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Adam Smith | December 16, 2009 | 32 Comments

Been On My Mind

Here are just some of the things that have been on my mind lately:

  • I have a meeting with Dan Cathy on Thursday.
  • The pants that I could wear a year ago don’t fit in the waist anymore. I need to do something about this.
  • This is the first Christmas away from family.
  • I need to start playing drums for someone again soon.
  • I need to climb three highpoints this year to stay on track. Which ones should they be?
  • I need to be a better husband.
  • I would really love to sell my home in Atlanta.
  • How much time do I waste in a day?
  • Jasmine really wants that dog, but I bet she’d like a baby even more.

What has been on your mind?

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  1. @lilbytes says

    December 16, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    There has got to be a way to pay off my car before the end of the year. I just need to find it.
    Only four more months left before my deadline. Yikes!
    I never thought I'd be comfortable in such a small town.
    Where's my coffee?
    There are no advantages to being short when shopping for jeans.

    Reply
    • jackalopekid says

      December 17, 2009 at 2:46 am

      yeah small towns make me uncomfortable

      Reply
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    • @tmonique80 says

      December 18, 2009 at 1:33 am

      "There are no advantages to being short when shopping for jeans"

      Finally someone who understands! LOL! I'm 5'1'' and American Eagle short jeans fit me the best.

      Reply
    • @tmonique80 says

      December 18, 2009 at 1:45 am

      I'm short too!! Glad to know someone else understands LOL!

      Reply
      • @lilbytes says

        December 18, 2009 at 7:12 am

        LOL! I'm 5' and that may be stretching the truth a little. I didn't have a chance with a father who is 5'2" and a mother who is 5'.

        Reply
  2. Bryan says

    December 16, 2009 at 3:45 pm

    I need to find a place to live since my house is being forclosed. No easy task without a job and trying to start my own business with no verifiable income other than Unemployment.
    Dependant on the above is my ability to still be with my daughters 50% of the time. I need to be there for them.
    Wonder what God's plans are for me and why this season in my life at 43 and when will it end?
    Finding it hard to accept help from others. Want to be a blessing rather than accept one. It's a pride thing I guess.

    Reply
    • jackalopekid says

      December 17, 2009 at 2:47 am

      wow. thanks for sharing that. will keep u in my prayers for sure

      Reply
  3. becky says

    December 16, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    I won't step up and do anything if someone 'stronger' than me steps up too…gotta change that
    praying for big things Feb. 27th
    do we move to take care of parents
    if we do could we start a home church, should we

    Reply
    • jackalopekid says

      December 17, 2009 at 2:47 am

      awesome. will keep u in my prayers as well

      Reply
  4. Amy says

    December 16, 2009 at 3:54 pm

    I love the Christmas season, even in years with very little money for gifts. My family knows they are loved and don't need expensive gifts for proof. Huge blessing.
    Am thankful for us, Christmas "morning" won't come until New Years EVE morning! Dec 30 evening is when the youngest boy can show up. Grandkids will have been here for 2 days by then and will have Christmas twice, a week apart. Am thankful because have been hit with a mega-winter cold and have time to recover before everyone gets here on the night of the 28th.
    Money is always tight, we don't tithe enough, and that hurts my heart.
    I'm thankful for our new Pastor. He's GREAT at TP-ing houses!
    I don't know where the $$ is going to come from to pay our (own) business taxes in April.
    I don't know how the human body can produce SO very much mucous in a day.
    And: My God is the same, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. "…take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33

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    • jackalopekid says

      December 17, 2009 at 2:48 am

      amen. wow. thanks for honesty here. and yes HE IS THE SAME ALWAYS. Love it

      Reply
  5. @sadlierka says

    December 16, 2009 at 4:51 pm

    Is it really going to change anything if I start being nice to my teenage siblings?
    What can I do about these daily distractions that get in my way that hinder my walk with Christ?
    I am so glad that God has me doing what I am doing.
    I don't want to get my mind wrapped up in superficial things. That can happen too fast and too quickly.
    I hope that like the beginning of 2009 I make a goal of reading the Bible but don't get distracted.
    I want to learn more about the Bible and how to apply but I am so nervous it's another thing to add to my plate.
    I want to learn to say no and set up boundaries, I'm sick of stared at as if an object. I'm GOD'S BRIDE.

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  6. @sadlierka says

    December 16, 2009 at 4:51 pm

    I wish the kids would understand how much mom works to pay the bills and to put food on the table. It would be nice if God would bless us miraclouslly this holiday.
    They expect way too much for Christmas and don't know truely what Christmas is all about.
    I can't believe I invited my dad to church(I haven't seen him or talked to him in 6-7 yrs). What will be like when he comes?
    I hope and pray that God comes through with the medicaid and surgery.

    Reply
    • jackalopekid says

      December 17, 2009 at 2:49 am

      wow. will keep all those things in my prayers

      Reply
  7. bondChristian says

    December 17, 2009 at 1:03 am

    "Man, I need to start playing drums for someone again soon. Losing my flow." I'm with you there.

    -Otherwise… I need to write some more instead of wasting more time this evening.
    -When am I going to start jogging again? Maybe before Christmas? Just once?
    -Am I going to keep blogging through the week of Christmas?
    -Maybe I'll try the three weeks of fasting in January. Or maybe just start with three days.

    -Marshall Jones Jr.

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    • jackalopekid says

      December 17, 2009 at 2:50 am

      oh man im with u on the exercise thing. have it all planned out and i just keep sleeping

      Reply
      • bondChristian says

        December 17, 2009 at 8:01 pm

        Okay, I'm going public with this…

        I'm going to go jogging TODAY!

        …big commitment there. :>)

        -Marshall Jones Jr.

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  8. andydarnell says

    December 17, 2009 at 5:12 am

    -Shut-up and Listen. I know your request anyway.
    -Quit trying to Serve me and Serve.
    -Get rid of that log in your eye.
    -You think that Music is cool, you haven't heard music yet.
    -Church isn't as screwed up as you think it is. Lamps are still lit all over the place.

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  9. Brian says

    December 17, 2009 at 5:22 am

    how can I help my church think like a multisite church,
    I need to be a better father, I know God has alot to say about this, I just need to submit
    is God calling me to plant a church and not a new campus
    how will i know
    what is faith without trust?? and vice versa
    how can i keep working 45 hours a week and serving in my church 20 hours a week without sacrificing time with my family
    is casting vision that difficult
    especially when the vision is stuck in your head
    how can i be sure God put it there and it isn't my own ambition
    will I be able to go back to Ethiopia in June
    Will I see my friends in Ethiopia if I go back
    I want to take my wife to Ethiopia
    I love Christmas,I hate commercialization of Jesus
    bb

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    • jackalopekid says

      December 18, 2009 at 5:05 am

      wow. sounds like a lot of Jesus stuff. will keep u in my prayers

      Reply
  10. Kyle Reed says

    December 17, 2009 at 6:18 am

    Couple of things….
    -Did you fast three weeks in a row and how did your life change?
    -Meet Billy Graham, that sounds awesome
    -I hear you on the drums, just put the set up yesterday after playing at church for the first time in 2 months. Bad news

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    • bondChristian says

      December 17, 2009 at 8:05 pm

      Man, I didn't know you played drums (or did I?). That's on my to-do list now. Thanks for reminding me.

      -Marshall Jones Jr.

      Reply
    • jackalopekid says

      December 18, 2009 at 5:06 am

      it gave me answers to life. im here in CO cause of it. it just made me alot more open to listening to Him. I replaced all the crap that I do with Jesus time. great stuff

      Reply
  11. Marcus Williamson says

    December 18, 2009 at 12:58 am

    -soul city church
    -getting back in the blog world next week sometime
    -serving without strings attached
    -James, the book of the Bible, not the person down the street, or anyone's brother.
    -trying to live out NT life fo sho
    -2010 calendar for bcm (i am a semester missionary for a college ministry)
    -going to do new thru 30 next year

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    • jackalopekid says

      December 18, 2009 at 5:07 am

      good stuff man

      Reply
  12. Pumangze says

    December 17, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    – I wanna get the answers from schools I applied before Christmas.
    – must lose some weight for my wedding ceremony..;;
    – I should write 500words essay for bursary applying..
    – Would it be Ok to live seperated with my husband just after wedding? (I’ll go study abroad next year…alone;;)
    – looking forward to go to trip with my family next week.. It would be the last family traveling before my marriege..
    – Why are my cats always hungry??
    – Am I writing in English now?? (I’m a non-native speaker..;;)

    And so on…..^^

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    • jackalopekid says

      December 18, 2009 at 5:07 am

      haha. nice

      Reply
  13. @tmonique80 says

    December 18, 2009 at 3:01 am

    I don't understand why my sister and my mom haven't reconciled already. Both have done wrong towards the other and neither of them are taking the initiative. I feel like I'm in the middle. It gets overwhelming at times, only because I like things to be perfect. Can't always be that way. I don't want to stress about it. I have to give it over to God.

    I really wish the feds would hurry up with processing my clearance because I want to make more money and start saving even more, pay off my bills, get a new car, and get my own place. It will be like a domino effect.

    I can't wait to get engaged and then married. Not sure when that will be yet but we've been talking about it, my boyfriend and I. I'm looking forward to being a wife 🙂

    I can't wait til Spring! It's so cold and I'm afraid we're in store for a harsh winter. I wanna move someplace where its warm everyday.

    I don't understand how people can travel all the time. Where do they get the money? I really wanna go places that I've never been… which is pretty much anywhere other than: VA, DC, MD, NC.

    Is it wrong for me to want to find another church? I've been going to my church for about 20 years with my parents. Great pastors and I'm blessed by every service but I'm feeling like it's about that time to move on. Just waiting on God to show me where.

    I miss having a sense of family togetherness. Things haven't been the same in a long time.

    Wish my boyfriend didn't have to work. I haven't seen him in about a month and won't see him til xmas eve 🙁 But I'm excited about our 2 year anniversary dec. 26 🙂

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  14. jackalopekid says

    December 18, 2009 at 5:08 am

    wow. will keep u in my payers for real

    Reply
  15. jackalopekid says

    December 18, 2009 at 5:08 am

    My prayer list just became a lot longer

    Reply

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