other technologies in teaching.So it was only fitting that after getting home, I tackled recording my song about being at home in the carolinas. God

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So a while back I posted the lyrics to this new song. Just a simple worship to Jesus. He Is Everything that we've ever searched for, and so very near as your own heartbeat. And just like you love to hear the heartbeat of your loved ones next to you, He is longing for that with us. Just click over and down to the right to listen and feel free to join in worship!

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Did a remix of More Than I Deserve tonight as I figure out Garage Band. This song came from a series at New Spring where we were encouraged to be inviting people. The power of invitation and loving people face to face. Then reading the story of the guys who brought their paralyzed friend to Jesus, I was struck with the fact that when we do the same for each other today, we allow people to

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You can only be you. The real you. You can pretend for a while to be someone else. Someone you like, someone you admire, someone whose life you envy...But in the end you must be you. And that's a good thing. Because God created you to be the most amazing you that you can be. He wired into your very being everything that He wants for you to become. It's like there is a secret code He unlocked in

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We changed seasons this week! Autumn is by far my favorite season and brings cool weather, hunting, football, bonfires, fall camping, and the start of those activities that carry us through the fall and winter seasons. Kim (the brains of this outfit!), loves to do puzzles and the more challenging, the better. Lately, she's been finding some micro-puzzles at the local dollar store. Started out

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Photo Courtesy Atlanta Journal ConstitutionSo, you've probably been hearing and seeing this on the news. It's really hard to believe that this "capital of the south" was under severe drought conditions not long ago! Now it's almost like someone forgot to be very specific with God in praying for water! I've found myself, along with many others, now praying, "Ok, God, if you will, you can turn it

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We have some really good friends. These are the friends that make it easy to hang out and enjoy each other's company. Friends that are not just like us...far from it!The longer we tread on this side of the dirt, the more we realize that the good life is not about setting up for our comforts but for maximizing the experience while here. We've had friends in the past who were "pad answer" people

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Often when I read through the account of the kings of Judah and Israel from the Old Testament, I find myself frustrated at the state of man. Such a reflection on my heart so many times in giving God only part of me when he desires and craves it all! I know God does not need me, but He wants me and not just part, but the whole kit and kabodle! The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly! (plenty of the

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If you were like me today, you were 1 of the millions that went to ChickFilA for the free Labor Day Chicken Sandwich. We spent the day with friends at the lake today so we did not get to our first ChickFilA until 6:40pm. We parked in an adjacent parking lot and were going to walk in to order. We were stopped at lot though and informed that they had run out of chicken. Wow! That's a lot of

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There is nothing more frustrating than being misunderstood. Sometimes you walk into a land mine. When I walk into those situations that throw me back, often my first reaction is to lash out (selfish mechanism). What I may or may not realize is that I just happened to be the proverbial straw that sets someone or something off. It can be discouraging and just plain yucky! Thoughts of "Wow, how did

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UPDATE FROM SCOTT'S WIFE, JENNYScott is doing much better thanks so much guys for all the prayers and messages, I will have fun reading them to him if he finally wakes up long enough to listen to them, or we could just do one each hour - he is very sluggish and sleepy, but walked around and ate a good breakfast.here is the link to the local news article - http://www.wmtw.com/news/20580599/

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Recently we were on a camping trip with our home group. Oconee State Park, just north of Walhalla, SC brings great scenery for your camera. Our daughter, Nicole, is our family photog, (and on her Middle School yearbook staff) and so this is one her captures. I'm always intrigued by reflections in the water. They offer us an alternate view that we may not have considered before and sometimes the

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Just a quick post as the girls get ready for school...There is so much going on, that life can seem to go by in a blur! The enemy would love for me to run that treadmill constantly and have such a crazy view of life that I never stop. God calls us to times of rest and refreshing. He knows our frame, He knows when we need renewal, He calls us to spend time with Him. Just as Jesus made it a habit

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Been working these past couple of days giving workshops and helping teachers get their classroom technology ready for school starting! All across South Carolina, our crews are finishing up summer installations and getting ready for the next round of fall installations. It'll be a little quiet the next couple weeks as schools get settled into the school year rhythm. A chance for me to get caught

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Nice rainy day today. Rain is a reminder of God's promises to sustain his creation! Reading in Jeremiah 33 today, God promised to revisit and keep His promise to restore Israel and that His promise was as sure as what He does to keep his creation rolling!God's promises to you and me are the same! He promises to hold us in the palm of His hand, to give us the strength to endure trials, to show us

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I just got back from another work week where I took Kim and the girls with me. I've really enjoyed trying to take the fam with me on these trips this summer, it sure makes the week go a little faster being able to spend the evenings with family! The girls have enjoyed 3 trips to 3 different beaches this summer; North Myrtle, Surfside, and Wrightsville. It's been very different for Kim and I to

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Pesky little critters...I didn't see them til I ran over them with the riding mower...all I could think about was the 80 year old man I read about that did the same thing and was instantly swarmed and killed! Read HereThese creatures had dug a nest right next to my house a couple years ago and a little trip to the DIY Pest Control place set me up with the fix to get rid of them. And now, a new

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The last couple days for me has really opened my eyes to the workings of God in men recently. I know we can go all over the Internet and find the doom and gloom of how men are not participating in the right things in our society, but as I see it, God is moving big time in the hearts of men.Let's face it, men, for so many years, much of the "programming" in our society and church has catered to

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Pressure is all around us! Pressure to perform, to "be all we can be", to be "more than we can be". Are you feeling the pressure? From work, family, friends, or even your church? There are times when God allows pressure in our lives to refine us but that is very different from what Jesus talked about...a pressure to be anything other than what God created us to be. Consider Jesus' take on

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Kim told me an amusing little story from one of their walks on the beach last week. As she and the girls walked along the shore watching the little ripple waves coast in to greet them, a little sandpiper ran along in front of them.This little guy made it a point of never getting his feet wet.Each time a wave came in, he'd run just outside of it's reach! Never quite letting that wave catch him!

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This morning as I read some daily Bible reading as provided by YouVersion , I saw a pattern of continuity that is throughout scripture.II Samuel 4 and 5 show the consolidation of David's kingdom and the futility of the Philistine's trust in their gods to give victory. I also appreciate that God does not hide the finer points of David's failings in taking concubines and wives though he was a man

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Tonight, I took a walk on the beach in Surfside SC with my 3 girls. Nicole brought the camera and I got them to pose for me next to the dunes. I snapped the shutter and then checked the screen. What happened next happens often as I think of the awesome family God has blessed me with. I got choked up. I don't deserve this goodness, but God chooses to heap it on me anyway! Look at all God is

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