Twisted

Nobody throws a Christmas party like Refuge. To everyone involved....you guys did a great job. Oh yeah...it was good to see Chuck Norris there...that is until he round house kicked us all in the face.

Right after this picture was taken I jumped the deer and killed it with my bare hands.

I mean....I Love Football

Ahhhh...Thanksgiving left-overs and Guitar Hero II = a good Sunday afternoon....until I found out that Virginia Tech jumped LSU in the BCS. I HATE FOOTBALL!

Thanksgiving @ Winbourne

What a great way to start off the holliday season. One thing God showed me last night as I walked around was to make sure I don't ever get to the point that I only feel the need to serve others when it's "the thing to do" (i.e. Thanksgiving...Christmas)...the need is 24/7...as should be the call to serve. Happy Thanksgiving everybody.

I'm pretty sure he's gonna hate me for his later in life

Vision Night

Everyone's doin it...goin to vision night that is. So why not you? Go ahead try it. I dare ya. Bet you'll like it. Peer pressure baby...works every time. For real, this is going to be a great night. You wanna make sure to be there early so you have time to tailgate. We do it f0r football...why not for church. Random thought: how cool would that be if we started to tailgate at all our church services....decked out RV's, flat screen TVs tuned in to TBN, radios blaring KLOVE, testamints................naaaaahhh, wouldn't work.

My Heart is Full

"My heart is full"...great line from a great movie. It can definitely be overwhelming to just sit still for a minute and think about why we're actually here. I mean really...just sit for a couple of minutes in silence and think about why we're here. So many daily tasks become seemingly meaningless...realistically necessary, maybe, but dull and empty in comparison.

How can we be so busy...so busy we neglect the significant..."your them"....whatever that is in your life. Where is your treasure?...of course the bible says we..."store up treasure in heaven", but here, on Earth, where/what is your treasure? It can be so easy to get caught up in the ebb and flow of this life, a life that is focused on helping people, helping others, that we sometimes make the mistake of overlooking the others that are closest to us.

As I write, at this very moment, my treasure is asleep in bed...all three of them. My beautiful family...the people I share my life with. The people that know me the best. The precious treasure that God has entrusted me with in this life.

Why are we here? For what reason?...We're here for people, for others. Just make sure, in this journey, you never overlook the others that are closest to you. It can be easy and maybe even "feel" more rewarding to minister to those that are considered second degree, the indirect.... but priority should always fall to the first degree in your life.

I pray that I never lose focus of that. I love my life. I love my family (first and second degree)...My heart is full.

Epic

I had to find a reason to throw this pic up. Thanks to David for his wonderfully honed photography skills. Friday night at HPC was incredible. Anytime you can experience the presence of God and ride a mechanical bull in the same night...it's a great night. I can't believe I just put riding a mechanical bull and the presence of God in the same sentence...of course they don't compare...don't judge me. Geeeze.

Here's my boy Blake Urban showin off his cowboy/rodeo clown skills on the beast of a mechanical bull we had at Epic on Friday night. Blake's the man...one of the most unselfish, faithful people I know. Way to hold on Blake...even though it was only for 3 seconds.

Pic O' The Day

Thanks to David for the 'pic of the day' inspiration. You're my hero.

Happy B-Day Tweeze

A big "HAPPY 26th BIRTHDAY" to one of my favorite people.

Sat Night In Death Valley

LSU 48 - VT 7

Ahhh...Labor Day

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm...kabobs anyone?

Judah James Robb...Yeah That's a Mullet

Yesterday we welcomed the newest member of the family into the world. Judah James was born on August 14 and weighed in at 8 lb 12 oz. Congratulations Jessica and Charlton...especially Charlton who timed the birth of his son perfectly just a few weeks shy of the start of LSU football. You're a smart man Chuck. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention...Judah was born with a full-on mullet. It's in the genes.

Hallelujah...FREE DIRT

Now this is a great pic and ya'll know it. How often do you see the words "free dirt" and "hallelujah" in the same sentence. I submit the answer to be never. Usually free dirt is what comes with a new relationship...I've just never seen it in a literal sense. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Corithians 9:7) We're blessed to be a blessing...so I say if you're the 1 in 10,000 people who happens to be blessed with an overabundance of dirt...give it. Hallelujah.

New Pic

Faith is doing great...she likes her beauty sleep.

Finally Home

Yesterday we finally got to bring our little princess home from the hospital. Her breathing has normalized and her bottle feeds suck...haha...get it. I am a comic genius. We are super glad to be home and extremely thankful for everyone's help over the last week. We really couldn't have made it without the help of our family and friends. Now, it's back to life as usual...just with a lot less sleep. Life's good.

Almost Home

Faith is doing much better today. The doctor said if she continues to do well through the night, she might be able to go home tomorrow. Somer and I want to thank all our family and friends for ya'lls prayers and support.

Mmmmmm

Who says you can't have a nice dinner for two while in the hospital? A big 'thank you' to Jessica & Charlton and Marisa & Brent for hookin us up with the nice meal...bedside.

Big brother Noah catchin some zzzz's.

Like Father Like Daughter

Well it's official...I'm a dad (x2). Faith Olivia Meyer was born today at 1:26 PM. The champ weighed in at 6 lb 13 oz and was an intimidating 19-1/2 inches long. She's already got her parents a little worried in that she's having some breathing difficulties, much like Noah did, because some fluid got in her lungs at birth. Right now Faith is in the NICU for oxygen administration and observation. Pray that the little booger can fight through this and be with us in our room soon. I better go....time to pump...Rob knows what I'm talkin about. More updates and pics to come.

For JP

I'm blogging, blog, blog, blog, blog, la de da, blog. Ha ha, I'm blogging after JP did. My latest entry is newer than yours JP. Blog, lots of cool things.

Help a Sista Out

Here's Tab trying her best to fulfill her life-long dream of becoming a chocolate salesman...saleswoman...salesperson...whatever. Actually, she's doing her best to raise money for a missions trip to Italy. So, if you see her toting a "World's Finest Chocolate" box around, help a sista out and buy some.

Downsizing

Talk about dedication...When I saw Dr. Tweeze rollin to work on this sweet new set of wheels and asked him what he was doing on an electric scooter, he replied..."I'm downsizing". When asked to elaborate further he began to brag about all the cool benefits of his scooter including the fact that it reaches top speeds in the single digits, it has an ear piercing 85 decibel horn, it's equipped with a 20 ft range walkie-talkie, and best of all...it doesn't need one drop of gas to run. He then proceeded to tell me the real reason why he was dusting the road on two wheels of sheer electric terror...he wanted to raise money for Submerge summer camp and the Los Angeles missions trip. So, he's using the money he made from selling his car and the money he's going to save on gas and putting it towards the two. Way to lead by example Dr. Tweeze! Okay...so maybe that's not entirely true. Actually, none of that's true. I just wanted to blog something interesting to go along with this picture.

Uncle Jesse

What's the deal with this random picture of the back of some dude you can barely see? I'm glad you asked. You see that's not just any dude...it's John Stamos...you know, Uncle Jesse from "Full House". Turns out uncle Jesse was staying at my hotel in New Orleans. I'm not really sure how the universal "cool point" system works, but there must be a rule that says u get a lot of cool points for staying at the same hotel as uncle Jesse. Aside from stalking John Stamos, Somer and I had a great time in 'Nalins. It was our chance to get away by ourselves before Faith gets here...in less than two months...excuse me while I hyperventilate...okay, all better. Just playin.

One last tid bit before I go. A lot of you know Brandon and Melodi Hawley and the situation with their daugher Zia. Please keep their baby girl in your prayers as she is in the hospital again battling yet another sickness.

Say Cheeeeeeez

This is Noah doing what he does best.

Happy Birthday Noah

Well, it's official. Time goes by too fast. HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOAH. My boy is 1 year old. That's just down right crazy cause it seems like he was born last month. Love those closest to you...don't ever take the time you have with them for granted...that time is a gift and is priceless.

My friend Bob

This is why Josh-Bob is such a good guitar player. Actually, this is what happens when he eats shellfish.

Hello Emergency Room...Goodbye Sleep

Last night we made our first emergency room visit with Noah. Can you say FUN. Well, it was not. We initially brought him in because he had a 105 degree fever. Turns out he has a bad ear infection and pharyngitis. So five hours later, with the fever down and a strong antibiotic in hand, we headed home. I don't know about you, but I love going to sleep at 3:00 when you have to wake up at 6:30.

I'm sure Noah will be back to his old self, terrorizing our dog, in no time. If you would, keep the little booger in your prayers.

Reality Check

Here's a little reality check for our comfortable American lives. I came across this article while catching up on some world news. I realized how easily we can forget or become numb to what's happening in the world. If it doesn't directly affect us, we pay no attention to it. While we go about our everyday, free, unpersecuted lives there are Christians around the world paying the ultimate price for their faith. Take a quick look at this article and a minute to pray for the thousands of Christians who, at this very moment, are suffering for the cause of Christ.

Also, please remember to keep Dan O. and the full time Elevate team in your prayers as they love on hurting people in Africa.

here's one of the instructors, Josh-Bob, showing off his mad skills

Future Worship Leaders

Musicians in training, Jacob Triche and J.P. Brumfield. You're looking at the future musicians of HPC. This is part of one our newest classes focused on worship leadership training and yes it involves an X-box 360 and "Guitar Hero II".

this is how i blog.....griffis

Pray for Pascagoula

1 week after Katrina

20 months after Katrina

1 week after Katrina

20 months after Katrina

Last weekend the Meyer family loaded up and headed to Pascagoula, Mississppi for a visit with T-Maw & T-Paw (my step-mom & my dad). Life is slowly returning to normal for this coastal city hit hard by Katrina. Please keep the people of Pascagoula in your prayers as they try to rebuild their city, homes and lives amidst the ongoing struggle for full recovery of their losses with the insurance companies. It simply amazes me that nearly two years later there are still people living in FEMA trailors due to the bureaucratic nonsense that infects the rebuilding process for so many people. Let us not forget the thousands of people who are still without homes all along the gulf coast. Remember them the next time you sit down at the table for dinner with your family or you watch the game on your big screen tv.....remember the thousands still without a place to call home.

WIKAA

Today I got to hang out with my boys from the WIKAA (World Interntional Kickball Association of America) Pictured from left to right are T.O. (aka "Phones/Kurt"), Steve Ware, Me (aka "Bret the Bomber"), & Justin (aka "Harvey the Hammer"). Also pictured is Pastor Mike "the Hamanator" Haman's foot. Apparently, he broke his ankle playing a pick-up game of kickball against the Chicago Bears. They may have broke his ankle, but he broke their will to win. Be on the lookout for our documentary short set to air, in the near future, on the big screen at LateNite. Don't forget about the three "K"'s of kickball...KICK, KILL, and KATCH.

Worship Revolution

More pics from the Delirious? concert. Those guys rocked our faces off. Their heart for pure worship was evident and they truely are a band with a passion for a worship revolution.

Security

So I show up last night at the Delirious? concert and am greeted by this...my boy Griffis working security and taking his job a little too seriously. Can anyone say Reno911. All I know is that I definitely felt safer knowing Griffis was watching out for the bad guys.

"Ethel"

I forgot to let you guys know that my new phone came in. As you can tell from my previous entry I've already begun to moblog with it. Oh yeah, I finally picked a name for her. LG enV VX9900 just doesn't have a ring to it, so I named her Ethel. Seems like a good name for a phone. I miss Althea already. I think Ethel and I will get along just fine, but there will always be a place in my heart...a very, very tiny place, but a place nonetheless...for ol' Althea.

my first moblog...rock on. last night's prayer service was awesome. we're following it up tonight w/ a dose of The Passion and some worship to follow. it's gonna be rediculous. it's set for 9:30 @ the annex. see ya there.

My Dad the Fisherman

Check out my ol' man with a 7# spec. Oh, the joys of living on the gulf coast.

Goodbye "Althea"

Nokia "Althea" Meyer
7/23/03 - 4/2/07

I'm laying Althea to rest. She was a good phone. I'm pretty shaken up over this whole phone issue. Althea and I have talked to a lot of people over the years and I must say she's never really given me a problem. She's not the prettiest of phones, but she was reliable. I can remember the first time I laid eyes on her...new color screen...cool new buttons...sleek design. Over the years, when new technology came along like camera phones and multimedia phones, I stuck by Althea's side and she by mine. But now...(holding back tears)...I must move on.

I only have a few days left with Althea, as my new phone (a super hot LG enV VX9900), which I have yet to name, will not be here until Monday. Til then, I will treasure every last minute with my dear ol' Althea. Rest in peace my good friend...rest in peace.

New Technology

What you see here is my brand new all-in-one camera/video phone. Can you say upgrade?! You can't get this phone at just any store. Oh no. You have to know 'people' to get you hands on one of these bad boys. Very vintage and very rare.



A lot of you know about my phone issue. If you don't, please allow me to clue you in. I have a 1999 special edition "Zack Morris" Nokia COLOR SCREEN cellular phone. Oh yeah!!!!! If that wasn't enough to satisfy your technologically advanced needs, then get this. The screen is broke so I can only read half of incoming numbers/text messages. ROCK ON. So if you find yourself texting me and you don't get a response, don't take it personal and find peace in knowing that if I could respond...I would. Stay tuned for the next upgrade...a video/camera/INTERNET/phone. I'm still developing a shoulder strap for the desktop that connects to shown-above video/camera phone.

Random "Would You Rather"

Would you rather...

have an incredibly powerful magnetic head

OR

be water soluble?

(Things to consider: rain, showering, electronic equipment, anything metal)