biz's blog

ok, nashville...what's up.

 

So, I am on a bit of a soapbox these days.  And, I'm pretty sure most of the people in my life (including myself) are guilty of putting the box in my path.

Here it is...WHAT is the deal with people always wanting COMP TICKETS TO EVERYTHING?!  Let me put it this way:  Let's say you have a good friend who you would pay money to go have dinner or drinks with.  You probably just dropped at least $20-$30 on that endeavor...and that happens often, right?  SO.  Why are you unwilling to spend $10-$20 on supporting said friend in their LIFE, their BUSINESS, their DREAMS, etc.?! And, for the most part, the people asking for comp tickets HAVE THE MONEY to buy the ticket.  It's the college students who are paying for the tickets that could use a comp ticket every once in a while.  ARGH!!!

A lot of my close friends are artists, musicians, writers, etc.  Why WOULDN'T I want to invest in their life?  It seems a bit selfish to think that just because you know someone, you should get their product and their time for free.  I wouldn't walk into a clothing store that a friend owns and just take clothes, so why would I TAKE tickets from my friends in the biz?!

Told you I was on a soapbox!  And, for the record, I have been SUPER guilty of this in the past.  Free tickets, free books, free CDs, free swag...whatever I could get.  I just realized a while back that I was guilty...and now I am striving to be a little more responsible and RESPECTFUL.

Ok, I'm done.  Thoughts? :O)

whoops. it's been a while. my bad.

For some reason, I forgot to blog.  Life is good.  See below.

my week in pictures #2

a perfect night...

My friend, Cari, and I went to see Snow Patrol and Coldplay tonight.  Anyone who has anything bad to say about Coldplay (or Snow Patrol, for that matter) needs to see this show....what an AMAZING musical night.  I honestly can't find ANYTHING to complain about...even the $130 ticket!  It was totally worth it.

I've posted a bunch of pics on my website...check them out!

Hope your night was just as fabulous!!!

 

 

want something good to eat or drink?

Then you should check out my friend, and neighbor, Debbie's blog.   She makes some really killer tastings and then blogs about them for the world to enjoy! 

Currently, we are enjoying this beauty...the Blu Ox Martini.

greater things still to come!!!

My friends at the Passion House hosted a really unique time of worship and celebration last night via the web.  It was SO great to get to share in some of that time with them as they opened up registration for Passion Twenty Ten (2010).  Of course it has a cool name.  :O)

I am really excited to see what the next year holds as students from around the globe continue to experience an awakening of the Spirit...continue to see how God is moving and working RIGHT where they are, right where they live, right where they study.  

Word on the street was that over 1000 students registered in the first ten minutes last night...and the event is 11 months away!  That kind of excitement is contagious...and those are the students that will go into their dorms, into their study groups, into their classrooms and teams...and spread the word.  I can't wait!!!

So, check it out....Passion Twenty Ten.

And, if you haven't seen the amazing video for the Passion World Tour book by Louie Giglio and Jeremy Cowart, you gotta give it a watch!!!  That Jeremy is one super duper photographer!!!

the thread...

I have realized that there is a thread that is weaving it's way through my life these days.  Some days it seems vague and ambiguous, some days it seems to smack me in the face.  Fortunately, I have been able to identify, at least for the most part, the theme of this thread.  I think the individual strands will continue to untwist and unravel as the days unfold.

What I have been feeling, understanding, learning...it is not something new to me...it is just something that I have come to know as a part of my life that I often let fall by the wayside, leave to chance, assume will take care of itself in the everyday, nitty gritty of walking through life.  And it is not something earth-shattering, so please do not be disappointed!  It is merely the way we treat each other as friends, as human beings, as loved ones, as children of the Most High King.

Maybe this thread, this realization, this theme has become more prominent in my thoughts and feelings because I have gone through a time when I felt like I was carelessly set aside by someone I thought cared about me a great deal.  I do not know.  Honestly, it was out of this time of reflection that I was able to realize that I, more than anyone else, am guilty of assuming those in my life are there for me, understand how I feel about them, will always "be there", will not mind if I trample on them a bit, can take a few hits for me, will sacrifice unknowingly (or knowingly) for me...

I am selfish.

And I do not want to be.

I desire to humble myself and love as Christ loves me.  To see people, to see my friends, to see those in my neighborhood, to see my family...as Jesus sees them.  And, with that, to forgive as I am called to forgive.  To be forgiven by others as I am forgiven by God.  To allow myself to not only give grace, but to experience grace.

Like I said, the strands continue to unravel.  I do not know what I will find, but I will continue to keep pulling at that thread...