(Okay, Jesus has just began his ministry in Nazareth and he said that no prophet has ever been accepted in his hometown)  All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the … Continue reading →

Sitting outside, enjoying God’s creation…..Psalm 8:6- You made him ruler over all the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air and the fish of the….WHAT! AN ANT JUST BIT ME. DIE YOU UNWORTHY MEMBER OF CLASS ARTHROPODA. … Continue reading →

So I just got back from Road Rules.  We went to Mission Waco and participated in Church Under a Bridge, which is exactly what it sounds like. I only cried twice. Once when I stepped on a freshly killed bird’s liver and almost threw up. Again when the homeless woman next to me sung “Let everything … Continue reading →

Well, last night I was insane. This week has been very stressful (running around from activity to activity) and thus, I have been exhausted. For those of you who don’t know me, my filter from my brain to my mouth disappears if I don’t get enough sleep. Josh and I were reading 2 Samuel 13. … Continue reading →

So I got to ride in the passenger seat with my cousin for the first time and I liked to mess with her alot. At one point we had the windows down so that I could talk to people walking by us in the mall parking lot, and the wind was so strong that it … Continue reading →

Ode to the future wife of Abishag I know that you see your life crumbling before you. Everything you’ve ever taken for granted or held dear is disappearing before your very eyes. I know that you feel hopeless. I know that you can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. But, although you … Continue reading →

I bought a purse at Old Navy that says, “Kiss me I’m Irish.”  It was only 97 cents. I’m really only an eighth Irish but for 97 cents, I can pretend. Continue reading →

Pilate called together the  chief priests, the rulers and the people, and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him. Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to … Continue reading →

For some reason, yesterday was the worst day that I’ve had in a long time. At church, our pastor gave an excellent sermon on something that is hard for me to grasp so I was frustrated. Then we had the king of awkwardness in our prayer group for Sunday school and I was embarassed/awkward the … Continue reading →

Things that I’ve learned over my Spring Break: 1. Del Rio is only four hours away from Abilene. 2. Anyone can skin a rattlesnake, all you need is a white jacket and an iron stomach (we went to the Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater. Don’t worry. I didn’t skin it.) 3.  I look like a freshman … Continue reading →