Late night inspiration

Living with two of my best friends leads to a lot of fun. Some of my favorite times are when we forget about doing our homework for a while and we're not tired enough to go to sleep and we've played enough video games to last us the rest of the week, so we have to find something else to do. Generally this leads to either drawing on Microsoft paint or using adobe photoshop. We have competitions to see who can come up with the better creation. I pride myself on being an expert in Microsoft paint. Here are a few things that our late night hijinx have led to over the years.

See ya, Ryan

A few quick things

1. I am really happy that the Bears are now 2-0 and are looking really good. I'm already can't wait for next Sunday.

2. I have a huge test tomorrow that I've been studying a lot for...prayers are appreciated.

3. I have to go to a job fair this Thursday in hopes of finding a decend job for after I graduate. Again, prayers welcome.

4. Young Life was again tonight, it was our second club of the year. It was good because we got a new sound board and speakers and its really, really nice. No more technical difficulties.

Thats it.

See ya,
Ryan

Ups and Downs

Obviously, everyone has their good days and their bad...and I am no exception. I find this to be even more true since I've become more serious in my faith. I keep thinking that if I just put all my faith in God that He will eventually level me out and keep me from having these ups and downs. The more I think about it, the more I realize that Christian maturity doesn't mean getting rid of the ups and downs, it means learning to deal with them. When looking at a heart monitor, a flat line means no life, the ups and downs are a good thing. I think the same is true in life, we just have to rely on God to help us through the tough times and praise Him for the good times.

see ya,
Ryan

I got tagged

I got tagged by Leslie, so here it goes...

Three things that scare me:
1. Snakes (especially those on a plane)
2. Heights
3. Creepy little girls in night gowns like the ones in The Ring, The Grudge, and X2

Three people who make me laugh:
1. Both brothers
2. Ben
3. Natalie

Three things I hate:
1. Lefties
2. green beans
3. homework

Three things I am doing right now:
1. blogging
2. celebrating Blinkie's birthday
3. rapping along to wild wild west by will smith

Three things I can do:
1. juggle 3 balls
2. make a toothpick disappear
3. rap all three verses of wild wild west

Three ways to describe my personality:
1. fun
2. kind
3. exciting

Three things I can't do:
1. juggle 4 balls
2. sing
3. cook

Three things I think you should listen to:
1. God
2. Hello, Good Friend CD by The Rocket Summer
3. good advice

Three things I want to do before I die:
1. get married and have kids
2. skydive
3. see a baseball game at every major league stadium

Three favorite foods:
1. my mom's meatloaf
2. cheeseburger chowder
3. grandma's apple pie

Three shows I watched as a kid:
1. saved by the bell
2. full house
3. bobby's world

Three people I tag:
1. Brittany, Kristin and Emily
2. Nick Davis
3. Andrew Twaddle

The Beautiful Struggle

Its been a while since my last post. Blogging is up and down for me, like a rollercoaster. Sometimes I'll blog a lot in a week, then I won't do it for 2 or 3 weeks.

Since my last post, a lot has gone on in my life. One of the more important things is that Young Life started up again. Sept. 11th was our first club. It went really well. About 80 kids ended up showing up and everything went smoothly, so hopefully that trend will keep up throughout the semester.

I'm taking a few of my Young Life guys to training for 'Converge.' It is a four week evangelism training course that is all leading up to a big event at the end of October where hopefully all kinds of high school kids in the Peoria area will have a chance to have fun, listen to music, and hear a clear presentation of the gospel.

Life has been good, but not easy. With school, Young Life, a little work, and a full social agenda to juggle, I've been really busy lately. I feel like its starting to get out of hand and some things are starting to slip. I just have to realize what needs to come first. I can't allow everything else I have to deal with to get in the way of my relationship with God and growing closer to Him.

Life is a beautiful struggle.

see ya,
Ryan

Thats just a funny picture of me and Ben in Florida, I had trouble finding a relevant picture.