A couple of days ago, I saw that the Melting Pot was having a contest in honor of National Chocolate Fondue Day.  They wanted users to submit a 30 second video & explain which type of chocolate fondue best represents you: dark, milk, or white.  The winner will receive free fondue for a year ($1,200 worth).

SO…we decided to enter.  Here’s my family’s entry for the contest.  We’ll find out if we win on Thursday.  Everything in the video (footage, music, singing, etc…) is completely original and is me, my wife, and my little boy, so hopefully they’ll think it’s creative!

We’re calling it Like Milk Chocolate.  We’d love to hear your thoughts about it!

Hope you all have an incredible Christmas!  Remember to be thankful this Christmas for all that we have and why you celebrate.

But the time away has created something interesting that takes place whenever I get back home. It never fails (up to this point), that when I get home my little boy comes running to me and I pick him up to embrace him. He is so excited to see his Daddy and it thrills me to no end to be able to pick him up and simply love him.

I was reading in the book of Jeremiah the other day and a verse really stood out to me. It said “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.” This “lovingkindness” or hesed in Hebrew, is a love that is relentless, constant, unrestrained love that God has for us.

I can’t help but to immediately think of my love for my little boy and my wife. I know it’s only a small glimpse into God’s love for us, but it reminds me that there is someone out there that has an unrelenting love for us. He pursues us, embraces us, and loves us no matter what we’ve done because we’re His.

Maybe some of you needed that reminder today. Maybe not. Just know that there is someone out there that loves you no matter what and know that He will embrace you whenever you come to Him.

Here’s a short recap of Isaiah’s Memorial Day festivities.

• After 4 months of no luck on the job front, I finally got a job.  I’m working for a free online public high school here in South Carolina as a Community Outreach Director.  It’s a Godsend for more reasons than just having a paycheck.  For one, I’m getting to meet more people here than I could have ever done simply as a pastor.  I’ll be speaking at events all across the Midlands.   Also, it’s great to be working with a school that will make an impact on tons of lives here in South Carolina.  The main downside is that there is no guarantee that the job will last beyond the summer.  But…that should be enough time to line up other things to make ends meet just in case it ends.
• The church plant is going well.  We are really starting to meet a good number of people here in NE Columbia that aren’t plugged into churches anywhere.  I’m convinced that living at an apartment complex is one of the best things a church planter can do because it is so easy to meet people.  I’m also working on piecing together some key staff people in the coming months so pray that God lead the right people here and that we will have a diverse staff.
• My wife’s chiropractic practice still isn’t open.  About a month ago, the group that was supposed to buy a building to lease to her informed us that they cannot find anything and that we are on our own.  It was a huge shock since they had given no indication that they were having difficulties at all.  We really don’t know what to do right now, so pray for direction for us with this.  Hopefully we can find a building and find a way to afford getting it open.
• I just got a Flip Ultra HD camcorder so this blog will eventually have more video.  It may get interesting.