There are certian moments that remind you how little time we all have here on this planet.
On Monday I had a friend die in a tragic car accident. My heart sank. To think about how Rooster touch my life and those around him, my heart breaks and tears fall. Within me I am sad that I will never see him again, but then a flicker of joy springs up within me because I know that right now he is in the Father's arms and there is no other place I would want my friend to be.
Whi tthis tragedy I am reminded that we are not promised tomorrow. We need to live every moment like it could be our last. Talk to as many people as we can and try to make a difference in others' lives.
Dustin "Rooster" Ferguson will be missed, but his spirit will always be remembered.
you can read a little about Rooster and the accident here
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Until We Meet Again...
Yesterday I found out that one of my friends grandmothers passed away in a tragic train accident.
I met Mrs. Pat three years ago when Adrian and I helped Pastor Dan move his parents from Hellena, Montana to Olympia, Washington. Mrs. Pat (his mom) and I rode in her car the whole ten (well it seemed more like 15) hour trip back. I got to know a lot about her and she was an amazing person
My heart and soul go out to the Panter Family...Ms. Pat, you will be missed.
you can read the news article about the wreck HERE
I met Mrs. Pat three years ago when Adrian and I helped Pastor Dan move his parents from Hellena, Montana to Olympia, Washington. Mrs. Pat (his mom) and I rode in her car the whole ten (well it seemed more like 15) hour trip back. I got to know a lot about her and she was an amazing person
My heart and soul go out to the Panter Family...Ms. Pat, you will be missed.
you can read the news article about the wreck HERE
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Sorry Ryan...Not Today
There is something to be said for a come from behind victory that just make me go weak at the knees. Especially when I am the one that comes from behind to win.
Ryan and I were sitting in the center and we desided to play a little game of NCAA football 2009 on the XBox 360. He picked Nevada, so I thought that I would go easy on him and picked Idaho (GO VANDALS!!!). I started out pretty rough (being distracted by phones ringing and friends needing to talk). There was a point when I didn't even realize that he had scored two touchdowns.
The second half was mine. I was down by two touchdowns and a field goal. I was coming back (slowly but surely). With 29 seconds left I got the ball down by five points. After he sacked me (and I let the clock run to eleven seconds) I decided to go for the hail mary...the first one was an incompletion...and I had six seconds on the clock after I called time out. With one more Hail Mary (and a sould have happened pick that didn't) my reciever came down with the ball and was all alone to the end zone...and with the extra point I won 42-40.
Not today for you Ryan...
Ryan and I were sitting in the center and we desided to play a little game of NCAA football 2009 on the XBox 360. He picked Nevada, so I thought that I would go easy on him and picked Idaho (GO VANDALS!!!). I started out pretty rough (being distracted by phones ringing and friends needing to talk). There was a point when I didn't even realize that he had scored two touchdowns.The second half was mine. I was down by two touchdowns and a field goal. I was coming back (slowly but surely). With 29 seconds left I got the ball down by five points. After he sacked me (and I let the clock run to eleven seconds) I decided to go for the hail mary...the first one was an incompletion...and I had six seconds on the clock after I called time out. With one more Hail Mary (and a sould have happened pick that didn't) my reciever came down with the ball and was all alone to the end zone...and with the extra point I won 42-40.
Not today for you Ryan...
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Congradulations Zeb
As I sit here and post yet another entry in my blog, one of my really good friends is getting married and I am not there.
I met Zeb in Chicago, IL on June 10, 2007. We were both on a PIONEER"S Edge team heading for Greece (along with Jarred, Anna, Sarah, Margaret and Becca) for the entire summer. Arfter our orientation was over, we packed our bags (well just pack what we had used at orientation) and headed for Ohare to begin our journey overseas. Zeb and I happened to have the chance to sit next to one another on the flight from Chicago to London and I will never forget those what he just thought that he NEEDED to tell me before take off:
"Have you ever seen the movie Final Destination?", Zeb asked with a sort of mischivious tone.
"No", was my answer.
"Well at the very beginning of the movie," Zeb goes on to explain, "a guy stands up on a plane and says that hes had a dream that the plane is going to explode and tries to get people to follow him off. I think Eight did, and after that very plane took off, it did explode. The rest of the movie was them trying to excape death"
"Stop...is there any particular reason you had to describe that specific movie right before our plane took off?"
"No not really"
After that conversation, I knew that Zeb and I would have a great summer. We ended up filming over two hours of interviews that I was able to show people back home about what our summer entailed.
After getting back to the states, and going back to school, Zeb met Tammy and the two of are getting married right now.
Zeb, have a great day. I wish I could have been there. I am praying for ya'll right now.
"Ciao for Now"
I met Zeb in Chicago, IL on June 10, 2007. We were both on a PIONEER"S Edge team heading for Greece (along with Jarred, Anna, Sarah, Margaret and Becca) for the entire summer. Arfter our orientation was over, we packed our bags (well just pack what we had used at orientation) and headed for Ohare to begin our journey overseas. Zeb and I happened to have the chance to sit next to one another on the flight from Chicago to London and I will never forget those what he just thought that he NEEDED to tell me before take off:
"Have you ever seen the movie Final Destination?", Zeb asked with a sort of mischivious tone.
"No", was my answer.
"Well at the very beginning of the movie," Zeb goes on to explain, "a guy stands up on a plane and says that hes had a dream that the plane is going to explode and tries to get people to follow him off. I think Eight did, and after that very plane took off, it did explode. The rest of the movie was them trying to excape death"
"Stop...is there any particular reason you had to describe that specific movie right before our plane took off?"
"No not really"
After that conversation, I knew that Zeb and I would have a great summer. We ended up filming over two hours of interviews that I was able to show people back home about what our summer entailed.
After getting back to the states, and going back to school, Zeb met Tammy and the two of are getting married right now.
Zeb, have a great day. I wish I could have been there. I am praying for ya'll right now.
"Ciao for Now"
Friday, August 22, 2008
Prayer for my Dad
About a month and a half ago, my father was in a bad car wrecka nd he broke two vertabre in his neck. My brother and I found out last night that he will be having surgury on Tuesday and we want to just ask ya'll to pray for him and the doctors as he goes under the knife.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Strike!!!
So Saturday night I found myself at Timber Lodges Bowling Alley with Becca, Troy and Hiram. The four of us went head to head in a winner takes all kind of thing. Game one was kind of slow (we were all trying to get a feel for the lanes). Troy and Hiram seemed to get into a groove early, Becca and I just seemed to be holding on for dear life. I ended up scoring a 99 (and I was so mad that the last frame had a hidden pin that I wasn't expecting)
Our second game started out better (at least for me). I bowled a nin in the first frame and followed that up with a strike which was followed by a spare. That in turn was followed up by another strik and another spare. After that, I kinda hit a little rut, but I did end with a 142, which was a great game for me.
And that was the end of the bowling night for me (I wanted to end while I was ahead). The rest of the crew's last game was not much to write about.
We had a great time!!!
Our second game started out better (at least for me). I bowled a nin in the first frame and followed that up with a strike which was followed by a spare. That in turn was followed up by another strik and another spare. After that, I kinda hit a little rut, but I did end with a 142, which was a great game for me.
And that was the end of the bowling night for me (I wanted to end while I was ahead). The rest of the crew's last game was not much to write about.
We had a great time!!!Friday, August 08, 2008
Random Summer Memory 3.0
Once upon a time there was a little girl named Amanda. Amanda loved to go to the park at night and play on the playground, but her all time favorite thing on the playground was the see-saw. But there was one teency little problem...
Amanda had no one to play with. Which means that all she could do was see...she couldn't saw.
Amanda desided to take matters into her own hands and she whipped out her handy, dandy cellular phone and called as many people as she could think of.
Together they could see-saw, and they had a wonderful time.
Amanda had no one to play with. Which means that all she could do was see...she couldn't saw.
Amanda desided to take matters into her own hands and she whipped out her handy, dandy cellular phone and called as many people as she could think of.
all at one Amanda got really excited because...
Her bestest friend Jamie came to play with her.
Together they could see-saw, and they had a wonderful time.
Amanda finally got to see and saw on the see-saw.
and Jamie had fun too.
Amanda and Jamie were bestest of friends and lived happily ever after.
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