Messing with the design again trying to be able to post more pictures it is a work in progress. I thought the other background was to dark so I brightened it up a bit. I am still a mental midget when it comes to this computer thing. I know just enough to be dangerous.
Well our stuff is suppose to be here today, as of 1pm still nothing, like everything else I'm sure it will be tomorrow. Moving.......and Moving companies....ugh!!! I am excited to get it and set up our little home. Jodi has been working her tail off to get ready organizing everything and has done a great job as usual. She rocks, if you want to hire her to organize your life and things let me know she truly likes to do it.
I got a lot of comments on my prayer blog yesterday, if you need prayers for anything please send them to me in email at wanner.michael@hotmail.com and I will add them to my list. They will be held in complete confidence I am the only one who has access to this email account and my list is private. I think it is really important that I do this. My list grew for myself overnight as I reflected on differnt things in my life. If the list grows and I have to spend the whole day praying over it I will because like I said yesterday our Dad likes to hear from all of us. Todays reading was on God's love....there is about 50 blogs on that alone.
I leave you with these thoughts that I was was hit with today as I learned about God's true love. Our worldly view of passing and leaving this earth scares all of us correct? What god lead me to today is that we all hold a clear "worldly view" of death. We all fear the unknown and we are scared when we don't know what will happen next in our everyday lives. What he taught me today is the godly view of this would be exact oppisite. If all of us knew and believed what heaven really was like would we fear death? There are many glimpses of heaven in the bible, you get a new body, eternal life and happiness are promised, no more sorrow or pain. If you believe his word would we all just walk right into it leaving this world behind? And the only ticket we need to get there is believing his son Jesus died for our sins and we are washed clean, then our name is put on the list for the eternal party!! This is also why it is so important to get all the people we love and care about to know Gods truth and his son Jesus so they can join us in this wonderful place.
I know talking about death isn't popular but what I'm learning as I have taken this step over the cliff into my new life is that he is there, I'm am living ulimate faith that he is in control and that he will take care of me here on earth. It just makes it simple for me to believe in heaven now. It's like the scene from Indiana Jones where he is at the cliffs edge and if he believed there would be a way across. He believed and stepped off and god provided the bridge. I just planted my first foot firmly on God's bridge and if I believe the path will remain clear to safety and comfort.
Have a wonderful day
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Gone Fishing....
Yeaterday I made it offical I went and got my Minnesota drivers and fishing license, then I took the girls out last night fishing, what a great time. The girls did really well, Abbey caught 6 fish including two walleye, Hayley got four and Daddy had 5, including two really big largemouth bass. But into each life a little rain must fall, as the bugs started there attack at sunset last night I went to start the boat.....nothing the three year old battery had its last day. Here we are about a 1/2 mile from the boat launch, not a boat in sight and under major bug attack, in the pitch dark. A moment of panic set in. Called Jodi and told her our issue, bless her heart like she was going to be able to help? The short moment of panic lead to a idea started by Abbey holding a rope and me saying maybe I will swim the boat in. Yes finally, all those years of swim team finally paid off. I grabbed a life vest and tied the rope to the front then around my waste and proceeded to swim a 3500 pound boat a 1/2 mile to the dock. All my working out started to kick in. Doesn't seem too bad, if you think that you should try it, there isn't a work out on the planet that can hit all the muscle groups I did. So a bad situation turned positive and Abbey at the end thanked me for being so brave, kind of made me feel good.
In my reflection time this morning I used god's message he gave to Pete on Sunday about praying and put it into use. One of the greatest tips given in the message was to create a prayer list. I sat down and made one this morning I ended up with about ten topics to pray on, the first one was thanking god for this blessing of time he has given me to enjoy my life and to prepare for what is next. We all have heard messages on praying and that its important. We all have said and heard I will be praying for you, how many of us actually have done what we have said? I will admit it 99.9% of the time it was just words to comfort in the momment. I challenge all of you who are reading this to take 5 minutes and jot down what you believe you should pray about, then carve out a small amount of time today and pray theough the list. Our lists will all look differnt but God wants to hear from us even though he knows all. There is no right or wrong way to pray god isnt judging or presentation, our father just wants us to talk to him about what is on our minds. Matthew 6 verse 5-8 gives you instructions for how to pray if you need to see in the word what god is looking for, no better instruction manual than the word of god, is there? This will be my focus now, it is clearly the one area I am lacking in greatly and the message on Sunday truly hit home. Just think you might be on my prayer list as I am talking to the father about what ever it is your going through in a quite private moment with the one who can fix everything, there is great peace in that. Thanks to all who have been lifting me up in their prayers through the years, I look to return the favor now. I know one for sure in Franky who has been praying for me long before I ever met Jodi and with him on my side praying I know he is listening!!
Have a blessed day!!!
In my reflection time this morning I used god's message he gave to Pete on Sunday about praying and put it into use. One of the greatest tips given in the message was to create a prayer list. I sat down and made one this morning I ended up with about ten topics to pray on, the first one was thanking god for this blessing of time he has given me to enjoy my life and to prepare for what is next. We all have heard messages on praying and that its important. We all have said and heard I will be praying for you, how many of us actually have done what we have said? I will admit it 99.9% of the time it was just words to comfort in the momment. I challenge all of you who are reading this to take 5 minutes and jot down what you believe you should pray about, then carve out a small amount of time today and pray theough the list. Our lists will all look differnt but God wants to hear from us even though he knows all. There is no right or wrong way to pray god isnt judging or presentation, our father just wants us to talk to him about what is on our minds. Matthew 6 verse 5-8 gives you instructions for how to pray if you need to see in the word what god is looking for, no better instruction manual than the word of god, is there? This will be my focus now, it is clearly the one area I am lacking in greatly and the message on Sunday truly hit home. Just think you might be on my prayer list as I am talking to the father about what ever it is your going through in a quite private moment with the one who can fix everything, there is great peace in that. Thanks to all who have been lifting me up in their prayers through the years, I look to return the favor now. I know one for sure in Franky who has been praying for me long before I ever met Jodi and with him on my side praying I know he is listening!!
Have a blessed day!!!
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The Big Catch Up
Back to the blogosphere!!! Not that I haven't had anything to write, it is just there has been so much going on that I just havent had time to write it all down. Here is the summary of the last few wonderful days that the lord has blessed me with, most importantly the wonderful people we have gotten to spend it with.
The 4th of July. It was oppressively hot and humid, mid 90's and dew points in the upper 70's making it feel like a 105 and making you feel like you were sprayed by a garden hose all day. We had the 5th annnual Trucker Wanner fireworks display and party. This year we had over 60 people attend. Fun evening of food and fireworks and yes, the bean bag tournement won by my father in law Larry and Rick. Earlier in the day our good friends Bob and Hillary and their two boys drove up to spend the 4th and 5th. We went out and enjoyed the boat parade on Lake Carlos. We met Tracie, Andrea, Jacey and Jackson who had his first trip on Truckers boat. After the parade we found the deepest, coldest spot on the lake to swim and beat the heat, there is no better way to do it than that.
We spent the fifth all day out on the water with Bob and Hillary. It was just one of those perfect days with a mix of fun, sun and relaxing and some great conversation. I even made it on the tube with Abbey and Hayley offically brought the first fish of the season in, a nice large mouth bass that put up a great fight but she handled it like a pro. Way daddy's girl!!
Friday we got to go to a family wedding, our cousin Joey married Bobbie Jo. They were married in the same church as Jodi and I and also had their reception at the Barn. That was the first time I have been back to the Barn for a wedding, I can't believe we had 350 people in there? It was a lot of fun, I think the most fun I had was towards the end of the night when Shane, Rogg and I were sitting off the dance floor people watching commenting on the activities that were occuring there. Has anyone ever noticed that the more people drink the closer they get to eachother? Near the last songs alll the dancing was being done by 30 people in a 10 ft square area as they were singing the songs at the top of there lungs to eachother. By the way though my wife doesn't drink she was part of the dance circle. Funny, funny stuff for sure.
The weekend was filled with racing, it was the Mod nationals here in Alex. 50 plus of the best modified drivers in the country were here to compete it draws large crowds and makes for exciting racing. Jeff's race weekend didn't go so well, Saturday he made an aggressive move for the win that didn't quite work but sure was fun to watch, then Sunday the motor broke while leading a pretty stout field of cars. Hung out with the gang until 2:30 am Sunday night after the races shooting the breeze. Congrads to JT and the 52 for his second place finish and the $4500 he pocketed.
Also on Saturday we got to spend time with Jeff and Kristie Kerr and their wonderful family out on the boat. Jeff was the worship leader at our old church in Farmington which is one of the fastest growing churches in the country. He and Kristie are wonderfully talented and part of why I felt so great and grew so much there in that church. There worship music and creative talents God has blessed them with allows them to bring god's messages in many different forms and reach many people. The Kerr's have another connection to me. Jeff a year and half ago with a wife, four kids and a mortage walked away from that job. People couldn't believe it, why would he do that. After talking to him Saturday it was very clear, not matter where you work or what your title is there are just tremedous pressures and stress that take time and focus off what is really important in our lives. Jeff listened to God and took the huge leap of faith and trusted that god would take care of them and he has!! Is it always easy and a bed of roses, no, but what ever is? Jeff has written a book, "Either He's God or He's Not" I have a copy and look forward to reading it. If your interested in getting the book go to Fourthfloor.org for a copy and to learn more about the awesome things Jeff and Kristie are doing for the Kingdom. So I can say god has put a great friend in my path to help me through those tough times, someone who truly understands that "step over the cliff" and Gods mighty hand there to catch you.
The first week has been crazy and good lots going on, things are beginning to settle down now a bit. Found out yesterday our household goods are in Chicago and they will be here in another three days, man it will be nice to get my bed!!! I can say no regrets, do miss my LA friends and I think of you often hang in there summer is half way done!!
The 4th of July. It was oppressively hot and humid, mid 90's and dew points in the upper 70's making it feel like a 105 and making you feel like you were sprayed by a garden hose all day. We had the 5th annnual Trucker Wanner fireworks display and party. This year we had over 60 people attend. Fun evening of food and fireworks and yes, the bean bag tournement won by my father in law Larry and Rick. Earlier in the day our good friends Bob and Hillary and their two boys drove up to spend the 4th and 5th. We went out and enjoyed the boat parade on Lake Carlos. We met Tracie, Andrea, Jacey and Jackson who had his first trip on Truckers boat. After the parade we found the deepest, coldest spot on the lake to swim and beat the heat, there is no better way to do it than that.
We spent the fifth all day out on the water with Bob and Hillary. It was just one of those perfect days with a mix of fun, sun and relaxing and some great conversation. I even made it on the tube with Abbey and Hayley offically brought the first fish of the season in, a nice large mouth bass that put up a great fight but she handled it like a pro. Way daddy's girl!!
Friday we got to go to a family wedding, our cousin Joey married Bobbie Jo. They were married in the same church as Jodi and I and also had their reception at the Barn. That was the first time I have been back to the Barn for a wedding, I can't believe we had 350 people in there? It was a lot of fun, I think the most fun I had was towards the end of the night when Shane, Rogg and I were sitting off the dance floor people watching commenting on the activities that were occuring there. Has anyone ever noticed that the more people drink the closer they get to eachother? Near the last songs alll the dancing was being done by 30 people in a 10 ft square area as they were singing the songs at the top of there lungs to eachother. By the way though my wife doesn't drink she was part of the dance circle. Funny, funny stuff for sure.
The weekend was filled with racing, it was the Mod nationals here in Alex. 50 plus of the best modified drivers in the country were here to compete it draws large crowds and makes for exciting racing. Jeff's race weekend didn't go so well, Saturday he made an aggressive move for the win that didn't quite work but sure was fun to watch, then Sunday the motor broke while leading a pretty stout field of cars. Hung out with the gang until 2:30 am Sunday night after the races shooting the breeze. Congrads to JT and the 52 for his second place finish and the $4500 he pocketed.
Also on Saturday we got to spend time with Jeff and Kristie Kerr and their wonderful family out on the boat. Jeff was the worship leader at our old church in Farmington which is one of the fastest growing churches in the country. He and Kristie are wonderfully talented and part of why I felt so great and grew so much there in that church. There worship music and creative talents God has blessed them with allows them to bring god's messages in many different forms and reach many people. The Kerr's have another connection to me. Jeff a year and half ago with a wife, four kids and a mortage walked away from that job. People couldn't believe it, why would he do that. After talking to him Saturday it was very clear, not matter where you work or what your title is there are just tremedous pressures and stress that take time and focus off what is really important in our lives. Jeff listened to God and took the huge leap of faith and trusted that god would take care of them and he has!! Is it always easy and a bed of roses, no, but what ever is? Jeff has written a book, "Either He's God or He's Not" I have a copy and look forward to reading it. If your interested in getting the book go to Fourthfloor.org for a copy and to learn more about the awesome things Jeff and Kristie are doing for the Kingdom. So I can say god has put a great friend in my path to help me through those tough times, someone who truly understands that "step over the cliff" and Gods mighty hand there to catch you.
The first week has been crazy and good lots going on, things are beginning to settle down now a bit. Found out yesterday our household goods are in Chicago and they will be here in another three days, man it will be nice to get my bed!!! I can say no regrets, do miss my LA friends and I think of you often hang in there summer is half way done!!
Saturday, July 7, 2012
New blog coming
Sorry I have had a busy few days lots to blog about look for a new and probably long blog to catch up. Had a great day with our friends the Kerr's who understand the leap of faith better than anyone that I took. Talk to you all soon.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Summer fun...and heat!!!!!
It's been a busy few days as we settle in more, for those who saw my Facebook Saturday the Crouse 29 race team pulled off a win the home track in dominating fashion. Nice job to Jeff and especially Larry for getting the motor back together and working like a champ.
Sunday we finally got my boat in the water. Abbey, Hayley and I met Jacey and my sister in law Tracie for a day out on the water. It was a perfect day the water temp in the lakes made it refreshing. We went to the beach, Jacey and I made a sand castle then the girls tubed a bit but the most fun was the swimming out in the middle of Lake Carlos. One of the fun traditions we have is finding a deep spot in the middle of the lake and dropping anchor and diving off the boat and just having a blast. The boat after being stored for almost 11 months ran perfect. Only exception is when we dropped Tracie and Jacey at the dock and as we were pulling away the engine died. Tried to start and when I put it into gear it would just stop. Thought the battery was dead, it is at its 3 year life mark. We got towed over to the launch and I got the boat on the trailer as I was getting out of the Tahoe Hayley says to me, "is this suppose to be like this daddy?" Somehow one of the ropes off the tubes had made it into the water and got wrapped up around the propeller. Oops!!! We headed home and then went out to a nice dinner. After dinner I spent the night organizing the apartment to make it move livable, I have the girls on beds with me on the floor and were making due until our stuff arrives. My car has made it to Minneaplois so we head down tomorrow to get it.
Tonight (Monday), I played my first double header with my new softball team, JCWanner promotional marketing. They have to be nice to me since my name is on the shirts. We won both games, looked pretty good as a team lots of hits and really good fielding. My 60 year old father in law was the star. Two head first slides into home to score. It was HOT, 90 plus today with 70 percent dew point it was thick and the state bird was out in force at the game. Wow, forgot how aggressive they are at night. The other part of the day I spent doing yard work. Mowing, weed eating and cleaning as we get ready for the Trucker Wanner fireworks extravaganza!! Year 5 I believe. It has evolved into quite a big deal with games and great food and most of all great friends and family. It was nice getting out in the yard it has been a long time since I have done anything like that and it really looks nice everything is nice and green.
Well I am beginning to settle in things don't seem as crazy as they were. I have had my moments, stange they have come when I am doing the things I love the most. It so nice to see the girls adjusting very well and spending quality time with their cousins I think it is really importan to have that close bond as they grow up in life. Summer has arrived finally and I'm going to keep enjoying it to the fullest.
Sunday we finally got my boat in the water. Abbey, Hayley and I met Jacey and my sister in law Tracie for a day out on the water. It was a perfect day the water temp in the lakes made it refreshing. We went to the beach, Jacey and I made a sand castle then the girls tubed a bit but the most fun was the swimming out in the middle of Lake Carlos. One of the fun traditions we have is finding a deep spot in the middle of the lake and dropping anchor and diving off the boat and just having a blast. The boat after being stored for almost 11 months ran perfect. Only exception is when we dropped Tracie and Jacey at the dock and as we were pulling away the engine died. Tried to start and when I put it into gear it would just stop. Thought the battery was dead, it is at its 3 year life mark. We got towed over to the launch and I got the boat on the trailer as I was getting out of the Tahoe Hayley says to me, "is this suppose to be like this daddy?" Somehow one of the ropes off the tubes had made it into the water and got wrapped up around the propeller. Oops!!! We headed home and then went out to a nice dinner. After dinner I spent the night organizing the apartment to make it move livable, I have the girls on beds with me on the floor and were making due until our stuff arrives. My car has made it to Minneaplois so we head down tomorrow to get it.
Tonight (Monday), I played my first double header with my new softball team, JCWanner promotional marketing. They have to be nice to me since my name is on the shirts. We won both games, looked pretty good as a team lots of hits and really good fielding. My 60 year old father in law was the star. Two head first slides into home to score. It was HOT, 90 plus today with 70 percent dew point it was thick and the state bird was out in force at the game. Wow, forgot how aggressive they are at night. The other part of the day I spent doing yard work. Mowing, weed eating and cleaning as we get ready for the Trucker Wanner fireworks extravaganza!! Year 5 I believe. It has evolved into quite a big deal with games and great food and most of all great friends and family. It was nice getting out in the yard it has been a long time since I have done anything like that and it really looks nice everything is nice and green.
Well I am beginning to settle in things don't seem as crazy as they were. I have had my moments, stange they have come when I am doing the things I love the most. It so nice to see the girls adjusting very well and spending quality time with their cousins I think it is really importan to have that close bond as they grow up in life. Summer has arrived finally and I'm going to keep enjoying it to the fullest.
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