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!

National Day of Prayer

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." ~ Philippians 4:6

Let this day be a reminder to bring EVERYTHING to God in prayer, He cares about every detail in our lives and every struggle we face!

Good Friday

♫ We are the reason that He gave His life, We are the reason that He suffered and died. To a world that was lost He gave all He could give, to show us the reason to live. ♫