I need to laugh

We all get caught in the cycle of stuff. Many times we feel as if it drives our personality. The weather lately is junk. Work schedules get crazy busy. Kids schedules get out-of-hand. What are we to do? Smile and keep pushing forward or throw up our hands and sit back and relax.

I was driving into work the other day and I saw a "dude" running/jogging down the road. I watched him with amazement. I mean he had a gut as big as mine but he was still givener. I began to think to myself---(this is where things get a little weird)-- "Man, Nike really is a smart company. They now have marketed their shoes in such a way that even fat, out of shape. dudes feel like if they need to go for a run they need some $100 pair of shoe. But to build more on that: this guy had the whole deal cookin. I mean he had some special short that were way too tight, but they looked expensive. He also had this shirt on that was very stretchy and had some special pockets in it--- for snacks I'm assuming ;). As i watched this guy going down the road--love handles bouncing and exhaustion on his face. I realized we are all just marketable. I was thinking-- When this guy was standing in Dick's Sporting goods picking out his $300 running out fit was he thinking 'This will do the trick' Yellow shirt, check: Red spandex shorts, check: multi colored running shoes, check.... Boom now i can run!"
Yes I know I am shallow at times. I think this guy is making life changes that are more powerful than I am doing. Right now I am sitting here drinking my Monster Energy drink and ate my (fresh) breakfast pizza on the drive in. But here's the reality. When we want to go for a run..........Just RUN.......... You dont have to look the role. You dont have to have the special suite. You dont even need the special shoes. Many times people see right through that stuff anyways. All they see is your boobs bouncing and your love-handles swaying.

God expects us to run toward Him. He designed us to be unique and not just to "look the part"!!! Yes He wants us to run towards him! Not in some silly track outfit but in our normal way--might i even say naked.. Please dont--Im just drawing a picture here.
Ephesians 2: 8,9---God saved you by HIS special favor when YOU believed. And YOU can't take credit for this; it is a gift from GOD. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
When you see me running through town --in my new track suit, or maybe naked-- give a little honk of the horn and know that I am running towards Jesus. Feel free to join me

And back by popular demand--------well it was just really one person that said, "when you going to write another blog" and they were making fun of me. But sometimes thats all it takes to get er going.

This post will not be dealing with puke or poo. I learned my lesson the hard way. People don't like that conversation. (why do I God? why do i think its so darn funny?) Once again I am sitting in Prescott and I am trying my hardest to meet people. This is a task that is much harder than you would think. (Side note i put then instead of than and good ole auto correct sniffed er out)


 I see that there are a lot of garage sales going on and I see signs everywhere. I began to think--"God are you pointing me in a direction?" Suddenly my pulse begins to race. Ya i get it ---people are at the sales --shopping, drinking coffee, and just having a great time looking for all the bargains. I'M IN!

I start following the first sign---it was one of those you can buy in the store. Bright neon yellow and I think to myself. "Self anyone who would go buy a sign at the store is not messing around" They understand that this sign needs to be flashy and bright and very clear. ---I found the first sale and BOOM --junk! just some old lady sitting there by herself with a bunch of moth ball style crap. i couldnt even get out of my truck. The only thing that was interesting was she was wrapped in a Green Bay Packer SNUGGIE. i should have went just because of that but.......

Sign 2
This lady must have been up the majority of the night making signs. She just used some pink paper--Obviously just to make it POP a little---and a sharpie. She was in it to win it though. She made about 100 of these bad boys and she was not afraid to put them on every intersection in town. She wanted people to know! i followed the signs around every neighborhood. i even began to think to myself. "is she drunk" i finally came to the sale.----"O God, this must be the Almighty sign, please let this sale be the one" i walked in and there sat the owner. She looked up at me and pertner growled. So i said Hi. then she went back to staring at her garage floor. Yup this was fun. I looked around at the junk and began to wonder--who would buy this stuff? Then i left.

I was driving down the road: frustrated. so like any perfectly sane person would do---I punched the crap out of my steering wheel and yelled up to the sky. "Cmon God SUPWITDAT!"  I felt like I popped a vessel in my eyeball and had snot bubbles the size of golf balls. I need this sale. Wheres the sale for dudes? The one that has some tools and a fishing pole maybe a pizza maker. Where is the junkie golf clubs. Maybe a bike. I dont know, maybe even a folding chair. You know "the dude bait"

After I came down from this wonderful place, I began to think, (yes here it is folks :)

We can make our lives look appealing. We can put out all kinds of signs that make you want to come check us out. We can spend all of our time trying to bring you closer.  But many times we forget the next step!

We need to have something for others to have. They came to us for something. They followed your stupid pink sign-----NOW WHAT!
 "For you have been called to live in freedom--not freedom to satisfy your sinful nature, but freedom to serve on another in LOVE. For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: LOVE your neighbor as yourself" Galatians 5: 13,14

Anyone want to garage saling with me? ITS A BLAST!

another blog FOR you kids! WE love it! ARE you ready? HIS wordsmithing is WORKMANSHIP, so crafty! CREATED confusion but, IN all this-- CHRIST is central, JESUS is mentioned FOR all emotions GOOD and bad. WORKS is something WHICH we want, GOD loves us.PREPARED for laughter BEFOREHAND we hurt. THAT is true, WE walk slowly SHOULD we run? WALK to clarity IN all situations. THEM brains hurt?

I was sitting around-- trying to think of the easiest way to create my blog "gold" and this is what came out. Ya its not as funny as the big boobed dude but nonetheless i gave it a shot! DID YOU KNOW THAT NONETHELESS IS 1 word? wow thank you spell check. 

Anyways for those of you on-lookers i capitalized every third word :) why? 

Try just reading every third word once. Do you see it? 

You just thought it was a crappy poem but there's a message hidden. I cant spell it out any clearer for you. SORRY 

Read Ephesians 2:10 ESV

On a slightly different note--I was wearing ear buds the other day. You know those ones that fit inside your ear, and they got tangled up. Isn't that amazing how crazy tangled those things can get. i mean when I'm done with them I wrap them into a nice coil but then when i pull them out again they are in 10,000 knots. WHATEVER. 

But when I put them in my ear something didn't feel right. One of the bud parts was missing. You know the rubbery piece. I searched every where. Under the stove, by the refrigerator, and around the sink. Finally I got frustrated. The last place I checked was in my belly button! I thought maybe it went down my shirt and got logged there. Isn't that terrible. I actually checked in my belly button. Normal people would never look there. I should lose some weight. I mean belly buttons are not supposed to be storage containers. Right?

p.s. it wasn't there but that's not the point

Enjoy your night,    Chuck

Another blog entry is spinning in my mind. I am going to use the W key this time. I was just trying to be creative last post. Although the W really doesn't work, i can make it work with a slight flick.

What area should i cover today? should i check in on celebrity news and blog about the most current fashion designs? Local news? World news? naaaa  I'll just shoot from the hip again and see if something comes pouring out of me. I just chugged a can of Redbull and I got the jitters a little but dont worry--I'll be aight.

I am not sure if anyone besides my family is reading this and that is only because i asked my brother if he saw my latest blog and he told me yes. i asked my mom as well. its funny to me that i am already referencing "my blog" since yesterday was my first and most likely you already seen some of my finest work. How do i make this an interactive thing? How can we have a fun discussion? How can you cyber people make fun of me easier? i want all these avenue wideopen as if it was real life.

i sit here waiting for the right words to come to my mind that will inspire you to take action in your life. to make a change. to live differently than you did prior to reading this blog. i know i know this is truly junk but you're reading it. you're curious. you want something. dont you? i always am looking for something to make me laugh or think about. its the main reason we go on facebook in the first place. we want something.

last night i was woken up by God. He was giving me a message. ---I know right.. Coocoo bird chuck. But for real. -------I am out here in Prescott, trying to plant a church. can you believe it? A church! I bet many of you are thinking--"aint he that drugged out crazy dude" or "wowzers he could never do something like that" and you would be right. by myself i have nothing. it is only by the Almighty power of Jesus that i can take any steps forward.---Back to my point of God waking my big butt up last night. He was showing me examples of biblical people who were severely under-estimated. we all know the story of David and Goliath right? even unchurched people know that story. im guessing it looked something like this


This is how i feel many times out here. i dont know many people but i do know God. He asked me to do something and now i will walk with Him and do it. When you turn from your own ways and start to walk in His way, your life will be more fulfilling and He will protect you from big fat (ter) dudes.

Its not quite the home run i was hoping for but maybe the size of the dudes boobs made you smile. either way another blog from the mind of yours truly, Chuck

This blog thing

I was sitting at ork--doing this church planting thing and i began to press buttons on my google plus bar and saw that i could no BLOG. I am not sure hy i ould ant too or if anyone ill really ever see this but more than anything, now i can say "hey i am going to blog about that". e all find so many ays to aste our time and hat not. I figured it would be lame riting to myself and so far it is true. maybe i can make this into something. maybe i can reach people that ere not reachable before? ow God did you open a ne door of communication for me? the reach of this blog could be endless. or maybe this is just a dumb ay to rite don more stupid thought. by the ay, my W button is broke, so hen you see ords like this kno that it is supposed to says words or know. a person never realizes ho much they use the W button until it is gone. i have a very similar story in my life as ell.-----------BAM-----FIRST BLOG ENTRY!!!  about 6 years ago i cut my left thumb off. i as orking on a house; siding it. i was cutting a piece of trim to put around a pillar on the front porch. i as in a hurry. my sa kicked back and bingbangboom i was thumb-less. you can only imagine the thoughts in my tiny brain about ho life ould change. God you just blessed me ith my third child 2 eeks ago and noW i dont have the use of my hands. God brought me through many hurdles and started speaking directly into my life saying i have taken your eapons aay no i ant to give you a ne eapon. you need to sharpen your brain and your mouth. i entered into school and began my journey in seeking His Kingdom. i had to re-learn ho to hold my kids, tie my shoes, ipe my ars, open storm doors, and get a sandwich out of a zip-lock baggy which is still my freakin nemesis. i found it is easiest just to bite don on that bad boy and rip into it with my right hand. try it sometime, you will feel like a rabid dog on ra meat! My life was forever changed and it is all by God's choosing. My tie in here is----if i had a quarter for every time someone said to me "at least it was only your thumb" or "thank God it asnt your right hand" i would have a minimum of $2.00 ;) But for real--e never appreciate ho much e miss something until it is gone. Make sure you tell the ones around you today that you love them and care for them. Let them kno they are your W key and ithout them life is just much harder to read. Long live the BLOG!!! Wow!! or on this keyboard it is just---------o---------------