{"id":83,"date":"2005-05-16T19:02:00","date_gmt":"2005-05-17T01:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/?p=83"},"modified":"2005-05-16T19:02:00","modified_gmt":"2005-05-17T01:02:00","slug":"happy-crappy-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/happy-crappy-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Crappy Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;d be amiss if I didn&#8217;t wish Kathryn a Happy Crappy Birthday. Granted, I&#8217;m sure no one really knows what that means, but that&#8217;s OK. Kathryn does and that&#8217;s all that matters.<br \/>\nThis weekend was amazing.<br \/>\nI feel like I&#8217;ve been out of the loop all weekend. I don&#8217;t believe I checked my e-mail or the news or my regular blogs all weekend, but somehow I survived.<br \/>\nSaturday night the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianwrestling.com\">CWF<\/A> had our &#8220;first show back&#8221; in Rockwall. It was amazing to be a part of, even if it was nothing more than the ring announcer.<br \/>\nI believe we counted approximately 250 people in attendance. We only had seats for 75.<br \/>\nAnd while everyone wants to critique their match and find the flaws, I really don&#8217;t care. I enjoyed five great matches, including a great Battle Royal and God used each person there.<br \/>\n15 people made decisions Saturday night, so no matter how many screwups anyone had, it goes to prove that when God is ready to work, it doesn&#8217;t matter how good we are or how bad we are &#8211; He&#8217;ll work.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>So will the words that come out of my mouth not come back empty&#8211;handed. They&#8217;ll do the work I sent them to do, they&#8217;ll complete the assignment I gave them. &#8211; Isaiah 55:11<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For those of you keeping track, here&#8217;s a rundown of Saturday&#8217;s card:<br \/>\nThe matches were for control of the CWF for the next three months.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Seven def. Michael Malick<br \/>\nSon of Thunder James Zebedee and The Zealot def. &#8220;Jesus Freak&#8221; Rob Vaughn with Tim Storm (DQ)<br \/>\nJonah def. Phil &#8220;The Bishop&#8221; Barron<br \/>\nShiloh def. Chris Idol<br \/>\nBattle Royal (last man standing) Winner: &#8220;Jesus Freak&#8221; Rob Vaughn<br \/>\nThe New Blood won control of the CWF after the 2-2 tie and the win by Jesus Freak in the Battle Royal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\nIn the news:<br \/>\nAdding to his donation of $200 million in 2003, Bill Gates announced a pledge of $250 million toward the race to solve the world`s most pressing health problems through science and technology. The award will aid researchers as they tackle 14 specific public-health challenges in developing countries\u00e2\u20ac\u201dranging from the development of vaccines that need no refrigeration to creating a single staple crop to help alleviate malnutrition.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s to putting your money where your mouth is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;d be amiss if I didn&#8217;t wish Kathryn a Happy Crappy Birthday. Granted, I&#8217;m sure no one really knows what that means, but that&#8217;s OK. Kathryn does and that&#8217;s all that matters. This weekend was amazing. I feel like I&#8217;ve been out of the loop all weekend. 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