Glorious

To continue from last time.... Its Glory. Not the fleeting fame that we mortals call glory. I'm talking about Glory, the weightiness, mightiness, and total majesty of God. God has created us in such a way that we are not complete without Him. The fact is, we all go through life trying to fill our own little thimble of glory, when we ought to be participating in reflecting God's ocean of Glory. His Glory is so great that Moses, in the book of Exodus begged to see it again. One more point before I go. Jesus is the manifestaion of God's Glory, and, by proxy, the church (as the body of Christ.)Think we ought to be participating in the church.

Newsflash!

Hi All! Today I have something of a more weighty disposition to share with you. For those of you who don't like serious stuff, all I can say is sorry, but this is important. I promise to do a more light-hearted post soon.

Well, for Sunday-School at my Church, we recently began a study called "The Vertical Church," which is to point Churches back in the diretion of God. One of the first things we learned was this startling truth:

We are all the same.

Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, we are all the same. This doesn't sit easy, does it? That is because for years we have been taught by every social media outlet possible that we are special, unique, like snow-flakes. That we must like for our own uniqueness. And certainly God created us differently so that we could reflect his Glory in different ways, (for reflecting God's Glory is the sole reason that all creation exists, but that is a discussion for another time) but underneath all that, at the very core, we are all the same.

We all long for something outside of and greater than ourselves. We long for transcendence, something completely outside of the realm of normal human experience. God has put this longing in our hearts, so that we have it whether we know it or not. We try to stuff it full, by money, or friends, or forbidden pleasures. We try to ignore it, but it never goes away.

You'll have to wait until next time to find out how to fill the hole.

Spring Snapshots.

Hi, All! Well, I am ashamed to say that I did not post an Easter post. Oh well, there is always next year. However, since the weather has been so gorgeous, (up until today) I went outside a couple of days ago and took some spring snapshots.

 This is a funny little tree down at the end of our driveway.

 These are some little buds/blooms on a little shrub in our woods. This is also my favorite picture.

 This is one of mom's plants. I have no clue what it is.

 This is a daffodil.

 If this doesn't cause some of you to scratch your heads, I'd be impressed. I've entitled it "Fire and Ice." does that give you a hint? Guess in the comment box, and I'll tell you in the next post. (I did not take it outside.)

My Spring Fasion

Well, for those of you who have no intrest whatsoever in clothes, I apologize, but I just had to do this post!

Scarf~Charlotte Russe (Gift)

Polo Shirt~JC Penney?

Cardigan~Salvation Army (Hand-me-down)

Jeans~Walmart?

The Aquarium

Well, I did charge my camera, and it is my pleasure to share with you some of the most intriguing, beautiful, and intricate of God's creatures.

 Daniel and the jaw of a Megaledon Shark

 A Seahorse

 A Minature coral reef

 A puffin

 A monkey ( it turned its head away just in time for me to take the picture)

 A poison dart frog

A couple different types of jellyfish.

Another Old Pic

Hi, All! Well, I have a confession to make. My camera's battery has been dead for a while, and I have been to lazy to charge it. (Hence the suspiciously summery pictures from last year.) I am, however, going to the Baltimore National Aquarium tomorrow, and will charge my camera and bring it with me, so you can expect a more interesting post soon :) Well, I'll take the cheater's way out once more, because I think a little bit of color does wonders. Bye for now!

Not a Cold weather Fan

Come on Spring!