God uses the lost too

Jonas enjoying the water trough

Today, my dears, is Father's Day. I was a little hesitant about church today. It's typically very hard for me to be at church on Father's Day , since Papa isn't there, but God did something really awesome today.

  Pastor Michael spoke on what everyone needs in a father. He asked a bunch of people, and the five most common answers were:
(In no specific order)
~ A father who cares. In other words, if something is going on, he's gonna want to know all about it and help all he can.
~A father who is there. This doesn't mean just physically being around, but a father who doesn't check out. One who is actively a part of his kids lives.
~A father who is ready to give advice. Kids need their dad's counsel. It's built into us.
~A father who is our biggest fan. We all need to hear our dads tell us that their proud of us, that we've done well.
~ A father who is a forever protector. There's something special about dad (or in my case papa) coming to the rescue. We need that.

The blessing was not this wonderful sermon, it was the fact that though Papa isn't a christian, I can easily say that he is all of the things I just said. God blessed me with a WONDERFUL Papa. I am so thankful for him!

Does your dad live up to such great expectations?

Shalom, 

The Ultimate Sacrifice.

You know what I say about yesterday's topic about something you've read online? I say... who cares. What I care about is what I watched at the movie theater. STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS. MY GOODNESS THAT MOVIE WAS AMAZING AND PERFECT AND SIMPLY THE BEST MOVIE (Other than 42, but they're in different categories so it's ok) OF THE YEAR. LIKE... IF YOU DIDN'T LOVE IT....THEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT AN AMAZING MOVIE IS.

I am such a Sci-Fi geek. I will not apologize for my zealousness.

Topic of the day: A letter to your readers. 

  Dear Readers,

I don't even know where to begin. I don't deserve to have y'all as a part of my life, yet here you are reading my sloppy writing style and learning about my messy, crazy life. I call myself blessed to have you. Especially the loyal ones who support me when I'm down, and cheer me on when things are going great. It means so much. Thank you. Thank you for putting up with my rants, break downs, and  over excitedness. This blog is a life source for me at times, and to know that I have real life friends and virtual friends here to support me? Well that rocks. 

shalom, 



I have one more subject my heart is telling me to touch on. 

Memorial Day. 

I don't know anyone personally who gave their life for my freedom, but I am honored to know many men and women who are currently serving or have served in the past. Both of my grandfathers fought in WWII. One of them even lost his eye. Two of my brother-in-laws serve. One in the Air Force on those huge C5 cargo planes, delivering cargo to hostel areas. And the other in the Coast Guard, keeping the mainland safe.

I wanna say thank you to everyone who has, and still does risk their lives so I can have better life. I also want to thank the families of those people, your sacrifice is great as well. You are in my prayers.


Shalom,