I ain't wrote a blog in 9 days...

Wheeeww. I've got only a few more days left until Jamaica and I'm sooo freakin excited. Lemme explain to you why;

1. I won't be here

2. I get to work at a kids camp

3. I get to play worship music on my guitar

4. I'm staying with a Jamaican family instead of some hotel

5. I'm going with some GREAT people

6. I bought a yellow guitar strap, and I can't wait to walk around with my afro and my guitar my back

7. I'm going for the purpose of talking about how amazing God is

8. It's gon be so hot that I won't be complainin about how hot TN is

9. I'm believing to come back changed

10. I make great connections with new people and get closer to those with whom I'm going

#1. I won't be here

-Ok, it's not that I don't absolutely LOVE TN because I do. I really love it here. I love the people. I love my church. I love my apartment. I love my roomie. I love my friends. I love being in a band. But the thing is, sometimes I want for something more...not more, just different. It's not that I'm ungrateful for my current state 0r anything, but sometimes I just get restless. Restless to see new places and talk to new people. I'm meant to travel the world man.

#2. Kid's camp

-Kids are pretty awesome. But needless to say I prefer a certain type of kid. I love the kids that love to learn. Why? Because when they want to learn, they learn. I love wide eyed, curious, gettin into things they ain't got no business gettin into kids. A child is only limited by it's environment. You know what kinda kids I can't stand? (Is it bad to say I can't stand a certain type of kid? oh well...gotta tell the truth) I hate it when kids don't want to learn. It's soooo frustrating. I've spent a lot of time working with trouble adolescents, and it's like hitting my head up against a brick wall. Kids have no idea how valuable they are...and I want to let them know.

#3. Worship music

-HECK YES!! This is what I'm most excited about. Sis Kitty was tellin me about how we'll probably just end up playin at different services, and playin outside under the only street light

worshipping til who knows when. I can't believe God has given me the chance to do this. Thank you God!!! I'd rather worship more than anything else, and He is placing in position to do that in a new place. I know Hes gonna move greatly!

#4. Ummm....not much to say here. Hotels are boring in other countries. Let's dive into the culture.

#5. I'm going with some of the people I love the most

- I'm going with some of the people I know the least. But they all love God...THAT is why they're going. That is why I'm going. And so because of this I KNOW that we are going to work great together.

#6. Afro and guitar
-So this may seem shallow to all of you deep people. But is it NOT the coolest thing to walk around with a guitar on your back? And to add to that, put an afro in the mix and you can't tell me nothin! LMBO.

I've only done 6 but now I feel like I'm typing a paper, so 6 is all I'm gon do.

On another random note: My friend from back home (Iowa) is moving to TN. I haven't seen this boy in like 4 years and then he out the blue called me one day and there is it. He's going to grad here which is super cool because he was in Texas which in my opinion is super lame. We're suppose to meet up next week-end which is a crazy week-end for me already, but I HAVE to make the time to see him. We hung tight back in the day and he is crazy funny. Ima be so tired that Ima need a laugh. See you next week-end Malcolm.

On yet another random note: Another friend of mine told me that I have a lot of guy friends, which is true, but it was the tone. You know what I'm talkin about when I say tone? And frankly, I think it's cool to have guys friends. I only have like 6 super good male friends...now it that really a lot? Noooo. Wait, lemme count..yup around 6. But back in the day I didn't really chill with females. Not that I couldn't get along with them, but girls can try your nerves man! Since then I've made some really good girl friends, and kept some really good guy friends.

*BTW I'm really standing here eating somebody's candy like it's mine. Hey, a co-worker left it so....what can ya do?

Songwriting...

Let me say, this is something that can sometimes come easy and sometimes not. I've been doin it more and more lately. And I'm getting better at it. It's really testing my guitar skills, which is good. I write a lot for Blu21, but we gotta get our current songs down plus some basic worship songs before putting some new ones in the mix. So I'm now writing for...idk. Maybe some gazillionaire will hear it and be like..."OMG, I need THAT song. I need YOUR song." And I'll be like "well this song is very close to me. I don't know if there any amount for which I could sell it." And then they'd be like "how bout $XXXXX" and then I'll be like "Ok. Me and that song wasn't all that close." And then I'll be rich...and that'll be that. So until that day...I keep writing and singing and playin the strangs...lol Oh yea, and goin to school

Oh dang...one more thing...Blu21 got another gig. In Columbia TN. We said that we were just gonna do some worship songs...and I can't wait.

Ok...one more thing. Does God ever place someone in your spirit and you KNOW He wants you to pray for them. I can sometimes find this frustrating. My prayer life has really developed as of lately (in the last year). At time...I would wake up every hour on the hour because God wants my time. I am an intercessor. And in order to be effective He requires my time...so the more time I'd give Him during my day the more He's wake me up at night. And I'm like...ok, alright now. Really? Yes. Really. So today God has really dropped someone in my spirit to pray for and it's not one of those like...5 minute prayers and then it's done. For instance, God led me to pray for someone everyday for nearly a month, and then one day, I didn't have to anymore. God had lifted that from me. And I was happy because I pleased God. So now I'm being led to pray for someone else. So pray for me...and my discipline.