Merry Day After Christmas

It's the day after Christmas and, while many of my fellow Americans are enjoying a day off or out shopping, I am at work. I'm exhausted because I got 4 hours of sleep, then flew from Vegas this morning before coming straight to work. Of course, there isn't much to do here. As a matter of fact, I don't think anyone at NBCU is doing any business today. The people that aren't off for the rest of the week are just catching up on paperwork and getting organized.

So I'm going to take this opportunity to blog...yay for you.

With 2008 fast approaching, I've been thinking a lot about my plans for the upcoming year. Without a vision, the people perish and without a plan, Dionna feels lost.

Here are some questions that are guiding my 2008 planning:

• Who would I like to get to know better in 2008?
• What internal area would I like to improve?
• What life milestones would I like to accomplish this year? (international trip, apply for grad school, win the lottery, etc.)
• What areas could have been improved in 2007?
• What could I kick myself for doing/saying in 2007?
• What did I enjoy most about 2007?
• What would I like to see God do in my life in 2008?
• What would I like to see God do in the lives of my friends and family in 2008? Could God be calling me to assist in any of that in the coming year?

After using these questions to brainstorm, I'm going to focus in on the things that may have repeated themselves or stood out in the answers and put some plans down on paper.

I'd really like to know what God might be doing with this whole worship ministry in 2008. I know what I'd LIKE to see...I won't go into any detail, but maybe something involving recording a live worship album...

Merry day after Christmas!

Randomness

Hellooooooo,

I have very little to say. So it's going to be Random Thought Day! YAY!!

• I think I mentioned a few posts ago that I'm writing a new song. It's called "This is Who I Am." It's about seeing yourself how God sees you. I only have the 1st verse, the chorus and a draft of the 2nd verse finished, but I heard the song being played on the piano on Sunday and I LOVE IT! This is my first song that I'm seriously writing by myself, so I'm a little unsure how to judge my work. The lyrics could probably use some work, but I love the melody. Now I just have to write a bridge and figure out how to end the song...
• It's a sad day when it's Wednesday and you realize that you haven't seen your roomate since Sunday.
• Next week we will FINALLy have cable and internet at home! Then I won't have to watch ALL of my shows on the internet at lunch and won't have to send all of my emails between the hours of 8:30am and 5:30pm.
• I'm starting to become a fan of Shane & Shane (Shane Bernard & Shane Everett). I can't say that I like ALL of their songs, but I absolutely love some songs...When I Think About the Lord...Yearn...Hearts of Servants...Be Near...You Said...Check them out if you get a chance.
• Christmas is 2 weeks from yesterday. Can you believe that? Crazy!!! I'll be in Vegas freezing and visiting with family. Then I fly back to Burbank on the morning after Christmas and go straight to work. Thank the Lord for jobs....but dang!

It's December !!!!!!

I can't believe it's December! It seems like yesterday was January 2007.

It's holiday time so everyone smile!!! (call my cell phone if you want to experience some REAL holiday fever!)

So I know you're on the edge of your seat wanting to know what happened on Sunday. Well...let me tell you...

P. Chuck preached about worship, which I was really excited about. I definitely learned stuff that I didn't know before and it's already enhanced my worship experience.

Praise & Worship went well. I have a hard time judging my worship leading these days. I think people felt comfortable and were able to get in the presence of God, so I guess it went well. And I didn't fall, I didn't drop the mic, I didn't sing the wrong song, I didn't forget the words to the songs. Most of all, Tonee didn't have to give me any looks and Pastor Dre didn't excommunicate me from the church. So I'm happy.

In other news, I made my tv debut on Tuesday. Me, Minah, Lisa, DaJuan, Aja and Tonee were on a show called "Sunday Best" (like American Idol for gospel music). We sang in the choir for the finale. It was an interesting and semi-cool experience. I'm not at all interested in being on tv, so the rehearsal schedule and the pace of the atmosphere were a bit of a pain, but it was a lot of fun to be around the 5 of them and get to know them better. I probably wouldn't do it again, though, unless our whole choir or praise team were doing it together.

In closing, just remember Joy to the world! The Lord is come. Let earth receive her King! Let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing and heaven, heaven and nature sing!