Group Reboot – October 2009!
Men,
As most of you know, I put the group on hold due to my own hectic work schedule. My business caters to school music (Band & Orchestra) and so the beginning of the school year means 60 hour weeks for 3 weeks with the 4th & 5th weeks usually falling into a period of controlled chaos before finally settling down to full normalcy. Well, today is day 1 of week 4.
I always learn something from this time of year. For 2009, the 3 that really stood out to me were:
Patience– dealing with the public, especially during the beginning of the school year requires patience. People don’t want to wait in lines. So when they think “no big deal, let’s go rent a saxophone” they are not expecting to walk in to a store with 50-100 people who thought the same thing!
Respect – my wife is a trooper. She is the Director of Preschool Ministry at Central. So she has a busy job normally. To top it off, Central also has the month at least leading up to “Kickoff Weekend” (which was this past weekend – hence the big tent outside the building) which requires a LOT of extra hours, hard work and planning leading up to it. But to add to her stress that was already peaking… she had to do it essentially as a single mom. She had to deal with all 3 of our boys (ages 7, 5 & 10 months) without me (since I was gone in the morning and didn’t come home until after they were already in bed) while maintaining a frantic schedule of her own. My wife is a blessing to me. Honestly, I think that during the past 3 weeks, she has the harder job than I do.
Health– I am not a health nut. Those who know me know that physical fitness is not my priority. However, the month leading up to my “busy season”, I agreed to go on a 30 day strict diet with my wife. The end result, loss of 17 pounds and I honestly made it through this busy season feeling better and more energetic than any previous year (I say this as I had Krispy Kreme and coffee for breakfast only an hour ago). Combine the principle of being a temple for the Lord and being a “good steward” of what He has given to us and I really have a feeling of conviction on my health. I have been exercising and eating better (overall – just not this morning) and trying to improve this aspect of my life.
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So the “men becoming Men” group will be relaunching in 2009. Whether you are planning on returning or joining for the first time, please let me know by emailing me at bobloblawvegas@gmail.com.
We will be starting off the first study of the season by mirroring the series that Central has just kicked off called “Lovestruck”. This is a study through the poetic book of Song of Solomon (Song of Songs). I love it when churches are willing to study through this book. The book is about the relationship between a man and a woman. It covers many of the issues that we all face in our own relationships from dating to respect, sex to arguments… and everything in between.
However, we are going to go through subjects that Central will likely not because of the nature of the text. Sex. This book has things in it that many will not find appropriate for weekly church services. However, we as men need to know what the Bible says about relationships between a man and a woman and all that it entails, including sex.
I am really excited about this study and hope that you are too.
We will likely start off this study on Wednesday October 14th (since Central has “First Wednesday” on the 7th). We usually start around 6:45-7:00 pm. If you need directions, please email me.
