My Interview with Matthew Fox!

What in the world happened last night in the show where most of us empty our thinking tanks out for every week to try to figure out?! If you did not like the ending or not you at least have got some kind of overwhelming respect for the creators of LOST. I mean they apparently knew the ending all along, but they still somehow intertwined many different instances and obstacles for our rookie minds to figure out. I still am not sure what I think about the last episode. Where were they this whole time? Have they been dead? I do not know. I think I may just not even try to figure this thing out.
I did not really get the chance to interview Matthew Fox. Simply wishful thinking.

Healthy life. It is starting now. No more sonic runs, no more pizzas. (well maybe just one slice) You know where I am getting at. Running and riding my bike are the two forms of exercise that will take place this summer for me. I really do not know why I am telling you this... haha

My dad has a job!! Yeeeeeyeahhh

Keep it surreal.

Matt

Today should be thanksgiving. Making a move.

The Davidson family is doing something new.

Im going to tell ya straight up. After 387 days my dad finally has a job. He has taken the Student Ministry job at First Baptist Church in Monroe. The Lord is faithful, my dad's situation is evidence of that. Although there were many times of uncertainty the Lord provided big time. This is a very exciting time for all of us and I cannot wait to see the new opportunities open up.
Life is great.
I am finally home for summer. Home for about 3 months! Crazy I know. Although I do not have much structure to my summer I have goals and others things I would like to see get done. That is something you could pray for me about. For God to open doors that need to be opened. Today in church the sermon was about how some things can be good or can be bad, we just have to trust in the Lord. Wanna know why? Because the Lord's will for our lives is good. ALL THE TIME. So I will trust in that truth.
This post is quite random I know, but I must tell you I am getting caught back up on LOST. What a show. Let me just tell you how far back I am... They just found Claire and man is she crazy now.
Enough for now.
Hillsong is coming out with a new album. That is something to be thankful for too.

FAITH HOPE AND LOVE

Matt

Grateful. For quite a bit. The Civil Wars included.

This semester has been a blessing in a thousand different ways. From Kelsey to Harry's and everything in between. God has opened doors for me and my family! I feel that I may have taken these opportunities for granted though. There is about 6 more days left here at Samford until I am in Atlanta for quite some time. I will miss the whole school thing, but this break will be much appreciated, I assure you. As for the whole break thing, I am not very sure what will be occupying my time. Maybe a short internship or shadowing of some sort? Some very awesome ideas/plans for this summer fell through, but that is ok. I just was not supposed to be doing that.
Trust is the name of the game right now. Trust in the Lord. I have really learned how to do that a lot more since my pops lost his job. It is crazy and really not fair to our Savior that we wait to truly trust in him when something unfortunate happens to us or someone really close to us. The next step is not simple though. My dad has a job now. But I must not stop trusting in HIM. He will always provide, through the rough and the awesome.
Peyton just scored a goal on FIFA.
Welp, finals are here. Nervous? ehh, kind of. Will I make good grades? Yep, most likely.
THE CIVIL WARS:
Friendly
Brave (they play in extreme indoor climates)
Angelic voices
Vintage duo
Big futures.
Cool shoes
Joy, your husband rocks.
JP, I will take care of those speed bumps for when you come back.

The Civil Wars were more than we thought. They brought it. I have never seen a Harry's community that big ever, and that amazed. It was exactly what we wanted to send everyone back to their homes after an amazing semester of music, coffee, and cookies.
These two are on the road to something big, I can just feel it.
I will be praying for you guys as you wrap up that full length and hit the road.

That's about it for now.

You all amaze me.

Matt

Johnny Cash is happening; Mat Kearney; ????

So Christian Theology, what a class. From the 70+ page readings that are filled with big words from the 1800's to the outrageous comments that a certain person makes in the class, it is all interesting. Maybe I should have stuck with Fiction and Film? Can you even believe I dropped a class that I was taking with Kelsey Boone? We all make mistakes. So all of this confusing readings and discussions and reflection papers have led up to this, a project on pop culture and how it relates to the themes in our class.
So I think to myself... what a wonderful world...
No, I thought to myself I could do U2. But, I decided to go the more country route for a change. I went with Johnny Cash. He is the man if you did not know. An over arching theme I will be discussing is his redemption that he perfectly portrayed in his music of his later years. I think what got me hooked on him was the movie, Walk the Line. His passion for music and the chase for June Carter was memorable. The man in black can sing.

On to other events.
Last Thursday was the Mat Kearney concert. The man from Oregon did not disappoint what so ever. The dude played guitar on the piano out on the quad. It was sweet. It was also nice to snack on his left over food. He likes the strangest tea though. It was spicy... So that was all good.
Now, as the semester is about to be sealed shut we have one more Harry's this Thursday.
We have The Civil Wars coming to town. This is huge. Ever since we nailed the date down some time ago they have grown more and more in the music galaxy. We are very lucky. This is crazy, but it is Monday and we already have over 200 people saying they are going to the show on FaceBook. I am not really sure how we are going to fit every one in there but no one will be disappointed. The show will happen no matter what. Bring on the whole state of Alabama. This will be huge for Harry's as well. Harry's has been a real blessing for me this semester and I will not take it lightly. It has grown more than we could have ever imagined and hopes for next semester are massive as well.

Goodness life is kind. Kelsey still puts up with me. I'm making good grades. I have food and a [uncomfortable] bed to sleep on.

Before I cut this one off I must say something about Secret Church at Brook Hills.
It was phenomenal. Frugal living is so biblical. So do it.


Faith, Hope, and LOVE.

Summer is next week.


Matt

Listen here. Life is good.

And that was before she decided she would date me...:) finally.
You are the best Kelsey Elaine Boone. ;)




How could I ever complain about life. I have got some great people in my life that pursue the Lord which in turn encourages me everyday! I go to a school that does it's best to nurture my needs. I could write forever about this, BUT I am able to spend everyday with the girl of my dreams! She is something else people. Man I do not deserve this (in a way) royal treatment that the Lord gives me. Unbelievably thankful.
I DO NOT love the caf, therefore I will not be living on campus next year. I will make my own food thank you very much.

So life is good, but what have I been up to?
Well, today was pretty dang interesting... I woke up around 10:30 to walk down to Ben Brown Plaza for Earth Day with my class. (That is my only class of the day :) ). But wait, it gets better, I held a python. For like 15 minutes... Strong little sucker. After having the easiest class ever I was a little worthless. I sat on the quad for a while getting my way into the social pipeline. haha. whatever. AND THEN, me and trevor rented those crazy green regions bikes and rode them everywhere. Off roading on the quad, down sweet hills in west campus, and through pittman circle. Childlike? I think so.
That is not it folks, then it was time for the weekly Harry's Coffeehouse. (Thursday's rock me.) The Suite C and Steve Moakler played. Both quality people. Both decided to rock faces with their angelic voices. You all are probably bored with this now. The rap up: Then I played a softball game. Then we went ahead and beat some sigma chi's. No biggie.

Ohhh SportsCenter I see you!


NEEDTOBREATHE is on Saturday. Am I excited?? You betcha!!!!!


If our God is for us, then who could ever stop us?
-Tomlin you said it best.


Matt

Free Bowling Vs. Sleepyhead; Twitter.

College kids can not get enough free stuff. Last night was free bowling. Did I go? Yesssss. Come to find out, I would bowl a 194. Now, I am horrible at bowling. My highest score before 194 was 120. In the zone I guess. So we bowled and bowled until we were tired.
Tired. That is the name of the game today. Ole hump day has proven to be a hard one to fight. Lesson learned: Don't go to bed at 2 in the morning. Every morning... I'm still learning mom.
Now I am sitting in the fitness center occupying this mindless job that I do every monday and wednesday. You would think that this job is ideal, which it is sometimes, but more time than not I am left with nothing to do but sit here and explore many different profiles on facebook. That is just not healthy and not very "cool". On the flip side, I get to write, which brings some sense of worthiness to my self.
Lets go back a little. I was a big twitter hater some time ago. I had always thought that twitter was just some stupid site that did the same thing as a facebook status. Welp, I had to get an account for my JMC class. My thoughts were, though, to just get it to make the grade and never really update it. I have since started updating my account and it is satisfying. From knowing information before other people to just looking at funny pictures. AND following one of my idols, Joel Houston. It's all good. So, if you too are a twitter hater like I once was, I encourage you to set up an account, search for your favorite celeb or your best friend and go to town with it. Just do... Just try it.



Keep it real folks.

Matt

Playing in the dirt and fireworks

This past weekend proved to be nothing short of a relaxing, more than well spent weekend! I went to the Boone Manor in Louisville with Kelsey if you did not know. The ride down was a little on the long side and considering my frame is about 6'4 my back tends to hurt in the car for that long. Well it did not fail me this time, it hurt. Enough complaining though, cause the time spent with friends was WELL worth it.
So I played in the dirt. Not by myself but with a pretty cool kid named Joseph (Kelsey's kindergarden aged cousin). He was pretty cool. We dug up worms, crashed monster trucks into piles of dirt, and dug up worms and then showed them to Kelsey and her Grandma. Taking me back to my childhood, with not a care in the world. Not a care.
After a fun day at Mimi and Nee's house ( Kelsey's grandma and granddad) we went to the magical/overcrowded Thunder Over Louisville. It was pretty awesome I must say, but I only need to see it once. Those were the highlights of the weekend. I mean I can not tell you everything. This little blog here can not handle that... I mean come on.
Information about summer plans I may or may not have told you about:
I heard back from the man in charge of this Haiti trip. He sent me the job description and as much as I wanted to reply and say, "Oh yes! I am totally fit for this job!" I could not. I just do not have the experience yet. I understand that. No biggie. We may have a bit of a compromise in the making though. Maybe.
Summer job/internship leads have been very slim, which has been a little discouraging to say the least. So if you are reading this and thinking, "Hey, Matt Davidson may like doing this for the summer!" Then you let me know. :)

As always, you all are too kind.
Give thanks to the one who allows you to do anything.


Matt