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at 06/22/08 11:55PM

so...my little 8-year-old cousin, jamie, called me this afternoon to chat. she actually called me a few sundays ago on her NEW cell phone to tell me that she had gotten it. i missed her initial call, and i must say my heart melted when i heard her voice mail. she actually took the time to call me as soon as she got her new cell phone! i was very honored!

today's conversation was short and sweet. jamie was waiting on her best friend to come over to play before evening worship. i asked her a few questions about her summer, and then her friend arrived, so our conversation had to end. i still get a smile on my face when i think about the fact the she called me of all people! i love my jamie :)

family is so precious. never take them for granted! and speaking of family, please welcome my oldest brother, glenn, to pleonast!

in HIM,
isaac grantham holman

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thanks for the birthday wishes...I am glad you had a good one too...and may I add--you have more "friends" than I think I have ever seen :)

by mama_lo at 07/10/08 9:41PM
o brother, where art thou? long time, no see!

by jake28 at 07/20/08 3:30PM
Hey! I know I don't get to talk to you that much at church, and well, actually, I don't get to talk to many people with a two year old glued to my leg! Anyway, I noticed it's been a month since your last post, and I always look forward to reading what's new with you....so, how's it going? Hope you're having a great day! ♥

by leahwal at 07/28/08 2:37PM
yep, hard to believe!

by jake28 at 07/28/08 11:14PM
Missed seeing you at Devo in the Boro! hOPE to see more of you! I live in the Murphesboro*spelling* haha area now. :) Take care,Isaac!

by bubbly_princess at 07/29/08 1:31AM
I love when my 2 year old niece leaves me messages. I never erase them!

by sarahpet at 08/02/08 12:55AM
Probably no bumper stickers, but definitely more signs. Such as this:

by danbrown at 08/04/08 1:43PM
Hey! Thanks. Not a problem.. I'm still in the midst of celebrating ;)

by tsi at 08/08/08 11:30PM
Thanks for the comment. I've met your aunt and uncle and speak with your uncle every time I'm over there because he's always there to greet visitors. We moved away before they moved there, so I've never really spent any time with them.

by AlanL at 08/11/08 12:30PM
dear izzy g. i miss thee. please come to see me. or i will come see thee. and i like daisies haha. ok loves deary!

by aucowgirl at 08/13/08 10:41PM
ELECT PLEOVILLIN PRESIDENT OF PLEONAST. Come to my blog and see what my administration stands for...

by pleovillin at 08/20/08 12:41PM
aw that's sweet

by smileofdawn at 08/22/08 1:44AM
Hi Isaac. Yeah it was fun going to eat with everyone.

by tasteslikemonkey at 08/26/08 8:32AM
Hello Isaac. How are you? :)

by southernpoet87 at 09/02/08 11:55PM
Yeah, I hope no Obama germs got on you or anything. ;)

by angela at 09/09/08 10:57AM
Today is Christopher Mongeon's Birthday!

by kailua at 09/11/08 12:41PM
Hey! Thanks for leading those songs last night- they are some of my most favorites that we sing! Hope you are doing well! ♥

by leahwal at 09/11/08 4:39PM
yoo r pretty

by boy_lover at 10/21/08 10:36PM
by papa_smurf at 12/11/08 3:48AM
Are you ready for camp?

by naturesensei at 05/04/09 5:01PM

PLEASE PRAY!!!

at 08/20/07 9:45PM

every so often, something happens that forces you to step back and re-examine your "problems" and your "worries"...and you realize that you have no right to even use the words "problems" and "worries". i think you will understand exactly what i mean when you read this...

PLEASE PRAY!!!

in HIM,
isaac grantham holman

"who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? as it is written: 'for your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.' no, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. for i am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
~ romans 8:35-39
AMEN

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Thanks for letting me know about this. Many prayers are going up.

by alex at 08/21/07 7:49AM
I went to that page yesterday after seeing your post and could not believe that horrific story! I am definitely praying.

by nitney320 at 08/21/07 8:53AM
i will definitely be praying for her!

by ashulee at 08/21/07 11:22AM
will be praying for her

by mother_hen at 08/21/07 12:56PM
Wow, although I do not know this person I pray she recovers fully and quickly

by trueknight27 at 08/21/07 1:53PM
How bizarre! What a sad situation. I pray that she will *truly* someday come to know the Lord and that she will be healed of her mental illness. I will pray for her and all those who come in contact with her.

by belle at 08/21/07 9:06PM
Hey Isaac. An e-mail has been forwarded to me that you sent out to the brethren at Brentwood about Shea Adair's situation. I appreciate you passing on the news.

However, I don't know if you have heard the latest. Please go to my blog and scroll down to the post before the present one.

Sadly, we found out Shea's story is a complete hoax. Go to my blog for more details.

Again, thank you for your prayers and vigilance. As someone in the comments said, prayer is never wasted.

by patermagister at 08/22/07 11:43AM
Didn't want you to feel bad at all. I had just received an e-mail from someone this morning who received an e-mail from someone who received an e-mail from someone who got it from the mailing list and Brentwood and just wanted to make sure the correction got there too.

Thanks.

by patermagister at 08/22/07 4:38PM
Thanks, Isaac!!

by angela at 08/22/07 11:34PM
dmi furniture to answer your question (:

by libster at 08/23/07 2:06PM
Hey Isaac, wondering if you might do me a favor.

Some of the folks from Franklin have been getting together to play Ultimate Frisbee on a weekly basis. We had been doing so on Sunday nights following our assembly, but due to shortening days have moved it to Saturday mornings at 9:00 AM. We meet at Pinkerton Park on Hwy 96 in Franklin. We would like to get some more people involved and wondering if some of the folks at Brentwood might like to join us.

I know it is probably a bit late to get anyone there tomorrow (but maybe not), I have meant to get on here all week and just kept forgetting.

Would you pass on the word. There is no real age limit and we don't care if it is guys or girls. However, I will say that it does involve a lot of running and whoever needs to be old enough to throw and catch a frisbee pretty well.

Please let me know if you got this message.

by patermagister at 10/12/07 1:11PM
Hey!!! I think I know you!!! Do you go to Lost River Church of Christ; sometimes?(!) My sister & her family are members overthere! :D

by Gods_Country_Girl at 11/19/07 11:52AM
Nature thought you could use a holiday cheercomment. Have a fun and natural holiday!

by naturesensei at 11/28/07 10:57AM
That would be nice! But it would probably be hard to do so, b/c I go there like ones every month; just about. :(

by Gods_Country_Girl at 11/28/07 7:30PM
I will admit I have found my way over to your blog from her's. Oxford is great. I have been here going on 8 years. I will admit that it does start to wear on you though.

by auntlele at 12/18/07 10:41AM
Hi! Heard you share in the world of Arbonne with me? My friend told me. I am trying to make it to district, any advice?

by tess at 01/30/08 12:08PM
Hey Isaac! It was really good to meet you! I had a wonderful time in Nashville and hopefully I'll get to go back sometime. Hope you have a great week!

by ashley at 03/17/08 7:12PM
no, you're amazing and I love you!

by rica5219 at 04/01/08 11:15AM
Beware of Edam!

by naturesensei at 04/10/08 10:40AM
Hey Isaac! Good to hear from you! Yes, I am on pleo now. I've only been on here since I've moved to TN (couple months) so I'm new. I'm learning fast though. I love it here in TN! We'll have to all get together sometime soon. Have a great day!

by jules31477 at 05/08/08 11:46AM

so...

at 08/17/07 9:15PM

yesterday, i found myself wishing that i could work on a project with one of my co-workers. she and i have worked together before, and i learned so much from her. my confidence and my abilities grew TREMENDOUSLY during our project. i was slated to be her "right hand man"...

but then, we hired a new designer to work with the first designer because of her experience in a certain market segment. and while i was a bit disappointed, i couldn't be too upset because i was slated to run several of my own projects. i wouldn't be able to run my own projects AND help on the other projects...

so back to yesterday...i was standing at first co-worker's desk and just watching her work and really wishing that i were still going to be working with her...

and then today, said co-worker comes up to me and asks me when my projects will be finished...she wants me to help her with a new project next spring!

this may not seem like a big deal to you, but this is the second time that i have really longed to work with her...and the first time i had a desire to work with her, the same thing happened. she just walked up to me and told me that i was going to be working with her...

my bosses told me they never would have put this designer and myself together. we have very different personalities, backgrounds, beliefs, etc...but we work really well together. one of my bosses said, "who knows, God may have put you two together so you can be an example to her"...yeah, that's how our office rolls!

i know God has a plan, and i'm so excited to see it unfold!

in HIM,
isaac grantham holman

such a cute, little story. almost makes me wanna cry. ;)

by jake28 at 08/17/07 9:27PM
:) I'm glad things worked out in that :)

by desi at 08/17/07 10:55PM
aw yay. I am SO happy for ya!!!

by britt22 at 08/17/07 11:28PM
i imagine that you brighten everyone's life, Isaac.
I get that strong feeling about you.

by sarahpet at 08/18/07 12:43AM
now that's a great response...I felt myself in that one

by buddabignbald at 08/18/07 1:41PM
so happy for you!

by summeraly at 08/18/07 5:45PM
:)
that's awesome.

by rica5219 at 08/18/07 6:04PM
Thanks for your post! We are doing great. I hope the best for your new working circumstances. Sounds like things are working out well!

by beckdobbins at 08/18/07 8:00PM
missed you at the study.Hope you had a good weekend! love ya bro!:)

by bubbly_princess at 08/19/07 9:33PM
so glad i got to talk to you the other day. I 'll try not to be a moron and call you more!

by autatalicious at 08/20/07 12:19PM
What you said yesterday before class about bsl cracked me up! It still makes me laugh.

by aj1210 at 08/20/07 6:10PM

personal leadership

at 07/31/07 11:00PM

this past sunday night at brentwood, jack dugger, jr. presented a lesson on personal leadership. although there were around 300 people present, i felt as though jack were preaching exclusively to me. following are the main points of the lesson:

~ personal leadership is the desire of an individual to take charge of his/her own life

~ personal leadership has no pre-requisites; you can be any race, any color, any sex, any socio-economic background, etc. and be a personal leader

~ personal leadership takes work

~ personal leadership involves four components

1. personal leaders realize that they are responsible for themselves and for their actions - romans 14:7-12; 2 corinthians 5:10; 1 timothy 3:1-3

2. personal leaders have a plan/goal for their earthly life, family, and most importantly, eternal life - ephesians 4:11-15; nehemiah 2:11-18

3. personal leaders have a commitment, a purpose - acts 20:22-24; hebrews 12:1,2

4. personal leaders make good choices - nehemiah 4:1-17

you know why i love being a Christian so much? because when (not if) i mess up, i can start over. i can ask for forgiveness and repent of those sins. i can decide right now to become a better personal leader. and i can ask God for His help to be the best personal leader i can be. and He will help me!

right now, my character, my very essence is being tested. i have been pushed out of my comfort zone many times. and yet, i have struggled and have been scared to death...or at least it felt that way. sometimes i have succeeded, and many times, i have failed.

but one thing i have learned over the past year...the only way to truly fail is to quit. and i am not a quitter. i may struggle and fall, but i will not stay down. i heard a quote the other day from dr. john maxwell. he was saying that one of his friends is never down. and john asked him how that could be. his friend replied, "i am either up, or i am getting up"...WOW!

thanking HIM for the lessons learned in the past,
praising HIM for the newness of the present,
looking to HIM for the opportunities to grow in the future,
isaac grantham holman

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Hey, I need your addy to send you secret!

by emolinebygrace at 08/07/07 10:20AM
How many people do you know anyway, and what do you think of the Benjamin Moore color: concord ivory? ;-) Hope you are well.

by thehoops at 08/07/07 4:13PM
Thanks for coming to see Smoke On The Mountain last night.

by jaclynbrown at 08/08/07 12:38AM
hadn't spoken to you in a while and wanted to say HI! hope you are doing well. I love how a lot of your posts reference spirituality. For some reason, I don't get responses when I post such :(

by sue3135 at 08/08/07 11:25AM
We did our den/living room in that color--I'll send a pic or two

by thehoops at 08/08/07 1:18PM
jack dugger is the bomb.

by antiisaacholman at 08/08/07 2:07PM
ACK! Check out the time of my latest post. BAH. ;) I guess it must be in your honor.

by marla at 08/08/07 11:22PM
Can I cook for you?

by naturesensei at 08/09/07 11:42AM
Good thoughts!

by lastoflakewood at 08/09/07 10:07PM
I'm hoping it shows up on the news tonight. ;)

by tucket at 08/09/07 10:19PM
Maybe the congregation would follow better if you signed the words while singing. :)

by jaclynbrown at 08/10/07 10:49AM
thanks for the encouragement.

by sue3135 at 08/10/07 2:30PM
I am practicing. We need to work in a song that uses the word "lamb"

by summeraly at 08/10/07 9:16PM
no problem. yeah, i hope we win too!

by jake28 at 08/10/07 9:56PM
good thoughts, Isaac! I haven't talked to you in forever. How are you doing?!

by beejay at 08/12/07 8:12AM
wow...good ole lumberton. ya'll might know some of the same people! oh and have you found me a job yet???

by bah at 08/13/07 10:15AM
ooh...I guess I shouldn't have done that huh?

by summeraly at 08/13/07 8:43PM
I'd like a spa in a bag. ;)

by bzyabsma at 08/14/07 7:07PM
Thanks again for lunch today. I enjoyed it, and I don't need to eat for three more years!

by tucket at 08/14/07 11:44PM
Isaac! I went through brentwood today. I work for two men and a truck now and we moved someone to hermitage. Exciting story I know. But it's been a while man, how's everything?

by judethemonkey06 at 08/14/07 11:51PM

quote of the day

at 07/29/07 5:55PM

"i don't let anyone more messed up than me tell me what to do" ~ rita davenport, president of arbonne international

in HIM,
isaac grantham holman

well, that's definitely insightful :)

by desi at 07/29/07 10:12PM
Thanks for hanging out!

by jaclynbrown at 07/29/07 11:35PM
I let Puff Daddy tell me what to do.

by say_no2unibrows at 07/30/07 12:08AM
just don't do anything i wouldn't do.

by bah at 07/30/07 12:24PM
I like that quote! Great advice.

by bzyabsma at 07/30/07 1:11PM
I hear Snoop Dogg in my head everyday, always telling me to "be cool" and to wear a dew rag on my head.

by drquest at 07/30/07 1:21PM
thank you for giving me permission to tell you what to do.

by antiisaacholman at 07/31/07 12:17PM

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