Check out my Wordle.
I think this is one of the neatest little apps on the web. You enter text, rss, atom or your delicious user name and it takes your tags and text and revamps it into a really neat image that you are able to customize to your preference.
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I just think it’s neat!
pd
“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered.”
–G.K. Chesterton
Good News of the Day:
There’s an unusual park in Berkeley, California. Looking at it, “playground” probably wouldn’t be your first thought. “Junkyard” is more like it. And well, that would be accurate. Berkeley’s Adventure Playground is one of a handful of playgrounds in the United States based on a concept that grew in popularity after World War II. During the Nazi occupation of Denmark, the landscape architect C. Th. Sorensen created a new playground with whatever junk was available. It turned out, that’s exactly what kids like.There is no equipment, as such, in the park. Instead, kids are confronted with boards, spare tires, telephone poles, and lots and lots of mud. [ more ]
Be The Change:
The next time you encounter an inconvenience try approaching it in the spirit of adventure.
My Thoughts:
I wonder if what is largely wrong with our world right now amidst market woes and bailout fears is that we have gotten so focused on the here and now that we are missing out on the future and later. It’s amazing to me that many times I miss the bigger picture trying to focus on the minute points. Have you ever looked at a comic strip in a newspaper from very close to your face? Have you seen the small pixels of ink and dots in the print? If you look at it from too close, you will not be able to see the larger picture because your eyes are focusing simply on the dots. Maybe our present circumstance is due to the same issue.
Maybe if we pull back from the issue and allow space, time and perspective, we will SEE again!
I have a handful of ways that we can make ourselves change perspective and I plan to share them here. So, with that said, see what you think…
1 – Instead of watching and listening so much to the media and reading their reviews and go outside for a moment and notice the chill in the night air as we enter the Fall.
2 – Take a walk, holding the hand of the one you love.
3 – Think of ten things that you are thankful for this year.
4 – Realize that the only ones that have your BEST interests are those that love you deeply. And at this point of insanity, TRUST THEM.
5 – Turn of the TV tonight and take a moment looking face to face with those around you.
6 – Fight the desire to act rashly and out of sorts. The next time you feel pressed, take a deep breath.
7 – Take your trip home a little slower today and be sure to LOOK UP at the trees and leaves. Take memory pictures. Make snapshots that will last in your mind for the long-haul.
8 – Do something for someone else and keep your eyes open for opportunities like opening the door and smiling.
9 – LAUGH – Find something to laugh about. IT WILL LENGTHEN YOUR LIFE! And longeveity is of the essence since we all might have to live a little longer before we comfortably retire… LOL
10 – Invest in long-lasting commodities…
I think it’s time for us to start investing in peace, kindness, trust and love. These seem to me to be the ONLY commodities that are endless and readily available to all.
With that said, enjoy the weekend and enjoy the day. And I guess, my last encouragement of the day is for all of us to have a little imagination and hope. At the very least when the day is finished, you are still alive and sharing breath with the rest of humanity and really, no matter what anyone thinks, we are IN THIS TOGETHER for better or worse, we all are sharing this present era.
“You cannot depend on your eyes when
your imagination is out of focus.”
— Mark Twain
Adjust those imaginations. Tomorrow will come. And when it does, it comes knocking at our door with inconveniences that are adventures in disguise. Adjust your focus so that you can see it!
Have a great weekend and next week!
pd
Dustin Hedrick
Thought of the Week 8-26-2008
“Strength does not come from physical capacity; it comes from an indomitable will.”
– Calendar on my wall
The Olympics really stirred something in me. It’s this concept of “Will.”
Will is an interesting thing to me. On the one hand, Anna (my baby) totally frustrates my when she has a strong will and will not listen. (She has learned so many things like how to discreetly place tomatoes and other slimy foods on my arm and watch them slide into my lap during meals). Of course, if you are a parent, you have heard of or read books about “the strong willed child,” which are often filled with ways to break this will.
However, there is another kind of will that is inside of a person that is very important to keep in tact. My wrestling coach in Middle School used to say, “Have heart boys… When you are down, and you have all but been pinned to the mat, it’s ‘heart’ that will drive you to roll over and get up.” He used to yell, “Come on, it’s time to show me some heart!” It was at those points I would really put up a fight. You know, there were many times that I didn’t win, but I didn’t give up either. As I have progressed through the years of school, sports, work and life, I can still hear coach yell at different times in my ear, “SHOW ME SOME HEART!”
Today is one of those days. When you see things that you have leaned on, people you have entrusted, situations you have planned for disappear, leave, or change; it’s at those moments that “WILL” really shows up.
I wonder if I would still be using a candle if Edison had given up after the 100th try at the light bulb, or what might genetics would have been like if Mendel had given up experimenting on peas and honey bees because he couldn’t get the results he wanted from the first four plants and trials. I wonder what music would have looked like had the Beatles given up after the first label turned them down. I wonder what art would be like today if van Gogh had never acted out on his heart for the artistic, because his religion did not approve.
I wonder what would have happened to freedom had a few colonials not hung out at George Wythe’s house, framed an idea and signed a paper. I wonder what would have happened if Abraham Lincoln would have given up after he lost his first election, or if Annie Sullivan had not forced a little blind girl to behave and “feel.”
What do you think would have happened to Civil Rights had Rosa Parks not “brought it to the front of the bus” or if MLK had not “Had a Dream?”
In every one of these stories, I can hear some coach somewhere saying, “SHOW ME SOME HEART!”
Without this “heart,” this “will,” where would we be today? I guess the question today is, “Will we continue? Will we have the will? Will you show some heart?
I think today, I will dig in and show some heart!
I challenge all of us to do the same! No matter your challenge this week or in the future, if you haven’t had a coach yell it at you before, hear me yell it to you today. “COME ON _______, SHOW ME SOME HEART!”
Today, I leave you with a few quotes by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (A hero who showed us all “some heart”);
“A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.”
“A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.”
“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent.”
FROM THE “I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH”:
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
I just want to do God’s will. And he’s allowed me to go to the mountain. And I’ve looked over, and I’ve seen the Promised Land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the Promised Land.”
Have a wonderful week!
dh
Dustin Hedrick
Operations Manager
Burt Associates, Incorporated
An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
Things are going a different direction this year as we progress toward our goals. I have been working on a number of projects that have been totally consuming and even wasting time that now are coming to a close.
1. I am picking up the body for my bug on Monday. This will finish a three year project building my dune buggy.
2. We are now starting concerted efforts to raise funds for the Tapestry Reserve and have begun to publicize our efforts.
3. The church has an AM service that is growing and will be doing more marketing this Fall.
4. I have found an avenue for my art and will be using it to raise awareness of the reserve and missions.
5. We started a Network of pastors and leaders that will have its first meeting this month!
6. We had a baby.
7. I am about to publish my music.
8. I am finishing the Harry Potter series.
9. I am writing my book. My life-story.
10. I finished the Tapestry School of Ministry. The mDiv program is finished and the Dmin and BA programs are next.
11. We lead the Vineyard Area’s Intercession ministry.
And a ton of other stuff. GOD is really blessing us so very much! I love it!
dh
I just found out that Internet Explorer is having problems with the Flash on this page, so here are the links for the Gallery (Click Here) and the Music (Click Here). That should help issues a bit. I will keep re-posting until I finish the issue.
Thanks,
pd
Music Index
This Music Index Can be found at the side of the page to the right. You are able to acces all music very easily!
213 Blandford St
1. I’ll Praise – 213 Blandford St
2. More – 213 Blandford St
3. Intimacy – 213 Blandford St
4. Take Me High – 213 Blandford St
5. Today Is A New Day – 213 Blandford St
6. Must Be Heaven – 213 Blandford St
7. It Is Well – 213 Blandford St
8. Kingdom Come – 213 Blandford St
9. Fuego de Dios – 213 Blandford St
10. The Call – 213 Blandford St
11. Rainy Day Intermission – 213 Blandford St
the Sanctuary
12. Fade Away – the Sanctuary
13. Heart Burn – the Sanctuary
14. Moose Dog Food – the Sanctuary
15. So Come – the Sanctuary
16. Hiding Place – the Sanctuary
17. Open Up Our Eyes – the Sanctuary
18. Thankful – the Sanctuary
19. Perspective – the Sanctuary
20. Mystical – the Sanctuary
21. Downpour – the Sanctuary
22. Your Child – the Sanctuary
Speaking of giving, if you wish to give to the ministry, you can do that here. The money will be going to the Reserve and to foreign missions and church planting! Very soon, I will have the pages up for our missions we support and for more information about the Reserve! Thanks to all of you that are already giving so much!
I love 43 Things.com, so I decided to add my to do list here. It’s just so neat to see yourself accomplish life-long goals and watch others do the same. Why don’t you consider joining? It’s a ton of fun. I would love to have you as a friend. This is my feed from my page. Check it out:
Hello Everyone, this is the music index UPDATED! Now, all the songs and pages have the updated lyric and chord sheets. A few of you have been requesting these, so here they are.
Also, some people have been wanting to see the journal entries that I made for the songs. They are also here now. So, enjoy. And on a side note, things are going great. I have written a further 5 songs and the Tapestry will be recording some of these songs LIVE during a special service. And yes, I will do official recordings before the end of the year.
But for now, enjoy! Here’s the list again.
Blessings!
pd
Music Index
This Music Index Can be found at the side of the page to the right. You are able to acces all music very easily!
213 Blandford St
1. I’ll Praise – 213 Blandford St
2. More – 213 Blandford St
3. Intimacy – 213 Blandford St
4. Take Me High – 213 Blandford St
5. Today Is A New Day – 213 Blandford St
6. Must Be Heaven – 213 Blandford St
7. It Is Well – 213 Blandford St
8. Kingdom Come – 213 Blandford St
9. Fuego de Dios – 213 Blandford St
10. The Call – 213 Blandford St
11. Rainy Day Intermission – 213 Blandford St
the Sanctuary
12. Fade Away – the Sanctuary
13. Heart Burn – the Sanctuary
14. Moose Dog Food – the Sanctuary
15. So Come – the Sanctuary
16. Hiding Place – the Sanctuary
17. Open Up Our Eyes – the Sanctuary
18. Thankful – the Sanctuary
19. Perspective – the Sanctuary
20. Mystical – the Sanctuary
21. Downpour – the Sanctuary
22. Your Child – the Sanctuary
Speaking of giving, if you wish to give to the ministry, you can do that here. The money will be going to the Reserve and to foreign missions and church planting! Very soon, I will have the pages up for our missions we support and for more information about the Reserve! Thanks to all of you that are already giving so much!
Music Index
This Music Index Can be found at the side of the page to the right. You are able to acces all music very easily!
So, One more story about the music. Before I began to write these songs, I did the craziest thing. I had given away one of the many guitars I have given away and didn’t have one to play. I had been without a guitar for about 6 months and just started to want one again. So, I prayed for a few weeks and one day saw a sale on the Musician’s Friend website. (Now, if you have ever played guitar, you know that you don’t buy a guitar fro a website. You need to hear it and feel how it plays before you buy it). So, when it got to the house, I prayed and I had fasted about it. I anointed it with oil, lit some candles and sat it out. I prayed that it would be committed to GOD’s Kingdom and that He would give me worship songs. I said that whatever He gave me, I would give back. So, that same week, the music started. Now, we commit 100% of the money that comes in through these songs for Ministry and Missions!
213 Blandford St
1. I’ll Praise – 213 Blandford St
2. More – 213 Blandford St
3. Intimacy – 213 Blandford St
4. Take Me High – 213 Blandford St
5. Today Is A New Day – 213 Blandford St
6. Must Be Heaven – 213 Blandford St
7. It Is Well – 213 Blandford St
8. Kingdom Come – 213 Blandford St
9. Fuego de Dios – 213 Blandford St
10. The Call – 213 Blandford St
11. Rainy Day Intermission – 213 Blandford St
the Sanctuary
12. Fade Away – the Sanctuary
13. Heart Burn – the Sanctuary
14. Moose Dog Food – the Sanctuary
15. So Come – the Sanctuary
16. Hiding Place – the Sanctuary
17. Open Up Our Eyes – the Sanctuary
18. Thankful – the Sanctuary
19. Perspective – the Sanctuary
20. Mystical – the Sanctuary
21. Downpour – the Sanctuary
22. Your Child – the Sanctuary
Speaking of giving, if you wish to give to the ministry, you can do that here. The money will be going to the Reserve and to foreign missions and church planting!
Music Index
This Music Index Can be found at the side of the page to the right. You are able to acces all music very easily!
So, One more story about the music. Before I began to write these songs, I did the craziest thing. I had given away one of the many guitars I have given away and didn’t have one to play. I had been without a guitar for about 6 months and just started to want one again. So, I prayed for a few weeks and one day saw a sale on the Musician’s Friend website. (Now, if you have ever played guitar, you know that you don’t buy a guitar fro a website. You need to hear it and feel how it plays before you buy it). So, when it got to the house, I prayed and I had fasted about it. I anointed it with oil, lit some candles and sat it out. I prayed that it would be committed to GOD’s Kingdom and that He would give me worship songs. I said that whatever He gave me, I would give back. So, that same week, the music started. Now, we commit 100% of the money that comes in through these songs for Ministry and Missions!
213 Blandford St
1. I’ll Praise – 213 Blandford St
2. More – 213 Blandford St
3. Intimacy – 213 Blandford St
4. Take Me High – 213 Blandford St
5. Today Is A New Day – 213 Blandford St
6. Must Be Heaven – 213 Blandford St
7. It Is Well – 213 Blandford St
8. Kingdom Come – 213 Blandford St
9. Fuego de Dios – 213 Blandford St
10. The Call – 213 Blandford St
11. Rainy Day Intermission – 213 Blandford St
the Sanctuary
12. Fade Away – the Sanctuary
13. Heart Burn – the Sanctuary
14. Moose Dog Food – the Sanctuary
15. So Come – the Sanctuary
16. Hiding Place – the Sanctuary
17. Open Up Our Eyes – the Sanctuary
18. Thankful – the Sanctuary
19. Perspective – the Sanctuary
20. Mystical – the Sanctuary
21. Downpour – the Sanctuary
22. Your Child – the Sanctuary
Speaking of giving, if you wish to give to the ministry, you can do that here. The money will be going to the Reserve and to foreign missions and church planting!
the Music – the Sanctuary – Your Child
Song 11
Title: “Your Child”
Album: “Sanctuary”
Author: Lyrics & Music – Dustin Hedrick
Song Download: “Your Child”
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Chords & Lyrics:
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Verse(s) Behind the Lyrics:
Zephaniah 3:17
Story Behind the Song:
I was of course, reading my daily reading and fell in love with this passage that I had many times before. Zephaniah is one of my favorite Old Testament books. In a time when so many are saying that this part of the Bible is outdated and simply isn’t important anymore, I am totally in love with it! Now living in DC, and talking with my Jewish friends, I have a whole new love for passages such as this.
Anyways, I began to really think of myself as a little child whose daddy loved so much and got so excited at something I did that he danced around because he loved me! And I realized that’s exactly what was going on here! The Lord loves us so much that He TWIRLS, WHIRLS & Dances wildly around at the thought of us. And not only that, but in every place we have battles and are shamed, He will raise us up! Now friends, I don’t know about you, but that gives me HOPE!!!! May this song be a prayer you sing to the Lord when you need a little pick-me-up! Blessings!
Disclaimer: These songs are brought to you FREE. They are the pre-releases of the songs on Dustin’s upcoming albums. They are being released to you for the sole purpose of spreading this worship throughout the church. They ARE NOT high quality. Please use and share these songs. All copyrights are reserved. If you wish to record these songs, you MUST contact the copyright owner and discuss the costs associated. These songs are NOT to be sold nor misused. Anyone who does so will be prosecuted. However, feel free to give these away! Any use of this song must be accompanied by appropriate copyright information and credits.
COPYRIGHT 2006 Dustin Hedrick
