what a night

We went to Baskin Robins last night and the ice cream I had was sooooooo good. I had 1 scoop of raspberry sherbert, and the next was the best, it was succulent peppermint ice cream with true authentic chunks of candycane. They would melt in your mouth and cause that overwhelming sense of yum that only true candycane lovers can know.

Now for one of my thoughts I had during the day- as I sat eating breakfast a crow landed atop a very skinny, almost evergreen tree, with a tall top on it. So it lands and the tree sways not only from its weight but the wind. It looked quite stupid flutering its wings trying to stay balanced. (If you're wondering what spiritual value this has, it's coming I promise) So it sways forward and sticks its wings out. Then gets level and puts its wings down, but right when it would do that the tree would bend. I then thought "that is just like us, when we land our faith in Christ we are on His tree for good. But when we stop reaching out for Him the tree bends and when we confess and reach out again we get balanced and relaxed. Then, being as dumb as we are, we put our wings back down. We do this over and over again. I have been reading through the Bible and I am so shocked at how many times the Israelites complained against God. After each time something bad would happen, they would confess, and do it all over again. I used to think they were so unsmart, until I realized how much I do that. I am not content, and complain wishing life could be better when really I have so much. A family, money, a bed, God's Word, an awsome youth ministy and church, and good friends. The list goes on and on. So out of one little crow landing on a tree I got all that. Sad, maybe. But at least I learned something.

I want to thank all of you for your continual prayer for my family. My dad's hand is doing alot better, both of them are. And my uncle is still in need of a liver. Love all of you!