Lately, Shaun and I have been to several weddings. One day it will be mine! ;)
But really, it's been really cool to see the different styles of weddings and how each couple does things a little different. There's another one to go to in a couple of weeks and I am anxious to see how it is unique as well.
No matter who does what in their wedding there is still one obvious thing that I am reminded of when I go to a wedding.
I am the bride of Christ.
As Christians, we all are the brides of Christ. He is our bridegroom. We can all understand and relate to this idea, Whether you are married or want to be married, the idea is the same. Just like the relationship you have with your sponse, so much better should be your relationship with Christ....as His bride.
I understand this idea may be harder for men to understand since on earth, they are the groom, but once you can grasp onto this idea and run with it, it is such an awesome, for lack of better word, feeling!
So, next time you go to a wedding or take time to reflect on marriage, be reminded of your marriage to Christ. He is coming back one day for His bride! Let's be ready!
Monday, May 30, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Keeping Tucker
ha! That sounds like a movie title. Keeping Tucker, brought to you by MGM studios and Beth's computer! hehe, kidding.
Last week I got the honor of babysitting my nephew Tucker. He is a boy that is simply all smiles. You can't look at him and not smile. He is happy, fun and an all-around good kid! He is my sister's youngest. He is four and a half years old! He is special needs. They don't know exactly what's wrong with him, but the basic gist is that he often throws up food and therefore doesn't want to eat. Can you blame him? I would be the same way! So, they went through a feeding clinic program about a year ago and he is back on foods. Somewhat. To supplement what calories he doesn't get during the day, he has a feeding tube to feed him while he sleeps at night. That is where the fun comes in. You have to be sure he isn't laying flat and on his back, because he will throw up in the middle of the night if not laid correctly. And for someone to throw up while laying down, well, that could result in things I don't want to think about. So, that makes for sometimes long, sleepless nights.
I admire my sister. She has had these type of nights for the past two-ish years. Yeah, she gets grumpy sometimes, but who can blame her! LOL I get grumpy when I'm tired and hungry both! I admire her being able to keep going and not get crazy mad at this situation and what all is going on.
She has a caringbridge.org blog of his progress. I think it is simply caringbridge.org/tuckerjacobs.....i think? She, at the end of each entry, always turns things back to God. God has blessed her/us with Tucker. He is an amazing kid. With all of the trials she has with him, she always finds a way to look back at God and feel blessed. I long to be that way. In all my frustrations in life or things that go wrong, I want to be able to look back at God and say thank you for all the things you have given me.
Last week was fun. We had revival at church and he made a new friend named Dawson! He enjoyed being there so much that on Wednesday he didn't want to leave! Like really? Did he know it was the last night of revival? It was crazy because the other nights he didn't act this way! Then on Thursday night we hung out with Shaun and his family at Casey Jones Mini Golf. (GREAT place for family fun! You should go check it out!!) He SO loved the trains and exploring the golf course and most of all he loved playing with the water hose at one of the ponds! hehe! He LOVES the water! Then Friday night we just hung out and just have lots of fun! It was hard to leave him on Saturday when we took him back to my sister! He seriously is a joy to be around!
We can look at him and think about ourselves and our attitudes. He is the happiest kid I know...despite the circumstances! We need to evaluate our attitudes and realize that it's all going to be okay. Praise God for what He has blessed you with.
Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. - paraphase...of course.
Last week I got the honor of babysitting my nephew Tucker. He is a boy that is simply all smiles. You can't look at him and not smile. He is happy, fun and an all-around good kid! He is my sister's youngest. He is four and a half years old! He is special needs. They don't know exactly what's wrong with him, but the basic gist is that he often throws up food and therefore doesn't want to eat. Can you blame him? I would be the same way! So, they went through a feeding clinic program about a year ago and he is back on foods. Somewhat. To supplement what calories he doesn't get during the day, he has a feeding tube to feed him while he sleeps at night. That is where the fun comes in. You have to be sure he isn't laying flat and on his back, because he will throw up in the middle of the night if not laid correctly. And for someone to throw up while laying down, well, that could result in things I don't want to think about. So, that makes for sometimes long, sleepless nights.
I admire my sister. She has had these type of nights for the past two-ish years. Yeah, she gets grumpy sometimes, but who can blame her! LOL I get grumpy when I'm tired and hungry both! I admire her being able to keep going and not get crazy mad at this situation and what all is going on.
She has a caringbridge.org blog of his progress. I think it is simply caringbridge.org/tuckerjacobs.....i think? She, at the end of each entry, always turns things back to God. God has blessed her/us with Tucker. He is an amazing kid. With all of the trials she has with him, she always finds a way to look back at God and feel blessed. I long to be that way. In all my frustrations in life or things that go wrong, I want to be able to look back at God and say thank you for all the things you have given me.
Last week was fun. We had revival at church and he made a new friend named Dawson! He enjoyed being there so much that on Wednesday he didn't want to leave! Like really? Did he know it was the last night of revival? It was crazy because the other nights he didn't act this way! Then on Thursday night we hung out with Shaun and his family at Casey Jones Mini Golf. (GREAT place for family fun! You should go check it out!!) He SO loved the trains and exploring the golf course and most of all he loved playing with the water hose at one of the ponds! hehe! He LOVES the water! Then Friday night we just hung out and just have lots of fun! It was hard to leave him on Saturday when we took him back to my sister! He seriously is a joy to be around!
We can look at him and think about ourselves and our attitudes. He is the happiest kid I know...despite the circumstances! We need to evaluate our attitudes and realize that it's all going to be okay. Praise God for what He has blessed you with.
Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. - paraphase...of course.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Eternity
Recently, I have seen a lot of death. I've often heard that deaths come in sets of 3. I believe it....although it seems I have seen quite a few sets of 3.
My uncle past away a few weeks ago. He suffered from brain cancer. The cancer won. He, however, is the ultimate winner of heaven. That is much comfort to my family in thinking about his passing. We, being selfish, long for him to be here with us, but deep down we know he is better off. My aunt said, well...he has no more headaches anymore!
A co-worker's dad passed away after a long battle with cancer. He too is rejoicing in heaven.
Couple of people from my home town, home church have passed and get to praise Jesus in heaven.
More recently, I had a friend, or rather, Shaun had a friend who died. He was a great, caring and giving man. He struggled with depression along with other mental issues. Those issues won his battle and he took his life last week. He too is in heaven with no more issues!
There have been some to refer to him and comment on how he is eternally separated from God because he committed suicide.
I'm not sure how softer to say this but....those people are wrong. He committed a sin in doing that....he didn't lose Jesus as his personal Savior. It is so frustrating to hear people say things in that manner. He was no less a Christian just because he killed himself.
But since we are discussing it. (I never said I was a good writer or transition-er in my writing!) Hell, to me, is a very scary place to think about. I'm not just talking about the experience that one will go through, but that you will be forever separated from God. FOOOORRRRREEEEEEVVVVVVVVEEEEEE
That is a scary thought. To be so apart from good. To forever be in bad. Never again getting to taste what is good from God.
Bin Laden was killed. Don't get me wrong, I am a believer in capital punishment, so I am pleased that the punishment came to the man that killed so many of our people. However, I am saddened to think about how there is one individual that we all know for a fact will be in hell. forever. So, have I mentioned how long one would be there? yeah. forever. for real forever. not just a seems like forever. But, forever.
Steve Gaines said on Facebook the day after he was killed, something along the lines of saying what if we as Christians had reached Bin Laden before he even became a terrorist? What if he had become a Christian? Life would be much different right now. We might even would still have the twin towers....and all those people would still be alive that were killed in the towers....and in war. We have a responsibility to the lost. A great responsibility. God gave us that responsibility. We can't use the excuse that we can't or don't know how. We have to. Reach out to the lost before that next person you intentionally don't witness to becomes the next Bin Laden and becomes a terrorist and then dies spending eternity in hell. I am speaking to myself too. I often walk past people and have a thought of witnessing.....and blatantly don't do it.
I know this was a dark blog for it to by my first one back in the saddle, but i figure, I only have two followers anyway, so, eh. why not?
Ones to come won't be this morbid. No worries. Just remember our responsibility and our true lack of excuses.
My uncle past away a few weeks ago. He suffered from brain cancer. The cancer won. He, however, is the ultimate winner of heaven. That is much comfort to my family in thinking about his passing. We, being selfish, long for him to be here with us, but deep down we know he is better off. My aunt said, well...he has no more headaches anymore!
A co-worker's dad passed away after a long battle with cancer. He too is rejoicing in heaven.
Couple of people from my home town, home church have passed and get to praise Jesus in heaven.
More recently, I had a friend, or rather, Shaun had a friend who died. He was a great, caring and giving man. He struggled with depression along with other mental issues. Those issues won his battle and he took his life last week. He too is in heaven with no more issues!
There have been some to refer to him and comment on how he is eternally separated from God because he committed suicide.
I'm not sure how softer to say this but....those people are wrong. He committed a sin in doing that....he didn't lose Jesus as his personal Savior. It is so frustrating to hear people say things in that manner. He was no less a Christian just because he killed himself.
But since we are discussing it. (I never said I was a good writer or transition-er in my writing!) Hell, to me, is a very scary place to think about. I'm not just talking about the experience that one will go through, but that you will be forever separated from God. FOOOORRRRREEEEEEVVVVVVVVEEEEEE
That is a scary thought. To be so apart from good. To forever be in bad. Never again getting to taste what is good from God.
Bin Laden was killed. Don't get me wrong, I am a believer in capital punishment, so I am pleased that the punishment came to the man that killed so many of our people. However, I am saddened to think about how there is one individual that we all know for a fact will be in hell. forever. So, have I mentioned how long one would be there? yeah. forever. for real forever. not just a seems like forever. But, forever.
Steve Gaines said on Facebook the day after he was killed, something along the lines of saying what if we as Christians had reached Bin Laden before he even became a terrorist? What if he had become a Christian? Life would be much different right now. We might even would still have the twin towers....and all those people would still be alive that were killed in the towers....and in war. We have a responsibility to the lost. A great responsibility. God gave us that responsibility. We can't use the excuse that we can't or don't know how. We have to. Reach out to the lost before that next person you intentionally don't witness to becomes the next Bin Laden and becomes a terrorist and then dies spending eternity in hell. I am speaking to myself too. I often walk past people and have a thought of witnessing.....and blatantly don't do it.
I know this was a dark blog for it to by my first one back in the saddle, but i figure, I only have two followers anyway, so, eh. why not?
Ones to come won't be this morbid. No worries. Just remember our responsibility and our true lack of excuses.
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