I Will Admit It
I will admit that I like Beyoncé’s song, “Single Ladies”. I also like Justin Timberlake. So it is only natural that I think this video is hilarious!
Enjoy.
Sorry about having to link it. I couldn’t embed this video. 
“Would You Rather” Monday
Would you rather…
Have to take a cold shower every morning but have the luxury of cold and hot water for the rest of the day
-OR-
have a hot shower in the morning but nothing but cold water for the rest of the day (including your coffee)?
This Used to Be Easy
When I was growing up people always told me I was born to run. Running felt natural to me and I was good at it. I ran virtually every day of my life from 8th grade until I graduated from college. After racing for the last time in college, I put away my running shoes.
That was 16 years ago and I have not run a single time since.
That changed this weekend. I bought a pair of running shoes and went for a jog.
Now I know that I have way too many surgically repaired parts to ever be competitive again. But I didn’t expect it to be this hard! I’ll keep at it and I definitely won’t wait another 16 years before I run again. But I couldn’t help but think, “this used to be easy.”
Hope
On this post-inauguration day, I am filled with hope. I am optimistic about the change in leadership. I am excited to see what this change will bring.
But I also have this simple thought.
Shouldn’t this…
be this…
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13
Monday “Would You Rather?”
I failed to get this post up on Friday, so I will start the week off with another “Would You Rather?” post.
It may be a bit morbid, but I thought it was thought provoking.
Would you rather…
Throw a scuba tank into the middle of the ocean, wait 10 sec., then have to dive in and try to retrieve it so you don’t drown
-OR-
throw a parachute out of a plane, also wait 10 sec., then dive after it aiming to catch it to save yourself from splatting?
God Is Preparing You For Something
I really enjoyed the movie Slumdog Millionaire. It was about a young man from the slums of India who finds himself on the game show Who Wants to Be A Millionaire. Being that he is just a “slumdog” no one can understand how he is able to progress through the game, correctly answering the questions as they are presented to him. As the story unfolds through flashbacks of his childhood you see that he knows the answers because the events of his life had prepared him for this day. In the end, he was able to fulfill his destiny because of the experiences he had endured throughout his lifetime.
I thought it was a great parallel to our walk with Christ. The Bible says in Psalm 37:23,
“The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.” (NLT)
He is directing our steps. We may not know it at the time, but God is preparing us for His ultimate purpose for our lives. As we grow older, I am confident that we will be able to look back at our lives and identify all of the steps that God has taken us through to prepare us for what He created us to do.
We should delight in all of the experiences of our life because God is preparing you for something!
Dude! You’re A Plumber!
(Jim Young/Reuters)
Excuse me while I get on my soap box for this post, but I honestly don’t understand this. We first heard from “Joe the Plumber” as he approached Barack Obama and asked him questions on the campaign trail this summer.
Now we are still reading about this guy because he has been hired as a war correspondent to “report” on the war in Israel. Let that sink in for a minute. Surely, his employer realizes that HE IS A PLUMBER! Then again, maybe it was a brilliant move on the small conservative media outlet who hired him.
Because he was given this opportunity, Joe the Plumber’s thoughts are now front page news on…
CNN - http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-ban-media-from-war/
and
Twitterland Awaits You
If you are reading this and you are already on Twitter, I would love to follow you. You can follow me at twitter.com/michaelhigh.
If you aren’t signed up for Twitter yet, give it a try! I thought it was stupid too. I was wrong.
If you haven’t yet heard of Twitter, first come out from under your rock, then read this.
Twitter is growing like crazy, with over 10,000 accounts opening every day. Come on and give it a try.
Friday “Would You Rather?”
There are a lot more people that read this blog than those who comment. With that in mind, I am going to make it easy for you to post your $0.02 with this series of posts.
If it is popular, this will become a weekly post of one of the most thought provoking questions from the game, Would You Rather? It is a simple game, where you answer “Would You Rather” when given a choice of two things.
So “Would You Rather?”….
Always spit when you talk -OR- always be spit on when spoken to?
Another Disappointing Loss
Well the Sooners lose another big game tonight. I’m definitely disappointed, but Florida was better tonight. Against quality teams you can’t get away with not scoring on two separate occasions when in the red zone. The ball just didn’t bounce our way on two huge plays that resulted in interceptions. And I say that knowing we got a bunch of bounces go our way at times this season (read OSU).
Yeah, I’m disappointed, but it was still a good season with another Big XII championship. Congratulations Sooners!
