Planning our Halloween Outreach here at Ebz.  Love having opportunities to bless our community with no strings attached.  We are going to have some games, hot chocolate, candy, picture booths and more.  Getting excited as we finalize details.

Came across a great Michelangelo quote today that gripped my attention. Thought I would put it across your radar today. After Michelangelo died, someone found a note which he had written to his apprentice. Here is what it read, "Draw, Antonio, draw, and do not waste time."
This quote challenges me to keep keepin on. Our life is but a vapor. Life doesn't change when you stand still. So whatever you do today do it with all your might. Whatever goals you have made or dreams you have, do something about it today! Because time slips away. Days pass. Years go by. And time comes to an end. So rise up and do it! Do not be discouraged, for He will be with you!!

Awesome services this weekend. Kicked-off the Elephant in the Church Series. Loved the huge Balloons. Added great a great branding effect for the services. We'll add yet another cool element to next week services. it surprise for now:) Gearing up for next week service today and tomorrow since we'll be out to Catalyst for this remainder of this week. So looking forward to going with the whole team. Shelly is coming too. She is very excited.

I am spurred on by the leadership motto "serving is leading". What a contrast to the "CEO" world of leadership. AS God is stretching me and i am growing, i really want to portray this operation of leadership. Serving others is the key to leading people. What a great quality to learn. God make us servants!

Gearing up for the Elephant in the Church Series. So excited about this series. We'll be talking about "hot topics" that everyone thinks about yet no one likes to discuss. We're playing offense with his one! Real excited about the 7ft Balloon we ordered to advertise for the series. It's going to look real nice hanging from the top of the capitol building. haha. Joking of course. Also brainstorming today about a Halloween outreach. Just thinking of ways again that we could play offense and use this time of tricker treat to bless our community. So glad we have such an awesome location where we can get creative and do things to bless people. Love it! Heading to GW Hospital later on to do a visit and then hopefully heading home to beat the traffic! This morning was crazy traffic!!

Thought for the Day: What are your goals for this next year? Its always good to be on the offense and make some goals to strive for. I have learned that it keeps me very purpose driven and moving forward. Shelly and I will do a marriage goal covenant this month on our anniversary for the next year. We want to continually be growing not only individually but also in our marriage. I'll post some goals as we finalize them to give you some examples. Just a thought. Also check out Chase the Goose.com for some more examples f life setting goals.

Enjoying the day off today. Had an ortho appt today. They have locked my teeth together with rubber bands. What's the deal with that:) Got to see some good friends today. Just relaxing and enjoying what God is doing in our lives. Feel blessed today. A sense of destiny in fact!!