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(Braden's new trick with the dogs...Oh yeah- don't worry! You don't have to tell me how unsafe it is to jump off of the porch or to have all that stuff on it. It is a work in progress. We hope to be finished building in a few weeks. The rails will keep him for doing the "superdog" trick :)

Sunday Scroll

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money."
Matthew 5:19-24

Conversations

At the dinner table tonight CJ poked his fork in his biscuit and started singing "Happy Birthday." This brought on the conversation about how his Daddy's birthday was next month. Here is a part of the conversation...
BA:Mom, how old is Dad going to be?
Crissy: Well, how old do you think Dad is going to be?
BA: He will probably be 4.
Crissy: So, you and Dad are the same age?
BA: Well, he might be 5. Mom, how old will be really be?
Crissy: He will really be 30.
BA: Wow! That is REALLY old. Will he still be having birthdays after that?

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One Smart Deer

We have recently found that CJ is going to be the little pretender. The video above proves the point well. He was playing Memory match game with his deer. It was all I could do to keep from laughing at him, especially when he told the deer, "I'm sorry. You didn't find a match." Fun days are ahead I am sure.

(Oh yeah...please excuse the sound of the fan on the fireplace. I didn't think to turn it off for the recording!)

Sunday Scroll

Last year, I made it my goal to read through the new testament. I was able to accomplish this goal, and something interesting has come of it. My interest in the book of Revelation has been sparked! Maybe a sparked interest doesn't really quite capture how it makes me feel...perhaps it would be better to say that I am drawn to it or that I have a longing to keep rereading it. Before last year, I had never read strait through that book. Yes, like many people, I had looked up verses here and there in it, but never had I ever read it strait through. To be honest, the book intrigues me, and I am finding the promise at the beginning of the book to be SO TRUE!

"Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near."
Revelation 1:3

So, for this year, I decided to make a better goal- read the book of Revelation once a month in addition to normal daily Bible readings. I know this may sound a little over the top, but what I am finding is that keeping the future in mind helps me keep the right perspective day to day. Things that used to seem real big to me seem a bit less significant. So, my challenge to you is this:
1) If you have never read the book before, do it! I have found that I have better understanding or that I can see the big picture better if I read several chapters a day (without missing a day). 2) If you have already read it, start reading it more often and find yourself "blessed" for reading God's word.

Happy Sunday!

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