Friday Night Fun And Friends

OK, about two or so weeks ago my wife asked me if I would go to a Couples night at Fox River. She knew I had soccer that night also and I bet she was expecting the same answer as always, "cant the u13 boys play gotta coach". But to her surprise I said "SURE" I'll ask my assistant to coach the last game".

Let me tell you I HAD A BLAST!!! I wish it was longer and we didn't have to go.

Our friends Debbie and Dan asked us to be their guests and sit with them. There was child care for the kids so no kids to watch also.

The menu was Tex Mex!! My favorite and Dan and I were the first in line! They were also serving Jones drinks! Let me tell you there were about 20 different flavors and Dan and I said we were going to drink one of each that night.

So we ate and ate and ate and drank Jones drinks until we were going to explode!!!! The food was great! We also met Debbie's brother and wife and some other people that go to Fox River. Very nice and fun people.

As the night went on they played some games and Dan and I even were a team making brownies blind folded. I was the hands and Dan was the eyes. We really won but didn't want to make the loving couple feel bad. "they cheated only cracked one egg!!!!"

But that game reminded me of something P Guy said last Sunday about service. "A hand without a body isn't as good as a hand working with a body. "I know that may not make sense to you but did to me" I needed Dans eyes to help me make the batter and Dan needed my hands to make the batter. Working together made it work. Just like serving together more can get done.

P Rob also gave a talk about How God wants Us to Treat People. TREAT YOUR NEIGHBORS AS YOU WOULD TREAT YOURSELF. He also talked about working at making your different types of relationships better. Not taking them for granted.

I have totally taken my relationship with my wife for granted for the past 13(?) years. I will now try and change that and let her know that I am thankful for what we have.

My relationship as a father also I feel could use some work also, I have been working on that for sometime now. I can honestly say I have not raised my voice to anyone in my house for about three weeks now. I have been trying to deal with things with a level head, and it has been working with my 8 year old, for the most part.

My relationship as a friend needs to change a bit also and I feel it has but in a way you may not think. I have seen that I give too much of myself to "friends" and not enough to my family so that I'm trying to change also.

So now we have this snow storm last night and I was out shoveling this morning all by myself. Just about all our neighbors have snow blowers and were out and they all saw me busting my back shoveling and not one offered to help by blowing my drive.

Now this bothered me, but not because no one helped me. But if there are people out there that cant shovel or really needed help would those people offer to help? When we did have a blower I went all over and blew driveways for everyone with out anyone asking, I just did it.

So after I got shoveled out I had to go to the shop for a bit and I went out looking for people that needed help shoveling snow. By that time everyone was shoveled out. But I had a shovel in my truck just in case. But I did help a cop catch a lost dog and found its owner.

So now we are getting this blizzard. More snow to shovel. Lets see if anyone helps tomorrow.

Also another thing that is bothering me is my wife says we may not be able to go to Church because of the snow. That's REALLY bugging me. Ive been looking so forward to going and if we don't go it will bug me all day.

For me to say that is weird because like I said in past posts I don't go to church. Now I'm feeling if I miss Church I'm letting someone down. Kinda like if I miss a soccer game or practice I'm letting the team down. And if you know me I DON'T let the teams down. But who am I worried to let down if I don't go to church, myself, family , P Guy?


Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms." - I Peter 4:10

So I have been asking myself what gift do I have to serve others. I truly feel I have no gift to serve. I really have been searching for my gift but when will I know I have found it?

So remember WORK ON ALL YOUR DIFFERENT TYPE OF RELATIONSHIPS!!!