Money is happiness. Duh!

*DISCLAIMER: I AM TIRED AND THIS PROBABLY WONT MAKE MUCH SENSE. SORRY IF IT DOESN'T!*






Whomever has the most stuff/money wins.


This is what the people I've been working with truly believe. One guy said that if you don't have money, then you can't do anything. You can't even live! Money is happiness and the more stuff or money you have, the happier you will be...


Really?! Well if you ask me, I say that is a load of crap! So this first part of the four day blogging session is about money. Something that I struggle with because I wasn't taught as a child how to handle it. 


Money is evil. No one needs money. Why, you ask? I'll break it down and go into each section and hopefully it will come across clear!


What is money? Money is a value of something that you have. I look at it like this: Who can offer a service to me that I don't have to give as much back? it's a trade, to say the least. Need an example? okay, I have four chickens and would like to trade you for two ducks. The chickens and ducks have value. Not worth money, unless you decide on money. 


To me, money is only a resource to use for the Kingdom. Now, I'm not suggesting to use ALL of your earnings and give it all away, but I am saying that you should invest it in the church. I try to invest ten percent of my weekly earnings. What you do, is between you and the Lord but I have found that ten percent is a good number to start with.


Money is evil. Yes, it is very evil. It's evil because of how we (The world) misuse it. Because we misuse money we think it brings happiness. Which is wrong. It does not bring happiness. Well now you're asking, "What if you won the lottery, you wouldn't be happy?" Of course I would, but winning the lottery would only make me happy as long as I had the money. 


If you go to work and ask one of the older adults if they could use a raise, what do you think they would say? I guarantee every single one would say "Yes". Why do people need a raise? Shouldn't you live in the means of your wage? Or am I just being naive? 


I am not the best person to tell others how to live and use their money because I struggle with it myself, but I feel like I have a good grasp of what should be done and I try to uphold it. As for the guys that I work with they all complained that they aren't making enough money and then I watch them all go out to the bar and spend over $100 on a few beers. REALLY?! Come on, people! Be smarter than that! .... I guess what I'm trying to say (and am doing a poor job at it) is that you need to be smart and thankful for the money that you do have. It is a blessing from the Lord and it should be used to bless and thank Him for the blessing. I really hope some of this makes sense!


What I am hoping you got out of this is that money isn't everything... I'll do a revise, most likely tomorrow (Tuesday July 26, when I have had more sleep and time to think more deeply into this. :)  

Well, this is it...

I'm very sorry for not posting in a little while... it's been what? Two weeks? Well I don't want to give excuses but here it is. I started a new job on July 5, and it is going great! But I was sent to Alabama for 15 days to finish up a barn... it is HUGE! I am on day 14 and am leaving to come home tomorrow morning! Well, since I've been down here I've been working 12 hours days Mon-Fri and 10 on Saturday, and 4-8 on Sundays. I don't like working Sundays. But that's beyond the point now. With all of this time I've been working, most people would think that I have no time to think, but actually I have too much time to think!

My first little bit here everyone seemed to be really cool and relaxing, to say the least, but then I got to know them more and more.. Now, they are really mellow but hard workers, but it's the talk and their way of thinking that got me thinkin'! So, here is where I got annoyed:

-Whomever has the most stuff/money wins.
-Construction talk. (Lack of respect)
-Jesus isn't a living God
-The Lord doesn't provide you what you need for life.

Well I ham going to have a four day blogging session, starting Monday night. I will write on all four of these topics and share my thoughts. I have been very... Not upset but I have been struggling with the three people that I've been working with because of how they treat life.

Now, If I don't post a blog four days in a row, I am very sorry but I am going to do my best to post! Like the title says, I'm not a good speakin', grammar lovin' english nazi. I struggle with it. A lot. So please be patient and help me! Feed back is lovely, good or bad. :)


P.S. NOT RELATED! AT ALL!

I need to go disc golfing soon! It's been far too long! Don't know what it is?! Just ask! Click here!



(Sick of my bad grammar?! You should visit my friends blog! They have better grammar than me! Here, here, and here!)

Hello, my name is Dan. Or Daniel, or Indian, or other names I probably shouldn’t repeat. I’ll let you decide what you want to call me. I prefer Dan over Daniel (depending on the person) and Daniel over those other names :) 

I will start off with the basics, and let you know that I am about 5’8” with black hair and brown eyes. (Pretty personal, right?) I live in Grandville/Byron Center area for 8 of the past 9 years now and am very blessed for that. I have a very complicated family tree... If you can even call it a tree. I think it’s a bush (Very messy!) I have 8 siblings, and only one is full blooded.

After my eighth grade year, my full brother, Zach, whom (To this day) I love very much and had spent every day of my life with, moved away to Missouri. Long story short, I had depression, very minor.

At the age of 17 I moved out of my parents house and into my Great Aunt and Uncles (On my step mothers side) house in Caledonia. Now before you go thinking anything, I’ll explain why. Most people get this part mixed up. I wasn’t kicked out of my parents or anything. I had a decent relationship with my dad and step mother, but I didn’t want to move to Tennessee. My excuse to stay was school.

So, after moving out my depression got a little worse. When I say a little... I mean, a lot. I almost failed out of high school, and was almost kidded out of my Aunt and Uncles. That’s when my life took a huge turn. I met a lady named Andrea, or Mama T. Mama T and I got along great, and one day she asked me about my life at home, well it sucked, and when she found out, she went home and talked to her family for a week and came to me the following Saturday and asked if I’d like to move in with her family. Eagerly I said yes, but I wanted my fathers OK or blessing. 

Through a few trials and minor turning points and a visit to TN, my father said yes. Ever since then I attended a Christian organization call Teens Encountering Christ (TEC) and have grown more than I have ever imagined and have met all of my amazing friends, though TEC. Shout of to a few of them, David, Zac, Alex, Mike. 

If you couldn’t tell English and gammer is NOT my specialty. I have dyslexia and a reading disability. I try not to think about them because they’re only excuses that I’d prefer not to use, but hey... It’s fun to use them, once in a while, as a joke.

My best friend, David, and I probably make fun of it the most.... Since, you know, he’s kinda a genius and all... Okay, back to introducing myself. I use to work at a car wash. I didn’t like it so much, and I have just landed a pretty solid job in the construction industry at Lamar Construction. I start July 5, 2011. Yes, very recently.

I have had one heartbreak in my short 19 and a half years of life, and it has made me grow up and realize a lot of different things. I know (more) what I want in life and I know (for the most part) how to reach it.

There is a lot that I haven’t told you, but that could come later. I’m not totally sure what to “Blog” about but I’m open for suggestions! I’ll try to remember to post something once in a while. :) And please remember, constructive criticism is okay. :) I have a lot to work one, I do know that!

See you all later!