13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.

14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

these scriptures are crazy. reading them while listening to npr morning jazz.
i think that i will listen to jazz in heaven. i think jesus will listen to it with meand we will talk about these scriptures.
because they are so good.


sketch credit. connie jimenez.

youll just have to

its true
it snowed in el dusto
its real snow.
and it was cold. and its true. and then we did the tree last night.
als you and your ornament are going on.
really bad photos of me though. i cant get one of the kids off. sothere are two. sorry.

holden carries cases

its thanksgiving.
you probably know that. because canadians have americans telling them, and americans know already and i dont have foreign country friends, or friends that live in space shuttles.
happy thanksgiving.
i think thatits pretty crazy how blessed we are when we think about it.
also, it is cold and cloudy today which is extra points because thanksgiving is supposed to be like that.
im thankful for
the gospel
the church
family who desires to serve god and helps me desire this.
friends who appreciate proud humour, and love glorifying god.
thrift stores
america
cameras
cooking
scripture.

that was a random list. but its morning and im not so much a
HEYYY GUYSSS. ITS MORNING LETS HAVE A DANCE PARTY
girl. but im happy. and its thanksgiving. and if you are one of the sczebels, warnocks, the evan kid, olearys, wilkins, dams, calabellos, jess, or tina.
i love you.

fish are safe

I have a problem with commercials.
Thanksgiving, Christmas commercials right now.
The people are more attractive.
Their white teeth show more when they smile more.
Everyone gets along.
And wow, the food looks like Martha Stewart just happened to drop by and help prepare and present it.
Buy our turkey gravy, and you too can be hot , happy, and an accomplished cook.
Everything is perfect. and its all plastic.
And the thing is, both the folks acting in the commercials, and the folks sitting on their couches eating potato chips watching the commercial know it.
No holiday is perfect. I dont like the potatoes this year.
Or the kids are all crabby.
Its not perfect.

Commercials make you want to have your holiday perfect. so you buy the turkey broth. but when you wake up in the morning, youre not amazingly good looking, and you burn your toast.which puts out the hot, and accomplished cook thing, and consequently it makes you unhappy. I think sometimes, I can think about life like this. I see something i like in the world, something that promises me happiness and when i try to get it, it doesnt work. And i feel like bunk.
Of course it doesnt work. Maybe the eyeliner doesnt run down, and i am happy because i no longer look like a racoon. or chipmunk. but 7 minutes later, and i am going to be unhappy with something else.
Material things are not the things that bring us true happiness. I have to find happiness in Christ. Happiness that im not consumed in fire. That God loves us enough to send His son to die for us. Im saved. I could go on and say that in every post.
im not in hell
im saved.
Christ died for me.
holler. thats amazing.
and i should. stop looking at the commercials kara. theyre dumb. and no youre not going to look really good if you buy their products. Start looking at the cross. and the gift of mercy god has given you.
and why would you waste 37 seconds watching a plastic thanksgiving dinner anyways.


note: yes holiday commercials still give me the whole fuzzy stomach feeling. i was just trying to explain something. but my stomach is warm.

nils bjortgen

pray for kay.
shes the best

50x fantaisk.

lack of post.

heart it races

6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
_ROMANS 5

This is one of my favorites. It just makes me realize. I did not deserve to be saved. I deserve to be burning up in hell. And Christ died for me and because of this i am saved from God's wrath that i deserved to have poured on me.
Ahhh, this one is so good. (the scripture.)