Driving Notes

How often do you talk to your best friend? Everyday? Twice a day? Or do you constantly text back and forth? Human beings have the need for social interaction with other human beings. It’s part of life. But how much time do we spend talking to our God? He is suppose to be our best friend, but I certainly don’t find myself praying as often as I text my friends. God longs for us to talk to him just like we look for chances to visit with our friends.

How would you feel if you had a friend who only talked to you when he wanted something? I know that I wouldn’t consider that person to be a very good friend. I was thinking about how much of a “friend” I truly am to God. I am trying to remember to actually talk with Him during daily devotions and not just thank Him for the day and then pile on my burdens. I want to be best friends with Jesus and that means giving Him my time. It’s the least I could do after the whole dying for my sins thing.

Just a friendly reminder that in our busy lives we can still make time for our BFF…….God.

-Jayme

Have you ever had “one of those days”? I’m sure you have. It’s a day that is out to get you and you can’t escape it. My particular “one of those days” took place last Tuesday. I was on my way in to work when I realized I needed to get some gas if I was going to make it all the way to Mt. Vernon. I stopped at the only gas station remotely close to me and walked inside to prepay. Upon reaching the cash register I saw a sign that read “Cash only, no checks, credit cards, or debit.” Of course, foolish me had no cash and was “up a creek” so to speak. With no gas stations close enough on the way to work, I was forced to back track 20 minutes and get gas. After researching the subject I discovered that credit cards have been out for 64 years and this place still doesn’t take them…………..

So my day was off to a rough start and it only got worse……..

I was heading home from work now and my car has no air conditioning, so I drive with my windows down. When I go home I started rolling up the windows as usual only to discover that my driver’s side, front window was no longer functioning. Of course it couldn’t get stuck in the “up” position because that would make the impending thunderstorm a lot less concerning. I urgently drove to my uncle’s house (the only person close to my house that knows alot about cars) and he was able to help me get the window up, but now I will have to purchase a new motor to go into the driver’s door.

Needless to say it was a rough day. I’m sure there was a life lesson to learn, but I haven’t discovered it yet. What I’ve learned so far is to always carry a couple bucks in your wallet, (or purse ladies) just in case. The other lesson is to bring a cold water bottle with you to work because it’s going to be a hot drive when your window won’t roll down.

-Jayme

If you know me, you know I’m a sports fan, so watching LeBron ditch the Cavs last night was, well…certainly one of the most dysfunctional things I’ve seen in my 41 years.  A PR trainwreck for James, compounded by Cleveland owner Dan Gilbert’s emotionally-charged response letter.  BUT…the Morning Thing did such a great job of putting things in perspective this morning, there’s no need to write more.  Marcy and Sam did a great job of reminding us there’s only ONE King we need to keep our focus on.

Quite frankly, my biggest disappointment yesterday was not LBJ leaving, but the fact that rain stopped my major home improvement project of the week- re-painting and staining the deck 😦

In case you haven’t heard, the lineup has been released for this year’s SonFest outdoor music festival at MVNU, and we at WNZR are thrilled to welcome some incredible artists again this year.  Please note that the date is October 2, so it’ll be a couple weeks later than usual.  Hawk Nelson and Britt Nicole will making their first-ever appearances at SonFest, and returning from past years we’ll have Thousand Foot Krutch, Group 1 Crew and Manic Drive.  Tickets go on sale Friday, July 16th, so mark it on your calendar now!

Have a great weekend…and thanks to Jayme for holding down the fort this week while I took a few days to get some long-needed home projects done.

-Joe

Today’s been something…and it all happened BEFORE the show!

9:50am: Taking the morning off, I’m thinking about mowing the lawn, but instead I get sucked in to the watching the US-Algeria World Cup match on ESPN…when I lived overseas, I was really into soccer, but I’ve fallen away from following it closely the past few years.  Still, there’s nothing quite like an elimination game, and when your country’s fate is on the line…well, you watch.  What made this match compelling was the fact that England was playing Slovenia at the same time, one channel away (ESPN2). 

11:45am: After 90 minutes of a scoreless tie, and the fact that England was winning 1-0, I’m thinking two things: 1) I just wasted nearly two hours watching a scoreless tie…and…2) our boys were about 4 minutes away from being eliminated. 

11:46am: Landon Donovan scores.  The stadium roars.  An ocean away, America roars and rumbles with approval.

11:50am: It’s over. US wins, 1-0.  The Americans and Brits both make it to the round of 16…and I must admit, it was compelling, emotional sport at its best.

(while all this is going on and beyond): Two guys at Wimbeldon are making history with the longest tie-breaker ever in Grand Slam tennis.  American John Isner and Frenchman Nicholas Mahut are STILL going…suspended twice by darkness, tied 59-59 (that’s games, not points) in the fifth set, completely incredible.  Over 10 hours of tennis between these two, now going into it’s third day. They pick it up tomorrow. Wow.

12:15pm: I go outside to mow the lawn…note to self…there’s a reason you usually mow in the evening.  It’s hot. 

12:45pm: I run out of gas (the mower, that is)…off to the gas station…sorry if you saw me there.  I’m soaked in my own sweat.

1:41pm: The ground rumbles for just a bit, the reverb not from South Africa, but from an earthquake in Canada.  It was felt across Ohio.  I missed it, recovering from my mowing session in the shower.

1:42pm: My friends Mike and Leah become first-time parents with the arrival of their baby girl.  Congratulations!

…and who said summer was boring?

-Joe

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As you may have heard, Jayme is away this week in Mobile, Alabama, helping his parents, Jim and Lora, move into their new home.  Jim is taking a new position as the administrator at a Christian school there.  We’re going to miss “Mom and Dad” McMillan around here- both have made a tremendous contribution to our MVNU campus and surrounding community.  You haven’t lived until you’ve seen Jim in his “Big Ed” character…which I liken to a combination of Junior Samples from ‘Hee Haw’, Goober from the ‘Andy Griffith Show’, and Yosemite Sam!  Lora, of course, was his costume manager.  We wish them God’s guidance and peace as they begin this new journey in their lives.  

As you pray for them, remember Jayme, too…this will be a transition year for him as his parents are now no longer just a short drive away.  You know what I mean?  When you want that good homecooked meal, a place off-campus to hang with friends, Mom or Dad’s wise face-to-face advice, or maybe just to do some laundry…home is good.    I went through a similar transition my second year in college when my parents went from being just around the corner to about two hours away.  So I can relate.

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