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Name: Luke
Country: United States
State: Kansas
Metro: Olathe
Gender: Male
Interests: Sharing God's love in whatever possible way.God and learning about Him. My Wife RachelPlaying the drumsPlaying sports for funWorking out to keep my body in shape,I am a serious sports fanI like to have fun.Investing in people.
Expertise: not a whole lot, i believe that i am always learning new things all the time
Industry: Service
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| Jon and Kate + 8Okay, i have to make a confession, this is my second Jon and Kate blog I have written tonight. I wrote one earlier that I have to admit would have been pretty good in the world of gossip blogs but I felt extremely convicted and I am glad I felt that before i posted it. Here is my second, more well thought out take on the whole Jon and Kate debacle.
I sincerely wish and hope for the best for Jon, Kate, and all the children; this whole situation is a complete mess and I am sure that it escalated much quicker than they ever could have imagined. In my first blog i ripped Jon and Kate for what they are putting their children through and how greedy they seem to have become but let's be honest there is a lot more to this story than that. There are lots and lots of people that are being quite quick to dispel these parents as failures, idiots, and throw around harsh judgmental statements but not so fast, that's way too easy. Sure these parent's have made their fair shares of mistakes but are you really in the position to cast a stone at them? I am positive divorce wasn't their plan when TLC came to them pitching a TV show about their life and 8 kids. I am sure that they were probably overwhelmed with the thought of raising and supporting so many children and probably could use the money TLC was going to pay them. I am sure they had dreams of being able to provide food and shelter and trips to disneyland for the little ones.
I know one thing is for sure i won't be throwing any stones. I won't speak for you but I can not even fathom everything that goes along with having one child let alone 8 and 6 of them all coming at one time. I can't imagine how crazy their house gets, then you add the TV cameras into the mix, talk about stress and chaos. You couldn't pay me enough to endure that for my lifetime.
However, I think there is probably a chance that the money and the fame played a huge role in their relationship. I think there is a possibility the money and fame started going to their heads and it started to change them and that is sad but unfortunately that is life. People make poor choices with great intentions. People who have never been greedy all of a sudden can get sucked in quite easily. I think the money brought options and choices some of which probably had to be made fast, i am guessing some of these decisions weren't agreed upon 100% and it started to breakdown their marriage. They found themselves in situations they could have never expected or prepared themselves for. I am sure that there is no premarital counselor who asks an engaged couple, "have you thought about what you would do if you had 6 kids at one time and became millionaires particular overnight." I know I never heard that question, maybe you did.
I am sure there are parts to this equation that we will never know and we will never be able to discern who is telling the truth and where all the lies are coming from but it does no good for us to speculate and play the blame game. If you want to blame something blame "humanness" blame sin. I don't think anybody wishes the result of divorce on them and their family but that was their choice. All that we can do is hope for something redeeming to come as a result of all of this mess. Maybe one of these children cures cancer completely or impacts lives of their peers in a positive way, there is a huge chance here, seriously there is 8 of them. The best part of this story is that the future hasn't been written yet......THE BEST IS YET TO COME!!! Much Love, feel free to comment, i would love to hear what you think. | | |
| Jon and Kate + 8Jon and Kate
Okay, i have to make a confession, this is my second Jon and Kate blog I have written tonight. I wrote one earlier that I have to admit would have been pretty good in the world of gossip blogs but I felt extremely convicted and I am glad I felt that before i posted it. Here is my second, more well thought out take on the whole Jon and Kate debacle.
I sincerely wish and hope for the best for Jon, Kate, and all the children; this whole situation is a complete mess and I am sure that it escalated much quicker than they ever could have imagined. In my first blog i ripped Jon and Kate for what they are putting their children through and how greedy they seem to have become but let's be honest there is a lot more to this story than that. There are lots and lots of people that are being quite quick to dispel these parents as failures, idiots, and throw around harsh judgmental statements but not so fast, that's way too easy. Sure these parent's have made their fair shares of mistakes but are you really in the position to cast a stone at them? I am positive divorce wasn't their plan when TLC came to them pitching a TV show about their life and 8 kids. I am sure that they were probably overwhelmed with the thought of raising and supporting so many children and probably could use the money TLC was going to pay them. I am sure they had dreams of being able to provide food and shelter and trips to disneyland for the little ones.
I know one thing is for sure i won't be throwing any stones. I won't speak for you but I can not even fathom everything that goes along with having one child let alone 8 and 6 of them all coming at one time. I can't imagine how crazy their house gets, then you add the TV cameras into the mix, talk about stress and chaos. You couldn't pay me enough to endure that for my lifetime.
However, I think there is probably a chance that the money and the fame played a huge role in their relationship. I think there is a possibility the money and fame started going to their heads and it started to change them and that is sad but unfortunately that is life. People make poor choices with great intentions. People who have never been greedy all of a sudden can get sucked in quite easily. I think the money brought options and choices some of which probably had to be made fast, i am guessing some of these decisions weren't agreed upon 100% and it started to breakdown their marriage. They found themselves in situations they could have never expected or prepared themselves for. I am sure that there is no premarital counselor who asks an engaged couple, "have you thought about what you would do if you had 6 kids at one time and became millionaires particular overnight." I know I never heard that question, maybe you did.
I am sure there are parts to this equation that we will never know and we will never be able to discern who is telling the truth and where all the lies are coming from but it does no good for us to speculate and play the blame game. If you want to blame something blame "humanness" blame sin. I don't think anybody wishes the result of divorce on them and their family but that was their choice. All that we can do is hope for something redeeming to come as a result of all of this mess. Maybe one of these children cures cancer completely or impacts lives of their peers in a positive way, there is a huge chance here, seriously there is 8 of them. The best part of this story is that the future hasn't been written yet......THE BEST IS YET TO COME!!! Much Love, feel free to comment, i would love to hear what you think. | | |
| Where Have I Been?? I'm Sorry!!!!Wow, the blogging hiatus was totally unplanned and I am not to happy about it at all. I apologize to you all who read and myself. In case you were wondering why I have been MIA lately, I lost my job in right around Christmas time, merry Christmas to me, so in order to survive I had to go back to doing medical research while job searching. I am currently in a study that is a total of 25 days, it started around the second week of january and gets out very soon. Unfortunately, the research facility's firewall does not allow me to access XANGA, which blows. However, currently there firewall is down and I am taking advantage of it. most of the other guys in my dorm are taking advantage of it in a much different way but my mind is on blogging and my girlfriend.
I have wanted to blog everyday but haven't been able to and this has really bugged me because God has been doing amazing things in my life while I have been stuck in this place and even though it has been a little difficult to be much withdrawn from the real world God has been using this time. There have been some pretty big revelations that I have been processing through and while these things don't always have definite answers I love to be in the situation where I can process through them. Right now the one thing I know is that GREATER THINGS are going to be done in and through my life than I could ever imagine. This is exciting because it isn't just a passing thought it is what I believe as truth in my life. I don't even want to try to define what these things may be because I don't want to box them in with my mind and/or heart. I just know there is something HUGE in my future.
I am sorry if this blog seems scattered or vague I promise to be more detailed once I get the opportunity to elaborate more soon. I can't wait to get out of here where I can blog freely and share my processing with all those who care to read. This is it for now...
MUCH LOVE.....THE BEST IS YET TO COME!!!! | | |
| No Resolutions for 2009?!?!The big talk around this time of year is New Year's Resolutions, lately, i have been in several conversations where people have been discussing what their personal resolutions will be for 2009. When in those conversations I was extremely tempted to spout out a normal response, like lose weight, eat more healthy, save more money, etc. but instead I kept my mouth closed and considered whether or not I was going to make any resolutions.
The reason that I wouldn't make any resolutions is simple, i can't remember the ones i made last year. Can you remember your resolutions? If you can I am impressed because that isn't the norm. I am not the type of person that is really into doing things just to give myself a good feeling inside. I think it that when most people make resolutions they have little intention of keeping them.
However, there are plenty of things that I am hoping to accomplish in 2009 and several ways in which I am would like to better myself but I do not think that making spur of the moment resolutions is the way to go for me. This year I will set 5 goals for this the 2009 calender year, and 5 additional goals to be completed before 2014, wow 2014 is only 5 years away, that is crazy.
I believe that in order to accomplish any goal or any resolution, the person with the goal or resolution must be intentional. I think the number one reason that people usually don't come through with their resolutions is because they think that they can continue to make the same actions and produce different results. Just because you make a resolution or set a goal doesn't mean it is going to happen, it is good to have desire to change something but it takes more than that. If we want to accomplish our goals or resolutions we must change our mindset and our actions.
Lastly, the most important thing is we have to do is to make a plan to accomplish these goals and resolutions. One part of my plan for this year is, I will write my goals on my calender on the last day of each month in 2009, that way at least once a month i will be reminded of what I want to accomplish. You could also share your goals with someone is ask them to remind you of them periodically.
Do you have any good ideas or things that have helped you accomplish your goals or resolutions for the year? If so, leave some comments.
Much Love, the best is yet to come | | |
| What doesn't kill you make your Stronger!!When I woke up this morning the first thing that came to my mind was that today was new year's eve. I started thinking about how this last year has been one of the most difficult years I have experienced but also extremely redeeming and exciting. The amount of pain, sadness, and grief has been overwhelming at times and I seriously thought it was going to break me but thanks to close friends and people who love me I have become a different and stronger person. The lessons that I have been taught during 2008 will not soon be forgotten, I will carry them with me for the rest of my life.
I would say that the first nine months of this year were not anything I would like to repeat or could have predicted. I spent many hours/days/weeks working through my life and my past and discovering more about who I am and trying to improve weaknesses in myself and learn how to recover from my negative life experiences (I won't be airing out any laundry on here, sorry to disappoint anyone on that). All I will say is, what doesn't kill you can make you stronger, if you take time to examine all aspects and perspectives and are determined to grow from them, this can be very humbling at times but growing is painful.
There is a verse that my parents have said to me thousands of times to encourage me as a child through the years, it is Romans 8:28, "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose."
I know that my life at 23, my life hasn't necessarily been what I thought it was going to be but that is no reason pout, actually good can and has come from things in my past. I simply have to focus on what is important to me, my beliefs about life, and know that my future is ahead of me, it is my responsibility to live out of the grace that He gave me.
I don't want this blog to come across that I have had a depressing year because there have been some awesome things I have experienced and learned in this last year. I have had several relationships grow deeper because of this last year. I have learned many things about myself, I have gained a greater perspective on the Church, I have learned many thing about God, I have learned many things about life, lastly but not least by any means, I have an amazing blessing in my girlfriend Rachel, who challenges me personally and spiritually on a daily basis.
Last note here, I don't know what God has for me in this next year of my life, my possibilities are pretty opened, especially after losing my job 12 days ago but I am excited about life and the journey ahead of me...
Much Love, the best is yet to come...... | | |
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