2 Kings 6 & 7 - Be FREE!

1 John 5 - You're an Overcomer

I Don't Know - A Cover Song

What does chicken have to do with Jesus?

The recent uproar over how the Chick-fil-a franchise donates some of it's profits is a bit funny to follow. Let's ask an overtly Christian company if they give money in support of their beliefs (or against their opponents if you'd rather), and then become outraged and act surprised that they do, followed by a cry for boycotting.  That's the sort of mindset and response I'm seeing from the majority of the Political Left & anti-Christian groups.

In the midst of tragedy, let's put the "Why?" aside.

In Aurora, CO this past weekend, a young man opened fire inside a packed movie theater.  A dozen lives were lost, and many more were wounded.  Even if this gunman offers an explanation (which he hasn't at the time of this writing), the question "Why?" will instinctively come to mind.  There's nothing wrong with asking this question, but there's nothing productive about asking it either.  The scriptures make it clear that wickedness abounds because of our rebellion against God.  In a word: SIN (Rom. 5:12, Eph. 2:2).  The answer is simple, but for most it isn't satisfying in a time like this.

Ultimately, until Christ returns and sin is no more, we will always have tragedy.  So let us not focus on asking "Why?", but instead let us ask ourselves, "Am I prepared for tragedy to strike?"  

Bothersome Quote

Sometimes, you just need to distance yourself from people.  If they care, they'll notice; if they don't, you know where you stand.

This quote has popped up in my social media feed several times lately, and every time I see it, I cringe.  There's no way to know where it originated from, but I presume it was a woman since we are more naturally relational.  It sounds like a whiny cry for attention from a child.  I mean no offense to those of you who have re-posted this, but have you really taken the time to THINK about this quote?

Dinner

I made some cheesy onion potatoes with dinner tonight.  They turned out so-so.  Next time, I'll add bacon.

Stop Motion. Go.

This video is kind of adorable. I caught a YouTube surf this evening for a little while, browsing Stop Motion videos in particular. I really would love to find the stop motion videos I made when I was in Junior High school. I once made my room clean itself, and I also made some legos come to life - until the evil one had to be shot.
 

Writing

A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest. C. S. Lewis

You are capable of making your goals.

Wonderstruck

Survived 3 weeks

I'm writing from my front steps this evening.  The colors of the trees as the sun light diminishes is awesome.  The moment is only interrupted by the 5 or 6 different variations of bugs that have chosen me as dinner.  It's been really wonderful weather here and I'm trying to enjoy each day as it will soon be winter and time for me to bundled up and hide near a heater.  Is there anywhere in this world that is both warm AND bug free?  I suppose I'll have to wait until Heaven for that.

Guess that's all I really have to say for now.  Heading to the broski's house for a flick.

180

Homeward bound

We stayed in Des Moines, IA last night and are only 5 hours from my new home. My sister-in-law is out garage sale shopping and will be on the lookout for things I still need. She and my brother have been bringing furniture over this week which is super awesome!

Mav is sooooo tired. He can't relax in the car so he's pretty exhausted when we get to hotels at night. Hopefully he sleeps good tonight.

I'm still a bit overwhelmed myself and could use a vacation :)

Heading to Nebraska

Made it all the way to Laramie, WY last night. Drove through a rain storm for about an hour which cleaned all the bug carcasses off my car. It also got some water in my rooftop carrier though. The wind here is so icy! I wasn't prepared for that kind of cold.

We are aiming for Omaha tonight. We best get on the road soon!

Trip Tunes for Today

Day One

Made it through the day.  Took a couple hours to get the car loaded properly and had to leave behind several items that will need shipping.  I decided I couldn't leave my dog behind, so I took a rental in El Paso, IL that will allow him to come with me.  More about that later.  We left about an hour and a half behind schedule and reached tonights hotel around 12:30am Mountain Time.  Downfall of driving east - time zones work against you.  Mav did okay in the car, he's pretty unsure of what's going on.  He's wearing himself out with worry.  I still wonder if it was the best idea to bring him.  But the choice has been made, no looking back, right?

Tomorrow I will call an old high school friend who lives in Utah to see if we can swing by for a visit.  My 10 year high school reunion is on Friday, so it'd be like having our own little reunion.  It'll add some time to the trip, but how often do I "swing by" another state?

Summit Christian Center was so awesome to gift me some gas and food funds plus munchies!!  Super thankful for that!

Well, seeing how's it nearly 3am where I am, I should try to sleep.  Another long day ahead!

I'll always be your friend!

A song for Cherm the Worm :)

Roadtrip Tunage

Sad good-bye song for this morning.