life is good

hey there.

with 5 kiddos & a maltese named little joe...  the day gets underway very early at the davis place.

i guess it would first be helpful for you to understand my philosophy of the morning.  i've seen a sunrise or two in my lifetime, and actually enjoyed one of them.  @_@  but i simply believe that God would have put His sunrise in the middle of the day if He wanted me to consistently experience it.  

the thing is:  i would feel quite accomplished if my early wake up calls were because of my morning mountain climb, my long distance bike ride, or my intense P90X workout.  but instead, my mornings are filled with a very large cup of joe, a crack of dawn walk with little joe, dragging some kiddos out of bed [coop, ashton & caleb], unsuccessfully putting others back in bed [carter & abbie], and a few more glorious cups of coffee.  nope, none of this stuff leaves me feeling uber cool; but all of this stuff leaves me feeling extremely fulfilled.  these days, the biggest part of my day is spent hanging out with the fam.  and if i'm lucky, i get to wrap it all up with wendy jo on a late night mickey d's/starbucks run  [oddly enough, the toffee latte washes down a mushroom & swiss angus wrap really well].

the bottom line___  i'm absolutely loving my new schedule.
it has been crazy watching God perfectly recreate our provision.  my management training is now complete with ultimate protection inc., and i could totally get use to these seven hour work days!

so, if you're in the denver metro area, here are 2 things to remember:

1.  join us anyday of the week for some early morning
 mayhem [please let us sleep in until at least 6am].

2.  if you're ready to protect your family from the bad
 guys or house fires, i'll get my team right on it.  '8~]-

that's what matthinx.

leading from our strengths

hey there.

today was life changing and affirming.  we had our monthly all staff team growth meeting here at pcc.  the day was kicked off with one of andy stanley's catalyst videos.  it reminded us that in order to be great in God's Kingdom, we first have to be the servant of all.  powerful stuff!  after that, pastor dave led us through the strengths finder 2.0 book and personalized reports.  it was great to see how beautifully God has knit our team together with complimenting abilities.  the book taught us that we spend our time much better by embracing our strengths, than by constantly working on our weaknesses.  we accomplish much more together when each of us is hitting the sweet spot of our potential, than when each of us is struggling to shore up our individual weaknesses.

my encouragement for you:

no matter where you are, or what you do in life; and no matter where you find yourself serving God...  your efforts will be multiplied when you serve in your sweet spot!  get the book, take the test, serve God.

happy hunting.

-pm@

  

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!!!

[posted first on october 1, 2008]

hello, my name is matthew and i’ve been thinking...

follow the leader is a great game. especially when you are the leader, and the cool kid in your class is playing, and you make him do things that are not cool at all. that is just good clean fun. (not that i would ever even think about doing that, or have actually done that, or have ever laughed quietly to myself after doing that...) anyway, one of the important parts of follow the leader is knowing who you’re following. you will always lose the game if your eyes aren’t glued to the one who is leading the way... which brings me to the point- we fool ourselves when we try to follow Jesus without knowing Him. it is one thing to know Jesus as your Savior, it is something entirely different to know Him as your Friend. this month is dedicated to growing deeper in our relationship with Jesus. and don’t miss your opportunity to join one of the underground fellowship community groups! this is gonna be good. 

[pm@]