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Fin. (Taken with instagram)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:56:43 -0600

Fin. (Taken with instagram)

I feel as though my emotions this week are best expressed by...

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:02:22 -0600

I feel as though my emotions this week are best expressed by these 4 women.

On of the most inspiring books I’ve ever read. (Taken...

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:41:36 -0600

On of the most inspiring books I’ve ever read. (Taken with instagram)

Real friends fight ‘til the end. (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:33:22 -0600

Real friends fight ‘til the end. (Taken with instagram)

Mason tried on my beanie. Looks a little more like a Sith Lord....

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:15:17 -0600

Mason tried on my beanie. Looks a little more like a Sith Lord. (Taken with instagram)

ghosts (Taken with instagram)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:25:13 -0600

ghosts (Taken with instagram)

He had his shots today and is not a happy camper.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:10:29 -0600

He had his shots today and is not a happy camper.

I could totally get behind a remake like this.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:23:01 -0600

I could totally get behind a remake like this.

"Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear...."

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:23:48 -0600

“Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear. God’s righteousness doesn’t grow from human anger. In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word.”

- - James

(I love that last line; If you want anything inside of you to change, let God landscape you with the Word. You’ve got to work it in, till it, plow it, seed it.)

I feel alive today. The air feels a bit colder when I breathe it in. It seems a little easier to...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:52:49 -0600

I feel alive today. The air feels a bit colder when I breathe it in. It seems a little easier to smile. I don’t really know why.

Last night was a great time hanging out with the worship department. I don’t know if I can communicate clearly enough how thankful I am for them, and how much fun I’ve had with them, and how great they have made my life over the last 2+ years. I’m excited for Jeremy to get to experience what I’ve had, and I’m excited for them to know Jeremy more.

I played Settlers of Catan for the first time last night. After the meeting the Stovers hung out and taught us how to play. (This was after the Disney sing-a-long that Es and Caleb lead us in.)

I just feel lucky. Blessed. Thankful. Whatever you want to call it, I’m just really seeing how good God has been to us, and I’m increasingly confident of how good he’ll be to us in the future.

Every good and perfect gift…

the one-toothed wonder. (Taken with instagram)

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:07:22 -0600

the one-toothed wonder. (Taken with instagram)

This guy be spittin’

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:35:35 -0600

This guy be spittin’

This is so perfect. @PhillipHarder didn’t even believe...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:11:12 -0600

This is so perfect. @PhillipHarder didn’t even believe that these were real women. He thought it was scripted.

This is awesome. And here is a cool video about the process....

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:13:29 -0600

This is awesome. And here is a cool video about the process. It’s pretty crazy how layered this piece is.

Day 8.

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:45:10 -0600

Today is the 8th day in a row that I’ve specifically taken time aside to read, meditate, pray, and write.

If you’re a Christian, I don’t need to tell you this is something that “you should do.” You’ve heard it. I’m not writing it here to brag or try and impress you with my spirituality.

In fact, I write it here because I feel like an ass. I know that 20 year old me needed to know that pastors don’t have it together either.

I’m 29. I’m a pastor. I am still struggling to make this a daily habit.

That being said…it’s been delightful. I can honestly say that. I’ve read a few verses each day and written my thoughts down about those verses. I can tell you what I read about last Monday. That has never happened.

I’m not on a spiritual high - I’m just excited to be spending more time with Jesus, and I’m excited to learn more about myself in the process.

This is the stage we’re at right now. Because we’re...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:28:18 -0600

This is the stage we’re at right now.

Because we’re packing, we already loaded our bed (our beautiful, glorious, delicious california king-sized bed) into the trailer and we’re sleeping on a futon mattress. Around 6:30 or 7, Es usually brings Mason into bed with us so that we can get another hour of sleep - albeit not very good sleep.

This image is exactly what ends up happening, until one of us eventually gets angry and decides sleeping isn’t worth it. (Gasp!)

It happens, kids. It happens when you have kids. Sleep, sometimes, becomes not worth it.

As hipsters everywhere become outraged…

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:19:09 -0600

As hipsters everywhere become outraged…

"Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries..."

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:39:02 -0600

“Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life. - Philippians 4:6-8”

- I read this today and spent time just typing out every single thing I could think of that I’m worried about. Did the problems go away? Nope. But I do honestly feel a sense of relief. I’m still going to have to figure this stuff out and work through these issues, but they aren’t festering in my soul anymore.

“It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.”

“Let’s open up this pit!”

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:05:57 -0600

“Let’s open up this pit!”

Happy Monday.

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:38:13 -0600

Happy Monday.