Calling

So what is it? No, not in general.... WHAT IS MINE????

This question is starting to plague me. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I am supposed to be here in Seminary, now. But what happens when I'm done? What will $13,000 of education be used for? Perhaps I need to evaluate this question seriously. Was God calling Courtney and I to move from Orlando to clear our debts, and our schedules, for a divine purpose? I believe he did. However, as much as I am learning and growing and enjoying seminary, will this be what I do for the next 4 years? Or, what will I do when I am finished?

Sometimes I need to get my thoughts out onto a peice of virtual-paper. One of the hardest things to leave behind in Orlando besides friends and family was worship. I haven't been apart of leading worship since we left. After tonight's David Crowder Concert, the longing to minister to people through music has become enough to make me explode. No, I don't want to be David Crowder. Yes, I want to have the impact on my generation that he is having. I don't know what all that entails, but I know where I have come from, and it is a bit frustrating to not see where the road is leading.

God's plans are perfect. Mine are not. Perhaps it is time to die to my plans so that I might live out His. What is tough about that is knowing when He has laid out the plans before you or when you have concated a playbook by yourself and called it 'inspired'.

Ahh... Friends

Well, first of all, thank you to all those who have contributed thier links to thier blogs! I will make sure and get them all updated soon. I only wish there was more time in the day to read what all is happening with everyone who I have links for! Seminary reading can be a bear, not to mention 10 hours of washing and parking cars 3 times a week, child-birthing classes with Courtney, and ping-pong at the Rec Center!

Speaking of which, MAN IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU AARON! Tonight Matt, Aaron and I hung out at the Rec Center on campus at the seminary playing ping-pong and pool, just kinda wasting the time away. It was a good reminder of how much I miss my peeps back in O-town. But since Aaron will be up here for school next August, I guess I won't have to miss him that much longer! (Wink, wink) But it was neat to have a friend 'visit' me (but he was really visting his sister) in our new location. So, ARON, glad you got to come up here, hope you enjoyed Dr. P's class, and tell all my peeps who dont read this back in O-Town that I said WHAZZZUP!!

Con Mucho Amor!
Alex

Blogger Friends

Well, I have learned in the past 12 hours that many of my friends have joined the world of internet journaling, more commonly know as blogging! Very cool indeed. This will make the evening trip through cyberspace more interesting, indeed. So check out the links to friends (yes, Al Mohler is my friend!) blogs. More to come soon.... The Great Move may be laid to rest as a new chapter in the life of the Acevedo's is about to begin in December. More on that soon too!!!

Peace, love, and Soul Grease!

A

And the beat goes on....

Life... Never does it seem normal... but at least we are getting into a routine. But that will all change when little baby Acevedo gets here. Today, for some reason, I have become frightenly aware of how much our lives are about to change in December. Take this for example... on Saturday afternoon, Courtney and I were able to get in a little siesta. That will SOOO not happen with a baby in the apartment. I mean... even getting the chance to sit here and blog might become a rare event... (not that I am all that great with keeping it up). Anyway, just some things I have been considering as parenthood peers around the corner.

Not much else happening up here. I might be headed to the Gulf Coast late this month to help with hurricae relief as we have a week off of school. I can't stand not helping. Plus, God blessed me with a chainsaw and a generator and a trailer to load up with supplies. Can't let that stuff just sit around, ya know!

A

Recent Events

Hello to all. Courtney has made it home safe from her trip to Florida to help her brother and sister move into thier new college apartments. Momma is getting big, so that might have been her last trip before our little boy gets here.

Louisville life is not too bad. We had the windy rain associated with Katrina on Tuesday, and today was nice. I am actually upset cause I made a post last night about my thoughts as to what all is happening in our country, and it didn't load for some reason. I will give you the jist of it...

Basically I was upset tuesday morning because my feet were soaked from parking cars at Lexus in the rain. Later that day, a man on the labor crew that is installing tile into our shop had a seizure, and that made me realize how selfish I was to be upset at a wet pair of shoes. This was topped off by coming home and reading about the utter devistation of the Louisana and Mississippi shore from Katrina.

I encourage you all to pray not "if" you should help the victims of this event, but instead pray "how" can I help! I recently read that the city of New Orleans will be shut down for 2-3 months. We thought we had it bad when Hurrican Charley came around and we lost power for 3 days. Some have lost everything, including loved ones. I also beg you before you complain about how much it hurts to put $3/gallon gas in your car, to know that there are people who would pay dearly to have 5 gallons of gas at that price simply to get out of the devistated area.

"You are not making a sacrifice if it does not cost you something to give" - Unknown


Alex