A Few Friday Thoughts… December 21, 2007

This has been a crazy/busy week…here are some things running through my mind on this Friday morning…

• Right now Lucretia and Charisse are watching some sort of video–and EVERY TIME they do so when I am at home I sing “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” all day long.  AHHHHHH!  (I can also sing it in Spanish…just in case you are wondering!)
• This story about Tony Morgan made me laugh out loud!
• Last night we had our staff Christmas party…and I laughed so hard I nearly got sick.  One of the things I’ve learned so far in ministry is that at staff MUST laugh and celebrate life together.
• During our creative planning session yesterday I heard screaming in the parking lot–I looked out the window to discover Joe Sangl in an elf costume (complete with yellow tights) riding around in a golf cart – I will never look at him the same again!
• Yesterday I had the privilege of hanging out with six church leaders from across the upstate and hear about what God is doing in their churches–it was so encouraging and I cannot wait to do it again.
• Our Christmas services are just about here…and I am PUMPED.  I was informed today that we’ve distributed over 15,000 tickets.  We still have a few hundred seats left in our Monday services.  Yesterday I walked into the sanctuary and saw the stage for the first time–DANG!
• Oh yeah, I know I’ve said this already–but get their early Sunday…the service is going to begin in a really “unique” way and I would HATE for you to miss it.
• AND also–please remember that it’s ok if you forget your ticket–we are not turning anyone away!
• I really do miss college football…and I have NO IDEA where that came from.
• There’s that “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” song again–why must children’s videos sing things over and over?
• I will be posting after the Christmas services and then MAYBE sporadically next week…we always shut the office down the last week of the year to allow our staff a breather.
• That’s it–I’ve got to go workout now…there have been WAY too many “goodies” in our office lately and the Bible says in I Opinions 3:17 that, “Thou shalt not pass by Christmas goodies without partaking in the goodness that the Lord has allowed.”
• (OK–I made that verse up–that’s really not in the Bible!)