quick update before departure...

so this is it for a few days...

on the 1:30 boat kirkly "kitchen concussion" perry and myself are leaving for another island to be seminar speakers for tuesday and wednesday morning at Caton's Island teen camp... it will be fun to get away for a couple of days, but as always i am going to be glad to get back and for things to start moving again...

as projected, the Devil Rays did in fact lose and their season is over... i was pulled from the second inning and had to watch this happen which hurt almost as much as my pulled muscle did... what a pain in the butt... pun totally intended... next year, new name, new attitude, new players, new results...

went to cassidy's party and had a splendid time... enjoyed the food, fellowship and watching cory burn stuff... no really i did... i like cory a lot... he is a super kid and totally an adventurous boy through and through... love it...

speaking of boy's i talked with my 9 year old boy on saturday morning to wish him a happy birthday and to tell him that i missed and loved him... good times, good times... on a funny note, i asked him what he wanted for his birthday and he told me a portable DVD player... that made me faint and laugh all at the same time...

and last but not least i want to ask for prayer regarding a subject... i am feeling that i am supposed to start a men's study group this fall... i have bounced back and forth with this idea one day thinking that it is a good idea and the next thinking that it is not... already there is a good men's bible study group that i think all the men attend anyway... i am not sure... this would be a saturday breakfast group that would meet once a month over an 8 month period and the study is based on "John Eldrige's" book "Wild at Heart"... i have been going through it lately and went through the DVD's it was awesome... it has shown me where i truly let my wife down in our marriage and shown me some areas that i really need to step up in... i think i want to do this, but only if the Lord would have me do it... any thoughts???

just because i wanted to put something up to date...

who are you here??? the little boy or the tire??? there is your deep thought of the day...

well i have to admit that i thought for sure the devil rays were going to pull off an upset last night over the mariners, or at least make it a competitive game, but in the 4th and 5th innings, the wheels fell off... kind of disappointing... in other words, if we do not win on saturday our season is over...

on a related note, i am old... from running around in the outfield last night i have many muscles in my legs and butt that are either pulled or really stretched because they are in some massive pain today... it hurts to stand, it hurts to sit... can anybody come up with a posture that i could take that would not hurt??? if so i got an ice cream with your name on it...

i have to admit that i am looking forward to this month being over... just ready to move on a bit... i will see my boys next month and start another job next month so i am a bit excited for next month...

lee turns 9 on this saturday... he is so big and growing so much... i can't believe that his shoe size is only 3 sizes smaller than mine... crazy... yeah, in case ya haven't guessed it, i miss my boys... but God will give me strength...

next post will have much more interesting stories and "probably" no baseball talk so be ready for awesomeness to be on it's way... er, uh, yeah...

blessings ya'll,
love ya...
scottie

p.s.-> go to cassidy's birthday...

last month before structure... i hope...

i have to admit that this has been a great summer... the freedom that i have had to work with sid and do other ministries has been a real treat... we have travelled, done seminars, hung out on the beach, etc... i love it...

but i have to admit that i am looking forward to some structure in the fall... when my new job starts it means a lot of things to me... it means that i will have something to do in the day which is exciting... it means that i can invest in a young boy during the day and then pick up sid and invest in him til he goes to bed... it also means that there my life will be a lot more scheduled... don't get me wrong, freedom is good, but i get a little stir crazy sometimes... it also means that financially i get to keep up with the bills and send $$$ to my children... i have hated not being able to do that very often... so as this new adventure begins at the end of the month i have to say that i am quite excited and truly looking forward to it arriving quickly...

now for a shout out... it has been a little while since i have given one out... yes, yes, to steal a mark brewer term, i have been a slogger...

today's shout out goes out to two people... today's shout out goes to kim "PP" rayner and stephanie "not neves" fitzsimmons... the reason for them to recieve such and accolade is this: "SERVANT'S HEART"

i have wanted to do more servanthood, but due to my slackerness just didn't get around to it... as of late it has been awesome to have these two ladies be the voice that says let's do this and the boot to my lazy butt to get this servant stuff moving... i just know that there will be more to come as a see these 2 gals taking the lead on a real cool journey for the young adult Christians on GM... there is so much hurting here now and so many questions that the door is wide open for the love of Christ to be spread... so i say thanks to not neves and pp for getting us going and being determined in this pursuit in serving...

"this may or may not be pp and not neves"

some highlights...

this will be in a list format since i do not really feel like blogging, but feel that i must since it has been a while...

1) my baby said thank you daddy the saturday before beulah... totally made my life... in fact that one line from vaughn has inspired a sermon... it is such a blessing whenever i get to see the boys...

2) beulah was sweet... it was so good to see some old college buddies and though the time there was brief it was awesome to catch up...

3) white water rafting was sweet... i am so thankful that my mom basically made me go... i was not going to and she told me that whether i liked it or not, she was going to bless me by paying for me... there was a bit of resistance to that idea, but in this case i am glad that momma bear won the battle... it was a blast until i got caught in the white water toilet from hell, but now that i am out, it makes a good story i suppose... probably a good sermon illustration somehow... embarassing stories of me usually are... ugh...

4) after being home for less than 24 hours, sid and i left again and i was able to spend 2 days on caton's sharing a seminar on worship... monday and tuesday morning were my alotted times and it was a good experience... a real growing time in terms of my speaking skills i think... it was truly awesome to spend this time on caton's with tim, sidney (yendis yoj), jason and tyrone... we had a blast and met some amazing people...

5) the TSA concert was great... i loved playing and "them and her" or whatever they were called did great, but TSA is really getting good... plus they are all beautiful human beings who love the Lord and it is evident... good on ya fellas...

6) then i took sid to sussex which means that i can rest this weekend, which i am super stoked about... oh yeah, this weekend is my 10th highschool reunion as well... gonna be fun... on sunday i am blessed with the privelege of leading worship twice, and preaching at my reunion service... huge honor... so i guess i don't get to rest after all...

7) that's all... enjoy the pic... you now know more about my life than i do... love ya'll...

concerning this weekends adventure...

needless to say i am a bit excited... now this is not the penobscot ingalls river that we will be travelling on, but i am still pretty stoked about this whole thing... i am sure these pics are from a class 12 or 13 or something... can't wait, can't wait, can't wait... hopefully pics to come after the weekend...
glenn out...

Chronicles of Glenn. Part I of I

so here we are back on good ole manan planning our next escape for more adventures to be had...

beulah was fun and relaxing despite having to keep track of sid as he became mr. popularity... that kid is amazing... social butterfly to the max...

i also met my newest alter ego; glenn green... this was an attempted prank on a certain nemesis of mine that was actually planned by his own family members... i was not sure about this because i thought that he had already seen my pic on a football pool, but his family members gave him no credit at all... neither did a certain pastor buddy of his who tends to be very nemesy towards me as well during sports pools... but alas, despite their lack of faith in this person, he figured it out rather quickly... it was rather odd i must admit actually talking to this fantom trash talker that i had never met, but we made due and i am sure that for the rest of the year the bashing will continue... oh joy, oh bliss...

now on to the bad news of the week... i saw a trailer for a movie that made me say, you have got to be kidding... "snakes on a plane", that's right, "snakes on a plane"... apparently this is about a prisoner or escaped convict on a plane who wants to get away or something and his strategy is to let loose all kinds of poisonous snakes... so our hero, samuel l. jackson must battle the snakes to save the passengers... or something like that.... give me a break... so this is my must not watch of the summer... if you do decide to watch it, let me know how dumb it was... or was not... either way...

glenn out...

enjoy the massive picture that i have provided for all ya'll...

must watch of the summer...

now i have to admit that i was a bit skeptical as i sat and watched this show due to last years success and the fact that there are three members of three :"formerly" huge bands forming one, but i was pleasantly surprised... i am not really a tv analyist by any means, but i really have to say that i am looking forward to watching "rockstar supernova"...

for those who do not know what this is about it is the second season of a hit from last year... last years show was inxs attempting to find a new lead singer and a good ole maritimer ended up winning the competition... good on ya jd...

so this year's concept is similar, except that we now have 3 rockers forming what some have called a super band... that remains to be seen, but if they feed off of any of the good singers from last night their music could suck and they would still make out alright... there is some amazing talent in this years show so it should be fun to watch... and for the record the musicians are none other than tommy lee (former drummer from motley crue), Jason Newsted (former bass player from Metallica), and Gilby Clark (former guitar player from Guns n Roses)... this band is also being lead by Butch Walker... don't know much about him, but if he is the same guy that kirk talked about in moncton, that should make things fun...

so there you have it... amazing performances, an incredible house band and the wit and humour of three rockers trying to find the right singer is what makes "Rockstar Supernova" my pick for the must watch of the summer...

pardon the hockey talk...

with deepest apologies to those who do not appreciate the hockey talk i want to give today's shout out to in my opinion the greatest captain in the nhl... very rarely do you see in todays professional sports one individual staying with one team for their career... "stevie y" demonstrated what it meant to be a great leader and a classy individual in the NHL... what a great career, what a great person...


i wonder what my autographed steve yzerman card is worth now???

today's shout out is a no doubter...

it is one thirtyish and i am thus unable to go to sleep so what do i do??? i blog... that is right... i am back on the wagon hardcore...

well today was a long day and it would have been a much longer day had it not been for the recipient of today's shout out... it has been a couple posts since i have given one, but today's shout outee is very deserving for many reasons...

shall i begin: i have known this person for a very long time and we have certainly had our ups and downs, but our love has lasted through the bull snot of life... there have been many competitions between us and despite the heated rivalries that have been formed we now have the ability to get past the winning losing thing and just appreciate each other... i was able to see a transformation in this person's life over this past year as he gave his life to the Lord after much prayer by me and other members of my family... despite the fact that this person was once smaller than me and now has grown up much larger, i will always be very protective of this person... this fact is true even though i used to pick on this person unmercifully and even have a catch with them... not like catch with them with a ball... (although we did do that and still do) i literally used to have a catch with "this person"... yes i threw this person and later attempted to catch them again... not always successfully i might add... whoops... rabbitt trail there... ahem... this person will always be someone close to me who i love and appreciate despite the fact that i could strangle them somedays... i am sure that sentiment is mutual... and finally my shout out goes out to this person because when it seemed like the rest of grand manan was a ghost town or raptured or was playing a really big game of hide and seek, he took his only day off in about a million days and helped me move all of my belongings from north head to seal cove... and incase you have not figured out who my shout out goes to today...

here is your final hint...



Love ya Bro!!!

hold still...

well, i hope that this is it for a good little while... i would say that i am as big a fan of moving as i am interviews... not on my top 120 things to do list... but i guess i cannot complain since in the last week the Lord has provided me with another job and a place to live... so hopefully i will be landed now for a little bit and achieve some stability in my life... i am truly thankful for the blessings the Lord provides... as for now, i will be packing and unpacking... if you wanna help, give me a call... that's all...

not a member of the interview fan club...

this will be brief because i hate to torture those whom find so much in my words to jump on, but i will share because others have pressured me to do so...

so as you can tell from my title, i am not the biggest fan of interviews... i had one today and once again i say, i hate them... the thing that gets me is this... i used to be good at them... what happened? did not getting a couple of jobs that i interviewed for really shatter my confidence that badly? i don't know...

i just wish that there was a way for people to see in a visual way someone's passions, gifts, talents and the like... the interview setting seems so fake and even though people say "just be yourself" there is pressure to be better than that... i hate that... myself is so frigging good at what he does, and yet i feel like that does not match up once i sit down and talk to people in this setting... my pic above demonstrates how i feel once things get going... i am the branch...

so anywho, this is my post... funny? not for me... interesting? not so much... real? that it is...

have a wonderful day all... love you all...

scottie

Reflections...

today i am in a reflective mood so there will be no shout outs, unless they go to Jesus and if that is a problem, your issue is not with me... k... so i just finished a week of one on one mentoring, T.A.ing, and tutoring and it has done some things in my mind... beside the thought of our children's education being in trouble with my helping them, i have discovered that i love mentoring... i think i knew this, but being around groups of people (friend, church, classrooms, youth groups, etc...) i have forgotten the value of the one on one time... in today's culture it is so taboo for an adult to have a mentoring role with a young person because some idiot's have ruined it by perverting in ways that will not be discussed... (but we know) nobody trusts anybody anymore because of these things and i have to believe that satan (piece of crap) loves it this way... well i for one will not stand for this... as of late, God has given me a passion for the one on one mentoring role and i think perhaps i may try to find other avenues to persue this passion...

i think we as adults have so much to offer teens and children today, but we do not because we are too affraid, too busy, too uncomfortable or any other lame excuse... what are we affraid of??? making a difference??? i was blessed as a teenager to have many mentors who i knew cared about me and i could chat with them at any time and sometimes i am sure that i did even though it was inconveinent for the adult... yet they still listened...

now i know that i said i was not going to give shout outs in this post, but i have officially changed my mind and hey, it is my blog right? so i guess i can do that... my shout out first off goes to Jesus for loving, providing and mentoring me by His example... also for sending these mentors in my life who at one point or another have been an awesome example in my life: frank and gloria trail, scott and sharon lewis, danny and wendy linton, eliot shepherd, julie shepherd, teena ingersoll, sherri urquhart, rhonda hettrick, troy russell...*** thanks all and i love you... you will never know... i trust that i can only try to make the difference that you have made in me...


*** - this list is only my list of youth leaders while i was in school... many more from other points in my life could and may be added at a later day... ***

for those who are having a bad day... STOP IT!!!

uh, what can you say?
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yeah, enough said... i complain, you complain, we all complain... complaining stinks... amen, amen... go eat lunch...

today's shout out goes out to people who take funny pictures and put them on the internet... oh, i could look and laugh for hours... if i see another cat in a fishbowl or a person being kicked in the groin i just might explode... it is too much really... phew... catching breath now...

hey i wonder how someone becomes a funny picture taker for the internet??? could i do that for a job??? what would it pay??? hmmmm.... i guess i better buy a camera... now i will be rich and famous with my beloved disposable camera... way to go picture taking types... you inspire me and for that you get today's "shout out"...

may or may not be mine...

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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...

Leightony Snickets Series of Unfortunated Events...

to start on a postive note, tim and i coach the high school girls volleyball team and it has been a blast... i am not really much of a volleyball player or a coach of the sport yet somehow tim roped me into helping him a while back... what a fun thing to do... the girls that we have been able to get to know through this are amazing and i have had so much fun coaching them... so this season was kind of a lengthy one with one whole regular season game and then on thursday we had our opening playoff tournament to determine the seedings in our conference... to make a long story a little less long, we won our bracket and played harvey in the finals of this tourney... we won the first game, lost a close one the second and lost an even closer one in the third game... we came in second place in our conference... how awesome was that!!! the girls have worked so hard and we have kept the game very simple while we have worked on the basics and they have improved so much... so now we move on to the next round of the playoffs... more news at 11 or so...

on to the next point which could be taken seriously, but i kind of want to laugh so don't take it seriously... last week (saturday) i was on my way to the church to lead worship in our churches contemporary service and while i was driving my grandma's car half of what was holding her gas tank up came undone... now i would never claim to be a mechanic, but i know that is not good at all...

now on to this week... being that i don't have a ride as of yet (my own broken down vehicle) and my grandma's broke under me i had to walk to the church today... as i was walking down the island there were a couple of people who stopped and helped me along the way... i did manage to walk quite a distance, but the rides were appreciated... as i was dropped off at the one of the local restaurants i got out and began to reach for my wallet so i could have lunch... uh oh... not in my pockets or in my bag... so a this point it is so far not at the store i last used it at or in one of the two vehicles that i travelled in... one more to check out...

sometimes i have these things happen to me and i just laugh as if to say what's next, but then other days i just want to swear... it seems that this has been the pattern in my life ever since emily requested that i pack up my stuff and move out of our marriage (2years, 4 mos)... one thing that i have been learning a lot lately is about the authority that God gives His children and that we do not have to live intimidated, defeated lives... today serves as a good reminder though that satan "still" does not care about all that and will do whatever he can to distract from what God would have us do in our daily walk in that authority...

this could be another distraction from the enemy as i prepare to lead worship tonight or it could just be my clumsiness, but i guess the choice is mine to decide how i am going to let this affect me... will i allow it to consume my mind and keep me from experiencing intimacy with my Savior tonight as we worship together or will i worship God despite this annoying little event that seems so big as it is added to the pile of events that i have faced... fortunately, my personality has some stubborness in it... the wallet will be found... the jeep will run again someday... the job will happen... the housing will come into fruition and my boys WILL know and spend time with their father...

although somedays i laugh and wonder where is God in all of this i know that His word says that He will never leave or forsake me... i am not forgotten...

neither are you... does this hit close to home?
tell me your story...

waiting...

so here it is... simply put, God sent me an e-mail... there was a lady who has visited the island at some point last year and a couple of weeks ago she sent an email to a lady on the island specifically telling her about my situation and that the Lord wanted me to stop and wait... (also known as don't move) let the Holy Spirit guide me here and listen for Him...

i asked God for bright red letters in the sky (kind of humourously) and He sent me an email...

so here i am waiting... an email has been sent to a president of a large ministry which works with youth and setting up youth centers and i am now waiting to hear back, trying to live a day at a time as the spirit leads... i love the freedom in this role so i can minister to the teens on the island, but finances always seems to be in the back of my mind... i want my sons to be a part of my life here as well and that does not seem to be a reality without the dough...

i must say though that i have a lot less noise in my brain knowing where the Lord wants me to be... i can now try to settle and establish myself in this community better... here we go...