Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Black and White
Wow! I suppose it is time that I do a real post, I guess so many different things have been happening that I just haven't had time to post anything. In the past six months, I have hit the big age of eighteen, ( that still sounds really weird... :P) My sister has said, "I do." My little brother turned 13, and my little, little, baby brother is now eight, and I am soon to be an aunt again, for the sixth time, and oh, so many other "things" have happened and are happening, that I can't even count them. Maybe that is why I really haven't blogged in a while, I was too busy living out my life. I guess that is as good a reason as any. ;) I hope I am not boring who ever may read this with my random weird thoughts, it just feels good to get them all written out in front of my face. I guess it makes life more of a reality when you can see it in black and white. I guess that is why God had the Bible printed in black and white, to make it clear to everyone that read it, He didn't have it be green and white, and He didn't have it grey and white, No, He had it printed black and white, just so it could be plain as day. I think the thing that amazes me the most about God, is how he loves everyone. Absolutely no outcasts, or ifs, or buts. He mearly loves us. I have been hearing that sooooo much lately that I think God is trying to get a point through to me, and not just me, but he keeps telling me that He loves everyone else too. He loves the people who are unlovely and unlikable, that is really hard for me to believe but it is another thing that He has all written out in black and white, " God SoOOO Loved the World that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not parish but have everlasting life." John 3:16 One of my new favorite songs is a song by one of my favorite music artists, I couldn't find the lyrics, so here is the web address. The song says everything that I have been thinking about lately. Well, I should go, this is getting rather long and incoherent, so, I suppose I will say goodbye to blogging for now, and hopefully it won't be so long in between posts again. ;)
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Hello All!!
Hey everyone I'm back! I thought you might all like to know that Curtiss and I had a wonderful three weeks away and now we are safely home and working on getting settled into married life.
We went to stay up in Canada for most of the time we were away, first on a private island that Curtiss's grandparents own and then we stopped in a couple of cities and did some sightseeing and ended our time in a cabin at a campground that my parents are members of near Niagara Falls.
We made some wonderful memories and other then making a few wrong turns (we still some how made it to the right spot eventually), waking up and having the inside of the cabin be 39 degrees or the boat sinking, it went by without mishap.
We got back here Saturday afternoon and went to church on Sunday, yesterday Curtiss and I went to the DMV, Social Security office and the bank so that I could get my name changed on all my important documents. So in the next two weeks I will be getting a new drivers license, SS card and a debit card (to Curtiss's bank account, he told me that now I can wipe him out of funds and take off if I want to. I told him that's exactly why I married him just so that I could get his money and he said that if that was my goal then I shouldn't have married someone in the poorhouse:) All right I'll stop teasing you and tell you about the boat sinking.
The island that we stayed on is in Parry Sound Canada and the only way to get to the island is by boat or plane (we due to the fact that we don't have a plane opted for the boat) When we got there (almost a month ago now) we loaded up the little fishing boat with all our luggage and made it safely to the island, then began the fun job of carrying all our luggage through the woods on a little trail to the cabin. We stayed there for about 10 days and had a great time, yes there were a few times when I felt like I had more clothes on then were left in by suitcase plus blankets but that just added to the fun. The last two days we were there it started storming and we knew that there was going to be water in the boat. So the day before we were suppose to leave Curtiss went to bail out the boat and he had a small surprise, the boat was 3/4 of the way sunk right there at the dock with the waves adding water faster then he could bail it out.
Thankfully the front of the boat hit bottom so that it couldn't sink completely and the water died down enough overnight that he could bail it out the next morning and we aren't still there on the island:) All right this post is longer then I thought it was going to be but I haven't written in a while and I am sure that you all don't mind:) I might post more sometimes with some pictures (if I get the chance, we are quite busy for some reason...)
I don't have pictures of the wedding here with me yet but Trina posted a whole bunch on her blog so go check them out if you haven't already
We went to stay up in Canada for most of the time we were away, first on a private island that Curtiss's grandparents own and then we stopped in a couple of cities and did some sightseeing and ended our time in a cabin at a campground that my parents are members of near Niagara Falls.
We made some wonderful memories and other then making a few wrong turns (we still some how made it to the right spot eventually), waking up and having the inside of the cabin be 39 degrees or the boat sinking, it went by without mishap.
We got back here Saturday afternoon and went to church on Sunday, yesterday Curtiss and I went to the DMV, Social Security office and the bank so that I could get my name changed on all my important documents. So in the next two weeks I will be getting a new drivers license, SS card and a debit card (to Curtiss's bank account, he told me that now I can wipe him out of funds and take off if I want to. I told him that's exactly why I married him just so that I could get his money and he said that if that was my goal then I shouldn't have married someone in the poorhouse:) All right I'll stop teasing you and tell you about the boat sinking.
The island that we stayed on is in Parry Sound Canada and the only way to get to the island is by boat or plane (we due to the fact that we don't have a plane opted for the boat) When we got there (almost a month ago now) we loaded up the little fishing boat with all our luggage and made it safely to the island, then began the fun job of carrying all our luggage through the woods on a little trail to the cabin. We stayed there for about 10 days and had a great time, yes there were a few times when I felt like I had more clothes on then were left in by suitcase plus blankets but that just added to the fun. The last two days we were there it started storming and we knew that there was going to be water in the boat. So the day before we were suppose to leave Curtiss went to bail out the boat and he had a small surprise, the boat was 3/4 of the way sunk right there at the dock with the waves adding water faster then he could bail it out.
Thankfully the front of the boat hit bottom so that it couldn't sink completely and the water died down enough overnight that he could bail it out the next morning and we aren't still there on the island:) All right this post is longer then I thought it was going to be but I haven't written in a while and I am sure that you all don't mind:) I might post more sometimes with some pictures (if I get the chance, we are quite busy for some reason...)
I don't have pictures of the wedding here with me yet but Trina posted a whole bunch on her blog so go check them out if you haven't already
Monday, October 27, 2008
Is God Speaking through it all?
God Speaking
By Ronnie Freeman
Have you ever heard a love song that set your spirit free?
Have you ever watched a sunrise and felt you could not breathe?
What if it's Him?
What if it's God speaking?
Have you ever cried a tear that you could not explain?
Have you ever met a stranger who already knew your name?
What if it's Him?
What if it's God speaking?
Who knows how He'll get a hold of us?
Get our attention to prove He is enough
He'll do and He'll use whatever He wants to
To tell us, “ I love you.”
Have you ever lost a loved one who you thought should still be here?
Do you know what it feels like to be tangled up in fear?
What if He's somehow involved?
What if He's speaking through it all?
Who knows how He'll get a hold of us?
Get our attention to prove He is enough
He'll do and He'll use whatever He wants to
To tell us, “ I love you.”
His ways are higher.
His ways are better.
Though sometimes strange,
What could be stranger - than God in a manger?
Who knows how He'll get a hold of us?
Get our attention to prove He is enough
Who knows how He’ll get a hold of you?
Get your attention to prove He is enough.
He'll do and He'll use whatever He wants to
To tell us, “ I love you.”
God is speaking, “I love you.”
Monday, September 29, 2008
Still Alive
Hi everyone,
I just thought that you might all like to know that Elise and I are still alive just VERY busy with wedding plans. It is less than two weeks away now and all the last little detail stuff is left to do, all the stuff that doesn't seem like it would take long but when you add them all up they do. Anyway I probably won't be back on here for several more weeks to come, Elise might be able to get to posting after the wedding whirl wind is over. Maybe she will even be able to post some wedding pictures. So until next time...
P.S. Prayer for all of us as we go through this time is greatly appreciated :)
I just thought that you might all like to know that Elise and I are still alive just VERY busy with wedding plans. It is less than two weeks away now and all the last little detail stuff is left to do, all the stuff that doesn't seem like it would take long but when you add them all up they do. Anyway I probably won't be back on here for several more weeks to come, Elise might be able to get to posting after the wedding whirl wind is over. Maybe she will even be able to post some wedding pictures. So until next time...
P.S. Prayer for all of us as we go through this time is greatly appreciated :)
Saturday, September 13, 2008
We Made it!
Hi everybody! We are safely on U.S. soil. The trip went very well, it was long but everything went well and we made it in on time. We are all rather tired because we got an average of two or three hours a piece over the course of 48 hours from the time we left the apartment until we went to bed last night. But now we have at least all spent one whole night in bed resting if not sleeping the whole time and we have a nice day ahead of us with no scheduled activities. I am looking forward to seeing all of you soon!
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