short post

so i've been lazy and haven't blogged in a while. i don't know what's wrong with me but I can't just sit still long enough to write a full post. this time before I went to camp I fully intended on writing all these posts about college and stuff but haven't been able to get around to it. one thing I wanted to do is for those who read this is a list of personal prayer requests. a lot's going on in my life right now so i would be very much appreciative if you would pray for me regarding these things:

-my health: i'm not going to lie to you. i weigh a ridiculous 245 lbs. right now. this is the most i've ever weighed in my life. my health is crap. i'm flirting with high blood pressure and arrhythmias in the heart. i know that when i lose a good amount of weight, i will feel so much healthier and better. the hardest thing for me to do now is eat right. there aren't many opportunities here in texas city to eat healthy. not like austin. by halloween, i would like to weigh 190 lbs. that's 55 pounds. i can do it. i know i can. i'm about to go to camp for almost two months and i know i'll definitely lose some weight while i'm there. it would be so much easier if i didn't eat like a cow when i was there. NO SECONDS! i know its going to be tough but i gotta do it for myself. i don't want to have a heart attack and i definitely don't want diabetes. boo that. i got to get healthy! no more drinking, no more fast food! and especially NO MORE DR. PEPPER. i've actually been doing pretty good in that department. i've been drinking a lot of water lately. but anyway, please pray for me with that. it would be very much appreciated

-my walk with the Lord: i'm starting to lose it again. not my salvation (teehee) but my i'm starting to get complacent here in TC which is not a good thing. i need to find a good church to attend if i'm going to be living here for good. i need to dig deep into the word. i need to be spiritually ready for these kids when i get back to camp. i need to be chasing after the Lord like crazy. i'm afraid i'm going to get back to camp and not know what to do (i mean that won't happen, but you know what i mean) so yes. i want to be ON FIRE for the Lord! not just warm or lukewarm or hot or cold but ON FIRE.

-camp ozark '09: i can already say right now, if you knew me at camp last summer you are going to think i'm a totally completely person this summer. i'm still going to be crazy and awesome and ridiculous and semi-ghetto but i've grown up a lot. no more sassyness. i want to be more intentional with people. not just campers but the staff as well. i really want to make an impact. more so than ever. i want God to move through me to my kids and to the other staff. pray that this happens.

-my family: i'm about to live with them for the time being. pray that for.

-a job: yep, i need one of these. i would love to work in austin but only if i had a job that paid well. i have to pay for rent, loans, my car and other stuff so i would need to be financially stable. wherever i am, i just want to be safe and taken care of. i just looked at the tchs job openings and there are two openings for coaches...volleyball and tennis. eff. that would be perfect. the tennis coach is an assistant coach which would be awesome! i could totally be an assistant coach.

-my cousin sheena: she was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor (after all that ridiculous, YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME). omg. please please pray for her. this is something that is very weird for me after the whole halle bert thing. good thing for my cousin is that her tumor is operable and its benign which is awesome! still, be praying for her and for my family as she is now just starting to tell people about it.

i think that's it so please be praying for these!

did you know that you are dearly loved?
-jimmy needham