They call me Sleeve

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Goodness

It's enough to drive a man crazy; it'll break a man's faith
It's enough to make him wonder if he's ever been sane
When he's bleating for comfort from Thy staff and Thy rod
And the heaven's only answer is the silence of God

It'll shake a man's timbers when he loses his heart
When he has to remember what broke him apart
This yoke may be easy, but this burden is not
When the crying fields are frozen by the silence of God

And if a man has got to listen to the voices of the mob
Who are reeling in the throes of all the happiness they've got
When they tell you all their troubles have been nailed up to that cross
Then what about the times when even followers get lost?
'Cause we all get lost sometimes...

There's a statue of Jesus on a monastery knoll
In the hills of Kentucky, all quiet and cold
And He's kneeling in the garden, as silent as a Stone
All His friends are sleeping and He's weeping all alone

And the man of all sorrows, he never forgot
What sorrow is carried by the hearts that he bought
So when the questions dissolve into the silence of God
The aching may remain, but the breaking does not
The aching may remain, but the breaking does not
In the holy, lonesome echo of the silence of God

Andrew Peterson
"The Silence of God"

Friday, December 15, 2006

Christmas Vacation

I have a big road trip, with my parents, coming up next week. We are starting out by leaving here after I get out of work on Tuesday. Our first stop is Columbus, Ohio. It's where my bro lives with his girly. I havent seen my bro since June I think. So, I'm really excited about that. Then, we travil up to the great state of New York for some good quality time with family that I havent seen in probably 3 years, for Christmas Eve/Day. Then on the 26th, Katie is flying up to meet some of my family and see where I grew up. This is pretty great. I'm am especially excited about this part. There is currently only one other person is the state of SC that has seen where I grew up and spent the majority of my life (Mr. Scott Horton)...this is a time I like to call the Pre-Sleeve era. So, thats going to be great to drag her around to and show her all those places where I have so many memories. Then we drive home on the 29th. All in all, I really couldn't ask for a better trip. It's getting really hard to stay on task these last few days at work because it's all I think about...other than what I'm going to get people for Christmas because I havent started shopping yet...ooppps.

P.S. I don't know what I'm doing for the New Years. If anyone has any thoughts...please share.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

i don't know

i don't know what i am going to write. i just know i haven't written in awhile so i think i should. i'm sorry about that, by the way.

my life has been really, really busy. well, don't get me wrong. i like it this way. i would much rather have too much to do than nothing to do. i'm really good at getting lazy sometimes...well...i really like movies, so when i have free time, it usually gets filled with a movie or two or five. and the more movies i watch, the less and less motivated i get. so, the busier i am, the less likely i will fall into the movie trap...aka...the less likely i will get lazy.

which brings me to my next topic, i am really complicated. for the longest time, i thought i was a simple guy...a meat and potatoes...a man's man...a simple guy. thats not true at all. i'm not. but i think i will grow into it. if you picture in your head of the most simple, steady guy you know...he is probably an older gentleman. which tells me that it comes with maturity. i think i will be there one day. i hope.

well...i hope this quenches your thirst for now. i will try to find some other post-worthy topics and i will be sure to get them in here. i apologize for my slackness.

Friday, December 01, 2006

Happy December!!!!

I have had a restless heart and mind this past couple of days. There is nothing in me right now that wants to conform to a 9-5 lifestyle what-so-ever.

I want to live.

I want to move to Colorado and become a professional skiier
I want to hike through Europe and settle on the coast of Italy
I want to move to Australia and teach sea kayaking at the Great Barrier Reef
I want to join a band and tour the country in an old van

But all at the same time, I want to settle down.

I want to coach my son's little league baseball team
I want to grill out in the back yard with all my friends and their wives and kids after church
I want to mow my lawn on a sunny Saturday morning
I want to love my wife

I am a complicated man. But one thing is for sure, this work thing is obviously getting in the way of my free time.