I Must Share!
Ok, I can't keep this to myself. My man posted this on his blog and I must share too. Here's to a little summer entertainment. H
Ok, I can't keep this to myself. My man posted this on his blog and I must share too. Here's to a little summer entertainment. H
Do you guys remember this post? Mr Sticker Man.
Sohaila was in charge of doing our last Family Night and she chose to have a Splash Mountain Family Night. Now I did what I typically do when planning and searched the internet, however it came up dry as bones. Not many creative idea's are floating around internet-land when it comes to Splash Mountain. So this one my friends was all Team Whittaker!
Oh you guys crack me up. Molly, no we are not moving to Franklin. I would love to one day live in Franklin. It is a mix of country living mixed with Hollywood, which I think describes me. I love it, but we are not moving. Eric, although living near you guys would bring joy to my soul, it won't happen unless you guys move away from Columbus! So that is a no for Columbus, and finally Rachel, in case you have not figured it out... No we are not moving back to the IE. If we do ever move back to Cali I really hope IE is not the destination. But again I always said... Heck no to Georgia and look where I am! :) So although we are changing "jobs" we are still in the ATL! H
I have struggled to know what to post on the weekends so I thought I'd start a little thing to give you some some "weekend entertainment". Here's how it will work. It is kinda like You Ask I'll Answer, but with some boundaries. So the first 5 people who ask me a question in the comments I will answer them. It's simple. One question from each person. And I will answer. This may be lame or it may be fun. Lets see. Ready set ask...
Posted on 01. Jun, 2009 by loswhit.Adios Buckhead Church, Hola Buckhead Church And Your Moms Church And Your Church
I have a dream. Wait. Dangit. That line’s used already.
Let me try that again…
I live a dream. I do. For some reason, God has dropped me smack dab in the middle of a fantasy. I don’t pretend to think I don’t have it well. I do. And the dream keeps getting bigger.
If you look to the right side of my blog you see this…
“My life goal is to inspire a movement of authenticity among all generations of Christians that morphs the face of the evangelical church into a place of being real with yourself, others, and God.”
And it truly is. I’m slowly beginning to see the potential for that crazy statement to take place.
Opportunities that allow my family and I to chase hard after that statement are unfolding left and right.
From my music project with my new family at Integrity, to forming a tribe of creatives that I honestly believe will create culture which in turn will change the world. And many things in between.
The time has come to make an extremely hard decision.
I am going to cease being “Service Programming Director” at Buckhead Church.
This decision did not come easily. I mean seriously? I have most of your dream job. I know.
Thus I know it is a God thing.
I feel propelled to step out into a role where I can help the global church.
That would be Buckhead Church, your mom’s church, your church.
Jeff and I have been discussing this for a while and it did not come quickly or easily.
But it is the right decision and I’m extremely excited about the road that is being paved and still hot and smells like hot asphalt in front of me.
Here is the cool part.
I’m not going anywhere. Not moving back to So Cal. I’m staying right here. ATL baby. Dirty South. I’ll still be leading worship at Buckhead Church and ideating with Jeff and the amazing team here. So in a sense, I get to have my cake and eat it too. Only without the health insurance. ![]()
I believe whole heartily in what North Point Ministries is doing around the world and am honored to be able to continue to be involved.
Just now, I get to be involved while being involved with you as well.
Here are the details from my boss.
Jeff Henderson is about to make his Ragamuffin Soul dot Com guest blogger appearance. Please welcome him with a round of applause.
From Jeff…
Is there anything Carlos Whittaker can’t do? He’s a great worship leader, can brainstorm like crazy and is the personification of developing online community. The dude can even play some mean ping-pong. (I should know. He beat me in the Buckhead Church staff ping-pong tourney in ‘08.) As you know, Carlos is the real deal. He loves Jesus. He loves Heather and the kids. He loves the Church. In turn, we all love Carlos. Knowing that, I knew it would probably be only a matter of time before God opened up other doors for Carlos to serve beyond Buckhead Church.
This week Carlos is transitioning from his role in Service Programming to help us launch “North Point Online.” Beginning August 16th, North Point Online will offer a live webcast of the Sunday evening worship service at Buckhead Church. Following the lead of our friends at LifeChurch.tv, NewSpring and others, we are looking forward to venturing into an online church experience that creates an opportunity for our attenders to invite their friends outside of Atlanta into a growing relationship with Christ. I have asked Carlos to help us with this new initiative.
After the launch in August, Carlos will transition off of the Buckhead staff into his own coaching/consulting ministry helping other churches, including ours. He is one of the most gifted people I’ve ever had the opportunity to work with and I’m excited to see the Lord open up doors for Carlos to impact the Church at a new level. In fact, his coaching venture is already off to an incredibly strong start.
He’ll still be a part of what God is doing at Buckhead, but now he’ll be able to be a part of what God is doing at your church as well. That’s a win-win. After all, we’re all on the same team anyway. (Plus, this year, I might be able to win the Buckhead staff ping-pong tournament.)
Ok. I wrote that. No. Kidding. Jeff wanted you to know from his mouth too. Or his fingers.
As well, so you know there is no drama what so ever. Nothing hiding in the darkness. So don’t bother looking. Like we seriously are having emo hugging times once a week. Andy and Jeff are my biggest cheerleaders and I’ll always appreciate them for that.
So where does that leave us? Self Employed. My family and I are pumped about this next adventure. I’m up for leading worship at your church, coming in and helping with your programming needs, ideating, consulting, sewing, preaching, KIDDING, and just plain disturbing and disrupting career Christians to a place of authentically desiring to sprint back into Christ’s arms again.
You ready?
‘Cause life is too short to not do what God is calling you to do.
Chase hard after God’s calling.
It’s better that way.
Let’s go.
Los
--- I figured you would want to know my side to this new road we will be going down. I must say I am so excited. As a wife there is just something powerful to see your man thriving. I am scared to death if I think about the details. On the other hand I remind myself that we had 61cents in our savings when we started a $23,000 adoption. God will provide. Even though I am sure this will stress me out I have seen his provision, and can not wait to see him provide again. Well there you go. Ready for the ride? Here we go! H
I feel like I just had a big deep breath! We were able to hang out with some of our best friends at a very cool place called Round Cove. It was FANTASTIC! Lets just say, that with a view like this...
seating like this,
activities like this...
this...
and this...
How could I not feel refreshed! I am ready for this week! H
This was last year today... Our anniversary.
There is nothing like having friends who "hit" milestones before you. I have a friend Tammy who paves the way for me on things. Every thing in her life is about 5 years ahead of me. Her eldest is 5 years older than mine, she paved the way by turning the big 30, 5 years before me, and her marriage is about 5 years older than mine. This actually has made our friendship so rich because I am able to learn so much from her as she walks through things before me. It also allows me to tease her because she has a teenager! She is 35! And has been married for YEARS! Then it happens, I find myself at the exact place I had just teased her about! And this is what is happening now. I remember thinking they have been married FOREVER! And now today we have hit the mark that I remember feeling that with Matt and Tam. 9 Years!
Carlos and I were talking about it last night. He said it felt like 9 years I thought it felt more like 7years. :) I guess I may have been a little more work than him. HA.
Marriage is nothing like I thought it would be. It is so much harder yet so much more rewarding. It takes so much work, that I did not realize that at the beginning. We were so naive. Maybe I should say I was. Naive or not I have chosen this man who has lead me in a marriage that has helped me become me. He has walked with me when I did not want to walk anymore. He has jumped into life with me. Our marriage, our life is so much more than I ever thought it could be. We have taken major risks together and it has proved so rewarding. I love him with all I got. Carlos has enriched my soul. His love, humor, honesty, his mercy, his freedom to LIVE LIFE has given me more than I could ask for in a marriage. I love you baby! Here's to 9 more! H
Carlos Is currently doing a Listening Party for the new United Hillsong CD. I logged on to my computer to see this...
Today is the last day of school and we are EXCITED!
I had some great cooking lessons from Mrs Nadu this past weekend! She is the mama of one of Carlos' best friends. We made these great things called vada. So good!
Well friends I did it. I conquered the beast!
1. headband
2. mail, rather junk
mail
3. book
4. school work, papers
5. plastic cup
6. water bottle
7. happy
meal toys
8. jackets
9. bible
10. toy cars
Posted by: Michelle | May 14, 2009 at 08:46 AM
Here are the winners for the book give away!
Favorite thing about how God made you. Posted by: Chris | June 05, 2009 at 08:36 AM