Psalm 139

The Bible passage I am working to memorize right now is Psalm 139. I am learning it in a different version from a book called Psalms/Now. I really like the version so I thought I would share it with you:

Psalm 139 (Psalms/Now Version)

O God, You know me inside and out, through and through.

Everything I do, every thought that flits through my mind, every step I take, every plan I make, every word I speak, You know, even before these things happen.

You know my past; You know my future.

Your circumventing presence covers my every move.

Your knowledge of me sometimes comforts me, sometimes frightens me; but always it is far beyond my comprehension.

There is no way to escape You, no place to hide.

If I ascend to the heights of joy, You are there to meet me.

If I could fly to the other side of the world and find You there to lead the way.

I could walk into the darkest of nights, only to find You there to lighten its dismal hours.

You were present at my very conception.

You guided the molding of my unformed members within the body of my mother.
Nothing about me, from beginning to end, was hid from Your eyes. How frightfully, fantastically wonderful it is.
May Your all-knowing, everywhere-present Spirit continue to search out my feelings and thoughts.
Deliver me from that which may hurt or destroy me, and guide me along the paths of love and truth.

Crazy Dog

Tuesday evening after getting home we found out that our dog Jesse had found a way inside the house and had eaten 2 homemade loaves of bread and a chocolate bunny. WHAT!? I wasn't so concerned about the bread but the chocolate. I quickly searched the internet for what to do if a dog eats chocolate. Chocolate is poison to dogs and can kill them. I found out that smaller dogs are more likely to die and Jesse is a lab so I wasn't too worried about that part. I researched the symptoms and waited to see if Jesse would have any of them. The next day she was a little on the sick side (won't go into details), but is feeling much better today. My dad calls her a junkyard dog, she will eat almost anything.

Anyways, so far we have stuck by our challenge as a family  to not watch TV for a whole month. It's been hard to not be able to watch American Idol or Chuck (my family's fav show). It also has its positives. I think the weather has contributed to making it a little easier, I have spent more time outside. I have gotten 3 books done in the past 2 weeks and have had more time to socialize with my family. It's also weird because usally I am up to date on the weather for the week, but this week I had no idea it was supposed to rain today until today. So I am finding this challenge to be helpful and hard.

TakeCare,

Going without it.

For this month of April my family and I are going without TV. No TV!! Ahhh, I am a little disappointed but then again there are 1000 other things to do then watch TV. It will definately test me, but I am up for it.

TakeCare,

Happy Easter!

Today was a fun day! It's Easter, of course it's gonna be fun! My day started out by going to an Easter breakfast at church, which was very good. After the breakfast the church service started with some triumphful hymns celebrating our RISEN Lord. After church we went to my great aunt and uncles for lunch. Their kids were there with their kids who are about 2 years old and Kate and I helped hide Easter eggs for an Easter egg hunt for them. After being there for most of the afternoon we came home and some of our really good friends the Mast's came over for a campfire and games. So overall it was an awesome day! And a real beautiful one too! Hope everyone enjoyed their Easter Sunday too!

TakeCare,

Palm Sunday.

I don't know about you, but when I think of Palm Sunday I think of palm branches being waved by children. Today in church my pastor brought alive a new meaning and way for me to think about Palm Sunday and the week leading up to Easter. Not that palm branches being waved by children is bad or anything. The title of his sermon was "Letting go of death to hold on to life", this week as a Christian I remember Jesus's ultimate sacrifice and death for us. Leading up to his unimaginable resurrection. Ben (my pastor) helped us think of Jesus's triumphful entry in a different context. Think about how Jesus was feeling as he was coming into the city on a donkey, knowing that in the week to come he was going to die. People were cheering, waving palm branches, singing praises.  Ben challenged us this week remember Jesus's death, and not to jump to conclusions-his resurection. Because think of how the disicples and those who were living it, they didn't know Jesus was going to rise again. For me that just puts this week at a whole other meaning. We will never know the pain Jesus suffered to die for US!! So I encourage you this week as we remember Jesus's just amazing love for us, to ponder that deeply. I know for me this week I am going to put myself in the disciples shoes and take in consideration how they felt. Just remember the amazing reality that Jesus loved us SOOOO much to die for US!! The biggest sacrifice is death, and Jesus did that for me and you!
Another thing that I found as a highlight today was my Sunday school lesson. One of the activites we did was rewrite John 3:16 in our own words. Then we shared our interpretations. I found Kate's to be pretty awesome, so I thought I would share it with you:
John 3:16 (Kate's Interpretation)
We mean so much to God that he gave up his Son's perfect life so that we could live our lives to the fullest with him, and not in pain.
Awesome Kate!
Lastly, the answer to my game 'Two Truths and a Lie' is.........................................#3. I really dislike blueberry ice cream. So that's the lie, and that means I did kiss a boy in preschool and I have been on the 5th tallest roller coaster in the world. It was called Millennium Force, and its at Cedar Point in Ohio. It was a blast! Good Job Alicia and Kiara!!
TakeCare,

A Real Treat

Yesterday afternoon I had the real privelge of learning from 'the expert' my grandma on how to make pie crusts. My grandma quotes while she was rolling out the crust, "When I was your age people used to say that a girl was ready to be married when she could make it into a circle." She means when your rolling out the pie crust you try to make it into a circle so it can fit onto the pie pan well without having to do much trimming. So once you could make it into a circle you could be married. I found that to be funny and interesting. Working and learning by my grandmother's side was a very cool experience for me. After the process of making the pie crusts we fit them into the pie pans and then made a pie. The recipe we used made 3 crusts, we froze 2 and made one into a pecan pie. I have some pictures, but for some reason they are not loading :(

So you just have to picture a pecan pie :)

Two Truths and A Lie

Have you ever played the game "Two truths and a lie"? Well if not I'll show ya. So what I am going to do is write down 2 Truths about me and 1 Lie, and you're going to try and guess which one is the lie. Once you have your guess comment your guess on this post. Then a week from today I will share the answer. Ok, Ready?!

Two Truths and A Lie.......

#1 During my preschool year I kissed a boy.

#2 I have been on the 5th tallest roller coaster in the world.

#3 I love blueberry ice cream.

Ok now guess which one is a lie and comment on this post!

TakeCare,