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would you like a slurpee

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If you are easily grossed out..sorry. the coyotes left rabbit guts on our front porch. They as clever. I think its a warning about our dogs..i dont know. Its just really funny

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The dot is Kirsi. The white thing is the truck she decided to vandalize. She was proud. We watched in dismay

I am an eleventh day worker.

I never post anything serious anymore, but I will right now just because I've been learning a lot and I want to share at least a bit of it. I am reading this book by Jerry Bridges called "Transforming Grace" given to me by a guy at my church..and it is by far the most impacting book (besides the Bible of course) that I have read. 

I'd encourage you to go read the parable of the landowner in Matthew 20:1-16 again if you haven't recently...I've read it many times but have never really thought about it so much. The fact that God pays according to His grace and not merit or debt hasn't been as clear as it is now to me. Can you imagine? Needing work so badly, knowing that if you don't, you won't have food to feed your family that night? And then along comes a landowner, who already has enough workers who have been working 11 days already, but by generosity hires you because you are in need. And then, at the end of the day, he not only pays you for the amount of work you did in just one day, but he pays you the same amount as he pays the workers who have been working the past 11 days. He promised them a denarius when they began and he promised you a denarius when you began. This is incredible...it seems so unfair when I first think about it. It not only shows how generous our God is, but how sovereign when the landowner says, "Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?"

The author also told a story of an aged former slave- his former master left him an inheritance of $50,000, which had been deposited in a bank. He didn't even realize how much money it really was. The banker called him to remind him it was there, and he asked the banker if he could have fifty cents for a sack of corn meal. We just don't understand the "grace upon grace" that God has given us.

Our black family.

this is Daisy..she is an old lady and likes to stick her tongue out at everyone.

this is Big Bear. He is new around here, he use to live up in the rocky mountains with my sister.

this is Tala. She is the athletic one. She sometimes gets too excited, but that's why i love her.

random

 

some airport waiting

some cleaning at keva juice

some sister bonding

So, I've been in Huntington Beach CA this past week. My dad was on a work trip so we went with him, and his work paid for us to stay in a super expensive and "nice" Hilton right on the beach. We got there, there was one bed, so I slept on the floor. Which I'm not complaining about...it's actually good for my back when i sleep on the floor. There was only valet parking, so when we wanted to use the car, that meant we had to have cash to tip the guys. There was no free continental breakfast, no (free) hair dryer, no fridge, no microwave, no free internet, etc. Well, right now we are more than half way home, and are staying in a Hampton hotel, much much cheaper than a Hilton....I have my own bed, we have a fridge, microwave, hair dryer, free breakfast in the morning, free internet.

I know it sounds like all i'm doing is complaining, but i'm not...i thoroughly enjoyed this whole week. My point is, why in the world would anyone spend so much money just to stay in a hotel where you are just going to need to spend more money for things that cheaper hotels give you for free? It just doesn't make any sense. 

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The weirdest looking cloud Ive ever seen. It was very out of place.

so, I finished school today. It's a good feeling. But, I surely remember the days of going to actual school, the last day of school each year was like the best day out of that whole year. Everyone was happy. Knowing I could go to the pool tomorrow and sleep in was the best feeling. But now, nothing is different, I just have even more free time than before. But hey, summer time is summer time, everyone's living easy and not so stressed out. And, there are those vacations and mission trips to be had, so, summer is just as good as ever i guess. The pictures are huntington beach and guatemala. They will make up my summer.

oh cyber academy...

Notice what this lesson was on. I cant believe it. Here I was stressing because I still had 2 classes left and only a week to finish them. I went from 70% completed to completely done in my English class today. yay!

real fruit

i realize i use this blog as a way to exploit how cute my dog is and not much else... and thats okay with me.

right now, im eating a popsicle, realizing how unmotivated i am to do the things i need to do most. like clean my messy room.

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This is what wakes me every morning. She likes to steal my pillow.

oh boy

so, doing schooling online i did not realize would be this stressful towards the end of the year. this semester i totally slacked and now im paying for it big time. i have less than 4 weeks to get all of it done, im only 60-70% done with 4 of the classes, i finished 2 others. this stinks. pray for me to really work when i plan to work, and to be diligent so that i dont have to retake any classes next year because of not finishing them!

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Would this be considered vain or virtuous of me?

some things lately..

La la luz

we went on a hike a few days ago. Kirsi and i resolved that skip's face would go great on this mountain.

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This is what online schooling looks like.

tallah 2

this is tallah either pushing the little orange creature on the ground or trying to help it up. 

tallah

this is my new dog, Tallah. Yes, allah, with a "t". It rhymes with "holla"She is only a few months old, but is very large already. She chews on a lot of things. one of my favorite bags, and two pairs of shoes are now gone. But, I like her still. She was got by the reasoning that my mom had gotten the new dishes she had been wanting, so i should have a dog. She is very cute. My sentences are as short as a 1st grader's. I cant leave anyhting in my room to where she can get to it...even my bed...but i suppose that will have to stay on the ground. she chews on it. I say "no" a hundred times a day, but she's worth it

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My hometown of annapolis. Sitting here with my bible and coffee. What more could i ask for before i go back to newmexico

Arlington

Its all blurry because im in a metro station tunnel near d.c. and if someone noticed me taking a picture of them im scared i might get shot

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Monopoly

A game of monopoly. Kirsi took advantage of me, josh was too good, i lost.