Here it is...

I announced a while back that I was partnering with Mark Ayers to help him plant a church.  We didn't want to announce the location or the name of our church until we had all of our ducks in a row.  Well all of our ducks may not be in a row yet but their lining up enough to let you know that our location is Flowery Branch, GA and the name is...........wait for it.............Reveal Church, aka The Reveal.  

Go and check out our website.  It is an awesome site and will give more information.  We covet your prayers as we have started on this journey and look forward to seeing what God is going to do. 

Procrastinator

I have been such a procrastinator in getting some legal things done for our new church.  Not because I couldn't do it but because I am so scared I'll screw up and go to jail.  Well, my awesome pastor challenged me not to be passive but to move forward and not be scared of making mistakes.  In the last few days things have started coming together so quickly for our church we are now officially incorporated, have a mailing address, a banking account, employment # and a prospectus completed.  Mark will be announcing later today our big announcements and I'll post on them after him.  

I can't wait to see what God is going to do in our new community.  There are so many unknowns but God has promised to take care of all those for us.

What a week...

After thinking we were in the clear of Amber getting a headache from the epidural she woke up Monday morning with a headache. As the day went on it got worse and worse. We headed down to the hospital that afternoon and she said it hurt worse than any migraine she’s ever had. When we got back in the room to get the bloodpatch the nurse messed up the iv and her arm started to swell up around the injection spot.  I thought an alien was about to bust out of her skin.  The other nurse came in and took it out and did a new one, but it still hurt and swelled up some too. I have to say it was the worst day for needles for her. The doc came in and gave her another epidural using her blood instead of medicine. Thankfully she has been headache free and it seems everything is good to go.

We are getting some sleep here and there but not a lot of sleep at any time. Keegan is so stinkin cute and her big sis Kinsey loves her to death. I can’t wait to see what kind of friendship they will have as they grow up.

Foot Nudity

Amber and Kinsey are sleeping so it gives me a lot of time to blog because I'm wide awake and ready to go home.  

As I was sitting here in our room I was wishing I had brought some sandals with me because I'm tired of wearing my running shoes.  As I thought of this it reminded me of being and North Greenville College years ago when they banned sandals and flip flops from the classrooms.  A girl at school wrote a hilarious article in the school paper and I went on a hunt for it.  Amazingly it was on the archives at NGC and available.  I've attached a link for you so you can go and read this awesome anti-sandal story.  I hope you enjoy and realize the dangers of foot nudity.

Thank you!

We were scared that Amber may end up getting a massive headache from the messed up epidural and have to have another one that pushed the blood back into the spine cavity that was hit.  Thankfully Amber is doing great and after laying on her back for over 24 hours she has had no signs of a headache and is doing great.  

She is so amazing!  She has gone through so much and just keeps on going.  I love my wife so much and she is the best mom for our little girls.  Women you amaze me at what you can do.  And God thank you that you have the women giving birth and not the men.  Seriously Thank you Lord!  

Thank you to everyone that was praying for Amber as our prayers have been answered.  We serve such a wonderful God!

Loving the job or loving people

We have been here at the hospital for three days long sleepless days.  Everything is going good and we should be going home this afternoon.  I was talking to amber last night about how you can tell such a difference in certain people.  

While we were in the delivery room we had the most awesome nurse; Kerri.  She did everything she could to make Amber happy and comfortable, even to the point of bugging the Dr.’s for more medicine for Amber.  Since she had two rooms to take care of there was another nurse in the hall that I could call on for help when Kerri couldn’t be in there.  Since Ambers epidural was so jacked up we had to ask for more medicine when the other started wearing out.  I went out in the hall and asked the nurse to get Kerri because Ambers medicine wasn’t working and the contractions were getting stronger and quicker.  She said ok and did nothing, I even stood at the door to watch her.  I went back in the room and thought well maybe Kerri is busy and she’s going to get her as soon as possible.  but no luck.  So I went back out in the hall with a little more emphasis on the fact that amber was in more pain and told the nurse to get Kerri and we need medicine!  She finally got kerri but never told her Amber needed medicine.  By the time Kerri got in there it was time for Amber to push and she was feeling just about everything.  Thankfully Kerri & the midwife pushed the Doc to come back and give more medicine.  Right after the delivery the other nurse came in the room and looked at Keegan and talked about how beautiful she was and how good things were.  As if she had done something to help.  Meanwhile Kerri is working her but off taking care of both Amber and the other mom.  

As I was thinking about this last night I realized how some people like the thought of doing things and do them to be apart of something.  While others see a purpose for what they do and do it because they want to help people.  I think this goes in ministry as well, there are those who want to be apart of a ministry because it is cool and they may get recognition while others see a vision to help people and lead them to Christ.  I want to be the later, I don’t want to get caught up in doing things for recognition or because it’s cool and new but because God has called me to do it and He has given me a passion for it.  

What about you are you doing things because you like the thought of it or because you want to help people or more importantly be obedient to what God has called you to do?

AWWW! Aint she perty!

Keegan Aline Ferguson is Here!!!

After a long fought day in the labor room Amber delivered Keegan this afternoon at 2:21pm.  She weighed in at 8lbs 2oz and 19 in long.  She is a fighter and have more stories to post when I have more time.  

Keegan is amazingly beautiful!  We have been blessed again by another awesome, healthy daughter and are excited about raising her.  I pray that God gives us wisdom and puts a special touch on both her and Kinsey life. 

Amber has to lay flat for 24hrs because of the screwed up epidural but other than that everything is ok.  I hope to post pictures when I figure out how to upload them from my new camera.  

She's coming!!!

Amber woke up this morning at 3:30 with a contraction.  She didn't think much about it because they've been off and on for the last 4 days.  But two hours later she woke me up and we started getting things ready to come to the hospital.  We got here and they said she was 5cm and immediately admitted her.  20 minutes later she was at 7 and they rushed the epidural.  Thats when the fun began!  Normally the epidural takes about 10-15min to work but it immediately hit her and numbed both legs and started moving up her chest.  The doc called for help and people started flying in the room, my heart started pumping so hard and blood pressure went through the roof.  They got the ventilator out and all these hoses I didn't know what to think.  After a couple of minutes the pressure started going down in her chest and the coast was clear but it was crazy for a few minutes there.  

Now that she's had the epidural everything has slowed down and taking forever.  They said she should have the baby in the next couple of hours.  I can't wait for her to get here.  

Amber is doing great and I'll be sure to post pictures on here by tomorrow.  

Amber is sleeping right now and that is why I'm posting because I'm bored. 

Wisdom....Where are you??

I was a slacker in my devotional times over the holidays but got back into it today. God really challenged me to seek out wisdom. God has lead us on this path of church planting where He has to show up or it will bomb. I have no idea what I'm doing other than God has called us to it. I read the first two chapters of Proverbs this morning and it challenged the fire out of me. I have to seek out wisdom not just ride the backs of others but seek what God has for me. God didn't tell us that wisdom is hiding rather its shouting from the streets. He wants us to make wise decisions and is screaming them out to us. We have to be willing to seek them out by knowing Jesus more and learning from others. I'm so glad that God doesn't give me a vision and then say now go do it on your own. Instead He gives us a vision and leads us on the way.

God Rocks!!!

New Year/Dawgs/Labor

Happy New Year to the two people who read this. I hope you had a good time bringing in the new year. I know I did, we had Mark & Heather Ayers over for dinner and to hang out for New Years Eve. We ended up playing mexican train (if you don't know what this is you need to learn its a great game) and I kicked all their butts! You could of doubled my score and I still would of won. Yeah I'm bragging so get over it! It was a lot of fun hanging out with my pastor. Sounds weird calling Mark my pastor but its awesome too. He's doing a great job leading us and will be an amazing pastor!

The Georgia bulldogs beat the snot of out of Hawaii last night and it was awesome.

Amber has been having contractions on and off for about four days now. It's driving her crazy and she is miserable. The due date is not until Jan 13 but I don't think she is going to make it. I just want that little girl to hurry up and get here. I'm pumped about having another girl and pray that our girls are best of friends their whole life.