Changes in my Life

A lot has changed in my life since last January. I had a break up, a death in my family and I met an amazing girl. First off. I had a break up that happened on New Years Eve of 2010. That's all that I have to say about that. Then 2011 rolled around. On the 21st of May, I lost my hero and my mentor. My Grandfather died on that day. It hit me hard like a freight train. My grandfather was everything to me. On the 23rd of April I made an emergency trip up to Billings Montana to be with him as he was having surgery. It took him awhile to get come to from being knocked out. Once he came to he didn't know where he was and had no idea where he was. He couldn't remember who was in the room with him. I walked in to see how he was doing. He looked over at me and began to cry. He was so happy that I made it to be with him. The couple days that I was there he was doing great. I then left to come back to Nebraska. Then the next month I got a phone call from my mom at 6:30 in the morning says that my grandfather had passed away. I was devastated. I knew that the day would come but it came to quickly. I then left on the 25th of May I arrived in Glasgow Montana to be with family as we prepare to bury my grandfather.

It was nice to be around family during this time of need. On the 28th we buried my hero. It was the toughest thing I have ever gone through. It was even harder than going through my divorce. I have never cried so much in my whole life. Through the time up to the middle of October was a trying time for me. I was struggling with my faith. I finally realized that I couldn't deal with this pain any longer so I turned it over to God. I let Him take control. During that time I prayed also that he would bring someone into my life that would like me for who i am. Then in the middle of October a girl by the name of Katie Templin from Lexington Kentucky tweeted into my life. (corny I know ha ha)

The way that we met was through Twitter. I couldn't be any happier. She is amazing and wonderful. We started talking through Twitter, then it was Facebook, then we exchanged numbers and began texting each other. Then on the 2nd of November I asked her out. Since then we haven't stopped talking. It is pretty trying at times because she lives so far away and we want to be close to each other but Skype has helped wonders. On the 24th of February I will be leaving on a jet plane to Lexington to meet her for the first time. It is going to be awesome. I am glad that I get to spend 10 days with her. 7 days in Lexington and 3 days in Chicago. I thank God for bringing her into my life. She is so wonderful. I love her so very much. Everyday that we talk we grow closer and closer to each other. We learn more and more about each other everyday.

Now it is 2012. I have a feeling that this year is going to be GREAT. I cant wait to see what God has in store  for me and Katie and all of my friends. Thanks for reading. Till we blog again. Peace Out

Thomas James Marshall

The Fear Of God

It has been awhile since my last post. So this has been on my mind all day. I have been listening to one of my favorite bands lately. The bands name is Showbread. I have been a fan since they were formed. Their album that I have been listening to called The Fear of God. It is one of my favorite albums that they have made. I dont know if what i am going to say about this album but I am going to let this song title do the talking. The Song is called The Fear Of God. It is very powerful. Every time I listen to it I choke up. Here are the lyrics.

 The Fear Of God

Dear God, why should I think You're good in a world that's falling apart?
The flags and lies, picket signs raised high, the endless enveloping dark
Now here we sit, drifting further from You, two thousand years on their way out
Now here I am, as I've grown to know You, still haunted by my fears and my doubts


Just a man, just a vapor, just a waste of your space
All the good that I've done is in spite of myself
I'm not sure that I can look You in Your face when I finally set foot in Your kingdom


Dear God, what went wrong? We hate ourselves, we hate our brother
We so desperately want to find our way, and all You say is "love one another"


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And little babies starve to death, emaciated, out of breath
Unfaithful wives make vows untrue, husbands beat them black and blue
Junkies vomit in the streets, writhing, twitching in their skin
Sell themselves to die some more, rotting from the outside in
Parents steal the innocence from their children, scared and shaking
Drink away the guilt at night, brings quiet to the endless aching
And evil men boast on TV, swimming in a sea of wealth
While misery beds honest men, and lonely people kill themselves
And everyone cries out Your name, as the world is raped by selfishness
And no one knows the way to heaven, we only know the emptiness
And the storm it rages in my heart, and the endless empty roars in my ears
My world is coming all apart, I've no strength left to dry my tears
And through it all I hear Your voice, breaking my heart, breaking my will
Calms the storm inside my soul as You whisper "peace, be still..."


You place Your hands around my heart, You quiet the emptiness in me
A king that kneels, a God made a servant, You set the captives free
You wait for me, a wretch of a man, no record of wrongs do You keep
You are comfort when I mourn, You are strength when I am weak
Jesus Christ, the king of kings
Though we ache, though we cry, never break, never die
We sing of His great love again and again
And His love reigns forever, and forevermore
Forever and ever, Amen

Insanity part 2

Oh man people! Today was not a very good day. It was hectic at work again. We have this sale going on called bogo which is buy one get one either 50% off or free.  So I had to go around my department and pull all the signs that were going bogo for tomorrow. It took me 5 hours to get most of the signs that qualified for the sale. Argh it was frustrating.

Day two of insanity was tonight and it went ok. Very tiring. So I am exhausted so I am cutting this blog short. A longer one to come tomorrow night.

Peace.

Insanity!!!

Hello fellow bloggers. Sorry that I forgot to blog last night but as you can tell by the title of this blog it was insane. First of all work was hectic. And that is really an understatement. My fellow co worker and I had a pretty hard day yesterday. Nothing was going right for us at all. Things weren't scanning the price that they should have been scanning. Today was worse but that is a story I will blog about tonight.

I got off around 430 and decided that I would go for a jog before I did my Insanity workout. Bad idea. It was really hot out and it was terrible. Then came the fun part. For the ones that don't know what Insanity is then here is a definition that I have came up with... insanity is crazy!! It is just non stop cardio that pushes you to your limit. Well folks there is your definition haha.

Last night my good friend Shawn Strong and I decided that we would start over at the beginning of the workout. We also decided that last week was an introduction to the madness that is Insanity. So the workout last night was Pure Cardio. It was crazy but we did alot better than last week. I was really proud of ourself. Now comes the fun part. Another workout tonight!! Really stoked for it. So till next time (Which will be in a couple hours) I will say farewell.

Peace

Insane in the Membrane

Well fellow bloggers. Today was an amazing day. Woke up around 930 so I could get ready to go to church at Westway and worship with my friends and fellow Christians. After church, I went with my good friend Gabe Bruton to Dusty and Becky's house to help them unload the gear from the Delusions of Pluto concert that was held at the Midwest Theatre. Later on in the afternoon, Gabe, Nathan Dennis and Matthew Lawton went to the new Rise of the Planet of the Apes movie.
The movie blew my mind!! It was amazing. I would definitely go to it again. But before we went to the movie. We listened to the new Owl City album called All Things Bright and Beautiful. There is a song on the album called Deer in the headlights. It is probably one of my favorite songs right now. Here is a part of the lyrics...

Met a girl in the parking lot. And all I did was say hello. Her pepper spray made it rather hard. For me to walk her home. But I guess that's the way it goes. Tell me again was it love at first sight. When I walked by and you caught my eye. Didn't you know love could shine this bright. Well smile because you're the deer in the headlights. Met a girl with a graceful charm. But when beauty met the beast he froze. Got the sense I was not her type. By the black eye and bloody nose. But I guess that's the way it goes. Tell me again was it love at first sight. When I walked by and you caught my eye. Didn't you know love could shine this bright Well smile because you're the deer in the headlights.

The lyrics speak for themselves. Its an incredible song. The one thing I like about Owl City is that he is not afraid to talk about his faith in God. He is very vocal about it and it shows. For instance, there is a called Galaxies.

The chorus goes something like this. Dear God, I was terribly lost, When the galaxies crossed, And the Sun went dark. Dear God, You're the only North Star, I would follow this far. This song seems to be saying that his love for Jesus is beyond the Galaxies.

After all of that we came back to my apartment and we had pizza and watched some movie trailers. Then at about ten thirty I went for a two and a half mile run because my buddy was heading back from the lake. We have been doing Insanity (I will blog about that tomorrow night). Now we are playing some Kinect on the 360. With that it is my turn. I will blog ya guys tomorrow night.

Peace.

First blog.

Hey everybody. I decided to start a blog. I will try to blog everyday. So I hope you guys will enjoy it. I will start blogging tonight because my day is just getting started.

Peace.