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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.