tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044607421320844672024-03-08T16:06:48.558-08:00Life and Times of My LifeHoping to make this my space to vent my thoughts and other people can read it or not but this is probably as close as your going to get to what I am really thinking.Matt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-69164711650761480352010-12-23T19:10:00.000-08:002010-12-23T19:39:48.373-08:00Dark RoadsI read my friends blog today and I wish I had read it a while ago cause her influence on my thoughts through her blog probably would have saved me from a dark road a while ago. I have made mistakes just like everyone else does. However, my recent mistakes might have had more of a toll on my spiritual life than I really ever could have seen coming. I went above and beyond anything I would have thought I was capable of my freshman year of high school. People have told me all my life to live in the world but not of the world by not of the world. That advice is completely useless if after saying that you leave me in a dark corner and say find your way out. You aren't helping. Taking a passive role in a persons life and saying oh everyone has to make those mistakes once in their life that's how they truly learn. If I here anyone say again I am going to hit them in the face. If you truly care about a person you will do anything you can to stop them and keep them from doing something they will regret. Oh, and looking the other way isn't truly caring for someone either. I don't blame people for letting me make several big mistakes. But after the mistakes I have made I can't just sit back and watch people I care about make the same ones. The whole "its their life let them live it" That's bullshit and the people who say that are just trying to cop out of having to confront someone for what they were doing. I don't want this to seem like a rant about how people should hold others accountable because it isn't. I believe that it's the responsibility of the someone who is making a poor decision to check themselves, rather than rely on others to hold them accountable. But please hold one another accountable cause its to late when you hear that your friend is dead from a drug overdose or pregnant or whatever poor decision they are making.<br /><br />Growing up is scary, growing apart is even scarier.Matt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-16166757300208058722010-07-08T17:01:00.001-07:002010-07-08T17:09:50.618-07:00Mission Trip Overview:I know this is a little late but I have been enjoying my relaxing summer so I am sorry.<br /><br />This year the CBC youth group went to the Apache reservation in Arizona to build homes for the families living there. The over all theme that week in my opinion was its not wrong its just different. This idea was drilled into the group from the start. We were told that the Apache were shy and that we shouldn't expect much of a welcoming from the families of the homes we were working on. the next day we started work and just like they said we didn't see any of the apache's other than the ones who were working with Amor and helping us out on the sites making sure that we did everything the correct way.<br /><br />The homes that we were building were very different from the ones in Mexico considering the fact that we had to go by USA building codes. Which resulted in the first day being quite a bit of trial and error. The next day we went back to our sites finished up the foundation then returned to camp to start building the walls which would then be taken back to the sites to be put up. While half the group was building walls the other half was in a riverbed digging out rocks for a different project the owners were trying to complete. the third day one of our sites went back to put up the walls that had been built on the second day while the rest finished making more walls and moving rocks. On the fourth day the site that had been building walls for the last two days went back to their site and put up the walls while the other site started on the roof.Matt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-47151481503881780622010-05-16T20:29:00.000-07:002010-05-16T20:48:23.468-07:00Earning It...I must admit that I have been disappointed in myself over the past couple of years. My parents have tried to instill the values of hard work and doing everything to the best of my ability throughout my life. For the most part they succeeded and I do tend to work hard on the things I care about. However I want that to extend past the things I care about to everything I do. I want to earn what I am given. The life I have lived thus far is a life of mediocrity and disappointment in my own eyes. I want to go beyond the expected in my life and do what I believe I can do and what I believe is the right thing to do. I want to EARN the time I have on this earth not to please my peers but to please God and myself. But how can I do that without being motivated about what I do with my time. How can I motivate myself to do the things that must be done. I have been getting better, but it goes beyond what I can do for myself. Behavior management doesn't work for me because my inner voice has a tendency to distract me or belittle what I am doing with my time. I can not do this on my own it is not a matter of opinion it is a fact because believe me I have been trying to do it on my own for 3 years. To go beyond where I am now I believe that trusting in God is my only option. I wish I had come to this realization a long time before hand.<br /><br />this is my 2 centsMatt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-80836620652607421052010-04-09T05:59:00.000-07:002010-04-09T20:02:22.046-07:00words on pagesI hear people say the author could not have put that much into what they were writing. My English teacher is going beyond what the author ment. I can understand their feelings because it does seem hard to believe that everything in a book, that makes sense when you think of it as only a story. When you turn the story into the author pouring out their hearts onto pages expressing everything that makes them a person. That's when it becomes easy to see a meaning beneath the words. "This is for you... everytime I write everytine I open my eyes I am cutting out a part of myself to give to you" (anis mojgani). So why do people struggle with the idea that when a writer talks about a character having a problem he couldn't have been talking about a greater problem that he sees in the world.<br /><br />this is my 2 centsMatt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-24983312066865869672010-03-28T20:05:00.000-07:002010-03-29T19:13:19.640-07:00Formulas and poetry...I have been reading Donald Miller's book <span style="font-style: italic;">Searching for God Knows What</span>. In this book so far the one thing I have gotten out of it is the fact that God is not as easy as a formula but is a complex being that cannot be explained in mere words or illustrated accurately with a pencil or paintbrush. That his glory goes beyond anything describable by man. No matter how beautiful the painting or the words that try to describe the most powerful being in the entire universe that are attempts to describe and understand him are feeble and laughable at best. “I wondered if when we take Christian theology out of the context of its narrative, when we ignore the poetry in which it is presented, when we turn it into formulas to help us achieve the American dream, we lose it’s meaning entirely, and the ideas become fodder for the head but have no impact on the way we live our lives or think about God. This is, perhaps, why people are so hostile toward religion.” (Donald Miller pg. 58 <span style="font-style: italic;">Searching for God Knows What</span>).<br /><br />Turning God into a formula or routine is the most disgraceful thing in my mind that we as followers of Christ can do to him, we take all his emotion and remove it when we tell him I just need to say this, then believe this, then act this way. This idea takes away in emotion that God has for us and without emotion all of it is pointless. If God was emotionless there would have been no need for him to send his son to die the most excruciating death known to man, or for him send anyone to hell, there would be no need for mercy, punishment, grace, love, justice, joy, righteousness, or anger. Emotions are what makes the God of the Bible different from any other religion. The gods of other religions say do this or you die live this way or you die. My God says I want to save you because I love you and I don't want any of my children to have to experience eternal damnation. The Bible uses these subtle poems in its text that can be easily overlooked but allow for the greatest insight into Gods emotions and personality.<br /><br /> Poetry is a way to express emotion beyond common words through the way it flows or describes an emotion in a way that a person can understand and feel a connection to. Poetry creates a feeling that other literature cannot because there is emotion behind it that can inspire. Poetry is not just 4 lines a stanza and 3 stanzas granted that can be equally raw or deep if written with passion, or poetry that has a ton of hidden messages. I am talking about music and the poetry that comes right out and says what it means. That when read causes people to stop and think because it has truly had an impact, the poetry that when read or heard is so profound that you have to take a step back read it again and think how does this change what I believe about who I am or who God is.<br /><br />this is my 2 centsMatt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-81303829579805161452010-03-07T16:22:00.000-08:002010-03-07T16:49:43.619-08:00Focus...God gives us so many opportunities to experience Him and how many times do we pass these opportunities up thinking I am too busy or I can do it later. Why do we justify this thinking? Why do I put off what should be the most important thing in my life to do the things that make me happy in the short term but bring me no real gratification in the end? The idea that I pass up these experiences kills me, that I may ignore the person who loves me enough to die for my sins, that I can go about my day ignoring God for this reason or that. Because I don't want to take a look at my life or see where I messed up. What keeps me from dedicating my life solely for Him and nothing more?<br /><br />this is my 2 centsMatt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-39759870839069956502010-02-09T21:26:00.000-08:002010-02-09T22:07:53.954-08:00Perserverance...Perserverance an idea that is truly foreign to me. My generation is known for seeking instant gratification. God gives us trials and tribulations where we must learn to perservere. As I go through these things I hope to see God in new and fascinating ways. I look back at the rough patches in my life and I see God in the people I was with and in the things that helped me through those times. But at the time I had trouble picking out these things that are so evident to me now. I was and still am in a dark place in my life; I know I need god to get through this and I try and rely on him but its hard, I pray that god will give me the strength to make it through these tough times. Help me present myself in a manner that glorifies God and allows me to reach my 6th grade guys each weak; that I can show them a little bit of how much god loves them.<br /><br />this is my 2 centsMatt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-91744589828757685612010-02-05T21:35:00.000-08:002010-02-05T21:58:18.490-08:00Time is passionThis passion so evident at first dies away<br />Where does it go why does it disappear<br />How can I go on, where do I go from here<br />I see nothing but darkness what is happening to me<br />Life so bleak and distant<br /><br />I want this feeling back it gives me a sense of relief and escape<br />From the trials of this life<br />You gave it to me its always at my fingertips but at times I don't accept it<br />I push it away and turn my back on you.<br /><br />God help me!<br />God help me!<br />I have nowhere to go<br />I need you, I need you,<br /><br />You don't forsake me your arms are open<br />You make this a life worth living<br />Your love like a cool refreshing spring.<br /><br />God help me!<br />God help me!<br />I have found you<br />I need you, I need you<br /><br />Your love so astounding constantly awe inspiring<br />An everlasting fire that inspires me<br />Gives me a passion that I long for<br />you give me a strength that is indescribable<br />A comfort impossible to comprehend.<br /><br />I have always struggled with keeping a focus on God, whether it is reading my bible or praying consistently or I just make a series of bad choices. I have noticed like most people that after I come home from a camp or a particular lesson that has inspired me I will pick up these habits again. But over time they will die out because I will stay up too late and get too tired to stay awake and read or do a devotion fearing that I will fall asleep anyways while I am in the middle of praying. Why does a passion for god drift away why do I need to be reminded of his glory. I can see his glory everywhere and I will just pass it by as if everything is normal. WHY! who am I to act like I deserve this cause I don't, and I when I reflect on my actions I beat myself up for falling short of standards that I feel aren't really that hard to keep. But that's where I fall short, I turn these things like reading the bible and praying into standards that I should keep not because its good for me or brings me closer to God but because that's what makes me a "true christian". I don't understand why my mind goes to that thought process because I know and have been taught for years that we read the bible not because it is good for us or so we can share it but because it is God speaking to us.. The God who created every single thing on the earth, sky, oceans, and heavens, the man that can calm the seas with his voice, with the ability to raise the dead without even touching them, a sinless man that died for my sins and gave me the ability to share this gift with others. How can I sit back and take this thing passively. But there is always hope I can turn my views around and I can grow in my relationship with god for he does not forsake me but stands there with open arms waiting for me to come back home! Please leave a comment, and please pray for me.<br /><br />This is my 2 centsMatt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-85837032137485560372010-01-07T21:19:00.000-08:002010-01-07T21:44:42.357-08:00Lets see how shallow we can be...My goal in life has never been to make so much money that I can retire before I hit 40 and have any material posession I want and I guess that's why this story makes me pretty upset. This morning before school I was hanging out with friends. We got on the ohh so wonderful "note sarcasm" conversaion on one of the jonas brothers getting married when one of the girls I was with mentioning that there were only two left that were good for the taking. The second girl interjected and said that really there was only one left because another girl she knew would kill her if she married the youngest. the first girl said oh I don't really care which I get I just want the money. As I was listening to this I was shocked that my friends were ok with the idea of being willing to spend the rest of their lives with someone that they didn't know based on the amount of money he had. I still respect the people who were a part of this conversation, but if I am right girls that date rich people for their money are refered to as gold diggers. The idea to date someone for one reason like money or looks blows my mind and frankly makes me sick. I don't care if you are just kidding its not something to joke about, because in the end you are taking away the value in that persons life and placing it into their ability to provide you with material posessions. This is probably the main reason I HATE high school because basically everyone there is trying to win the shallowest person of the year award. I am not blameless I know that I have my shallow moments too. But I was raised to put little value in material posessions and when I see my friends who I know were raised the same way it leaves me speachless.<br /><br />this is my 2 centsMatt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-85263969017989998982009-11-09T20:06:00.000-08:002009-11-09T20:33:52.307-08:00Respect...I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands: one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Recently Americans have been mourning the deaths of the 13 U.S. soldiers and the many others that were wounded. I have payed my respects to these soldiers by praying for their families and honoring their deaths by remembering them from day to day as well as saying the pledge of allegiance. I have noticed that for several years people do not say the pledge of allegiance and I am shocked that there are people that will not say the pledge for fear of being stared at or looked down upon for showing respect for something that is greater than themselves. Why has showing respect come to the point that it is looked down upon. The idea that people will not pay the respect that our flag deserves and what it stands for, as well the men and women who have sacrificed their lives, limbs, minds, brothers, sisters, fathers mothers, sons, and daughters and continue to fight for the ideals that America was founded on. How much effort does it really take to rest your hand over your heart and say a 31 word chant? Please ask yourselves these questions and answer them honestly and leave a comment with your answers.<br /><br />This is my 2 centsMatt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-53115401486085971632009-10-13T20:59:00.000-07:002009-10-14T05:37:21.842-07:00Love...How many people can you honestly say know you on a deeper level then most of your other friends? I honestly have to say nobody I haven't truly opened up to anyone. I think the reason that I haven't opened up to anyone and left myself completely exposed is because the first person I opened up to couldn't keep a secret from anyone. so I withdrew myself and trusted nobody with my secrets. The last time that I revealed my secrets I was ripped away from those people and thrust back into an unknown place. These events left me emotionally drained and distraut. Again I withdrew and would not expose myself again because I knew that it was bound to happen again. As I observed my other friends I saw how they acted with their other friends and I saw a deeper level of connection that they had with each other. part of this was the history they had together from growing up with one another. I wanted that connection but I was held back by two fears one was once I open up to someone I would be taken away from them and be left alone again. my second fear was that if someone really got to know me they would reject me. the fear of being unlovable was tearing me apart. I am still getting to the point where I trust people with my secrets I also don't feel as if anyone is reaching out to me and to get to know me on a deeper level. I am also starting to understand how much god honestly loves me, because even though he knows all the crap that goes on in my life he still loves me for who I am and that will never change. I hope that I will overcome this fear and will be willing to leave myself completely exposed to someone else. Here is where I lay my heart out on the floor do with it what you will.<br /><br />this is my 2 centsMatt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-8567549733825668022009-10-07T20:36:00.001-07:002009-10-07T20:48:06.294-07:00ThoughtsAs I look back on the past couple of weeks in my life I realize why the bible warns of the hardening of hearts. It is so fustrating as I look around and see how my heart has been hardened to what should bother me and what actually does... It is easy for me to point out the faults of others, but my own sins on the other hand it takes God to point it out to my own and that is when I break down. It rips me apart and I don't know how to stop it. It leaves me thinking where do I go from here I have tried to fix it and it doesn't seem to work. Brent said to us today during bible study for things to change your view of them. Tonight my views have changed my heart has been called back to where it was ment to be. Because I remember what it means to breathe yod hey vav hey that with every breathe I say gods name Yahweh. Tonight Brent gave our bible study the challenge to not only be good kids but to grow up in christ. He challenged us to see ourselves no longer as kids but as adults that have grown up in christ and to start that process. I want to begin that process today...<br /><br />This is my 2 centsMatt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-54390074562476452522009-09-08T19:50:00.000-07:002009-09-08T19:57:19.391-07:00Its officialAlright so last week was the introduction for the parents, the kids, and the leaders for Tuesday Nights and it went pretty well. This week was better we I was presently surprised about how well the 7th grade guys did with the discussion and the questions that Kyle, Trey, and I got. But the highlight of my week will be tomorrow with Ultimate Frisbee and Bible study tomorrow. I hope it all goes well and we have a good turn out. I haven't done anything all that athletic in a while so we will see how out of shape I am in. Good week so far lets see how the rest of it goes.<br /><br />This is my 2 centsMatt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-34027486685054702232009-08-31T20:18:00.000-07:002009-08-31T20:27:56.260-07:00Today...Just wanted to share a couple of things I heard today that really got me thinking. So today I was watching Lie to Me on Fox and they started playing a song by Crowded House here it is<br /><br /><strong>Lyrics to Four Seasons In One Day</strong> :<br />Four seasons in one day<br />Lying in the depths of your imagination<br />Worlds above and worlds below<br />Sun shines on the black clouds hanging over the domain<br /><br />Even when you're feeling warm<br />The temperature could drop away<br />Like four seasons in one day<br /><br />Smiling as the shit comes down<br />You can tell a man from what he has to say<br />Everything gets turned around<br />And I will risk my neck again, again<br /><br />You can take me where you will<br />Up the creek and through the mill<br />Like all the things you can't explain<br />Four seasons in one day<br /><br />Blood dries up like rain, like rain<br />Fills my cup, like four seasons in one day<br /><br />Doesn't pay to make predictions<br />Sleeping on an un-made bed<br />Finding out wherever there is comfort there is pain<br />Only one step away, like four seasons in one day<br /><br />Blood dries up like rain, like rain<br />Fills my cup, like four seasons in one day<br />[ Four Seasons In One Day Lyrics on http://www.lyricsmania.com/ ]<br /><br />and I started thinking about how fast life goes by and how we shouldn't miss anything or let anything pass us by. I heard a saying that I really like "Pay attention cause you never know what is going to happen."<br /><br />The second thing I saw was a bumper sticker that said<br /><br />Dear, God<br /><br />Why do you allow violence in our schools<br /><br />Sincerely, Concerned Student<br /><br />Dear, Concerned Student<br /><br />I am not allowed in schools.<br /><br />Sincerely, God<br /><br />This made me laugh and also got me thinking why doesn't our school promote talking about religious beliefs? I ask this because I thought the point of school was to learn and to ask questions about what we think and if this is true why should we be prohibited from asking about god or what others believe. Why shouldn't we get in debates about who is right and who is wrong on certain topics. I learned from Mike Messerli that to learn you must first ask a question. But then I said wait a second I remember why we can't do that at school. Because school is no longer about learning through asking questions its about getting barked at. While having things repeated to you over and over again until its so ingrained in your brain you no longer feel like you should ask a question you should just sit and listen...<br /><br />This is my 2 centsMatt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-82972498540595892692009-08-29T19:25:00.000-07:002009-08-29T19:30:24.030-07:00Oh Man...Wow it has been a long time since I bothered to do this so here it goes. Well the first week of school is dead and gone and it has been pretty good so far. I am looking forward to Tuesday nights this year its going to be great and I have already learned a lot about leading a bible study. I couldn't believe how many people we had at Brent's house on Wednesday it was insane. I am hoping you will pray for me this year cause I really don't want to fall back into the hole I was in last year with doing everything at the last minute.<br /><br />This is my 2 centsMatt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-58210202424498724522009-07-14T23:19:00.000-07:002009-07-14T23:22:29.129-07:00Been ThinkinJust wanted to say that with all that has gone on with me and my friends this year my parents have been willing to listen and have given me some really sound advice and I really just wanted to thank them. For people who think their parents don't know anything they really do, there is a lot of stuff that they have done that they aren't going to tell you so I would give them the benefit of the doubt on a lot of stuff.<div><br /></div><div>This is my 2 cents</div>Matt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-13720184692902516062009-07-03T12:09:00.000-07:002009-07-03T12:16:11.758-07:00Really... Grow Up!Alright so I am kinda sick and tired of the way everyone is acting. The drama that is going on at church is being blown way out of proportion. I am sick and tired of the gossip and rumors that are going around. It blows my mind that a bunch of "Church Kids" are Judging people on rumors and lies. I know I am not completely innocent and have done it too but I am tired of it and it needs to stop. If you have a problem with this come talk to me about it.<div><br /></div><div>This is my 2 cents</div>Matt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-77399176516515178832009-06-28T06:21:00.000-07:002009-06-28T06:24:31.028-07:00The Day AheadToday is going to be a busy day which is just the way I like it. Church, then lunch with friends, then mission service, then Party at Elli and Blaire's house. Its gonna be a good today I can't wait. Don't really have much else to talk about other than that my life has been pretty calm over the past couple of days.<div><br /></div><div>This is my 2 cents</div><div><br /></div>Matt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-36881602807495011582009-06-26T21:36:00.000-07:002009-06-26T21:39:34.711-07:00Off To A Good StartWell tonight was fun! I had a great time at alexis's party except for my headache. But so far this summer has been busy and I am happy with the way its going. My weeks have been very busy and thats just the way I like it. I am very thankful that my parents haven't gotten mad at me for all the things I am doing. I love them very much and I can't wait to see how the next 2 months go!<div><br /></div><div>This is my 2 cents</div>Matt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-67347585990706880292009-06-25T15:44:00.001-07:002009-06-25T15:49:09.962-07:00Lacking Sleep and Losing a FriendAlright so this week has been awesome but I am so exhausted! Tomorrow I am definitely sleeping in as long as I can! I don't think I have gone to sleep at a reasonable hour since I got back from Mississippi. I know thats my fault but I am ready to change that tonight. I can't wait for Alexis's party tomorrow its going to be awesome. But I am going to miss her when she is gone. Alexis and her family are great and I am going to miss them a lot. I hope Alexis gets used to the weather and has plenty of chances to come visit the CBC kids throughout the year.<div><br /></div><div>This is my 2 cents</div><div><br /></div><div>I am gonna miss you Alexis Rowe</div>Matt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-54837127786292702502009-06-24T20:24:00.000-07:002009-06-24T20:35:11.656-07:00Movies<div>WARNING!!!! May contain Spoilers</div><div><br /></div>Transformers 2 Rise of the Fallen: The movie was fun because I was with a ton of my friends. Overall it was a decent movie in my opinion. For an action movie where people go to see things blow up there were more funny lines than I expected which for me isn't a bad thing but whatever. There were some awesome fight scenes. The cheesy things in it were taken a little too far, and the soundtrack was a stretch. One major disappointment for me was that Optimums Prime is basically dead until the last 2 scenes.<div><br /></div><div>Year One: I loved this movie it is freakin hilarious. What made it even funnier was knowing so much about the Bible. In the movie Zud and Oh go from Cain and Able to the sacrifice of Isaac, to the Sadam and Gamora. This movie is full of one liners and its awesome. I plan on seeing it again. The way the timeline is all screwed up makes it all the better.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is my 2 cents</div>Matt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-35254335896377437182009-06-22T15:46:00.000-07:002009-06-22T15:50:58.278-07:00Busy Busy BusyThis week is going to be very busy for me! and I am so excited. First I have VBS, Then megans house for a fun party, then my parents are getting back from Africa, Danny's birthday party and transformers 2, tuesday nights, wednesday night bible study, then year one, then ultimate frisbee thursday. I will be going all out for 14 days straight and its going to be awesome!<br /><br />this is my 2 centsMatt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-35501585139782958352009-06-21T17:44:00.000-07:002009-06-21T17:55:14.405-07:00Whats Stopping youPeople make excuses like this or that is happening that is keeping them from achieving their goals whether its I am not smart enough, or I don't have the time, its complete BS. I find this sort of reasoning stupid and if you make these excuses you must not really want what you are trying to achieve. I learned that its not the Muslims, the Jews, materialism, the Atheists, the economy, the government, or the agnostics that keep Christians from spreading the word. The real reason is our unwillingness to be a complete sacrifice for our Lord Jesus Christ. Our greatest enemy is not the world but our own human nature and unwillingness to remove ourselves from our comfort zone. I understand the comfort of being with your friends, its like being wrapped in a warm blanket during the middle of a Blizzard the blanket keeps you warm and comfortable and at piece. I am also struggling to move outside my comfort zone. I am praying that the Lord will help me with this, and I ask that you do to.<br /><br />This is my 2 centsMatt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-22913280572616622402009-06-20T18:00:00.000-07:002009-06-20T18:43:05.469-07:00Back!!!Well I am back from the Mississippi trip with CBC and here is how it went.<br /><br />Sunday<br /><br />Drove for hours on end from Crossroads to Mississippi. took some pictures made some awesome videos and laughed a lot with friends. Then got situated in the camp and unpacked.<br /><br />Monday<br /><br />Woke up at about 6ish and got work crews situated for the week and headed out for our first job.<br />My group was Alexis, Nicole, Chelsea, Mary, Scott, Pierce, Chris, Nate, Stephen, Brandon, Eric, and me. Our first job was a lot of yard work... we didn't have a lawn mower =*( but we did find a nice truck in the trees =) after we finished we went to a second house and did some more yard work without a lawn mower.<br /><br />Tuesday<br /><br />Woke up at about 6ish and things went a little smoother than monday since teams were set up already. First house we went to Alexis, Nicole, and I made a nice stone path for the woman we were working for, while the rest of the team helped her clean out a tattered tent full of rotten food and other junk. While Brandon, Pierce, Stephen and Scott all went up to another house and started putting in insulation. After the team that was with me was done the lady we were working for brought us some popsicles and we sat around and she told us some pretty cool stories (ask in person for more details.) When Scott came back to pick us up we went to another womans house with the intent of doing some work on the door and the trim as well as powerwashing her deck and staining it. Well powerwashing took two days, and we ended up doing some extra work for her like cleaning up her garage and I mowed her lawn.<br /><br />Wednesday<br /><br />Woke up at about 6ish and things got started really quickly. We went back to the lady from tuesday and finished powerwashing her deck and we stained the first half. We had a half day and went back to camp at around 12 and then went to the beach for the rest of the day. I got sunburnt really bad =(.<br /><br />Thursday<br /><br />Woke up at about 6ish and we went to work about 8. We finished with the womans deck from tuesday and wednesday. We also ended up doing some touch up paint. That got finished at around 3 and Scott took us to Sonic.<br /><br />Friday<br /><br />Woot! last day again got to work at about 8. But today we hooked up with Brent and Ian's team and helped take down some trees and brush from a natural park. Also cleaned the outer edge of a pond, which was disgusting btw. Had a nice concert put on by Chris. that boy has some rythm! Got done with that and went back to camp got showers and just sat there until group pictures. Seniors went to dinner with brent and Charlie while the rest of us had brisket. went to the beach afterwor where people shared what they had learned.<br /><br />Saturday<br /><br />Packed up and drove home with like 3 stops for gas and food. got back at around 6:40 or so. unpacked and headed home!<br /><br />Random events<br /><br />I think over all the pictures that were taken this week we will easlily have over 3,000. Well the boys tent had an AC leak which made the floor all wet which was not fun. The beach was a giant sandbar that went out for about a quarter of a mile =/. We had two Birthdays that week Jared Dahl and Mrs. Carrol Stewart! Shelby gave me a black eye while playing basketball with her, Charlie, and Macy (but I will say we are even because I hit her in the eye first lol). One Group had a small old lady who was more beast that a lot of people I know and shot snakes with a 12 guage shotgun. Julie made a tree fall over by yelling,"Your mother was a toothepick. Sunburns were very common. Chris played "Hey Jude" on a cooler<br /><br />What I learned<br /><br />What I learned over the course of the week in Mississippi is that no work is useless and shouldn't be taken for granted, and not to judge a person for what it looks like they have. For example on the first day the yard work we did seemed pretty pointless since the houese was just a frame, brick, and broken windows and nobody lived there. But at least we gave the neighbors something pretty to look at. Also when we first got to the ladies house on tuesday, the one with the deck that needed staining. She had a really nice house for all the other houses we had been to, and all she had us doing besides the deck were some small handyman jobs which I thought her husband could easily have done. Later I found out that her husband had died 5 months after Katrina. I felt horrible that I had felt bitter about doing those small things for her since I thought her husband could do them. I wish I had never had those thoughts and had gone into her house willingly and with a smiling face instead of somewhat bitter with a smiling face.<br /><br />This is my 2 centsMatt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604460742132084467.post-84591888497079628242009-06-13T19:46:00.000-07:002009-06-13T19:51:25.148-07:00MississippiWell the time has come I will be leaving for Mississippi in just under 8 hours. I can't wait! I am praying that the Lord will do something significant in my life during the next week. The one thing I am not looking forward to is the 9 hour drive ahead of me. Its not that I don't like the people I am riding with but I don't know how much fun it is going to be cramming 12 to 14 people into a van =/. Oh well I can hope for the best.<br /><br />This is just my 2 centsMatt Hudspithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406546307648020758noreply@blogger.com0