Back from a hiatus

Sup small group of followers. I appreciate your loyal support considering the infrequent use of this blog. I was planning on doing this every Sunday night, but plans have changed over the last few weeks due to some very good distractions. I hope you enjoy my tidbits for the week.

Nothing's Better than friends you can count on.

• I continue to be grateful for the friends I have gained at school as well as the high school buddies that I still hang out with. Every once and a while I step back and thank God that I am so lucky. Going up to Grand Rapids really showed me friends that were true companions...staying up until 2:30 AM to see me when I got in, taking days off to go seadooing, and playing golf with me despite it not being their favorite sport. 
• At the same time, I have a core group of friends at home that I continue to hang out with, albeit on a calmer and routine basis. Thursday night basketball continues to be one of the highlights of the week for me, and just seeing those guys and laughing with them makes me feel good. 
• Despite all these quality realtionships, I'm still looking for that one special relationship (you know what I mean.) I don't plan to go all senior scramble or any of that jazz, but I understand how that one relationship really makes everything feel right in the world. I continue to desire for that relationship to be with God now and when I find that someone. I shouldn't need a mortal replacement because of my relationship with God, but it's tough. 

Family is good Too

• Hanging out with my sisters and my brother in law over the fourth was a great time for me again, where I got to be the little brother again, and not all the questions came my way at the dinner table. Watching them gives me hope that everything will be alright when school gets out for good and I go into the great beyond. 

The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised. - Job 1:21

• I'll be honest; Up until Wednesday I had been extremely fed up with caddying. I had gotten on the wrong side of a few decisions made and had continued to get the short end of the straw. Wednesday may have been the angriest I have been in the past year. But low and behold, God grabs my attention with the verse above. My problems were small, and I went into work the next day with a fresh attitude (where I'll be ready and accepting of whatever happens). And Thursday I got a great break, and made some fantastic money with some great guys caddying for them Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Also, I caddy for a friend of mine tomorrow. Just when I was at that point, God provided for me. Oh, and that 3 day outing may end up turning into a job opportunity on top of all that. God is good.

Book of the week - The Shack

I thought it was a fitting title to a book considering I would be reading it in the caddy"shack". Very interesting read. I would recommend it, but for some reason I thought I would be more gripped by it. I figured with over 4 million copies sold that it had to be a page turner, and I never felt like that was the case. Regardless, it was a powerful story that was very well written, and considering I have had...let me check...39 views on my blog, I shouldn't probably be critiquing the writing of a NY Times best seller.

Until next time...