Hello to anyone who is reading this,
Last Friday night Dad and I had a sort of Birthday Party at the family’s lake house. There were 12 people there (just like the disciples). There was Dad, Grandpa Gary, Cousin Ben, Mr. Crishon, Mr. Sam, Mr. Bartow, Mr. Phil, Mr. Ken, Mr. Ross, Pastor Jim, Mr. Stuart, and myself (the man of the hour). So we had Hamburgers, beans (I’m still trying to figure out why that room smelled so bad), three different kinds of chips, pretzels, corn, and several different drinks. Then after dinner we talked and talked, and talked, and talked (do you get my point?). It took a while and I got a lot of advice (I only remember bits and pieces of it). Then we all prayed and that took another ten minutes. After that we filed into the room with the huge TV and played Call of Duty 2 because it is a manly game.
Once everyone except for Crishon, Ben, Grandpa Gary, and Dad had left (other than me of course). Crishon and I played NCAA ‘07 for a bit and he is the only person other than Dad who can beat me on that game. I started out easy on him and that hurt me in the long run. We played until he had to leave and then Dad and I finished packing up after a quick game of Madden ‘07. On Call of Duty 2 my favorite weapons are: the sniper rifle, any kind of grenade, and a machine gun. I had a fun time and got a necklace out of the whole deal. It took a while for the talking part to end but other than that it was fun.
-JM
3 Responses to “Last Friday Night”
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Intentionality - Success or Failure??, on November 13th, 2007 at 10:13 am
Josh,
I’m a friend of your dad’s and I’m am very excited for you that you got to have a special party for “just men”. God’s word tells us, in Proverbs 27:17, “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”
God knows it’s important for us men who are brothers in Christ to have other men around who can help us grow and become more like Christ. Praise God that you have that in your life. Treasure these moments as a gift from your Heavenly Father!
Congratulations and welcome to Manhood!
Matty
Matt McGraw, on December 12th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
Josh,
Happy Teenagerdom! These are the best years of your life. Trust me…embrace it while you are there, live it up!
Dudester…no worries, dad’s and such mean the best but basically they are retarded…actually, you will really think all adults (including me) are for the next several years, and truthfully, can’t tell you your wrong. However, dad’s will always be there to bail you out of your really bad ideas though, so thats cool, and don’t be too hard on him.
It really is no fun to have all these people in one room (i’ve lived it and survived) and try and tell you all these things about life, how you should be, and what you should do…actually, its nothing more than completely painful. However, they only mean the best. They are only doing this because they care about you and they are trying to do their best to help you through a point of your life, where you really have to figure out how to be and who to be.
Be whatever and whoever you really are. It really is not a ceremony, but rather a journey. It won’t happen immediately or necessarily with clarity. Do stupid dumb things, because you want to, experiment with life, be everything and anything. Know that if your dad is crazy enough to bring lots of people in a room to torture you, then he will love and support you regardless, which is really the most important thing, because about in your mid twenties, you will wake up and realize that its all about family and the friends you make along the way.
Also, your dad will never let you hang out with me, but if your ever in real trouble you can always call Uncle Tom.
Tom Dobbins, on December 24th, 2007 at 1:16 am
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