Far too long...

Well, It has been far too long since my last post. I promised myself I wouldn't let my blog go the way of most blogs. This was supposed to be a place of deep, longing thoughts. I failed to blog about my new move into our new home. We've gotten so far since my last post. So far as stuff is concerned. This stuff of earth. We are in a different place physically, that's for sure. I however can say that I'm definitely growing and maturing as I should. I don't want to find myself at the end of each shortened year realizing not much has changed. I'm a fan of "new." "Old" is boring right? Mundane. Similar. But somehow "new" becomes "old." It never fails. Chasing after "newness" is what I find myself doing time and time again, and I have to remind myself that this cycle isn't what my Heavenly Father desires for me. I'm grateful for the awareness of it. I feel I'm getting better at it. But it still competes. I'm sure it always will. While I'm here at least.

I want to record more music. I want it to be quality. But there is so much quality out there. That's so completely obvious that it makes me realize that I need not apply for the position of quality. It's been over-filled and over-booked. I guess I want to share as much as the next guy. And as newness and quality become old and surpassed, only few things really make a lasting impact. Heart. What's done for bringing people's hearts to a greater understanding and knowledge of Jesus-- that lasts.

I'm currently listening to Andy Gullahorn, and I'm blown away by the sheer grace and beauty of his musical prowess. I'm confused as to why I never heard his material before. And as I listen I am becoming aware that he sings songs and strives for the same things the rest of us do. We're all a bunch of stories. Songs.

I hope I continue to sing and write and record music of quality. I hope it's not too few and far too long in between those moments. But I pray I never become the sum of the newness... I never want to become the sum of all this stuff...

Erwin McManus said once that your legacy isn't what people remember you by...but that it's the momentum your life carries on after you're gone.

Those are heavy, simple words.

Almost there...

Just a few more days and we'll be signing papers on selling this house to a young couple. From there, we'll go on to signing papers buying our first home as a married couple. We're both very excited. So far we are scheduled to move on saturday the 14th! Boxes are stacking up around the house and things are disappearing off of the walls like some kind of vanish plague has occurred. It's neat.

Update

Hey everyone. Just an update here. We're currently waiting on our current mortgage company to get back to the escrow service with our title and payoff so that Glenda can write a check on our new place. After that happens it's all smooth sailing. We can pretty much close on everything from there.

In other news. Tom and I have moved our podcast, "Hey you remember that!?" to a different host and now has a cool website to go along with it so you can post comments and such.

Check it out at
http://heyyourememberthat.podbean.com/

Notice there is also a new podcast player down at the bottom of this blog as well. :)

Morph toy.

I was perusing my downloads of freeware tonight and forgot I had downloaded a neat little gizmo called "MorphX" by Norrkross. It takes two images of your choice and well... I'll just show you.


It's pretty fun and really easy to use after you figure out what all the lines do. I think I'll try turning me into a dog.

Like this!?!


Post your comments below!!

No place like a new home?

Things are going really good! For those of you who don't know already, Ashley and I have signed a contract on a new home. This home has served us well for the time being and it is time to upgrade. We actually have both homes on contract as I write this. We are set to close on both some time in mid June. We're hoping it happens sooner.
In the mean time, I've been making minor repairs to this and that and getting the place ready for its new owners. Plus, I need to get the swamp cooler working. That blasted thing hasn't worked right for the two years that I've lived here. There are a few other things that need work, but luckily our buyers aren't too picky. Plus the price is already lower than most in the neighborhood.
Ashley works with one of them at Red Robin. That was how we found them. It's all going smoothly as a "For Sale By Owner" deal.
Our future new house (As long as no wrenches get thrown in the gears) is sitting about two miles west of here. It's about the same size as our home right now, but it is a bit nicer with a garage and more storage. Here are some cool pictures.







We had an inspection on friday morning for our new place and everything came back great!
All we need to do is have our current mortgage co. get back to us with the payoff and title and we'll be able to close with our buyers. Shouldn't be more than a couple weeks out.

We'll keep you posted.

New Glasses

Hey everybody. Nothing much as of lately in the world of deep, ponderous thoughts from Josh. This weekend I took a hike up the side of mount garfield with a couple buddies from here. One needed some "Senior" pictures taken so I utilized the Nikon D40 a bit. I also had an eye exam and got some new glasses which is nice because my old pair was somewhere in the realm of 10 years old. Here's a peek.
I wanted something that I've never had and that most people don't get so I opted for these silverish gray/black big sided-frames with no bottoms on the lenses.... That's a great description eh? The picture kinda gives an idea.

Anywho, yesterday I got some neat shots. Here's a few. Enjoy! (Pssst... There are larger versions if you click on each)

^Cool Lizard shot. This guy was posing for a while.

^Neat Shot of a crazy red ant out for a lonesome stroll.

^Cool view in the valley.

I love our new camera.
Overall, it was a cool weekend; albeit a little busy. I hope you all are well. Peace.

How 'bout a new monkey...

I was looking through craigslist. (It's part of my daily routine now.) Hoping to find some sort of jewel that someone was getting rid of. I didn't expect to find this in the free section.



Apparently, in Colorado, anything goes for free on craigslist. Even cheetoh munching monkeys.

I wonder if they shed like a dog?....