At its inception, my blog was about my life…engaged then married…in university then starting work…no kids…then kids.  My wife’s blog (which is not getting more daily hit then mine b/c she’s smarter, prettier and just generally better than me) focuses on our family, our life and everything in between.

In years past, I’ve walked the line between full-time ministry (still hate that term) and working in the corporate world.  That said, after much consideration, I have decided to change the focus of this blog.  What am I going to talk about?  Well…there’s not way I could possibly answer that now, as I am sure a year from now I’d be way off!  BUT, I can say this: the blog is going to focus on my life, but more in what I am learning and the stuff that I deal with on a regular basis.  Some of the topics I really want to dive into include: “Being Young.”  I get asked to often about what it’s like to Be so young and: Married, Have a Kid, Own a Business, etc.  My first response is always “Not easily,” giving God the glory for what He has done and continues to do in my life.  Pride is a tough thing when your young.  The world says “conquer me…then brag about it,” but God’s world says “die to self, live for eternity.”  WOW, is that not contradictory!  That said, I’m going to kick off the “new focus” with a series called “Being Young” in which I’m going to dive into different areas that I have experienced and what I have learned as a result (both the easy and hard way).

I hope that this new focus will better help me to get into words the lessons I learn daily, and hit the world of blogging from the perspective of a young entrepreneur that also loves Christ.

Then facebook.  I remember facebook.  You know, that social networking site for college students.  I used to have facebook.  Then my grandma and her friends got it.  And I left.

I jumped straight over to twitter.  About a year and a half ago, when it was still “some dumb micro blogging thing.”  Then CNN, Oprah…and you guessed it a few to many geriatrics jumped on board.  Well, I still haven’t abandoned ship, but am definitely on the ‘prowl‘ for what’s next.  Could it be THIS…maybe THIS….or even THIS?

Only Time…Will Tell.

I was drawn to John 6 – The Feeding of the 5,000 and how the disciples started with no food to feed all these people. Then a kid shows up with a few little buns and fish scraps and the disciples are thinking that could barely feed them let alone everybody else…but. Jesus says, it will be enough and then starts getting the food passed out.

How many times in our lives do we do that to ourselves? Look at the time to complete a task…”No way that’s enough.” Or maybe the strength to climb the big mountain in front of us “Don’t have enough.” Well, first reaction is usually right, at this is no different. You don’t have enough time, strength, money or whatever else it is you need. You think if Peter was like, “Okay everybody, I got some food here, everyone just take a small nibble as pass it along” hoping that at least he could feed a few dozen people and explain the shortage when the time came..?

Nope.

They were all like, “It’s not enough Jesus!” And what did Jesus say…It’s MORE than enough.

I’m not saying to leave late to work or go look for huge mountains to climb…but what I am saying is this. WHATEVER your facing. Lost keys, Lost job, Lost joy…He’s MORE than enough.

…a resume EVERY 25 SECONDS!

I want to work @ Google.

Hey Google Recruiters..DM Me!

In post discuss’ how things (inspite of what we try to tell ourselves) don’t always end up “okay.” The line “change, by definition, changes things” for sure resounded with me, especially in the context of working through a job change and such. The fact is, I/we try to tell ourselves that change is okay..change is good..and although both those things are true, the fact that change is difficult and/or sometimes makes you feel like crap gets tossed to the sidelines.

While I’m on the “Seth Godin Topic,” I found his take on the concept of invention/medium evolution to be very interesting. Although not original, the phrasing sheds new light on an aged old concept. Here’s how Seth said it:

1. Technicians who invented it, run it
2. Technicians with taste, leverage it
3. Artists take over from the technicians
4. MBAs take over from the artists
5. Bureaucrats drive the medium to banality

I’ve heard the “early innovators rarely get paid” before, but to stage-out the process of business/concept evolution like this helped me in framing the illustration and ideas of the concept itself.

It is DEFINITELY good to be home with my two ladies! Expect to see an update and highlights psot very soon.

So as I write this blog, my friends and family are preparing to get their Monday morning going and I am going to bed…Monday night.  Just for fun, I checked to see if Monday Night Football was one and unfortunately even MNF is bound by timezones…

I am excited for the stuff I’ll learn and new experiences I will have but DEFINATELY miss my wife and daughter.  It’s a weird feeling being this far away.  For sure one that forces me to remind myself that I am not in control and that God is soverign.

Pray for me as I adjust to the time change and struggle with missing life in Toronto..

Top 5 – Political Stories

1. President Obama Elected
2. HST Bill Passed for 2010 Roll-out
3. Sarah Palin and he grand-baby’s daddy
4. Quebec…enough said.
5. Healthcare Reform in the U.S

Top 5 – Darwin Award Nominee’s (people we’d be better off…without)

1. Jason Mesnick
2. Jon & Kate Gosselin
3. The cast of “Hitch It or Ditch It”
4. Nancy Grace
5. Kayne West

Top 5 – Personal Highlights

1. Moved into our first family home (April)
2. The birth of my daughter Stella (May)
3. Transitioned back from Harvest York Region to Harvest Oakville (June)
4. Visited for the first time EVER the home of the Dallas Cowboys! (October)
5. Started a new job with the toy company: Tech4Kids (November)

Top 5 – Blog Posts

1. My Wife’s Entrance to Blog World…”I Love My Life”
2. “A Gentleman’s Challenge”
3. For the tough days…”I Like You”
4. One of the most creative things I’ve EVER seen! “Creativity on Crack”
5. “Leadership 2.0”

Top 5 – Youtube Vid’s

1. How I Met My Brother-in-Law
2. Creativity Just Exploded
3. 80’s Speed Date is the Cat’s Meow
4. 25 Reasons Facebook Sucks
5. How to Start a Movement

Top 5 – Books I Read

1. Relentless – Ted Rogers
2. How the Mighty Fall – Jim Collins
3. The Dip – Seth Godin
4. Mad Church Disease – Anne Jackson
5. Vintage Jesus – Mark Driscoll