Game of the Week -- 50 States

Thought I'd go with a little more of a mental challenge this week. Maybe it will help my memory since I forgot to post one last week. From Addicting Games I give you:


50 STATES

How many can you properly, or should I say perfectly, place?

T-Minus 4 days...

A few facts about our upcoming FPU class:

• It begins in 4 days
• there will be at least 13 participants
• 10 of these are 1st timers!
• God is opening the door for some families to change their lives forever
• One of the couples are old friends of mine. He calls me yesterday and says that he and his wife were just talking that they should try and find a FPU class because he had been listening to Dave on the radio. He goes to the site to find a class and voila, my name pops up. And they can do Mondays!!!
• I am fired up about it!!!!
• It is still not too late to join in.

Man of faith

Its a pretty good thing when your character and faith in God outshines your ability to coach a Super Bowl winner... great photo

6 Days to FPU

FPU starts in six days. Do you know where your money is??????

Super Bowl Recap

The game is over the Colts (be careful how you type) are champs. Its cool to see Peyton win one. It's also cool to see a coach. team, and organization that is built around doing things the right way get it done. Its also really cool to see it be done by a coach who is a Christ Follower and not afraid to say so and place the praise in a proper way. You can just tell that iti s much more genione than the typical "I'd like to thank God..." speech we have come to expect from athletes and performers.
From a purely sports aspect, I posted here a breakdown of how I thought things were. This post is about reviewing these points. We'll see if my predictions/ assumptions panned out.

QB: While neither guy had a spectacular game by any means Peyton did what has become the reason I think they won it this year. He did what he could and didnt try too much, except that first quarter interception. Rex never got a rythmn going. I think he is being given WAY too much blame for the loss.
RB: Once the fumble fest subsuded in the 2nd quarter, most of these guys were steady. Like I previously mentioned, no rythm for the Bears/
WR: Reggie Wayne had the biggest play of the night on a busted coverage. Someone always seems to come through for the Colts.
TE: Dallas Clark was all he was expected to be and Desmond no where to be found.
OL: I'll have to mark this one a push. Neither team was great here but there were no major faux pas either. Just solid mediocre football by both squads.
DL: The Bears were doing theor best to get after Peyton but after the bomb to Wayne they backed off big time. Fairly solid against the run. The Colts stopped the run and made Rex the deciding factor; they win becaue they executed their game plan.
LB: Urlacher is just amazing. He is everywhere and playing what seems to be the right position every time. The Bears did not lose for his lack of effort.
DB: Even without Harper for the full game the Colts did enough here to stop the run and never gave the big pass away.
Kick D: The Bears win becuse they were just OK.
Kick Returns: Hester is an animal! The fact that he ran the opener back led to a success for the Colts when they squibbed it and it was fumbled. The Bears then pulled him the next time just so the Colts would actually kick off. He's truly a game changer.
Punter: Maynard never really got the chance to change the field on the Colts; Smith did his job (except that he botched that xtra point)
Place Kicker: Vinatieri actually missed a Super Bowl kick! Both guys got 1 through: PUSH

In my original post I had 6-5 Bears, this post gamer makes it 7-3 Colts. They just simply executed their plan better than the Bears. A good game. Interesting to say the least with the weather. Both teams should be contenders again next season. Great times for the upper midwest!!!

Boy is it cold and I have one...

OK, the temp as I write this is -6, wind chill -25. It's been like this for a few days and its really beginning to make me thankful for all this Global Warming! How cold would it be if it weren't for that? You'd think that with all the bad weather I'd have plenty of time to surf the web and make blog posts. Sounds good except that I've been flat out with a killer cold/flu/bodyache thing since Saturday afternoon. I even fell asleep and missed about 2/3 of the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl. Finally coming out of it, so I decided to come to work tonight and spend time outdoors. hmmmm makes you kinda question my fitness of mind.

FPU is 10 days away

10 days until our newest Financial Peace University (FPU) class begins. I am excited to see what can/ will happen in the lives of the families that are participating. Micki and I always get more out of it each time we go through. It also helps with our motivation and discipline to "work the plan". Arrangements can still be made for ayone who wants to participate. Give me a call, send an email, call the church, respond to this post, send a carrier pigeon, whatever you need to do.
This class will arm you with the information and discipline to become the master of your finances. You can win! This is one of those things that I am convinced will not only change families for generations to come but will change churches as well. When was the last time you were able to respond to the promting of your conscience to meet a need rather than thinking "I wish I could help, but..."?
We have 11 people confirmed for this class, not including anyone who may be a return student, and I would love to make it 20. I borrowed the following list from Joseph Sangl:

Top 10 Signs That You May Have A Money Problem

1. You sold your child on E-bay last week to pay off the dog you bought with 90-days same as cash.
2. When you plug your expenses into the INCOME - OUTGO = EXACTLY ZERO budget form, INCOME - OUTGO actually equals "Microsoft Excel Gives Up"
3. Check Into Cash holds a ceremony in your honor
4. You have eaten ramen noodles for eight straight weeks, but your pet is eating Eukanuba Reduced Fat dog food for $20.29/bag.
5. You cringe every time that the phone rings
6. When the credit card companies actually believe that you have too much debt and stop sending you credit card applications
7. Your hand suffers a 3rd-degree burn when you write a check
8. You are afraid to discuss debt with your spouse
9. When your child tells you, "Man. We sure have a whole lot of debt!"
10. If you can not imagine or remember what it was like to NOT have debt.
    

Let me say first off that I am far from perfect in the area of finances; but I have found a plan that helps me win as long as I stay with it. What are you waiting for???

Book #3 - The Blogging Church by Bailey and Storch

I'm right on pace for my 30 books for 2007 and am keeping to my plan of balance in genres. Feeling pretty good about that; widh some of my other goals were going as well...

This book slid to the front of my intended to read pile quickly as I heard about it's release. I just personally made a real entrance to the Blogosphere in December. I began my first blog (this one) later in the month. I began to be challenged with how this from of technology could be used for fun, enrichment, information, and to challenge the world. The Blogging Church came along at the perfect time for me. The authors have provided a book that is both informative but I believe will also serve as a resourse for those who currently are using and thos who are yet to join the Blogophere. I know it will be invaluable to CRMC as we ponder and begin our first ministry related blog in the coming weeks.
The book is well divided, easy to read, and accomplishes all that it set out to do. Amidst all of the great information (including info on great blog links to look into) are sets of questions and challenges that will keep the beginning and experinced blogger in focus and on task if followed. One of the biggest take aways for me came in chapter 15:

Lets be honest: none of us is as smart as we think we are or deserves what we have. We are blessed to serve in ministry and to have the platform and position He has given us.

I know that I will be keeping this book on and easy to get to shelf as I will return to it as I venture on in my blogging experience. If you or anyone you know is a blogger or is think ing about beginning blog I would recommend this book as a resource whether the blog is a personal or a ministry/ vocational one.

I currently have 3 books going; one on personal health, a biography, and a ministry related one. Not sure which will finish first, but there should be a post for book #4 rather soon.

Children are a Blessing

There is definately a theological lesson to be had here; I just haven't figured it out yet...

Children are a Blessing

Im still alive

I havent fallen off the planet but have just been busy. Got a couple drafts started that aren't quite ready. Also will have the next book review and some other stuff in the next couple days