The Center by Matthew West

Download this song! It's a must!

Here's a lyrically snippet:

God forbid I start to think I'm on a roll now
‘Cause I do believe there is a battle for my soul now
And I can feel the world fighting for control now
I must be onto somethin'
So help me hold on just a little bit longer
‘Cause all this struggle's gonna do is make me
stronger
This is the everyday prayer of my heart
I just wanna stay where You are

I wanna know how it feels to be

Standing in the center of Your will for me

I wanna know what surrender means

Keep me in the center of Your will for me

Lord, help me hold on
Help me be strong
I don't wanna move unless You move me

I love being artsy. Bring on the flannel!

I could do this forever. Design too. Just not format 60 pages of basketball stats...

 Here's just some fun with photoshop, lightroom and JR.

Look, your worship!

"Garbage chute. Really wonderful idea. What an incredible smell you've discovered! Let's get out of here! Get away from there.."

Well said, my friend Han Solo.

If one more person puts pressure or expectations on me, I swear I will not just snap, but I'll probably run away to Africa or some place far and crazy and away from everyone. I'm going crazy...

Hawaii, maybe, Carrie? ;) (And I was just in Boston last week, crazy how fast things get crazy and duty calls.)

God, please help me. I'm not sure I can live like this anymore...

NOW VERY VERY TIRED OF WORKING...

Hmmm...there's nothing like some good ol' fashion hard work to remind you of how not hard working you've been.

At least now my butt is back in business!

Here's a photo from the shoot yesterday.

Now, back to work...I just keep thinking what Karen tells me: work hard now so you can play more later.

Snippet from Relevant Mag: "Waiting on God."

It's easy to forget in the midst of struggle, but God is a heavenly father who wants the best for His kids. We need to more intentionally embrace difficult times and loss, because they can get our attention. God can use those challenges to refine us, strengthen us and help us grow.

God puts dreams in our hearts, so it's human nature to get frustrated when things don't happen according to plan. But remember we only see in part. We don't know the whole story yet, and in the midst of hard seasons, we need to be mindful of the bigger picture of what God might be doing in us. Thankfully, Romans 8:28 doesn't have conditions: "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose."

Feisty Play

BYU get manhandled by Elizabeth Lambert. She displayed horrible sportsmanship and even pulled a girl down by her pony tail. She is suspended indefinitely...dude!!!

I can't say anything but DUDE!!!

DUDE!!!!!!!!!

Tired of Working

Right on schedule, I'm tired of working and I still have like 35 pages left on this magazine. Boo! I'm so ready to be doing something else... Tomorrow is a photo shoot so that excites me but then it's back to this thing.

Ahhh! Dang my ADD. Which would I rather do right now--take photos or design?

I don't know. It's the conflict of my life. I think I would easily get tired of both. Story of my life. Again.

I do know that I want this film camera. I think it would be fun to mess around with. Ya? Ya!