A Honor to Meet you.....

July 23, 2007--A day that will live in my heart forever as a day that my heart was deeply touched yet again by an artist who truly seeks the Lord's approval. It was our day, Amber and I's to celebrate our 3 year anniversary and we did it in Six Flags in St. Louis. A day of relaxation, rides that make you sick (literally), hand holding and reflexing on the love you bound some three years ago, and a night of worship amist the noisy confinds of the park. We wound the evening down with "the man"....who for a better lack of description mimmicks the 21st century "David" of the Bible in the way his ministry "seeks after God's own heart."

After the second song, Amber and I's eyes were closed in worship over the words being sung by Jeremy. His passion for Jesus, his love others, and the passion within his words all came out in his testimony of song. If you haven't heard him, thought much of his music, you are truly missing out on one of the greatest ministries of music we have to listen to today. I was privileged to hear him for the first time live and even better, was blessed to meet him, get his autograph, pray with him, and forever capture the moment with him in picture. He's lived a life thus far that reflects God's grace, love and perserverence and has a lot to share to encourage those who hear his voice. To him, maybe someday he can read these words....THANK YOU, for blessing my life everytime I was spiritually in need, his music was there; and as he hugged me goodbye and stated he would pray for me and my ministry, I knew he was sincere.

God bless you in your ministry Jeremy and may those who get a chance to hear your voice in music, be blessed forever.

Visit Jeremy's website at: Jeremy Camp or his MySpace at: Jeremy Camp

Happy 3rd Anniversary!!

Some time ago.....actually 3 1/2 years ago, I was serving a family at a local Cracker Barrel in the month of December. Many laughs and singing occurred during this time of service and I grew to like this family very much. God was somewhat stagnet in my life at the time and seeing a family in tune with the Lord and enjoying life made me somewhat realize I was missing something precious I once had.

A few more weeks past and the family continued to visit Cracker Barrel and request my service for them, to which I gladly abiliged. During that time I grew to know one of their daughters better and something inside of me seemed to click....a "click" that I was at the time running from. As much as I prayed for God's intervention to stop the tempting of my mind to seek another relationship, He kept placing her and her family before me...even outside of Cracker Barrel.

Finally, one snowy night they waited for me to get off work in 4 inches of snow so I could "hang out" with this daughter. We took a ride in my red dodge ram and did donuts to begin the trip in a Menards parking lot....sometime afterward some 7 months later....we were married. Its been an awesome dizzy spell of love, commitment and true Godly soul. I love you my "Ber", my one and only greatest TIP I ever received in service to God thus far. Happy Anniversary baby. Love, Chad

Zzzzzz......

Have you ever felt so tired that you've accidently head banged your desk at work? Or fell asleep while your spouse was talking to you about their day? People today are taking on more than they're physically able to handle and yet, are unaware most times its even happening. Take me for example; I have 5 JOBS! Four part-time jobs and then one full-time job, to which I am at right now writing this, and it all begins at 2am! If a person, who isn't tired, thought about the time placed in a day to those active jobs (4 of them), that's over a 12 hour day, everyday! Now don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say I'm "Superman" or nothing...I am bringing forth humbleness to you all in the "net" world and say that you might, like me, need to SLOW DOWN and enjoy the little things you're missing!

The Lord said, "Come to me all of you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest;" so why are we shying away from comfort? Do you feel, right now as you read this, so mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually drained from your day that you are leaving your passions, enjoyments and loved ones out? If you are, ponder this....when driving down the highway and you happen to look to the left or right, you travel approximately 500 + feet before you turn back to the front; missing enough space that you could have ran over something or swerved on the road! Each time you do this in your everyday steps, you might miss out on; a life-changing event in history, your spouse saying their potentially last words to you, your child's first steps or words, or even our Savior's return.

Take time....to hug your pillow more;
Take time....to say the words you mean to say;
Take time....to hold your loved ones longer;
Take time....to admire the beauty hidden around you;
Take time....to feel the breeze tickle your hair on your neck;
Take time....to just BE YOU. If you don't know you....FIND YOU!

Life is passing by us all too quickly and the appreciation of the GOOD in life is looked over while the negative has the main focus. Give it the boot and reclaim the good in your life God has given you and still is at this very moment. Writing this to share has blessed me today, I hope it does you as well.

Pastor Wick "Can I have a new baby, Pat?"

Since my brother in Christ, Pastor Chadwick Anderson, Youth Pastor extrodinaire here in Decatur, IL along with me and we were recently BOTH chosen to be future contestants on the Wheel of Fortune Show, I had to shout out a big-time CONGRATULATIONS to him and his wife on their expecting of a new edition to their family in February 2008! So when you get to LA and play the Wheel with yours truly, remember not to be distracted and ask for a baby, not a vowel and lose all that money to ME. :P

Check out my brother's blog spot at: The Wick