A Late Edition - Keep Plugging Along

I usually do my blog posts on Tuesday and Thursdays by 9:00 am, but today you're getting a late edition. This morning was crazy for me as I had a little stomach attack through the night last night and ended up sleeping later than I usually do. (Good ole IBS...this stuff is crazy.) Anyways, then when I got to the office I had a few unexpected things to take care of immediately before I could start into my daily routine. It was just a crazy start to my morning.

Why am I telling you all this? No, I'm not asking for you to pray for me, although I need all the prayer I can get. I'm not looking for sympathy. I am simply writing this because sometimes in life things happen to sway your normal routine but you just have to keep plugging along. I mean hello, Jesus kept plugging right along all the way to the cross! When you look at life that way, our stuff doesn't seem so bad all the sudden. We have to be like Jesus and n o matter what keep plugging along. When we're tired...keep plugging along. When we're night feeling great...keep plugging along. When you feel defeated...keep plugging along. It's well worth the effort I promise! I mean after all there's a new day right around the corner.

Excited

I am very excited today. Going to catch a bus later on at Clemson and go to Atlanta to watch the Tigers beat up on the Yellow Jackets. Should be a great game and if you're watching tonight on ESPN be sure to wave at me...I'll be the one in orange!

As I was thinking about my love and passion and for Clemson sports (yes I go to Football, Basketball, and Baseball games and I guess you could say obsessed) my mind took me back to a previous post I did a little while back. It's great to be passionate about sports and wanting your team to win, but are we truly passionate and excited about the things that matter most. Click here to read my former post "A Reality Check - Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Calling."

Tuesday Thoughts

*Great day at Foothills this past Sunday. Dave was on vacation , but Eric and his team brought it in the main auditorium and I heard Bill and his team did a great job in the venue as well.

*Short week this week. Great to have an extra day off every now and then, but got to hit it hard to get everything accomplished. Having a set schedule helps when it comes to this and keeping up with your priorities.

*Got a new cell phone...the LG EnV Touch. It's awesome! I was watching ESPN last night on it. Amazing what technology can do these days. More reason why The Church should be on the cutting edge of technology. The possibilities are endless!

*Praying for Dave Odom and family. His grandfather passed away over the weekend.

*Clemson won. Still got some work to do and short time to do it. They play Ga Tech Thursday night in Atlanta.

*If you come to the 11:15 am service on Sunday DON'T BE LATE! You do not want to miss the beginning of the service. Be in your seat before the countdown clock to be sure you're in and ready for a great service!

Thursday Thoughts

* College Football is finally here! I'll be watching the games tonight and will be a NC State fan for a day! Go Pack!

*Get In The Game starts back this weekend at Foothills. If you want to connect or find out more about FCC show up at 9:30 am in the small auditorium this Sunday!

*Feel privileged to be a Clemson Fan! This tigers football team has 105 players. 104 of the 105 have spiritual 2-a-day mentors and are growing in Christ. Way to go Coach Swinney. I just pray that God will honor what happens off the field on the field when they play. Go Tigers!

*Clemson's FCA is the largest FCA huddle in the nation. They are reaching so many people that they are having to do live web cast of their Thursday night worship experience for overflow and so others can just log in and still be a part of what's happening. I pray that they will keep it up and that they can reach more than they could ever imagine!

*Did I mention Get In The Game this Sunday at 9:30 am? This is your next step at Foothills! See you Sunday!

Get In The Game

If you have been coming to Foothills for any time, you have probably heard us talk about our Get in the Game series. If you are looking to connect or find out more about FCC, Get In The Game is your next step! The series is 4 weeks in length:

Session 1- Belong-Becoming a Member (1st Sunday of month)
Session 2-Grow-Growing in your faith (2nd Sunday of month)
Session 3-Serve-Finding your place to serve (3rd Sunday of month)
Session 4-Share-Sharing your faith (4th Sunday of month)

You can start any Sunday you would like as you don't have to take the series in order. All classes are held in the Small Auditorium in Foothills North at 9:30 am. Just simply show up to attend. Hope to see you "in the game" this Sunday!