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I think I'm Blogged out.......... lol Feb 7, 2008 7:20 am
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Its been awhile sense I've written in my Blog.. I do come on line about everyday and check for email and some of my favorite blogs.. Yet I don't seem to have much to say or write..

In the past BC has been a very safe and healing place for me after my divorce.. I have meant many friends that I have grown to love.. but life as a single man is busy, and for the first time in a long time I can say I truly LIKE my life..

..over two years ago when I first came to BC I couldn't say that.. I was a broken and hurt man.. and through the grace of or Lord, my family, friends, and the safety of these blogs I have gotten on the other side of my hurts..

My life is pretty full.. I have two sons that live with me, that alone I think is a full time job!.. lol ..and God has been vary fruitful to me in the ministries that He has placed me in...

Monday nights I lead a mens bible study.. these guys have been the pillars in my life, they have aloud me to share my hurts and my faults without casting judgment on me, but showed the love of Jesus Christ and helped to guide me back on the right path of faith...

Tuesday nights I take my youngest son to youth group and I attend a DivorceCare group.. even though I believe that I am on the other side of my divorce and have found healing, this group has helped to show me that many of the feeling and emotion that I experienced were normal.. that has been such a freeing experience for me...I would recommend this class for anyone has or is going through a divorce..

Thursday nights I disciple six of the best teenagers I know.. I love these kids with all my heart.. my prayer is that they will grow up loving and serving the Lord, never making some of the mistake I did!.. and after class is the Senior high youth night, so I stick around and help out where I can...

Sundays I attend what I believe to be the best church there is!.. I may be a little bias here.. lol... and in the evening I belong to a home group of about fourteen of the most loving gracious people that I know, who have passion for our Lord and long to see His will done!..

I don't plan on leaving BC, but I am moving on to another stage in my life.. It is good and I know the Lord is guiding me to where He wants me to be..
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Do you think my standards for a spouse is too high?... lol Dec 13, 2007 11:09 am
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She needs to be warm and breathing.. lol

.. I've tried the other "cold and breathless" and it didn't work out.. lol

OK!.. before you all get mad at my comment I was just kidding..

To be honest the first ten years of my marriage was great, as a matter of fact I would say it was the best years of my life.. we were a young family, and life had its challenges, but it was a good life..

Sometimes I think that may have been part of the problem!.. Our family was growing and with that came bigger responsibilities... We worked different shifts so the kids wouldn't have to go to daycare, we didn't want to want for anything, not only for us but for our kids too!..

.. the problem with all this is I(her) didn't do anything to nourish us as a couple.. we were too busy living life and we grew apart.. I had always believed that we would find our way back together.. but it never happen

So I don't really concern myself with what I am really looking for in a spouse as much as I am determined to not let the mistakes of the past repeat them self..

I know that there is probably no formula that says when a person is ready to get into another relationship, but I do think that we need to be responsible enough to take the time and reflect back and see where we may have been at fault in our broken marriage!..

I know that this was something that I couldn't see at first.. I even remember someone trying to tell me this when I was first divorced, and I got mad at her and said It wasn't me where the problem was!..

Well my eyes are open wider now and I can see the sins of my past.. I like to think that I am wiser now and that I would be a better husband now... sure she had her sins also, thats no accuse for me, and besides I can only answer for my sins!..

I'm not sure if any "sorry's" are of any use now, but forgiveness is a must!.. and forgiving I have done, yet some days I need to do it over again, but them days get less and less everyday..

So I'm not going to make a list of what expectations that I'm looking for in a woman.. expectations can only disappoint us.. I can just tell you who I am.. and that is a flawed man that depends on the grace of God every day, that is just looking for someone to help be the man that God see's I am, and that I long to be!..
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I will judge you............ Dec 13, 2007 6:56 am
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...as soon as I can get all the planks out of my eyes.. lol

We need to be wise and test the spirits around us so that we are not deceived, but until I am perfect I'm not going to cast judgment on anyone!.. till then I say we all need to work on being more like Jesus!.. and one day we will meet Him face to face, and what a day of rejoicing that will be!...
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A real live BC baby shower... lol Dec 12, 2007 8:07 pm
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Hey everyone Jean is wanting to put together something for Bill and Charie's baby that is soon to arrive..

..What a great blessing it would be for us if we good bless them in some way.. and what better time of the year to do it!..

I know that not everyone can give something of monetary value, so the one's that can and you feel led check out Jeans post [post 100939]

.. and for the ones that aren't able to give, maybe just leave an encouraging word(a blessing, or prayer) for the soon to be parents...
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Yendor Florida bound .... again!.......... Dec 6, 2007 6:49 am
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Yes the great State of Florida will be blessed to have Yendor visit them for the second time this year!...

I am going to Orlando with the Youth Group of my church to attend the International Wesleyan Youth Convention.. it should be alot of fun.. We will be renting a bus to take us down there.. It's going to take 24 hours to get there... I hope there is something left of us when we arrive there!..lol

The theme of the convention is "Set Apart"...

"Everyday you make a decision for God... Discover what it means to be set apart for God, His purpose, purity, the calling and for life. The speakers will deliver this message of hope & holiness."

I am excited to see how is God going to touch the youth of our church.. and also I pray that there will be a renewing of His Spirit in me..

I know I joke around alot here on this site, but I do want it known that I very seriously believe in the Holiness of our Father in heaven and His call to His people to be Holy..

Leviticus 19:2
"Speak to the whole community of Israel. Tell them, 'Be holy, because I am holy. I am the Lord your God.

1 Peter 1:16
It is written, "Be holy, because I am holy."

I know that I fall short everyday, and that I am far from where I should be, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't strive to be more like Him everyday..

So please pray that We will have a safe trip and that God will be able to move in everyones hearts (both leaders and kids), so that we will know that we are His people and that He is our God, and that He wants us to be "set apart" to do His will...
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Can't fight this feeling............ not a normal Yendor post!.. lol Nov 29, 2007 9:11 am
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As I was driving home from work yesterday listening to the radio a song by Reo Speedwagon came on 'Can't fight this feeling' ...

This song brought back so many memories for me.. you see this was 'our song' I danced my first dance with my new bride to this song at our wedding.. the words to this song touch me in so many ways on how I felt about my new bride.. I was so in love, and for the first time in my life I felt so secure in her love for me..

When I heard this song again yesterday those very same feelings came back to me.. Oh to be young and in love, it was a great time in my life.. and for the first time since my divorce I had a memory of my life with my wife that I felt good about.. there was no sorrow, no griff, no if only's, no pain at all just a good memory of a life that I once lived..

I had never thought that this could be.. I had always thought that I would see our past life together as a waste.. maybe there were good years, but because our marriage didn't make it, and all of the hurt pains of a divorce how could I feel good about the good times we had together..

Well yesterday I did feel good about a piece of our past life together.. and it felt good to feel good about it.. I guess time does help to heal even a broken heart.. I'm sure there is scarring, and I could never be young again.. but to love and feel that way about someone, I do miss it, and maybe by God's grace I could feel this way about someone again...

CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING (Reo Speedwagon)

I can't fight this feeling any longer.
And yet I'm still afraid to let it flow.
What started out as friendship,
Has grown stronger.
I only wish I had the strength to let it show.

I tell myself that I can't hold OUT forever.
I said there is no reason for my fear.
Cause I feel so secure when we're together.
You give my life direction,
You make everything so clear.

And even as I WANDER,
I'm keeping you in sight.
You're a candle in the window,
On a cold, dark winter's night.
And I'm getting closer than I ever THOUGHT I MIGHT.

And I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
It's time to bring this ship into the shore,
And throw away the oars, forever.

Cause I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
And if I have to crawl upon the floor,
Come crashing through your door,
Baby, I can't fight this feeling anymore.

My life has been such a whirlwind since I saw you.
I've been running round in circles in my mind.
And it always seems that I'm following you, girl,
Cause you take me to the places,
That alone I'd never find.

And even as I wander,
I'm keeping you in sight.
You're a candle in the wind,
On a cold, dark winter's night.
And I'm getting closer than I ever thought I might.

And I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
It's time to bring this ship into the shore,
And throw away the oars, forever.

Cause I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
And if I have to crawl upon the floor,
Come crashing through your door,
Baby, I can't fight this feeling anymore.
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I want me one of them there Holodecks for Christmas!... lol Nov 23, 2007 11:26 am
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Remember on Star Trek The Next Generation.. they had what was a Holodeck.. A Holodeck is a simulated reality program that you can program anything you want and live in that reality.. if things didn't work out the way you wanted it you could just sop the program rewrite it and go on..lol

So don't you think it would be nice to have your very own Holodeck?.. just think if you have a bad day at work when you get home you just program the Holodeck and you'd be on a sandy beach in Hawaii!.. lol .. the kids are stressing you out, so you make a program and your on a cruise ship in the Caribbean Sea!.. the bill collectors are ringing your phone you just go to the Holodeck where money is no object, and your living like King!.. lol a real life fantasy Island anytime you wanted it.. lol

I remember when I was child I had little Match box, and Hot Wheels cars I loved those cars.. A lot of my friends would race their cars, but me I would sit on the floor for hours and play with my cars... I was in my own little fantasy world, I would just imagine life the way I thought it should be.. I'd create little homes with little garages.. Little service stations where I could go to get my little cars fixed.. I was in my own little world where I was safe, and I could be anybody I wanted to be...

..ok so there is no such thing has a Holodeck and I'm too old to play with cars.. I have to face life challenges everyday, and alot of times it doesn't turn out the way I want it to.. but thats life, the good, the bad, and the ugly... it is what makes us who we are.. Not everyone is going to like us, or even treat us fairly... it is from these life challenges that show our true character, and when we fail we should learn from that failure.. So by the time we get to be 969 years old we may start to get things right.. lol

I know that both Christian and non-Christian have their troubles, but it is hard for me to imagine going through the trails of life and not have God's love and mercy with me.. and in the end we are promised eternal life where it would put shame anything we could ever imagine to create in a Holodeck..

..but do you think meanwhile I could sometimes get out my little cars and play with them?... lol
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I love my church........ Nov 18, 2007 8:48 pm
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Hey check out my church's web site when I went to it today I saw that it has me on the front page with one of my buddies... lol

It was harvest night (an alliterative to Halloween for the kids).. I'm the one with the dark glasses on..

I love getting goofy with kids...
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OK this is a totally clean and respectful post by Yendor.. I'm serious now!.... Nov 12, 2007 10:59 pm
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And I do mean it too! there will be no
nose picking
butt scratching
gas releasing
and no loud burping...

Listen here guys I'm very serious now..

everyone is to be showered,
well groomed
no pimple pinching
feet smelling
toe picking
ear picking
food smacking
nose blowing
nail biting
no smoking
no cursing
no peeing on the toilet seat
and don't forget to pick up your dirty underwear...

Now this is a nice clean and respectable post Yendor style!.. lol
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I was side swiped last week!......... Nov 12, 2007 1:53 pm
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I was on my way home from a long day at work, and while I was driving I noticed some guy close behind me beeping his horn!... I was at first confused on way would he be beeping his horn at me.. then I realized that I was going 10 miles under the speed limit!..

So rather then just him ignoring me and just go around me so that he could do what ever speed he wanted he chose to to take his frustrations out on me... when he finely did get around me he felt that he needed to CUT me off when he got back into my lane... our cars didn't hit, but I did have to hit my brakes so that we didn't hit!..

Then when we got up to the traffic light I was making a left turn and he was going strait.. yes so that meant that we were next to each other while the light was red.. so he continued to take his frustrations out at me.. yelling at me what the speed limit was and that if I was going to be driving on the road that I needed to be going the speed limit..

Its hard for me say how I was feeling the rest of the way home (in which I made sure that I did the speed limit.. lol) but I had a sick feeling in my stomach.. I was confused on how a man that didn't know anything about me could act the way he did towards me!..

He didn't know if I had bad day.. he didn't know if I was hurt.. He didn't know if I was having car problems.. He knew nothing about me.. All he knew was that I was not doing/acting the way he wanted me to.. so he was going to lash out at me..

I too didn't know anything about this man, so me being a good Christian I yelled back at him calling him a jerk!.. lol ..but he too could of had a bad day.. maybe he got layed off that day, maybe someone close to him was very sick.. and that was why he was acting the way he did... so I said a prayer for him...

Well today when I read Pat's (americandreamer)post I had that same sick feeling in my stomach.. I feel as though she had side-swiped me with her post.. I'm not sure why she picked me as one of the men to point out as her being disappointed in men!..

I know that I am no woman's dream husband, heck if I was I'd still be married!... but I do have feelings... Feelings that can be hurt.. and today she hurt those feelings... I have never pretended to be anything here but myself.. and that is a goof... and I admit that sometimes I may have stepped over the line being a goof, but it has never been to hurt or offend anyone..
I would think that if someone was to take the time to know me they would know what I say here is true.. and that when I hurt, I hurt deeply..

I am not writing this post to lash back at Pat.. I don't know much about Pat and the things that she may be going through in life.. I have always thought kindly of her.. and I pray only the best for her..

I guess I need to take a good look at why I'm here in the blogs.. The blogs are alot different now then they were when I first started blogging.. and BC was to me what I needed it to be at a time when I needed it most..
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