Doing the Happy Dance

Well, it is true, we only have so much time that is allotted to us. What we do with it all depends upon us. We can put it to good use or we can waste it and then regret it later in life. I am spending my time this weekend working to make some extra cash to pay bills (we owe we owe off to work we go) and Katy is investing time in her teacher in service in Columbia this weekend. Katy has to make it through this weekend and two more weekends in Columbia so she can get her offical certificate and then she will be rewarded by being able to keep her job and she will get all of her back pay from Sept of 05 and a pay raise to where she is supposed to be for a teacher with four years of experience. Not only that but she will get a very nice sign on bonus. Wahooooo! Go Katy go!
In December of 2005 I had a recruiter advise me to redo my resume. I was not all the excited about giving the resume a face lift but I figured what the heck, what do I have to lose anyway? I figured at that point I was not getting much response with the one I have. So, I spent a couple of hours converting the format I was using and sent it to this guy to submit me to a company in Columbia SC. I have not heard back from this recruiter but on Tuesday of this week when everyone was going back to work I received e-mail from four different recruiters trying to place me in contract positions in both Charleston and Columbia SC. Wahoooooo!
I went out to Santee Cooper yesterday and inteviewed for a six month contract in their data center. Man oh man talk about TOYS. They have a LOT of cool high tech toys. I could just get lost in toyland and get paid for it to boot. I should hear something on Monday if they picked me. I am sort of hopeful that they will because it will be a SERIOUS boost in income which we desperatly need. I have been working 36 hours a week doing my part time security job and then 25 hours per week doing my part time computer job during the day. That gives me a grand total of 61 hours of work per week and we are still struggling. So, with that in mind my prayer has been that I could trade in the part time jobs for one good paying full time contract or permanent position.
I spent some time yesterday upgrading http://gracefellowshipchurchgoosecreek.com and put the information online about the revival starting on next Wed Jan 11th. The revival will run from Wed through Saturday and then the regular Sunday service and the dedication service at 3pm on Sunday afternoon. I will be helping to manage the audio/video portion of the revival and then Friday night after the service Katy and I will head out to Myrtle Beach for our annual Rennisance weekend getaway. We are looking forward to some R&R. Katy and I both need some for sure.
If you are a web design guru and would like to help me with making our website look NICE and can donate some time and talents to this goal then please email me at moffittj"at"bellsouth.net and I can give you the particulars. We do not need anything complicated, just need better backgrounds, graphics and maybe some animated gifs etc.
I am sitting here being reminded of how I took a bunch of pictures when I tore apart my Toshiba Satellite laptop when it was having major problems last week but I never shared them online with you. I will try to upload those soon. Luckily for me the laptop is behaving itself for the most part.
In December of 2005 my car was run into from behind and I had to put my Pontiac in the body shop and my Gateway 2ghz machine had a hard drive go bad. Recently I got the car back in perfect shape and my computer was shipped back with a new hard drive and power supply. Can you say zoom zoom zoom??
WOW, as I was typing this I got the confirmation that I DID get the job at Santee Cooper. WAHOOOO , I am doing the HAPPY DANCE.

Who will save me?

New years resolutions. How many did you make and how many will WE break before the end of January 2006? I have long since given up making New Years Resolutions because I have found that I lack the self discipline that is needed to do them. How sad is that folks? Some things are easy to do especially when it only takes minor adjustments and does not require a lifestyle change. However, things such as loosing weight or stopping an addictive behaviour requires just that. A lifestyle change. A change that starts in the heart and works up into the mind and is then acted upon by the body. If you do not believe it then you will not visualize it and then you wont DO IT. Make sense?? One of the things I NEED to do is to read God's word more. Sure, I read devotionals from time to time but those are only SNACKS. How long will I be able to continue on snacks? I need MEAT and lots of it. Perhaps if I was taking in more MEAT in Gods word perhaps I might not struggle so much with self discipline in some of the areas of my life such as losing weight or being a better husband and father. I get devotional material from someone called Dwight Clough. His ministry is called Discoveries. Whenever a light comes on in my head I normally say either "today in discovery zone" or " I had a brain fart". I have a friend who HATES it when I use the word "FART" either in the written word or verbally speaking it. I have been told that is a MAN thing and that I need to refrain from doing it. LOL... So, I will try to not use the WORD **** here. I will say that I am going to enter in to a "discovery zone" with regards to the things that God shows me in His word and then I will possibly be able to share those thoughts with you. I do not expect you to agree with what Dwight Clough says nor what my reflections might say. What I am hoping though is that our thoughts will inspire you to enter into your own discovery zone and that as you work out your salvation with trembling and fear through the study of Gods word that we will all become closer to Him and therefore become more complete in Him as well. Once that starts to happen then true healing can happen in the hurtful places of our hearts.

Here is part of what Dwight wrote today in his devotional.You see, there really aren't any superstars when it comes to the church. No matter whom you admire ... Billy Graham, Mother Theresa, James Dobson, Bill Hybels, the Pope ... we are all made of clay. The only difference among us is this: some of us are smart enough to realize how needy we are, how helpless we are, how hopeless we are without a moment by moment infusion of God's grace.Every so often, God allows us to feel the need. It a gentle reminder that we aren't God's gift to mankind. Jesus is.Be encouraged!Dwight http://www.dwightclough.com


Rom 7:23 However, I see a different standard at work throughout my body. It is at war with the standards my mind sets and tries to take me captive to sin's standards which still exist throughout my body.
Rom 7:24 What a miserable person I am! Who will rescue me from my dying body?
Rom 7:25 I thank God that our Lord Jesus Christ rescues me! So I am obedient to God's standards with my mind, but I am obedient to sin's standards with my corrupt nature.


My mind recognizes the need for righteousness which comes from living what Gods word says. However my mind also realizes that it is at war with my body (flesh) because my body (flesh) does not want to submit to the mind or the will of God. My flesh is like a ravenous beast who is out of control that I must crucify daily. My mind is only able to control my body to the extent that I immerse my mind in the life changing word of God which is the only thing that is able to overcome the sinfulness that resides in my flesh. I am constantly battling double standards. I want to be obedient to God however I also want to please my flesh and make it happy. God's grace is sufficient to save me despite my wretched delima that I am. God knows that without his grace I am lost and headed for hell. I need Gods grace moment by moment to overcome these sinful urges of the flesh. Is this why the bible says to work out your salvation with trembling and fear? --Posted by James Moffitt to

Who will save me from my wretched condition?

New years resolutions. How many did you make and how many will WE break before the end of January 2006? I have long since given up making New Years Resolutions because I have found that I lack the self discipline that is needed to do them. How sad is that folks? Some things are easy to do especially when it only takes minor adjustments and does not require a lifestyle change. However, things such as loosing weight or stopping an addictive behaviour requires just that. A lifestyle change. A change that starts in the heart and works up into the mind and is then acted upon by the body.
If you do not believe it then you will not visualize it and then you wont DO IT. Make sense??

One of the things I NEED to do is to read God's word more. Sure, I read devotionals from time to time but those are only SNACKS. How long will I be able to continue on snacks? I need MEAT and lots of it. Perhaps if I was taking in more MEAT in Gods word perhaps I might not struggle so much with self discipline in some of the areas of my life such as losing weight or being a better husband and father.
I get devotional material from someone called Dwight Clough. His ministry is called Discoveries. Whenever a light comes on in my head I normally say either "today in discovery zone" or " I had a brain fart". I have a friend who HATES it when I use the word "FART" either in the written word or verbally speaking it. I have been told that is a MAN thing and that I need to refrain from doing it. LOL... So, I will try to not use the WORD **** here. I will say that I am going to enter in to a "discovery zone" with regards to the things that God shows me in His word and then I will possibly be able to share those thoughts with you. I do not expect you to agree with what Dwight Clough says nor what my reflections might say. What I am hoping though is that our thoughts will inspire you to enter into your own discovery zone and that as you work out your salvation with trembling and fear through the study of Gods word that we will all become closer to Him and therefore become more complete in Him as well. Once that starts to happen then true healing can happen in the hurtful places of our hearts.

Here is part of what Dwight wrote today in his devotional.

You see, there really aren't any superstars when it comes to the church. No matter whom you admire ... Billy Graham, Mother Theresa, James Dobson, Bill Hybels, the Pope ... we are all made of clay. The only difference among us is this: some of us are smart enough to realize how needy we are, how helpless we are, how hopeless we are without a moment by moment infusion of God's grace.Every so often, God allows us to feel the need. It a gentle reminder that we aren't God's gift to mankind. Jesus is.Be encouraged!Dwight http://www.dwightclough.com


Romans 7:23-25

Rom 7:23 However, I see a different standard at work throughout my body. It is at war with the standards my mind sets and tries to take me captive to sin's standards which still exist throughout my body.
Rom 7:24 What a miserable person I am! Who will rescue me from my dying body?
Rom 7:25 I thank God that our Lord Jesus Christ rescues me! So I am obedient to God's standards with my mind, but I am obedient to sin's standards with my corrupt nature.


My mind recognizes the need for righteousness which comes from living what Gods word says. However my mind also realizes that it is at war with my body (flesh) because my body (flesh) does not want to submit to the mind or the will of God. My flesh is like a ravenous beast who is out of control that I must crucify daily. My mind is only able to control my body to the extent that I immerse my mind in the life changing word of God which is the only thing that is able to overcome the sinfulness that resides in my flesh. I am constantly battling double standards. I want to be obedient to God however I also want to please my flesh and make it happy. God's grace is sufficient to save me despite my wretched delima that I am. God knows that without his grace I am lost and headed for hell. I need Gods grace moment by moment to overcome these sinful urges of the flesh. Is this why the bible says to work out your salvation with trembling and fear?

Happy New Year !!

Out with the old and in with the new! 2005 is gone forever and now all we can do is look back , reminisce and file those memories. Some of us look back and find reasons to be regretful, mourn or grieve because of silly mistakes or a loss of some sort in our lives. Some of us back and are happy about what we see and are excited about what the future can hold for us in the year 2006. I find that I have to balance my emotions and perception of 2005 when I look back. Here are some of the highlights as I remember them. Some of these are positive and some are negative nevertheless that is what happened and has forever shaped our family.

One of our major accomplishments was that my student loan that has been haunting us for so many years was finally paid off and taken off of our credit report. YES!! That is a good thing. Katy dug in her heels and determined to get her emergency teacher certificate to teach in SC. Not only has Katy done that but she is working diligently towards getting her in service classes completed in the month of January so that she will have EARNED her PACE program certificate. Katy can fill you in on all the gory details if she wants but all I can say is WAY TO GO KATY!!! Katy has dedicated a lot of time, effort, money, blood ,sweat and tears into reaching this goal and our family is SO proud of what she is doing. Not only is Katy passionate about her CAREER but she knows that she has been called of God to be a teacher. Everyone knows that teachers do not get paid the salary that the deserve. However, if you were to talk to my sweet wife she would tell you that teaching is not about money but it is about shaping the lives of our future leaders, moms, dads etc. What the teachers in this generation do today will determine what kind of world we will live in tomorrow. As baby boomers that is very important to us not only to strive to raise our own children to be God loving productive members of society but Katy wants to use her skills and talents as a teacher to help other children outside of our home. Katy also landed a job as an ED teacher in Charleston County and she loves her job immensely.

My son Jeremy has been out of high school now since May of 2004 and is planning on attending a local college in Michigan. It is hard to believe I have a son in college but it is a reality. Not only is Jeremy in Michigan and in college but the child support payments that I have been making towards his future have now come to an end. The fact that child support payments being over is not necessarily a positive or negative thing. One of the things that I am happy about is that I finally did get caught up with the past due payments. That in and of itself is an accomplishment on our part and my not saying something about it would be remiss. Does that mean that my responsibility to Jeremy as a parent is over? Of course not, I am still his dad and I am still praying for his future and as I am able I will be contributing what I can towards that future financially. For the time being we are going to redirecting those funds that have been going towards child support towards becoming more stable in our household here in SC. Once that happens (hopefully in 2006) I will be able to make some better plans for how I can help out in a lot of areas.

In 2005 we have seen a lot of changes in our church home, Grace Fellowship Church in Goose Creek. Not only did the church renovation become complete but there have been some additions to our family. Our church family has an upgraded facility with a new sanctuary and new audio/video equipment which can be used to present the gospel of Christ utilizing the technology that is available to us today. We have been attending this church now for approximately 5 years and we have seen a lot of changes in that five years. I have been praying for several things for our church and I am happy to say that in 2005 some of those things came to pass. One of the things that came to pass is the renovation and the ability to upgrade our updated audio/video equipment. We added to digital projectors, one church pc and song show plus software so that we can project song lyrics and sermon scripture to the big screen at the front of the church. The praise team singers and musicians are also able to see the lyrics on the back wall. We also got a brand new baby grand piano for Earlene to play as well. The other addition to our Praise Team and church was the Teasley family who have jumped on board and are helping us with taking our "Praise" to the next level. Chris plays the keyboard and his son Wesley plays the drums. Pastor Tom has been teaching himself how to play the bass guitar and Chris has been teaching us proper stage craft and how to praise God in song and music. We have five praise singers who have been working very hard at learning new songs and being there on time for each practice. These things are a huge answer to prayer for me.

The year 2005 started out with a 2003 Pontiac which was purchased in December of 2004. That happened at the end of 2004 and I have been able to make all of my payments to the finance company on time. That means that I have some POSITIVE additions to our credit report. Student loan is gone, Child Support is gone and the car loan has been added. Not only that we finished paying off the loan on the Ford Escort so that car is ours free and clear. You never know, we might even manage to add a mortgage payment to that credit report in the next year or two.

I believe that sometime in November of 2005 we lost another member of our family. Sammy Moffitt, our beloved Terrier, had to be put to sleep. For some reason he lost control of his rear drive train (legs) and could not move around very well. We took him to several vets and had xrays taken but that said that even after LOTS of dollars that they could not garuntee he would ever walk again. That would have meant a doggie wheel chair and intensive care for going out side to do his business etc etc. We had to make a tough decision and decided that our best decision was to just put him to sleep. I will never forget the receptionist telling me that the procedure is irreversible. LOL... What in the world are they thinking about when they tell you this anyway?? Sammy Moffitt will always be a part of our family and we have lots of pictures and fond memories of him. Just before Sammy left us he and Angel had one last litter of pups and we kept one of his daughters, Ginger. Ginger is just like her father in that she is a wild child. Ginger is a loud mouthed rambunctious puppy who has been a bundle of joy to say the least. She is the gift that keeps on giving if you know what I mean. LOL...

Last but not least Justin and Kristina both excelled both scholastically and in extracurricular events such as singing and playing in the band. We are so proud of them to say the least.