Yeah, Yeah, I Know

Yeah, Yeah, I know - it's been nearly a month since I last posted anything here on my blog. I'm not going to make any excuses either. Just honestly admit that I really didn't feel like blogging and even if I did, so many thoughts floating through my head that picking one or two and keeping it short would have been nearly impossible (at least for me).

So let me bring you up to speed with what's happened in this past month.

• We've started and now finished the FAQ series. I think it was a success with lots of questions asked and even a very nice spread in the Daily Reflector (the local paper). You can watch HERE or listen HERE.
• We've made the decision to change our church database and use Church Community Builder and we're currently switching over all our data, learning the new system and putting things in place to help us roll this out in September. Trust me, you're gonna love it if you are a part of Discovery. I do have to say, that we have nothing bad to say about Mark Kitts and People Driven Software (who we were using) we just needed to switch.
• Mother's Day - yeah, remember back then? - was an interesting and powerful service where people had the opportunity to create a video message to their mom or their kids, write letters, pray and be prayed for, take communion and have family portraits taken. Really enjoyed that.
• I am sooooo looking forward to vacation with my family and the men's golf trip the couple days before. Pastors really need more and longer breaks (at least this pastor does)
• Big news from Sunday's Lord's Supper is that our worship leader, Marcus, is sensing that his time here is finished and so he's stepping down and waiting for clear direction effective June 21. In the past, we've always had an obvious "next step," but this time things aren't so obvious so we really don't know what to expect and what will happen next. Please pray.
• I'm pretty excited about the new iPhone that was announced yesterday and will be getting one, but might have to wait until July since I'll be gone golfing and immediately leaving on vacation once they're available. Oh well - I've waited this long.
• I got the pool up and running and the kids and their friends are enjoying it. Funny thing is, while the liner ended up holding, the pump blew. Good thing I have a friend who gave me his! And another friend who gave me his pool cleaner! Looks great.
• A new pastime has taken control among the Ebeling boys - - - PAINTBALL! We all have guns, camo, acres of woods, places to hide, other friends willing to get shot and of course air tanks and paintballs for plenty of refills. It's a blast - and I have the marks to prove it. First time Chandler got shot he sounded like he was dying. Since then, he usually just surrenders before he gets shot - don't think he's been hit again.

There, you're caught up. More coming and it'll be more regularly - really.