I’m trying to figure out what put me in my recent blog-funk. I haven’t pinpointed anything yet. But I am getting to the point were I’m wondering if I will even attempt to ever post again and I should just shut the ol’ blog down. That doesn’t excite me. But neither does writing anything. Blah.

I am very seriously considering starting seminary classes. But before I go through the process of applying, begging for money, etc., I’m trying to make sure I have the time and discipline to succeed in a distance-education program. So, much of my time has been devoted to reading, trying to stay sharp and making sure I can read in the volume that I’m sure my classes will require. All of this while trying to be a youth minister and a good husband to a wife who is in medical school. So far, I’ve done quite well.

Of course, seminary will also require with it a great deal of writing, which, as you can see, I haven’t been doing so well at lately. So, not only will I have to read voluminously while taking seminary courses, I’ll also have to write quite a bit as well. And I’d like to get some of the basics of Greek down before I jump in. Oh, and Noah and Rusty and I have a project we want to work on that will require even more of my time. Oh (yeah, another one), and I want to begin working out a bit. Sheezy.

I guess it’s decided then. If I’m going to do all this seminary business and whatnot, I need to be able to have time to read and write. So, blogging it is. Okay, so by the end of September, I need to be:

• Making enough time for me wife (check; I think… I’ll check with her)
• Reading a book a week (check)
• Keeping the house semi-neat (semi-check)
• Keeping the yard alive (we’ll see how that one goes)
• Exercising in the mornings
• Writing a blog post a week
• Semi-proficient in Greek
• Doing what I need to be doing with my job (check)

… that’s how I’ve been feeling lately.  I’ve missed three days of work being sick. It feels like an amazingly hardcore sinus infection.  I’m off to the Dr. in the morning.  When I get feeling better, I’ll continue posting my Neo-Youth Ministry Series.

I’ve been slacking with the ol’ blog the last couple of weeks. I’m going to try and get something up today.

[Update: It's looking like I won't get a post in today. I'm about to run to church to get things ready for our Advent Labyrinth tonight. Unless that takes less time than I expect, I will continue my lazy non-posting streak with the blog. Nuts.]

Yeah, so, it’s been a little sparse here lately.  I don’t really know what to say about that other than I’m just really undisciplined.

Workin’ on it…

Hmmm, noticed something interesting today.  Now, I make no qualms about being an uber-blogger.  I mainly write for my own edification because I just don’t like the feeling of trying to pimp my blog to get people to read it.  I think there might be two people in the world who I’ve told about my blog.  If people stumble across it, they are more than welcome to read, reflect, and be awestruck by my insight (ha).  Otherwise, I’m happy being an undiscovered blogging prodigy.  So, needless to say, I have exceedingly paltry blog stats.  So paltry that I won’t even mention about how many hits I usually get and what counts as a “good day”. 

But, for some reason, my hits are up 400% today, and I can’t tell why.  Weird.