Man I can't believe it has been 2 months since my last Blog. Where did the time go. Speaking of time, where did this past year go. I can't believe we are on the heels of a new year already. One of my favorite things at the end of the year is to watch the evening news to catch what the networks think were the top stories of the year. The top ones for 2006 were the war in Iraq (obviously), the national senate and congress elections, President Ford dies, the war ravaged Darfur, North Korea tests nuclear warheads, Saddam was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging, Donald Rumsfeld resigns, Airline terrorist Plot in Britatin is squelched. These are just a few stories that have dominated the airwaves. Some stoires are those that have good news. Some of those are..more and more people are helping their communities by volunteering, lots of inspirational messages are being broadcast over the internet, there is more of an effort to care for our natural resources and our environment etc.

You see, it seems that with so much going on that tests our faith and our strength there are more and more people asking questions about what really matters in life. I think the tsunami (that occurred 2 years ago already), Hurricane Katrina, and 9/11 have really rocked us a bit. We are all beginning to ask ourselves what is my place here on this earth? Not only are we asking that question of ourselves we seem to be taking it more seriously and taking some action. Sure there is still a lot of horrible stuff that goes on but what little thincg have individuals done to make life better for others along the way. What have you done? What have others done for you? What have you done to make others happy? What have others done for you to make you happy? Now for my big question and I await your replies.....

Do you believe that happiness is found or made? Let me know your thoughts.

Well, here it is October 31st 2006. HAPPY HALLOWEEN! As I was driving into work this morning I already saw a few people dressed up for the occasion. Some of them were scary and some were not. But seeing some of these scary costumes got me to thinking about fear and what truly frightens me. There are so many real life things that we encounter on a daily basis that cause us to whig out a little, Not to mention what we see on the news and encounter in our schools, with friends, sports teams etc. So, what really scares you? Is it war, is it failure? What are the things that deep down you are really afraid of? For me it has been not living up to the expectatins fo my dad. That has subsided a lot over the past few years as I have learned to let God do with me what God wants and to be o.k. with that, but it casued a lot of anxiety for me for a lot of years. So, what really scares you and how do you deal with it? Let me know if you feel like chatting about it!!

Rich

O.K. Sorry it has been a bit since the last Blog but...Man what a crazy week and a half!!!With that said, I want to know how your week has been on a scale of 1-5 (1 being worst and 5 being the best). Not only that,I want to know your thoughts about an age old question. "Who do you say that I am?" Well, not me, but about Christ. Who do you say that he is? What is he like in your mind? What is your image of him? What is his personality like? How would you describe your relationship with him? Can you honestly say that you have a relationship with him? Is it a close one? Do you feel like you hardly know him?

I know it is a lot of questions to ask but there is a reason for them. I will not reveal it yet. JUst sit back, relflect a bit and just reply as you feel comfortable replying. Be honest with yourself, with me and more importantly with Christ. I look forward to hearing from all of you.

Howdy All!

So, I finally figured out how to do this blogging thing. Pretty cool stuff. I hope this all works. Please be patient with me as I mess with the page form time to time to try to add cool links, pictures etc.

I will use this blog spot to get news out to all of you and post chat topics. This will be our way of keeping in touch and discuss topics. With that said, here is the first discussion starter...

On a scale of 1-5 how would you rate your week so far? Please let me know. It will also give me a chance to practice this Blogging thing.