Rainy Monday Soup

The most exciting and delicious recipe you’ll ever encounter.


It was a rainy Monday, fallish, cool, and drizzly. My beautiful young wife and I returned from running some dreary errands and it was lunchtime. We were hungry and I wanted soup. Not just “heat-up-can-soup” but something, nourishing, exciting and therapeutic.
My sweet wife, knowing I’ve never made soup before in my life, wisely pulled out the soup cookbook…which I proceeded to ignore as I began banging cupboards and yanking things out of the refrigerator. I found some mushrooms, onions, peppers and bacon.
After a vigorous inspection of the recesses of the shelves I came up with a box of French onion soup broth. Before my skeptical wife’s eyes I dumped the whole box into a small pot and set it to simmer. Then I grabbed a cutting board and started chopping enthusiastically.
Soon a generous pile of mushrooms dwarfed the chopped peppers and onions. Getting into the spirit of things my wife found a clove of garlic which I added to the mix. She further advised the perhaps the peppers were not the perfect complement for onion soup, an idea which I complied with readily respecting her kitchen prowess.
Keeping an eye on the simmering broth I lightly fried some bacon, making sure to leave it soft and then cut it into bite sized pieces. Preparation complete, I dumped the whole cutting board of goodies into the broth. After about thirty seconds of stirring I announced that the soup was ready for consumption.
We dined sumptuously. I found it necessarily to voice my contentment with several appreciative mmm’s. The errands were finished, lunch was delicious, but there is only one thing that can be the perfect ending to a story like this, a nap.
It was a perfect rainy Monday.

The Line and Mine

I've called 5 upsets this week. Don't know how that will work out for me but I'm going with my gut. Most of them are knuckle ball games to me. Tough to call either way but since Sheridan gives me odds on them I put them in the upset category.

Safe Bets – If there is a such a thing in this league of parity…

BUF – BAL – The winless Buffalo Bills will not fare well this week.

CLE – NO – Superbowl champs versus the rebuilding Browns? ‘Nuff said.

JAC – KC – I like Kansas City and their offensive weapons.



Close Calls – I’ve got a feeling…

PIT – MIA – The Dolphins are good but the Pittsburgh Steelers are the best team in the NFL right now.

ARI – SEA – Marshawn Lynch was an excellent addition.

CIN – ATL – Can Cincy pull it together out of the bye? I think not. Atlanta is the better team and they will bounce back after a tough road loss in Philly.



Knuckle Balls – Who knows…

SF – CAR – Frank Gore is a warrior. This will be a battle on the ground all day. Carolina will remain winless.

OAK – DEN – A couple of 2-4 teams. Denver is better than their record.



Upsets – Embrace the underdog…

PHI – TEN – Andy Reid has the very good problem of two excellent QBs. Eagles looked good in win over Atlanta.

WAS – CHI – McNabb couldn’t beat Manning but I’ll bet he can beat Cutler.

STL – TB – Both teams are surprisingly good this year. I like St. Louis in a close one.

MIN – GB – Green Bay has just been battered with injuries. Brett is gonna pull it together for the Vikings.

NYG – DAL – Another must win for Dallas but the Big Blue Machine is riding a 3 soon to be 4 game win streak.



Danny Sheridan’s Line from USA Today:

Pittsburgh 3 MIAMI 40½

ATLANTA 3½ Cincinnati 42½

KANSAS CITY 9 Jacksonville 37½

TENNESSEE 3 Philadelphia 42½

CHICAGO 3 Washington 40

NEW ORLEANS 13½ Cleveland 43½

BALTIMORE 13 Buffalo 40

San Francisco 3 CAROLINA 35½

TAMPA BAY 3 ST Louis 38

SEATTLE 6 Arizona 40

SAN DIEGO 2½ New England 47

DENVER 8½ Oakland 41½

GREEN BAY 2½ Minnesota 44

DALLAS 3 NY Giants 44

Perfect with the Lord

“Christ meant for us to be restored to the state from which we had fallen—the whole heart, the whole will, the whole life being given up to the glory and service of God.”
– Andrew Murray

Have you ever had second thoughts about your salvation? Thoughts like, “Maybe I wasn’t really genuine.” Or “maybe I just wanted a fire insurance policy against hell.”

How about this thought? “I want to serve God because that is the only way to be truly happy. I want a full life blessed by Him.”

Andrew Murray got to the root of both of these thoughts when he said, “the selfishness of the human heart looks on salvation as simply the escape from hell, with as much holiness as is needed to make our happiness secure.”

We all seek our own benefit, pleasure or well being, even to the extent of selfishly seeking salvation. We totally miss the point of the purpose for which we were made. Yes it is God’s will for us to be saved. Yes it is God’s will for us to be holy, to be set apart from the world but greater than this he wants us to be wholly and completed devoted to him. He wants our heart to be perfect towards him. His desire is for us to enthusiastically be totally His, without reserve, retreat, or regret.

In that way we can be perfect. Not perfect in reaching the destination, but perfect in direction. The results may not be there but the desire is. It is impossible to steer a ship that isn’t moving forward. Andrew Murray’s example of a small child helping his father makes this idea strikingly clear. “The work of the child is very defective, and yet it is a cause of joy and hope to the father. The father sees in it the proof of the child’s attachment and obedience as well as the pledge of what that spirit will do for the child when his intelligence and strength have been increased.”

All God needs to work is a willing heart, a perfect heart. To be perfect, simply turn your heart toward him and strive to please him. He will be pleased.

“I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness.”
- 1 Chronicles 29:17

Be Perfect

I love reading Andrew Murray. It's great to read a chapter in your quiet time and take the thought with you for the rest of the day. Right now I am reading "How to be Perfect." It is a study on God's command in the scriptures to be perfect. What does God mean by that? What does he expect from us?

As I consider these questions I will post more thoughts here later.

Psalm 27:4

BECAUSE (not in spite of) of all the other things going on in my life this has become my prayer recently. :)

"One thing I have desired of the LORD, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in His temple."

How Can I Keep From Singing?

This song was perfect for me this morning. Thank you Mr. Tomlin. The past couple of weeks have been rough. I really am clinging to the rock, yet my heart is also crying out w/ his praise. How can I ever say enough? How amazing is your love Father! I will lift my eyes in the darkest night, For I know that YOU live and I will walk with You knowing You see me through, and SING the songs You give. Amen.

There is an endless song
Echoes in my soul
I hear the music ring
And though storms may come
I am holding on
To the rock I cling

How can I keep from singing Your praise?
How can I ever say enough?
How amazing is Your love?
How can I keep from shouting Your name?
I know I am loved by the King
And it makes my heart want to sing

I will lift my eyes
In the darkest night
For I know my Savior lives
And I will walk with You
Knowing You see me through
And sing the songs You give

How can I keep from singing Your praise?
How can I ever say enough?
How amazing is Your love?
How can I keep from shouting Your name?
I know I am loved by the King
And it makes my heart want to sing

I can sing in the troubled times
Sing when I win
I can sing when I lose my step
And I fall down again

I can sing 'cause You pick me up
Sing 'cause You're there
I can sing 'cause You hear me, Lord
When I call to You in prayer

I can sing with my last breath
Sing for I know
That I'll sing with the angels
And the saints around the throne

How can I keep from singing Your praise?
How can I ever say enough?
How amazing is Your love?
How can I keep from shouting Your name?
I know I am loved by the King
And it makes my heart
I am loved by the King
And it makes my heart
I am loved by the King
And it makes my heart want to sing
I can sing

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Jesus Shall Reign

Jesus shall reign where’er the sun
Does his successive journeys run;
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.

Behold the islands with their kings,
And Europe her best tribute brings;
From north to south the princes meet,
To pay their homage at His feet.

There Persia, glorious to behold,
There India shines in eastern gold;
And barb’rous nations at His word
Submit, and bow, and own their Lord.

To Him shall endless prayer be made,
And praises throng to crown His head;
His Name like sweet perfume shall rise
With every morning sacrifice.

People and realms of every tongue
Dwell on His love with sweetest song;
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on His Name.

Blessings abound wherever He reigns;
The prisoner leaps to lose his chains;
The weary find eternal rest,
And all the sons of want are blessed.

Where He displays His healing power,
Death and the curse are known no more:
In Him the tribes of Adam boast
More blessings than their father lost.

Let every creature rise and bring
Peculiar honors to our King;
Angels descend with songs again,
And earth repeat the loud amen!

Great God, whose universal sway
The known and unknown worlds obey,
Now give the kingdom to Thy Son,
Extend His power, exalt His throne.

The scepter well becomes His hands;
All Heav’n submits to His commands;
His justice shall avenge the poor,
And pride and rage prevail no more.

With power He vindicates the just,
And treads th’oppressor in the dust:
His worship and His fear shall last
Till hours, and years, and time be past.

As rain on meadows newly mown,
So shall He send his influence down:
His grace on fainting souls distills,
Like heav’nly dew on thirsty hills.

The heathen lands, that lie beneath
The shades of overspreading death,
Revive at His first dawning light;
And deserts blossom at the sight.

The saints shall flourish in His days,
Dressed in the robes of joy and praise;
Peace, like a river, from His throne
Shall flow to nations yet unknown.

Psalm 59:17

Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.

Spring Time!

It's almost spring. The weather is warming up, the days are getting longer and there is that fresh feeling in the air. On my way home from work I had my shades on and the windows down enjoying the bright sunshine and fresh air. I saw a large crowd gathered for a church softball game and a smaller group of nieghborhood kids throwing a baseball around.

Yup. Spring is here.

You Are God

You Are the Star of the Morning
Unending Hope in the Night
One Righteous Prayer From Anywhere
Carries the Promise of Light

You Are God On the Highest Mountain
You Are God in the Deepest Sea
You Are Awesome in Power and Glory
Great Is Your Love For Me
Great Is Your Love For Me

You Give the Wings of An Eagle
If We Are Willing to Wait
One Single Word Forever Heard
Calls Us to Rise and Not Faint

God is at Work

We don't always see what God is doing, even if we could see it we might not understand it. "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."    -- Isaiah 55:8-9

It is comforting to know that he is thinking about us and taking care of us. "Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered." -- Psalm 40:5

Even if we feel discouraged we can rely on the unchanging truth of God's word. "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." --Romans 8:28

"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord." -- 1 Corinthians 15:58

Faith is visualizing what God intends to do and acting in harmony with it. 

Wisdom is seeing life as God sees it.

"The Power of the Cross"

Words & Music by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend

Oh, to see the dawn
Of the darkest day:
Christ on the road to Calvary.
Tried by sinful men,
Torn and beaten, then
Nailed to a cross of wood.

Chorus:
This, the pow’r of the cross:
Christ became sin for us;
Took the blame, bore the wrath—
We stand forgiven at the cross.

Oh, to see the pain
Written on Your face,
Bearing the awesome weight of sin.
Ev’ry bitter thought,
Ev’ry evil deed
Crowning Your bloodstained brow.

Now the daylight flees;
Now the ground beneath
Quakes as its Maker bows His head.
Curtain torn in two,
Dead are raised to life;
“Finished!” the vict’ry cry.

Oh, to see my name
Written in the wounds,
For through Your suffering I am free.
Death is crushed to death;
Life is mine to live,
Won through Your selfless love.

Final Chorus:
This, the pow’r of the cross:
Son of God—slain for us.
What a love! What a cost!
We stand forgiven at the cross.

© 2005 Thankyou Music.

Down From His Glory

Down from His glory,
Ever living story,
My God and Savior came,
And Jesus was His name.
Born in a manger,
To His own a stranger,
A Man of sorrows, tears and agony.

O how I love Him! How I adore Him!
My breath, my sunshine, my all in all!
The great Creator became my Savior,
And all God's fulness dwelleth in Him.

What condescension,
Bringing us redemption;
That in the dead of night,
Not one faint hope in sight,
God, gracious, tender,
Laid aside His splendor,
Stooping to woo, to win, to save my soul.

Without reluctance,
Flesh and blood His substance
He took the form of man,
Revealed the hidden plan.
O glorious myst'ry,
Sacrifice of Calv'ry,
And now I know Thou art the great "I AM."

Psalm 91

¹He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

²I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

³Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

⁴He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

⁵Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

⁶Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

⁷A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

⁸Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

⁹Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

¹⁰There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

¹¹For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

¹²They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

¹³Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

¹⁴Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

¹⁵He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

¹⁶With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. (Psalm 91, King James Version)

Daily Deliverance

2 Kings 19:14-19

14And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.

15And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

16LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.

17Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,

18And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

19Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD God, even thou only.

This is one of my favorite passages in the bible. King Hezekiah pours his heart out to the Lord. In verse 35 we see the Lord's answer.

35And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. (185,000)

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth - Psalm 145:18.

Hezekiah called on the Lord, but he also called on the Lord "in truth". His petition was for the Lord's name and the Lord's kingdom. V19 "Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD God, even thou only." The Lord answered for his name's sake.

In living for the kingdom of God we need the same "deliverance" from God each day. Just as Hezekiah was helpless to answer the situation we are helpless to meet the day. We need grace and the Holy Spirit.

We need to have our heart aligned with God's kingdom. We need to get before the Lord and ask for his help and then he will answer. He will provide whatever we need.

"God has somehow placed into the Christian's insides a special something, that extra inner reservoir of power that is more than a match for the stuff life throws at us. When in operation, phenomenal accomplishments are achieved, sometimes even miraculous."
- Come Before Winter, p. 134


or... =)

Philippians 4:13

Awesome Weekend

It was a long weekend because of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I made the most of it.

It started about 10pm Friday night when I finished up report card comments and lesson plans for this week. It felt good to be free 'till Tuesday.

Saturday was great. I got to sleep in and play some basketball. In the afternoon JoJo came down from CIU (Columbia International University) to "pick up her hammock." We headed downtown G-vegas (Greenville) w/ Aironius and Ashlynnety. Our charming tour guide Thuhlonious led the way and we hit the highlights while sipping bubble tea from Ocha. After checking out the sites went Underground for some Coffee and Rook in the Red Room. It was the best of times and... yeah, it was some good times.

Sunday, I was greatly encouraged at church. The choir sang "Living by Faith." (see below) Aaron and I "slotted" the tenor line. It's been running through my head ever since but that's not a bad thing. Dr. Vogt gave an outstanding call to worship on Galatians 5:16. Between that, the choirs song, special music (Ben playing Holy, Holy, Holy on the violin) it was already a fantastic service before we even got to the sermon. That's what Dad said too when he finally got up to preach at quarter till. It was a great day.

Monday, as I mentioned before was MLK Jr. Day. It gave me a chance to run some errands and catch up on some things since we didn't have school. I need to get some work done on my car so we looked into that. I am in the market for something a little more... "reliable" ...than my '88 Camry. I spent some time discussing some options with Dad and we down to Lehman's to see what he had. We had a great time of fellowship together.

The best part about Monday was going over to EI and stripping the tires and stereo system from Loper's car. Muchas gracias a Marcos, Noé, Dan y cualquier otro que pasó por aquí. A bunch of guys jumped in to help out and we had a blast.

Monday was also kinda bittersweet 'cause Kristi and Nik left for Iowa. We're gonna miss you sis.

So Tuesday I was back at work...but at least BRCA won their basketball game. That's two in a row. School's out and so am I.

- Jpawn

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Living by Faith
I care not today what the morrow may bring,
If shadows or sunshine or rain.
The Lord I know ruleth o'er everything,
And all my worry is vain.
Living by faith (yes, living by faith),
In Jesus above (in Jesus above),
Trusting confiding in His great love
(yes, in His great love);
Safe from all harm (safe from all harm)
In His sheltering arms (his sheltering arms)
I'm living by faith (I'm living by faith)
and feel no alarm (feel no alarm)...

John 15

1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.
18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.
23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
27 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

In my '88 Toyota Camry...

Greenville SC, home of Bob Jones University and the proverbial Buckle of the Bible Belt, is blessed with several excellent radio stations. I have presets set to 9.01 National Public Radio, Unique FM 94.5 (The Bob Jones Station), and 91.1 the Bible Broadcasting Network (http://www.bbnradio.org/).

It was on the latter that I heard this song on my way to work this morning.

Worthy is the Lamb
(I was unable to find the author and composer)
Performed by: Men of Calvary

Praise Him, praise Him, praise evermore
For what is found worthy Jesus Christ the Lord
The Lion of Judah, The Saviour, The Great I Am
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Behold the Lamb

Worthy is the Lamb Worthy is the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
Worthy is the Lamb

Worthy to receive power and riches
Worthy to receive wisdom and strength
Worthy of honor, and glory, and blessing

Worthy is the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb

Hear it here - http://www.oldchristianmusic.com/music-wma/men-of-calvary--god-makes-no-mistakes/Men-Of-Calvary--Worthy-Is-The-Lamb--God-Makes-No-Mistakes.wma

I had a great worship service all by myself in my '87 Toyota Corrola. I love those special moments when God seems very near. Of course he is always near and promises never to leave us or forsake but sometimes we feel his presence more than others.

At a Youth Prayer Advance years ago, Kevin Brownfield asked us, the campers, if we ever felt like God was a million miles away. Several campers, myself included, were brave enough to admit that they felt like this. I will always remember what he said next."God didn't move."

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. He doesn't move or change. He is near to those who call on him (Psalm 145:18). It seems like such a simple obvious truth, but those truths are the best; especially when we see them at work in our lives.

It is the wind of God that dries my vain regretful tears,
Until with braver thoughts shall rise the purer, brighter years;
If cast on shores of selfish ease or pleasure I should be;
Lord, let me feel Thy freshening breeze, and I’ll put back to sea.

Guppies are cuddly...guppies are cute

The Guppy
by Ogden Nash

Whales have calves,
Cats have kittens,
Bears have cubs,
Bats have bittens,
Swans have cygnets,
Seals have puppies,
But guppies just have little guppies.

Cold Snap *

It's really something to get up at 6am and drive to work in 20 degree weather.

It's fun to bundle up and then head out into the unfriendly cold. Its amazing how much just getting out of the icy wind into the frozen car helps. Still, the nice warm air trapped under multiple layers slowly escapes.

It's interesting how similar that is to our quiet time. Ignore the pressures or problems waiting to pounce on you, and spend time in fellowship with the Lord. It's kinda like bundling up against the cold. In the Lord, you are deeply loved, fully pleasing, totally accepted and absolutely complete. As you head into your day you are going to face some icy blasts from the less than perfect world we live in. If you are bundled up in the Lord you will be handle the chill. Just don't go to0 long without warming up again.

I don't often spend more than half an hour in prayer at one time, but I never go more than half an hour without praying.
- Smith Wigglesworth

2010

011110
Six symmetrical digits.
In binary the number 011110 represents: 16 + 8 + 4 + 2 So, the decimal value is: 30
Really the only reason I put that there is because today is...
Monday, 01/11/10.

I figured it would be good to include the date in the first entry of my blog. It's January 11th 2010, time for new goals.
I plan to share some insights from spending time with the Lord here.
I want to keep up with people better too. So if you want to see what's up with me, hopefully you can check this blog.

A lot of times I pick a verse to keep throughout the year around this time. I haven't picked one yet but I'm thinking about it. My verse for the school year is Psalm 145:18 "The Lord is near to all who call on him

That's all for now. :)