Many of you read my blog post a year ago about my pastor finding a tumor in his brain.  Many of you were encouraged by the words he spoke in his video explaining the faith that he had in Christ’s plan and also knowing he was in Gods Hands.  So I thought I would post a link to his one year update to see how was doing.  By the grace and mercy of our Sovereign Lord he is battling and winning against this awful disease.  Please continue praying for Matt and his family as they travel down this road.  I hope your blessed by the blog and faith that this man has.

Robby

http://fm.thevillagechurch.net/blog/pastors/

As many of you know that have seen us over the past few years, God has laid on our hearts the message that all things work together for good for those that are in Christ. (Romans 8:28) Basically, everything that happens, Good or Bad, is for the Glory of God. We have been saying this and some of us living it on an everyday basis for a while now. Bring the Rain was written out of these very situations. I attend the Village Church in Flower Mound, TX. Over the last couple of weeks, we as the body of Christ have been in one of these Trials. Our lead pastor Matt Chandler has been in the hospital for a brain tumor. We found out today that it is malignant. For those that have ever heard Matt teach or know him personally, you know he practices what he preaches. This has hit our small church hard as you can tell. My reason for writing is two fold.

1. To ask those of you that would, to join our church in prayer for the Chandler Family. Pray that whether in complete healing or not, that this will bring God Glory and be for the advancement of the Gospel as Paul says in Philippians.

2. To let this help examine our own lives to see where we may be putting something else or someone else as ultimate before Christ. I know that in my own family, it has rocked our world. Spiritually, God has revealed himself to us like never before.

Here is the link to our pastors blog. Its a video that Matt recorded for our church before he had surgery about a week and a half ago. It wrecked me. Not in a mourning sense, but in a spiritual sense. I hope that it will encourage anyone that may be going through the same thing. Thanks to all who read this.

So Precious….
Im a dad of 3 years now, but nothing can explain the new love you find when another child comes into your life. We are one of those couples that waited to know the sex of the baby until birth. Weird yes, but the look on my wife’s face when I told her it was a girl was something I will never forget. I would wait 9 more months of not knowing to see that again. God has blessed us in so many ways. Im amazed when I look at myself… how filthy and sinful I am and then look at this beautiful innocent baby girl that God has entrusted to us to bring up to know HIM. Its the perfect example of grace and mercy. Thank you Jesus for saving us despite who we are, but because of who YOU are. Look out world, Stella Renee is coming for you!

So I get asked quite frequently about my hair. “How do you get it to do that?” some ask. Others say “does it take a long time? Or some just give me the old stand by “Cool hair Dude!” Whatever the question is, my normal reply is “Bed Head”. Now by that, I dont mean, the way I wake up in the morning. It is the company by TiGi that makes hair products. We have a great friend that works for them in their marketing and media relations department and she hooks us up with free product whenever we run low. That is how we get such outstanding shine and look to our hair. Especially Barry and Mike. I would like to take this time on behalf of Mike and Barry to thank the folks at TiGi / Bed Head for their continued support to the Band even though they no longer need the products. HAHA

The picture posted above is a shot of their warehouse. Its amazing to walk into a room that big and it smell so amazing. The whole warehouse smells like shampoo, conditioner, lotion and gel. So to all those kids that would like to have a mo-hawk for christmas, just have mom and dad buy you some Bed Head Mo-hawk gel and you will be ready to go.

- Robby

By the President of the United States of America.
A Proclamation.

The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God. In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict; while that theatre has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union. Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defense, have not arrested the plough, the shuttle or the ship; the axe has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country, rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom. No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility and Union.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington, this Third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the Unites States the Eighty-eighth.

By the President: Abraham Lincoln

William H. Seward,? Secretary of State

So we went to the Rangers game the other night and took some video footage along the way. Here is a quick video that my wife put together that showcases how funny my son Levi gets when he watches baseball. Enjoy.

Robby

So a lot of people wonder what takes place with our families when we are out of town working.  Where here is a taste.  My 2 1/2 year old boy, Levi, likes to just kick back, relax in the pool with a tall glass of apple juice.  If the occasion calls for it, he may even have some goldfish crackers or grapes.  Life is good in the summertime when Dad is away working hard for the family.

-Robby

So when my sister asked if we would mind watching her kids for a few days while her and Nathan left on a trip, we said “No Problem”. I mean, they are older than Levi and can pretty much take care of themselves. It should be easy right? Well I now have a new respect for parents of more than one child. The kids are great and well behaved, I’m just not used to the energy of 3 kids at the same time. Levi (my son) is full tilt on his own when he is awake, but adding two more just like him to the mix is quite more than I’m used to. We’ve had a great time don’t get me wrong, I’m just a bit more on the tired side then I thought I would be. I have two more days left so wish me luck.

So to all of you parents out there with 2 or more kids….. I salute you. (band guys and my sister included)

Robby