Tomorrow night we are partnering with the Downtown Merchant Assoc. for FamilyNightDowntown.

From 6 - 9pm, come hang out in downtown Acworth with our band, inflatable games and much more for the kids, give-aways, food vendors, and all the shopping you (your wife) could ask for!  Best part- everything is free!

Random question of the day…

A friend of ours and local business owner just asked… “Pastor would you mind sitting in a dunk tank for an event in the city of Acworth?”

 My response…

“No thanks, I seem to be allergic to aquariums”.  Not sure where that came from but it seemed to fit.  It’s cool that they asked, but not cool enough for me to play along

• Yes Devin is pregnant! 
• If we have another girl - instead of gifts - I am setting up a “I have three girls and they probably all want to get married one day” fund. 
• We have been in Charlotte for a few days at Elevation Church.  Love spending time with great leaders and exposing our team to great churches!  8 people went back last night - Todd and I head back this afternoon.  
• Austin and his wife drove up last night for dinner at Outback.  Great things in store for this guy.
• I have experience a new kind of pillow this week.  It’s short and squatty.  I like it.
• Do not miss this Sunday!  It will be an insane month - and it all hinges on what happens this week. 

 I knew that August would kick off a very busy season in our lives.  We are kicking off several things as well as praying through 2-3 major decisions that I am ridiculously excited about at Freedom.  God is increasing our capacity for growth in a big way.  I didn’t think things could get a whole lot busier than they promise to be, until I opened my big mouth…

I mentioned last week that we had a ton of pregnant ladies at Freedom - so we decided to keep the trend alive.  Looks like we will be having another kid (3) at some point in April.  Our house will get a lot more interesting - and I can’t wait!

Mom and Dad hooked us up with some program for event planners that gets you into Atlanta’s nicest restaurants with a $30 gift card.  When you visit the restaurant and use the card - they immediately give you a $30 gift card to use at another resaurant.  Not a bad deal.  The cost is still a little high, but not nearly as bad as it would be otherwise. 

 Wednesday night we went to BluePointe and tonight it is looking like we might have to make an appearance here.  Hopefully, it lives up to all the hype. 

We got back from a video shoot today and I am happy to report that we are alive.  The day started out with a few hours in the office before we took off to an undisclosed location to film the opening segment of a message that will be given in a few weeks.  It was insane.  Can’t let you in on everything that we did as of yet - but here are a few facts from the trip…

• Trains can stop better than you thought they could. 
• Once they do, it takes a while to get them moving again. 
• Things weren’t looking so good until Shiree came to the rescue.  She saved the day. 

We had a ton of fun, but I am very glad that it is over and I will never do it again.  Ever.

• Great day last Sunday! 
• We are filming a video tomorrow that has me terrified.  I am already nervous.
• Everytime I show up at church - I find out someone else is pregnant.  I know of 6 right now.
• August is approaching quickly!  FamilyNightDowntown, FreedomKidz, Groups, and Generation all kick off in less than a month. 
• I have been eating baked fish and chicken for the past 2 months.  Love it.
• Implementing some new systems in my life.  It’s saving me a ton of time.
• London asked the funniest question I have ever heard.  I can’t post it on here - but trust me - it was hilarious. 
• I can’t wait until Sunday!  It’s going to be a great day!
• We are praying some huge prayers right now.  This fall is going to be big at FreedomChurch!

I love the opportunities that we have right in front of us!  There has never been a better time to be alive, to follow Christ, and to impact the world with the revolutionary message of Christ - than right now. 

For the life of me, I can’t remember who said this first, but “Revolutionary movements of God demand revolutionary sacrifce and guarantee revolutionary reward!”  At FreedomChurch we believe that - and we are jumping in! 

More to come on that very soon!

Over the next several weeks almost everything will change.  Kicking off FreedomGroups, FreedomGeneration (Student Ministry), as well as implementing live worship at FreedomKidz will bring about big changes around here. 

To get ready for the corporate change in our schedule - I am taking major strides to use my time more effectively as an individual.  For whatever reason - this is not easily done.   The challenge begins today.  Pray for me. 

I just realized that it was one year ago today that we had our very first launch team meeting in Acworth. Funny to think about the fact that we probably had around 9 adults in the house that night.  I remember going to bed wondering what in the world I had gotten myself into and If I should just give up and head back to Memphis. 

A lot sure can happen in a year!