Freakin' Maryland!?!? And One Awesome Concert

Florida State lost to Maryland. Pathetic. Maryland. Pathetic Maryland beat FSU. FSU lost to pathetic. FSU was pathetic.

I went to an amazing concert tonight. I saw Nickel Creek and Howie Day in concert at the historic Ryman Auditorium. I'd never heard the music of Howie Day before but I consider him one of my favorites now. He puts on one heck of a live show. With just a guitar, and several different pedals, he is able to create the sound and effect of a full band. Nickel Creek was very good as well. I had heard their music before but wasn't too familiar with them. More later, I've got to get some sleep.

Maebelle Plant: 1983-2004

Please pray for me and my family as we mourn the loss of my great-grandmother. She passed away yesterday at the age of 111. She was a wonderful servant of God and I am happy that she is finally home, but it's still tough to lose a loved one. Her passing has made me evaluate my life and where I'm at with God. These verses are quite comforting:

2 Corinthians 5:6-8
Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:  (For we walk by faith, not by sight) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

Revelation 21: 4
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

The title of yesterday's post, though it was just something odd I came up with to be stupid, fits my day today perfectly. I went to class, hung out with friends, did a lot of laughing, then I got the call from my Dad. I cried for a while and thought about the things I could learn from her life. She never gave up on God. Never. No matter what happened in her life she found comfort and strength in The Almighty. For years now she's said she was ready to go home, I can't wait to see her again someday.

Yo-Yo's Go Up And Down (And So Do I)

Man. It's a really busy time. So much is going on in our world right now, from the trivial to the critical. I was really into this whole election a few weeks ago but I'm just ready for it to be over now. Four more years of Bush would be awesome, but it leaves me fearing for what will happen after that. I've already voted (absentee ballot) so I'm kind of done keeping up with that stuff, until election day that is.

You should know by now that Relient K has a new album coming out on November 2nd entitled, "mmhmm". If you don't know that, then I have failed in my duties as an obsessed fanboy. Head over to mmhmm.com to check out some songs, watch some funny commercials, and there's free food. Everything except the cheap cuisine is true.

Later...

Pulling Through

Some of you may know that I've been struggling lately in my relationship with God. Well, I have some good news: I'm starting to come around. I described it to someone the other day as if I've been traveling through a dark tunnel and now I'm finally starting to see some light up ahead. That might be cliche, but it describes my situation perfectly. I'm beginning to see how all of the stuff I've been through makes me who I am. I've tried some different things out and in the end it's very clear that I am not any of the people I've tried to be, I am the person God made me to be. I don't look down on anyone for anything that they've done or are doing because I've been through that period of searching, but at the same time I no longer feel the pressure to do that stuff because I am confident with who I am. I think I may have finally found faith rather than religion. That is a beautiful thing. Later...