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with fathers day coming up real soon i thought that it was getting on to that time when i should post a picture that may or may not be of my kids... okay, just kidding... definately not my kid... vaughn knows that it is playoff time in the nba and nhl and you do not shave your playoff beard...

but seriously sports fans it is an overcast day hear on good ole GM and the men's baseball league is a full week into it's season... (the masses rejoice) on that note the devil rays (worst name ever) are looking to have a much improved season than their first one last year... who knows what this summer will bring???

now speaking of the devil rays that reminds me of dan boyd... dan boyd reminds me of chris stephens website... what is the connection you may ask and i know that you all are... shout outs, that is the connection... as a new segment on my world famous blog i will incorporate shout outs to people all over the world and then explain why i am shouting at them...

so my first shout out goes to... my mom...

my mom visited geoff and i this weekend past and brought one of my nefews and one of my nieces... they are cute and i loved playing with them, but i have to say that the number one reason i am giving my mom a shout out is because she gave birth the the 2 bestest boys in the whole wide world... yay for my mom... that right scott ingalls, my mom deserves a shout out...

My new favorite song...

You Never Let Go
by Matt Redman

verse
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
Your perfect love is casting out fear
And even when I am caught in the middle of the storms of this life
I won't turn back, I know You are near

pre chorus
And I will fear no evil
For my God is with me
And if my God is with me
Whom then shall I fear, whom then shall I fear

chorus
Oh no, You never let go. Through the calm and through the storm.
Oh no, You never let go. In every high and ever low.
Oh no, You never let go. Lord You never let go of me.

verse
And I can see the light that is coming for the heart that holds on
A glorious light beyond all compare
There will be an end to these troubles, but until that day comes
We'll live to know You here on the earth

pre chorus
chorus

bridge
And I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds on
And there will be an end to these troubles, but until that day comes
Still I will praise You
Still I will praise You

To Be A Kid Again...

it is a rainy, gross day and yet the peace that God gives is still evident to me... what a neat place to be... (did i just say neat?) anywho as i walked into the school i saw a class of younger kids running to the gym for their phys ed class... the looks on their faces was priceless... innocence... what was on their mind??? get to the gym, get to the gym, get to the gym... the excitement was written all over them...

yet as i say this unrestricted, overwhelming, uncontrolled joy i got to thinking about what happens as they got older... even as teens they will face choices that i may have not even faced yet and the heartbreak that could be theirs to deal with scares me... then i thought about these little ones and what they may face as adults someday... to be honest it broke my heart thinking about it...

then i was challenged... for whatever reason, God has called me to stay on Grand Manan and invest myself into the young people here... the crazy thing to me is that there is influence that God has given me too... this i may never understand, but i am thankful... i want to pray like nehemiah as i think of this... God, increase my favor with man in this place... as i think of a potential youth/rec center, as i think of hurting teens, as i think of little children who don't even know what is headed their way i am challenged... with great blessing comes great responsibility...

i have said this before, but it was in regards to finances and the gulf coast... now i am definately not in a place of financial greatness, but God has blessed me in other areas of life... in the past i have had amazing youth leaders that believed in me and did not give up on me, even when i was a jerk... now today, i have a group of amazing friends who support me in the good and bad and in my good and bad... so the challenge for me is this: will i walk in faith, whatever that means, doing what God wants me to do on this island... as He increases my favor, my influence with people, will i be obedient???

will we as God's people stop buying the lies and walk confidently and boldly as God directs... as i think back to these little ones scrambling to gym class without a care in the world, God asked me, "Are you ready to make an impact?"

Are we???

pick your battles i suppose...

for those of you who were blessed by seeing my kids, i will have to email the pics to you... God has taught me a lot about myself and my responses to things lately...

once again, i can be having a good day and the enemy (not a person) sets those little snares again... but i have a choice in this battle... i do not have to be defeated and let crap keep me down for God has promised me things and that is what i will cling to...

i think there are some though too that we just do not have to fight... this is a good example... some would say that i am being a wus and allowing people to push me around, but i don't think so... i feel that i need to pick my battles and this one may not be worth fighting... why antagoize?? it will be worth sitting back and allowing God to lead in this situation down the road and actually He is today because He gives peace... there once was a day when this type of thing would consume me for days and just mess me up because it would frustrate me so, but not today... "where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom..." i am not bound by bitterness...

this is definately not a scottie promotional thing either... this freedom from all these snares is there for all those who are in Christ Jesus and that ain't just me... rest in God and let Him give you peace; even in your most frustrating times... He will...

and thanks lisa... they are beautiful boys aren't they... i love my boys...

first off i have to apologize for the sloppiness of the way these pics are posted... i am still experimenting on how to do this... but i had to show off my babies... finally... please pray because i miss them dearly...

so i found my wallet on sunday and saturday night we had an amazing service... started at about 7 and ended at about 11:30ish... the Holy Spirit fell and it was amazing to witness God doing business with His children in all kind of different ways and areas in their lives... very humbling experience as a worship leader... i love the intensity of the room when God begins to work and move and how in the midst of this extreme intensity, there is such a sense of peace... words cannot explain... i believe we are not finally hitting the tip of the ice burg now...

and to close of this post i just wanted to say "Cassidy rocks!!!"
wow, that did make it more exciting...
along with my kids pics...
peace...