I didn't have anything green to wear so Chuck
helped my out with that.
So Chuck and I spent a couple of hours on Saint Patty's day at the Monster Jam. A friend from Chuck's work had a couple of extra tickets and knew that Chuck and I have always talked about going so Bowe was nice enough to share with us. I seriously have always wanted to go but just never really wanted to spend the money and I probably wouldn't still. But there is something about watching giant trucks driving over a pile of dirt and junk cars, literally catching several feet of air and bouncing back down as they landed, is something very entertaining! Plus they smash stuff as they drive and jump over old cars. They just run 'em right over! The tomboy in me has now been revealed.
This guys wasn't as aggressive because
I think that he was too fancy and didn't want to
scratch his nicely painted batmanmobile.
Recognizing how to be living real has been a huge challenge in my life these past few years and I see how much I've been held back because of living for myself and putting up that front so that others will get the impression that I'm a good christian in order to continue doing whatever I want when no one could see. I believe so much of my upbringing in church encouraged that way of living. I know this because of looking back on my own life and the fruit that resulted from it and the fruit of others who have had the same upbringing. I'm so blessed that God has helped me see this in my life now because it's an opportunity to change. I have had to make some major heart changes and it's been a tough battle but God is good and has given me the strength to fight through my stubbornness. I know this is bold of me to say but it's becoming more and more evident of how lost people are who claim to know God when they really do not! WHAT WE DO WHEN NO ONE ELSE IS LOOKING, DEFINES WHO WE REALLY ARE. I was told this once by the most loving person I know a few years ago and it has always stuck. It has helped convict me with the issue of my thought life and the condition of my heart. I still find myself thinking through this phrase because I want the root of the sin ripped out of my heart! Things that start to process in my thoughts that I recognized as a red flag, I need to stop and think about what is really going on in my heart! Is this making any sense? I feel frustrated because I'm a terrible writer but I want to share and express what it is that I'm learning and feeling concerned about!
Anyway I hope it sticks to whomever reads this who is challenged in this area of their lives.
"As in water face reflects face, So a man's heart reveals the man." Proverbs 27:19
Chuck and I recently took up skiing. I thought it would be fun for Chuck to try out and, of course, he's hooked! We broke down and bought season passes the first day of the sale! Here are a few picks at Bogus.
Here we are skiing Brundage for the first time! What a beautiful place! Plus the runs are so wide, great for anyone trying to learn how to ski or snowboard.
McCall behind us.
Chuck taking off of some sweet jumps. He got like 3 feet of air!
(Not really but couldn't help but quote some Napoleon Dynamite)
