Measure Twice, saw once

Words of wisdom words for life.   Probably the most famous saying my dad ever told me was measure twice saw once.  This holds true for all of life, and could be said in multiple ways.  Whale was one of the most patient men i know, but he was also a wise man.  Each step he took in life was measured and thought about.  How often in our lives do we run around like chickens with our heads cut off.  Which really happened in our house when we owned two chickens, somebody and nobody.  That was the names given to them by my ever thoughtful sisters, who said it would be clever to say they got the morning eggs from somebody and nobody.  To add even more humor to the thought of three girls getting fresh eggs from two chickens with foolish names, consider that we lived in the heart of McKinney, not on some family farm.  Back to the reason i wrote today.  As I have though about where to i go with this blog and how do i honor my dad, i have been careful to measure twice and saw once.  So here is the grand plan. I am going to continue to update you on my life and the Presley clan, but i am going to begin to incorporate some tools and thoughts that i think will help make the world a better place.  I hope you will join in on the journey as we move forward always remembering the past.

33 and still kicking

Today it happened, i reach the ripe old age of 33.  I was born to Mark and Anne Presley on September 9, 1975 in Morgantown, West Virginia.  In doing so I became the first presley boy and the world I think literally stopped.  In some respects i was dreading today, because my dad was not here to say he was proud of me.  But the day has been incredible.  This year was a hard one, it was one i will look back on and realize how much i changed and grew up in a year.  I had the birth of a son, the death of a dad.  I had to say goodbye to good friends, and the joy of serving with a group of believers in New Community.  I designed a book cover, and got to drive back from Cape Cod.  It has been a roller Coaster, but through it all I have been challenged to cherish the ones who are on the journey with me.

I love Eli, Champe and Melissa.  They have been my Joy in tough times and a source of inspiration in good times.  Tomorrow life will move on at the same hectic pace, but today we celebrate.  Today is my Birthday.

Oh and by the way Melissa turned 33 last Thursday, September 4th.  I think the world stopped for more than a moment when she was born!