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deviantART: by:imagodei http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:imagodei&section=today deviantART RSS for by:imagodei en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:43:40 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png << three.letter.word >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/12173729/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/12173729/ Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:04:05 PDT God is not a three letter word.
'God is love'. | erwin mcmanus, soul cravings

Okay, if this just doesn't scream "Justin's Quotes", then I don't know what does. Thank you, Erwin, for yet another provoking and deep thought. And you know what, I seriously need to meet this guy...not for like a celebrity spotting, but just to sit down and have coffee, pick his brain, pray with the guy...Yes. He and Crowder and Shelly Giglio and JK and me.

Actually, Erwin is the only one I've never talked to. I mean, I've had conversations in my head of course...but never any real, tangible, actual dialogue. Ah well...one day.

]]> ~imagodei << he.is.love >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/11697600/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/11697600/ Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:29:29 PST it is maddening to search for love and run from GOD, because GOD is love. | erwin mcmanus, soul cravings

i quite much enjoy this quote. maybe because it's something that is so evident in our world today. we see people who go mad searching for love. and yes, it's because it could be in all the wrong places, but more than that - it's because it's in the wrong direction. they are running away from GOD, who is love...

]]> ~imagodei << turn.of.events >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/11526778/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/11526778/ Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:03:24 PST
of course, i will have my "mini-e" (e-500) with me anyway, just won't be able to take those photos throughout the ceremony. haha.

oh well - i would rather have this awesome opportunity over the other, to be honest.

so anyway. here's to my very first wedding.

cheers.

]]> ~imagodei << homecoming (for.a.time) >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/11137853/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/11137853/ Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:40:25 PST
It has been a year since I have driven down a familiar street in Michigan; who would have thought it would take 52 weeks to travel 520 miles.

I am really looking forward to seeing friends and family this Christmas. Many stories to be shared, photos to be explained, card games to be fought, and coffee to be had.

Of course, there will be gifts, bot only for a time. The real treasure is found in the company of people coming together again, if only for a time.

And you know, isn't that the message of Christmas? And the Church?

Jesus came for such a time as this, but this time will come to an end; and we shall see clearer when we live once again with our Creator dwelling among us.

We come together, and we leave again. But one day...one day, we will come together and we will never have to leave...joined in the eternal community of saints living in the greatest Kingdom of all time and space.

And that's awesome & wonderful and altogether amazing.

]]> ~imagodei << kiss.november.goodbye >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/10906632/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/10906632/ Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:32:57 PST i put my lips to the ember
and kiss november goodbye
wipe the ashes from above
and watch the crash with my eyes
lyrics by (me)

sometimes it feels like life is lived in a constant state of "car-accident". you know, like that's the actual feeling: car accident. someone might say to you, "how are you feeling today?" and you would respond by shrugging your shoulders, pulling your lips slightly to the right, and letting the words fall out, "car-accident." you know that something else should go there, like "good" or "alright". but "car-accident" slips out.

everything is a blur with the beautiful ambient light of the sun going down for the entire season.

so i guess all that's left to do is unbuckle our so-called seat-belt and get out of the car. walk away from the crash site and embrace the beauty of a new 3-month era. breathe deep the cold air that infiltrates your lungs. why? because we can. and that, in and of itself, is reason to wipe our eyes and smile.

]]> ~imagodei << fall.away >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/10610756/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/10610756/ Sat, 04 Nov 2006 06:24:03 PST
none of us probably find rest, true rest anyway, as much as we would like. and when we do we may be prone to walking right past it, on to another project, phone call, or anything of the like. i mean, it's so hard to actually let your body settle down. clear your mind. breathe deep fresh air.

not trying to be all zen-like on you guys. but it just occurred to me. what if we made a point to take time and rest during the current season. what if we were found resting during a time of marked change? autumn is most notably recognized because of the fast paced change of nature all around us. and how beautiful are the trees, the colors, that particular shade of light that carries reds and oranges with it? and what if we allowed ourselves to get caught up. caught up in the middle of that. suspended between beauty. and rested.

you can feel free to check out the following link if you're interested in downloading a pc wallpaper i designed with all of this in mind, influenced also by the latest da piece, "Fall Away".

[link]

]]> ~imagodei << the.soul >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/10524099/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/10524099/ Fri, 27 Oct 2006 04:54:58 PDT
Call it motivated, agitated, frustrated, shocked, or inspired - but another piece of my life-puzzle has fallen clearly into place: to proclaim that there is indeed a soul. Sounds simple, but after reading those three pieces of work, you'll know what I mean.

]]> ~imagodei << delayed.ii >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/10012078/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/10012078/ Fri, 08 Sep 2006 18:12:53 PDT Mood: Hopeful

hopeful
Listening to: Ray Lamontagne
Watching: Noomas

Delayed we may be. But hope is inevitably linked with such a time. This is an incredible truth that we often overlook; delay and hope are united in a glorious embrace.

We only hope for things not yet seen. We only wait for things not yet here. It's hidden within these statements. Did you catch it? There is always a shaft of light piercing the darkness. Just like there is always God's promise that He is faithful to His children.

If you believe that nothing greater lies ahead of you, that you have no purpose, you will peer into the darkness, and you will be blind, frozen, & angry.

However, if you remember that youre not lost, only waiting for your purpose to unfold, you will peer into the darkness, and you will be blinded by the light, free, and anticipating.

More importantly, if we are called to sit in this waiting room for the rest of our life. We ought not care because something great has happened. We were addressed by the Almighty Author of Life. Even if I have to wait, for the rest of my life, I don't care...because He talked to me...and told me to wait.

[link] The Jesus Movement Devotionals
[link] My Quote Blog ]]> ~imagodei << delayed >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/9915359/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/9915359/ Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:33:27 PDT Mood: Unimpressed

i'm in a waiting rm.
Listening to: Imogen Heap
Reading: Acts
Watching: Noomas

Delayed. It's the word of the week - no the month. Our new building at the church (Life Connection Center) - delayed. My highly anticipated copy of Kyle Lake's Film (and the t-shirt) - delayed. Went yesterday to buy a new car from the Car Auction, didn't happen so much - delayed. The Youth Stage, complete with maddeningly wonderful stereo equiptment - not delayed, but awaiting the completion of the Building.

160 times throughout Scripture, the words "wait, waiting, waited, waiteth, or await" appear. It seems like humanity is constantly living a hurry-up and wait life. Waiting invevitably involves trust & faith. The two are separate, yet intricately involved. Waiting and Trusting. Stuff that, collectively, we have never been too good at. It's a constant rise and fall, with a rhythm that changes almost daily; if we're being honest.

I have sought God with this new phenomenon. I will write more about this later. Gotsta run...

Shall we say, the completion of this very post, until then - delayed.

PS: You can enjoy the latest wallpaper, which will kind of set the visual tone for this conversation...

[link] The Jesus Movement Devotionals
[link] My Quote Blog ]]> ~imagodei << oh.the.fair >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/9801988/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/9801988/ Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:31:35 PDT Mood: Crazy

sensory overload
Listening to: noises...all kinds of them
Reading: The Apostle Paul
Watching: lights...everywhere!

so...attended tennessee's largest county fair - the wilson county fair - craziness!

and like, we all know that everyone and their brother comes out for the fair. just thought i would share a little of the experience with you...

there are 4 in the series - could do more, but i don't want to give you sensory overload

enjoy.

in other news. if you might would be interested in a weekly devotional i am doing for my students - and anyone else interested - you can check that out right here: [link]

thanks!

[link] The Jesus Movement Devotionals
[link] My Quote Blog ]]> ~imagodei << changes >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/9639510/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/9639510/ Tue, 08 Aug 2006 04:25:52 PDT Mood: Disbelief

disoriented
Listening to: Angels & Airwaves
Reading: The Secret Message of Jesus - Brian McLaren
Watching: V For Vendetta

whoa. the changes DA has made are wickedly crazy. and i think i like it. although it will definitely have to take some time to get used to!

so alright - check out the scraps section if you're interested - i have uploaded a picture and the story of my latest 6 stitches + 1 scar.

just for the record about fly fishing: 53* water = freezing. 1 trout = great day for the fish, bad day for me. 8 guys = still a great time!

it was a fun bachelor party, really - but still, catching 1 trout when everyone else caught like 8-10 was a little crazy - oh well...snapped a couple of great captures, will upload those shortly.

live out loud,

justin

]]> ~imagodei << fly.fishing >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/9599309/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/9599309/ Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:03:57 PDT Mood: Hopeful

so-so
Listening to: Keane: Under The Iron Sea
Reading: The Secret Message of Jesus - Brian McLaren
Watching: V For Vendetta

just as a sidenote: v for vendetta was great. well, not great like great, but great as regards causing one to think deeper, richer thoughts about morals, politics, etc.

at any rate...

i am leaving for a weekend of fly fishing for a buddie's bachelor party deal.

never been one to fly fish. but hey - at least we'll be outdoors, in a beautiful river...that surely does sound appealing to me right now.

hope the fortune is good.

back in a while!

justin

]]> ~imagodei << saints.and.sinners >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/9379001/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/9379001/ Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:27:22 PDT Mood: Meditative / Reflective

tired, but good
Listening to: Collision B
Reading: The Secret Message of Jesus - Brian McLaren
Watching: The fan go round and round

Just returned from Saint Louis, MO. We travelled north to that city for camp/missions this past week.

It was amazing. God continues to reveal Himself to our youth ministry and they/we continue to follow hard after Him.

The children, people, and communities that we got to serve this past week really influenced all of us. It reminds me that that so many souls are in need of so much love.

The children were begging for attention. They just wanted to jump rope with you, use the camera to take a picture, have you show them how to swing a bat - they didn't much care - so long as it was with you.

I have been a part of several other mission experiences, but this one was really great.

We'll see if I don't get some more photos up as well...so many to walk through.

Off to sleep now. So tired - exhausted. But it was certainly worth it...

Oh - and I walked away with six stitches - remind me to post a picture and an explanation about that ; )

good night

]]> ~imagodei << gifts >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/9278383/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/9278383/ Wed, 05 Jul 2006 06:36:05 PDT Mood: Grateful

thankful
Listening to: rain drops
Reading: The Secret Message of Jesus - Brian McLaren
Watching: World Cup

it is God's dream that we would be gift givers. in fact, we might say that the world is a nightmare when everyone is taking for themselves and giving nothing in return.

gift givers are all around. not even always xians. i would hope that all xians were givers, but some choose to rebel and fight their new desire to give. after all, it's not always easy. but there are definitely givers hidden all over, like treasure...

to whoever gave me a recent gift, of which, i have no idea: thank you.

post-script. we also need to be joyful receivers.

i am joyful!! haha

]]> ~imagodei << the.skies >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/9091831/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/9091831/ Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:53:54 PDT
open up the skies of mercy
and rain down a cleansing flood
healing waters, rise around us
hear our cries Lord
let 'em rise

"God has raised this Jesus to life..." acts two:thirty.two

the skies are open because he lives. beauty is known anew because he lives. we are made whole because he lives. a cleansing flood can wash us clean because he lives. he hears our cries because he lives.

because he lives. ]]> ~imagodei << evolt.e.fivehundred >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/9010676/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/9010676/ Thu, 08 Jun 2006 16:23:44 PDT
I am using the 14-45mm & the 40-150mm and they are amazing. Virtually no shutter lag, 15 shooting modes, great set-up/control features, and a practical battery life. I am stunned. All for less than $850 bucks! Of course, i have yet to pick up an external flash and the ginormous memory card - but hey, first things first, right?

Just thought you'd all like to know! ]]> ~imagodei << everything >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8928294/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8928294/ Wed, 31 May 2006 08:13:57 PDT every breath that's filled my lungs
every song i've ever sung
all the light that shines on me
all the hope that i'll ever need

everything you are to me
every single little thing

Arise, Zion and Shine!
For your light has come!

And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you.
For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
and deep darkness, the people;
But the LORD will arise over you,
and His glory will be seen upon you.
The nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising...

Isaiah 60.1-3 ]]> ~imagodei << waiting >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8652812/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8652812/ Tue, 02 May 2006 14:17:06 PDT {LISTENING.TO}planetshakers+open.up.the.gates
{READING.NOW}brian.mclaren+the.secret.message.of.Jesus
{FEELING.LIKE}why.rush?

I recently photographed some of my students prior to going to prom. The anticipation they were feeling was so evident! It was funny, great, amusing, and interesting! You could actually see it in the air.

But it got me thinking.

We were designed to anticipate. We know there's something else coming. This life is not all there is. Humans naturally get "waiting". Life is a bunch of Hurry Up & Wait. And yet, we rush ahead. To be stopped. And then we climb over people to move forward. And then we must pause. We buy TiVo so we can skip ahead. But we have to wait 30 minutes just to do it. We fast forward to our favorite part of a movie, just so we can keep rewinding it and playing it all over again!

We truly are a mess of a people. Sheep, I dare say. But God calls us beautiful. Isaiah picked up on this when he noted, "Blessed are all those who wait for Him." 30:18

That we would wait. What a desire.

In other news, nah...I'll wait.

]]> ~imagodei << beautiful.mess >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8578570/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8578570/ Tue, 25 Apr 2006 06:56:29 PDT {LISTENING.TO}some.preacher.guy.who's.got.it.a.little.wrong

{READING.NOW}brian.mclaren+the.secret.message.of.Jesus
{FEELING.LIKE}the.week.is.beginning.just.like.i.knew

David Crowder says, "When our depravity meets His [God's] divinity, it's a beautiful collision."

I love that statment. It speaks to me. It resonates with my soul and the journey I have walked.

I don't know about you, but I know about me; and my life is often a mess. It is flawed. It is splintered and broken. Scuffed up and not neat around the edges. Then there's this Jesus. A real person. And he's in the business of making me beautiful. He calls me clean. He makes me whole, complete, and wonderful.

Ergo, I am a beautiful mess. ]]> ~imagodei << passion.week >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8435327/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8435327/ Tue, 11 Apr 2006 06:31:58 PDT {LISTENING.TO}the.blind.boys.of.alabama+atom.bomb
{READING.NOW}luke.19+20
{FEELING.LIKE}Jesus.makes.everything.glorious

Some of you may remember the UBC Waco Pastor, Kyle Lake, and the fatal accident in October of 2005. Well, I just found out about something amazing! A few of his friends are working on an awesome new project/film, Kyle's Film. It is to be released next month! Including home footage, new footage, new crowder compositions, and some images that are sure to compel.

It should no doubt be anything more than incredible. Kyle's last sermon was crafted around the film, Garden State. Moreover, he embraced beauty and lived life to the fullest. Anyway, I think this film will speak volumes to many people and cause us to grow toward HIM.

Be sure to read about their progress with the film at [link]

In Other News, yesterday was the start of Passion Week. It reminds me of Passion '06: At the end of the conference they had planned a ginormous secret "reveal" where these banners would be lifted; the bands would be playing, but they would slowly be covered over by these huge sheets that spanned the stage. They rose some 40 feet in the air and were covered by declarations of who God was, what He had done in the student's life, etc. It was amazing. The lights went out. And then the writing began to glow...it was a beautiful sight.

Jesus, this week, was preparing for an eternal Reveal. He didn't look like some thought he should look. He didn't say things some thought he should say. And he certainly didn't do everything some thought he should do. But it was a beautiful thing, this week. Mixed with pain and love, death and life, it was altogether perfect. ]]> ~imagodei << the return >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8281615/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8281615/ Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:19:03 PST {LISTENING.TO}jordan.koller+simple.ep
{READING.NOW}how.to.catch.back.up.with.your.job!

{FEELING.LIKE}SoCal.was.great.but.tennessee.is.home

The return has been good stuff. I mean, don't get me wrong - California. Orange County. Laguna Beach. All this was awesome and beautiful and the things of movie stars...but, Tennessee is home.

Of course, now comes the week's worth of work to catch up on. But hey, at least my...

TiVo works! hahaha

I have submitted a few deviations from the trip...hope you enjoy.

]]> ~imagodei << SoCal >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8204145/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8204145/ Sun, 19 Mar 2006 05:51:07 PST {LISTENING.TO}kristian.stanfill+salvation.is.here
{READING.NOW}the.guide.to.orange.county
{FEELING.LIKE}a.pretty.bad.week.is.only.good.if.you're.heading.to.SoCal.very.soon...

SoCal here I come. Here's a short description of this week:

Ordered TiVo. Didn't have the network adapter.

Bought a Network Adapter. Didn't work.

Moved TV and everything to try connecting to a LAN line. Didn't work.

Brought TiVo to Church Office to use Phone Line

Didn't have the remote!!

Bought TiVo Network Adapter

Got it at home

Didn't work.

Found out I needed a phone line for the initial setup!

Took TiVo to a friend's house. Set it up...

It now works.

but

Took exactly one week.
IN BETWEEN THIS WEEK
I get a flat tire. :/
I pull out my spare, and find NO jack or tire iron.

Call my friend, the same one who helped with TiVo. He brings jack.

Wrong Tire Iron.

Buy a Tire Iron for $16!!

Remove Tire. Yessss....getting ready to put on spare. Wrong Spare Tire.

Take Tire to Tire Service, have plugged.

And I am ready for SoCal, Laguna Beach. Bring it On. Back Next week...

Live Thankfully,
*justin ]]> ~imagodei << Held >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8169008/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8169008/ Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:43:56 PST {LISTENING.TO}natalie.grant+held
{READING.NOW}the.look.on.your.face
{FEELING.LIKE}the.tears.running.down.my.face.feel.so.good

Okay. I am just going to be honest. We all want that right?

Have you heard the new song from Natalie Grant, Held? Have your ears experienced the goodness? They must. It is amazing.

Join me in a recent memory. This past Sunday at the end of the service. The sun is shining through. Pastor steps down from the stage and sits down across from me in a seat to my right. I watch the stage as his daughter takes her place. She is 23. It's time for a little "Special Music." Now, here in Nashville, we really do have some pretty special music, haha...seriously.

She begins singing this new song. The notes are unique to my ear as they rush in. My brain is working fast to try and keep up with everything. Before I know it, my eyes begin to gloss over. Immediately after that, a tear pops out and glides down my face. It isn't long before I am truly weeping. The chorus resounds in my mind, "This is what it means to be held / How it feels, when the sacred is torn from your life / And you survive / This is what it is to be loved and know / That the promise was when everything fell / we'd be held."

She finishes, much to my soul's dismay. Pastor looks over at me, as I am supposed to close the service with a dismissal of prayer. I am just crying all over myself! haha...I take the stage. Tears and all. Weeping still. And I repeat the chorus. The words somehow manage to sneak out through all the sniffling. Other people are just losing it left and right now...So I kind of chuckled.

It was in that moment that I am sure, GOD was grinning. For a moment, at least a few hundred people "got" what this life is all about.

When everything fell, we'd be held.

Absolutely. Cause for tears of joy. ]]> ~imagodei Devious Journal Entry http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8157073/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8157073/ Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:30:28 PST {READING.NOW}i.thessalonians
{FEELING.LIKE}i.am.ready.to.begin.walking.again.

A lot is to be said of paths in life, or references to paths in life.

Wherever you go, there you are.
I need you, to help me, on my spiritual journey.
The most direct path to where you want to be is not the most ethical one.

The last one I've been meditating on for a short while now. Andy Stanley of Northpoint Community Church made that statement. And it cuts deep. As a leader, I am wanting to move forward. But it should never be at the cost of moral and ethical decisions. Never.

Not as a man. Not as a leader. Not as a friend. Never.

Besides, who likes the well-traveled, same-ole, same-ole path? Not me. I'll choose to walk on. ]]> ~imagodei << prayer >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8084386/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8084386/ Mon, 06 Mar 2006 13:44:57 PST {READING.NOW}i.thessalonians
{FEELING.LIKE}the.joy.of.life.is.that.we.get.to.live.and.not.just.exist.

In light of my current teaching series at The Intersection (PRAYER.no.foreign.language.skills.required), I thought you'd all appreciate this quote from Henri Nouwen and used in Kyle Lake's book, [Re]understanding Prayer.

When prayer becomes a way of life for you, it does not mean that you think about God in contrast to thinking about other things, or that you spend time with God instead of spending time with other people. Rather, it means to think and live in the presence of God.

May we all live, and live loudly, in the presence of God.

Loudly,
*justin ]]> ~imagodei << evangelism? >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8031574/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/8031574/ Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:24:26 PST {READING.NOW}catalyst.groupzine
{FEELING.LIKE}life.as.i.know.it.will.never.be.the.same.

So I am gearing up for our Winterish Retreat. One of the talks will be on personal evangelism, or at least that idea. Throughout much of my study, research, and review of Dr. Adam's notes, I encountered a hilarious and disturbing passage of Scripture.

Matthew nineteen. Verses sixteen through twenty-two. Read them sometime. Read them in several translations. The gist, however, is this.

Jesus takes all the evangelism rules, gathers them up in a big *heap, and throws them over the edge. Into oblivion. Gone are the ways of evangelism as we know it. Poof. Goodbye.

Then, he turns to the disciples and basically hands it to 'em. They, as usual, are like "What!?!?" To which his response, as usual, is like "Yes. That's right...I said it. I am awesome." (strongly paraphrased).

Loudly,
*imagodei ]]> ~imagodei << air >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/7987500/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/7987500/ Fri, 24 Feb 2006 06:42:54 PST {READING.NOW}catalyst.groupzine
{FEELING.LIKE}the.day.is.fresh.and.the.air.is.light...let.me.breathe.deep.and.live.

This is the air I breathe
Your holy presence
Living in me

This causes me to pause. To reflect. To truly meditate.

And, it should be noted that in the Ancient world, rabbis believed that Heaven was not somewhere distant, but right here. In the air. So that, when you spoke to God the Father, he was there. He was everywhere, but at the same time, He was there. In the air.

On an entirely different note. Air is what fills us. Our lungs crave one thing, air.

You and I were created. We were designed. We were created for one thing. To be filled of GOD and to surround ourselves in His presence. Or rather, to allow Him to surround us with His presence.

Air. Just so cool. ]]> ~imagodei << kind.of.xian >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/7854029/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/7854029/ Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:19:09 PST {READING.NOW}kyle.lake+reunderstanding.prayer.
{FEELING.LIKE}i.am.ready.for.this+whatever.this.may.be.

Xianity. Or, Christianity. In response to ~mrboo77 about what kind of xian I am. I offer the following.

I am not perfect. I am a beautiful mess. I try to follow after Jesus. I desire to be radical. I desire to produce excellence. I am forgiven. I am excited about eternity. I am not always what you think. I am not always right. I believe GOD is. I believe GOD always will be. I talk to myself. I talk to GOD. I believe in mercy. I believe in justice. Neither of which is grace. I need grace. I believe you need grace. I believe Jesus is the only way for humanity to get back to GOD. I believe GOD wants us all back. I believe that not everyone wants to get back there. I want to fall madly in love with Jesus. I want to bring about change. I want to start a revolution. I am part of the Jesus Movement. I want you to join me. I know that not everyone will. Will you?

I know that I step on toes. What can I say, the shoes I follow are mighty big. I am understanding. I am not always in agreement. I will not judge you. I will share the truth. I will not hate you. I will love you.

This is the kind of human I desire to be. One who follows hard after and falls madly in love with Jesus, the Christ. ]]> ~imagodei << joy >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/7822383/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/7822383/ Mon, 06 Feb 2006 19:12:36 PST {READING.NOW}kyle.lake+reunderstanding.prayer.
{FEELING.LIKE}my.eyes.are.closed.but.my.heart.beats.faster.still.

I am tired. My eyes are fluttering, do you know that feeling? Squinting hurts and at the same time brings relief. The mouth opens wide to yawn but it just won't happen. My heart is overwhelmed with joy...so it beats. It doesn't know what else to do. And I find that refreshing. When the soul is rejuvenated, it responds with life. Amazing, really.

God is my joy. He overwhelms my soul. And I overflow with love. Amazing, I say. ]]> ~imagodei << explicit.faith >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/7755603/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/7755603/ Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:03:33 PST {READING.NOW}kyle.lake+reunderstanding.prayer.
{FEELING.LIKE}the.world.is.full.of.grace.and.it.has.shined.upon.me.

{Explicit Faith}

So, hey...just so you're all aware, be sure to check out this little blogsite that combines some of my poetry with some of my photography+design. It's pretty smooth...

I know we are all bombarded with tons of other sites and all that jazz, so if you don't get to it for a while, that's cool.

It is [link]

I would appreciate your feedback...

thx, see ya ]]> ~imagodei << wow.whoa.and.everything.else >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/7726900/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/7726900/ Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:28:30 PST
Well...wow. What to say? Moved states. Changed professions. Breathed in. Breathed out again. Found that life is certainly worth breathing in again and again.

Will I post any new photos from the time I was gone? well...that would take a long, long, long, time. However, I will be posting new photos as I feel so inspired.

I am glad to be back.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a lot of catching up to do! hahaha... ]]> ~imagodei << i'm.back >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5999245/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5999245/ Thu, 21 Jul 2005 20:48:01 PDT back from all the places i've been

Mood: Crazy

craaazy
Listening to: the cool sound of my AC
Reading: like 3,000 messages!!
Watching: like 3 million deviations!! :D

wow...so i am finally back. where did i go you ask?

week 1 preparing to take my students to summer camp was a week in itself...not to mention moving to a new house!
week 2 taking my students to summer camp (delayed one day because of Hurricane Dennis) was an AWESOME week!!
week 3 catching up on phone calls, emails, lessons, etc. is still in the works! but no worries - i really do love my job!

and there you have three weeks in the making...as for photos - i'll post a couple of fun ones...but most were candid (still great, though, haha) of the students...

much love to all who were thinking "where did justin go!?!?" haha

peas out. (too much napoleon in one week could do damage.

)

if we were in the matrix, girl, you'd be the one!

]]> ~imagodei << the.cliffs >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5677838/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5677838/ Fri, 17 Jun 2005 15:04:11 PDT ahh...the cliffs

Mood: Devious

*grin*
Listening to: water in the ears
Watching: all these photos pass by!

just thought you would like to know i have posted a couple cliff photos in the Scrap section, since they really are not deviations or piecies of "art" - however, they definitely warrant a good view, check em out...

ciao

do you know where you find a legless dog? right where you left him (i

dogs, and none were hurt during the making of this joke)

]]> ~imagodei << twenty.eight.hundred >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5652925/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5652925/ Wed, 15 Jun 2005 05:29:24 PDT

2800+

Mood:

like i love ya'll
Listening to: my guitar...she calls
Watching: the summer fly by

so twenty.eight.hundred plus journal views...thats kinda cool...

and i am totally sorry about not posting too much - i'll have some scraps from when i went cliffjumping to videotape for my youth series...there may be even a couple great photographic captures i could post as well // seriously, i will really try...

hope everyone is enjoying their summer...

as kip would say, "peaseout"

gosh.

do you know where you find a legless dog? right where you left him (i

dogs, and none were hurt during the making of this joke)

]]> ~imagodei << summertime >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5596027/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5596027/ Thu, 09 Jun 2005 07:09:53 PDT

love the days off

Mood:

good...
Listening to: chariot // gavin degraw
Reading: State of Fear // crichton

i have been trying to get stuff uploaded from my laptop and work pc - a lot better than this oldschool thing...hopefully soon - shaping up to be a busy summer!

we are building a new addition to our church, but in the meantime i am trying to freshen things up in our exisiting youth area (a mid-1800's chapel with red carpet, sloped floor...we have put in a huge stage already) it just needs a new fresh coat of paint...oh, all the addison road pictures were taken in our "chapel"...i call it the intersection...

at any rate, i havent dropped off the face of the planet - still here. really wanting to do some creative photography and adobe work right now...just need to get some more summer plans underway

later friends...

do you know what the tie said to the hat? you go on ahead, i'm gonna hang around...

]]> ~imagodei << the.return >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5518338/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5518338/ Wed, 01 Jun 2005 05:26:08 PDT

back home

Mood:

scurred...lots to do
Listening to: Shane & Shane//upstairs
Watching: my task list grow longer...

gotta love the south...its good to be back - just wish i could sleep more

busy days ahead: i have a message to prepare and deliver tonight at theINTERSECTION // respond to like a million youth pastor emails (although i love this part, when you miss a week they really add up) // work on new series for summer: "Cliffjumping: the art of all or nothing" should be sweet, just lots of stuff to do with it... // unpack. enough said // check my awesome deviant friends submissions!!

// reply to those awesome comments

// post some hopefully awesome deviations // make the time to catch my breath, pause, and reflect on God's still-so-great mercy, love, and grace...then on to day two...

at any rate, i'm back, safe and sound (what?

) 'sgood to be back at DA...

do you know what kind of cow just found out she's pregnant? a caffeinated one.

]]> ~imagodei peace out http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5463733/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5463733/ Thu, 26 May 2005 04:13:55 PDT heading north // have a great weekend

Mood: Bouncy

heading out...

just thought i'd update ya'll...see ya in a few

later gators

]]> ~imagodei << chicken.legs >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5443160/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5443160/ Mon, 23 May 2005 21:34:33 PDT go blue // or go home

Mood: Strong

it's on...
Listening to: the roar of the home crowd

picked up our double-header tonight...hit two to deep center, caught several...just had an "on" night - the team was swinging the bats, catching nearly everything...

i obviously didnt take this, but if you want to see my scrawny chicken legs: [link] have at it

we won the last game by mercy rule

]]> ~imagodei << lets.get.dirty >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5426926/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5426926/ Sun, 22 May 2005 06:23:30 PDT talk // bigchurch

Mood: Dancing

lets do this...
Listening to: the buzz of anticipation

so i am delivering the talk at bigchurch today! me and Jesus are gonna have so much fun...it is called "lets get dirty" and refers to an old rabbinical saying, "may you be covered in the dust of your rabbi". i am totally pumped and prepared so it should be a rockin' time...i have been having a nightmare that it for some reason won't be recorded and i won't be able to send a copy to my family or be able to hear it back and evaluate it, etc, etc...otherwise - i never get nervous about this stuff - its definitely my element...

have an excellent sunday and we'll see ya'll back here soon enough!

may you be covered in the dust of your rabbi

]]> ~imagodei << addison.road >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5396656/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5396656/ Wed, 18 May 2005 22:24:17 PDT addison road // at theINTERSECTION

Mood: Tired

whew
Listening to: the ringing left from the concert
Watching: all around me blur as my vision fails me

so addison road rocked it out at theINTERSECTION tonight...man, they can play...Jenny Simmons is the lead, she has a great voice and the background vocals are a tight fit...they have a new cd coming out in june i believe - you can check all their stuff at [link] that's my shameless plug...

well...i have submitted some photos from the night - don't know why, but i was compelled to expand my artistic endeavors to include a series - thought this would be a good one...decided with the 16:9 ratio, and then add the black widescreen markers...

let me know ya'lls thoughts - i appreciate em!

off to hit the sack - i am exhausted after running errands all day and setting up for the concert - had to reorganize our entire stage (its pretty big for a youth venue) redress all the mic cords, rerun several cords to the mixer for their setup...not to mention getting stay late and pick up...haha...but it really is a joy - just exhausts ya! i'll sleep like a rock tonight

]]> ~imagodei << attack.of.the.survey >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5366358/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5366358/ Sun, 15 May 2005 16:43:04 PDT STOLE FROM JESSICA

Mood: Hungry

pooped
Listening to: the answers in my head
Reading: this survey!

N ONE TRY..TYPE YOUR NAME WITH YOUR:

FINGERS: Justin
CHIN: hjdfggfkn
ONE FINGER WITH EYES CLOSED:judtin
CHEEK: yjmn
ELBOW: juusdtikn
PALM: jjdd tgikn
BACK OF HAND: iu87sdtiknm
NOSE: u8w65ij

-----------------DESCRIBE--------------- ---

-- YOUR HERITAGE: nearly 80% Sicilian
-- THE SHOES YOU WORE TODAY: GBX Boots
-- YOUR EYES: blue and in my head
-- YOUR WEAKNESS: puppy eyes
-- YOUR FEARS: not really any fears
-- ONE THING YOU'D LIKE TO ACHIEVE: receiving my PHd in something that doesn't exist yet today.

-----------------STATISTICS------------- -----

-- NAME: Justin
-- ALIAS: imagodei, jay, j-dawg
-- BIRTHDATE: july
-- BIRTHPLACE: michigan
-- BIRTHTIME: 6:00am
-- GENDER: Male
-- BIRTHSTONE: ruby
-- ZODIAC: leo
Chinese: dog?
-- PET CATS: zero
-- PET DOGS: one: sadie girl
-- ACREAGE OF YARD: *hit buzzer* anh
-- ROOMS: 3
-- BATHROOMS: 2
-- CITY: Nashville
-- STATE: Tennessee

-----------------WHAT IS------------------

-- YOUR THOUGHTS FIRST WAKING UP: what is today gonna bring?
-- THE FIRST FEATURE YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX: smile, lips
-- YOUR BEST PHYSICAL FEATURE: eyes?
-- BEDTIME: 1am-ish
-- YOUR GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: trusting Christ
-- YOUR MOST MISSED MEMORY: living in germany

-----------------YOU PREFER------------------

-- PEPSI OR COKE:

you put the coke in the lime you nut and drink it all up
-- MCDONALD'S OR BURGER KING: Burger King Fries and McDonalds burger (really Jack in the Box)
-- SINGLE OR GROUP DATES: they can both be great! they each certainly have their positives
-- CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: chocolate
-- CAPPUCCINO OR COFFEE: cappuccino
-- ADIDAS OR NIKE: can i say New Balance?

-----------------DO YOU------------------

-- SMOKE: nada
-- CUSS: nada
-- TAKE A SHOWER EVERYDAY: i'm a nighter
-- HAVE A CRUSH(ES): of course!
-- WHO ARE THEY: well if i told it wouldnt be a crush now would it?
-- DO YOU THINK YOU'VE BEEN IN LOVE?:

-- WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE: been there done that, loved it
-- LIKE HIGH SCHOOL: hated it...
-- WANT TO GET MARRIED: and have kids

-- TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS: od i sey

-- GET MOTION SICKNESS: nadad
-- THINK YOU'RE ATTRACTIVE: sometimes
-- THINK YOU'RE A HEALTH FREAK: i'd be lying if i said yes
-- GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: my mom
-- LIKE THUNDERSTORMS: its a love/hate relationship

-- PLAY AN INSTRUMENT: sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, guitar

------------IN THE PAST MONTH DID/HAVE YOU--------------

-- DRANK ALCOHOL:

-- SMOKE(D):

-- DONE A DRUG:

-- GO ON A DATE:

-- GO TO THE MALL: yep
-- BEEN ON STAGE:

oh yea
-- BEEN DUMPED:

-- GONE SKATING:

-- MADE HOMEMADE COOKIES:

http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5333036/ Wed, 11 May 2005 19:19:41 PDT the reason why we are seeking copyright is so we can use it on shirts, hats, clothing, etc. if our students would like to make that statement in a variety of ways

so eat it up! get fed and get full on Jesus!!

after all...he is real...

thx for the concern and questions - i

questions!

]]> ~imagodei << voici >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5327481/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5327481/ Wed, 11 May 2005 07:37:02 PDT [link] - this didn't turn out half bad.

working on a couple of asian-inspired david crowder-esque pieces right now...i'll keep ya'll posted.

have some counseling sessions this afternoon, otherwise - a great start to what is looking like a great summer

keep on keepin' on

]]> ~imagodei << going.away >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5268512/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5268512/ Wed, 04 May 2005 19:45:20 PDT

got a great one-liner by the way: when is milk like hair? when it is pasteurized (past-your-eyes)

gotta love cheesy jokes

]]> ~imagodei << s h o c k e d > > http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5258892/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5258892/ Tue, 03 May 2005 18:06:49 PDT all was going well until i thought i should experiment with the German Outlet in front of me (yes, thats 220volts of good ole power). I stuck the headphone jack in one side and my finger in the other - literally blew me across the room! my parents even took a picture...i should post it - just don't laugh - okay, you can...needless to say, i was alright...

true.storyII: sunday night, while at the age of twenty-two, i was going to be funny and get on a little metal tricycle that was in the chapel entrance...so as i swung my right leg over, my foot touched the side of a wall outlet of which the faceplate had been broken off apparently - my toes touched the side and a huge flash of blue flame jumped out of the wall while my toes were singed and i was thrown like 4 feet in the opposite direction!!

seriously, you'd think i would learn...

at any rate, i am still here - my foot is fine, despite sitting for about an hour with shaky hands and feet....

the only thing i've got left is like lightning and sitting in a tub with a radio - which are not on my current list of things "to do" haha

]]> ~imagodei << G O D >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5211293/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5211293/ Thu, 28 Apr 2005 09:22:42 PDT God. his power is great. his faith greater. his love is greatest.
God. he loves you. he loves me. i wonder did you know that?

]]> ~imagodei << subscriber.status >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5196116/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5196116/ Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:43:23 PDT :::

How is that I am a subscriber? Is it just with 2,000 page views [which is sweet in itself, don't get me wrong] but i don't understand!

This is so great! I just hope my credit card is not getting charged like mad right now, because I never authorized, endorsed, ok-d, signed anything

This is so sweet - oh and by the way - thanks for helping me reach 2thousand page views!!

i have so been missing out! i love being a subscriber!!

get down...aww...bring the beat back...two hops now...do the cha-cha ya'll...

::: this is a footer - only subscriber's can do this -

that would be moi

::: ]]> ~imagodei << fall.creek.falls >> http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5127175/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5127175/ Tue, 19 Apr 2005 06:36:30 PDT > ocean's eleven soundtrack
<< read.lately >> proverbs seventeen
<< watching >> time go by like a wave in the ocean

So, I made it back from the mountains

it was definitely a sight to see! I'm not a big fisherman, but I fished for 14 hours over two days - well, more like killed a bunch of minnows

nonetheless, i did make it over to Fall Creek Falls...captured some great moments - hope you enjoy...

will be adding a few more photographs today/tomorrow - so be on the lookout...

thx for everything -

A: friends are awesome!! you know who i'm talking about

keep on keepin' on & keep on lovin' God ]]> ~imagodei ::: off to the mountains ::: http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5090994/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5090994/ Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:09:21 PDT ~imagodei :: what if :: http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5055134/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/5055134/ Sun, 10 Apr 2005 20:25:00 PDT
what if we lived out loud?

::: had to change the journal ::: ]]> ~imagodei Save the Best for Last http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4968248/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4968248/ Fri, 01 Apr 2005 08:09:05 PST

[01.] Who are you?
[02.] Are we friends?
[03.] When and how did we meet?
[04.] How have I affected you?
[05.] What do you think of me?
[06.] What's the fondest memory you have of me?
[07.] How long do you think we will be friends?
[08.] Do you like me?
[09.] Would you date me?
[10.] Would you kiss me?
[11.] Would you hug me?
[12.] Do you think I would be willing to edit out a question that I didn't think was right even if told not to by "them"?
[13.] Physically, what stands out?
[14.] Emotionally, what stands out?
[15.] Do you wish I was cooler?
[16.] Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
[17.] Am I loveable?
[18.] How long have you known me?
[19.] Describe me in one word.
[20.] What was your first impression?
[21.] Do you still think that way about me now? Why?
[22.] What do you think my weakness is?
[23.] Do you think I'll get married? Who?
[24.] What makes me happy?
[25.] What makes me sad?
[26.] What reminds you of me?
[27.] If you could give me anything what would it be?
[28.] How well do you know me?
[29.] When's the last time you saw me?
[30.] Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
[31.] Are you going to put this in your journal and see what I say about you? ]]> ~imagodei background, etc... http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4913377/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4913377/ Fri, 25 Mar 2005 21:49:59 PST
** I thought a glass of pine-sol cleaner was apple juice and i drank it when i was 3 1/2...has nothing to do with photos but i still get a kick out of it

** I began working at a professional photography studio of a small town of about 10,000 ppl in mid-Michigan when i was 15 - just answering the phones, cleaning, making props that sort of thing. I was a Studio Assistant - ahh the good ole days...

** Within a year I was helping pose, gophering at weddings, all that good stuff. That same year I asked if i could borrow a camera to just dink around with...my boss told me yes!

I was now a Studio Assistant Training other Studio Assistants

** At the end of that year, I was beginning training with the Associate Photographer and doing Senior Pictures...at 17 I became an Associate Photographer! I was geeked...

** At 18, the other AP left to travel and do photography around the nation (USA) and so I was promoted...which really only meant more bookwork, haha...but it was all good. I went to school, graduated with 2 BA's in Psychology and Family Studies and continued to work there until this year when I moved to become a Youth Pastor in NashVegas baby...It has been bittersweet...

I started my DA account so i could put Stills and Experimentals up...I have hundreds of portraits lying around, maybe i'll go thru some and post them as well...it would just seem weird in this gallery now.

This turned out to be longer than I wanted. Sorry

I desire now to buy a home, put a darkroom in the basement and a small theatre in the attic/upstairs...so i can have the best of both worlds - film and photo...

thanks for reading! ]]> ~imagodei Have You Heard http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4887794/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4887794/ Wed, 23 Mar 2005 05:22:54 PST
M U T E M A T H found here at [link]
exceptionally talented, humble, eclectic, and musically brilliant!

DCB [david crowder band] on the web at [link]
Sunsets and Sushi is something out of this world, almost quite literally...please due yourself a favor and check it out...

Wyclef Jean right here at [link] obviously not new, but his newfound perspective on faith, life, and music will make for a tight change in his career...

these are certainly just a few...at any rate - worth the checkout...

:: turn it up. live it loud. don't burn out. make him proud :: ]]> ~imagodei Insert Survey Here http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4865117/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4865117/ Sun, 20 Mar 2005 17:01:11 PST no reason i suppose...boredom, perhaps...nah - too busy doing other things...who am i kidding...comments welcome? haha, weren't expecting the "?" were ya?

yeehaw...i dont really say that...

**adapted from *EclipsedMeh's journal **
THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. i am unbalanced...that is, i am bent toward God...
2. my hair...its everchanging

3. i dont like to give myself compliments

THREE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. i tend to overanalyze the little stuff...i love psychology...
2. i haven't yet mastered the guitar...
3. i often put my foot in my mouth (although it can sometimes be fun)

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. car accidents - you know, those squealing tires...
2. not having a talk for my students with five minutes before i'm on
3. people who say they never cry, never fight...they are either lying or dead.

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. music
2. jones soda
3. touch

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. new balance shoes
2. AE jeans
3. deodorant

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS (or artists (at the moment)):
1. David Crowder Band
2. Justin McRoberts
3. Chris Botti

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
1. No One Like You - dcb
2. Paradigm - All Together Separate
3. anything - Chris Botti

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
1. New Series of Talks
2. Go to all of the coffeehouses downtown
3. Wakeboard...

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP (love is a given):
1. she's willing to dream with me
2. she's willing to whisper sweet nothings
3. she's willing to dance, music or not...

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE
1. i love Jesus
2. i desparately want a hot tub
3. i once drank pine sol

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. It's all in the eyes
2. How they laugh
3. glow about them

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
1. touch my nose with my tongue
2. play a B on the guitar
3. be fake.

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Photography
2. Listening to music
3. Creating Art

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. Play Soccer
2. Teach Big Church
3. Go Cliffjumping

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. now that i'm in one

: be a youth pastor!
2. start a church
3. be a great husband and dad

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Sicily - most all of my heritage lies there
2. South Africa
3. Ireland

THREE KID'S NAMES:
1. if i ever have/adopt a latin/spanish girl i love the name Alejandra...
2. herm - b/c that would just rock!
3. thats all i got

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. perform a marriage for one of my students
2. travel, travel, travel
3. start a church that doesnt do church, but lives church; doesnt do love, is love. ]]> ~imagodei launching new site & survey II http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4835079/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4835079/ Thu, 17 Mar 2005 07:56:32 PST cthru

i really wanted "transparent" but it was taken...

oh well...

it is brand new so i am still working on an avatar (any ideas?) and getting the poems over there...

Survey Part Deux
HAVE YOU:
- ever cried over a girl: more than one actually...(i wear my emotions right there on the cuff...
- ever cried over a boy: i cried when i was the best man at my buddy's wedding...that was a great wedding!
- ever been in a fist fight: once in 5th grade...
- ever been arrested: not so much

WHAT
- shampoo do you use: American Crew|Citrus Mint
- are you scared of: karaoke!

- number of people I would classify as true, could trust with my life type friends: 3
- number of people I consider my enemies:

hmm

FAVORITE:
- disney movie: Aladdin...not really a fan of disney
- word: amour. i mean, just say it!
- nickname: jay, bubby
- eye color: baby blue

- flower: i like to give roses...

DO YOU THINK YOU ARE:
- pretty:

- handsome: i've had my moments...
- funny: i like my own sense of humour - does that count?
- hot: thats for you to know and me to find out...wait, what?

- friendly: i'd like to think so
- amusing: like, monkeys grooming each other amusing? nah.
- ugly: i've had my moments...okay, all of jr high...and sr. high...and - okay, enough already!
- loveable: like a puppy

- sweet: napolean sweet or cute italian guy sweet?
- dorky: ya got me. ]]> ~imagodei Part Survey Part Not http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4825767/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4825767/ Wed, 16 Mar 2005 05:20:13 PST
**Survey**
DESCRIBE YOUR:
[ x ] Wallet- full of receipts of days gone by...
[ x ] Pillow cover - just washed actually...downy fresh
[ x ] Favorite shirt - i love being on the water, so...no shirt
[ x ] Perfume/cologne - Nautica | Very Sexy 4H
[ x ] CD in stereo right now - Chris Botti: When I Fall in Love
[ x ] What you are wearing now - its 7am...haha
[ x ] In my mouth - guitar pick
[ x ] In my head - tonight's lesson
[ x ] Wishing - that i could finish a song i'm working on
[ x ] After this - after what?

[ x ] Person you wish you could see right now - JK
[ x ] Do you believe in love - absolutely.
[ x ] Do you believe in Heaven - see above. (no pun intended)
[ x ] What kind of funeral do you want? - a party...some tears...then some more laughing...
[ x ] If you could have any animal for a pet, what would it be - a miniature dachsun named herm
[ x ] What's your favorite coin - what? i really like the quarter, with the ridged edge...

and there you have Part I ]]> ~imagodei Etcetera http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4785068/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4785068/ Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:54:26 PST

: The very last bit of "The Broker" by John Grisham...

: DCB "Sunsets and Sushi" & Jack Johnson/David Barnes Mix

This weekend should be a pretty good weekend, may have a chance to change venue and photograph some new stuff - i'll keep ya'll posted

but don't hold your breath...the weather is downright not warm enough

i left Michigan so i could be hot...not 40*...

Drink Jones Soda...thats my plug for that - oh...someone should make an emotiocon for a smiley drinking Jones Soda...If i knew how to do it - i would...but i don't...so i cant...so i'm a loser.

on a happier note: my office is clean once again!

it won't stay this way long...

MEMBER OF:

]]> ~imagodei Etcetera http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4785066/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4785066/ Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:54:18 PST

: The very last bit of "The Broker" by John Grisham...

: DCB "Sunsets and Sushi" & Jack Johnson/David Barnes Mix

This weekend should be a pretty good weekend, may have a chance to change venue and photograph some new stuff - i'll keep ya'll posted

but don't hold your breath...the weather is downright not warm enough

on a happier note: my office is clean once again!

it won't stay this way long...

MEMBER OF:

:christians: ]]> ~imagodei back from the OC http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4735943/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4735943/ Sat, 05 Mar 2005 15:35:19 PST
Look forward to catching up on all ya'lls deviations...

much love, so tired, gonna sleep...

ps. stood in line with Paris Hilton at the Nashville Airport, she is in town filming Simple Life 3!!! it was crazy, truth be told i spotted her dog first...sad, i know. ]]> ~imagodei m o n o c o l o u r - p h o t o s http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4661194/ http://imagodei.deviantart.com/journal/4661194/ Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:04:02 PST

became a member here...don't know if my image(s) are up yet, but i am learning to be patient

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::inTHEcdPLAYER: Anthony Evans; David Crowder (Sunsets & Sushi)

::inFRONTofMYeyes: my 1.5" lcd screen of pix from lastnight

::quoteOFtheDAY: "don't get stuck on 'someday i'll...'" ]]> ~imagodei