Tag: Hope Love

Playdate?

Playdate? Sometimes. Usually on the weekends. Almost exclusively on the weekends.

After Church yesterday, we called a couple of our son’s “cousins”. One couldn’t come over for a playdate simply because the Family was exhausted from the week’s activities. Been there, done that. Completely understand.

The other friend couldn’t come over because he was busy too. He was attending a school function of sorts.

Many of his classmates would be gathering together to honor one of their teachers.

Just six days earlier, school started and it is an exciting time for third graders across Central Florida.

But not today. Not by a long shot.

Their third grade teacher passed away in her sleep after the first day of school.

I can not fathom their sense of loss, the heartache, the confusion. Can’t begin to understand what the teacher’s family must be going through.

All I can do is humble myself and pray. Pray for them. And pray we don’t squander this day. Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂

Happy Birthday Mom(s)

Today is my Mom’s birthday and this past Wednesday was my Step-Mom’s birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMS!

Wishing you Peace in your Soul, Joy in your Spirit and Love in your Heart.

This is our Family prayer we say every day before dinner.

Like my Father, and his Father before him, I’m trying to find my way in this crazy world, and have a business on the side, just like them.

Love, your son, jeff 🙂

Numbers

Numbers:

  • 120 consecutive days started on my knees, since April 1
  • Over 1,000 blogs posts since March 2009
  • 100+ You Tube videos posted since May 2009
  • 6,000+ views on You Tube, without any Marketing
  • On track to exceed 2,000,000 hits annually
  • (Goal is 2mil+ hits per month)
  • Once, daily, I am humbled to the point of tears

This is an unusual post. Not sure exactly what prompted me to use this format & content.

I just let it flow and here it is. Maybe, sometimes, we shouldn’t over think things.

Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂

What Will It Take?

What Will It Take to move us from simply thinking good thoughts to actually doing good things? More good things than we’ve ever done in the past?

Maybe it’s too much to ask. Maybe it’s unrealistic? Maybe we’re too afraid. Too comfortable with the status quo. Too busy.

One of the joys I’ve discovered, with my 50th birthday being the catalyst, is that I’ve finally accepted who I am.

There is no longer this sub-conscious fear. I’ve finally recognized, admitted, and now actively destroy this fear.

The fear of being different. Impatient. Underwhelmed with the status quo. The fear of being wrong.

That’s it – the fear of being wrong.

What if I’m not wrong?

There is only one way to find out. Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂

Joy

Joy. Every night at dinner. And I do mean every night, we pray a little prayer I made up to help our son recognize life’s target:

“We pray for Peace in our Soul, Joy in our Spirit and Love in our Heart. For all our family, all our friends and especially all those people less fortunate”.

Yesterday, I met Joy face to face. Seriously.

I desperately needed a haircut. My wife has cut my hair for 30 years. In the 70’s it was only once or twice a year. No big deal.

Now, it’s every 3-4 weeks, to stay professional for work.

There are few people on the planet who work as hard as my wife. If you think you work hard, I put her up against anyone, anywhere.

Anyway, to give her a break, I paid for a haircut and met Joy. Joy is a Christian, a singer, a Pastor’s wife, a mother of four (19-26), a stylist, and one of God’s little helpers.

She helped me feel good about loving Jesus. How? Because of the way she talked about Him, as if he lived at her home.

I want to talk about Jesus like that too. Thank you Joy.

Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂