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Abraham

Life has moments. Moments of fear. Moments of sadness. Moments of complete joy. Moments of not knowing what the heck to expect next... I'm in one of those moments right now. It's exciting and scary all at the same time. But what I've realized is that God never opens the door you expect or makes things turn out exactly as you hoped. And I believe that's because real faith is not believing so that whatever you want will happen. Real faith is believing that what's happening is what's best for you. If faith was easy, it wouldn't be called faith. It would be called rationality.

Remember Abraham? God told him He had awesome things for him. He didn't tell him what. He didn't tell him why. He just said, "go."

Go? Honestly. That's all he gets? But here's the crazy part. Abraham went. He just packed up and went. Had no idea where he was going or what for. But he found out along the way all he needed to know to get there.

And what did he find? Oh, only that he was the father of the Nation of Israel. Oh yeah, and that his children would be as numerous as the stars in the sky. May not seem like a big deal to you here in 2009, but when you think about it in the context of human history, Abraham fathered the nation that brought us Jesus Christ - the promised nation of people who would provide the stage for the major affairs of the world from that point forward. Think about it.

So now, I stand at a crossroads in my life. I have no idea why or that I would get here right now. I have this choice I can make - to keep going the way I've been or to take a leap of faith and do something that goes against everything society tells you. But see, that's not how I want to live my life of faith - in my comfort zone.

So, God, I'll go. I don't have to know where right now. I don't even have to know why. But I know when - it's now.

The adventure begins...

~Captain

Oh man, I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Working for Dunder Mifflin

I have a 9 to 5. I don't readily admit it. Musicians tend to like to leave the "I'm too cool for a real job" impression, but the bottom line is, I got bills, hon. And as such, I have a 9 to 5.

I recently got into The Office. I know, I know, welcome to the bandwagon... I'm a little slow, I admit. But since my dial rarely ever veers off to network television, I've only heard the stories of how great the show is until recently. My husband and I own the British DVDs of the original, which, by the way, is a MUST HAVE. So I hesitated to believe in the American version (seeing as how those Brits are always funnier), but I admit I was pleasantly surprised.

But I had no idea that The Office would provide me so much comfort. In the midst of the daily grind, I've often felt like I work for the only company in the world with crazies. Dwights, Angelas, Michaels... But now I see that many people deal with the same ridiculous things I see on a daily basis. It has renewed my fervor and determination to power through and overcome. I feel like maybe I'm Pam... seeing through the stupidity and reading everyone like a book. And maybe, inspired by her good humor, I can learn to just take it all in stride and let it roll off my back. It is, after all, just a job. It does not define me...

So thanks, Pam. And thanks, Dwight, Angela, Michael, Jim, and on and on. You've taught me that life is too short to take so seriously. And you've taught me that we all, in some way, work for Dunder Mifflin.

Lately @ The Cavern

Thought you might enjoy this. We (Lately) did.

A new blog, a new day

It's a new day. It's a new blog. Sans MySpace. Okay, so I admit it: MySpace is dying. I recently made the transition over to Facebook (against my said better judgment) only to find that Facebook is, in fact, the superior social networking tool. Better layout. No obnoxious html customization. Easy to find things. Easy to navigate. Easy to keep the creeps out.

MySpace, I bid thee my tribute. You were faithful for all those years. I used you to shamelessly promote my band, back when we called ourselves "Morgan Guin Band." You helped us get fans. You made us famous in our own right. But I must admit, it took you too long to get on the trend bandwagon. I suspect it has something to do with corporatizing. Whatever the case, you have yet to release profile 2.0 for bands and because of that, I write you off.

On to Facebook and solo blogging I go. No more referring to my MySpace blog. This is my new blog. This is my new day.

If you're reading this and you're still on our MySpace, don't worry. I'm not getting rid of it. I just don't find a whole lot of use out of it anymore so I won't be posting much there anymore. Sorry if I offend.

On to bigger and better things.

Farewell,
Captain

PS - I'm just now discovering Pandora radio. My Beatles channel has changed my life. I can sleep at night now...

PPS - We need your VOTE!!! Lately is trying to go to Chicago but we need YOU to get us there. If it suits you, please take a mere 3 minutes out of your day to vote here. It would do our hearts good to know you care...