Texas Dave

Announcing the Merger

2008-08-18T11:51:00.000-07:00

Okay.. So since I haven't been the best blogger in the world, Vicky and I have decided to marry our blogs. She already had this in mind when she created hers. So visit us and subscribe to our blog www.davidnvicky.blogspot.com.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BIG BOY!!

2008-07-28T18:43:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow marks Jonathan's 5th birthday. I can hardly believe that it has been 5 years since he entered our world. About 5 years ago at this moment my wife was yelling at me, pinching me, and squeezing my arm as the labor pains came. I remember it like yesterday. Through all that, Jon came into my life and it will never be the same!! Jon, you will always be my "little man". I love you.

Happy 5th Birthday from V Aguirre on Vimeo. By the way as you can tell that my wife is not a singing talent.

Hello Dolly

2008-07-22T19:36:00.000-07:00

BULLSEYE: BROWNSVILLE Brownsville, TX has made the news once again (not for anything good, but once again something bad). For those of you who don't know Dave was born and raised in B'ville, Texas. This is also where I finished school at the University of Texas at B'ville and where we met. So please pray for David's family and all our friends because we South Floridians know what a pain hurricanes can be. Seriously, do pray that the levees hold on the Rio Grande because Dave's Dad and Grandparentsliterallylive right on the levees . (yes, I copied this from my wife's blog)

Exercise with Daddy

2008-07-09T18:40:00.001-07:00

Camp

2008-06-27T19:40:00.000-07:00

Holy cow I survived high school camp: 5 days of praise and worship, awesome teaching, and just plain craziness. FRC student ministry joined forces with StudentLife for high school camp at Stetson University in Deland (up by Daytona). Lives of many students were touched as well as the leaders.
I only had 3 students from Doral go, but I quickly connected with many other students from Cooper. It was great to hang out with our new Global Student Pastor, Scot Mendlehall, and with the student pastors from Sawgrass, Jesse Acosta and Hallandale, Eric Howard.
On a crazy note Pastor Scot challenged our whole FRC group of students to all jump rope continuously without stopping. One would go then the next person had to jump in and go etc.
It took 3 days for all 92 students to accomplish this mission. What a cool exercise in team building!!

Beach Baptism Video

2008-06-10T11:14:00.000-07:00

hey check this out. I'm the cool pastor with the straw cowboy hat.
Beach Baptism Concert Recap from Flamingo Road Church on Vimeo.

Beach Baptistm

2008-06-05T17:49:00.000-07:00

Sunday, I had the privilege to baptize on Hollywood Beach with my fellow FRC pastors. I was so blessed and honored to team up with my friend Pastor Bob Selecky. I'm proud of my 3 students: Megan, Luisa, and Alejandra for taking that next step.
Here are a few photos of that day:

Construction continues

2008-04-22T18:45:00.000-07:00

I'm a little behind on my construction blogs. Two weeks ago my father-in-law and I replaced one of our sliding glass doors. Thank goodness he knows how to install windows/doors. We have saved so much $$$ doing the labor ourself. So when the door was in...my payment was to become Mr. B's barber. So we have one large sliding glass door to be installed and of course the floors and baseboards. This is coming along so much slower than I would like and Vicky would like but I'm a busy guy. So little by little.

What happens after the flood...

2008-04-05T17:16:00.000-07:00

As you know our house was flooded a little over a month ago. So thankfully we have received our insurance money. In order to save money I have decided to do all the labor myself so we can used the extra funds to replace our windows.
So the first part of the flood repair was replacing 12 inches from the floor of all of the wall in the entire downstairs.
To prevent our trauma of the flood from possibly occurring again, I painted the cement block with Red Guard (you'll see the red on the floor). This seeps in the cracks of the cement block and seals it. It's like a pink blob like substance the dries red. Then I put caulking in every little crack I could see.
The wall I used to replace the damaged drywall is called Hardi Board which is water repellent and really easy to use.
Here are a couple of pictures of the my repair.

The Bed.. intro video

2008-03-31T05:23:00.000-07:00

Hey check this out. If you already have seen it on Vic's or Heredes' blog, humor me. I had fun with Vic and the kids and the video crew. Thanks Heredes for thinking of us.

The Bed (series teaser #1) from Flamingo Road Church on Vimeo.

Man vs. Drill

2008-03-22T06:55:00.000-07:00

The other day while I us building a prop for the school play, I got into a fight with a
18 volt drill. As you can see the drill got me pretty good. It drill me all the way through my thumb. Now I know what you must be thinking, but I do know how to use a drill...but this is just one of those freak accidents where you are in shock from pain and the actual situation. It REALLY HURT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On a positive note.. I totally missed the bone and only drilled through meat...yes, gross but better than a drilled bone.

Wow... I feel loved!!

2008-03-15T06:22:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Live Feed...I feel really bad.
Wow so many faithful blog readers still visit me even though I really stink at updating the blog?
I promise to write at least once a week maybe with a little help from Vic.
So here's a brief mind dump of my non-stop life:
1. 2 months ago we started the Doral student band... we've had a few hiccups... but we are getting better. Thanks R&B, Jake and Davi for rockin'.

2. Also I'm happy to see the Miami Cowboys forming... since Parcels has obtained a lot of fomer Cowboy players and coaches.... almost like the real thing I hope.

3. Oh.. yeah my house was flooded... check out Vicky's blog for video.... Thank you God for insurance.
4.My best friends the Logans left to South Africa on Thursday for three years as missionaries. I'm so excited for them and amazed by their faith. Check out their blog http://logansinsa.blogspot.com5. It's Baseball Season........ so guess what that means?!!!

Guess Who's Comming Home?

2008-03-01T11:23:00.000-08:00

What Happened!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-01-15T17:23:00.000-08:00

My Cowboys are out of the playoff, and now I can move on with my life.

I'M BACK!!!!

2007-12-31T20:05:00.000-08:00

1)WOW! It's been long time since I've blogged and I must say that I missed you all in the blog world. Where do I begin? Let me begin with my Cowboys. We are looking pretty good even if we have lost two more games.

2) Ok, the next event that occurred last month was one of the most important moments in my life. That event was my ordination. I never thought I would be a pastor. I guess you can't run from God's calling on your life, but I'm willing to do whatever he wants my to do.
3) I quit my job last month and it was the easy because of the extreme stress level, but hard because I met a lot of good people there, and I can truly say that I will miss them. I gave up a good paying job, and a great opportunity to answer the call that God has for my life. I am now working at Florida Christian School as a maintenance worker. It's not that most glamorous, but it is a great opportunity for me to go back to school and finish. Also, I am able to spend so much more time with my family.
4) Of course, how can I forget Christmas? Let's just say my boys were so cute. ( Read Vicky's Blog for more info.)

TIME OUT !!!!! Happy New YEAR!!!! (It just became 2008)

5) Last, but not least, my buddy Huber finally made it down to Miami and it was really awesome to see him again. He was injured in Iraq. I thank God that he had His hand on his life.
Before I go, let me just leave you with this; Happy New Year and May God Bless You and your Families
Good Night!

John 3:16 by my little man

2007-12-26T13:35:00.001-08:00

The Bigger They Are The Bigger They Fall!

2007-11-13T19:12:00.000-08:00

Keep It Rolling!

2007-11-09T17:04:00.000-08:00

It going to be a giant Test for the boys this week. Let's keep rolling.

My Hero

2007-11-04T15:25:00.001-08:00

Two weeks ago I had the distinct honor and privilege to meet one of our nation's finest, Jeremiah Barham of the US Army. He is currently serving to protect our nation on the front lines in Northern Afghanistan. Tomorrow his two week leave is over and he will return there to continue his mission until August of 2008.

This morning at student ministry he played and sang a special song that he had written with his former band. The song talked about God's forgiveness and endless mercy. While watching him sing, a combination of emotions welled up within me and some others. Seeing him sing to our students, I feel the special calling on Jeremiah's life... I feel in my heart that Lord will do great things through this 24 year old soldier.

He has already seen and been in some very dangerous situations and has lost some of his commanders and friends. What a blessing to see a young man of God with so much courage and strength even in the midst of danger.

Please continue to keep him and those serving beside him in your prayers. Also, pray for the Barhams and the Ramos' (Jo, Carl, Joshua, Sara, Jonathan, Peter, and Megan).

Our Pumpkin family tradition

2007-10-28T14:18:00.000-07:00

Vic and I have started a tradition with the kids of going to the pumpkin patch at the church by our house. Then, carving the pumpkin. Jon and I picked a cool Jack o' lantern off google images. I love this stuff!!

A Day With My Little Guy.

2007-10-26T14:30:00.000-07:00

Ok, It was "United Nations Day" or something @ Josh's school on Wednesday afternoon, and I must admit it was the most fun that I've had in a long time. When I first got there, Josh was playing with his best friend, Thomas the Train. That did not last too long, because when he saw me he dropped his friend and ran as fast as he could over to me. I think that it must have been the longest hug Josh has ever given me. Josh does not hug for very long. I love my boys, and I cherish every moment that I get to spend with Jon and Josh. I thank God for my boys.

We Are Back!

2007-10-23T17:42:00.000-07:00

Check out this blog

2007-10-20T12:50:00.001-07:00

Check out The Seed Blog for daily devotions and resources related to this series. Come all 5 weeks and invite your friends.

A Bad Day In Big-D.

2007-10-15T02:34:00.000-07:00

Don't Miss the next Series

2007-10-13T13:36:00.001-07:00

The next series starting next weekend is about a pretty scary story Jesus told. You’re probably saying “What? Jesus told a scary story?” Yes and probably the scariest story you could ever hear.

Can We Do It?

2007-10-12T17:10:00.000-07:00

This week my Boy's have a big game, and I hope we can pull it out. It's the game of the week! WE CAN DO IT!!!!

Holy Cow!!!

2007-10-09T13:13:00.000-07:00

By The Hair of Our Little Chin..Chin!

Check out the FRC Doral Student Ministry Blog

2007-10-08T11:06:00.000-07:00

If you haven't already, check out the FRC Doral Student Ministry Blog. http://www.frcdstudent.blogspot.com. Save it in your favorites as we will be posting some contests so look at it often and leave us comment telling us you were there.

Eddie

2007-10-02T16:30:00.000-07:00

I wanted to share what my wife wrote in her blog about the loss of my friend Eddie.
Today our dear friend Eddie went to be with our Heavenly father. He was only 24 married to a wonderful woman, Danette and had his whole life set before Him. But the Lord had other plans for His life. We here on earth don't understand the loss of someone so young, but we will some day know the answer when we meet up with Eddie in Heaven.
Our hearts hurt because of his death and break for the pain the family is going through. Our peace comes from knowing that Eddie is now in Heaven with our Savior. He no longer has to fight the cancer that ravaged his body.

When my mom called me this morning to tell me that today would probably Eddie's last day, I started searching my heart and my soul for words of comfort from the scripture. I kept thinking of Psalms 23 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

It's days like these that make me want to hold and hug my children forever. It also brings me back to the moment I almost lost my husband in the car accident. I can only begin to comprehend the pain that Eddie's family is going through. Today hug your family and friends and tell them how much you love them. Make every moment count. Most importantly make sure you are ready to meet the Lord.

Who's Next?

2007-09-30T20:07:00.000-07:00

They took care of the Rams Today. Who's next???

MY Boys Did It Again!

2007-09-24T14:51:00.000-07:00

Sorry Danny.

SORRY JOSH!

2007-09-18T10:15:00.000-07:00

How About them Cowboys!

2007-09-18T09:26:00.000-07:00

Just a quick note; It was a good day in COWBOY COUNTRY. My father and brother in-law went home with their heads down. With all the trash talking, one team come out on top. At the end of the day; the Cowboys had their way with the fish!
Bring on the BEARS!!

Naked Sunday!

2007-09-18T08:40:00.000-07:00

The start of the naked pastor series went very well. We had some issues with our Mac, but it came together. Vicky and I are very excited with what God is going to do with this series. It's going to be awesome.

The Best Birthday!!!

2007-09-12T18:26:00.000-07:00

The Celebrations started on the day I was born. My family and I went out to eat at the best place in the World(Outback). I'm truly blessed to have Awesome In-laws and an awesome Brother-in-law. Now, He's a little wired, but I still love my little Bro. Ok, He's taller than me, so he is not so little. Thank you for excepting me into your family.I love you guys. I can't leave out my little guys. The cutest boys every. Daddy loves you guys.

I must thank God for blessing me with the best student group in the world. They are the best!! The R & B gang gave me a birthday cake, birthday cards, and a UM cap for my birthday. Ceasar# 1; thanks for the DVD! I'll show it on Sunday. I was also proud to wear the old fart ribbon that my kids gave me. I truly love this group with all of my heart. That was not all that happened; I was also given a surprise birthday party by my beautiful wife and hosted by my beautiful step-sister Patty. (AKA Vicky's boss) Thank you Patty for everything you have done for us. I Thank God for you!
This was the best birthday I have ever had. It 's made me forget that I am 30. Thank you FRC Doral S.M., Thank you all for coming to my party, and thank you to my beautiful Wife. I love you Guys.
Texas Dave!

It Happened!

2007-09-05T11:00:00.000-07:00

I can’t believe it happened! Today I am now an old man. Today I had a birthday! You my ask yourself; what is he crying about? Well, I turned thirty today. The big 30. September was always one of the months that I looked forward to. Not anymore. From now on, it’s nothing but hair loss, name calling, and memory loss.
I know you must be asking yourself, name calling? Yeah! Name calling. You know, Old Man, Old Geezer, and who can’t forget Grandpa!! Yes, that’s right; it’s all down hill from now on. I guess I just have to suck it up!!! Oh well, Thank God I still have a HOT wife!!!!!
Let me tell you a little about her. Not only is she hot! She is also amazing. She is an awesome Mom and an awesome wife. Here is just of many stories about my best friend. >

About three years ago, I was hit by a drunk driver. (I’m trying my best not to lose it right now.) She became my strength, my support, and my care giver. She did every thing. With the man tears coming down my face right now, I thank the almighty God for her. She did it all. God gave her the strength and she cowgirl-ed up. I love this woman. I can't believe that my loving God has blessed me with the honor of taking care of her. Baby, if you are reading this; I love you. I love you with all of my heart, and I thank God that I am able to enjoy my thirtieth birthday with my two boys, but most importantly with my best friend. I love you.

Extreme Makeover Lima, Peru

2007-09-03T06:29:00.000-07:00

This is the e-mail from my Father-in-law, Derwin Brigham to my Suegra (Mother-in-Law) writing about last night when they revealed the "brand new" orphanage to the girls in Lima.

Well this is our last day in Peru. I think I'm the only person from our team up at this time (7:30). They all get to sleep in. The sun woke me up. I ate breakfast and thought I'd send you one more e-mail.
After church yesterday we went directly to the orphanage and did our finishing touches. We had to be ready by 5:00 and then by 7:00 they brought in the girls. It was so exciting. the little girls went crazy and the older ones cried. Of course I did too, along with everyone else on our team. I watched as they opened their gifts to see which one was the one we bought our gift for. I took many pictures to share with you. So at one point I went up to her (Carolina) and told her I had given her that gift. She was so grateful. What a blessing. Then they took the girls to their rooms. I wish you could have been there. I'm crying now just thinking about it. They couldn´t believe it. One 16 year old girl spoke English and she just laid back in her bed and said, "Oh, there is so much room, and so soft!" Well, the revealing of the home went on for about an hour more and then we had to leave. The caretaker of the home spoke to us as a group and expressed her feelings. I cried again. She thanked God for all the work we had done and I heard the fulfillment of 2 Cor. 9.(the ending verses). Finally on the way out the girl we gave our gift to, Carolina, came up to me speaking through a translator, and ask for my e-mail so I gave it to her. I think by then she had time to read your note. So, what ever you said must had touched her heart.
Well today we get be tourist and to go to the market place. Then about 3:00 we have to be at the airport and it won´t belong we´ll be headed home.
All my love to you,

Derwin

FRC Doral Student Ministry

2007-08-30T18:47:00.000-07:00

The Chosen Ones! Here we are, The Doral Student Ministry in action. At our outreach at Doral High School we passed out 500 FRC backpacks and info cards. The FRC praise team was also apart of this back to school barbque. This was an awesome opportunity that God opened for us to minister at that school.
On that note, I just want to say that we are blessed to have an awesome campus pastor. Pastor Igor has been a major support not only for our group bur for me and my family. We are thankful for his dedication to serving our community.

One More time!

2007-08-29T12:18:00.000-07:00

It was a hot stuffy afternoon when my wife and I discovered that Josh had a fever of 103.6. It was another trip to the emergency. I do believe we have spent a total of 300,000,000.00 hours in the emergency room. Thank God every thing went well. He does have a small ear infection. It's just another day with the Aguirre's

Going For A Ride Today!

2007-08-27T11:08:00.000-07:00

Things got a little crazy today in the office, and so I took my F-14 Tomcat for a spin and took a load off. What do you guys think? Nice set of wings don't you think? I just needed to get out of the office for a few seconds.
Anyways, Just to let everyone know that Danny Angel (one of our leaders) gave us an awesome message about he's life yesterday at church. He spoke from his heart, and shared with us all that God has done in he's life. I thank God for what he has done in the lives of our leaders and our students.
Praise God!!

A Daddy's Toughest Day.

2007-08-20T11:11:00.000-07:00

Today was the hardest day of my life. I can honestly say that man tears came out. You may be asking yourself, what is he talking about? Today Vicky and I had to take my little cowboy(Joshua) to baby school/daycare for the first time in his 18 month old life. I thought it would be easy to leave him there, but it was the hardest thing I have ever done. I held it together for the first few minitue, but then I broke. It turned out to be Daddy's Toughest Day.

My Little Man

2007-08-17T14:13:00.000-07:00

Here's Jonathan on his first day of school in 4 year old kindergarten.

God is Awesome!

2007-08-17T06:33:00.000-07:00

PRAISE REPORTS!

PRAISE # 1.
Hey guys, check this out. God has answered prayer in our life and in our best friends lives! God gave one of our friends a second chance. Pastor Heredes had his immigration court hearing and it went better then expected! What a Praise! We need to thank the Lord for that. Heredes & Marcy had a huge hill to climb, but God took care them, and will continue to take care of them. Oh, I forgot, He also gave them an SUV. Yeah, that is! Pretty Awesome!

PRAISE # 2.
On Tuesday morning I had an appointment to see my hip doctor, and I have to admit; I was a little unsure about this visit. You see; three year ago I was hit by a drunk driver and I had my arm broken and my hip dislocated . My wife and I had been praying that we would get good news at this visit. It had been three year since the accident , and it was time for my hip to start to deteriorate. Well, that is when God stepped in! ALL of my x-rays showed that my hip was in excellent condition. The Doctor said that I should not have any problem with it for a long time. PRAISE GOD!!

PRAISE #3
God Answered our prayers about our finances as well. HE IS AWESOME !

I know that God has answered other prayer request at FRC, and we need to thank our loving God each day for that. In all that has happened this week; should show us how God takes care of us and how much he loves us.
Psalm 95:6-7
It reads" Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker, for he is our GOD and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.
Bow and worship him for he is worthy of our praise.

Before I Jet; please keep the people of Peru in your prayers. A lot of people are hurting over there, and we need to keep them in our prayers.
Till next time, See ya'll Saturday.

It's Time For Number Six!!

2007-08-15T19:31:00.000-07:00

Time To Cowboy Up!!

FRC Doral Student Ministry Outreach Event

2007-08-14T18:42:00.000-07:00

Come join the fun and minister with us on Saturday at Ronald Reagan/ Doral High at their back to school BBQ.
Times: 9:30am to 2:30 pm
See ya'll there.
Let me or Vicky know what time you can be there.
E-mail or call us-

Come check this out!

2007-08-14T18:34:00.000-07:00

Here's my Crew!

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I awake ! I really am!

2007-08-14T02:48:00.000-07:00

Good Morning World!!
I've been up since 2:30 am and I'm still awake. I'm working this morning, but thats ok. That's life.My wife Vicky and I had dinner last night with our friends the Ribeiro's. They have been there with us through good and bad times.We love them!
Anyways, It's Tuesday morning and all I can think about is seeing my student group and getting to see what God is doing at FRC Doral every week. God has bless my Wife and I with the best Student group in Miami. I am so grateful that God has chosen Vicky and I to lead this awesome group. I'm also blessed to have the most awesome leaders; Danny,Caesar #1 & Caesar #2, Tiy, and THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ,WONDERFUL ,and yes THE HOTTEST WIFE IN THE WORLD VICKY. I thank God each day for you guys. Thank you all for your hard work.Till next time.

See ya'll!!!!!!!

Angry Dave ...

2007-08-13T19:01:00.000-07:00

Don't tick off the Student Pastor! He's an angry one...

The Cowboy is here ....

2007-08-13T18:53:00.001-07:00

I am proud to say I have entered the blogworld ! Stay tuned for updates on my crazy & wacky life !