Brother Westbrook

Hello all. We just had a missionary at our church and man was he awesome. He is trying to raise money to go to Australia. He really spoke to me tonight. He showed us biblically how we are here for one purpose and one purpose alone, and this is to win souls for the Lord. He had great illustrations how God should come first in everything we do. If it were not for God we could not do anything. My pastor has a good illustration he likes to use. He will tell us all to take a breath. Then he says, if it were not for God, you could not do that. God gives us everything. I now believe that everything I do from now I will try and put God first. Brother Westbrook also told us how God will let us know if we are doing something we should not be doing. If we are doing something that we did not ask God to bless, we probably should not be doing it. This is really a great illustration. There were some things in my life that I did that I would not want God to bless. I will do my best to no longer do these things. I am trying to turn over a new leaf. I believe God will bless me and show me where he wants me to go with my life. I have often questioned where should I be and what should I be doing. I will add this to my daily prayer and ask God for the answer. God knows what we need before we ask. I was really touched this evening and I wanted to share. If anyone who reads this has any questions about your faith, please do not hesitate to send me a message or email. We have an awesome tract that explains how to get saved. I would like for anyone that would like on to let me know. Thank you, and God bless.

Woo hoo

The semester is almost over. I cannot wait. I am so sick of school I will probably not come back. This is in big part because I am not learning a darn thing. The SWIC classes are a joke. I want to go to SIUE but you have to have a certain gpa and so many hours. I am 4 hours away. This is very aggravating. It seems like I have so far to go. It would not be so bad if I could concentrate on school. Now I must try to find a job. My wife is almost good enough to take the kids to school so this should help. I am looking for a job that does not require the use of my body. I am 31 years old and I feel like I am 50. There has go tot be something out there. I must find the right person to lead me there. This is how it works. You must know somebody to get good jobs. My best job was at General Electric. I got this job because of my cousin in law. I repaired a car for him and he put in a good word for me. They had a test i had to take. I did better on the test than the college graduates did. I was actually hired before 5 of the college grads. It did not help me at layoff time though.
Alright now that I am done complaining, how about this weather? Wait. Is anyone really reading this? I bet not. I am going to bed. If you read this please post. If not that is ok. This is just like all the other Swic stuff, totally useless.

another blog

I am posting again. I do not know why but I am. I do not have time to read other students, therefore I do not expect them to read mine. I really wish we could get our essays back. I do not know if i am passing, failing or what. Oh well typical of community college. I am trying to go to SIU and only need 4 more hours. This will be better. I sold my 4-wheeler yesterday. I miss it already. With my wife having surgery and me not able to work, we have no money. By selling my bike, we are good for another week. It is amazing how things have a way of working out. God gives us what we need when we need it. He knows us better than we do. My pastor just said last week that God knows what you need before you even ask. I must say that Saturday morning when I got up I was worried. Then I just went to my computer listed some items for sale and then my 4-wheeler was gone. I always said i would never sell my toys for money again but my girls come first. They do not understand why it had to leave but I hope someday they will understand how much I love them. They are the reason that I do not race anymore. I really love to do it but I must be there for them. This is hard trying to eat a hamburger and brat and type. Well i guess I have said enough . Good night.

finally

hello everyone. thank you for the comments on my last post. i am going to try and post some comments on your blogs but i just have no time. my wife is recuperating pretty good. i finally got my computer working again. i had a free upgrade to vista and i installed it. this was a bad thing to do. i was late turning in 2 papers because of it. i am so mad at Microsoft. i called them first and then they sent me to hp. then hp tried to tell me to call Microsoft. i was on the phone over 2 hours and then i spent 4 hours reinstalling back to xp. i should have known better. live and learn i guess.
i have been taking the kids back and forth to school. this is more work than i thought it would be. i am ready to get a new job. it is fun and all but i want to go work, not to mention i am out of money and my house payment is due.
why is it so cold? i had to go to town and man is it cold. i am ready for a good spring. i have been fishing twice already and only caught one bluegill. my friend Greg is suppose to go fishing in Kentucky this weekend. hahaha he is going to freeze. he usually goes once every other month and i am jealous. that is not fair to laugh at him for freezing but he laughs at me for freezing when i go 4 wheeler riding and freeze in the rain. he is a good guy. i have to go and work on the reading assignments that are due tonight. have a good day and i will write more tonight.

I do not want to

I do not want to write this. I am very tired and have a test tomorrow. I also have to write 2 speeches before Wednesday night. I am glad that my wife is home. She had to have surgery Wednesday. She is very strong. I would have just laid there and cried like a baby. The kids have been great. I have really enjoyed being with them. I do not like that my wife had to get sick for me to be with them more, but I am glad I had this time with them. They really are a lot of fun. They can really try your patience. I really enjoy the way they play when they do not know I am watching. They can be really creative. Wow! This headache is getting worse. I am going to take some Ibuprofen. I am not allowed to take Tylenol anymore. This post will not be 250 words but I am getting nauseas and I am going to lay down. I will make up for it next week. Take care and God bless.

Spring Break

I have a busy week planned for this spring break. I have an essay for English class, a paper for History, and an informative speech. How is this a spring break? I am going to work on my favorite aunt's car on Monday. I will go fishing on Tuesday. On Wednesday I will try to do all of my homework. On Thursday I will finish the schoolwork I do not get done. On Friday I will finish up the plans to go out of town for the weekend.
I am planning on going to Paducah KY to see a friend I have not seen for 6 years. I want him to meet my kids. I am very proud of them. I am also trying to finish my room downstairs and work on my other aunt's truck. If there is anyone who would like to work on a truck, let me know. I have a lot of it done but still have a long way to go.
Is there anyone who has figured out how to make time last longer? I need a little more time in the day to get this stuff done.
On a different note, my wife will be going for what I hope is her last surgery. She will be going in on March 21 for a hysterectomy. She will be in the hospital for a few days. I pray that she will be alright. It is a routine surgery these days but I know that it is really in God's hands. Please pray for her the on the 21 until she returns home. Thank you for this.
I am not going to post this week because I do not feel like it. I have enough work to do without posting on here. Have a great week.

almost spring break

Where has the semester gone? Are we really going on spring break next week? I am just now starting to get the the hang of this going to school stuff. Have you ever noticed that as you get older time goes by much faster? Why is this? Someone gave me a mathematical explanation one time but i cannot remember what it was. It was something about at 16 you have seen a 16th of your life or something. I know that is not right but it was something like that. If anyone knows the real answer, please let me know.
Has anyone received a grade from their first essay yet? I have not. I was kind of wanting to know how bad i did. This is the first time in my life that I have ever had to do any writing. I think i should have taken classroom instruction rather than online. It takes so much time to get on here and read the other students info let alone get your own work done. I just hope to get through the semester and move on. Have a good night, I am going to bed. I just posted this and it said it was 12:20 on Saturday. It is 11:35 Friday night. Does anybody know how to set the date and time. It is right on my computer just not the blog.