I can’t believe it, but my blog is one year old today. Happy Birthday Without Wax! I don’t have a cake for everyone, but I did spend some time last night going through my posts over the past year. It was a lot of fun. I listed a few of my favorites below.
This past year has been an amazing year as I’ve gotten the opportunity to make so many new friends through the blog. I can’t thank you enough for making this blog such a cool community to interact with. You’ve stretched me, entertained me, and most of all invited me into the story of your life through the 15,143 comments you’ve left.
On our one year birthday why don’t we do a little roll call.
Drop in and leave me a comment telling me who you are, where you live and if you blog leave you blog url for us.
Do yourself a favor and drop in and visit each others’ blogs today if you have time.
A FEW OF MY FAVORITE FAMILY POSTS
A FEW SPIRITUAL MILE MARKERS FOR ME
A FEW THAT STIRRED UP CONTROVERSY
- A Lump In My Throat
- Should Christians Get Cosmetic Surgery
- It’s Got To Stop
- I Hit The Jackpot
- God Bless America?
- Backstage With Poison
- Can You Feed Yourself?
A FEW WHERE YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH ME
Happy Birthday Without Wax!! What a blessing you are to so many people!! I’m thanking God for you today!
Blessings in ’09!
Fran Thomas
Jackson TN
Happy Birthday ” Without Wax ” and thank you for getting us all to think”
Gina Ellis
Ashland City, TN
Attend Crosspoint
Almost 30 days smoke free:)
Happy Birthday!!! Hopefully I will get a chance to check out some of the blogs I missed! Thank you for allowing God to use you to build this place of community!
Pamela McCurdy Garland, TX spirittosoul.blogspot.com
Yeah Gina!!! Keep up the great work!
Rachel Matheis
Nashvegas
waswrittenin.wordpress.com
Yay for 1 year!
Happy Birthday, Without Wax! I think you give a great Christian face to the world. Thank you for representing Christ with love, grace and kindness.
There sure are a lot of birthdays going on today! Lol. Been really lovely getting to know several of my American brother and sisters through contact in the blogosphere.
Laura Anne (aka Brunettekoala or BK!)
Edinburgh, Scotland
learningfromsophie.wordpress.com
Happy Birthday Without Wax! Thanks for being REAL!
Alison Kerr
Conway, AR
http://johnandalisonkerr.blogspot.com/
Happy Blogaversary, Pete.
Jan Connair
Cincinnati, OH
http://janconnair.wordpress.com
Gina McGurrin
Hershey, PA
Happy Anniversary Pete! I love your blog….it’s been getting me to spend time in my Bible. That’s a tremendous gift from you…so thank you.
oh, and i keep one in my car too…i read while picking up kids from school, etc.
Hi! Great job keeping it going for a year, hopefully many more to come! I wish I lived closer so I could visit Crosspoint!
- Michele
Montville, New Jersey
Happy Blog Birthday!
-Heidi
Brownsburg, IN
http://www.hackney4.blogspot.com
Happy birthday! I’m a bit of a latecomer to your blog, but am delighted to have been plugged into it by my good friend Brunette Koala.
I’m in Edinburgh, Scotland
http://bringonthejoy.wordpress.com
@Gina, Wow! that’s the greatest compliment you could pay me.
Look at all the Scotland peeps! That’s awesome!
Happy Birthday to Without Wax and Pete! I know exactly what I was doing this time last year. however it was not following your blog.
found you last week.
we live in SC.
Happy Birthday….this has blessed me many times over the past year here in the big town of Cross Plains, TN
Happy Blog BDay!
Brian
Atlanta GA
http://briantbrown.org (used to be .com)
Happy Bloggy Birthday Pete! You inspire me and make me laugh!
I am from Ada, OH
I am doing great! God is working in my in huge ways. I am blogging about my sin of gluttony and how I am overcoming it one day at a time!
http://jennifergriffin.wordpress.com
Thanks to Twitter, I’ve just started visiting here so I’m glad you posted this! Happy Blogday? Blogiversary?
~mich pendergrass
Yeah…you and the Mrs. freakin rock and it has been a privilege to get to know you both better…(why does this sound like a Hallmark card?) So didn’t I hear somewhere long ago that we weren’t supposed to give our details out on the internet? Just sayin…whatever, I don’t care, we live on support, so there’s not so much to steal….ha ha ha ha.
Kristi Fair
South Africa
http://kristiapplesauce.typepad.com/
Happy Birthday.
Wes – I can make the sound of paper ripping and make your heart drop if I did it to an important document.
Nashville, TN
http://markedchange.blogspot.com
Happy Birthday Pete aka Without Wax.
Bill Grandi
Spencer, IN
Cycleguy’s Spin at http://www.billgrandi.com
Happy Birthday! Love the blog.
Sarah Perkins
Elkland,MO
http://sarahdperkins.blogspot.com/
Happy Birthday! I just started reading this blog and attended Crosspoint Sunday with my daughter….we will be back again!!
Jessica Slay
Brentwood, TN
chelseajessica.blogspot.com
Happy Blog B-day
Aaron
Spring, TX
Blog: http://livingthedash.tv
Twitter: http://twitter.com/aaronsu
@Jessica Slay, Make sure you come up and introduce yourself soon! Would love to meet you guys.
Happy Birthday Without Wax! I’m Amy. I live in Alexander City, AL. Discovered your blog through Jessica and Matthew Paul Turner. http://amykiane.typepad.com/
Happy blog birthday, Pete!
Cristian Voiculescu, Romania, Campus Crusade for Christ, internet ministry
http://www.romission.com/
Happy birthday Without Wax! I really enjoy this blog … you get me thinking (something I rarely do hee hee).
Carrie Hoffman
South Whitley, IN
http://clhcorner.blogspot.com
Happy Birthday!! Thanks for all the great posts
Katy
Minnesota
http://bahava.wordpress.com
Happy Birthday Without Wax! Thanks for being so real. Your blogs are awesome!!!
Kara Miller
Gainesville, Florida
Happy Birthday Without Wax! Awesome! I can’t remember exactly how I found your blog, but I remember seeing the video you did on the Smith Family and it changed me. It changed my faith. Thank you!
Sarah Marshall
Grand Rapids, MI.
http://www.sarah-thisgirlslife.blogspot.com
Happy Birthday Without Wax. I always start my day with you
Tom Pardue
Bowling Green Ky
http://www.ewkf.net
Thank you for the blessing of this blog. Here’s to many more years…
Jill Knight
Fort Ashby, WV
Happy happy birthday!!!
Falguni Patel from Nashvegas
http://www.falgunipatel.blogspot.com
“Just Me & My Heart”
Happy Birthday Without Wax! You’re one of the top blogs in my reader.
Michelle
Rome, GA
http://www.brain-drops.com
Kayla Helms
Louisville, AL
http://kayla-hereiam.blogspot.com/
Happy Birtday!
Rebekah Marshall
Hermitage, TN
http://marshalls-walkinginfaith.blogspot.com/
Happy Birthday to Without Wax!
Barbara Wilder
Niceville, FL
I found you by way of Angie Smith’s Bring the Rain. I have enjoyed Without Wax SO much…I have laughed and cried…been challenged and encouraged. THANK YOU for welcoming us ALL in! I “have” a blog, but I use my online time reading others rather than writing.
Happy 1 yr blogging! I always enjoy reading.
Kara Prater
League City, TX
http://www.3allamericangirls.blogspot.com
Happy Birthday Without Wax! You keep me thinking and growing in my faith!
Heather Garton
Dickson, TN
http://LaVidaladybird.blogspot.com
Congrats on one year!! I have loved reading the blog. Keep up the good work!
Tracy Edwards
Burlington, NC
http://tracyedwards.wordpress.com
Happy Birthday Without Wax!
Thanks for the laughs and inspiration. You’ve made me think…and that’s hard to do!!!
Robin Helton
Nashville, TN
Happy Birthday Without Wax! You’ve definitely got me thinking/pondering more! Thank you
All the way from CA,
Amanda
Congrats Pete on one year of blogging! You’re a great asset to the blogging community. Thanks for all you do to inspire leaders and encourage everyone.
Congratulations on your 1 year anniversary!
Tony York
Columbus, Ohio (Go Bucks!)
http://tonyyork.wordpress.com (Quiet Utterings)
happy birthday on a blog…wow who’d a thunk you know? It is a challenging place to visit….looking forward to checking who checks in here…
becky
liberty
missouri
http://unforcedrthymsofgrace.blogspot.com/
Happy Bday WOW! It’s been really cool to see how this has grown. You do such a great job of opening up discussions on topics few people are willing to address, and you do it in such a way that invites everyone into the conversation. Thanks man
Pat Rowland
Cross Point West Wing
http://outofneutral.tv
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WITHOUT WAX!!
I have referred soooo many people to your blog.. You don’t know how many lives you have touched AND saved..
Here’s to many many more years..
Mary
TX
Does the first birthday imply a birthday cake with a candle? with wax?? With many blogs-sadly, I think so, but here I haven’t seen it all – great job and Happy Birthday! Thanks for everything!
Ronald Lowenfield
Austin, TX
Kristen Baker
Fairview,TN
http://www.bringingupthebakerboys.blogspot.com
Happy Blog Anniversary Pete!
Happy Anniversary of your blog!
I’m in Orlando, FL…Love your blog….
http://monicahunt.wordpress.com
-Monica
Sara from Murfreesboro. I enjoy your blog! Happy Blog Birthday!
http://fodderforthetellall.blogspot.com
Jennifer Dillingham
Fairview, TN
CP Member
Happy BIrthday Without Wax!!
Mike P
Lumberton, NC
“Happy Birthday”, dude!
http://www.wholeheartedlife.typepad.com
Happy, happy, well, you know…from:
Beth Taylor in Columbus, Georgia.
http://www.bethbrawleytaylor.blogspot.com
Former pastor, hopeless romantic, obsessive reader and passionate writer.
Harold McKee
Morgantown KY
This is a wonderful place to begin my days and I cannot tell you how many women ask me if I have seen this blog called brandiandboys. Both of you, thanks for putting your faith and lives out there for the world to see. I think I can speak for us all with the exception of G.I. and say we appreciate it more than you will ever know.
Happy Birthday Pete.
It’s Dorothy (vicar of vibe) hailing from Herndon, Virginia. I find some of the very best real conversations go on here at without wax.
I appreciate your transparency and support of others.
I’m still blogging on stage/set designs to enhance the worship experience. I lean towards the experiential elements. I like to engage all the senses in worship.
Striving to entice the skeptic, challenge the lukewarm, and spark passion in the believer to reach out to His lost children.
http://designingforphilistines.blogspot.com/
I also just started hosting a blog carnival on Thursday’s called “Creative fuZion”. Where creative can share their design elements for the worship experience each week.
http://designingforphilistines.blogspot.com/2009/01/creative-fuzion-2.html
Thanks for keeping it real…
Jamie
Nashville
wish I found this blog earlier but happy bday!
Happy Birthday blog! I never read blogs until I started reading this one, and now I’m hooked! Thank you for taking the time to do this I know it has helped change many lives…mine included.
Ashley Rauch
Springfield (aka the sticks) TN
Happy One Year Without Wax!
This is one of my daily reads, look forward to the challenges that come up here everyday.
Kristi Ottmar
Lewiston, Idaho
http://www.kristi-papertherapy.blogspot.com
Hau Oli La Hanau, Without Wax!
Rebecca
Big Island, Hawaii
Happy Birthday! I love your blog and your teachings. I’m a regular attender at Cross Point and just started the process to become a member through the Discovering Cross Point class last Monday night.
Jennifer Ballas
Nashville, TN
http://hannahclaire2007.blogspot.com
This is one of my favorite blogs. Thanks for the time you put in here!
Melissa Carlson
Lebanon, TN
http://www.mcadesigns.blogspot.com
Happy birthday Pete’s blog. After Sudoku, it’s the first thing I read every morning. Hope to see you this weekend…
Woody
Dallas, TX
A party! Happy Birthday!! What a perfect opportunity to formally join in although I stop by often. But I knew I had to jump in when at the hockey rink the other day a non-blogging hockey mom friend of mine said, “Listen, you have to look up Without Wax!” Jaw dropping doesn’t begin to describe it…
Thank you for this amazing community and the fresh perspective that continues to require me to be more of who I am meant to be!
Vicky
http://thewestraworld.blogspot.com/
Moorhead, Minnesota
I can’t wait to get a chance to read those entries you marked out, Pete! Your blog encourages me, makes me think, gives me a new perspective, all the while showing me that you are just an ordinay guy.
Susan
http://www.exuma08.blogspot.com (my missions blog)
http://www.missionsminded2818.wordpress.com (pretty much my “everything else” blog)
Millville, NJ/ Pomona, NJ (depending upon if school is in session or not!)
Wow! Only a year? As a fellow pastor family with young kids, I have found so much encouragement from your and Brandi’s blog. Thanks for the honesty, humor and transparency! Very refreshing!
Tori
Houston, Texas
You’re bold and beautiful dude. You may sway from the road (as you mentioned in your message) but you never apologize for the road you’ve chosen to travel which inspires us all. Keep driving…we’re right behind ya.
Bill Renfrew
Nashville Tennessee
http://www.writethismusic.com
I am Iris from Greenville SC. I found your blog from Bring the Rain, and definitely plan on visiting Crosspoint the next time I am in that area. I look forward to hearing your message and worshiping with the people of Crosspoint and meeting you and your family. Thank you for challenging me through your blog as well as giving me many reasons to laugh, cry and pray! I look forward to reading and watching many more blog posts! It has been fun looking “back” over your first year of blogging.
Happy Birthday withouwax.tv! I appreciate the inspiration Pete and a willingness to meet with me last time I was in town. Hope to do it again soon!
adam herod
Raleigh, NC
http://mergeworship.com
Happy Happy Birthday! I enjoy reading your blog and how transparent you are. Thanks for making a difference.
Tracy Harden
LaGrange, GA
http://tracypartyoffour.blogspot.com/
Congrats on 1 year!
Jeremy Walker
Saint Charles, MO
http://www.jeremywalker.us
Happy Happy B-Day!
Heidi Reed
South Florida
http://www.candidchatter.wordpress.com
BTW Pete: Thanks for all the prayers when we needed them. This pregnancy has been so emotional and now I’m just flat exhausted. We are 5 days away from baby birth day. Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. our little wee one will be born. I’ll come on and let you know when I have pix up for you to see who you prayed for. Thanks again!! I’m glad your blog has been such a success. I’ve enjoyed it here.
Happy Blogging Birthday!!!
Krystal Billups
Irving, TX
http://www.billupskiddos.blogspot.com
Wow, so much to say but Ill keep it short. I just started blogging but I cant stay off your blog. I new I was becoming addicted but recent post about be the church has been all I have talked about! The hubby totally got it too. We wish there was a church like yours in our area. We are in Buford GA, Gwinnett County. Keep blessing those around you!
Rebecca Cochran
mbtjcochran.blogspot.com
Happy Birthday! I’m from Fresno/Clovis, Ca (soon to be Santa Rosa, Ca) and my blog is…
http://micahanderica.blogspot.com
Happy Birthday WW! I don’t even remember how I cam across your blog a few months back, but I’m glad I did. I didn’t realize how much your blog is a part of my daily life until I was on a 12 day vacation, and had extremely limited internet access. I missed checking in! And your blog is one of the first things I caught up on when I got home. If I ever move to Nashville, (it is a possibility – Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital has been calling my name!), your church will be the first one I explore!
Thanks for sharing your faith, heart, and family!
Sarah Joy Logghe
Glenwood City, WI
http://thelogghefamily.blogspot.com/
The team over at TPC loves ya bro…keep building the kingdom!
Brandon Porter
Franklin/Spring Hill, TN
Bryan Allain from Intercourse, PA (no joke)
I blog daily at
Ramblings and Such (My Personal Blog)
Prayers For Blowouts (My sports/faith blog)
@Brandon Porter, Thanks bro. It’s great to have such wonderful ministry partners right here in town.
Happy Birthday! Pete, you challenge me daily with your writings and thoughts! Thanks!
Rick Glass
Lititz, Pa
http://www.ricksthoughtsandramblings.blogspot.com
Happy Birthday Without Wax! I’ve enjoyed being a part of this blog community! Keep up the good work
Nick Carnes
Evans, GA
http://www.nickcarnes.com
Happy Birthday to the coolest blog on the web.
Happy Bloggy Birthday! Pete, you are “sincere” and I love getting to know you better through your posts. You are inspiring, comforting, and a wonderful teacher. Thanks for all of your wisdom. My life has forever changed since I became a part of the Cross Point family.
Amanda Miller
Nashville
http://www.cartersisland.wordpress.com
Happy Birthday, Without Wax!
Love your blog, Pete!
Kristie Cook
Michigan
http://www.thelifeinadayofthecooks.blogspot.com/
Congrats!
Jennifer Elwell
Alabama
http://www.theelwellfamily.blogspot.com
I’m Annabelle (aka Ann), I live in Ohio, just outside of Cincinnati.
http://www.christianmomma.com
Happy Birthday Without Wax!
Marcus Hackler
Idaho
http://marcushackler.com
Congrats! I’m glad you have this blog. It is always thought-provoking and entertaining.
Dana Johnson
White House, TN
cross point member
Congratulations!
Shannon
College Station, TX
http://cookingwiths.blogspot.com
Rachel
Ekalaka, MT
http://www.rachelanelson.blogspot.com
Happy Birthday! I am Christina in Cleveland, Tn http://christina-definingmoments.blogspot.com/ I hope you have many more blogging birthdays!
Happy Birthday Without Wax! I’ve been reading your blog for several months now! LOVE IT!!!! You have such a beautiful family, and a thought-provoking way with words!!!! I always look forward to your new posts!
Kelli Hokamp
Wood River, IL
http://kellihokamp.wordpress.com/
Happy Blog Birthday!
I’m Susan, from the Upper Midwest (okay, MN) and I’m here because of the video series you did on Todd and Angie Smith about Audrey. I’ve been following since September-ish, rarely commenting, but thankful for your words.
http://www.fivemangoes.blogspot.com
Vicki Utley
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.thepearl.wordpress.com / thepearl.blogspot.com
Happy Bloggity Birthday, WW!
I am The Gang’s Momma, from SE PA, near Philly. I found you from a friend of a friend. And I’m back almost every day. I like being challenged to think and pray about what I read here and I enjoy the different thoughts and perspectives presented by your commenters.
I blog about our little life together at http://whitneygang.blogspot.com
Come on by and join the fun!
Happy Blog Birthday!
I faithfully read your blog from over here in Albuquerque, NM while I have commented a total of about 3 times your blog makes me think and I am glad that you write them. If anyone wants to read the crazy and random thoughts from a college student visit me here at crazygirlsarecute.tumblr.com
This blog is aging very well!
Sherri from So.Illinois
Two blogsites:
MATTER OF FACT http://matteroffactsite.blogspot.com
DEAR GABBY http://deargabby-sherri.blogspot.com
Thanks for allowing the self-promoting.
Wow Pete you are so awesome. It is hard to believe that this blog has been around for a year. How many minions do you think you have gathered since that fateful day a year ago?
Happy Birthday Without Wax!!!
I love your blog and it always gives me something to think about over the course of my day. Keep up the great work Pete!
I’m loving this. I’m going to have a lot of blogs to check out over the weekend!
Just think, a year ago all your minions were wandering aimlessly in the wilderness and you started this “MOM BLOG” to save them!!
I guess that kind of makes you like Moses!!! How about a name change to celebrate the birthday? WithoutMoses.tv or MosesWax.tv or just call it like it is MomBlog.tv.
Happy Blog Birthday Without Wax!
Thank you for your honesty and encouragement!
Leslie
Columbia, SC
http://lesliekj.blogspot.com/
Happy birthday! You really have used this site to your advantage, Pete. Most of the pastors I’ve talked to in person have said that they would never be able to write the way you do.
Nigel
Goshen, CT
http://combustingonion.wordpress.com
just a little tidbit tho, i’m in the process of putting my blog over on blogger, so once that’s done the url’ll be http://combustingonions.blogspot.com.
sorry about the double post
Happy Birthday Without Wax! Love your blog and the conversations it sparks in our family.
Andi in Virginia
http://buggerboo.blogspot.com
Happy Anniversary Pete & Without Wax! May you know God’s presence today more than ever but not as much as the next moment!
You each have been prayed for!
Happy Birthday! I always enjoy reading your blog and I love how it always makes me think.
Jean
Kenilworth NJ
Happy Birthday Without Wax! Julie Peacock, Nixa, MO
Kinda weird saying Happy Birth to a blog…but Happy b-day Without wax! Really do enjoy the blog… just atarting following recently.
Mario Hood
Cleveland, TN
mariohood.blogspot.com
Hey Pete
Andy Depuy
Nashville Tn
My blog is http://www.ad1024.wordpress.com Brandi has me on her blogroll, of course I have yours on mine
Well, if you ever have those moments when feel like you ‘could’ve done more’ with your year, just come back here and remember that small seeds produce big harvests. Happy Blog-iversary
Sara Frankl
Cedar Falls, Iowa (aka land of the frozen tundra)
http://gitzengirl.blogspot.com
Happy Blogiversary!
Jonnelle, Nashville TN
http://habhak.wordpress.com
Happy Birthday Without Wax!
Your words make me smile, laugh, cry, think, and even pray more deeply. Thank You for sharing your hopes, and dreams, and family with us all. You make the world a nicer place to live in!
Patty Dolan Tervo
Groton, MA
Happy Blog Birthday Pete!
for sure one of my top three favs and always enjoy stopping in for coffee and “conversation” and I love being challenged, encouraged and inspired whenever visiting, thank you so much.
julia, santa barbara california
(just took down my blog)
I can’t believe your blog is only a year old and you get over 100 comments on a post.
You know my info, but here it is again:
Jeff Goins
Nashville, TN
Blog: http://jeffgoins.myadventures.org
@Jeff Goins, Thanks Jeff. I always enjoy your blog and the difference you guys are making at AIM.
Happy Birthday Without Wax!
May God continue to bless you and your family. Thanks for sharing your life with us!
No blog for me yet.
Jen from Cali
Fullerton, CA
Congrats on one year! I have enjoyed reading it since June!
I’m in Little Rock, AR. I just posted for the first time yesterday. http://www.julie-whoiam.blogspot.com
I look forward to reading many, many more of your posts!
Thanks for your blog Pete. I too have found the gold mine of blogging and all the great opportunities and challenges it opens up in my life.
My name is Jordan Clark, from Dickson County Tennessee.
The River Jordan Ministries.
http://www.theriverjordan.net
Congrats Pete on a year of blogging. I have throughly enjoyed your blog ever since I have started reading it. Your insight on your post is great and really gets me thinking.
Adam Owens
Pottstown Pa
http://www.adamchristopherowens.blogspot.com
I am just shocked that this has been going on for a year and none of your minions has made a wikipedia page for you yet.
Here is my call to the Waxy minions, somebody please do us a favor and make a wikipedia page for this man. He obviously deserves it. I mean his blog is a year old.
Happy blog birthday!
Deneen
Woodbury, NJ
http://deneenwhite.com
Today is my son, Cade’s 16th birthday. He still remembers that you and Brandi moved right before the school year that she would have been his teacher in Morgantown, KY. Bummer!
i know i can come here and be challenged (and sometimes get a good laugh.) thanks for your honesty, transparency, and faithfulness to Him.
Happy Birthday Without Wax!! Pete it’s been great reconnecting with you, my old college friend! It’s wonderful to see the great minister and family man that you have become.
You asked where we live and I am now in Mt. Washington, Kentucky in Bullitt County.
I actually just started attempting blogging this week and have published 3 posts so far. Nothing very earth shattering but it’s something. Check it out… http://susankerrjenkins.blogspot.com/
Pete, you will be glad to see that I have Without Wax on My Favorite Blogs list on the very bottom of my blog page!!
Susan Kerr Jenkins
Wow….has it been a year? That’s unbelievable! I need to check and see how old my blog is! http://www.untilthejasperwalls.blogspot.com
Happy Birthday, Without Wax! Definitely one of my favorite blogs! You and Brandi are the real deal and I like that!!
My lame blog can be found at http://www.jennysrambles.blogspot.com.
Dear Mr. Without Wax,
We love your blog! We read it all the time here at work. But do you think it would be possible to change the name?
Sincerely,
Yours friends at the Yankee Candle Company
Okay, seriously! Happy Birthday! I could lie and say that I’ve been here from the start, but I’ve only been reading since December (and lying is wrong). But I’m glad we blog rolled each other even steven (snort!)
Oh, and get THIS! FROG UPDATE:
I was on the back patio (aka large slab of concrete) with my dog, Buddy Love and when I opened the back door, I heard and felt a big, wet SPLAT! on my forearm. I looked down to discover that there was a slimy, bright green TREE FROG on my arm! So, I did what anyone would have done in that situation, I screamed AAARRRRGGGHHHH! at the top of my lungs, shook it off my arm and ran in the house like a 4 year old girl. And do want to know the worst part? When I told my husband what I was screaming about, HE ROLLED HIS EYES AT ME! and frankly he was incredibly dispassionate (I don’t even know if that’s a word, but I’m on a roll) about my plight. Sure, he was on a conference call with his boss and some investors, BUT STILL! IT WAS A SLIMY, NASTY FROG AND IT WAS ON MY ARM! Okay. Glad I got that off my chest. I feel much better…Happy Birthday, again!
P.S. – Please feel free to delete any or all of my annoying comments. I can assure you, you wouldn’t be the first megachurch pastor blogger to do so.
Without Wax was the second blog I ever read, you had me at hello.
Jason (aka Jack) in Decatur, AL
http://jalack.wordpress.com
http://contactfront.wordpress.com/
It seems longer than one year and boy, did you rattled some heads in a short period of time, but in my opinion, there were a lot of church Heads (if you know what I mean) that needed some rattling. Good job, now let them find themselves and let’s go build a church full of theives, prostitutes and drunks: one where Christ would feel right at home. Thanks for being the preacher that sent a lost alcoholic the messege that: “anything is possible, nobody’s perfect and EVERYONE is welcome.” I love ya, dude!
@jodyduncan, I truly believe with a church full of guys like you we could change the world!
HAPPY B-DAY WITHOUTWAX!!!!!! (GOSH, I had to scroll and scroll and keep scrolling till I FINALLY got to the bottom of this blog!!) Guess that’s what I get for WAITING to check blogroll….
Well Happy Bloggy Birthday! Your blog is one of the highlights of my blog reading!
Christy, Talking Rock, Georgia.
http://www.crittyjoy.wordpress.com
I am Patty VonderHeide, Hinsdale IL. Congratulations on your one year anniversary, Pete! I am thankful for being a part of this community. I feel as if I know all of the folks who comment on a regular basis and I love to see what they all have to say… almost as much as I love reading your posts. Here’s to many more years together!
Happy 1 year blog Birthday, Pete!
Brenda from San Diego, CA
http://www.bsidethesea.blogspot.com
Happy day Pete!
Stacy from Orlando,FL
http://imsilentnomore.wordpress.com
Happy Birthday WW.
Thanks for all you have shared…
http://www.everydayrandom.blogspot.com
Great year of blogging, Pete!
Happy Birthday!
Nicki Robins
Nolensville, TN
myopinionforyou.wordpress.com
Happy one year! Thanks for being as transparent as you are.
Jeremy Barr
Toledo, OH
http://jbarr.wordpress.com
Hey Pete. It’s hard to believe it’s been a year here at WithoutWax.tv. As you’ve posted, your readership has exploded (I’m #144) & many lives have been touched. Thanks for being transparent. Keep it up!
Jonathan Hopson
Spring Hill, TN
http://www.JonathanHopson.com
Happy B-Day! Go buy a pizza! Or sushi. (Or both if you can’t decide).
Pastor Christopher Hopper, http://www.newlifenny.com (for my amazing church), http://www.33live.org (for our rockin’ youth ministry), http://www.christopherhopper.com (for, well, me and my books and music), and my personal favorite: http://www.crazybaldwhiteguy.com (for all my public school speaking).
PS – Are you ever in touch with my Uncle Phil (Keaggy) down there in TN?
Blessings on you! ch:
Happy Birthday Without Wax! Pete-thank you for your blog. I’ve been trying to be a better Christian since becoming a parent 20 months ago. Your blog and with Brandi’s have really helped me be both a better Christian and a better parent.
AJ Oster
South St. Paul, MN
Member of Augustana Lutheran Church, West St. Paul
(I’ll be sure to check out Crosspoint if I’m ever in Nashville!)
I don’t have a blog, but my daughter does.
http://www.taylormckenna.blogspot.com
(Her blog was one year old on January 2nd!)
Love the blog, listen to your messages on my way to work, love to read your readers’ comments. And I love the way you show such respect and admiration for your wife. Reminds me of that guy I married, except you’re better with the tweets. I guess I’m saying you rock. Thank you, and Happy Birthday to you, WW! Am planning vacay to Nashville, just to visit Cross Point.
Hudson, IA http://tooblessed4myowngood.blogspot.com/
Happy Birthday Without Wax!!! Pete, your blog has been such an inspiration and I would just like to thank you. I’ve been challenged many days after reading. I am so thankful for people like yourself who aren’t afraid to go where many would refuse. Next time I’m in Nashville I plan on visiting Crosspoint. And hey who knows if things work out I might be a member one day
McCall Queen
Braselton, GA
http://www.mccallqueen.blogspot.com (The Queen Has Spoken)
Holly P
Melbourne Australia
http://www.allsprouts.wordpress.com