The world today

This is a quote inside a quote, from an email from a Pastor where I attended church last year.

"I wish to live no other age other than the present" "because we have a most awesome God who has authored the most incredible story." Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Rod VanSolkema respectively.

The reason this touched me so much is because I hear so many people who are in fear of the future, saying our world is getting so bad and so much sin that they don't even want to bring a child into it.

I say, no matter what, God has a plan for our lives and our world. No matter how bad it gets before the end, there is nothing out of His control and most importantly, no matter what happens, He will stand by us every step of the way.

He never promised we wouldn't have struggles and hardships. Pain and suffering exists because we allowed sin into our world in the very beginning. But, Jesus died so that we can be saved and God can stand by us and give us strength every step of the way!

"Jesus is the answer for the world today, above Him there's no other Jesus is the way."

Thank you Jesus for giving us strength to face each day!

Early fall?

The past few days have definitely felt like fall weather in Michigan! I actually had a scarf and mittens on this weekend! I'm wondering if the chilly weather will continue, or if we will get a last taste of Summer yet, I'm hoping so!

This weekend I went to my cousins, Josh and Aaron, football game on Friday night. It was a great game! 4 overtimes and finally they won! :) Saturday (bundled up) we watched the Metro cruise.

I only have one class this semester and it starts this Thursday. Going to be strange going back to school! I haven't a class since before last Christmas, but I'm exciting about learning Flash.

I guess that's it for now!

Sum-Sum-Summer time

Well it's almost been a month, so I better update! I always tend to update my Facebook and forget about my blog and Twitter!

It has been such a busy summer so far! Joel doesn't get any vacation time til the fall since he was laid off this winter, so we have been gone basically every weekend doing something to enjoy summer whether it be camping, the beach or just walking downtown in the warm night air. It is definitely going WAY too fast though. I cannot believe we are this far into August already.

I'm not dreading fall or winter too much this year though. I always love Fall and we have some plans for winter, especially the week of Christmas, we will be in Sarasota FL, for my brother-in-law's wedding! Hopefully we can go somewhere for our anniversary in February as well :)

This weeks' forecast looks amazing! Sunny and 80's everyday this week! I hope to be at the pool getting some final Summer color every afternoon this week!

My views on Christians and Alcohol Consumption

It seems like the topic of Christians and drinking Alcohol has been coming up a lot in conversations, online and off, in the last few days. So I thought I would share my opinion.

A lot of Christians think an occasional "social" drink is perfectly fine occasionally. I'm not going to say that it is sin, because in the Bible people drank wine. However, the Bible DOES say that drunkenness not looked on with favor. Here are a few verses I found regarding alcohol in the Bible:

Proverbs 20:1 (NIV)
Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

Isaiah 5:22 (NIV)
Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks.

Ephesians 5:18 (NIV)
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

So is getting drunk wrong? I definitely think so. Is having an occasion drink wrong? It's kind of gray area. But in our day and time, I think alcohol is linked with many evil and ungodly things.

I have had several friends who tried a drink under pressure or out of curiosity thinking that it wouldn't hurt to have one sip or one drink. But when many of them have a problem or struggle in their life, instead of turning to God, they turn to alcohol and the numbness it gives them from their pain.

So in conclusion, my personal opinion is that my life is perfectly fine without alcohol, and I would rather play it safe by staying away then falling into sin.

I welcome any comments/opinions!

Bing Commercial

My husband doesn't understand these commercials (I think because he doesn't really listen), but I think they are hilarious! This one is my favorite, the last part about finding singles in your area just cracks me up!

Summertime :)

Yikes! It's almost been 2 months since I last blogged! But I've been busy enjoy summer so far :) Unfortunately today is chilly and rainy, so I'm not at our apartment's pool like I normally would be at this time if the sun was out. I can't believe its already July 1st! June always goes SO fast! The highlights of June were, my mom's Surprise 40th birthday I threw for her, a few trips to the beach, Michigan's adventure, and lots of playing ladderball in my grandparents backyard (that game is so fun!). This weekend Joel and I are going up to his parent's cottage for the 4th of July. We both have Friday off, so only 1 more day of work! Although I am excited for all water sports and camp fires, I'm a little bummed that we probably won't get to see any good fireworks :( I am VERY excited about getting to show Joel my favorite place to camp up at Higgins Lake on July 17-19! We have gone camping there ever since I was really little, and I'm excited to go back again with my hubby! Well I guess that's about it! I'll try not to let 2 months slip by before I write again!