What's up

I haven't blogged in awhile. There's no good reason. I guess nothing really extraordinary has happened in the last few days. We're all still adjusting to my new school schedule and trying to fit in our normal activities when we're all together. So here are some updates:

• I'm determined to drink more water so I have enough energy for family, church, and school stuff. I meant to drink more today, but it just didn't happen. =/
• Sam has his speech evaluation in the morning, so we'll know tomorrow if he'll qualify for services.
• Hopefully Isaiah will start going to Awana this week. Since he's not in school, I want to make sure he still has social opportunities. He was excited when I first mentioned it to him, then changed his mind and said he didn't want to go. So we'll see what happens. I've heard that Awana is a great program, so I hope it works out.

Jesus with dirty feet

In the Kingdom of God, "The King of Self, and the Duke of Success, and the Queen of Convenience are completely dethroned."
This quote from Jesus with Dirty Feet by Don Everts really hit me, especially the convenience part. How many times do we wait to serve God, help someone, or take action until it's the right time? Something I've noticed, is that it's rarely the "right time" in our eyes. Excuses are so easy to come up with. We can always be too busy with something.

Here's another quote, just for comic relief: "Calling a church a building is like calling a Jesus Follower a two-by-four."