discusted, frustrated, annoyed, and scared

I got this email from my dad this morning. It pretty much sums up what I am feeling a lot better than how I can explain it:

Isn't it funny how depressing something can be even when you knew it was going to happen?

As my emotions vacillate between pure anger, frustration and despair, It is nothing short of phenomenal to me that we have 52% of the people in this country that either have no moral compass, are economically ignorant, have ostensibly have rejected Christ, who covet openly and proudly, who have no work ethic, who do not understand or have never read the constitution, or who do not have a fundamental understanding of freedom or it's frailty.

My solace and focus remains;


Ephesians 6:12 - For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.



Romans 13:1 - Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.



Proverbs 3:5 - Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.



and I can't help but think of;



Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and wickedness of men who by their wickedness suppress the truth. 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 Ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, namely, his eternal power and deity, has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse; 21 for although they knew God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking and their senseless minds were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man or birds or animals or reptiles. 24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever! Amen. 26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural, 27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in their own persons the due penalty for their error. 28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a base mind and to improper conduct. 29 They were filled with all manner of wickedness, evil, covetousness, malice. Full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity, they are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32 Though they know God's decree that those who do such things deserve to die, they not only do them but approve those who practice them.

Our First Home

Micro Chihuahua Teacup

If this doesn't melt your heart, I dont know what will...

Jeff turns 27 today!

Make a Smilebox greeting

Global Wildlife Center

I was finally accepted into Carson's little world! Allyson took Callie and Carson to the Global Wildlife Center yesterday. This was a new experience for me, but the kids had been there multiple times. You basically pay for a feed bucket and a spot on the wagon and you get to ride around and feed some exotic animals. It was really pretty neat! The giraffes were my favorite, of course! Those of you who know me well enough would know that those are my favorite, and only a few of you would know why! hehe. Anyways, it is about a hour and a half ride so it keeps the kids occupied for a good period of time. I was warned that the kiddos would be a handfull, but they were great! We had lunch at McDonalds and on our way home Carson asked me to swing with him and play with his new cars when we got home. First thing Allyson said was "uh oh! You're In". I did swing and play with his cars and then all 4 of us passed out watching Scooby-Doo. What a day! :)

Hallo-Weenie!

Boys are great at turning an everyday word into something very silly! Carson decided that he would yell "Hallo-Weenie" at every door while he was Trick-or-Treating.
Kent and Tisha decided to have some people over for Halloween and take the kids trick-or-treating in the neighborhood. I am sooo glad that we were moved into the neighborhood in time for this weekend. We had a blast. Callie was a pink Minnie Mouse, Carson was a Power Ranger, and Corey, well, I am not quite sure what he was, but it was scary! Allyson got a hold of one of the kids hunting outfits and decided to be a bus... a bit scary herself, too. Needless to say, it was a lot of fun riding around on a hay-filled trailer being pulled by a tractor. Thanks Tisha for having us all over; it was a blast!

Painting

So I have decided that I needed to teach my self how to do Acrylic Paintings. I have been wanting to take some classes but it has never worked out. I have worked with Acrylics before but just doing some abstracts. I have also worked with watercolor (which is definitely not my forte). I have decided that one of my pictures that I took in Italy would be a great piece to place over the fireplace; if it turns out ok. Here is the image that I took and will be going by:

Happy Reformation Day

Reformation Day is a religious holiday celebrated on October 31 in remembrance of the Reformation, particularly by Lutheran and some Reformed church communities.

On this day in 1517, Martin Luther posted a proposal at the doors of a church in Wittenberg, Germany to debate the doctrine and practice of indulgences. This proposal is popularly known as the 95 Theses, which he nailed to the Castle Church doors. This was not an act of defiance or provocation as is sometimes thought. Since the Castle Church faced Wittenberg's main thoroughfare, the church door functioned as a public bulletin board and was therefore the logical place for posting important notices. Also, the theses were written in Latin, the language of the church, and not in the vernacular. Nonetheless, the event created a controversy between Luther and those allied with the Pope over a variety of doctrines and practices. When Luther and his supporters were excommunicated in 1520, the Lutheran tradition was born. This in turn would later ease the creation of the Reformed and Anabaptist traditions as well.

Within the Lutheran church, Reformation Day is considered a lesser festival, and is officially referred to as The Festival of the Reformation. Until the 20th Century, most Lutheran churches celebrated Reformation Day on October 31st, regardless of which day of the week it occurred. Today, most Lutheran churches transfer the festival, so that it falls on the Sunday (called Reformation Sunday) on or before October 31st and transfer All Saints' Day to the Sunday on or after November 1st.

The liturgical color of the day is red, which represents the Holy Spirit and the Martyrs of the Christian Church. Luther's hymn, A Mighty Fortress is our God is traditionally sung on this day. Lutherans customarily stand during the hymn, in memory of its use in the religious wars of the Sixteenth Century. It is also traditional in some Lutheran schools for schoolchildren to hold Reformation Day plays or pageants that re-enact scenes from the life of Martin Luther. The fact that Reformation Day coincides with Halloween may not be mere coincidence. Halloween, being the Eve of All Saints' Day might have been an entirely appropriate day for Luther to post his 95 Theses against indulgences since the castle church would be open on All Saints' Day specifically for people to view a large collection of relics. The viewing of these relics was said to promise a reduction in time in purgatory similar to that of the purchase of an indulgence. Dr. Luther may have been shrewd in his choice of that day to post his theses.

Water Fountain

I got this in an email... It was too cool not to share!

all moved in

Well, I just dropped my mom off at the airport to go home. This week has been AMAZING! We closed on Friday, October 24th (see post below) and then moved on Saturday morning. Thank you to all of you who helped! We would have been lost with out you!
The morning started off very early. I had to send Hannah and EMily (who is VERY pregnant) up to the house before 8am to wait for our bed to be delivered. I got a phone call from them a few hours later telling us that Hannah had backed out of the driveway and into the ditch! What a way to break in the yard! haha. I had to just laugh. I wasnt going to let anything ruin our moving day! Hannah felt bad and was out there fixing the grass, but I just told her that she owed me another visit in payment!
After a long hard day of unloading and unpacking, we were able relax around our new grill and enjoy our backyard! I can not believe that she is ours! It is soooo nice to be able to spread out and have some space!
My mom stayed with me to help get everything in order this week. She was a HUGE help since I have to work from home. We were able to do some exploring of Hammond and Ponchatoula, eat out, and do some shopping. It was kinda sad when I had to drop her off to go home. I know she will be visiting soon, though.
I will be posting some pictures of the finished product once I finish some more organization.