We are BUSY! And I am exhausted. I have been dragging my feet for a few days. Some of it is due to the fact that our neighbors kept their huge loud dog outside all Saturday night/Sunday morning. I didn't get much sleep. AND our pianist was gone so I had to get ready to play the keyboard for two services (I usually don't do that, it takes A LOT of practice for me and is very stressful) AND someone asked me to host coffee break at church.
On the bright side, our pickup got fixed. The guy did it for free. WOO-HOOO! Jadin said something to the point of how great it is to have a car and how much less time everything takes and that we can go places we couldn't go for two weeks because they are out of the walking range. Great lesson both for me and the kids.
I had a friend come over on Monday. We had a great time! Her family is kind of new to our church and I LOVE getting to know them better. The kids are soooo well behaved and I can learn a thing or two (or a hundred :) about housekeeping and cooking from her. AND she is delightful to be around, has a wonderful since of humor and a home schooling mom (I am considering switching to home schooling when we are past baby stage).
It's finally summer here. I am sorting through kids clothes, doing laundry, putting stuff away. And there's dirty dishes, strawberries to cut up and kids calling me to come outside with them. Grrr, why can't I be in more then one place at one time?
Better go back to the kitchen :) Have a great day!
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
On Free Will
I promised a post on free will on Monday. Unfortunately life got the best of me. To keep the promise I will do it today.
God endued the will of man with that natural liberty, that is neither forced no, by any absolute necessity of nature, determined to good, or evil. Yes, I did take that quote right out of our confession of faith. It says it so well. What does that mean in human language? It means that we are not robots. Nothing created by God around us forces our will one way or the other. Whatever good or bad we do does not depend on weather or the moon or the weeds in our yard (that part is obvious but I decided to mention it anyway). James 1:14 says: 'But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed'
Before the fall we were created with the will and ability to choose between good and evil. We had the ability to do good and to choose God or to do evil and choose to disobey God. Eccl 7:29 'Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions'
After the fall man completely lost the ability of will 'to any spiritual good accompanying salvation' (Westminster confession of faith, ch. 9). We are dead in sin, just like God said we will be if we eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge. Gen.2:16-17 ' And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat. But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.' We are not able by our own strength to convert ourselves to God. John 6:44,65 'No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. 65. And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father'
When God converts a man, He frees him from the bondage to sin Col.1:13 'Who (the Father) hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son'. and by His grace alone enables us to will and to do do spiritual good. Phil 2:13 'For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.' We do not do it perfectly nor exclusively (by that I mean we still do evil from time to time, not just good) having still the corrupt nature Adam passed down to us. Rom 7:15, 18-19, 21, 23 'For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.'
In the state of glory only (after Jesus comes back for good) we will be unable to choose evil and will do good only. 1 John 3:2 'Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is'
Now, how does all this apply to abortions (and other bad things people choose to do)? Do our bad choices change the will and plan of God? Of course not! He is either All powerful, or otherwise He is not God! Though he allows us to do bad things it by no means pleases Him nor does it have any affect on His plan. I recommend that any time we have thoughts of grandeur and think we can override the will of the Almighty we read Job 38-40. Job 40:2 'Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.'
God endued the will of man with that natural liberty, that is neither forced no, by any absolute necessity of nature, determined to good, or evil. Yes, I did take that quote right out of our confession of faith. It says it so well. What does that mean in human language? It means that we are not robots. Nothing created by God around us forces our will one way or the other. Whatever good or bad we do does not depend on weather or the moon or the weeds in our yard (that part is obvious but I decided to mention it anyway). James 1:14 says: 'But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed'
Before the fall we were created with the will and ability to choose between good and evil. We had the ability to do good and to choose God or to do evil and choose to disobey God. Eccl 7:29 'Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions'
After the fall man completely lost the ability of will 'to any spiritual good accompanying salvation' (Westminster confession of faith, ch. 9). We are dead in sin, just like God said we will be if we eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge. Gen.2:16-17 ' And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat. But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.' We are not able by our own strength to convert ourselves to God. John 6:44,65 'No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. 65. And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father'
When God converts a man, He frees him from the bondage to sin Col.1:13 'Who (the Father) hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son'. and by His grace alone enables us to will and to do do spiritual good. Phil 2:13 'For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.' We do not do it perfectly nor exclusively (by that I mean we still do evil from time to time, not just good) having still the corrupt nature Adam passed down to us. Rom 7:15, 18-19, 21, 23 'For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.'
In the state of glory only (after Jesus comes back for good) we will be unable to choose evil and will do good only. 1 John 3:2 'Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is'
Now, how does all this apply to abortions (and other bad things people choose to do)? Do our bad choices change the will and plan of God? Of course not! He is either All powerful, or otherwise He is not God! Though he allows us to do bad things it by no means pleases Him nor does it have any affect on His plan. I recommend that any time we have thoughts of grandeur and think we can override the will of the Almighty we read Job 38-40. Job 40:2 'Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.'
Friday, June 25, 2010
Controversy
I always seem to get myself in trouble by what I say. My parents always told me that speaking my mind is not a good idea. I beg to differ. There are important things in life that one needs to be able and willing to defend. I feel strongly about abortion and contraception and about people who are trying to make them appear the same immoral act.
Before I even start I have to tell everyone who might be reading this that it is not aimed at offending anyone or disrespecting any one's way of life. If you choose to not use contraceptives, you have the right to do so, please, don't take this personally. I am going to tell the truth, though, the way I understand it from the Bible. I also am trying to address some of the comments I got on my last post.
Leila said:
"And, if you can show me ANY passage in the Bible which even implies that a barren womb or fruitless sex is a GOOD thing, please let me know."
The Bible does praise fertility and the children are called the gifts from the Lord. Sex in our marriage is by no means fruitless. We have three wonderful blessing from the Lord. We love them very much and are doing our best to raise them right and give them what they need.
I will deal with the next few quotes from Leila all at once because they actually prove my point:
'This is especially important for you to understand: There is NO "have as many kids as you can" teaching in the Catholic Church. Where are you getting that? Certainly not from any Church sources! Please don't misrepresent what the Church teaches. The Catholic Church does NOT teach that. Sorry to repeat, but I really need to know that you are clear on that so that you don't get misled or mislead others.
There are Christians who say that the Bible does not spell out "no abortion" and they are right. They use that to justify the practice of abortion. In the same way, there is no "do not use contraception" in the Bible. Nor is there a "contraception is good" in the Bible. Therefore, we extrapolate. We look at the Bible and say: Does the Lord see children as blessings or burdens? Does He see multiple children as good or bad? Does he see sterility and barrenness as positive or negative? Is our God a fruitful God or a sterile one? Does our God design our bodies correctly, or did He make a mistake in the creation that He called good'
First of all, the Bible DOES spell out 'no abortion'. I believe the 6th Commandment says 'You shall not murder'
Now, let's move to 'we extrapolate' part. You said 'We look at the Bible and say: Does the Lord see children as blessings or burdens? Does He see multiple children as good or bad? Does he see sterility and barrenness as positive or negative? Is our God a fruitful God or a sterile one? Does our God design our bodies correctly, or did He make a mistake in the creation that He called good' Let's take that argument to it's logical conclusion. If the children are blessings and not burdens, if multiple children is good , if sterility is negative, than the logical conclusion to that is having as many children as God gives is the Biblical mandate. So, when I say that the Catholic church teaches that, this is where I am getting it from. Your own argument. Furthermore, you yourself violated that by only accepting eight of those blessings and rejecting the rest of them (NO, I am not blaiming or judging, just showing where that argument leads). You used abstinence for that I use the pill. The pill does not kill the baby in me. It prevents conception. Just like abstinence. You say that the difference between the pill and the natural method is the same as, say, robbing the bank to feed your children and going to work to do the same. No, not really. Robbing the bank DIRECTLY violates 'You shall not steal' Using the pill doesn't violate any given commands, only what Catholic church extrapolates form the Bible. And we have just visited that one.
The issue here is not the use of modern contraceptives, or, rather, it's much deeper than that. It all goes back to SOLA FIDE and Catholic church's attempts to add to the finished work of Christ the good deeds of a person in order to earn salvation. Let me explain. Both Leila and I are avoiding having more children, BUT she goes an extra mile by avoiding the pill 'earning' her way to Heaven. No, it's not the only way faithful Catholics can earn some 'extra points', there are lots of things you can do. And they ARE good things. The point is, Catholic church adds these good deeds as a requirement for salvation. That's where it becomes a problem.
Again, please do not think I view children as a burden. They ARE a blessing to me. They are a gift. We are simply trying to be good stewards of God's gifts.
Before I even start I have to tell everyone who might be reading this that it is not aimed at offending anyone or disrespecting any one's way of life. If you choose to not use contraceptives, you have the right to do so, please, don't take this personally. I am going to tell the truth, though, the way I understand it from the Bible. I also am trying to address some of the comments I got on my last post.
Leila said:
"And, if you can show me ANY passage in the Bible which even implies that a barren womb or fruitless sex is a GOOD thing, please let me know."
The Bible does praise fertility and the children are called the gifts from the Lord. Sex in our marriage is by no means fruitless. We have three wonderful blessing from the Lord. We love them very much and are doing our best to raise them right and give them what they need.
I will deal with the next few quotes from Leila all at once because they actually prove my point:
'This is especially important for you to understand: There is NO "have as many kids as you can" teaching in the Catholic Church. Where are you getting that? Certainly not from any Church sources! Please don't misrepresent what the Church teaches. The Catholic Church does NOT teach that. Sorry to repeat, but I really need to know that you are clear on that so that you don't get misled or mislead others.
There are Christians who say that the Bible does not spell out "no abortion" and they are right. They use that to justify the practice of abortion. In the same way, there is no "do not use contraception" in the Bible. Nor is there a "contraception is good" in the Bible. Therefore, we extrapolate. We look at the Bible and say: Does the Lord see children as blessings or burdens? Does He see multiple children as good or bad? Does he see sterility and barrenness as positive or negative? Is our God a fruitful God or a sterile one? Does our God design our bodies correctly, or did He make a mistake in the creation that He called good'
First of all, the Bible DOES spell out 'no abortion'. I believe the 6th Commandment says 'You shall not murder'
Now, let's move to 'we extrapolate' part. You said 'We look at the Bible and say: Does the Lord see children as blessings or burdens? Does He see multiple children as good or bad? Does he see sterility and barrenness as positive or negative? Is our God a fruitful God or a sterile one? Does our God design our bodies correctly, or did He make a mistake in the creation that He called good' Let's take that argument to it's logical conclusion. If the children are blessings and not burdens, if multiple children is good , if sterility is negative, than the logical conclusion to that is having as many children as God gives is the Biblical mandate. So, when I say that the Catholic church teaches that, this is where I am getting it from. Your own argument. Furthermore, you yourself violated that by only accepting eight of those blessings and rejecting the rest of them (NO, I am not blaiming or judging, just showing where that argument leads). You used abstinence for that I use the pill. The pill does not kill the baby in me. It prevents conception. Just like abstinence. You say that the difference between the pill and the natural method is the same as, say, robbing the bank to feed your children and going to work to do the same. No, not really. Robbing the bank DIRECTLY violates 'You shall not steal' Using the pill doesn't violate any given commands, only what Catholic church extrapolates form the Bible. And we have just visited that one.
The issue here is not the use of modern contraceptives, or, rather, it's much deeper than that. It all goes back to SOLA FIDE and Catholic church's attempts to add to the finished work of Christ the good deeds of a person in order to earn salvation. Let me explain. Both Leila and I are avoiding having more children, BUT she goes an extra mile by avoiding the pill 'earning' her way to Heaven. No, it's not the only way faithful Catholics can earn some 'extra points', there are lots of things you can do. And they ARE good things. The point is, Catholic church adds these good deeds as a requirement for salvation. That's where it becomes a problem.
Again, please do not think I view children as a burden. They ARE a blessing to me. They are a gift. We are simply trying to be good stewards of God's gifts.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Bucket List
I saw the pastor of this community church advertise a new series of sermons titled 'What's on Your Bucket List' by saying that he always wanted to ride his Harley across country. So, he invited people to come and talk about what's on their bucket list. And while I don't have anything against Harleys, an introduction like that to a whole series of sermons makes me question that church's theology right away.
Personally, I don't have a bucket list. I believe that I should live my every day like it's my last one. Not that I always do. But yesterday I got a chance to do what I always wanted. Donate blood. I know, it sounds simple. If you want to donate, why not simply go to their Center and do it. Well, M didn't like the idea (don't ask me why, I don't know) so I never did. Well, yesterday we went to the Mall, because M has been thinking about buying these winter tiers for my van (ours are high quality but have a LOT of miles on them and driving conditions in the winter here are less than perfect.) We don't have the money, but Sears had these 5 tires that would fit, that are normally out of our price range, on sale for 110$ each. So he finally decided to go for it. He was just looking at them at the discount rack when the manager comes up to him and says that he needs to clear the rack NOW and that he will give it to him for 45$ each! Can you believe it? He didn't have to ask M twice. So, while all this was going on, I took the kids to the indoor playground right outside of Sears. They were playing and I was staring at the 'Guns'n'Hoses' annual blood drive, a friendly competition between police and fire dpt. to see who can raise the most blood. I really wanted to go and donate. It was right there, I didn't even have to go anywhere. I knew M would say no, plus someone had to watch the kids. Well, M comes out of Sears happy as I have ever seen him and starts telling me about this great deal. And I ask if he would take the kids while I go donate. He was too happy to say no.
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On another subject, I have mentioned these Catholic blogs I have been reading. I have to admit that being a user of birth control myself and thinking that it is better to take a pill to prevent ovulation than it is to have 10 kids and live on welfare, it's hard to read these blogs that call you baby killer for that. I understand that these women are struggling with their infertility. The desperately want a baby so it's hard for them to understand why someone would choose to have three and stop at that. On the other hand, you know what the people who use natural method are called, right? They are called PARENTS. So, one of the ladies is blogging about having to quit work and not being able to train her replacement so that they qualify for free maternity care since her health insurance expires in June and they barely make the cutout. Why not stay, make the money and buy your own insurance? I don't know. They have their reasons, I am sure. But that's exactly what we are trying to avoid by using birth control. And while I would never even consider abortion, birth control is a responsible choice. So, I wish they didn't go on on on about us evil woment on birth control.
Personally, I don't have a bucket list. I believe that I should live my every day like it's my last one. Not that I always do. But yesterday I got a chance to do what I always wanted. Donate blood. I know, it sounds simple. If you want to donate, why not simply go to their Center and do it. Well, M didn't like the idea (don't ask me why, I don't know) so I never did. Well, yesterday we went to the Mall, because M has been thinking about buying these winter tiers for my van (ours are high quality but have a LOT of miles on them and driving conditions in the winter here are less than perfect.) We don't have the money, but Sears had these 5 tires that would fit, that are normally out of our price range, on sale for 110$ each. So he finally decided to go for it. He was just looking at them at the discount rack when the manager comes up to him and says that he needs to clear the rack NOW and that he will give it to him for 45$ each! Can you believe it? He didn't have to ask M twice. So, while all this was going on, I took the kids to the indoor playground right outside of Sears. They were playing and I was staring at the 'Guns'n'Hoses' annual blood drive, a friendly competition between police and fire dpt. to see who can raise the most blood. I really wanted to go and donate. It was right there, I didn't even have to go anywhere. I knew M would say no, plus someone had to watch the kids. Well, M comes out of Sears happy as I have ever seen him and starts telling me about this great deal. And I ask if he would take the kids while I go donate. He was too happy to say no.
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On another subject, I have mentioned these Catholic blogs I have been reading. I have to admit that being a user of birth control myself and thinking that it is better to take a pill to prevent ovulation than it is to have 10 kids and live on welfare, it's hard to read these blogs that call you baby killer for that. I understand that these women are struggling with their infertility. The desperately want a baby so it's hard for them to understand why someone would choose to have three and stop at that. On the other hand, you know what the people who use natural method are called, right? They are called PARENTS. So, one of the ladies is blogging about having to quit work and not being able to train her replacement so that they qualify for free maternity care since her health insurance expires in June and they barely make the cutout. Why not stay, make the money and buy your own insurance? I don't know. They have their reasons, I am sure. But that's exactly what we are trying to avoid by using birth control. And while I would never even consider abortion, birth control is a responsible choice. So, I wish they didn't go on on on about us evil woment on birth control.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
It's finally here!
My new dress, that is. It is a little too big on top, otherwise it's perfect! I got Jadin to take a pic. It turned out really bad but I will post it anyway:
We bought this dress for our friends' wedding. I am trying to decide what to do with my hair. Can you help? Here are a couple of looks I came up with. Which one is better?
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What do you think?
We bought this dress for our friends' wedding. I am trying to decide what to do with my hair. Can you help? Here are a couple of looks I came up with. Which one is better?
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What do you think?
Monday, June 21, 2010
Miscellaneous
So, M was done with work really early on Friday. He calls me and says he will be home after stopping by the store and getting a present. Present? What present? Didn't we buy enough presents (the freezer AND the dress, all from the same pay check) The second he said it was something expensive for the kids we could very well do without I knew what he meant. He's been talking about buying it for at least a year. Let me show you some pictures:
I have to admit, it's a lot of fun. I still think it was an irresponsible financial decision.
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I was approached by this man at the gym yesterday who I secretly call Mr. Fancy Running Shoes. I never actually looked at his face until yesterday when he came over to ask me about the bicycle crunches but I definitely noticed his shoes. They are very aerodynamically shaped black shoes with white soles that look like giant toothpaste spills. The gym is quite empty these days so you start noticing things like that from sheer lack of anything else to look at :) So, anyway, he comes over just as I am switching from the mat to a weight lifting machine asking me about those crunches, of which, of course, I have no idea. So he describes them to me and proceeds to show me how you do them. At that point another girl who was on the mat at that time starts praising them. When he is done, he turns to me (completely ignoring the other girl) and says 'So, that's how you do them' Um, thanks? I mean ,what do you say to a stranger who starts giving you advice about fitness? Don't take me wrong, I had been approached by a guy before when I was using torso twist incorrectly. And I am grateful. But this is a completely different case. I felt like he was hitting on me. In the gym! Where people sweat! If you saw the way I dress to the gym you'd be amazed they don't take me for some sort of bum and throw me out. And no one hits on me EVER. Which makes this even more uncomfortable because I don't know what to do. I don't want to be impolite. But I don't want to be hit on, either. I am just going to start wearing my wedding band (I usually don't, it scratches the baby and irritates my skin, plus I just don't care about jewelry at all and usually forget to put it on in the morning) There's absolutely no chance to not see him again, I see his shoes around all the time, it seems. Any advice?
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If God is glorified in our weakness, our worship team has definitely been bringing Him a lot of glory that way recently. I mean, WHO messes up 'Amazing Grace'? Apparently, I do. We transpose it a step down to make it easier to sing. And since it's only one step, I usually do it in my head without writ ting it down. I always thought I could play it in any key without music. Well, I wasn't paying very good attention because I totally lost my spot in the middle of second verse and had to drop out until I could find where we were. How embarrassing. It wouldn't be too bad, people probably thought that was planned since I usually drop out on a few verses (we I play flute only) to add variety. But our pianist skipped a whole verse on another song and went straight to the refrain while everyone else continued singing the verse. The pastor had to apologize for our disorderly worship, it was so bad. And last Sunday I almost dropped my drumsticks in the middle of a very fast song. There's no way no one noticed THAT. To make it worse a couple from our church were baptising their 6 mo baby and 3.5 yo son. We had A LOT of visitors. Sundays like that make me want to quit the worship team all together. It's a good thing our main purpose is to glorify God and not to put on a great performance. Otherwise we would all be fired :)
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I screwed up big time yesterday. I didn't realize it was Father's day until I saw Father's day cake at church. I didn't get a card (no car). I didn't even wish M a happy Father's day (no excuse for that one). Don't worry, I went to Safeway on the way back from the gym and got him a card, a balloon and a lemon pie. Still, I feel bad.
I have to admit, it's a lot of fun. I still think it was an irresponsible financial decision.
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I was approached by this man at the gym yesterday who I secretly call Mr. Fancy Running Shoes. I never actually looked at his face until yesterday when he came over to ask me about the bicycle crunches but I definitely noticed his shoes. They are very aerodynamically shaped black shoes with white soles that look like giant toothpaste spills. The gym is quite empty these days so you start noticing things like that from sheer lack of anything else to look at :) So, anyway, he comes over just as I am switching from the mat to a weight lifting machine asking me about those crunches, of which, of course, I have no idea. So he describes them to me and proceeds to show me how you do them. At that point another girl who was on the mat at that time starts praising them. When he is done, he turns to me (completely ignoring the other girl) and says 'So, that's how you do them' Um, thanks? I mean ,what do you say to a stranger who starts giving you advice about fitness? Don't take me wrong, I had been approached by a guy before when I was using torso twist incorrectly. And I am grateful. But this is a completely different case. I felt like he was hitting on me. In the gym! Where people sweat! If you saw the way I dress to the gym you'd be amazed they don't take me for some sort of bum and throw me out. And no one hits on me EVER. Which makes this even more uncomfortable because I don't know what to do. I don't want to be impolite. But I don't want to be hit on, either. I am just going to start wearing my wedding band (I usually don't, it scratches the baby and irritates my skin, plus I just don't care about jewelry at all and usually forget to put it on in the morning) There's absolutely no chance to not see him again, I see his shoes around all the time, it seems. Any advice?
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If God is glorified in our weakness, our worship team has definitely been bringing Him a lot of glory that way recently. I mean, WHO messes up 'Amazing Grace'? Apparently, I do. We transpose it a step down to make it easier to sing. And since it's only one step, I usually do it in my head without writ ting it down. I always thought I could play it in any key without music. Well, I wasn't paying very good attention because I totally lost my spot in the middle of second verse and had to drop out until I could find where we were. How embarrassing. It wouldn't be too bad, people probably thought that was planned since I usually drop out on a few verses (we I play flute only) to add variety. But our pianist skipped a whole verse on another song and went straight to the refrain while everyone else continued singing the verse. The pastor had to apologize for our disorderly worship, it was so bad. And last Sunday I almost dropped my drumsticks in the middle of a very fast song. There's no way no one noticed THAT. To make it worse a couple from our church were baptising their 6 mo baby and 3.5 yo son. We had A LOT of visitors. Sundays like that make me want to quit the worship team all together. It's a good thing our main purpose is to glorify God and not to put on a great performance. Otherwise we would all be fired :)
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I screwed up big time yesterday. I didn't realize it was Father's day until I saw Father's day cake at church. I didn't get a card (no car). I didn't even wish M a happy Father's day (no excuse for that one). Don't worry, I went to Safeway on the way back from the gym and got him a card, a balloon and a lemon pie. Still, I feel bad.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Family Fun: Take Two
So, last time we went out to the hills our pickup broke. What's worse, M called the guy who had fixed it back it February only to find out he was leaving for vacation for 2 weeks (read: I am stuck here at home with three kids for two weeks. Isn't it lovely) No wonder I was less than exited this Wednesday when M said 'We are going to the lake' It turned to be a very pleasant trip. Here are some pictures:
What you are looking at here is a spill for one of the lakes. The water level in all of our lakes was a couple of years ago. In fact, that spill was dry for quite a few years. But we have enjoyed Florida weather here (just without the Florida warmth). Hence the waterfall.
This picture is important because M and Jadin don't have such a great relationship. I am excited to see them getting along.
Cute pic. of M
I know it was balmy 71F but I am amazed that the kids were not cold. I went in up to my ankles and that was good enough.
Boys have these shirts that say 'Dirt is good for the body' Isn't this the perfect illustration?
Fun was had by all but you are looking at one HAPPY dog!
What you are looking at here is a spill for one of the lakes. The water level in all of our lakes was a couple of years ago. In fact, that spill was dry for quite a few years. But we have enjoyed Florida weather here (just without the Florida warmth). Hence the waterfall.
This picture is important because M and Jadin don't have such a great relationship. I am excited to see them getting along.
Cute pic. of M
I know it was balmy 71F but I am amazed that the kids were not cold. I went in up to my ankles and that was good enough.
Boys have these shirts that say 'Dirt is good for the body' Isn't this the perfect illustration?
Fun was had by all but you are looking at one HAPPY dog!
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