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| He's so hot. 
You all gotta come and visit. | | |
| Life is rolling by and I'm enjoying every minute of it. Dalen & I are doing fabulous. Have you ever considered that problems are relative to the person having the problem. I have, with a little enlightment from Dalen. I could be anxious and worry about paying off a credit card, yet my friend whose husband passed away a few months ago would take on $50,000 of debt with no worry if that meant she could have her husband back.
The trials in life are not mine to worry or be anxious about.
I wonder if we, as Westerners, will come to a place where we turn our eyes off ourselves and onto His Children, and all those who are lost around us. Do I keep oil in my lamp? Am I ready for the Bride Groom? Or, am I so caught up in our self-driven society that my thoughts dwell more on how to get a head financially, how to succeed at work, how to be a good wife so I can look good, how to eat better, exercise more, be more healthy, read more self-development books, get an even higher education. What is my motivation? If my motivation is to know You Lord and share Your Good News, than I will keep doing exactly what I am doing and continue to be lead by the Holy Spirit.... but maybe that really isn't my motivation at all.
If I was visiting Vietnam and was thrown in jail for my Faith (like MANY believers today), would I deny Christ so I could go back to the comfort of my home and family? Would I stay in jail being tortured for 2 years, 7 years, 9 years, 11 years, because I refused to deny Christ? Wow.
I have a great job. I work for an amazing Attorney. I pray each day God is showing His light through me. And each time I fall, I will pick myself up and continue running this race. Because it is a race, I hope I'm not ignorant to that. I hope that I am ready, always, to jump on the train of the Lord's agenda which is woven throughout His entire word.. the Good News.
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| STARBUCKS DISAPPOINTS ME.
I do support it faithfully by purchasing a $4 drink a couple times a week, and plus, I also have friends who work there (DONNY & newly employeed in Hawaii..Stacey), BUT, why is it that every time I want to try something different than my usual 'Vanilla Latte', it ends up tasting exactly the same as my usual Vanilla Latte.
Last week I asked for a Caramel Macchiato in an attempt to have a different tasting drink. Didn't work.
Then, after discussing this with a friend last night, this morning I thought I'd give it another try and I ordered a Thai Expresso Latte, which I'm sipping right now. It tastes EXACTLY LIKE A VANILLA LATTE.
I'm sick of Vanilla Latte's and I'm not into extreemly sweet drinks.. so I'm going to make ONE LAST ATTEMPT at trying something different from Starbucks..... if it tastes like a Vanilla Latte, well.... I'll be $8 richer each week. | | |
| I got pictures from camping at the beach when my brother was here.
Nate (my brother) & I
The Boys .. Dalen, Nate & a couple friends
The beach early in the morning
Another pic of my brother grilling us all some chicken.
I WISH I WAS WITH LIZ & DANIELLE IN FLORIDA RIGHT NOW.
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| My brother's in town right now & we all are having so much fun. I was reading My Utmost for His Highest this morning. Here's a deep thought for you all:
Are you willing to sacrifice yourself for the work of another believer - to pour out your life sacrificially for the ministry and faith of others? Or do you say, "I am not willing to be poured out right now, and I don't want God to tell me how to serve Him. I want to choose the place of my own sacrifice. And I want to have certain people watching me and saying, "Well Done."
It is one thing to follow God's way of service if you are regarded as a hero, but quite another thing if the road marked out for you by God requires becoming a "doormat" under other people's feet. | | |
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