Some Updates and The Radical Disciple.....

This little sweetie started piano last week and although she has the smallest hands ever she has the biggest heart for music and LOVES it. Plus it helps that her music teacher Miss Heather is young and hip and always has some kind of "bling" or crazy shoes on. This week she had bright polka dot rubber rain boots on. When I see them together i am certain it is love at first sight. :) Morgan also started Spanish this past week with the Rosetta Stone. The first day I was concerned that she was to young and that it moved to fast but when SHE asked to start Spanish in class before math the second day I realized she was absorbing it and she did the lesson all on her own. Ryanne is going to do it as well but I am afraid she will then have another language to tell me off in! Ugh! Speaking of Ryanne.......................I know this picture is a bit blurry but do you see anything wrong with what she is doing? Those are all naked barbies being submerged head first into a bucket of water. Should I be concerned? I mean I don't know if I should be more worried that there are like eight naked men and women in the "jacuzzi" together or that she is taking GREAT pleasure in drowning them. I am thinking instead of the college fund we set aside for each month that possible a counseling fund might be more called for. :)

A Radical Disciple...................................

What is a radical disciple? It is that person who will follow Jesus Christ no matter what. The radical disciple is sold out to Him. Nothing else can sway that person. The eye, the heart, the mind, and the soul are fixed on Jesus. In perilous times, in successful times, in times of challenge-no matter where that person is-Jesus Christ is given free rein to live and move and work. A Heart That dances By Catherine martin

This week was the perfect time for me to read this in my time with the Lord. A new president was sworn in and I was reminded that though I didn't vote for him he is now the leader of our country and I am instructed to pray for him and all of our other leaders that were sworn into office this past week. If as Christians we can all stop complaining for even a second and focus all that energy to the Lord and what he is capable of doing, can you even imagine? So exciting!

Also, as the economy gets worse by the day and people are loosing their jobs and homes my heart often focuses on the "worldly things." I get scared for friends, anxiety at where we will cut back if the new budget goes through at my husbands job and fear that it will only get worse for many people. I found this past week that when stress would creep in my eyes would shift down instead of up where my hope lies. As Christians I believe now more than ever in my lifetime thus far that this is a great time to get our priority's in the right order. To become radical disciples. To follow Christ first no matter what, letting nothing else sway us. Not the economy, not our health, not who or who is not running the country and most importantly to let that attitude of worship overflow to those around us. In perilous times, in times of success and times of challenge.