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.

shut the door!

[posted first on january 1, 2009]

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

life is very sticky. we go through our routine, mind our own business, when BAM! out of no where, and without even asking, life attaches itself to us with a very strong death grip. eventually, the layers of life begin to get kind of heavy. it’s like an old door that has been painted over and over through the years. at some point, the layers of paint get so thick, that the door can no longer close. truth is: we have several layers of life on us by now. honestly, some of them are great parts of our life... but others just aren’t. we’re gonna spend the new year stripping away all of the layers, so God can repaint us. don’t miss it, you will look much better!

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long live unboredom!!!

[first posted on august 18, 2008]

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

some things just don’t make sense... like the h3 hummer that is never driven off of the pavement, or the boeing 747 that is never taken out of the hangar, or the nuclear submarine that is never even allowed to go underwater... and this is only a short list of untapped potential. but one of the largest wastes of possible effectiveness has to be the Christ follower who never shares their faith with anyone. this is why mission arizona and the lost planet series are so critical for our fellowship. when we choose to live out the plan Jesus gave us for saving the lost, life begins to make sense! never forget that we were made to live our life on purpose, not on accident. so get off your backside & join us in august as we discover how to really live life. let the adventure begin... and long live unboredom!

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3, 2, 1...

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


sometimes, our life just becomes one day that runs into the next.  it’s like every year is a carbon copy of the last, except a little bit of us fades as we go on.  this year should be different.  it has to be different!  the truth is that good routines can sometimes turn into bad ruts.  God is challenging us to jump up out of those deep ruts in our lives, to discover the greatness that He has prepared for us!  let’s get 2008 kicked off the right way.  let’s get this new stage of pcc student ministries off to a great start.  let’s follow Jesus closer than we ever have before.
let’s get launched!

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