Today is a beautiful day. The sun is out, the breeze is great and I feel well rested after a very long weekend. So it’s a good case of the Monday’s. Last night we helped a friend launch his church in Miami lakes, it’s an exciting time for them. Afterwards we hung out with this amazing couple, it is awesome to see and hear what God is doing their lives. We look forward to a great friendship and working together at LPC. We just hope they don’t relocate. Great friends usually do that in South Florida.
I am counting down the days to see my Mom and Dad again. I miss them tons. We may have a full house this Thanksgiving. It is really exciting to see what is going on here at LPC, we’d talk about momments like this from time to time, and it always felt they’d never arrive but sure enough they are finally here. I can’t even imagine what is next. We’re preparing for greatness and that is scary…in a good way.
Here’s a Monday farside for you.
So the Santoyo’s had the usual fall BBQ in South Florida last night. It is way too hot to BBQ in the Summer, so we save our Partying to the Fall and Winter. We connected with some awesome friends, ate tons of food and argued over a game of Apples to Apples. Joe threw down with some shrimp-kabobs, Mari delighted us with some tasty burgers, Ana and Luis‘ flam’n Chicken Salad. We made our signature ribs and Reina’s homemade salsa. The food was endless, the drinks were flowing all night. Good times.
I woke up early this morning at 6am ready for another Sunday of good music, awesome people, and God’s word. I will admit I was a bit tired after a night of BBQ fun, but I was ready to rock the stage this morning. The band and crew were all there bright and early ready to take care of business. I am proud of our crew, everyone is stepping up as leaders and making a significant difference at LPC. We kicked off our set with Switchfoot’s “Dare you to move“. From there we went into the worship set which included friend of God, Salvation is here and Everything. During the first service the band Played “clocks” by Coldplay during our meet and greet time. It was pretty cool. Ritz did a great job getting the production crew together. He is the new Program Director in training…But look out he eats all the pizza.
I’m heading to Miami lakes this evening to help out my buddy launch his gatherings. After that I plan to go home and SLEEP!!! It has been a full weekend. This weekend Reina and I recorded some awesome video-footage for our weekend with the Santoyo’s, and somehow all of our footage vanished…We are sorry about that. I guess that is that. Have a great Sunday evening.
When the house is really quiet, he is up so something. Nine out of ten times he is either throwing paper into the toilet, eating lotion, taking all of my clothes out of the drawers, turning the tv off and on. Spraying the room with body spray. The kid is non stop and has the energy of a 1000 Spartans. He is finally over his cold but is till on antibiotics for his ear infection. He’s got his appetite back so he’s eating for 2 kids again. When he was crawling I couldn’t wait till he was walking. Now that he’s walking I can’t wait to start running with him. Of course I wanna believe my son is a genious cause he’s already playing the instruments daddy plays and he counts in his own native baby phonics. I usually speak to him in Spanish and Reina speaks to him in English. He responds to both so that’s really cool. I try to make the best of every moment with him, soon he’ll be asking to use the car…Every night before we go to bed I pray with him and remind him that God has an amazing plan for him. I gotta be the best Dad I can possibly be, since he will follow in my steps for quite some time! Being a father is awesome but a challenge…I find myself saying things my Dad would say to me when I was growing up….LOL. I think he may be getting bored…Who knows maybe we’ll write baby #2 in the script sooner than anticipated…What do think we’d name our girl? or boy #2?
Hey Thanks for praying for my friends. Go HERE find out why. God is Good!!!
So today is my Friday and its time for the weekend. We’re all finally getting over the cold virus. Almost… Set list is ready for Sunday! We kick off a new series this Sunday, the Art of War, so make sure you come check it out. And please don’t come alone…bring somebody… Alex and I will start demo’s for the anthems project tomorrow,so stay tuned HERE for more info, updates and shows. I totally miss my Mom and Dad…We’ve officially moved into our 2nd location. Life Pointe plantation key. It is gonna be fun. So start telling your “Key” friends. My wife and I are gonna help this guy launch his first gathering this weekend. By the way I am the luckiest man alive to be married to this HOTTY!! I just had a pumpkin spice latte. Diego ate most of my croissant on the drive here. Swimming starts for Diego very soon. People have been assuming who I am voting for in this election. LOL. Not sure how they’ve made the decision for me. I don’t like talking politics, but before you vote make sure you get educated on the candidates, especially their stands on crucial issues in terms of God’s creation! Nuff said on that. Lets focus on Jesus and this community and move forward. Cool? No more political talk, it leaves a weird vibe in the air and it always seems someone else always has the correct answer. If you have any political questions just address them to one of these experts .1-2-3.
I am grateful for Gods mercy and grace!!! Today is a beautiful sunny day, and I am gonna enjoy it to the fullest. What’s on your random Thursday mind?
Summer afternoons in Pilsen, showering in the hydrant. I remember playing football with 20+ friends at the park till the park lights shut off. I remember eating spam and eggs for breakfast, vienna sausages for lunch, enchiladas for dinner. I remember getting a tiny metal car for Christmas. I remember wondering if my dreams would ever come true. I remember taking a train and a bus to school in the Chicago blizzards. I remember waiting for my Dad to come home from a long days work. I remember getting my first drum set. I remember praying that my Dad would make it through the night and live. I remember asking Reina to marry me. I remember not having a drop of milk in the fridge.I remember block parties, birthdays, weddings and family reunions with my Dad and Uncles serenading us. I remember getting into a car accident with Reina 2 weeks after being married. I remember traveling to Argentina with Reina. I remember performing in Germany. I remember when I met Diego for the first time. I remember thinking it was the end of what could’ve been my musical career. I remember packing our stuff and heading South. I remember writing “butterfly”. In the midst of it all I remember how Faithful God has been through it all and continues to be…What do you remember?
So here are a few more facts I remember…unless I already mentioned these?
-I love Drinking punch or tea with very little or any sugar…Reina hates it
-As a kid I Never knew why the ducks flew South for the winter…”I thought they were headed to the South Pole…isn’t it colder there?
-I almost broke my hand after defending my lil bro…He got jumped by some older dude…I Punched the guy quite a bit…”dang”.Dr. asked “what happened?”….I don’t remember my response…
-I didn’t go to my College graduation…I got my diploma in the mail.
-I have tinnitus in my right ear, I hear a tiny ocean in a quiet room
-Started writing my book…Should take me a few years to finish.
-I named my cat “Marley”, after Bob Marley…Sometimes I miss my little friend…
-Had Reina Picked up in a 1930’s Oldsmobile the day I proposed to her, and the day we got married.
-We had all our kids names picked out in High School…give or take a few…
-I almost became a Deputy sheriff in Chicago…I can’t imagine myself with a gun and badge…
-I walked into the TV station to work and was told “You just missed Barack Obama”…
-My uncle was missing for many many years and I researched and found out he passed away in a different State without anyone ever knowing…it was sad…
-I almost Drove my Dads tractor into a ditch…It felt like I knew how to drive…You know that feeling, it seems you know, but you’ve never tried…
-Which reminds me, I did landscaping with my Dad before high school…I quit after just 2 days…it was a tough gig. The first day I worked, I came home and my Mom made a special dinner and was proud that I was a working young man for the summer. After I quit she said, Make yourself a sandwich for dinner…lol
-While in Catholic school, I was punished for not kissing baby Jesus’ feet…My response ” I am a Christian and don’t believe in kissing porcelain dolls”…I got in big trouble for that…I was 11yrs old.
-I tried to Start a record label when I was 19yrs old…Earthless records…Wrote out a proposal and all…
-I was in 3 different magazines as a teen. I was featured as an upcoming musician…Never even had a clue about it…A friend saw the article in Puerto Rico
-I was stuck in the London Airport for 9 hrs trying to get to Germany after there was a terrorist threat…
-I won 2nd place vocalist and 2nd place drummer in the same battle of the bands night…
any questions?
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here’s a cool Tuesday album cover.
Usually I am well rested but Due to the bears game, they’re victory and simply staying up late I am a bit tired today. Not to mention my throat is still burning and my head is hurting a bit…It’s a minor case of the Monday’s. Nevertheless, today is another day. Another chance to make it right, another opportunity to reach out and connect. Another day to dream, create and write what could be the next Song, story, film, poem, revolution. Today we head out to the keys and scope out our second site. Time to go back to the drawing baord. I’ll give you the 4 1 1 later. For now, focus on today and make it count. You will never know until you give today a chance…I dare you to move…reach out…connect…and dream…anybody out there?
Here’s a Monday Farside for you…
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So Reina and I went out to Atlanta this weekend. My buddy Brent got married yesterday to Lyndsey. They’re the coolest couple ever. It was a very nice wedding. The families were awesome and we ate tons of food. I was one of the groomsmen and I also had to sing during the unity candle section of the wedding. I was so nervous, I didn’t wanna be the guy that screwed up the song at the wedding. To be remembered by everyone for the rest of my life would really suck. The great thing is, it was a great performance. Me and this guy rocked that stage, and in tuxedos. Stephen was an awesome musician, and we are in negotiations on having him Join the Saturn project. The guys is an amazing musician and one of the coolest dudes I have ever met…seriously good times.
Believe it or not, Reina, myself and Alex were the only LATINOS at the wedding. It wasn’t odd or awkard, more funny than anything. Not that this point matters, it was just hilarious to me… I got to meet some very cool people out in Atlanta while we were there…The houses are amazing in Atlanta, and mountains were beautiful…Only one problem…there was no gas…Seriously…every gas station was out of gas. Never seen anything like it.
Well, we flew back into town on our $9.00 dollar flights from Spirit Airlines, gotta admit it felt like a $9.00 flight. This morning was rock’n!!! The first service was just booming!!! You guys are hardcore!! Lets do it again next week and invite your friends. All 3 services were awesome, The production crew threw down, and the worship band sounded great. We had a Little technical scare minutes before we started the first service. The laptop would not start. Zech, the big brain scientist came in and did what we had been doing all morning…”The Start button”, but somehow it worked for him. The cat was let out the hat this morning. The big news is finally out.
Travis let everyone know what’s up, he also rocked his new bottle caps. They’re cool bro. Well the news is, We were given a church property out in the keys!! Yep. A FREE property!!! So now its time to spread the word out there as well. And that’s just the beginning…more news to come…just not yet. We’re gonna head up there tomorrow and scope the joint out. Exciting stuff in the making…We need you guys to step up with us, trust God and join in the movement we got going on For Jesus in South Florida. So I believe this place is in Isla Morada. I notice Trav pronounces it ( EYE-LA MORE -ADA. Is it not (EEZLA-MORADA?). Just curious. Anyhow, we closed the Habakkuk series today. Powerful stuff, ” we need to REMEMBER” what God has done. That in itself is enough to move forward in this crazy life, just totally believing God will come through…That’s that. We launch off the new series “Art of War, this coming Sunday, come by ready to ROCK!!!! Any music requests? Hit me up!!!!
Baptisms were cool as usual. Alex got baptized today. It was cool to see my bro take the plunge again. To all of our “weekend with the santoyo’s viewers. We didn’t get to shoot any footage while in Atlanta…sorry.
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So it bit Diego, it bit Reina, and now it bit muah! My muscles are aching, my throat is burning, I have a stiff kneck(slept wrong), nose is stuffed. What else can I say. My buddy Brent is getting married tomorrow so I wouldn’t miss that for anything. So Reina and I are flying to Atlanta for a day and will be back on Saturday. I actually have to stand up in the wedding, wear a tux, sing in the wedding(if my throat is up to it). So it’s gonna be quite a wekend. Gonna get some rest and be ready to rock on Sunday!! See yah tomorrow.
