Mexico & Now

Wow!!! It's been a while sense I have written in here....  Where do I even start?  Well I had an amazing adventure in Mexico with the boys...  I don't think I have had a better trip thus far....  Its great to be able to have friends such as Kyle John, and Jonathan; but it sucks to have everyone live so far away from one another...  I will put up some new pics up soon....  We plan on going on another trip next summer an this time to Croatia...  I hope its even better....

This summer i am doing the usual remodeling as well as delivering drywall...  Its going alright but I cant wait until I am finished with this History class so I can finally focus on work and Basketball once again....

Hop everyone is having a great summer and I will see you all soon

Off to Mexico with the Boys

Well its finally summer, and its time to get to work.. I have been working at home Acres delivering dry-wall as well as remodeling homes as well.. I do wish however that I would be able to work more for Kurt but I have so many hours to work at Home Acre and I have school every thursday niht and I have to study.. I will find and make some time though to do some remodeling.. This weekedn and next week are two big event.. I am going to Mexico with the Boys.  Kyle, John, and Johnathan.  We are are going to Riviera Maya, I can't wait...  Well I will be writing more soon after the trip so stay tuned for next season.

Video from Branson

Sorry this video was not put up earlier, for some odd reason I was unable to post it.

Where am I

If you were to tell me that I was going to be playing another year of college basketball, I would have told you that you were crazy.  Visser and I had been planning on the two of us becoming roommates, wherever he may be playing basketball; but because of recent event and because I owe so much money in loans I have decided to stay and play one more year in hope of taking most of my grant money and use it to pay off my debt.  Being so close to graduating, I will not have to take a full load.  Because I do not have to take a full load means that the scholarship money not spent, I can use to pay of the school loans.  Because I'm not taking a full load mens that I can be working as well, and I plan on being a substitute teacher while taking a class and playing basketball.  You could say that I have allot on my plate, but I need to get this debt taken care of.

Big Viss Holler at your boy... Alas Cla

2008 Nationals Branson Missouri

Well my team and I made it to nationals despite the up-set lose to Cornerstone in the semi-final conference tournament.  We were given the were give the 16th cede and our first game was against Dakota Weslyan.  We won 91-66.  It was a really rough game at first going into half-time only up 2.  We shot 15 for 22 from the 3, 91% form the freethrow line, and 60% from the field.  I hope and pray that we continue to play this well.

Every year at nationals, all the teams gather together and go to the Dixie Stampead.  This year our seats were right up front and Jeff Wierzbicki and I go to go into the center stage and ride in a stick-horse competition;  We won and got medals by the way.  I hope that this video entertains you.

Now Comes the Test

Well, for those who don't already know my team and I won the WHAC conference.  We lost some games we shouldn't of have but no one is perfect.  We just won our first game in the conference tournament today, and boy did we play ugly.  I don't think anyone played a good game.  We were just of sync in all areas; and i don't think i have seen coach so mad, though he should be because we were not mentally into it.  All i know is that we cannot play like that again other wise were screwed once nationals comes around.  Please continue to pray for our team and I hope to see some of you at my game.

Something That I learned from last week at church would have to be; self control and perseverance.  We need to be able to look at the temptations in our lives and be able to say no to ourselves.  No Im not going to look at porn, or no I'm not going to have a sip of that or no I'm not going to wastefully spend my money on that.  Once we are able to control what we do, in the moment then we need to be able to persevere through it and learn not to struggle.  God is always there giving us the tools to succeed, its just we need to realize that he is there waiting for us to do something about it and help us, we have to take the first step then God will help us.. 

 I Love You all..

Shout out to my Boys in Germany,  K Viss and Johnny boy.. Love you guys, i hope this trip thing works out

Tricks in the works

Oscar has some listening skills he needs to develop; but i think he is getting there.  Slowly but surely.

How We Grow

The past three weeks at Church have been, in my own thoughts, the beginning of spiritual growth both personally and in my personal relationship with God.  Changing an aspect in ones life can seem to be one of the most challenging feats that one may come across to.  Many times people find it too difficult a road to walk on, when trying to change, and because it seems so difficult people seem to try and get off right at the first off ramp.

Change doesn't happen over night.  You cant just say your going to stop smoking, stop drinking alcohol, stop pornography, stop being self centered and so on.  Change is a daily battle.  Its a battle that we can not win our own.  We need help, we need Gods help.  What many people don't  know is that God gives us all the necessary tools to accomplish such goals., we just have to put them into action.  I for one have fallen many times, but I will surely keep on traveling down the road that leads me to change.  We can always improve.

2 Peter 1:3-9

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.  Through these he has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.  For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self control; and to self control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.  For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.  But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.

What's Next

Today is another cold day in our wonderful state of Michigan.  Winter in Michigan can  play many cruel tricks on ones psyche.  I can be cold one day and seem to warm up the next, melting away all the snow and then have a blizzard the next day only to replenish what was just lost.  I do not believe we have had a winter such as this for at least 10 years.  I just can't wait until spring comes around because if we have another long winter like this you may find me strangling the ground-hog

Though I believe I had told everyone thank you for coming to my game; but if I had forgot to say thank you,  I wish do do so now.  Currently my team and I are rated 12th in the nation. We have two more regular season games and then conference tournament hits.  We seem to have trouble playing on the road.  I really do not know what it is but it is a wierd funk that we need to get out of.  I ask that everyone that reads this to please pray for my team and I to play to the full potential that God has given us. 

My First entry

Well today is my first day trying to set this blog up.  My brother Ryan and his wife Kara have set up a blog, which allows friends and family to see what's new in their lives.  I hope that I will be able to do the same.  Here I hope to talk about things I have learned in my life from personal experience, Church and from life in general.  I hope to update as frequent as possible so that those who wish to know what's going on in my life will know.  I also hope that my sentence structure improves.  Talk to you all soon :-)