bro's graduation

      So, basically what I learned from last weekend is that my wonderful mother and I are going to start a catering business.

      Ok, not really. But we sure did prepare a LOT of food last Saturday for my Thomas' Eagle Scout Court of Honor reception. And I'm not complaining... it was great fun. The whole weekend was. Coming back from New York, getting to tell some of the stories from that, making chicken renee (!), assuring my grandma that my henna tattoos would wash off in a week or so... It was great to see grandparents and aunts that I hadn't seen in a while.



The Harts!!



the Blankenships!!

     I'm so blessed with a loving family. I'm thinking about this again today as father's day is soon. How good is our God? Excuse me, how great is our God? Sorry, I'll just stop because for Him, there are no words, I think that can truly describe how He is. The good thing is, even though we fail to do Him justice with our words, He loves that praise from us so, so much. Really, though, I never did anything to earn or deserve a loving family like I have. What a blessing. Also a reminder that anything and everything I have is not actually mine. Everything I have was given to me by God, with the intention of me glorifying Him with it!

      Jesus said, "Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!" (Matthew 7:9-11) He really lavishes gifts on us, even those of His children who don't have a mom and dad that enjoy their daughter returning home for a weekend. Truth is, what we all deserve is hell. And the fact that we can be saved from that separation from God is the best gift anyone could ever have.