Friday's...How wonderfull

Friday's are wonderful aren't they. We have been doing a lot a planning at the house the past few day's. Tori and I are heading to Chicago on the 24th. While I will be at a conference all day, each day, Tori will get a long awaited amount of time of relaxation. She definitely deserves it. On top of planning that whole trip we are also planning out a magnificent vacation/celebration to Disney World next summer. Of what a great time it will be. The celebration of Tori and I both graduating and saying sayonara to school! Don't think I am not counting down the days (273 if you were wondering).

The dreaded school year begins again next week and then Tori and I begin our life based on a calendar and time sheet once again. How enjoyable...

Interestingly enough my thoughts today have been focused on my morning reading. I read through 2 Timothy and was blown away in the second to last chapter I believe, where Paul in his letter discusses the bad characteristics of people that would develop in the future. It gives quite an extensive list in which I could look at today and check off every one of them as existing in our culture.

Two of them really stood out to me at the moment. One of the characteristics was kids dishonoring their parents. The culture of today fully accepts teenagers, and even kids at younger ages, dishonoring their parents. The acceptance of, "oh they are just teenagers and that is what they do" is very troubling to me. Now I don't obviously have a teenager of my own but historically it has not always been this way. This is a current cultural normality. I am willing to go against the grain and fight against this one.

The other one that stood out to me was the description of those getting "tired" of the true and consistent faith. It spoke that many would not have the strength to stay to truth and they would chase "myths" and created teachers of these because they want to experience something new and exciting. This is man's depravity in the soul. We have the truth we need and we continue to try and drive our own path. Many crave something more exciting as if a relationship with God himself and Jesus Christ is not enough. Truly we are all depraved.

Friday. Oh wonderful Friday.

Hug the Father and Brother

Last night I had a great conversation with Eva (2 and half currently). We were sitting at the table eating a snack before bed when she was describing to me the event of eating food, "first it goes in your mouth, then it goes into your tummy, then it goes into your 'testins'." I was surprised that she knew the sequence let alone what intestines were.

Out of the blue in the conversation she asked me, "Jesus died for our sins?" I told her he did and what a wonderful blessing that is for us so we can join them in heaven. Eva asked, "Jesus lives in heaven?" I replied with a yes. She then said, " I can't wait for us (being her, my wife, and myself) to go to heaven so I can give God and Jesus a hug. I was touched deeply at the love she already has for God and Jesus. This simplicity of love opens your eyes. It seems today that we are so focused on many things that can be a distraction even though they are done with good intention, that we forget that in that day when we can join God and Jesus in heaven, the most important thing that we can remember is to unconditionally love our Father and Brother in heaven. The question I asked myself is would I have the heart to run up and hug them in excitement like Eva said she would? For some reason I think that I would have some retention to do so I don't know why. Probably mostly in fear of the judgment in the afterlife.

I know how much I love our Father and Brother and I hope to love them more each day and maybe I could one day love them like Eva.

Observation and Theory

Hey everyone (if anyone). I decided to start up on the blogging excursion. I have just seen too many things lately to not be able to share my thoughts and theories to whoever would like to read them. I guess sometimes I feel like my family and I are the only ones saying, "Something is wrong in our culture today." Anyway feel free to jump right in and comment on things. I would love to have discussions. Thanks.