Filed under: Techie Talk
i never really noticed till a few years ago, but january is the hopping time for all things tech. macworld, ces, etc., etc. all take place in january. new computers, new cameras, new tvs, etc., etc. so much stuff that it sends my brain into overload. i’m slowly trying digest it all. i’ll try to write another post at the end of the january to let you know about some of my favorite new pieces of tech.
until then i thought i’d share a blog post that i came across that made me laugh pretty good. check it out. now i know what you’re thinking (that is if you know me very well), matt keith probably has a monitor like that. my monitor at work is similar but not quite that outlandish.
i hope to post again soon. until then you can check out my wonder wife’s recent blog posts. she writes much more often that i. have i mentioned recently that she is absolutely amazing? well she is!
Filed under: Updates
5 blog posts since april. that’s pathetic. oh well, guess that’s why this blog is titled the occasional blogger. maybe if i were to make wordpress my homepage then it would prompt me to write a little more often. i think i’m a little too obsessed with igoogle to make that switch though.
on the busyness scale, november has been a ‘moderate’ month. magan and i have traveled less this month than october. we haven’t slowed down any though. i think busy has just become the norm. we did get to spend this past weekend in boone which was absolutely amazing! boone is a special place to both of us and it was great just to get away for the weekend and catch up on life with each other. could boone be a future home for us? we dunno. we love it. there’s just something about it.
magan and i feel that God is calling us to something larger than what we’re doing now. He has us in knightdale right now for a purpose, but the next page in our story is completely blank. we don’t know what’s next, but we know it’s something more than what we’re doing now. there’s more to life than what were doing now. we’re praying through it.
we got the chance to hang out with biscuit and kendall this month as well. they are traveling the southeast visiting friends and family raising support to move out to california to serve on staff at south bay church. we are super excited for them! it’s amazing to see the hand of God in our friends’ lives.
thanksgiving is coming. means tour de north carolina. we’ll stuff our faces with food and spend time with family. it’s always a good time to stop and reflect.
until next time, you can follow the tweets.
matt
Filed under: Recommendations
i thought i would recommend another song that i picked up recently on itunes. it’s called how He loves us. the song was originally written by john mark mcmillan. it was most recently covered by david crowder* band as single on their upcoming release, church music. it is an amazing song that portrays the love that God has for us using imagery that brings this song to life. here are the lyrics…
He is jealous for me,
loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.
when all of a sudden,
i am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,
and i realize just how beautiful You are,
and how great Your affections are for me.
and oh, how He loves us so,
oh how He loves us,
how He loves us all
yeah, He loves us,
whoa, how He loves us,
whoa, how He loves us,
whoa, how He loves.
yeah, He loves us,
whoa, how He loves us,
whoa, how He loves us,
whoa, how He loves.
we are His portion and He is our prize,
drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,
if grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking.
so heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss,
and my heart turns violently inside of my chest,
i don’t have time to maintain these regrets,
when i think about, the way…
1 John 4:10 says,
“This is real love – not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.”
God’s love for His children could be described using so many various adjectives, but sometimes words do not suffice.
oh how He loves us!
Filed under: Random
it’s been a long time since i just rested. the last two weeks or so have been a blur in the amount of stuff i’ve had going on. i feel like i’m always saying that. i’m trying so hard to grasp moments day by day before they fly past me. i’ve taken a chance to just rest tonight and have some ‘matt’ time. magan is hosting a bachelorette weekend for emily, who will be getting married to another matt in october (congrats!). so, i’m chillin’ at mom and dad’s house this weekend. my family has actually been on vacation this past week and they’ll be coming back home tomorrow. bandit and i have just been resting at their house tonight. it was nice to just relax on the couch and totally disengage my brain and watch a good action movie, taken. it’s now 12:32am and i’m still up after being up till 2am last night (long story for another post). i know i could fall asleep in an instant, but for some reason my body and mind are cool with just resting right now, which doesn’t necessarily mean sleep. does that make sense to anyone else? does this happen to anyone else?
i know this has just been some mindless rambling, but i like to write every now and again. wish i had the chance to do it a little more often. maybe then i could write something with some more substance.
rest well,
matt
Filed under: Recommendations
i downloaded some new music the other day off of some random itunes gift cards i found from birthdays and christmas’ past. i wanted to pick up some of the newer songs that we’ve been singing at journey. we sang revelation song by gateway worship this past weekend at journey and it rocked my face off. i was in tears as we sang about the holiness of God. then opening my eyes to see everyone worshiping in the exact same way was just amazing. here are the lyrics.
worthy is the Lamb Who was slain
holy, holy is He
sing a new song to Him Who sits on Heaven’s mercy seat
holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come
with all creation i sing praise to the King of kings
You are my everything, and i will adore You
clothed in rainbows of living color
flashes of lightning, rolls of thunder
blessing and honor, strength and glory and power be
to You, the only wise King
holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come
with all creation i sing praise to the King of kings
You are my everything, and i will adore You
filled with wonder, awestruck wonder
at the mention of Your Name
Jesus, Your Name is power, breath and living water, such a marvelous mystery
holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come
with all creation i sing praise to the King of kings
You are my everything, and i will adore You
if you don’t own this song, i recommend you pick it up on the quick.
