A nice big fat lazy dog.

To say that I am content would be an understatement. To say that I am happy would hit a little closer to home.

I have been reviewing my life thus far and have come to the conclusion that I am blessed.

I visited home last weekend and hung out with my fam and my dad for fathers day. The original reason I wanted to go was to see my grandfather, who promptly left town. See my friends grandfather died and I didn't want the next time I saw my grandfather or grandmother to be in their death beds...or coffins. So off me and my blessing of a family went...Jessica, Kaiser and Myself to the great far away of Lubbock Texas. I was happy to keep the trip tho because God arranged for me to get in some INCREDIBLE quality time with my parents. Mom and Dad, who for the longest time have been heckling me and my wife for a grandchild no longer have to wait on us....BIG NEWS on the Nathan Martinez front... my little brother is going to be a FATHER!!! this is a HUGE WOOT! yet it is still early...so we play the waiting game until Nathan Jr. pops out. or Jean Jr.

I'm listening to the rain outside. It is pouring down in a torrent. I am amazed at how constantly God provides. Pineville city officials have been contemplating a water...not ban...but uh...i forget the word... anyway, restraint.... to conserve what we have in our reserves. I started to think, the animals don't have a water reserve, nor do the trees. The grass has none either. Then the rains came. The things of this earth don't have a water reserve not because they lack the understanding (i've seen ants smarter than some people), not because of the lack of opposable thumbs... (i saw a monkey pick his nose and scratch his butt with the same foot!), but because they know...beyond any other thing that WE think they should know...THAT GOD WILL BE THERE FOR THEM. Now the wisdom we see in the ants and squirrels that horde food and dodge shoes and shotguns, respectively, is that they know even better than we do...that even tho God is always there.... They need to care for what HE has given them, so that they will live to be there for His next giving. He will always be there and He will always give... but if we don't take care of ourselves and the things he has blessed us with...we may not be able to recieve or even enjoy what He gives when He gives it.

So take this any way you will...

I know that even by typing it I have learned what God was telling me about me.
Hope you enjoy the rain...it's always there.



In other news, I had my Police Board Interview, it was fairly brutal. They really hammered in on the fact that many of them sincerely believe that Christianity and Police work don't go together.

But we'll see when I am wearing the badge how it affects me.

Keep me in prayer...I still have to move this 210 pound body one and a half miles in just fourteen minutes and thirteen seconds.







"But that bird doesn't have any wings...and it's only got one leg."Bret McKenzie
Jon

What a LAG!!

I am a horrible blogger. Absolutely. I mean I get all used to writing every couple of days and then every day, but then....I stop... Forever. lol, well I guess not forever...I am blogging now!
So a buttload of stuff has happened since I was on here last. Most recently I got into Flight of The Conchords....pretty much addicted to them. I had seen their live show on HBO or a rebroadcast on Comedy Central and laughed myself silly... but I just rediscovered them and ordered their first season on DVD cause I really am quite addicted. Folks, really, even tho I am gushing about them, watch at your own risk cause they have some parts that some of you elder guard may want to ease your kids outta the room on some parts. Anyway. Got to meet my sister in laws boyfriend. Pretty swell guy. not to bad at all. Way to go Maddie!

In the youth group I have been trying to make sure that they are reading the Word on their own at home... you gotta have that time in the word. And NO. You cannot change the name of your bed to THE WORD and tell me that you will be spending much more time in THE WORD.... lol.

Jessica and I are headed to Lubbock this weekend for Fathers Day. I wanted to spend some time with my Grandpa but he apparently will be on the way to South Texas. Now normally this wouldn't be a big deal, but He has had quite a few heart procedures done in the past couple of WEEKS and will be driving all the way BY HIMSELF.... sigh. I pray that nothing happens to him. He will be 95 this September. So...anyway. I will get to spend some time with my fam and hang out a bit.

Looking forward to it.

ummm not much else going on....?

if I forgot something Jess...let me know.


"Get your hand off of my tail, you'll make it dirty."
jon