my blog

has anyone noticed that i have a blog that i have never done anything with at www.brockgill.blogspot.com? i never knew it was there. a few years ago when i was trying this thing out i set it up. but when the web designer built the blog and website i assumed he used that url. i am still confused by the whole thing. i typed in www.brockgill.blogspot.com to try to see this blog but a different one came up. i had never posted anything on it. apparently people have been looking at it to try and find me. my true url is www.brockgill.com/blog. i think it may also be blog.brockgill.com. i dont understand these things. was anyone confused? did anyone find the other blog before this one???????????

zipline

americas got talent

if you watched americas got talent last night then you saw some american talent. the show is all about people that have a unique talent, strange talent, or something that people will find fascinating. i have not seen the show until this week.
my friend was on the show so i decided to watch it. you may have seen him, his name is dan meyer. he is a sword swallower. he is a very cool guy. he is a believer, and i mean for real. this guy really lives it. he is a very amazing person. he holds a world record for swallowing the most swords at once. he also has a noble prize. yep, he swallows swords and has a noble prize. check out dan meyer on americas got talent and see why he made it to las vegas. you might even see him on tour with us later this year for a very special something.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25207911#25207911
watch him on the today show here

shoe shopping

i needed some shoes so we went into the mall today. barbara really wanted to go so we took her but while i was there we looked for shoes. anyway, we found some. i always seem to find a good deal on clothes and always on shoes. maybe i dont buy things unless they are on sale. i found some shoes that fit and they were buy one get one free. it didnt take me long to find another pair that fit for that price. 6 minutes of shopping is all it took for me to find 2 pair of shoes and a great deal. i hate shopping almost as much as auny does. when we do shop we know how to do it. shop the sales rack and only buy it if it is half price or better. and most important, do it quickly.(or auny gets bored...then cranky...)

any shopping advice out there for the rest of us?

thats what i call a party

we started right after church. we all met at our house for bbq, burgers and chicken. then we headed outside for a chat with billy the funny neighbor. (barefoot billy, see previous post). anyway, we then skyped a missionary friend in brazil. we got a chance to hear their story and love on them a little bit. then we headed outside for the big surprise. we have been keeping this a secret for a long time. we finally unveiled a 320 foot zipline. it was amazing. it was very scary. very scary. i dont even know how fast it is but it will make you scream. its like having a roller coaster in my backyard. wow, it is awesome. imagine climbing a ladder up a tree 20 feet in the air. then jumping off while sitting on a seat strapped to a pully. flying down hill for 300 feet before swing almost upside down for a stop at the end. unbelievable.
then we ate more food after a quick nap during a movie(nacho libre). then more zipline fun, a littl motorcycle riding, and fireworks. then we ended the night with a huge bombfire. we sat around the fire and talked for hours. actually people are still here talking. very cool day. it has been one of the best days we have ever had. i love my house. we are able to have so much fun here. we had another "party with a purpose". we raised another $250 for our friends in brazil. (www.ebersoleonline.com) thats what i call a party!!!!!

home feels good

we are home for a couple of days. it feels nice to catch up with friends and see our house. we are going to have a party sunday afternoon. the party is gonna rock. i have a surprise for everyone. it feels good to sleep in my bed after being gone for a month. home feels good right now

God bless haiti

i had a roomate who always joked around and said God bless haiti. i dont know why he said it but it seemed random enough for us to smile from time to time. anyway..
last night we found a way to bless haiti. we did a chocolate tasting for a group of about 80 adults. they were youth pastors and leaders, none of them were rich guys. from that small group of people we raised $1267. up until 2 hours before we did the party(with a purpose) we were going to help the Hands and Feet orphanage build a kitchen. as i talked to the guys there they said that they had an immediate need that was more important. the price of food has gone up so much that they couldnt afford to feed the children today. there are about 20 mothers in an "orphan prevention program" who are bringing their kids to the orphanage each day to get food. they are doing this so that they dont have to give the kids up. they cant feed them so it is either give the kids away so they will eat and live or keep them and watch them die of starvation. this program is allowing them to feed the children and still care for them. the problem is that milk is so expensive right now. they need about $25 per week for each of the 20 kids. they need this money today to buy food today so that they will not die today. i believe we came to the rescue.

lets pray for haiti. lets ask God to really bless haiti. for more info on how you can help go to www.handsandfeetproject.org