Summer so far.................

Hot
that describes my summer so far
First off, I predicted that this blog would slow down majorly during the summer....I was right.
It will pick back up in August when school starts. School always brings blog inspiration.

Let's examine my summer so far. At the time of this blog I still have like 2 months left...pretty righteous

OK, my summer....
so big changes have been made. Please read one blog post below to get the full scoop. I am actually excited to go back to school for the first time in a long while. I feel that I may be finally on the right track.

I am also excited to go back to school for another reason all together.

Let me first start this off by saying that I am thankful beyond belief to have a job and an income flowing in...that being said...
I am not a fan of tree work. I got a job at a tree service this summer as a groundsman. I clock in at 6:45 a.m and get home around 5 p.m. Officially I am the do-stuff-nobody-else-wants-to-do guy and I am fine with that. The tree business is like a whole new world opened up to me. These guys are literally suspended by nothing more than a rope and some pulley contraption. This device is the only thing preventing them from a leafy and wooded death. I have to admit that coming in 3 weeks ago I had NO, NONE, ZERO tree/machinery knowledge of any kind.
I pretty much still have no knowledge but I do know how to clean a chainsaw, not all trees are oak trees, and that college is going to benefit me in ways I never imagined.
This job has supercharged the passion for school that I haven't had in years. If anything comes from this job, other than a large sum of money, I'm glad that I have it for that very fact.
On top of that job I am still working at Shop N Save.
It's going to be worth it

I have found myself examining the relationships in my life since this summer has started. It is uncanny that we just got through a series on relationships at church. It's awesome how timely the Lord is. Anyway, I've come to find that there has been clearly a shift in the people who I have in my life. Past relationships have been replaced with new ones, the new friendships gained have been getting stronger, and I believe, without a doubt, this new group of people will help me fulfill who I am supposed to be. I am blessed by the people surrounding me. They bring an incredible amount of joy to my life. Relationships with like-minded friends rock...

Let's see...
Justin was given the opportunity at church to join the worship team. He plays the acoustic guitar on Wednesday nights and both Sunday services. I am so proud of him. His promotion is simply a result of his faithfulness and willingness to serve. What a great example he sets for his younger brothers. He is an incredible brother...One of the best, hands down.
It's been great getting to spend a lot of time with my brothers so far this summer. I've felt a strengthening in our relationship in the past few weeks/months. It's been a while since we've had this time to just be together. Things have been busy for the past year or so and to find this time together has been ridiculously awesome.

I think that's it for now.


When it's really hot outside, think of me lifting logs.
Because that's what I'm doing

Hope everybody is having a great summer.

New plans

Change
It's found me
I feel that change is coming. I feel a change in who I am
I can't put my finger on it

I did need to make this decision
My major has been switched.
After 3 years, I am no longer a history major/education minor.
My heart is not there, the passion is lacking and that's when I knew that it was time to move on.
Although teaching/coaching is an awesome profession, it's not what I wanted and I finally decided to speak up instead of get to the end of the road, looking back at the all the times I could have switched.
When I stopped playing football, I was asked how I could coach something that I didn't have passion for....and I've come to find that I can't
I am not embarrassed by this fact
It's all part of the molding and maturing of who I am going to be
My new major is psychology
My heart is people
I want to invite the Lord into my counseling...bring a Holy perspective into the lives that I come into contact with.
I was worried that this would set me waaaaaaaay back but it'll only be one more semester than I had planned anyway.
I have been in a whirlwind the past few weeks. My spirit in an uproar about many areas of my life. No peace
This is a step I'm taking and I'm going to stay on it until I know where to go. Like I said in my last post, I feel a pull in another direction but I need to use wisdom regarding the moves I make.

Something I wanted to share....
A great friend of mine who lives in Kansas City spoke some words into my life about the Lord and His love for us. He brought this verse to my attention and it came to life immediately...
Psalm 139:17-18
How precious are your thoughts about me, O God.
They cannot be numbered!
I can’t even count them;
they outnumber the grains of sand!
And when I wake up,
you are still with me!
Think about what David is writing in this verse!!! "How precious are your thoughts about me!!!!"
The creator of the Universe has thoughts about me. That alone is mind blowing but to think that they are too many to count!!!!!!!!!!!
Man, He loves us
As I was reading this morning, I read the whole chapter of Psalms 139 to gain a full perspective of those verses and this is it for me...
Psalm 139:16:
You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
before a single day had passed.
I get so anxious to be where I'm supposed to be but He knows where I'm at.
Time to remain faithful and wait

Thanks for reading everybody.
I will try to update more if I can. I start a new job tomorrow so I'll update on how that goes.

Ouch

This has been an interesting week so far

It's always tough when you realize that your perception of something is not actually true.
I've come to that realization right now about things that I have upcoming in the next months and it hurts me to see this because I know I should be going another direction yet I'm not. This pull I feel is taking me way off course from where I thought/think I should be going. Maybe I am trying to do things my way...I think I may have made decisions too quickly

However, I do know that the one thing I put so high and was so excited for, has come crashing down and I realize it's not what I want after all.

Sorry if this blog is a downer. Normally I don't write blogs of this nature but being that this is indeed the Life and Times of Mr. Glose, I felt that this was a timely blog in my life.

On a side note, I got a job today working at a tree company. Pays good, more hours than what I'm getting now, and I'll be working outside which is nice in my opinion.
Heading to church tonight...gonna go eat after with some awesome people