There's more than happiness...

I'm not stranger to the average family these days. You know, the screwed up kind. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love my family...but I remember a time when it didn't seem to matter if I loved them or not. I was lost in what seemed to be a life always and completely unexpected.

I've got every kind of sibling I think there is to have. Full, half, step....quarter? It's been an interesting journey. And while I can say now I wouldn't change any of it for the world, I can also say I've learned exactly what I don't want to see my own family have to go through. Pondering the past, I can't help but think of marriage. I've seen families fall apart before my eyes. So what is it? What's it like? What's the key to it's success? Obviously, I'm not married so I don't have any sort of personal experience to go by, but what I do feel like I have is the Creator of that marriage. The more I talk with Him about it, the longer this question lurks in my mind. What if we worried less about our happiness, and more about our holiness? To me, marriage is an opportunity to practice complete and utter selflessness. That's hard. Really hard. He didn't come to show us happiness, He came to show us holiness. What better way than to serve your spouse, the person you love, in order to glorify and honor Him. In order to allow Him to make you Holy through the act of selflessness.

I know we're not all called to be married, but if you are remember that marriage is more about holiness than it is about happiness. Some will disagree...and that's perfectly ok with me. You can take that up with Him! :)

We are the World...

Happy Birthday Buddy!

Kev, I love you. Even though you get on my nerves sometimes.

So glad we could celebrate with you!

Yoooou...

New Bible Study!

I'm so excited! We're starting a Girls Bible Study every Sunday night from 6:30pm-8pm. We'll be taking a fresh look at what it really looks like to grow and understand God's Word. So many times I've sat across the table from girls who all have the same desire to know God, but aren't sure how to know Him. My goal in this study is for all of us to walk away with a better understanding of how to read and understand the things that God is saying to us through His Word. My challenge to the girls, as always, is to strive to fully embrace the person God has created them to be. To be real. And to boldly pursue their Savior. Here we go...

Images of the decade...

I love this!

chances♥