The Story Behind the Name

As time has gone on, I have become known as the Boob Man. I don't really agree with that at all (I don't have a preference on them), but I have taken the stance to embrace it, in hopes that people will see that it doesn't bother me and then stop referring to me as that...it's not working, lol.

Curtis, Robbie, and I were meeting at the church one morning in December for prayer and those two had been coming up with names that still had the same connotation, but were different. It got quiet for a little while and then Curtis said, "I got it...McCanish." My real last name is McCaMish, but he put an interesting twist on it. It was hillarious!! Robbie and I lost it when Curtis said that and I have been called that for a while. Recently it has evolved to "Chichi cabre", which is the spanish name for Boob Man. It makes me laugh everytime I get called either of those names. I got a text from one of them saying that I need those eye things that horses wear on their eyes to keep them looking straight ahead, so that I don't look at "them." Haha, I laughed so hard, because it's not true in the least bit! I mean, as a guy, it's something that is hard for all of us, but I haven't struggled with that for years now and I'm proud of that. The women that I spend a lot of my time with dress like ladies and don't make that a problem for us men. (Thanks ladies!!)

Anyway, that wasn't as long or detailed as I was planning, but I'm in a hurry to leave for home for the weekend...

Let my life light up like the city lights
Let it burn for you in the darkest night
My light will shine on earth
And my Father will be praised
-Life Light Up (Christie Nockes)

I've been thinking a lot lately about my life and the impact that it's making here on this earth, or just here at Purdue for that matter. Our world bases success on results that we can see. Whether we work hard and money is the result, or praise is the result or approval, that's what we see as success. God has shown me that it's not about the result, in fact, there's something that He's more interested in. He's more interested in how we get to that result than what that result is. On the journey, our character is revealed and developed, and that's what He's interested in. So with that, I am concentrating on the moment and allowing God to develop me as a man of God and not worrying about what difference I will make in the world. I'm not concerned with the idea of "when I'm no longer here, what will I leave behind?"

Peace y'all