Comeback Player of the Year....

....ME

So I know it's been forever...seriously, like 4 months or something...but it's one of those nights...I don't know if anyone will even ever read this...but I felt like it was a good night to write.

Since my last post, so many things have changed in my life. I've had extreme highs and extreme lows.....I've experienced all that God has to give me at time, but yet have experience heartbreak is so many forms as well.

School has gone well...busy, but well...in case you are wondering.

Things are tense at home because of my grandma. She is fading very quickly due to her fourth bout with cancer. It has gotten to the point where she could pass as soon as a few days...or it could be in a few weeks. But one thing that we know is that it is coming very soon. It's hard for me to accept, yet easy at the same time. It's heartbreaking yet relieving. I love my grandma very much. I am EXTREMELY close with her, and the rest of my mom's side of the family. I'm gonna miss her so much that I can't even explain it. I don't know what I'm going to do, but I do know that God is in control, and I am desperately trying to find comfort in that.

Going through this with my Grandma has made me realize how much I love my family and my friends. And realizing that has made me see just how horrible I treat them sometimes. I've always thought of myself as a nice person, but I've come to realize that I am horrible at showing my family and friends that I love them.

This post is all over the place....and I don't want to ramble...so I'm going to end with a list of things that are on my mind and that I have found out recently:

1) I'm questioning my ability as a musician
2) I still don't understand girls...at all...
3) Sometimes it seems like the Steelers are the only good thing going in my life
4) I'm extremely excited to see what doors God is going to open in my life in the near future
5) Even though certain people have broken my heart, I will always care for them...I just don't know if we can ever go back to the way things were
6) I NEED GOD
7) I love my family at NewPointe....I find so much strength and encouragement from them
8) I am easily persuaded
9) I am high maintenance
10)I'm so scared about life after my grandma passes...I can't even imagine it...I guess I never thought this day would actually come...
11)I'm extremely annoyed by fake people
12)Sometimes I am an extremely fake person...
13)Boy Meets World is really the only thing that makes sense to me sometimes
14)These next few months of my life are going to be very difficult...and I need help, encouragement, and prayer

Please Welcome To The Stage: Teneo!

So you are all wondering, "What in the world is Teneo?" Well I'll tell you!

Teneo is the name of the Quartet I am apart of here at school. The group consists of my very good friends Andy Black, Joseph Taczak, Adam Klusty, and of course myself.

We formed ourselves last year for Adam's senior recital, and ever since things have started to take off.

We do gigs from time to time, but this year it's starting to look like we will be doing gigs on a more regular basis. For example (Dun dun dun da!), tonight we have been invited to sing at the Donor Dinner here at Malone University. This is the big dinner every year for the people that donate a BUNCH of money to the school. It is a tremendous honor for us to be able to go and mingle and sing for them. And of course we are hoping to get a little bit of support out of it as well!

If you're interested in booking us, please contact me (since I'm the official booking agent of the group right now). My email is dliebman1@student.malone.edu and my cell is 814-648-0615.

We do anything from Classical music to Pop. So please don't hesitate to ask!

Takin' Out The Trash

No...I am not talking about how the Steelers beat the Browns the other night...again

I am talking about what a group of us actually did the other night. My hall (Heritage 2) has our weekly Bible study on Tuesday nights. We've been talking a lot about Jesus and who he was. Well this week instead of sitting around and having a devotion or doing a typical Bible study, we decided to live out one of the characteristics of Christ, Servanthood.

So, we promptly handed out trash bags and went around the entire campus, stopping at every single room, girls and guys, and asking if we could take out their trash for them! It actually turned out to be really sweet! People really couldn't believe that we were just doing this out of the goodness of our hearts. We got tons of smiles and tons of thank you's, which were added bonus'. At the end of the night we had probably between 25-30 full bags of trash.

For me personally, it was very rewarding because I made the decision before we went out that I was going to have a good attitude and a good heart about doing this. And because of that God spoke to me.

The Bible tells us that we are to serve as Jesus served. And I believe God blesses those who do. Booyah!

Inspiration

Ok, I know I haven't blogged in a while...which is probably why no one reads this anyways...but I wanted to share this.

We watched this video in my Music Theory class last year, and I remember how emotional I got watching it. It is one of those moments that makes you just sit back in awe.

This video is of Paul Potts, who got his start on Britain's Got Talent. My Theory professor walked into class one day and played this for us without saying a word. You'll see in the video Potts coming out on stage and saying that he is going to sing opera. When I first heard that, I thought the same thing that everyone in that audience was thinking, and the judges too, "Oh no"!! I immediately thought this was one of those "wow this guy is awful" kind of videos. But I couldn't have been more wrong!!

I'll let you watch the video now. I know that probably not all of you (if any) like opera or classical music. But if you love music at all, I think you will appreciate this. It gives me chills, and obviously it did the same for everyone that was there that night. I hope you enjoy it!

Here we go again

"Back to school,
Back to school,
To show my Dad I'm not a fool.
My lunch pale packed,
My boots tied tight,
I hope I don't get in a fight"
(Courtesy of Billy Madison)

So anyways, I'm back at school now...I moved in on Saturday, which was a very long day...then had an amazing Sunday, thanks to KidStuf being BACK!!!!!! The opener went really well, It's gonna be an amazing season!!!!

So yeah, back in the swing of things at school, and so far so good, although my music classes and lessons are ridiculously hard, already...im scared...literally.

The good news is...I have the sweetest schedule ever...I basically have nothing on MWF...I mean I have one class that isn't hard and Choir (which I love), and on Fridays I don't even have that class! It's amazing.

Other than that, life is good. I do have some things on my mind right now...but I don't feel like making this a huge post. I will say that one thing that is on my mind is "Love"

I don't mean like my "love life" or "dating life", that's a small part of what I mean, sure, but I mean I've been observing some people since being back at school, and I'm fascinated by "Love" right now.

It amazes me how people can meet, talk for a few weeks, maybe spend a little time together, think they know each other well enough to start dating...and then a few weeks later say "I love you"...absolutely absurd...and we wonder why our relationships don't work out? We are so in love with the idea of being in love that we miss completely what God says love is. This may be bold, but if you find yourself in a relationship after just a few weeks of knowing someone, and you think you are in love a few weeks later, you aren't....you are in lust...and not necessarily physical lust, but lust of the heart.

There are four real good friends of mine right now that I feel like are handling these types of situations the right way (even though I know I give them a hard time sometimes...but i love them)...it really is a breath of fresh air to see such maturity....honestly, it breaks my heart to see other people rush into relationships and I lose a lot of respect for those people when that happens. So you, reading this (as if anyone did), don't rush, be patient, enjoy being single, be ok with it, focus on your relationship with God and not that boy or that girl, and you will love what comes from it!

I am horrible at this...

At blogging that is.

Sorry, once again, my busy-ness (haha) has kept me away from blogging. But it doesn't really matter cause no one really reads this. Ok, I need to stop being hard on myself. I'm sure at least one person does every once in a while.

Anyways, update on my life right now.

As of last Wednesday (the 6th) I am done working at NewPointe for the summer. It was a great summer with so many blessings and opportunities. I love working there and I can't wait to be back!!! I will be back out on the 24th for the KidStuf opener!!! Trust me, you will NOT want to miss it!

So naturally, I moved home for the rest of the summer, a whole 2 1/2 weeks. So far it's been ok, a little boring, because Brookville is the most boring place ever, but it's nice to just relax, spend some time with some friends and family, and get ready for school.

Oh, and I passed all 3 of my summer classes (American Government, Theology, and World Cinema)

That's about all. I love you all. Here is a pic from Go '08 like I promised:

oh, and here are the official final numbers:

Final Numbers of Go 08

1. 60 work projects

2. 15 towns

3. 5 school districts

4. 1400 volunteers

5. 9,912 cookies delivered to hospitals and nursing homes.

6. 6300 hour man hours given

7. $63000 worth of labor donated to our communities

8. 1720 boxes of food given to 5 area food banks

Back in Da Lab again

Hey guys (as if anyone reads this haha)

it's been a while...honestly, i've been busy and haven't thought much about my blog...but i figured i would take advantage of my lunch break today and catch you up on some stuff.

first off, this is my last week of work for the summer! That's a little bittersweet for me to be honest. I love working at NewPointe! But i'm also ready to go home and really not do much of anything for a few weeks before school starts! it will be nice to sleep in everyday and do what i want, when i want! haha, I definitely will be maxin' and relaxin'!

anyways, yesterday was a sweet day for all of us here at NewPointe. Instead of having church, we decided to BE the church and serve our community in a numerous amount of ways! According Chad Stutzman, who basically put all of this together, we had 1,400 people serving in over 50 projects in the New Philadelphia, Dover, Millersburg, Coshocton, and Newcomerstown areas! We also gave out 1,720 boxes of food to local food banks and pantries!

I was lucky enough to pick up trash on the side of the road all morning! Ok, so I really didn't like it that much, but it definitely was a great time. Hopefully I'll have a picture or two soon!

So other than that, i've been pretty busy with work and my online classes, but it has been a good summer. But i'm definitely ready to head back to school (in like 3 weeks). Booyah