1st answer

hmmm my first answer is gonna have to go to twiceasnice. First of all, raising 1 kid as a single parent is impressive. Raising twins is more than I can imagine. So first of all God Bless You. Now as a mom, you are doing all the right things to try to keep him on track. My biggest piece of advice would be put your son in situations with positive Godly men who he can look up to. My football coach has absolutely changed my life with the way he has invested in me physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Just make sure he enjoys whatever he is a doing whether it b sport, arfs, music, or anything else. I'm sure its so hard to do what you are doing and I really admire you for it. Good luck and God bless

ASK AWAY

Ok, this is my yell for hits. If you do this I will greatly appreciate it. I am making the next however many posts it takes into a Q and A session. Ask me anything you want and I'll answer. Refer people to this site to tell them to check out some of the past post and then they will want to ask questions also. I really hope this goes as well as I think it will. HIT ME UP

Im back...no this time im serious

Long time no post. I was pleased to meet many of the fans of this blogs at the triplet's birthday party last saturday. However, I also felt pretty bad when three of you told me that you check my blog everyday for new stuff. Well I'm back for good so keep checking and I will do my best to stay on top of this thing.

So what's been going on with you lately scotty?

1. I am DONE WITH JUNIOR YEAR!!!!!!!!!!! I cant possibly explain that feeling. Luckily, most of you understand that pure bliss I am speaking of.

2. I have shaved my head for the summer.


Before



After

3. I am well into applying for college already. It's not as bad as everyone makes it out to be (so far)

ok with that said, let's get down to bussiness. THE SONG OF THE DAY. Today's song is by a southern rock band called Halfway to Hazzard. The name of the song in the "Devil and the Cross". This song is basically the parable of the prodigal son put to music. This band is NOT Christian. But this song still has something for everyone. We all struggle between the Devil and the Cross. Ask yourself this as you listen. Which side wins in your life. And more importantly, how easy do you make it for that side to win. are you a product of your enviorment (the world) or a product of HIS enviorment?

"Devil and the Cross"
I remember Daddy held the Bible like a gun
Back when I was a Pentacostal gospel preacher's son
And I still can see the fire and brimstone in his eyes
When he preached to people in a tent
Repent before you die

Pre Chorus

Me, I'd sneak out back with some saint-less, Southern girl
And there I'd teach her the ways of this world

Chorus

(Well) I guess I was 'a way too wild
To be the child of a preacher man
One foot on a solid rock
(And) (With) one on (the) (that) sinkin' sand
Just like the prodigal son
I guess I got way too lost
Livin' somewhere in between the devil and the cross
(Whoa, whoa, whoa whoa ho)

2nd Verse

I was Daddy's worst nightmare
By the time I turned eighteen
Baptized in a whiskey river
On the streets of New Orleans
Where the demons, drugs, and rock and roll
They seemed to clog my mind
And women were a weakness
For weeks at a time

Pre Chorus

I learned the hard way
What you reap is what you sew
So in silent desperation
One night I headed home

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

Daddy did more than talk the talk
He walked the walk in life
He loved me and forgave me
When I came home that night
He said, 'Son, don't ever be ashamed
For God forgives the lost
We all live somewhere in between the devil and the cross'

Im back

What's good people! Sorry I haven't had time to post in the past few days. Spring football is well underway which means so is my senior year. What a scary thought! Football has been one of the major loves of my life since I can remember. I have been playing ball since 6th grade and will not be playing in college. That means my days of strapping on a helmet and shoulder pads are numbered. My team has always been like a family to me. We have laughed together, cried together, and done a lot of bleeding and sweating together. We have gone from a 3-7 team to a 9-3 region championship team in three years. We have won games that noone said we could and lost a game or two the we knew we were sure we would win. But what have we done more so than anything else? we have grown together. I can honestly say that I have 60 brothers. I can stand next to any member of my team and tell you without a doubt that they will kill them selves for the sake of the team. No pain is too intences, No practice is too hard, No team is too big, No odds are too stacked for our boys to handle. FOOTBALL IS ON THE HORIZON!!!!!!!!!!! BOY I CAN"T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!

Waiting...and waiting

So I am here in the land of the Triplets staying with JMOM for the night. I came here strait from work today and I ended up having a lot of time to burn. As I pulled up around 145 I realized that Jmom and crew weren't home. That was ok, I thought, I'll just play with their fearless gaurd dog, Hayley. Ummm, yea, that didn't happen. It turns out Hayley isn't so fearless. She wouldn't even come out of her cage in the garage. I sat there in front of her cage for thirty minutes having a long intense counseling session with her about why she was so scared to come out when her mommy and daddy weren't there. Unfortunately, we came to no conclusion.
So I finally gave up on the dog and decided to go grab a Frisbee and play some Frisbee golf in the next door neighbors huge yard. I got in my car and headed over to k-mart. I found a good Frisbee that I liked and took it up to the front...only to find that I had no money.
Ok so after plan B and C flopped. I went back to the house (which was STILL empty) and decided to just sleep in the car because by that time I was EXHAUSTED. So I put my drivers seat all the way back and closed my eyes...and THEN they pulled up!
So now i sit here, at 4 o'clock, two hours later, telling you my story. But it's ok, I am here with my favorite cousins in the world and that is definitely worth the wait.

A Better Place

Wow. What's goin on yall? It's been an interesting day to say the least. So today was the three year anniversary of my dad's death. I always go to his grave and talk to him on that day. Today was no different. Except it kindof was. Here's why: I have realized as of lately that I have never really let go of the crap that I went though with my dad. I was talking to someone the other day and I finally realized that it was time to let go. Here is where it gets a little unique. So I'm sitting inside of the mausoleum in front of my mom and dad's plaque and I start talking to him. I start telling him everything that is going on in my life and then I started to talk about what happened between me and him. By now half of you are thinking "This kid is out of his mind"...o you aint read nothing yet. Anyway, I start almost screaming about how much he hurt me and then something inside of me just snapped. But it wasn't in a bad way. It was like I had been hammering through a four foot thick cement wall and I finally saw daylight. I suddenly just broke down in to tears and my angry yelling turned into a frantic acceptance for forgiveness. "I'm sorry! I forgive you! I forgive you! I'm not going to hold it over you anymore!"
All of a sudden I heard some music playing (Don't worry, I'm not THAT crazy) it was my iphone. As I reached in my pocket to turn it off, I realized that the song that had accidentally started playing was "God of Wonders" By Caedmen's Call. I just sat down and started listening. As I listened to the words of the song I started to quietly sing to myself, and before I knew it, I was singing out loud. So here I am, looking extra crazy, having a full blown worship service by myself in front of my parents' grave and I closed my eye only to literally see a film reel of every painful memory I had. As if that wasn't different enough, as one memory would come in front of me, it would burst into flames. When the song's final notes faded, the last thing I saw was a picture of me holding my dad's hand in the ICU. It was almost like it was in a picture frame. The frame had wings that looked like angels and it flew upward. As I opened up my eyes, I literally felt lighter. It was like all the stuff that had been holding me down was lifted off of me. I believe that God finally saw what he needed to see and lifted the burden off of my shoulders. Well that's my God story for the day.
Now here's my song for the day. "Better Place" by Corey Smith
This song is one of those that plenty of teenagers can relate to. By the way, if you have a teen, send them to this blog, I would really like to build a following of teenagers who continually read this blog. I love helping people and since i am a teenager, I feel like I can relate to them better. So if you are a mom, send your kids, and if you're a kid, send your friends. For many, high school is a time of pain, confusion, and heartbreak. We are all looking for a better place. We all turn to different outlets to help. For some it's girls or boys, for others it's alcohol, or drugs. Stay with me now, for many, we turn to healthy things like athletics, or art, or drama, but put an unhealthy emphasis on them. The only thing you can turn to and not be let down is God. Nothing is a surprise to him and nothing is to big for him to handle. I heard that plenty of times before I actually started believing it, but once I did, it begin to make a lot of sense. Thanx for reading.

Scotty

Better Place
Tasha's got a room at the county shelter
The cops took her there when her mama got hauled away
Little brother and her can't even stay together
She cries each night wondering why it's gotta be this way

And she says "I wish I was anyone but me"
Yeah she'd pack her life in a heartbeat for a little change of scenery

And she keeps looking for a better place
Somewhere she can wear a smile upon her face
A home to welcome with a warm embrace
There's no way to disguise her lonely eyes
Looking for a better place

Bobby's doing time in youth detention
Pulled a switch blade knife on some boy making fun at school
And all he wanted was a little attention
And a temporary escape from the ridicule
And now he's in real deep with the freaks and the criminals
And he wonders when his time is up if he'll know himself at all

And he keeps dreaming of a better place
Somewhere he can have a little room to make mistakes
A home to help him wash the past away
Oh he don't need too much, just a little love
In a better place
In a better place

Jamie's got a room in a 3-story brick home
Daddy makes a lotta money, mama keeps her laundry clean
And she's got a $200 Abercrombie outfit on
Drives a brand new car that she got when she turned 16
Still she spends every night getting high with her so-called friends
And she's dropping hundred dollar bills on quarterbags, says she's never coming down again

And she keeps looking for a better place
Failing to realize how good she's got it made
Her loving home, she don't appreciate
Oh it's crazy but it's true, she doesn't have a clue
She's living in a better place
In a better place

In a better place
We're all lookin for a better place

How do you want to be remembered?

How do you want to be remembered?
That question has most likely been asked of everyone within the reach of the blog. If it hasn't yet, it will be. It's a good question. When you leave this earth, what do you want people to say about you. That is what todays song is about. By the way, i figured out how to put music on here so you can listen to it too. Today's song is "Leave Out All the Rest" by Linkin Park. When I got this cd (Minutes to Midnight) this song got my attention imidiatly. A year and a half ago, I lost a close friend in a car accident. Henry Robinson Cart was one of the most amazing kids I have been blessed to know. He went to the same church as me and our youth group orginaized a memorial service for him. Over 200 people showed up and it was amazing to see all the different ways Hanry touched each one of them. As the microphone was passed around, people were brought to tears at the thought of such an awesome kid like Henry being gone. Ever since then, I have been plagued with the question "what would MY memorial service look like if I was to leave this earth tomorrow?"
Here's the challenge, live your life in a way that you could lay your head down for the last time at anytime and be confident that you will be remembered in a possitive manner.
"Live each day like it's your last" seems so cliche, but it is so true. God calls us to devote our whole selves to HIS will. Now let me be the first person to say I DON'T DO THAT. But that is the challenge. This goes back to Sunday when I did "Say" by John Mayer.
Never miss a moment to say I love you.
Never miss an opportunity to help someone else
Never finish anything and not be able to say "I did all I could"
I'm a highschool football player and my coach always says that my teammates depend on me more than I depend on myself. If every teammate can look to the man on his left and the man on his right and say "I know he is going to break his back for me on every play" then you will be succesfull. Take that mentality and try to apply it to your everyday life. Thanks for reading
Scotty
I dreamed I was missing
You were so scared
But no one would listen
Cause no one else cared

After my dreaming
I woke with this fear
What am I leaving
When I'm done here

So if you're asking me
I want you to know

[Chorus]
When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed

And don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory

Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest
[End Chorus]

Don't be afraid
I've taken my beating
I've shared what I made

I'm strong on the surface
Not all the way through
I've never been perfect
But neither have you

So if you're asking me
I want you to know

[Chorus]
When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed

Don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory

Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest
[End Chorus]

Forgetting
All the hurt inside
You've learned to hide so well

Pretending
Someone else can come and save me from myself
I can't be who you are

[Chorus]
When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed

Don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory

Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest

Forgetting
All the hurt inside
You've learned to hide so well

Pretending
Someone else can come and save me from myself
I can't be who you are
I can't be who you are