Goin' Golfin'

Noah got straight A's this year in school. I asked him what he wanted as a reward...He said, "can we go golfing?" Well, that was an easy one for me. I love to play golf and to be able to do that and spend some time with my boy will be great. We tee off this morning at 7:07. I can't wait. These are the little things that are marked in my mind... "man-time". We will go play golf and talk about life and school...that is if he doesn't get so mad that he wants to break his clubs. Either way it will be great. Outdoors is the best way to start a day. I am excited. The next few hours are going to be fun.

Morning Quiet

The morning is great. It is so quiet. Being an introvert, I wouldn't mind having my whole day be morning. I like alone time. However, I also know that I need time with people. I would be bored and sorry without it. So my question to God this morning is... If we were built for relationship, why did you make it so that some of us need quiet mornings? I am sure he has a good answer.

Things ya just do

Spent all week reviewing employees at Summit. I am the HR guy, so it is part of my duty to be in all reviews and take notes for the file and such. I have been amazed at what an awesome group of people are there serving God and our congregation every single day. Out of 20 full time employees, there is not one single person who is having a "difficult" review. That is unreal and mostly unheard of. Most people wouldn't even be able to say that about their own small circle of friends, let alone a group of 20 co-workers. It's been time consuming. I was not looking forward to it, but it was actually pretty fun.

Speaking of very fun, eating healthy (which I am a week into) is not. There is a lot right now that is not "fun" to do. I have learned that over time you must just put one foot in front of the other and do what you believe God wants you to do as you follow Him. I believe I honor Him more when I am disciplined.

Now, I've gotta go get some work done. Here is a picture of my office right now. As you can see, there is a lot getting done, most of it is still on my desk...also, I have a few reminders of the fact that hunting season is near.

Hebrews 12:11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

Hunter Vision

The last several weeks have been a flurry of activity for Hunter Vision. While Joel and I continue to refine the services we will offer to patients, there are a bajillion items to attend to on the business side of things. The planning that is currently happening is going to increase over the next 6 months, but it is now about 5 hours per day. I have been getting up early to work on it before work and staying up later to work on it before I go to bed. I figure I can sleep in 5 years when it works, but for now it actually wakes me up and keeps me up. The stress is good an far from unhealthy at this point and I am working out and eating pretty healthy too so that is keeping me sane.

I have great hopes for Hunter Vision and I know we can do it. There is no plan B, so we have to. The way I look at it, our families have to be taken care of... so failure is not an option. Eminem once told me that in a song...He said "success is an option, *cussword* failure is not." It was very emphatic, so he must be right. Actually, I fully believe we are doing what God wants us to do. I am convinced that this is the way he meant for me to affect the lives of others. This clinic will support ministry...that is what I was born to do. That is what I love to do. I have spent all of my adult years and some of my high school years doing it and I will do it for the rest of my life.

My hope is that we will be able to participate in the ministry to millions because of the existence of Hunter Vision. I am fired up.

First Northland, Then Summit, Now Hunter Vision...I love my family.

On another completely unrelated note, I have graduated to Cabela's deity status. They now send me hardback, coffee table books that are their catalogs...they do that for their top 5% or so of their customers. SO AWESOME...I feel like I just acheived Eagle Scout.

Summer

Summer is really only tolerable because it gives me time with my family (when we go on our annual trek to the lake) and it is the season before fall (which is the best season of the year by miles). Summer in Florida is hot, wet, and dank. It's literally like someone made all of the outdoors a steam room at the gym. You can see a little better than in a steam room, but it is the exact same feeling.

Generally, everyday starts out beautiful and is miserable by noon. Then it pours rain from about 3:00-4:00 and if you dare go outside following that you will certainly understand what it is like to have boiled water, stuck a blanket in it, then covered yourself with it as you sit in a sauna while drinking coffee.

Florida summer is not awesome unless you have time to do the beach thing. As much as I love to be outside, I just can't do it June- August. But, come Sept. 26th, I will be outside.

What is Sept. 26th? Opening day of bow season.

I have been thinking about hunting a lot lately. Wonder if anyone can tell???

I am getting a 3-d deer target next week...

Coffee is cool

...and by cool, I mean a great gift from God. Coffee makes me go from feeling like I would rather sleep another 2 days to actually feeling like I enjoy being part of civilization. Nothing is better than coffee before dawn breaks on a fishing or hunting trip. That smell and the dark cool air tell my soul it's time to spend the next few hours with God. That is where God lives. He actually claims residence in the woods and on the water. He told me. He also made the woods and water and coffee. He clearly knows what we need. As you can see, this morning I am grateful for coffee. Everyday, I am grateful for the woods...only 90 days till deer season. I can almost smell the coffee.

Been a while...

The NBA finals and general lack of fortitude threw me off of my very well disciplined start to the year. It's ok however, I am back. Today marks Day ONE, Round TWO in body for life and my practice of 5am wake ups. So far, so good. I haven't eaten anything yet and have managed to stumble out of bed. Lots has happened since my last post...end of school, vacation, Hunter Vision heating up...which reminds me, I gotta get to work on that. Mornings for the next year are for time with God and time with the new company. Just for posterity, here is a pic from vacation...