Kidd

Kidd Kraddick in the morning absolutely MAKES my morning. If you have him in your area, listen, if not, go here and listen to him. Absolutely hilarious, entertaining and all that jazz. A step above everything else on the station for sure.

Rant coming - Contemporary Christian artists need to get more creative. I thouroughly enjoy listening to the Christian station here, and listening to the praise music during the middle of the day is great, but not when it's just rehashed old songs that should have been left alone. I also heard a Christian singer redo a Sting song. THAT DOES NOT MAKE IT BETTER. I'm not sure if the Contemporary Christian world thinks that all of a sudden, because it's been redone (and poorly at that) that makes it ok to play on "our" stations or what, and that's just silly. God works through anything that He sees fit. If that's Sting, so be it. And from a completely musical standpoint - if you don't have anything fresh and new to add to a song, don't make a lame remake. COME ON. That is all.

OH - and I'm going to see Mahler 1 tonight with Dave. Sweet.

blogging

I just read a note by someone who doesn't blog because of the comments that she gets that are very spiteful. Sad day. When one human exploits another human's insecurities, for what reason, who knows. But after the blog she had so many "you go girl" comments, so hopefully that has helped the negative be countered. I'm not really sure why i just started out with this.

I feel like sometimes my serious blogs always come back to the same issue. And it seems like that issue is always something to do with coming back to God and how things just "work" better if you do. For instance - if you root your self-worth in God, your eyes are clear when you look inside yourself to see your worth. That isn't to say that it's not hard, or that the crap of the world doesn't exploit your insecurities (as mentioned above), but the fact is if you understand your worth in the eyes of God, then you see the truth. Status and material stuff, I would venture to say, are the leaders of the worldy worth-measurers. I can relate to that, it's nice to be the one that people come to because you know what they want to know, it's nice to be a person who is looked to for leadership. It's nice to be the one that people want to hang out with cause you have all the fancy toys. And there's nothing wrong with that, and I am grateful to those people with all the cool toys, cause I get to play with them ;-) But going beyond that, and realizing that it's just stuff, or that the fact you are the know it all...is NOTHING....if you don't have the love of God in your heart. Cliche? The part of I Corinthians 13 talks about having certain gifts, but if you don't have love, it's worth Jack Squat. I have been, and am arrogant, this is not love. Humility is something i view as a by product of a true compassionate love. I used to say a prayer every morning asking for that. The problem - is that the previous sentence contains the words "used to."

Jennie Gay is getting married soon, I'm glad that they are finally going to settle down, and start their lives together. Love those guys.

I miss my trombone. I've been contemplating the possibility of going back to school. And I have started to lean toward wanting to get my doctorate. Before - I was 100% against it. And I'm not sure right now if I want it just to be called "Dr. Garcia" cause it sounds cool...even though there are many benefits to going back and getting that degree. DMA's help when you want to actually get a college teaching job. Sometimes, the scholarship money is better for a DMA as opposed to the Diploma or Certificate that I was after, though that is definitely a SOMETIMES argument. But where to do that at.....

I'll tell you where. Wherever ashley get's a job - she is excelling beyond her own, and everyone else's expectations. This is her niche, and I wonder why God didn't lead her to this path before now. (that question actually just came into my head, and begs wondrance) I'm excited for her, and she is PUMPED about this field. She has already been told she has all the qualifications and the eye to be a fashion merchandiser...and she also has the skill and creative mind for fashion design. She JUST started sewing this year, and you should she the kind of stuff she can make. It's amazing. I'm ready for fall - Ash and I both have great fall wardrobes, and I can't wait to bust it out.

Good Ol Rich

And if you listen to my songs I hope you hear the water falling
I hope you feel the oceans crashing on the coast of north New England
I wish I could be there just to see them, two summers past I was
And the Holy King of Israel loves me here in America

- Rich Mullins


it's always nice to think about escaping. When I listen to rich - I do that, his way of bringing you out of your own life and placing you somewhere within his God-focused life. Wierd? Maybe so. But cool - definitely.

the gayborhood

Hope no one is alarmed or startled by the title. Not that anyone is really reading this yet, but i did just put it on my facebook site.

I just wrote a huge long story about our experience in the gayborhood in dallas....and then decided it was funnier if you were there. so....just imagine you were.

Today at work I got a 15,000 Home Improvement loan rollin! WOOT! Very excited about that, my first big loan, and the first one for the month of august. They should be approved so that's that. Opened some checking accounts, and savings accounts - tried to get into one of our programs too many times, so then it locked me out, and my boss and others had to make my debit cards for me for the rest of the day. booo.

Talked to scott today. VERY excited about that. Working in a finance place has done amazing things for my own personal finances. if anyone has any questions.....email me. And if you live in dallas, come see me for all your financial needs *cue cheesy smile*