Here’s a song I just wrote. It’s a bit repetitious, but that’s kind of what I was going for. It’s called “Once” and the lyrics are below.

did you read the papers, my baby’s coming home
she’s been out traveling for far too long, and I know
that she felt imprisoned inside of these four walls
I tore it down but I’m hoping she still knows

that I loved her once
that I loved her once
I loved her

my thoughts betray me and she is in my room
it’s just amazing, oh, what our minds can do
her glowing image seems trapped inside my walls
but she’s not here and she isn’t trapped at all

but I loved her once
but I loved her once
I loved her

I’ve got a message, I’ve got a deep concern
I hope she’s happy, I hope she’s seen the world
in all our wonder, we’re only dying stars
before we burn out, better show how bright you are

‘cause I loved you once
‘cause I loved you once
I loved you once
I loved you 

I’m stoked that I figured this out and I’m blogging about it so it’ll show up on search engines and hopefully help others like myself!

The android calendar doesn’t give you an option to create an automatic notification for any events on any android device. Different devices/carriers will allow you different options on how to set alarms, but none gives you the option to make them automatic. I’ve found a simple way to make it happen:

1. Make sure your phone’s calendar is syncing with your google calendar account. This is important and it’s a nice back up, too.

2. Log in to your google calendar account. Once you’re in there head to settings > calendar settings and finally click the “calendars” tab in the settings page.

3. Select your calendars. If this is your first time setting up your google calendar, you can create different calendars with which to share and add shared calendars from someone else. Once you’ve got those added you’ll want to select which calendars are visible and being used by clicking the check box next to each respective calendar’s name. If you want to set the default reminders the calendars must be visible.

4. Set the notifications. Next to each calendar name and check box there is a “notifications” link. Click on that and it will prompt you to add a default notification. It brings up “email” at first, but you can select “pop-up” from the drop down menu. If you would rather receive emails, go for it, but the pop-up will add a default alarm to your phone instead. I think it’s safer just in case you’re outside of your coverage area (AT&T users :P). You can then put in whatever amount you want and select minutes/hours/days/weeks from the drop down menu.

Viola! You should have automatic alarms set on your phone next time it syncs with your google calendar. I know it works on my Samsung Galaxy S, but let me know if it doesn’t work on yours and we’ll try something else out (@boejucci)!

I figure everyone will see this eventually. Here is stage one. Lots of work to do still, but the hard part is over. 1 Corinthians 13.4-8.

So. Fasting sucks. But that’s the point, right?

I’ve learned a lot these past few days. When I say “a lot” I’m not referring to groundbreaking new ways of thinking, just very simple things that have a wide impact. For example: consistency. A baseball player can’t expect to be awesome during games if all he does is play the games. It’s a lifestyle; adequate sleep, healthy diet, serious exercise. It’s all the things behind the scenes, all the preparation, that make you a good baseball player. The same goes with all points of life. You have to maintain consistency in all things to really succeed when the lights are up and cameras are on.

Also. I know little to nothing about photography, but I just bought a camera so you may see me around with it. I’ve got a good eye, but I’m trying to put all the pieces together and make great pictures. If you know Brian Schultz, look at his profile picture. It’s his amp. I took it. I think it looks cool. But hey, I’m a n00b. That’s why @corymorton is going to teach me crazy things.

Yes, I did “@” someone during a blog. Look him up. Killer photog.

Been in a little bit of a dry spell when it comes to writing music recently, but I think I’m on the tail end of it. I can write again, but I hate all the songs I pen so soon enough they’ll get better and I’ll like them. Writing is my outlet so I hope it happens soon.

Lastly. Fasting sucks. But that’s the point. Take some time to deny yourself and look after someone else’s interests for a minute. It’s tough, but it’s the right thing to do.

I’ve been told over and over that things in our lives happen in seasons. Not seasons like fall, winter, etc., or like football / baseball season, but more a period of time that contains an occupation, feeling, struggle, or whatever. It’s hard to distinguish one from another because you’re always in one and so we just revert to comparing previous seasons to one another and wondering when / how this one will end. I like this analogy. I prefer to think of it as connect the dots, but ya know, it’s all up to personal preference. While I like these little analogies, I can’t help thinking that this is a dangerous way to frame your life.

Now, notice I’m not destroying the whole idea, we just need to be careful how heavily we lean on it. If you’re always concerned about the previous seasons and waiting for the seasons to come, you could very easily miss the one you’re in. Plans are great and we need to look ahead, but it is more important to focus on what is right in front of you. If you are faithful with what you have now, you will continue to be faithful with everything else. We must realize that while the unknown can be quite scary, it’s not unknown to God. I could easily go ahead and reference Jeremiah 29.11 and talk about the plans God has for you, but too often we take that to mean a plan down the line; something bigger, greater than what we’re a part of now. Well did we ever stop to think that we are currently in his plan? That we are enacting big parts of it now? What if God doesn’t need to wait until we’re 30, 40, 50, etc. to do something with us? Hasn’t life already begun?

It’s a hard balance to create, but we need to simultaneously be patiently and excitedly be looking forward to what God has for us while we are devoting all we are to living in what he created us for right now. Heaven forbid we continue to look forward and miss the “big plan” because we’re not looking at what’s happening around us. I’m no expert, I’m not doing this right, but we’ve all got to work on it together and be aware of our surroundings. Each breath we take is a part of his plan—let’s use them.