"If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
We'd see the day that nobody died"

This is a popular chorus from one of Nickel Backs top hits. There is a lot of truth in that song. If there was no wrong in the world there would have been no death either. Romans 6:23 tells us that the wages of sin is death. There is sin in the world and yes there is also death in the world, but it doesn't have to end there. As followers of Christ we are looking forward to eternity with Him, but as we wait God is preparing us for just that. The trails and test that we face in life are not really what we would consider good times in our life, but God would beg to differ. Through these time God is refining us and transforming us into new people. He is preparing us to enter eternity. Tranformation is more than a sunday trip to the alter. It is a life long journey to the heart of God. The next time you are going through rough spot in your life stop for a second and and ask God, "What are you wanting to change in me?"

First Hair Cut

Micah got his first hair cut today. Nikki took him to get it cut. I'm glad they didn't cut much off.

This is our newest family photo that we had taken at Sears. Agh! Pictures used to be fairly easy before you had boys. ;)

Oneway

Imaging driving down the road and you come to a yellow road sign with a curvy arrow. What is this? It's a sign warning the driver to slow down, the road ahead is curvy. Does your life ever feel like this? I know my life always seems to to feel like this. A situation comes up and you don't know what the outcome will be down the road. You start to freak out and try to come up with a solution right away. All along Jesus is wispering, "slow down, it will be o.k.". After you have racked your brain and lost your cool, you start to realize that it's out of your hands and that if God has brought you this far what makes you think He won't continue to give you direction.



In the song "One Way" it says in the bridge, "We live by faith and not by sight for You." Being a follower of Christ isn't always a straight and easy road. It has bumps and curves, sometimes sharp curves. When we come to the bumps and curves of life, Jesus asks us to trust Him; to live by faith and not by sight. When we start to practice this, it starts to become stronger in our life which will lead to a stronger relationship with Christ.