…the deuce is strong with this one

time for a mind-dump.

• r.i.p. grandma (obituary)
• i’m curious what my extended family is going to be like now. grandma dawn was truly the matriarch of this family.
• i’m hoping that the whole family will be able to come together for a memorial day cook out. these used to be tradition, but over the last six - seven years they have fallen by the wayside. and honestly, they’re one of my fondest memories of the whole family growing up.
• it’s supposed to rain tomorrow during the funeral and cemetery portions of the day. please god, give us a little break during that portion.
• i’ve been astounded by the outpouring of love and support from friends, family, coworkers and bloggers. you are all so incredibly awesome, i don’t know where to start. i just hope i can be as nice as everyone else has been to me when others need it.
• lauren and jason came out and sang a couple songs at the funeral home tonight. one of which was “from the inside out” by hillsong. that song has now taken on new meaning for me, and is one of my favorite worship songs.
• mark came out too. that was very, very nice of him. my parents really appreciated it too.
• it was nice to see mark, lauren, and jason, ken, donna, mary lou, ken, tom and fran in the midst of such a long day of unrecognizable faces. we were at the funeral home from one pm till about eight pm, so seeing them was like a shot of energy
• days like today make me grateful for a man named sam adams. there are few things like a cold beer after a long day.
• i didn’t take a picture of the picture of my grandma that ken was looking at, but kudo’s to the guy for breaking the tension by looking at the picture and exclaiming “she’s hot!”
• i’ve never been much of a traditionalist, but looking at all those pictures from the forty’s, fifties and sixties makes me long for a simpler time.
• listening to phil wickham again. truly one of my favorite artists right now. it’s funny how i can latch on to a certain album/artist in stressful times in my life. when my grandfather died a few years ago, it was the “by the way” album by red hot chili peppers. now, “cannons” will always have a special place in my heart.
• happy with the response kyle’s blog has gotten thus far. he gets a ridiculous amount of comments, now i just have to get other bloggers to start linking to him.
• wishing jason would update more. his latest post really got me thinking though, so i guess it’s quality, and not quantity from him.
• going to be working on another new blog this week for someone. more on that later, but it’s another one that will be well worth your while.
• being around people, pretty much non-stop, for the last two days and continuing on till tomorrow makes me really happy that i can and probably will take tuesday and wednesday off work this week. one of those days, i plan on doing a lot of reading and sitting in silence. don’t get me wrong, i love my family dearly…
• have i mentioned how much i truly love my live video team? i mean really… i have such a great team. i’m going to brag till the end of my life that i had the chance to lead the greatest ministry team at cedarcreek church. i have so many people on my team that just love to serve the Lord and each other. it’s a truly humbling experience.
• it’s been interesting to watch my stats since i changed domain names. i am anything but a stat-whore, but going from over 110 unique visitors a day to just over fifty has proven just how beneficial it was to have everyone googling “love is the movement” expecting to find to write love on her arms and finding their way here instead. the interesting thing though, is that my subscribed readarship is growing by leaps and bounds. you may only see “27″ over there, but remember i still have the old feed that i just ported the address over too, and that one is still around 25. so i now have over fifty people subscribing to my thoughts. that’s awesome, and humbling at the same time.
• putting this in writing: when i die. i don’t want a showing, and i don’t want the festivities to span over multiple days. if people can’t make my funeral, they can remember me from their homes. burn me, put my ashes in a shoe box, and spread me in some fun locations. my funeral service should last no longer than thirty minutes. have a wake afterwards, but serve alcohol and play fun music. always remember i’m in a better place, and am probably having a blast.