Future

So Annie and I were talking yesterday about how my homeboy Josiah has a desire to use the medical training he is currently recieving (he is in physical therapy grad school) and doing some intense mission work later in his life with it in areas where medical treatment is shoddy. Annie was excited about this because we began talking about organizing a trip of all my friends when we are a little older and using our respective educations, calls, and talent to alleviate some suffering in a place that needs it. we thought of how my friend Andy, who is applying to Law Schools could bring his expertise in that arena, how she (annie) and I could use our ministry, leadership and sociological training, how our friend Mike could use his structural engineering knowlegde in immediately impactful way.

Annie started a fire in my soul. I started to think about it more and think of my other friends and their talents, skills, and calls. I think about how the Mowery's would bring so many different areas of knowledge, I have a hard time defining them, I think of my friend Niko, who is applying to and interviewing with different med schools. I think of My brother Kenn who already is already fluent in 2 languages and is working on his 3rd(and has plans for many more). I think of so many of my friends who are so blessed and gifted and I get excited that we can possibly work together and have such an enormous impact. I realize that this would be a good ten or fifteen years down the road, but I can help but get excited and tell people, as I know there are friends and loved ones who read this who I haven't thought of yet who could also lend themselves to this cause.

God has blessed my friends and I immessurably, and as I see My life this week revolving around Micah 6:8 " He has showed you, O man, what is good. / And what does the LORD require of you? / To act justly and to love mercy / and to walk humbly with the LORD,"

Put this in your heads and your prayer lists. What if we bathed this idea in prayer for ten years and then did it? How powerfully would God show up with all of us acting in service for his glory. you guys rock. join me in this

In His Aloha
~JD
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Road Trip

So I got a crazy idea to write a blog about the different road trips that i have been on and the different soundtracks that sortof became the themes for them. but then I realized I may not be the expert on this so I figured I could get my friends, family and loved ones who made these trips with me to help me out and remind me of the music we listyened to , and then wen we figure out which album we listened to most, post it up and add it to this list. so I will give you what i have in my tiny little brain, and then you guys can either post comments or email me and I will update it as we go along. Well here she goes...

So as far back as i can think to start is Christmas Break/New Years way back in 2003/2004

Christmas Break 03/04 (Keizer to Seattle)... No Sountrack Yet

August 04 (Keizer to South Sister)... No Sountrack Yet

September 04 (Keizer to Olympic National Park)... No Soundtrack Yet

October 04 (LA to Berkely [for the Cal game])... I remember alot of Country Music with Mowery

Christmas Break 04/05 (New Jersey to Washington DC)... The Postal Service (possibley Garden State soundtrack?)

Spring Break 05 (LA to Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park)... John Legend, Get Lifted

Summer 05 (Memphis to Springfield, MO [alone on a Greyhound])... Jason Mraz, Tonight, Not Again

Labor Day Weekend 05 (Keizer to The Enchantments )... maybe Mike's amazingly romantic Country mix

October 05 (LA to Mt. Whitney [birthday trip])... John Mayer, Any Given Thursday

Spring Break 06 (LA to Keizer [coast route] to Seattle)... John Mayer Trio, Try!; Dave Matthews Band, Weekend on the Rocks

July 06 (Bakersfield to Yosemite National Park)... for some reason Cindy Lauper's Body of Work sticks out to me

August 06 (LA to Keizer for Dave and Karyn's wedding)... Carol King, The Living Room Tour

New Years 06/07 (Keizer to Bakersfield to LA to San Diego)... Kelly Clarkson, Breakaway, Pat's Metal Music from the Radio,...



Now I probably missed some significant trip or got some music wrong so please submit a comment to clarify and inform me. I am super excited about this so if anybody thinks of anything at all to add, let me know

In His Aloha,
JD