Gifts

I had this dream the other day (yes I have a lot of dreams)and I can't get it out of my mind. In the dream it was a long hot season and I hate the heat, I mean hate! I am rarely ever cold but always warm, I am hot blooded. (And I am glad that I got the song in your mind) Back to my dream, I am wanting a swimming pool so that I can have moments of relief from the heat and I really enjoy swimming but I can't afford a pool and my backyard is not set up for a pool due to weird wires (which is actually true) and I am praying for relief, and I look over to my neighbor and they are digging a huge hole in their ground. I walk over to my neighbor and I ask "what's going on with the big hole?" My neighbor answers, "we are building a pool." And I answer, "wow, I thought that you couldn't afford a new pool" and the neighbor says "we can't but we can't handle heat so we decided to build a pool" And I leave upset that they didn't invite me to share the pool and that they get relief and I don't. But I decide to keep praying and wait it out. The next day I wake up and look over to the neighbors house and they are almost done with the pool, but the workers have all stopped digging and are sitting there starring out into the distance and I walk over and look and it is the most amazing picture ever, I see a blue ocean surronded by beautiful snow covered mountains and beautiful flowers surronding the ocean. It was amazing and beautiful and right in my backyard. I know, wow right? I am going to be super honest here, there are so many things I want for my life that I feel like I have been praying forever for and I keep being told to wait, and it's getting hard seeing others around me either getting or taking what they desperatly want or need. But then I have this dream and I am reminded that what I can give myself is nowhere near what God has in store for me and that He sees me, and he knows that I am waiting. I love the part in my dream that my gift from God can be enjoyed by others too, my neighbors can enjoy the ocean and mountains. I feel this is true for the gifts God gives. I am praying that I will be able to hold tight to the things he has for me and I pray this for all my friends that I see who are desperatly needing something from the Lord.

The Gospel according to John

I just had a test on Tuesday on the Johnnine books, which are all the books written by the Apostle John which are the Gospel John (maybe, there is discussion if he actually wrote it), 1John, 2John, 3John and Revelations. We had this amazing lecturer who had this idea that Lazarus could be the beloved disciple and not John. After re-reading John, I find myself thinking it could of been. They call Lazarus "the one Jesus loved" every time they mention him, and there was most likely more than the 12 at the last supper, ( the beloved was at the last supper) and the kicker is the beloved was with the Mary's at the tomb, but it says the 12 ran back, so it would be weird that John left and than came back to the tomb. Anyway just a thought. It is cool to think that maybe there are things that are left to explore. I find myself loving the theology of the bible much more than I ever thought I did. It's kind of weird. I remember liking the topical classes before when I was in Master's Commission, now it's just the opposite. I guess people really do change.

Nacho Nacho

It was a great birthday party! It was a Nacho - Nacho birthday! The first picture is a bunch of us wearing Mexican moustaches and the second picture is Josh and I blowing out birthday candles. There was 2 pinatas and we watched Nacho Libre on my garage. As my niece Maya says "FUN!"

Also for some reason I think I look really cute in the bottom picture, in a young fun person way!

Luke napping

Looking to Hannah

"The LORD brings death and makes alive;
he brings down to the grave and raises up."


My life given over to him
the passions and joy
love and sorrow
he restores my soul
listens to my cries
holds me close
and gives new life

she returned the gift
sacrificed with a joyful heart
knew his plan was better
layed down her hope
rejoiced in giving the love of her life
to him

wanting, seeking, needing to be like Hannah

Swell Season

This saturday I am going with a group of friends to see the Swell Season show. I am so excited! If you have seen the movie Once, than you know the music. If you haven't seen the movie Once, go rent it right now! Seriously, I love this music. This movie is so fresh, and the music is amazing and the characters are relatable and lovable. So thank you Cheryl Lynn who lives in Chicago and told me that the show was coming to Royal Oak Michigan.

Sunday the fam will be celebrating mother's day/my birthday in which I plan on making mango belinis. Oh yes. I will be celebrating the birthday a few times this year. My friend Josh and I are having a big old Fiesta May 17th, if you want to come and I for some reason did not send you an evite, or you never opened your evite, let me know!
So it's a celebrating few weeks to come and I am ready!