F.U.N.K. Fest Weekend

My weekend was really cool. Me Jeremy and Kris went to Bean Blossom IN. for the first F.U.N.K. Fest (Friends Uv Nature and Knowledge). The main acts were The Victor Wooten Band, Keller Williams, Umphrey's Mcgee and Ekoostic Hookah. Hookah got rained out so that kinda stunk but all in all it was a awesome weekend. Victor did some bass workshops, Jake and Brendan from Umphrey's did guitar workshops along with Reggie Wooten who is a stellar guitar player. Vitor taught more on playing what you feel than playing what you know. Really cool concepts in playing music were talked about. This was my first time seeing Keller Williams and he blew my doors. I plan on seeing him play as much as possible within good driving range. Here are some pics of the weekend.

This Is Victor Wooten Teaching At The Bass Workshop Stage

Keller Williams Was Incredible. He Brought Victor Wooten Up At The End Of His Set. Keller Was Beat Boxin Some Bass Lines And Victor Would Answer Back On His Bass. Vic Teased Ice Ice Baby. It Was Some Killer Keller

Jeremy Pre-Kiefed (He's Holding Three 24oz Steaks)

I Built A Poor Man's Canopy Out Of A Tent Top, Tent Poles, A Painters Plastic Tarp, Some Aluminum Foil, String And A Car. This Is The Front

This Is The Back

My View Of The Stage

I Made A Handy Veggie Pouch To Cook On The Grill. It Consisted Of Green, Red And Yellow Peppers, Portabellas And Regular Mushrooms, Lawreys Season Salt, Basil, Olive Oil And Butter, Also Some Fresh Garlic. Yum

Victor Wooten's Funk Fest All Stars Was Cool But It Got Cut Short Because Of A Power Failure. This Pic Is Of Future Man On Drums, Jake From Umphrey's Mcgee In The Hat And Some Dude On Percussion. Vic Had All The Good Players From The Festival Up To Jam. After They Fixed The Power Umphrey's Came Out To Play. I Got No Pics Of Them Cause They All Came Out Blurry. I'll Get More Pics Of Them Friday

A Night With Jason Upton

Thought I would post some pics with Jason Upton. I really didn't have a chance to take many pictures since I was so busy.
Me and Wife with Jason

The Stage

Time To Start Enjoying Everyday Life

Sitting at home is so boring most of the time. Erin and I both are getting bored in our everyday lives. We want to be exciting and have fun but we can't decide what to do nor do we have any money so that doesn't help. Any non-money suggestions would be welcome.

Good To Be Free

I was thinking the other day about my walk with God. I am so not the person I was 3 years ago and that person was so not who I was 7 years ago when I gave my life to Jesus. A walk that I percieved to be so difficult becomes easier as I understand Jesus's perspective and love for me. I find myself crying a lot more and the fact that it is ok feel's so good. The tears are not always regetful memories but an overbearing feeling of how unworthy I am, but at the same time knowing my worth in Jesus (if that makes sense). For once I am excited about the next place God will have me. I feel the lessons learned are tough and take a long time to understand but the Lord only reveals revelation to a man when the time is right. So the seed can go deep and the roots take hold. Revelation is so good because it takes your secret live and demolishes it. What I do in secret is now revealed to myself, because there was no revelation before, I had know idea how I was grieving the heart of God in my own selfish ways. I know I have a long way to go, but it feels good to be free.

The News

IT'S NOT CANCER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Life, Love, Regrets And Dreams

I cried like a baby last night. It felt so good to let out worries, fears and failures in the way a balling on the couch and just thinking about life. I feel better today but I know there is more to be released. It hurt physically to cry so I probably didn't let it all out. I get to this point where I look at my kids and I just want the absolute best for them and I want them to learn and be free to be themselves. I need to work on being an example more in the life of my children. I want them to see me loving their mom the way Christ loves the church. I had a dream last night that was interesting. I was in an old church similar to mine now. Somethings happened and I found myself in the basement of the church kinda through a boiler room door. Some friends of mine (Kris was one I recognized) were down there and a couple of leadership people (Dave and Denny). They were all dressed in different color garbage man type suits, you know the one piece things and were pretty dirty. Someone said "It's been a hard days work" and someone replied "No, it's been a good days work" Then I found myself being in a surreal state of them laughing as I was moving backwards and the door was being closed on me, as the door closed the smiling face closing it turned very serious and stoned faced. Hope that made sense. Anyway I welcome interpretation for this dream. I think I understand the working in the basement of the church thing but all of it was to weird at this point to handle.

Twenty Somethings Should Not Be In Youth Group

So I'm talking to a good friend today and it dawns on me an article I read in Relevant Magazine. Well it wasn't so much an article as it was a n advertisement but it said in huge letters that jumped out to me , "twenty somethings should not still be in youth group". My first thought was, "Amen" and then I left it alone. There was a time before I began pondering the call of my fellow twenty something patrons and was so inebriated by the lack of gusto and how our generation has been looked over time and time again. Not that we shouldn't be , I mean we do have obvious ties with laziness, disengagement, blatant sin, and a significant level of noncommitment (if that's a word). I'll be the first to say I have been a part of all these things but I also see the influence in my life from the generation before me. My parents were divorced when I was ten. So I did not have much to be stable with. My father wasn't there for me all the time as a father because he had his own dreams and ambitious to fulfill. My mom tried very hard but also fell to her own addictions. By the age of 16 I was fighting for my own and very quickly I learned how to cheat, rob and steal. Now that was the path I chose for me, I could have easily done the school rout and blah, blah, blah. I had a lot of friends who did go the school rout and they struggled with the same issues that I did. Abandonment, love, staying committed, purpose and just life. I can say this, twenty somethings are passionate, we can spot a fake a mile away, we also want something legit. I guess what I am saying is that it would be nice to have a group of people meeting together who are twenty somethings that are single, married (with and without kids) from all walks of life and have someone to pour into them/us who are our age and have and is walking this thing in reality. More later gotta go.

Done Deal

So I was gonna post something right after I got home from my surgery but I was in such a stuper from a mix of morphine, anastesia and pain killers that I couldn't figure out how. I did however mange to post a comment on my wifes site that contained some friendly cuss words and sentences that didn't make sence that she had to erase it, although all four sentences were about how cool she is. Anyway I'm coming out of my stuper and I apoligize to anyone who came and saw me that I may have offended. The surgery went well and I am pleased to say that I am not as coughy as I was. Anyhow it went like this.
I went in to get preped and the knockout docter put the IV in a vein right above my left knuckle and started asking me questions while this other doctor was trying to put another type of nescessary needle in my right wrist. After three tries he gave up and my Dad,Lisa,Bob,Bruce,Stan and my wife came into pray for me. All I remember after that was waking up to a nurse asking me what I was doing there. I told her I was there to get a lymph node takin out of my lung for a biopsy. She said "That's exactly right" with that perky nurse like tone and then it hit me, it was over. I felt around and I had a tube hanging out of my chest that was draing what I'll call "fluid". When they pulled it out, there was about 8-10 inches of tube going to my lung. It hurt!! I also had a catheter, hey theres a first time for everything. That's all I'll say about that.
Now It's time for rest. I'm so tired all the time, with the meds and all. I'll post more often now that I have time and a kinda clearer mind. Though You slay me, I will trust You Lord.