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With no one showing for theVINE tonight, Jess and I took each other to Applebee’s for dinner.

Sure it hurts when you plan a service and no one shows up for it – this is actually the first time that has ever happened to me, but having a wife who supports me sure helps to ease the “hurt”. I’ll blame the lack of people on Spring Break.

Focusing on prayer tonight at theVINE.

Psalm 51 first – a chance to ask God to cleanse us personally, then time spent praying for our church body.

It will be an intimate time of renewal. [8:48PM] Apparently Jess and I were the only ones who needed tonight – we were the only two VINErs tonight.

I’m currently eating the BEST afternoon snack ever invented.

Hostess Donettes (chocolate, frosted) and a 20 oz. Mt. Dew (with a B.O.G.O. cap!)

Yum.

If I were to walk into a liquor store, I would hope I would be “carded” before being able to make a purchase.

Obviously, I wouldn’t ever walk into a liquor store – unless they had a sale on lighter fluid or something! :)

I would also appreciate being “carded” if I were to attempt to purchase some-sort of firearm.

But WD-40?

Today at Wal-Mart, one of my purchases was a can of WD-40 – the spray can, with the sweet red straw attached…

As I checked out, the little computer screen facing me asked if I was born more than 18-years ago!

YOU HAVE TO BE 18 TO BUY WD-40???

I laughed out-loud when I saw that message on the screen and the lady behind the counter gave me “the look”. Thankfully, she thought I appeared to be over the required 18, and didn’t require me to say my ABC’s backwards, do multiplication, or even show my license. She just acknowledged the fact that there are those who “huff” WD-40.

“HUFF” WD-40?

You must be kidding me.

Tonight I once again re-realized just how much I love my job.

Speaking tonight for 30-minutes about the example the “woman at the well” was at being an evangelist – somehow helped me realize how much I enjoy being a youth pastor!

Even with numerous “blank stares” from Jr. Highers (usual reaction!), I just confirmed again the “call” that is upon this life.