How to Kill a Cricket

2 nights ago while I was sleeping I awoke about 5 times to the most annoying noise ever!!! I hate Crickets.  Every time I woke up I started yelling as if yelling at a cricket would some how make it shut up. I didn’t.

So last night as I was trying to go to sleep, the little bugger came out again. “THAT’S IT” I exclaimed! (I’m such an author!) I got up, turned on all of my lights and tracked down where I thought the noise was coming from.  (My room is in the basement and was made for me when my mom became prego with my little sister so the wall behind my door has a layer of drywall on-top of the concrete which allows the littlest space between the carpet and the rest of the wall.) I grabbed a pair of scissors and started stabbing the space between my carpet and my wall. I stabbed my carpet and was banging on the wall to tell it to come out. Well, one came out and I called for my dog to come and eat it ( I make him get/eat all of the big bugs I find in my basement). He ate it.. I was excited… and then I got back into bed.

Well wouldn’t you know it that the chirping started again!!!!!!! AHHHH!!! I’m getting frustrated writing about it. I could not stand it. So I jump up and turn my light on again and get on the floor and try to look for it, I saw it. I tried to stab it with a pen but it got away. Determined to kill this thing I ran into my kitchen and looked under the sink for some bug killer. We were out. So, I just grabbed some Lysol thinking I could smoke him out. I emptied like half of the can spraying it under my wall into this little crack.

I got back into bed and guess what… THE NOISE WAS GONE!!!! AMEN AMEN! (I probably shouldn’t Amen.. I just killed one of God’s creations.oops.) 

So if anyone is curious… Lysol really does kill annoying crickets!!!  

Chime in!

So I have afew questions that I would like to get your opinions on.

1. I was reading in Hebrews during my QT yesterday and I came across a verse that kind of confused me. Can some one help?

Hebrews 11: (39)These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. (40)God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.

2. What is your take on perscription medication? Not like health drugs, things you take to heal you but things like: Anti Depressants, HDHD Meds, Medication for Bipolar disorder… etc. I guess like mental wellness drugs. What is your opinior or some wisdom on this issue.

3. If when Ryan and I were “involved” a while ago and God told me that at that time we should not be together and we broke up and went our ways… why now when we are praying about a possible engagement would I not hear anything? As I read this it seems like such an easy answer but I guess what I mean is since I haven’t heard anything about it yet.. that could be a good thing right? Ha-Ha. You know.. keeping me in suspence. If he didn’t want us together he would have dropped the bomb by now don’t you think?   I WISH!!! If only stuff like this was so easy. God is really growing me in patients in this time!! =)

Thank for your time!! Looking forward to your answers!!  

Image of God

We all created in the Image of God. Deborah was talking about this being one of the topics that she really enjoyed at the clash. Well, I knew that, I mean I’ve heard it before, but never have I actually really thought about what that means.

It means that aside from all of the sin in my life there are things about me, my personality, my interests, my thoughts, my activities that actually glorigy God, just because that is how he made me (I hope this is making sense). Well, as I have been ponderign this, I was trying to think about what things about me glorify God. Deborah mentioned how she so enjoys creative things. Painting, taking pictures etc… All of those things are glorigying to God because  she really enjoys doing the things that God has given her a passion for.

Well… I have just been so depressed. I have realized that I have programed myself and trained myself to think nothing good of myself because that would make me conceited and arrogant and selfish, all things that are not pleasing to God. So as I have been thinking about how BIG of a sinner I am and how gross and unworthy I am of everything I have and have been blessed with, I have been basically been saying, God this creation (me) that you have made.. is stupid, its ugly, its discusting. How did this happen? How can I basically say, Christs death is not good enough.

I started trying to find the good things in me. My friends might be able to and my family, but i cant see it in my self and I have been condeming myself and hating myself. Gods precious child. So anyway… after realizing all of this, I talked to my friend Kate and she told me to just read and pray over Romans 8 (one of my favorite books by the way). Here are a few versus that have really been halping me:

1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

The mind of sinful man[e] is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; 7the sinful mind[f] is hostile to God. It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.

 9 You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.

Essentially, I have been feeling dead. I have been having active quiet times and devotions with the Lord and I have been faithfully praying but something was just not right.

This reminder has just helped me to realize.. yup I am a sinner, yup I am always going to be a sinner but God loves me and wants me to be happy and take care of myself for him. To honor him in all I do and in all of my thoughts. Though it seems simple and something that we always hear… I just thought someone else might be struggling with the same thing. If not, you could be praying for me. That I would just feel loved by God and that I would not continue putting myself down, knowing Im sinning and repenting yes.. but not knocking down the very thing God has made for himself and in his image. PS: Sorry if any typos

Obituary

Poopy, 3yrs. old. Fat Guy, 2 yrs old. Princess, 2yrs old. Mr. Meyagi, 9 months old.

All of my gold fishes died yesterday. They left behind a nice fish tank, brothers and sisters, a very loving owner and one negligent care taker who is responsible to thier early demise.  It is very tragic.

They had been living at Ryan’s house because he had more room for them. Well, Ryan had to move rooms due to a new living arrangement and thought that moving them into a smaller tank to better accomidate HIS living arrangement would be a fine idea. Well he moved all four of my precious fish into a tank 1/2 the size of the old one. Due to  lack of personal space, oxygen, sun light and clean water… they died. I will really miss thier cute little fishy selves.

Do Gold Fish go to Heaven?? Just wanted to know so I have something else to look forward to.

Not Even a Hint

I suggest that everyone read this book. If you think you are not struggling with lust (your probably lieing to yourself) you should still read this book. I have been really enjoying learning about the root of my sin and learning the different kinds of lust, ways to serve my brothers in Christ and the real goal to beating lust. Not because I know its wrong and because its a sucky thing to be doing .. but because it DOES NOT GLORIFY GOD which is our #1 purpose for being here on earth.

Here is a little teaser that migth get you interested. Josh Harris wrote the following:

“When it comes to differences between men and women, the following statements are generally accurate and may be helpful to consider:

  • A man’s sexual desire is often more physical, while a woman’s desire is more often rooted in emotional longins.
  • A man is generally wired to be the sexual initiator and is stimulated visually; a woman is generally wired to be the sexual responder and is stimulated by touch.
  • A man is created to persue a finds even the pursuite stimulating; a woman is made to want to be persued and finds even being persued stimulating. [(haha aint that the truth!! )]

Isn’t it wonderful how God has made men and women to interact with eachother?” …..Then he goes on about how wonderful God’s design is and then how our sin and lustful desires destorts God’s plan.  Doesn’t sin suck?!

One thing also I have really appreciated from this book so far (I haven’t finished reading it yet) is the “How we can help eachother” portion. It is very important to hold each other accountable so that we can try and not stumble our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ and to be examples to our younger generation. THere really are lots of reasons.  

If this hasn’t struck your fancy.. how about some really annoying begging.. please please read this book!!! It will serve you well.

Its Joke Time!!

So I’ve been working on some new material for a while. Here is a sneak preview of my always hilarious jokes!! HaHa (not so much)

 What’s the difference between chopped beef and pea soup?
Everyone can chop beef, but not everyone can pea soup!

Why don’t aliens eat clowns.
Because they taste funny.

What do you get when you cross an elephant and a rhino?
el-if-i-no

Two peanuts walk into a bar.
One was a salted.

What do you call a deer with no eyes ?
I have no I-Deer

What do you call a pig that does karate?
A pork chop

What did the rug say to the floor?
Don’t move, I’ve got you covered.

And here are some of my favorite jokes…

What did Tennessee?
The same thing Arkansas.
What did Delaware?
Her New Jersey.

What do you call a guy with no arms or legs laying on the floor? Matt

What do you call a lady with one leg?     ILeen

Where does the lady with one leg work? Ihop

How do we know that Indians were in America first? They had reservations

Why does Snoop Dogg cary and umbrella? Fo Drizzle

What do you call a guy with a rubber toe?  Ruberto

Why didn’t the teddy Bear eat dinner? He was already stuffed.

And everyones favorite…PIRATE JOKES!!

Who cooks for Pirates on the Pirate ship? Chef-boy-aaaaaaaaaar-D

How much did the Pirate pay to get his ear pierced? A buck an ear                        

Where do most Pirates come from? AAAAruba

Why are Pirate jokes so funny? Because they AAAAR!

Walking in the light

 1 John 1

5This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. 7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. 8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.

Just a little truth that I was reading during my lunch break. It is a helpful reminder to me, though I may feel down and “in darkness”,  because I am in him, this is not so. He has taken all of that away from me, all of the darkness, all of my sin through his son. Praise God!