Please Pray

This is just a quick request for those of you who read my blog. Berrylynn Scantland, mother of Jon Scantland, a freshman here at ACU from San Antonio, passed away in a car accident outside Abilene on Friday night. She leaves behind her husband Lee, son Jon (19 on Christmas day), daughter Jenny (17) and son Jake who is 11. Hunter Woolfolk, another ACU freshman from San Antonio is also the deceased's nephew and needs prayers as well. Please keep this family in your thoughts over the holiday season. The funeral will be in San Antonio on Thursday at 2pm. I am sure that Jon or Hunter would love to get a quick note from anyone who would like to send one via the internet or in the mail. Here is their contact information:

Jon Scantland
jbs04a@acu.edu
18777 Stone Oak Parkway #722
San Antonio, TX. 78258

Hunter Woolfolk
hsw05a@acu.edu
74 Eaton Green
San Antonio, TX. 78257

Also in the car during the accident was ACU alum Jason Young, his wife Britni (Berrylynn's sister), and Garrett Burkhart who is a 7th Grader from Austin (another cousin). All of them are recovering from the accident and sustained injuries of varying degrees.
Thanks for your prayers

Tagged

I was tagged this morning by Mark Lavender. My task: answer the following questions with a list of 7. While I am not a big fan of the bulk email type stuff, I will indulge this time

List 7 things to do before I die: - In no real order for me
1. Have a family and see my kids go to ACU
2. Travel to all the continents
3. Watch Uncle Dan Get Married
4. Learn how to Hang Glide
5. Watch, in person, the Longhorns win national championships in Baseball, Football and Basketball
6. Sing the National Anthem at a Sporting Event
7. Come up with a truly original idea

List 7 things I cannot (or will not) do:
1. Become a Vegetarian (Good thinking Lav!)
2. Buy a Hummer
3. Run for Political Office
4. Live in Houston
5. Become a "Yuppie"
6. Enter a Mr. America pageant
7. Be too old or out of shape to play sports - That a way Dave Merrill!

List 7 things that attract me to my spouse: - I'm not married, so I will put that attract me to Amanda
1. Her humor
2. Her great smile
3. Her ability to relate to people
4. She is a bigger sports fan than I am!
5. Her love for God
6. Her thoughtfulness
7. She is pretty hot

List 7 things I say most often:
1. "Ehh!"
2. "baugh!"
3. "I hate that stupid alarm clock! 10am already?"
4. "Well, what do you want to do?"
5. "But I don't want to go to Starbucks!"
6. "Where do you want to eat?"
7. "You're right, I'm sorry!"

List 7 books or series that I love:
1. This Present Darkness
2. Wild at Heart
3. Then Sings My Soul
4. ESPN the Mag./SI
5. Integrity Selling for the 21st Century - right
6. Oh The Places You'll Go
7. The Bible

List 7 movies I would watch over and over again:
1. Braveheart
2. Top Gun
3. Hitch
4. Newsies
5. Run Away Bride
6. Shawshank Redemption
7. Big Daddy/School of Rock

List 7 people I would love to join in:
1. Amanda Peeples - even though she doesn't have a blog yet
2. Matt Foster
3. Matt McBryde
4. Lindsay Hall
5. Kenli Shea
6. Leslie and James Mayo
7. Troy Oliver

I'm so cold

Warning - This is basically 2 posts...
I'm so cold.
It's getting warmer
But I'm still cold
I don't think that I was made for this type of weather. I mean come on, I'm a tropical people
The weather report for earlier this week said that it was 15 Degrees, but the wind chill made it feel like it was 5!!! Unfortunately, there has been no rain, sleet or snow, so unlike all of you in Dallas, I've had the priviledge of coming to work everyday this week. I miss snow days! If you want to read about the best snow day that I ever had then go to Matt's Blog and and read about what we did at the Melting Pot.
I just don't like pointless cold weather. You have to get so bundled up like my friend here going camping. I Even bought a stinkin' scarf this week! At least it could snow or something so that I got something out of it, but no, its just butt cold(yeah I said it!) The worst part is that I look outside my window and it looks sunny! I guess this is better than an 80 Degree Christmas...

In light of the cold weather, I have decided to lighten things up a bit (because my blog is always very serious anyway) and talk about the most embarrassing moments for me in the last couple of weeks. Just consider this therapy for me.

Song Leading at Austin Area Wide Event
I was asked to lead singing at a Youth rally a few weeks ago in Austin. So its hard to get kids to sing when they are not really in the mood too, especially if there are hundreds of them together. In hindsight, I think that if I would have tried to do the "Steven Moore Mega Mix (Highways & Biways, This little light of mine...) then they may have been more into it. I royally messed this opportunity up in a couple different ways:

1.) I tried to teach a new song that I didn't know as well as I thought
-> Picture me standing up there trying to think up the girl's part as I teach
it to them - not a good idea
2.) After I got flustered with #1, I led "We Shall Assemble" at a pitch that even
hurt dogs ears - I had to stop everyone at the chorus, apologize and take a
mulligan.
3.) When I tried to introduce the song "Worthy is the Lamb" I couldn't remember the
word Lamb so I continued to call Jesus "the farm animal that we
praise."
4.) Accidentally mistyped the words to a well-known song on the powerpoint behind
me and confused everyone in the auditorium.
5.) My friend Kayci informed me that this is forever recorded online"> - immortailized at the Church's website where they have the entire thing
Oh well...

Weightlifting in Powell
Ever since I got back from Thailand, I have tried to get into working out more. This probably had more to do with Elliott looking like the Incredible Hulk and me looking like his Lanky Sidekick Gumby than anything. Amanda likes to go and run on the eliptical too, so we try to take a lot of dates to Powell Fitness Center here on campus (I know how to treat a lady!) Amanda always comments on how so many guys in there never really work out very much. Instead they do a set of curls or something and then go flex in the mirror for 20 minutes, put a towel over their shoulder and then leave. Well last saturday I was on the bench press, trying to lift as much weight as I possibly could. Usually, one of my friends are around to spot me, but not this day. Being the Muscle Head wanna be that I am, I figured, I'll know when to stop myself...
I was half way through my last set when tragedy struck.
All of the sudden I feel my muscles give way and BAM! My arms buckled and close to 200 lbs slammed onto my chest and I couldn't raise it at all. We're talking every single slapstick comedy moment that you have ever seen. My head is turning red because of strain and then blue because of lack of oxygen and no one was paying attention.
I tried to wiggle out from under the bar, but to no avail. Just when I thought that I was going to pass out a strong arm lifted the bar off of my chest and told me to be careful.
Who was it? Was it the gigantic Football Player from the other side of the room? Maybe the Lord sent a mighty angel down to save me...

Nope.
It was AMANDA. My little GIRLfriend, Amanda. When I saw that I thought that she should have just left it there on my chest, at least then it would my sternum instead of my ego that would have been crushed.
Afterwards, I told her that I was just trying out a new excerise technique and that she ruined it!
Sure you were David, sure you were...
Pretty AND strong - who knew?

Thats enough for this one - Maybe more another time

2 In a Week!

I know, everyone is shocked that I put 2 bloggings up this week, who knows I may even do one tommorrow. The sky is the limit!

A lot has gone on recently, so I have a lot to write about. Here is a quick run down:

Water Flooded part of my house in Austin over Thanksgiving break
-> Oops! Let me tell you how fun it is to tear out all of the carpet in a room at midnight of Thanksgiving evening! As we came home from the days festivities, we had the suprise of walking in and feeling that squishiness of a water filled room. Luckily, my wonderful girlfriend helped the 3 of us tear out the Electric Blue Shag Carpet out of Uncle Dan's room! Yes, thats right, my house in Austin is still pimpalicious in that it is covered in Shag Carpet! Shag does have an amazing ability to soak up a ton of water though.

12!!!...

I got to talk to one of my former college roomates for about 30 minutes on the phone yesterday. It was awesome! His name is Matt McBryde, and he is a Youth Minister in Trophy Club, although he was known as "HOT MATT," whilst we lived at the Melting Pot! Of course that was before I lived with "HOT RYAN" too. Matt is one of the funniest guys that I know and we had a blast living together. In college we would crack up watching Multiplicity all the time and listening to Brian Regan on CD. Check out Mr. Regan if you have never heard him! There was also this time when he rigged a mousetrap to the light switch in my room, but you will hear about that another time.

JOSHY LANKFORD GOT ENGAGED LAST NIGHT
That-a-way Josh! I'm sure that you and Allison are gonna be really happy!


And, for the 3rd time this month, my heater went out at my house. I like sleeping in the cold, but this is a new experience. I feel like I am camping in the Arctic or something at night! I love my Property Managers...

On top of all of that, I will be meeting someone famous tonight too! OK, so its not Tait, or Kelly Clarkson, or even Bono, but he is on TV more than any of them. He is a true Renaissance Man. Yes, its TV's own Lester Holt! Or as some have called him, "The real life Carlton" from Fresh Prince.
Jealous?
I'm excited and I'm sure I'll write about it later. Peace