First Day at Snowshoe

Well it is late and am tired. It has been a very full day here at Snowshoe, WV. Woke up about 9:00 this morning and headed out. The Students had already hit the slopes and I caught up with a few of them. Had lunch with a few of the middle school girls and then went shopping with my niece. I bought some new Northface boots today that are, well, I think pretty cool. Then this afternoon the group had worship service at 4:30. I have to say so far the students have done great in listening and worship. We have been learning about "Pause" just take sometime out of our day and remember that the Lord is with us always. Today we were in Exodus 3 learning about Moses and the burning bush and about how he had to take the time to find out what the burning bust was all about.

I have taken a bunch of pictures but our internet connection is slow to say the lease. So here are two of the pictures of the day.

Pausing today to listen to the Lord,
Rob

Location:County Route 9/3,,United States

We're Here!!!

Okay we made it up the mountain safe and sound. No one got sick or lost! We watched a few movies on the way up... Let's see the "Karate Kid" the new one. It was awesome love it. The whole bus was cheering!! Started to watch "We Are Marshall" but had to stop when we arrived. It was going to be a tear jerker I think.

Right now I am sitting in the lodge lobby listening to the fake water fall and looking at all the pizza. The students are getting there ski's and stuff. Am thinking about have a slice or two.

Well am new at this blogging thing so let me know if you think I should stop!






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Location:Lower Dug Gap Rd,Dalton,United States

Youth Ski Trip Day 1

Bus Ride -

Well we left the Church around 8:00, Taylor Kate my niece spilled sweet tea all over her seat and my pillow right before we left. That was a fun way to start out the day. haha I Think we have 51 on the bus and 65 in all. So that's awesome! New bus driver on this trip we'll have to break him in.




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Movie Reviews

Ok, I went to see Public Enemies today at the Rave in Chattanooga. I was so excited about it after seeing the previews. But after seeing the movie and paying with my hard earned cash. A friend of mine and I decided that I should start a movie review blog or web site. So keep an eye out for my new "Movie Review" blog and site. I think am going to call it the RT3 Movie Reviews. It will be just an honest blog about how I liked the movies and if I think they are worth going to see. This is how we are going to rate them!

1. The Best - "Pay To See It Again"

2. Worth The Money

3. Good For A Rental / DVD

4. "Can't Believe I Just Paid For That"

5. Worst - "They Should Give Me My Money Back!"

Hope you like it and it helps you decided what movies are worth your money or the ones you should just stay home and watch reruns on TV.

Oh by the way my full review for Public Enemies will come soon, but for now, let's just say... "They Should Give Me My Money Back!"

Get Serious and Stay Alert!

James 4: 1-12 (The Message) "Where do you think all these appalling wars and quarrels come from? Do you think they just happen? Think again. They come about because you want your own way, and fight for it deep inside yourselves.

You lust for what you don't have and are willing to kill to get it. You want what isn't yours and will risk violence to get your hands on it.

And why not? Because you know you'd be asking for what you have no right to. You're spoiled children, each wanting your own way.

You're cheating on God. If all you want is your own way, flirting with the world every chance you get, you end up enemies of God and his way.

And do you suppose God doesn't care? The proverb has it that "he's a fiercely jealous lover."

And what he gives in love is far better than anything else you'll find. It's common knowledge that "God goes against the willful proud; God gives grace to the willing humble."

So let God work his will in you. Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him scamper.

Say a quiet yes to God and he'll be there in no time. Quit dabbling in sin. Purify your inner life. Quit playing the field. (this could mean quit playing the field in your relationship as well.)

Hit bottom, and cry your eyes out. The fun and games are over. Get serious, really serious. (Get Serious about God's will for your life!)

Get down on your knees before the Master; it's the only way you'll get on your feet.

Don't bad-mouth each other, friends. It's God's Word, his Message, his Royal Rule, that takes a beating in that kind of talk. You're supposed to be honoring the Message, not writing graffiti all over it.

God is in charge of deciding human destiny. Who do you think you are to meddle in the destiny of others?" (Listen to The Lord and not everyone that you talk too! But listen to your friends that are praying for you daily and want to see you go God's way!) Luke 17:3-4 "Be alert. If you see your friend going wrong, correct him. If he responds, forgive him Even if it's personal against you and repeated seven times through the day, and seven times he says, 'I'm sorry, I won't do it again,' forgive him." _______________________________________________________________________________________________ I read this this week and thought about my own life and the life of my friends and family. I think of all the times that I should have known that I wanted was to go my own way and I wasn't alert to the will of God in my own life. Also about all the times that I have kept silent when I knew that someone I loved was tearing down the walls of their own life and I didn't say a word. I know so many times that I have prayed for my own will and dabbled in sin to know that if I looked closely that I knew that what I wanted was not ever in God's plan. The one thing that I am very thankful for is the people in my life that takes this to heart and forgive me and show me how to get back in God's will. (Like my friends, family, and other Godly people that keep a watchful eye out for me. I pray that I get serious about what God wants for me and keeps me alert to His signs and direction in my life. So many times I think it does happen to others but am strong enough and better than them and it couldn't happen to me. That is when I let down my guard and sin come rolling in an am right in the middle of where I thought I could never be. Then God's opens my eyes and shows me that NO one is able to be strong enough and able to over come the sin of going there own way saying God will keep me out of the way of the traps of sin. Just because I love Him, And then I have to get on my knees and cry out to God for His forgiveness and let Him take back over. I pray that each of us today will know as well as we know our names that without God we are weak and able to fall flat on our faces in sin no matter how long our relation is with Him or strong we think we are in our walk with Christ. So I leave you with this... Keep praying, keep studying God's word, and let Him Jesus be the one to tell you were to step next in your life and don't flirt with sin in the world has to offer, cause no matter what you think, you can't over come the world on your own. In His grace, Rob

If your praying about not getting hit by the train of life. But you ignore the signs that God puts in front of you, like the flashing lights, the cross bars, and the blow of the trains horn. And you still want to play on the tracks... Well your going to get hit by the train. And when you get to heaven and tell God you were praying about it and seeking His will. He is going to say, then why didn't you pay attention to all the warning signs I put down there and why did you want to play on the tracks in the first place? If you don't want to get hit by a train, then stay off the tracks and if you want God to protect you in other parts of your life, take heed to the warring signs and stay away from whatever God is trying to get you away from. We don't need God to hold our hands every step of the way when He clearly gives us the signs in the way we need to go.

Don't get hit... Get off the tracks and listen to the signs, warnings, and other signals God is giving you!!!

Power of Praise

"O Lord, God of heaven, the great and awesome God... let your ear be attentive and your eues open to hear the prayer your servant is praying." Nehemiah 1:5-6

We must approach God by acknowledging His excellence and praising His power. Praise paves the way for prayers to be heard, and patience provides the return for God's response. Either God says yes to our request, or in His "no" He tells us to wait and trust because He has something better in mind for us. Even Hi no has a loving measure of yes. 

Regardless of the perceived fruitfulness of our prayer lives, faith assures us that our prayers are always heard. Keep telling GOd how great and awesome He is. Frame your communication in thanksgiving. Instead off, "God, give me guidance on how to handle this situation," you could say, "Father, I thank You that You have everything under control and will guide my every step." The more your praise Him, the more open you become to receiving discernment and direction.

Praise releases us into a state of gratitude by reminding you of how much God has already done.