Frodo, Do You Remember The Shire, It'll Be Spring Soon

I woke up this morning...well afternoon, and noticed there was something quite middle earth about me. When I looked in the mirror I felt I was coming straight out of the shire. In my quest to grow my hair longer I have fallen into a trap of serious hobbit head. Take a look for yourselves :)

Frodo's Haircut

Funny Jokes

Q: How many guitarists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Twenty. One to change the bulb and nineteen to say, "Not bad, but I could've done better".
Q: How many bluegrass musicians does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Two. One to screw it in, and one to complain that it's electrified.
Q: How many bass players does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Only one - but the guitarist has to show him first.
Q: How many bass players does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. The piano player can do that with his left hand.
Q: What did the drummer get on his I.Q. test?
A: Drool.

It Was Fun To Do FonDue...Hardy Har Har

Tonight Erin and I had a Fondue dinner with our friends Kris and Jean along with Bruce and Linda. It was interesting and something new for dinner. Erin and I have noticed that our dinners are much to repetitive and it is time to try new things (within reason ie. sushi, cow tongue, etc.) The menue looked like this.

Appetizer:
Dank Stinky Fondue Cheese with Very excellent Bread

Dinner:
Brocolli, Zuccini, Potatoes, Mushrooms, Onions, Chicken, Beef Tips and Shrimp all dipped (or not) in a luscious Beer Batter and fried in Peanut Oil. Then you would have your choice of delectable dipping sauces like Ranch, Honey Mustard, Cocktail, Horseradish, Dill, and Barbeque.

Dessert:
Strawberries, Cherries, Bannanas, Marshmellows and Pound Cake dipped in hot melted Chocalate.

It was quite the feast. We will probably do it once a year because the preparation is insane. Anyway I am glad for friends and family to share time with. Theres nothing quite like good humor, stories, food and good music to make your day seem better.

Living Like Jesus

My quest to live like Jesus often boggles me. I want to live out what I so desperatley know to be true, but in my wickedness and confusion I seem to say and do the exact opposite. I know that I am at the mercy of Gods love and am only accountable to the revelation in which I've received. So why is it so hard to love others how we want to be loved. Unconditional is defined as:
Without conditions or limitations; absolute: demanded unconditional surrender.Or: not contingent; not determined or influenced by someone or something else.

Rich Mullins says this about Gods love

"If you've ever known the love of God, you know it's nothing but reckless and it's nothing but raging. Sometimes it hurts to be loved, and if it doesn't hurt it's probably not love, may be infatuation. I think a lot of American people are infatuated with God, but we don't really love Him, and they don't really let Him love them. Being loved by God is one of the most painful things in the world, it's also the only thing that can bring us salvation and it's like everything else that is really wonderful, there's a little bit of pain in it, little bit of hurt."

Suffering? Ahh O.k. makes sense now right.....for you maybe....not me. You see, I long to join in the suffering of my great King. I do, because to join in this type of suffering means I get to experience life like Jesus, and in return I grow closer to loving like Him. Which is by far the one thing I need revelation of. Not only do I want to love like Him, I want to live like Him. Hang out with whom He hung with and also fight against what He fought against. This is by far my most relenting quest to date. It just might consume me. Jesus is the vision. Jesus is my cure.