How Many Hours Can I Fit Into My Week?

I want add hours to my life. I want to be a full time dad, a full time husband, a full time musician, and a full time leader. I've realized this week how little time I actually have. I struggle sometimes being all the people I need to be to the people I care most about.

I don't want to get 15 years down the road with any of my family and have any regrets about my priorities. There are too many songs written about it already. It is a common story, so I know its easy to do. I just don't want it to happen to me.

Our lives are what we choose for them to be. Those kinds of choices are not made only once in our lives, but in a series of much smaller choices. Its choosing to play transformers over working on a music chart. Its spending time playing Tak2 on Playstation rather than designing something for church. Its investing myself in the things I care about.

I pray for the grace to make the right choices. Choices that would communicate my real priorities in life.

Becoming A Cirque-aholic

I feel sorry for anyone who has not had the opportunity to see a Cirque Du Soleil show. Jan and I went last week to La Nouba and I could not begin to describe to you what kind of experience that was for me. My emotions have never been that wrapped up in any performance like that one. When it ended Jan and I were both so sad and so relieved at the same time. We got to the end and both realized we had been so tense for so long that we were just completely worn out.
If you have not ever seen a Cirque show go - go tomorrow. Or better yet, go tonight. It was unbelievable!