up to speed

(posted by josh)

well, kristine and i have just been flat out busy. can't you tell since we have not blogged in almost a month? all in all, god continues to show his faithfulness and goodness. he has met our needs personally and the needs of livewire (our new church).

i have since taken a new job on and left publix. i enjoyed publix, loved my co-workers, the job, and the atmosphere, but i was working mostly nights and usually getting home after midnight. i am a morning person so once 7 a.m. rolls around i am up. the problem is, when i get home so late, then wake up early that by 10 or 11 a.m. i am just tired and sleepy especially since a lot of work i am doing for the church is on computer. i end up nodding. lol! so, i was offered a part time job with chick-fil-a. this week is my first week and i love it. i am the dining room host. i take care of the needs of the folks while they are dining with us. i refresh their beverage, remove any trash, and talk with them. i enjoy it!

concerning the church, livewire has recently been moved to lake park elementary school. we meet in the cafeteria which is a good size room which has a wall that separates 3/4 of the cafeteria from the other 1/4. so, the kids get the 1/4 and the adults get the 3/4. there is plenty of room for growth, it has a stage, and the school is an excellent venue. we are now just one block south of the coastland mall on goodlette road. presently, we average 30 people attending livewire.

jade, our pit bull puppy has tripled her original size in just a month. she has been doing really good and we love her to death.

kristine is enjoying her job at rockstar waterfalls like i am at chick-fil-a. however, we both cannot wait to work full time at livewire. the lord will make it possible soon enough and we look forward to it.

if you did not know, we also moved the church website to www.wiredalive.com. come check us out!

well, that's where we are right now and we are loving it!

first week @ publix

(posted by josh)

my first official work week at publix was last week. the week went very well. i actually use to work for publix years back when i was a teenager. it would be nice if i could work the day shift, but i am willing to do what i need to do. it is a good job and i am thankful for it. my position as a bagger gives me opportunity after opportunity to strike up conversation with folks while taking out their groceries. i take a vested interest in their life and in turn they do the same and it gives me the opportunity to share with them about livewire and the lord. i have invited a handful of people to come check out livewire. its been fun!

the position also works well from the standpoint of being more physical labor than mental labor. right now, my mental focus and energies need to be given to livewire. so, all in all i do enjoy my job at publix.

new addition to our family

(entry posted by josh)

last friday kristine went to the friday night worship service at new hope ministries. afterwords, a couple guys found a crate with a lid on it outside the church and lo and behold, 7 pit bull puppies were in the crate. pretty crazy huh? well, kristine brings one of the seven home and the first thing i thought was that we are not keeping her and the second thing i thought was this is the last thing we need right now is a puppy. well, that all went down the drain within a couple days. jade, our new pitbull puppy is in the perez family to stay. we love you little girl!

publix, here i come

(post typed up by josh)

well, i have gone through the interview process and i am officially working part time for publix starting this saturday. this job will work better with my schedule. they will give me weekends and wednesday nights off. i am hired on as a bagger. woohoo! i am excited and i am not joking. being a bagger will help me keep my focus where it needs to be and that is on livewire. hollywood video is a great job, but all in all publix will work out better for me until i start taking a salary at the church. may i help you with your groceries?

wow

(entry typed up by josh)

wow (and i don't mean world of warcraft)! that is the word i think of for this past month and a half. wow, it has been busy! wow, god has been moving on our behalf personally! wow, the lord has been opening doors regarding the church! wow, we are actually planting a church!

kristine and i have been extremely busy. last week was the first week we have been able to breathe a breath of slowing down a little. we have been non-stop organizing, typing, creating, thinking, discussing, shopping, working, etc. for the church. when i say that i am not complaining, because we have been enjoying every minute of it. not to mention, we are working also. kristine is working full time at rockstar waterfalls and I am working part time at hollywood video. she is the bread winner right now. lol! you go girl!

i look forward to more wows the lord has in store for kristine, myself, and livewire.

livewire website

(entry typed by josh)

this blog will now be used primarily for kristine and i to share things from our personal lives. check out the temporary livewire website located at wiredalive.com to find out the latest about livewire.

i'm glad my toenails are painted cuz god is rocking my socks off

(entry written by kristine)

god is totally rocking our socks off at livewire these days. we have been so utterly amazed by how he is opening doors & providing for us day after day, week after week. recently we found a trailer to haul all of our church equipment (at no charge) and use of a FREE airconditioned warehouse (both the courtesy of frank aleman of new hope ministries). god is also sending us people to help with ministry areas... and we're so excited about it because we've been so busy as livewire is growing!
we believe with all of our hearts that amazing things are to come not only at the church, but as god uses us to reach our community.
we love you.... and if you've never visited livewire before, let me be the first to invite you this sunday. please, be our guest. god has an amazing plan for your life and something to speak into your heart this week.

until next time!