Hey Everyone;So, how is everyone again? I think I am doing better then ever with this whole blogging thing. :) - I have been managing to post two or three times a day now, I should only be doing it once a day but I think it’s better to blog every chance I get, it makes it more personal I think. lol- So.... I just finished watching Family Matters, it was quite funny. I use to watch it all the time but often find myself forgetting about it, oh well- I try to watch it whenever I realize that it’s on. It’s a lot more “friendly” then most of the other programs out there. But I won’t start on that. lol-
Well, I have a purpose of blogging (for once eh?-lol). I was thinking back to late this summer (or early fall) when I person asked me a very simple questions but when I tried to answer it seemed very hard. The question was something like “name five people from this community that you look to and name five people outside this community”. (This may not be the exact question but still) So I got to thinking, and after a few hours I came up with “Josh’s top 10 list of people I look up to”, and the range was very far. However, for a while now I was thinking about this question again, and after a bit of deliberation I decided a somewhat “new” list and simple reasons why I look up to them. So here goes...
I’ll start with:
5 People from outside this community:
i)
Oliver Penney - “OP” has been such an inspiration for me in many ways. I learned to respect and look up to Mr. Penney while he taught me throughout grades 7-10. I think grade 10 “Canadian History” really put him # 1 on my list because of all the things that went on in that class and how he managed to “most of the times” keep cool. I have the upmost respect for him from now and here on in.
ii)
Pope John Paul II - Simply due to the fact that he was so “ripe in age” and continued to do God’s work. He continued to do it right up until his death in April 2nd 2005. He seemed so humble and trustful in God. That alone placed him # 2 in my top 5 list.
iii)
George W Bush - Back when I was all for the war in Iraq (which I still am but not as much) President Bush really deserved this spot. I know I put him on my first list due to the fact that he seems to step up time and time again for God, even if he don’t try to(or mean to). He stands for moral values (pro-life etc) and not worldly values. I honestly think that it was the Christian people of the states that made Bush win his second term, and good thing I’d say. You still deserve a spot in this list.
iv)
Vestal Goodman - Her words of inspiration is amazing. So clearly belonging to Jesus and her voice is amazing. I don’t know her in person (neither do I know the others except for OP) but she always seemed so humble in God and trusting him. The words she wrote, her worship attitude and her prayer made her # 4 on my list.
v)
Noah - I wasn’t really going to use bible people in this list (this time) but I am forced to do so. Especially after the English term paper I done on him. Noah was awesome. He put every bit of faith he had in God and built the Ark. He took all those animals, his family and boarded the ark and waiting out God’s plan for the world. I read the “Noah in the 21st Century” poem and it really got me thinking if I would obey God so strongly. Now Noah wasn’t perfect but a true man of God.
Now I’ll do my other list:
5 People from this community: i)
Scott Newbury - Even though I don’t really act that I do all the time (I try though..lol) I really look up to Scott. He has been another divine inspiration for me. Always humbling in God through thick and thin. He is an amazing person, an amazing light for God and an amazing friend. He has so much wisdom which comes in handy. He easily deserves my # 1 spot. (As if it matter though eh...lol)
ii)
Pastor Darren Rowe - Another man who clearly humbles himself in God. I don’t really “know” Pastor Rowe a whole lot but the few times I have spoken to him he was awesome. Just to see him in or outside the church God really shines through. You can clearly tell that he is a devoted man of prayer and such an inspiration to all.
iii)
Vera Foster - I LOVE THIS WOMAN! Ha! She is SO friendly it’s unbelievable. She is so passionate about God and serving him. She certainly has amazing testimonies in church and when she talks about her passion for the youth.... wow! She’s a beautiful and a very well respected woman.
iv)
Beverly Welshman - Ha! No, this is not a joke (just kidding Bev...lol) The way I look at Bev is the simple fact for years and years she has been a second mother to me. So many times I have went to her, talked to her about different things and learned so much from her. The biggest fact that I liked about her is that she knows how to have “fun in God”! This women is hilarious in so many ways yet she knows how to be so serious at times. Again like Aunt Vera, Bev’s testimony is amazing. The passion she puts into her words and how God worked miracles in her family and her own life clearly shows that she’s not afraid to admit she has God. She easily earned # 4! :)
v)
Deborah Lush - This is a shocker right.... (joking, joking...lol-) I have known Mrs. Lush for a nice long while now. She taught me in school from like grade 2-6 and has played a huge role (even without her knowing) in my life. When I first came to know Christ and things didn’t always seemed to look good for me and my future (in God) her simple smile brought Christ alive for me. In church I would sit there and be so serious looking and she would walk past me and (most of the times) say “Smile Josh, God loves you”. I’m pretty sure she didn’t know that those simple words got me through some of life’s toughest times and for that I’ll honor you with # 5!
And “ta-da” The list is complete! :) Anything I may have said I didn’t mean anything bad by it, not even in the slightest way. There are many more people I wish I could include in this list (and I could easily have done so cause there are so many people) but I had to pick my top 5. Well I didn’t HAVE to, but WANTED to.... lol.... so yeah!
I’m gonna challenge you now. Think about your top 5's and reasons why. It’s MUCH harder then it looks. Now I’m not telling you to blog about it but just do it for a personal note. :)
Anyways, I think this is the longest post I have EVER done but I hope you enjoyed it to the fullest!
God Bless
Peace -n- Prayers
PS> I had to use my signature this time cause MINE IS MUCH COOLER THEN RUD'S! HA!
Another one was this (the one in purple):
