When my wife gets angry…

I bet the title of this post got your attention, huh?  This is a quote from Wednesday night… 17 things you should never do in an argument:  When my wife gets angry, she gets HISTORICAL!  Not Hysterical, but Historical!  She is great at bringing up the past.  Let the Past be the Past!  I think that quote is really great.  We all love to bring up the past.  Or maybe it is just me.  Let’s stop that junk.  Ok?  Ok.

Have you watched the THAT’S MY KING video yet?  If you STILL have not done it, you gotta do it!  I like to watch it every day.  It gets me excited.  It’s the Truth!

Every Friday morning some high school guys and I meet at 7, eat pancakes and watch a NOOMA video.  I thought about calling it Pancakes and Prayer but quickly realized that no non-Christian high school dude is gonna come to something called Pancakes and Prayer…so now I just call it Pancakes!  Simple.  Easy.  TASTY!

In this mornings video called TODAY, Rob Bell asked, ‘how much time do we spend thinking about the past?’  Wishing we could go back.  Were those really the best days of your / my life?  For Real?  I think men are really guilty of this.  I know tons of dudes that talk about ‘back when I was growing up’ or ‘remember when’ scenarios and so many of us are not living for today.  What a shame.  I think about my past and how much I have ENJOYED my life / past!  It is amazing.  And I am serious.  I Loved Elementary, Middle and High School!  I had so many friends, was involved in so many things, played sport (yes, that is singular!) and just simply enjoyed life and felt like it was lived to the full.

And today?  Today is really no different!  Times have obviously changed.  I have much more responsibility today than I ever have.  That is a little restrictive, but still really incredible!  Tons of friends.  Involved in much.  I am not playing many sport (still singular) these days.  I love to drop this line to people when they ask if I am gonna play Football, Basketball or Ultimate Frisbee……..’Well, I would, but I have had 2 knee surgeries.  I don’t think my newest ACL is up to par and I don’t want to risk it.’  What that really means is that I am lazy and not interest.  Just kidding.  It is true.  I am a little gunshy about this newest surgery.  I just don’t want to blow ACL #3, you know what I mean?  Dang…

Anyhow, my friend Matt is always saying, ‘Is what YOU are living for, worth dying for?’  That’s a great question.  Is what I am living for, worth dying for?  I think so.  What kind of impact are you having on those around you?  Since you are reading this blog, you are obviously a leader.  I mean, only Real Leaders read this site, right?  Wink.  Wink.  But seriously, is what YOU are living for, worth dying for?  That question should keep you up at night.  I sure do know a ton of people who don’t like their jobs.  And they can’t leave.  Too much commitment.  Not financially secure enough.  Married with kids.  Just can’t go.  Personally, I don’t want to get to the end of my life and ‘wish’ I would have done this or that.  No regrets, right?  It is so sad to me how unmotivated kids are these days.  So content doing … Nothing.  Not all kids, but a whole lot of them.  This is a real struggle for me.  It makes me angry. 

How all of this spawned from ‘When my wife gets angry, she get Historical,’ I don’t know, but it did.  Funny how that happens.

Are you enjoying life?  Is this season hard for you?  

Know this……… Never Live Liked You’re Not Loved!