The Sweet Beat Drops
No Sunday School entry just yet. I was meaning to get all this up over the weekend, but things being as they are, i.e. I'm very busy, I didn't have much time for it until now.
My free iPod has arrived. It only took them from the completion of my 5th referral about 10 days for my iPod to actually arrive. Its sitting it its shrinked wrapped glory on my desk. What on earth am I going to do with a 2nd 20gb iPod? April says she doesn't want it, so maybe I'll sell it.
In other "Free Stuff" news, I'm now doing a free Video Game System deal, and this time you only need 4 referrals instead of 5. So if any of you videogamephiles out there want to score a free system of your choice (ps2, xbox, GC, gameboy DS), click here.
A week ago today I was elected the vice-president of the St. Elmo Improvement League, which is the official neighborhood organization of St. Elmo. Don't get me wrong, there wasn't a "race" or anything. The nominating committee nominated me and only me for the position, nobody had a problem with it, nobody else stepped up to run, so I *won* uncontested so to speak.
I'm looking forward to serving the community, especially in light of the great first meeting the SEIL board had this past friday. I'm really impressed with our new President, Doug Heitshue (spelling is probably way way off) and the vision and focus he brings. I think we're going to get alot of good things done. I'm also planning on getting the St. Elmo Blog up and running so folks will be able to get current SEIL news and give us feedback.
They can, of course do that with the mailing list, which, if you live in St. Elmo, you darn well better be on!
So I suppose my life is feeling pretty full right now. Work is flying alot at 110%, I've got Terrablogs as a fun hobbie, church involvement with Sunday School and other things, and now I'm working for the community in an official capacity. Its strange: I don't think I would have been able to competently handle any of these things before I was married to April. I certainly would have committed myself to do them, but I know I wouldn't have done them with any level of sucess. April is such a butt-kick to my "being responsibility" module/factor that it makes me feel like a super-hero, that I could nearly do anything.
I was talking with April over the weekend about some things she and I have been really stressed about. There some interesting things with work stirring up, got a couple of fairly disconcertingly sick family members, stress in a few friendship, and even some issues in our marriage. But I feel really blessed though to have all those "situations" given to me/us. Jesus gives us things that challenge us, hurt us, and build us up to take care of us because He loves us. Anyways, it's a real comfort to me, these problems and issues being part of Christ's plan.
Now to work
| By Josiah Roe | 9:29 AM
Comments
Hey.... Er, you could... uh. (clears throat) LOAN me your new ipod indefinately. Or give it to me for being such a cool guy. Or... something.
Posted by: Hugo at December 13, 2004 10:37 AM
Your thankful attitude, especially with hard providence, is very encouraging!
Posted by: Debby at December 13, 2004 11:07 AM
Second ipod? Give it to someone as a Christmas present, fo' rizzle.
Posted by: Nick at December 13, 2004 2:30 PM
can I have it?!?!?!? I was gonna go thru the whole free Ipod service thing but its seems like a pain in the neck buck mabey now that I know it works I'll try it out.
Posted by: James at December 13, 2004 2:39 PM
How about giving the iPod to a needy friend-of-a-friend you barely know?
Posted by: Tommy at December 13, 2004 8:02 PM
I'll trade you an unopened portable DVD player (with carrying case) for your iPod. I'm not kidding. Pleeease. E-mail me if you're interested and I'll give you more specifics on the DVD player.
Posted by: Christin at December 13, 2004 10:27 PM
Or you could sell it to someone who will give something you acually want...money! Call me, bethany and i have been looking for one. iPod that is
Posted by: Timmy at December 15, 2004 12:59 AM
Josiah, I thought you'd be interested to know that WestCiv has published their "Complete CSS Guide" in a format that can be installed on your iPod:
http://www.westciv.com/news/podguide.html
Posted by: Phil at December 15, 2004 8:54 AM
"Jesus gives us things that challenge us, hurt us, and build us up to take care of us because He loves us."
Right on, Right on, Right on.
Posted by: Paton at December 15, 2004 10:04 AM
Can you push for St. Elmo to get an official song and animal and plant?
Posted by: Joe at December 19, 2004 7:03 PM
When I get there, I'll invent the official St. Elmo song. And it will rock.
Posted by: Hugo at December 20, 2004 2:28 PM
