Internship

I've had an internship at Fox Valley Christian Church in Batavia, IL over the past school year. I work with the student ministry, mainly in charge of leading worship. Yesterday was my last Sunday working there for the year, and as much as I'm looking forward to summer and getting home, I'm gonna miss working out there. I gotta thank Jim (the student minister - you can check out his blog) for letting me work with him and crash at his place on Sundays...he's really taught me a lot and I've had a good time working with him.

I didn't know what to expect at the beginning of the year when I started the internship. I felt like I was in the right place with everything working out with Trinity Christian College and then the internship, but I was kinda nervous because I had never really led worship by myself before. I've played in worship bands for awhile, but never by myself...especially singing. There were some ups and downs, but I think overall things went really well for my first year. I've still got a lot of stuff to learn, but I really looking forward to getting back at it in the fall. Can't wait to see what God's got in store for next year...

BMW Billboard

I saw this on fail blog...

I found it quite amusing...if you can't read it, the small billboard is for Audi...it says "Your move, BMW"

I love BMW...

15 days...

till summer break! I'm pumped and very ready for school to be done this year. I'll miss working with the students at FVCC on the weekends, but at least I'll get to hang out with them for a week at CIY. The end of semester is always the worse, there is the most work to do...and the least motivation...just a couple more weeks...i can do this...

1 month

I've officially had my blog for 1 month now. When I made it, I figured no one would ever go to it or read it, but I've actually be surprised. I've had hundreds of visitors...and from 3 different countries (US, England, Sweden). Views from people in Chicago, New York, LA , Pittsburgh, Atlanta...to name a few. So I don't know what draws people into my blog, but its kinda cool to know that people actually read it.

Free Rice

So if you're like me, you probably spend way too much time on the internet...doing pretty much nothing. But if you have some time to waste online, you should check out FreeRice.com. It's pretty much just a bunch of random questions (english, vocab, math, language, art, etc...) that are pretty easy...and for every question you get right, they donate 10 grains of rice to the UN World Food Hunger program. You may think answering educational questions is boring...but strangely enough, it's really kinda fun and addicting...so check it out. It's like a win, win, win...you get smarter, you cure your boredom, and you help feed starving people. (click here for FreeRice.com)

The Long Fall Back To Earth

Jars of Clay released their new cd today...The Long Fall Back to Earth. I haven't had a chance to listen to the whole thing yet, but so far it sounds pretty sweet. And its Jars, so it can't be bad! You should check it out.

Pirates 10, Braves 0

So being a Pirates fan isn't always the greatest thing in the world...lots of disappointments... I have a good feeling about this season though. Today they beat the Braves 10-0...and yesterday they also shut them out 3-0. I know its still early, but the bucos look good. Team ERA is 2.63 - that's the best in the majors right now...last year they had the highest ERA in the national league. I wonder if they'll actually be able to keep it up and avoid their 17th consecutive losing season...which not only would be a MLB record, but a professional sports record. Pirates = 2009 NL central campions?? Watch out cubbies!