I won't be completely stopping this sight until I'm convinced that Wordpress is all that people are saying that it is. I've just learned that WP doesn't allow Adsense. Let me expound. They HAVE adsense on our blogs but we just don't get credit for it. I would rather not have ads all over my blogs to begin with. However, if they're going to be there, I would like to at least be able to get something from it. I realize that it is how WP allows us to blog for free, but so does Blogger and they allow folks to get a part of the percentage. This is a little frustrating since I just finished getting a couple domains from godaddy to link to my WP blog. If I can't sell stuff through WP it will defeat at least a part of what I was hoping to accomplish.
Anyways, I'll keep this blog open and keep commenting on it from time to time. In a perfect world I would use this one because I love the Google world and all that it has to offer. Blogger just doesn't seem to have risen to the level of Google's other apps.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Switching to Wordpress - www.jonprice.info
My time in Blogger was brief but I'm making the switch to Wordpress. The more I learn about blogging, the more I hear that Wordpress is a bit more respected. You can find my new wordpress post at jonprice.info please subscribe to my new blog and be sure to let me know about your blog or website as well. At the moment, my Wordpress account is somewhat sparse but I'm on vacation and don't have access to photos to spruce it up with yet. Thanks.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Say No to McDonald's
For you folks who love getting in on the latest boycott, this probably won't be that exciting to you. This is not a post about McDonald's doing anything terrible, rather it's about the fun that I had with my kids yesterday on our trip down to Bradenton, FL to see the G-parents. I have diabetes and have been adjusting to that over the last couple months. Fast food is one of those things that I would do well to stay away from. Because of that, and the fact that gas is $4 a gallon right now (and I don't want to think about what that adds up to on a 17 hour round trip in an SUV) we decided to pack lunches and dine at a rest stop on the way down.
We had to begin our meal at the crowded rest stop by making sandwiches on the hood of my Pathfinder, but finally got to sit down when a covered concrete table came available. We had fun watching a robin hopping around on the ground nearby. Sydney walked around gathering up a few magnolia leaves pretending they were tail feathers and Boone and I sat and talked back and forth to each other in funny voices. The three of us enjoyed the break from the trip and as my dad says "made a memory." Sure, there was no cheap plastic toy that came with our meal but it was healthier, cheaper and tailor made to each of our tastes. We didn't have all the packaging that gets thrown away and ate for about $3 instead of $15.
So next time you get the chance and if you have a little time for prep before hand, say no to McDonald's and eat cheap with your family at a rest stop - and see if it doesn't turn into a fun memory.
We had to begin our meal at the crowded rest stop by making sandwiches on the hood of my Pathfinder, but finally got to sit down when a covered concrete table came available. We had fun watching a robin hopping around on the ground nearby. Sydney walked around gathering up a few magnolia leaves pretending they were tail feathers and Boone and I sat and talked back and forth to each other in funny voices. The three of us enjoyed the break from the trip and as my dad says "made a memory." Sure, there was no cheap plastic toy that came with our meal but it was healthier, cheaper and tailor made to each of our tastes. We didn't have all the packaging that gets thrown away and ate for about $3 instead of $15.
So next time you get the chance and if you have a little time for prep before hand, say no to McDonald's and eat cheap with your family at a rest stop - and see if it doesn't turn into a fun memory.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
IMPACT and VBS
It's been a great but busy couple of weeks.
- IMPACT was a wonderful experience as usual. Mike Lynch spoke during the main services and Matt Papa led the worship songs. Purple school (12th grade and graduates) was a lot of fun. It was great seeing my friends in exec staff, meeting new TL's (team leaders for the kids) and seeing a ton of familiar faces. IMPACT was smaller this year because some of the kids weren't out of school yet so it made the groups a little more intimate.
(Purple school out on the Rec field dancing to Thriller - we got the spirit flag this day)
I was a little nervous because it was the first time I'd been away from home for a week after being diagnosed with diabetes. But I exercised every day and tried to eat well - although the food was a challenge. Before IMPACT I was sure that this would be my last year, now I'm thinking I might need to return and be a part of one of the greatest camps around. - Last week was VBS. We were challenged with a limited number of volunteers. I was teaching 6th grade again but didn't have my normal posse that I had relied on in years past and the video editing computer is on the fritz so we couldn't teach the kids how to video and edit (which meant a lot less work for me). We added a missions track this year and it went really well. Fortunately, David Parrish our youth intern was there to help as well as my friend Marty and our intern for the week, Ben Woodard. All of you did a great job! We had a lot of fun with the 23 students we had for the week.
- I'm looking forward to a week of rest and catching up with "normal" work stuff!
Sunday, June 8, 2008
A Pill for the Quarter Life Crisis
A friend's 23rd birthday this last week got me thinking of my own 23rd (a few years back). I remember sitting on the ground against my car talking with my dad about this suffocating feeling that I was having. For some reason, 23 set an alarm off for me that I wasn't a kid anymore - that I had entered into adulthood. I felt an overwhelming sense that I had to very quickly decide what I was supposed to do with the rest of my life. I had decided to go into student ministry by my 11th grade year, so it wasn't necessarily a need to find a job or vocation. It was more of a restlessness in figuring out what I should have accomplished by when. At 23 I was still single (and would be for another 4 years) and in a poverty level ministry position. I was watching some of my friends move on with their lives at a much quicker speed. I felt left behind as my friends were building families, careers and even legacies! (one of my class mates already had a building named after her). Should I be writing books? Should I be on the speaking circuit? Should I be in a bigger church?
I was going through what is now termed a "a quarter life crisis." With our fast paced society, it only makes sense that we can no longer wait for a "mid-life crisis" to ask "WHAT HAVE I DONE WITH MY LIFE?!!!!!" In a couple weeks I turn 39. I have a wonderful wife and two incredible kids, a house, a couple cars, a dog and two cats (still no building named after me - but I'm not bitter) and once again am looking at what I've accomplished so far. With a little more life perspective, I've learned that some of those neurotic thoughts may never completely go away, but they do change. Whereas at 23 I thought I was hitting adult status, I have that same sense at 39 - I'm becoming an adult and might be one any day now. It seems that who I am and the areas that I need to pursue are just now beginning to come in to view a little. My late 30's have been almost a 2nd adolescence and I'm coming out of the awkward years. I look forward to my 40's if God allows me to stick around. According to Dan Miller, many people don't become truly successful until they hit their 50's! Woohoo!
To my friends who are just turning 23 and wondering why they haven't conquered the world yet. Be patient, have fun, fail, learn learn learn and thank God that He let's you grow as the years roll on. And trust me, it's worth the wait.
I was going through what is now termed a "a quarter life crisis." With our fast paced society, it only makes sense that we can no longer wait for a "mid-life crisis" to ask "WHAT HAVE I DONE WITH MY LIFE?!!!!!" In a couple weeks I turn 39. I have a wonderful wife and two incredible kids, a house, a couple cars, a dog and two cats (still no building named after me - but I'm not bitter) and once again am looking at what I've accomplished so far. With a little more life perspective, I've learned that some of those neurotic thoughts may never completely go away, but they do change. Whereas at 23 I thought I was hitting adult status, I have that same sense at 39 - I'm becoming an adult and might be one any day now. It seems that who I am and the areas that I need to pursue are just now beginning to come in to view a little. My late 30's have been almost a 2nd adolescence and I'm coming out of the awkward years. I look forward to my 40's if God allows me to stick around. According to Dan Miller, many people don't become truly successful until they hit their 50's! Woohoo!
To my friends who are just turning 23 and wondering why they haven't conquered the world yet. Be patient, have fun, fail, learn learn learn and thank God that He let's you grow as the years roll on. And trust me, it's worth the wait.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Gettin' on the ebay train
My wife and I got busy today putting items around the house aside to sell on ebay. It's been awhile since I've fiddled around with selling stuff online but we're getting serious about getting out of debt after being a part of Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. It was an awesome 13 week course that I would highly recommend.
Okay, I'll admit that getting out of debt is not the only motivation to hock the stuff that we didn't put in the last garage sale. But it's also because I am tempted to pile even more debt on so I can get a macbook. My laptop died a year ago and I've been using an old model that someone donated to me but it's having issues getting online. I'm ready to make the jump to just using a laptop (no desktop) and mac just seems to make the most sense. The church is sucking air to pay salaries and keep the lights on (just like just about every church, business and family out there) so it looks like once again I'll be springing for this myself. So...anyone want to buy some stuff?! :)
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