Just musing

Hello again readers. Before you begin to think that at last their computer is fixed and perhaps they will begin posting more regularly!, let me put those thoughts to rest by saying, no our computer is not fixed and, really, even if it was, the posts would still be anything but regular. :) But either way, here I am typing. Or tapping, that is, on the iPad. It seems that many things have been running through my mind lately, and I've felt a need to "blow off some steam" if you will. So, therefore, a blog post mainly for musing. For the past few months, it seems as if the brokenness of this world we live in has made itself more prominent to me. Not necessarily actually affecting myself, but affecting those around me, opening my eyes to it more and more. I've naturally always known as a good Christian kid that yes, the world is messed-up and yes we will suffer. But what happens when it's right around you? What about when it becomes reality rather than just something you've heard over and over? Well, for one, it certainly reminds me where my soul belongs. Not here. It also shows me that in the midst of trials and not-so-easy things, God still mercifully gives us glimpses of the beautiful things that He is doing. The One who is breaking the bones, also heals them. Not exactly the way that we humans normally think. Check out Psalm 51. And hopefully, these things will also cause us to run to our Father in the quiet place perhaps more than we would in normal conditions. They would cause us to "swim in the Word" as John Piper once put it.

I'm going to shift gears here for a second. If you guys could, I'd appreciate it if you would pray that my love for the Word would increase. That I would desire more to spend time "in the garden" with my Abba Father. I seem to be going through a season where I just feel cold and dead as far as my relationship with the Lord and without any desire to read the Word. I know you guys probably don't normally get prayer requests on blog posts, but I would really appreciate it if you, as my brothers and sisters in Christ, could pray for me in this way. Sorry that this has been such a seemingly depressing post, but it's just kinda what's on my heart right now. Thanks to all of you guys!! I really appreciate it.

--Rye Bread

It's okay! I am alive.

Hello dedicated readers. I am truly living and breathing and this post is basically just to let you all know. Our computer has been out of commission for quite awhile now, therefore the lack of blogging. But we hope to have it fixed soon, so, stay tuned. I will hopefully give a rundown of happenings-of-late and so forth. So, I apologize for not posting for a really long time (not that that's abnormal). At least I was desperate enough to blog on the iPad. Not my favorite thing to do. Anyway, more reading to come after our computer starts computing again. :) Thanks for reading my boring post.

--Rye Bread

5 weeks? Eeesh...

     Yeah it`s been about five weeks since my last post. Pretty sad I know. Just thought I`d let you all know I`m still alive and well. =) In the past few weeks, we have been up to things such as homeschool co-ops (learning about things like how to say the word "orange" properly, and how to come up with a fairy tale twist in 30 minutes. Yeah that`s what we homeschoolers do in school.), turning 16 (crazy, I know), basketball practices and games, Thanksgiving, my sister`s 19th birthday, air-soft wars, school, meeting my sister`s CollegePlus! friends, school, getting sick, Black Friday shopping with Oggie, Bugg, and Mrs. Henn (never did find any boots that I liked), school, and we went out to lunch at McDonald`s with three of the awesome Nobises yesterday with lots of awesomely awkward conversations and comments and laughing til our cheeks hurt. Sorry, if ever there was a really bad run-on sentence, that was it. But I kind of like run-on sentences. Anyway, overall it`s been a good few weeks. Although it did snow yesterday. I was kind of sad, but it`s ok, I guess. Enough rambling though. I would like to share a verse or two with you guys that I found to be rather awesome.

Check out Isaiah 57:15:
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite."

That`s so awesome. God, who inhabits eternity! God who is high and lifted up! God whose name is holy! He who dwells in the high and holy place and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit. He is all these amazing, incomprehensible things and yet He still dwells with the person of a lowly spirit. He still reaches down as our Father and revives us. He is so good!!

And I`ll just leave you with Isaiah 54:10, one of my favorite verses:
"For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

What an awesome promise! Hope you all have a great rest of the weekend!! :)


--Rye Bread

Dental Care

        So, I`m getting my wisdom teeth out tomorrow. Or, to sound cool, I`m having oral surgery. But either way, I just couldn`t help but think of this Owl City song. Have a listen.

Just some lyrics,
Have a seat, he says pleasantly
As he shakes my hand
And practically laughs at me
Open up nice and wide
He says peering in
And with a smirk he says
Don`t have a fit, this`ll just pinch a bit
As he tries not to grin

I`ve been to the dentist a thousand times, so I know the drill
I smooth my hair, sit back in the chair, but somehow I still get the chills


So, anyway, sorry I haven`t posted in awhile. Seems like I`ve just been busy busy busy...but that`s not much of an excuse. Oh and before I sign off, I just have to share these couple of sibling things that happened recently.

So, Eddie Joe (8) told me this joke that goes like this:
Have you heard the joke about the three holes in the ground?
To which I responded: No.
Eddie Joe replied: Well, well, well...

 I have confidence you guys will figure that one out. I did, after all. =) And then just this morning, The Big Fella (9) comes rushing into the room where Sunshine and I were. He then declares with fury: "Erik (Eddie Joe) called me a burglar!!!" Sunshine, trying to regain composure after stifling several laughs, replied: "What? He called you a burglar?" Big Fella, still quite upset, said: "Yes, he called me a burglar!!!! I am not even kidding!!" It was pretty funny. So, then we explained to both him and Eddie Joe what a burglar really was and all was well.

 Well, I hope you enjoyed reading, and please, have a great weekend. :)

 --Rye Bread

The Plea of a Former Orphan

      Just a couple of days ago we had our re-adoption court hearing for our Peaches. It`s basically the legal process of adoption in the US. As we were in the courtroom, Peaches grew more and more reserved. And as my parents carried her with them up to the witness chairs, she began crying quietly. After the hearing was over, the tears fell more profusely and sobs began to shake her little shoulders. We were wondering, why is she so upset?? Then, snuggled in Sunshine`s arms, she said through her tears, "But--but I wanna stay with you guys." We finally understood. She was scared that this hearing meant that she would be leaving our family. But we explained to her that it was quite the opposite. We continued to console her, saying, "You will always be in our family. We love you. We love you. We love you. You will be in our family forever. That`s why we had to do this." She seemed to understand to some extent and we left the courthouse for some yummy Perkins. Soon, bacon was clenched in her hand, and thus, a smile spread across her face. What an awesome little sister I have. You can read about this in more detail at our family`s blog, here. Have a great weekend!!


--Rye Bread

Something Greater video...

   Yeah, so just last night we went to our drummer`s house and rocked it out. And no, this is not our only song, we have many more, but this is probably our favorite one just to JAM to. I think that`s why there`s so many videos of this song, but here`s another one for you. I encourage you to watch it. It`s fairly entertaining. I think South Pole even drops a drum stick.






--Rye Bread

John Piper sermon jam

     Ok, so I know by personal experience that people don`t usually watch the videos that people post on their blogs. And if they do watch it, they only watch about the first few seconds or so. But I really really really think that you should watch this one. It`s really good. It was something that I needed to hear and I didn`t even realize it. Oh, how sweet it is to KNOW that God is sovereign over EVERYTHING. Lately it`s been kinda hard for me to really trust and rest in this awesome truth due to my bro`s situation for the past six months or so. But it seems that every time I have just a little doubt, or I`m scared, God shoves the truth of His sovereignty right back in my face again. There is not a square inch on this planet that Jesus Christ does not declare: MINE. My God is so good!!! He makes plans to prosper us and not to harm us!! No matter what it looks like to us. So, I know this video is kinda longish, but please give it a listen.





      Cheers,


--Rye Bread