what can i say... holy cow... wow... praise the Lord... i don't know, but all i know is that my boys are the best... lee totally made me feel like a king with the gift and card he made me and my baby would not stop staring at and cuddling with me... king of the world baby, king of the world... now real life sets in again and i have to look at what i have to do to get more time with the boys... even better, time alone with them in my home... overnight, etc... you get the point... rubber meeting the road i guess... it has been long enough... yup...
oh and by the way... if you were getting excited to see pics of my boys here i apologize because that will not be happening... i told my ex that i would respect her wishes and not put thier (the boys) pictures online... she does not want any sick freaks that may be out there to see the kids and well... so if you want to see pictures of my kids pop you little email addy in my comments box and i will do my best to get ya some soon if i know you... and if you are a sick freak who is out there, shame on you, ruining all my fun...
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Saturday, June 18, 2005
another testimony...
so here it is... another report to you all from the wonderful rock of Grand Manan... this time the report comes from another wonderful teen in my youth group... this girl makes me laugh a lot so i want you all to experience the joy that she brings me... she is now going to tell you about what God did in her life at May Rally 2005... it is so neat to see young people being obedient when God speaks... anywho, here she is...
Hey my name is Tatum and i had the most fun at may rally!!!! At all the rallys they had i learned something new.... the one I remember the most was when pastor Ken was talking about ..... ok just think about it this way ok you, God and Jesus were all on a rope and we'll hanging off a cliff and you were on the top god was in the middle and jesus was on the bottom and had to cut his own son off and when Ken was talking about it. it caught me and i told myself i have to follow him and not anyone else and thier is going to be good and bad times and it is hard to because i have been through it and it is very hard but all you can do to pray and God will do something about it!!!!!!
I learn't alot at may rally but it is to long so that is the one i liked the most
bye Tatum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tatum is one of the many grade sixers that have recently started coming to youth and have made an impact on my life... Sometimes it is easy to get frustrated with all their energy, but to be honest i would rather try to tame a wild grade sixer than to raise a dead one... (spiritually speaking that is) and to be honest why do we need to tame them anyway??? i think there are already enough boring Christians out there already... i don't know if i've mentioned it or not lately, but i really love being home and investing into the lives of these young people... PTL!!!
well tommorrow is daddies day and i cannot wait to see my little men... pics to come... i promise...
Hey my name is Tatum and i had the most fun at may rally!!!! At all the rallys they had i learned something new.... the one I remember the most was when pastor Ken was talking about ..... ok just think about it this way ok you, God and Jesus were all on a rope and we'll hanging off a cliff and you were on the top god was in the middle and jesus was on the bottom and had to cut his own son off and when Ken was talking about it. it caught me and i told myself i have to follow him and not anyone else and thier is going to be good and bad times and it is hard to because i have been through it and it is very hard but all you can do to pray and God will do something about it!!!!!!
I learn't alot at may rally but it is to long so that is the one i liked the most
bye Tatum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tatum is one of the many grade sixers that have recently started coming to youth and have made an impact on my life... Sometimes it is easy to get frustrated with all their energy, but to be honest i would rather try to tame a wild grade sixer than to raise a dead one... (spiritually speaking that is) and to be honest why do we need to tame them anyway??? i think there are already enough boring Christians out there already... i don't know if i've mentioned it or not lately, but i really love being home and investing into the lives of these young people... PTL!!!
well tommorrow is daddies day and i cannot wait to see my little men... pics to come... i promise...
Friday, June 17, 2005
Baby b.day and Father's Day eve eve...
today is the 17th and holy cow is it a busy day... actually all of mine have been that way lately... anywho my little baby boy turned 1 year old today... whoa... that freaks me out man... only 15 more of those and he will be asking me for the car keys... whoa, only 7 years and 2 months and lee will... (panic sets in) i need a new car for my boys to drive... although i had someone last week tell me that it was pretty... i think it was more mockery than sincerity...
yeah so on that note i am going to freddy on daddies day and i cannot wait... i bought a kite for lee and toys for the birthday boy... hooray, hooray... maybe we will hit golf balls (me and lee that is... may take vaugh a little bit) i give vaughn a year or less before he is better than his old man... lee is already there... pictures as soon as i figure out how to do it... anywho another testimony tommorrow...
yeah so on that note i am going to freddy on daddies day and i cannot wait... i bought a kite for lee and toys for the birthday boy... hooray, hooray... maybe we will hit golf balls (me and lee that is... may take vaugh a little bit) i give vaughn a year or less before he is better than his old man... lee is already there... pictures as soon as i figure out how to do it... anywho another testimony tommorrow...
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!
Now I realize that by the title alone this sounds like it will be a griping post, but it isn't totally... I am just exhausted and need closure...
on a positive note, I get to see my boys this Sunday which totally gets me fired up being that it has been another 2 months and Sunday is daddies day... woo fereaking hoo!!! Please pray... I really want a good time with my boys w/out conflict with my ex...
secondly, I am frustrated big time with something that I never thought I would have to face... I am interested in someone and the crappy part is that I cannot say a word to this person lest it be adultery... This is tough... Talk about feeling like I am gonna explode... heck yeah and it ain't the gas folks...
I am losing sleep and getting sick so if you are not already, please pray... And if you are... I need rest BIG TIME!!!!
now don't get me wrong, God is good and He is teaching me how to not live defeated for the most part (or when I listen... sheesh) but I am physically, emotionally, and mentally tired... I need closure and my life back... After a year and a half of chaos I am ready for a boring set scheduled kind of life again... BRING IT ON!!!
on a positive note, I get to see my boys this Sunday which totally gets me fired up being that it has been another 2 months and Sunday is daddies day... woo fereaking hoo!!! Please pray... I really want a good time with my boys w/out conflict with my ex...
secondly, I am frustrated big time with something that I never thought I would have to face... I am interested in someone and the crappy part is that I cannot say a word to this person lest it be adultery... This is tough... Talk about feeling like I am gonna explode... heck yeah and it ain't the gas folks...
I am losing sleep and getting sick so if you are not already, please pray... And if you are... I need rest BIG TIME!!!!
now don't get me wrong, God is good and He is teaching me how to not live defeated for the most part (or when I listen... sheesh) but I am physically, emotionally, and mentally tired... I need closure and my life back... After a year and a half of chaos I am ready for a boring set scheduled kind of life again... BRING IT ON!!!
Friday, June 10, 2005
live report from the rock...
Well it has been almost a week since my last post so I guess it is time for a new one, but since I cannot think of anything to write this second we will have this news update brought to you by Vanessa Corsini... I will be back after these messages...
Well I guess im bringing you an update of my spiritual life over the past 6 months.. Well Tim (my youth pastor) has helped me with my walk with Christ so much and also Scotty, If not for those to I would be down the wrong path. Last Saturday I was a Leader of Worship at the Contemporary service at Central Wesleyan. It was an amazing thing for me to see so many people of all ages worshiping the Lord.. Worship plays a huge role in my Walk with Christ. But another thing is Digging into the Word ... Its the most amazing thing to find out things you had never known before. Also on Sunday im getting baptized (YES)...Im so stinking excited. On June 22nd im headed to the Bahamas on a missions trip and im hoping I learn so much and also this summer im working as a Camp counselor..Well back to the Break News with Scotland Leighton.
well I think I have discovered a new theme that I am going to be doing for the next few posts... For all of my hundreds of readers (okay, who am I kidding... Just me) I think I will get testimonies of teens from our amazing youth group on Grand Manan... For real, these guys and gals are amazing and have been a huge part of the healing process for me during this rough stage in life... I love how God uses things and how He has a perfect plan... Sometimes ya just gotta trust I guess even when it doesn't make sense... leighton out....
Well I guess im bringing you an update of my spiritual life over the past 6 months.. Well Tim (my youth pastor) has helped me with my walk with Christ so much and also Scotty, If not for those to I would be down the wrong path. Last Saturday I was a Leader of Worship at the Contemporary service at Central Wesleyan. It was an amazing thing for me to see so many people of all ages worshiping the Lord.. Worship plays a huge role in my Walk with Christ. But another thing is Digging into the Word ... Its the most amazing thing to find out things you had never known before. Also on Sunday im getting baptized (YES)...Im so stinking excited. On June 22nd im headed to the Bahamas on a missions trip and im hoping I learn so much and also this summer im working as a Camp counselor..Well back to the Break News with Scotland Leighton.
well I think I have discovered a new theme that I am going to be doing for the next few posts... For all of my hundreds of readers (okay, who am I kidding... Just me) I think I will get testimonies of teens from our amazing youth group on Grand Manan... For real, these guys and gals are amazing and have been a huge part of the healing process for me during this rough stage in life... I love how God uses things and how He has a perfect plan... Sometimes ya just gotta trust I guess even when it doesn't make sense... leighton out....
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Sevice # 7
What a day!!! First I got to sleep in a bit which is always cool and then later in the day I got to play a game of baseball on my baby bro's team... So far we are 0-3, but when we figure out this whole pitching thing we'll win some... I think we are surprising people with our hitting... until then, Bad News Bears it is... or maybe I need to watch the Sandlot for inspiration... Has anyone seen The Sandlot 2??? Wow, that was random...
But the definately the highlight of my week was our contemporary service... So many things to make it awesome that I will put it in a list format...
1) God was there!!! (duh)
2) Dana Wells was there... (i love my little newfie maid)
3) Seal Cove Youth Band (led by Selinda Ingalls) opened up the service...
4) Our band opened Come and Fill Me Up with a U2 style... (i love my band)
5) Good size crowd of unashamed worshippers of all ages... (well, teen to middle agers)
6) I got to look down and see my brother (Christian of 8 mos) lift his hands and truly worship God... I could hardly play through that one... balled my eyes out!!! Praise the Lord!!!
It was a great night to say that least... Things got a little frustrating at the ball game so the service was a great followup and a definate highlight of the week...
Keep praying, still need work... Thanks all, love ya...
Scotland
But the definately the highlight of my week was our contemporary service... So many things to make it awesome that I will put it in a list format...
1) God was there!!! (duh)
2) Dana Wells was there... (i love my little newfie maid)
3) Seal Cove Youth Band (led by Selinda Ingalls) opened up the service...
4) Our band opened Come and Fill Me Up with a U2 style... (i love my band)
5) Good size crowd of unashamed worshippers of all ages... (well, teen to middle agers)
6) I got to look down and see my brother (Christian of 8 mos) lift his hands and truly worship God... I could hardly play through that one... balled my eyes out!!! Praise the Lord!!!
It was a great night to say that least... Things got a little frustrating at the ball game so the service was a great followup and a definate highlight of the week...
Keep praying, still need work... Thanks all, love ya...
Scotland
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Calling vs Happening...
if anybody know of a job out there for me that would be great... I am getting this feeling like I may not get called too many more times to supply teach... I am able to up until the 10th and then I need to find something else for at least the summer... this is one of those situations where money is money and you take what you can get, but at the same time too I need consistent time with my boys (weekends, etc...) and I work during the evening with the teens (ministry)... what a pickle...
has anybody had one of those times where you felt like God had ya somewhere for a purpose and things don't seem to go in that direction??? feel free to share examples... I could use some encouragement here...
has anybody had one of those times where you felt like God had ya somewhere for a purpose and things don't seem to go in that direction??? feel free to share examples... I could use some encouragement here...
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