“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!
You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside
but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean.”
Matthew 23:27

This last year has been just strange.  It’s been the happiest and also a sad year for me.  Much has gone wrong, right, indifferent, and otherwise.  I’ve made new friends, embarked upon a new career, fallen in love, celebrated birthdays, and special occasions. 

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So Reese and I both have slacked on this recently, not to mention I’ve skipped bible verses, among other things.. What can I say life has been crazy busy. 

So here’s my 10 and I’ll get busy on the other missing pieces!

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James 5:8 (ESV)
You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

No it’s not something dirty, or weird. It’s my research project for school this week. I’m finding out some really interesting information about it. For instance there is an institute here in Portland that teaches structural integration therapy. Here are some of the things that it’s good for! (more…)

Old Testament Reading
Isaiah 66:18-23
18 “For I know [1] their works and their thoughts, and the time is coming [2] to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory, 19 and I will set a sign among them. And from them I will send survivors to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands far away, that have not heard my fame or seen my glory. And they shall declare my glory among the nations. 20 And they shall bring all your brothers from all the nations as an offering to the Lord, on horses and in chariots and in litters and on mules and on dromedaries, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the Lord, just as the Israelites bring their grain offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord. 21 And some of them also I will take for priests and for Levites, says the Lord. 22 “For as the new heavens and the new earth that I make shall remain before me, says the Lord, so shall your offspring and your name remain. 23 From new moon to new moon, and from Sabbath to Sabbath, all flesh shall come to worship before me, declares the Lord.
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And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
-Luke 1:46-49 ESV

Happy 16th birthday baby.  I knew when you were 6 that you’d likely never make it this far but I hoped.  I wish I could tell you how much I love you in person, in time I will.  A few friends of mine threw a little party for you on Friday, cake, sunflowers, and laughing.   All from people who never met you in life.

It’s getting a little easier to get past your birthday without you. I wish that you were still here, as hard as it was to take care of you, I wouldn’t change the time I was able to spend with you. I miss you so much. Occasionally your little brothers ask about you, Xan will point at your picture and tell Malcolm, “That’s our big sister Butter.” Mal just looks at you, turns to Xan and says, “Buddy, when does she come home?”. Every time with out fail Xan tells Mal, “She’s at school Butter, the bus brings her home later.”.

I wish Xan could have known you better, and Mal had been able to meet you outside of kicking you through my belly when you were so sick that last couple months. You always turned to look at Xan, and always smiled when Mal lashed out at you in-utero.

I pray every day for you, and can’t wait to see you again. I miss my little girl, I’m afraid that I’m beginning to forget your laugh. I love you Molly, so sorry that you were called home so early. I can’t wait to have you back again.

Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free
I’m following the path God has chosen for me.
I took His hand when I heard him call;
I turned my back and left it all.

I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way;
I’ve now found peace at the end of day.

If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joys.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss;
Oh yes, these things, I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow
Look for the sunshine of tomorrow.

My life’s been full, I savored much;
Good friends, good times, a loved ones touch.
Perhaps my time seems all to brief;
Don’t lengthen your pain with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and peace to thee,
God wanted me now-He set me free

I love you my frog princess.