practice what i preach

today i had a message for the students at this camp i am at. it was that God doesnt call us to clarity when we are confused. in fact he calls us to faith. i have dealt with major confusion on this issue. today was one of the hardest days i have ever had. today i am really having to practice what i preach. i am having a tough time right now. to be honest, things actually got much worse today. i still need your prayers. i know God has a plan. i choose to live by faith.

i need help

i am going to be very honest today because my heart is heavy.

3 years ago i made a business deal with a friend. it has proven to be a very bad decision. to make a long story short, i invested in a business that was managed by a close friend. it seemed to be a very easy and smart way to try to provide for my family. it was at a time in my life when i was desperate to make ends meet and investing in real estate would be a real answer to prayer. my friends business has recently gone south and now i am stuck with owning a piece of property that i cant afford to pay for. i have tried everything to make this right but the truth is i am in trouble. here is where you can help. i desperately need you guys to pray for a miracle. i believe that God is the only one that can handle this. i have prayed about this for a long time now and i feel overwhelmed. i need you guys to join me in prayer. and if you are in texas and happen to be into real estate, and you have a magic wand, then let me know. call my office as soon as possible. 888-301-8108. i am sorry i am unloading this on you guys but this blog is called "life with brock gill" this is my life, and sometimes its not pretty. i know that there are some people reading this right now that pray for me everyday. now you know what to pray for. i need a miracle soon or im in trouble.

i like apples

i like apples. my favorite way to eat an apple is fresh off the grill. thats right, i grill apples. here is how.
thinly slice apples into little frisbees. then brush them with some melted(real) butter. sprinkle them with some brown sugar and plenty of cinnamon. throw them on the grill until they are soft.
now go eat!

wal-mart

you either love it or hate it. i think i hate it. i stood in line for about a month yesterday. there were 3 registers open and in each line there were overt a dozen carts. in my line there were 15 carts. why? someone tell me why? do they not make enough money to hire some more help? every time i walk out of wal-mart i say i am never going back. this time i mean it. well sorry for the pouting. does anyone agree? or do i just need to get over it?
well gotta go. need to run to wal-mart for some toothpaste and underwear

pink daisy

this past week at the show we had a girl who was participating in a trick and she revealed that she was thinking of a pink daisy. of course i knew that. but anyway, the way she said it was so cute. the entire crowd loved it. i tried to repeat the way she said it but i just messed it up. of course that became the running joke of the week. guess ya had to be there. if you were there, comment below. maybe you can explain it

barbara jeans

after a long week of doing ministry at superwow we were ready to eat some good food. we didnt even have to think about where we would go. our favorite restaurant in the u.s. happens to be here. barbara jeans has the best seafood and southern specialties. we decided to run there(actually we drove) for lunch. we ate crabcakes and shrimp and pumpkin bread. for dessert we had the bread pudding. it was so good we went back for dinner. yep, more crabcakes and shrimp and pumpkin bread. well gotta go. its lunchtime. where should i go???

1 week down

the first week at this camp was amazing. God was so powerful. lives were changed. i spoke about 57 times i think. it took all my strength and sent it into the ocean. i am so tired from this week. i am excited about what God did, and i am ready for more

superwow

we are doing camps/conferences for a group in georgia right not. the event is called superwow. we love doing this event. we are here for 3 weeks straight. different groups come in each week. it is nice to stay in one place and have people come to me. no travel, very cool. these people are very cool and we are having a good time. pray for God to do super things here at superwow.

first day back

we have been home for a couple of weeks. it has been so good to stay home for a while. monday began our summer schedule. we are spending the first 3 weeks in georgia. auny is doing great and her recovery is going good. i am glad to be back on the road.

magic for switchfoot

today i did some tricks for switchfoot. they are big fans of magic. they have my dvd but today i gave them a live version of some close-up magic. it was fun. whos next?

by the way, if you do not have my latest dvd, then go get it right now. www.brockgill.com
or myspace.com/brockgill and click the icon for the dvd. you will like it.

shes back

today auny woke me up with a smile on her face and she was ready to go. she was so happy. it was great to see her smiling face. for a couple of days she has been drugged up and laid up. today she is back. we ran errands today and had people over for a bbq. she did great in rehab today and i could tell that the good ole auny was ready to get back in the swing of things. thanks for the prayers, she is recovering quickly.

auny is doing great

rehab went really well. the pain was minimaland the doc was very impressed with her progress. today is more rehab. details soon. thanks for the prayers, they are being answered.

auny goes to rehab

today auny will begin a tough time of rehab. she is still in pain and i think that rehab is going to be really tough. pray that it all goes well. we want her to be able to deal with the pain and recover very quickly. more details to come later. thanks for all of your prayers and support. if you want to send auny some encouragement then send an email to auny@brockgill.com

painful day today

she is having a hard time getting rest because she cant get in a comfortable position. she is tough but i can tell its hurting her

keep praying for auny

she is having a hard time sleeping. she is in some pain but not too bad right now. this is going to be a hard few days for this girl. keep praying

surgery went well

auny did great. the surgery lasted longer than expected but succesful. the doc said that when he opened her up bones started falling to the floor. it was quite a sight for the docs and nurses. they have never seen anything like it. she is feeling rough right now but getting better by the minute. the doc also said that her shoulder is in bad shape from the grinding that has taken place. she has an early case of authoritis. pray for a fast recovery. more updates soon.

pray for auny today

today is her surgery. she is going to need the prayer. we want this to be the only surgery she has to have. please pray. we will give you updates as soon as she is out of surgery and get home.

the dragon

a few days ago auny and i decided to take a trip on our motorcycle. the only rule was, no interstate. we wanted to take all backroads. we ended up driving all the way into north carolina and back home. it took us 3 days and about 600 miles.
we had always heard of this stretch of highway along the north carolina and tenessee boarder called the dragon. it is world famous for motorcycle riders. the reason being, 318 curves in 11 miles. it may be the curviest road in america. we rode it, and loved it. it is quite dangerous so we went kinda slow. it was a challenge that we enjoyed very much. im ready to go back and ride one more time this thing called the dragon.

meet auny

auny is my wife. i really like her. we have been married for 7 years now. i think we will try for another 7. i couldnt do what i do without her, it would be impossible. beyond my career i am glad auny is in my life. she is my best friend. i wouldnt want to live a day without her. she is a keeper.
right now auny has a problem. she has a shoulder that is doing something very crazy. it is producing bone. yeah weird. she is having surgery this tuesday to try to get some mobility back in her arm. right now she is losing mobility. she cant raise her arm past her chin. it is worse now than it was a few months ago. the surgery is not an easy one. the doctor is nervous about it. he doesnt expect great results but we are hoping for the best. we have no choice right now. we kinda need her to be able to use her arm.
so i need you guys to pray for her surgery to go well. i will give updates everyday so keep it tuned in right here my friends

i posted sundays early so you guys could begin to pray for her. also you could have your church pray

yesterday

i like yesterdays post.

livin on the edge

i like to live life on the edge. even when i dont want to live on the edge i seem to do it anyway. it comes natural for me. i know, its unsafe, its unpredictable, but that is what i do. its who i am. my life is always extreme. i didnt choose it... it chose me.

grilled grouper

i love fish. one of my favorites is grouper. i love to grill also. so i decided to grill some grouper. it was amazing. i fired up the charcoal and spiced up the fish and threw it down. it was the best. everyone is invited over to my house for grilled grouper, my new favorite.

awkward moment

i had an awkward moment on the plane recently. as we landed the pilot asked us to stay in our seats in honor of the soldier on board. ok, no problem, i can honor the soldier. so i kept seated like everyone else. the problem was that i was on the phone talking to a friend. in the middle of a sentence i realized it got REALLY quiet. i was the ONLY one talking. what i didnt realize is that we were waiting to get off the plane until they removed a casket from the plane. it was covered with a flag. i felt so stupid. i felt like i was laughing at a funeral. i had no idea.

666

its just a number. some people are freaking out about today being 666 on the calendar. today is june 6 2006. 6-6-06. there is no need to burn the calendar or stay home all day for fear of the world ending. its just another day. we can be superstitious in the name of religion sometimes. sometimes we start looking for demons behind every corner but we over do it. dont get me wrong, i believe in demons and satan. i know that 666 is the number given to satan. it shouldnt freak us out though. people dont freak out about 777 when it shows up on a reciept from walmart. i guess it is fun for some people to glamorize 666 and claim that june 6 2006 will be a day of fear and evil. dont worry, if you believe in God, then let Him be God. its ok. if you look in the mirror and see 666 stamped across your forehead, then you can worry. but until then, its just another day that will come and go.

"weve landed on the moon"

probably one of my favorite lines from a movie is when jim carey on dumb and dumber said "weve landed on the moon". unless you saw the movie it would be hard to explain. anyway, i just watched part of a documentary on national geographic about us landing on the moon. conspiricy theorists believe that it is all a hoax. they say the photos were fabricated. they say it is impossible to take pictures on the moon because of the high radiation. it would ruin the film. i dont know about all of that. i have never been to space but i plan to go someday soon. i want to see for myself what all the fuss is about. when i go to space i will probably stop by and visit the moon, but i dont plan to spend the night. i think i would get bored. i tried to priceline a hotel there, and nothing was available. does anyone have any real proof? did we land on the moon?

great day

today was great. i woke up and went dirt bike riding with auny. then we came home and watched the motocross on tv. then we grilled out. then we ate dinner on the back porch. life is good.

late night talk shows

i have seen all of the main talk shows taped live. after watching them live i have a better understanding of who is really funny and entertaining. i like seeing people off camera. seeing who they really are. after seeing letterman i was very disapointed. he seems bored with it. conan is a natural. he is a real nut. jay leno is a super nice guy. but my favorite is jimmy kimmel. here is a list talk shows that is in my order of preference.
#1 jimmy kimmel
#2 conan
#3 leno
#4 letterman

walk the line

i dont watch movies very often. i dont have the time. right now i am off for a few weeks so we decided to rent a movie. i am the only person in the world that hasnt seen "walk the line".
i think it was a great movie. it was very interesting how they showed johnny cash. they showed the good and the bad. the movie shows the tough times of touring, when a person is away from their family. i can understand how difficult it can be on the road. i have been blessed though. i have my wife with me. even so, it is very difficult to live most of my life on the road. seeing this movie makes me realize how important it is for me to trust in God. without Him my life would be a mess.

i lied

remember the other day when i said that i ate healthy? i lied. yesterday was the most unusual day. i cheated like crazy. ok, im on vacation so that is my lame excuse. for an afternoon adventure we drove from san diego to julian california to this place famous for apple pies. we both got a huge piece... with ice cream. then for dinner we went to coronado island and ate at a really cool place right on the water. they had a dessert special that i couldnt refuse, chocolate molten godiva gnosh omigosh cake. i think thats what they called it. i dont know. but it was topped with ice cream. then we went to bed and woke up early and went to an art museum. it was closed till 10 am. so we found a dessert place for a morning snack. a piece of chocolate cake with creme brulee center and a pastry. i havent eaten this badly since junior high when i stole some kids halloween basket (made that part up). after i ate all of this i got dizzy. i felt terrible all day. it was weird. maybe a sugar overload? i dont know. i do know that i am done with sweets for a while.