Count Down

Our time is coming to an end here in Natchitoches. Today is Monday; we're pulling out in a U-Haul Saturday. It's bitter sweet, but mostly sweet. I'm cleaning out my office right now at work. It's bringing a lot of memories over the past 2 years to mind. This Thursday will be 2 years that I've worked at the paper mill. So, Friday, my last day, will make 2 years and a day for Weyerhaeuser.

I can't wait to move to Dallas! I can't wait to start our new lives. I miss our friends that have already gone before us. I can't wait to see them. But the absolute worst part, the part that I am most sad about, is leaving behind who I consider my best friend. I don't think I'll ever find a friend like I found in Jason Hughes. Man, I'm gonna miss the coffee discussions that we have. The prayers. Walking into the Church building and seeing him, or being bummed out when he has to work during worship. Chatting to each other over Yahoo Messenger about Reformed Theology or the forum. My heart hurts when I think about not being able to spend these times with him anymore. He and I have come so far together. He's strengthened me when I needed strengthening. He's encouraged me when I needed encouragement. I tried to talk him into packing up and coming with us; I think it's a great idea! haha! I hope God has it in our plans to be located close to each other one day. God is clearly working in Jason and Jessica's lives. Praise God! I pray that they will always serve God with all of their hearts for every second of their lives.

Time goes by so fast. When I pulled into Natchitoches for the first time in 1999, my plans for my future and what has become of my future are like black and white; complete opposites. The Lord our God is so amazing and sovereign! He, being so rich in mercy, has brought me to places I never would have dreamed that I would be. He has changed my heart from being a hard, black rock, to a living heart of flesh that desires Him with its every particle. Thank You, My God! Thank You for bringing me here and not to where I had planned in 1999. Thank you for my beautiful wife and children!!! I devote my life to You Oh Lord! Use me!

Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Another turning point
A fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist
Directs you where to go
So make the best of this test
And don't ask why
It's not a question
But a lesson learned in time
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life

So take the photographs
And still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf of
Good health and good time
Tattoos of memories
And dead skin on trial
For what it's worth
It was worth all the while
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life

It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life

It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life