Thursday, February 28, 2008
Life's not fair
Life is at time not fair, but who am I to say that God's plans are not justified. I know that everything God does is justified and I am no one of importance nor do I think I am anyone of power to say to God "YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" I have no right after what Christ did for me to say anything like that to the Creator of the Universe...But sometimes I (metaphorically) lay on my belly like a little baby in a tantrum and pound my fist and kick my feet saying "Why!? It's not fair!" We are all selfish creatures at times it comes out in this monster and breaths its fire. I know that God had a greater purpose for that tragedy but today I was extremely selfish and pounded my fist hard and wished that this person was here.
Expelled the movie
This is Ben Stein's movie coming out in Spring 2008 and I am so excited to be able to share this with everyone. Skeptics of the Christian beliefs will be astounded and of all people I would have never guessed Ben Stein to make this kind of movie. I hope all of you will be able to see this! Share this will everyone you know:
Click on the picture above to see the trailer in a big format or watch below from you tube-
Click on the picture above to see the trailer in a big format or watch below from you tube-
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
A Romance Thesis
This is the name of a band that Andrew's co-worker's are in (their link is at the bottom of my blog) and they have been signed and released their first CD and so I was listening to this song "If I am a bird you're a bird" and I really liked this bit of the lyrics:
"one last chance to live...
cause a bird is not such a great
creature to be
one wrong move of the wind
and you get swept into the sea...
...I'll continue holding on
for as long as it takes
I'm not ready for goodbye
I'm not ready to part ways
I'm not ready to let go
or watch you fall to this fate...
....I'll breathe my life into you
If thats what it takes...
then thats what I must do
But I guess I'm too late
It's not my life to save
I've done all I can do
Now it's your step to take"
I guess I just thought about the people we know in our own lives that continue to make bad decisions and we watch from our ledge as they crash into the sea and break. And they HAVE to learn it on their own but you wish you could help. It's the whole reaching hand syndrome, where you can reach your hand out but if they don't want to grab it then that is their choice and you can't make them! I felt so burdened in a sense because I want so much for these people to really know Christ and follow in his paths but we powerless until they come to the realization on their own. I just keeping praying for them that their eyes would be opened.
"one last chance to live...
cause a bird is not such a great
creature to be
one wrong move of the wind
and you get swept into the sea...
...I'll continue holding on
for as long as it takes
I'm not ready for goodbye
I'm not ready to part ways
I'm not ready to let go
or watch you fall to this fate...
....I'll breathe my life into you
If thats what it takes...
then thats what I must do
But I guess I'm too late
It's not my life to save
I've done all I can do
Now it's your step to take"
I guess I just thought about the people we know in our own lives that continue to make bad decisions and we watch from our ledge as they crash into the sea and break. And they HAVE to learn it on their own but you wish you could help. It's the whole reaching hand syndrome, where you can reach your hand out but if they don't want to grab it then that is their choice and you can't make them! I felt so burdened in a sense because I want so much for these people to really know Christ and follow in his paths but we powerless until they come to the realization on their own. I just keeping praying for them that their eyes would be opened.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
New High Chair
Our friends Katie & Kendal were so nice to give us a brand new high chair, which they got when they had their baby but never opened and never needed it. The coolest part of it is that it fits right on top of a regular chair so it's a space saver which I absolutely love! I think Hezekiah really likes sitting at the table with us both even if he isn't eating anything :) Here are some great pics!
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Latest & Greatest
Okay I'll start with some little things that I have found and really LOVE! Found a family owned Organic Grocery store close to us called Goodwin's Organics & also a Fresh & Easy market will b e opening February 27th right close to us as well. I am so excited for both of these stores, more and more we find out about the pesticides and hormones used in our produce, dairy, and meat the more we find out how horrible these things are for us. I absolutely love that there so many more options for us to be able to buy Organic. I even managed to pick up 2 jars of Babies First Foods by Earth's Best Organic baby food for a low price of $.079 each. Not bad if I do say so!
Also, Hezekiah is just developing so fast, I cannot believe it!!! He is slamming his arms down of objects to make noise and laughing at the wierdest noises as you will hear on the video. I found this noise that for some reason he thinks is hilarious. He still sleeps on his belly, and now instead of waking up crying he wakes up cooing and talking away and I absolutely love it! Makes life so much easier for me :) Here is the latest & greatest of Hezekiah's developments!
Also, Hezekiah is just developing so fast, I cannot believe it!!! He is slamming his arms down of objects to make noise and laughing at the wierdest noises as you will hear on the video. I found this noise that for some reason he thinks is hilarious. He still sleeps on his belly, and now instead of waking up crying he wakes up cooing and talking away and I absolutely love it! Makes life so much easier for me :) Here is the latest & greatest of Hezekiah's developments!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Fox should be ashamed of themselves
Most of you know who Montel Williams is, he has been a television host for over 17 years and is dealing with MS disease. After the below interview, he lost his job due to speaking the truth. He was sick and tired of hearing the news dwelling on Heath Ledger and not even mentioning not 1 troop who has lost his life in Iraq. I say, Go Montel for speaking the truth!!!!
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Fullness of Life
"I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain." Galations 2:21. Paul refused to overlook or ignore all that God had done or him in the cross. He knew that REAL life meant Christ living out His life within him. Paul would never try to love on his own,, in his own strength, or by his own legalistic righteousness, because that would mean Christ died in vain.
That last phrase in this verse is a crucial one for all of us. If you don't want the cross to be emptied of its meaning and power in your life, if you want everything God intends you to be because of the cross, then let all that God accomplished in the cross have full effect in your life. Don't set aside what God has done and try to live apart from full dependence on the living Christ.
When Paul stated in 2 Corinthians that anyone in Christ is a "new creation", with all things becoming new in their lives, the newness he referred to was the living presence of Christ Himself. That's what's new (and stays new) in our lives when we live by the cross.
You now have Christ living out the newness of His life in you. He's not only cleansing you from sin, guarding you from sin, and giving you victory over sin, but He's also filling you with LIFE. Don't let anybody tell you that the life of holiness if drab, boring, and lifeless. It is not. How could it be? It's full of the complete, abundant, overflowing life of God. It is full of joy. It is full of victory. It is full of promise and hope. As you follow the way of the cross, you'll see things you've never seen and hear things you've never heard."
Taken from "Experiencing the Cross' by Henry T. Blackaby
That last phrase in this verse is a crucial one for all of us. If you don't want the cross to be emptied of its meaning and power in your life, if you want everything God intends you to be because of the cross, then let all that God accomplished in the cross have full effect in your life. Don't set aside what God has done and try to live apart from full dependence on the living Christ.
When Paul stated in 2 Corinthians that anyone in Christ is a "new creation", with all things becoming new in their lives, the newness he referred to was the living presence of Christ Himself. That's what's new (and stays new) in our lives when we live by the cross.
You now have Christ living out the newness of His life in you. He's not only cleansing you from sin, guarding you from sin, and giving you victory over sin, but He's also filling you with LIFE. Don't let anybody tell you that the life of holiness if drab, boring, and lifeless. It is not. How could it be? It's full of the complete, abundant, overflowing life of God. It is full of joy. It is full of victory. It is full of promise and hope. As you follow the way of the cross, you'll see things you've never seen and hear things you've never heard."
Taken from "Experiencing the Cross' by Henry T. Blackaby
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
So I tried
Today to vote, I went down to the registrar of voter's because I didn't know where I was supposed to vote, and I ended up walking like 1/4 of a mile because parking was so bad to vote there too. I got there and they told me I was still registered under my maiden name and I needed to change that as well as my address so I went ahead and made the changes and she said go ahead and stand in line and they will give you your ballot. So, I waited and waited and finally got up to the counter to get my ballot and they told me you can either vote democratic, independent, or only on the issues and not primaries. So I asked, how come I cannot vote Republican? The lady told me that because I marked "Choose not to disclose" on my party affiliation that the Republicans do not let me vote. I was like what the heck, I have never had this issue before? She said you can change it before the next election otherwise you will have the same problem again. I was so stinking mad, I WAS NOT about to vote for a democrat at this point and with the baby with me I ended up walking out because I still had to get diapers and pick Andrew up from work. So I feel like I have failed as Christian on this issue because I feel so obligated to vote and we have the privilege to I don't want to take that for granted. So guess what? Tomorrow, I am calling the Registrar of Voter's and changing my party affiliation so I can vote how I want to. Ugh! On the brighter side, I save some money buying diapers at Sam's club :) OKay and by tge way, I beg a question... Does Mitt Romney wear the "special underwear" since he claims to be mormon? Just food for thought!
Sunday, February 03, 2008
It's been a while
Since I have posted anything, it's been crazy around here in between work and spending time together as a family. Here's what we've been up to lately...
So , Andrew's car is still in the shop and hopefully will be done by the end of this week but as always no guarantees. So, Andrew and I are still keeping up the crazy schedule of: Andrew driving me to work, goes back home with baby, drops baby off at daycare, drops the car off at my work, literally runs to work, I get the car and pick up the baby from daycare, go home, drive back down and pick Andrew up for work... and then on Mondays go to youth group! Phew....Definitely not saving anything on gas with all the running around. Makes me VERY thankful that we do not have to do this forever and thankful that God has blessed us with 2 cars.
January 27th, Hezekiah was baptized! Most of the family was able to attend, of course, my Dad was not there since he now lives in Oregon, but nonetheless it was very exciting. I had a lot of emotions about it all, and our Pastor was talking about bringing him up in the Lord and when he grows up and makes the decision to follow the Lord.... it was a realization that this baby I so deeply love will someday make a decision about the kind of life he will live. It almost made me cry in front of the whole church as I thought about the weight of our responsibility to bring him in the Lord and the kind of joy I think will be inexpressible if and when he decides to become a Christian. Anyway, it was so awesome to be able to do that in front of the church. Pictures will come later, as I have to get these from my mom.
Tomorrow, Hezekiah turns 5 months... man does time fly by fast with a baby! He rolls over both ways now and still loves to sleep on his belly. He is starting the babbling stuff now, he's kinda of doing the dadadadad and raspberries and funny little sighs a lot. I love being his Mommy, it's so much fun to watch him develop and see things click together now. I sometimes am taken back by how big he is and how fast he is growing and I really want to just cuddle him all the time because I know this phase will be over sometime and I will miss it! I really cherish every little thing and sometimes when he is playing on the floor, I just lay next to him and stare at him because and just stand back amazed at him and how God has chosen to bless us.
Being back to work is a nice change, I missed my co-workers and am starting a new area in my Human Resources field, I am doing a lot of recruitment work, reports, helping my bosses with projects so it's working out nicely and I really love my job so I am grateful for everything right now. My schedule is only 8am-2pm and I really think this is going to stay for a while, my boss made it clear that if I wanted to stay at this shift it was at my option when Hezekiah even gets into school so I can pick him up, I have really great bosses and I could not ask for better!
Photography for me now that the baby is quite a bit better and he's on formula now is working out really great with how much we are NOT home. He's adjusted well! So, I have a job coming up in March for a wedding, a portrait session next weekend, and another wedding schedule for July. A little extra income goes a long way in our house. Hopefully some more jobs will be coming!
Also, has anyone been watching the news on the Economic Stimulus they are trying to pass... We could really use that about now! Make sure you vote on Tuesday and some people hate tax season but we cannot wait, can you say refund with a new baby? Ha ha, sorry I know that probably sounds so greedy, I promise we're not but with all Andrew's car work we could really use it :) Anyway that's about it for now! Here are some pictures of Hezekiah:
So , Andrew's car is still in the shop and hopefully will be done by the end of this week but as always no guarantees. So, Andrew and I are still keeping up the crazy schedule of: Andrew driving me to work, goes back home with baby, drops baby off at daycare, drops the car off at my work, literally runs to work, I get the car and pick up the baby from daycare, go home, drive back down and pick Andrew up for work... and then on Mondays go to youth group! Phew....Definitely not saving anything on gas with all the running around. Makes me VERY thankful that we do not have to do this forever and thankful that God has blessed us with 2 cars.
January 27th, Hezekiah was baptized! Most of the family was able to attend, of course, my Dad was not there since he now lives in Oregon, but nonetheless it was very exciting. I had a lot of emotions about it all, and our Pastor was talking about bringing him up in the Lord and when he grows up and makes the decision to follow the Lord.... it was a realization that this baby I so deeply love will someday make a decision about the kind of life he will live. It almost made me cry in front of the whole church as I thought about the weight of our responsibility to bring him in the Lord and the kind of joy I think will be inexpressible if and when he decides to become a Christian. Anyway, it was so awesome to be able to do that in front of the church. Pictures will come later, as I have to get these from my mom.
Tomorrow, Hezekiah turns 5 months... man does time fly by fast with a baby! He rolls over both ways now and still loves to sleep on his belly. He is starting the babbling stuff now, he's kinda of doing the dadadadad and raspberries and funny little sighs a lot. I love being his Mommy, it's so much fun to watch him develop and see things click together now. I sometimes am taken back by how big he is and how fast he is growing and I really want to just cuddle him all the time because I know this phase will be over sometime and I will miss it! I really cherish every little thing and sometimes when he is playing on the floor, I just lay next to him and stare at him because and just stand back amazed at him and how God has chosen to bless us.
Being back to work is a nice change, I missed my co-workers and am starting a new area in my Human Resources field, I am doing a lot of recruitment work, reports, helping my bosses with projects so it's working out nicely and I really love my job so I am grateful for everything right now. My schedule is only 8am-2pm and I really think this is going to stay for a while, my boss made it clear that if I wanted to stay at this shift it was at my option when Hezekiah even gets into school so I can pick him up, I have really great bosses and I could not ask for better!
Photography for me now that the baby is quite a bit better and he's on formula now is working out really great with how much we are NOT home. He's adjusted well! So, I have a job coming up in March for a wedding, a portrait session next weekend, and another wedding schedule for July. A little extra income goes a long way in our house. Hopefully some more jobs will be coming!
Also, has anyone been watching the news on the Economic Stimulus they are trying to pass... We could really use that about now! Make sure you vote on Tuesday and some people hate tax season but we cannot wait, can you say refund with a new baby? Ha ha, sorry I know that probably sounds so greedy, I promise we're not but with all Andrew's car work we could really use it :) Anyway that's about it for now! Here are some pictures of Hezekiah:
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