Walking in the Spirit

Each moment of the day, each decision you make,
every choice and every thought is a chance
to crucify the old and encourage the new.
Remember, you can't be neutral.

You can't remain in the middle.
You're either in the Spirit or your not.

- Joni Earekson Tada

This has been a real struggle for me lately...maybe my whole life. I'm either in the Spirit or I'm not. There's no middle ground. Where do I stand? A lot of times I know I'm not walking in the Spirit. Sometimes it just seems easier to follow the ways of the world. Fit in. I don't want to fit in here in Satan's world. This is not my home. Lord, I pray that I would be convicted to make choices every moment that would crucify the old and encourage the new. My words are often unkind and hurtful. Fill me up with your goodness because I know that from the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. Guide my thoughts and remind me that there is no neutrality.

A huntin' we will go...

Opening day of gun season is tomorrow. yay. I'm proud of myself. I actually went deer hunting during bow season with my husband a few weeks ago. It was fun, except we didn't see anything. I guess it's the experience of being outdoors, playing dress-up, and pretending to be in the special-ops while you sneak around just before daylight with a weapon strapped across your shoulder as you get situated 16 ft. up a tree that makes it so appealing to men. I'm not involved in all of Josh's hunting rituals but I figured if it was such a big part of his life, I might as well get a taste of it!

Glory Hole

What beauty does our Creator create! Josh and I love to just get in the car and drive. We found this spot in one of our favorite Tim Earnst books and had to check it out. The water has carved about a 3' diameter hole through 8' of solid rock! Can you imagine how much time that took? Time changes things. Time reveals things. Time heals things.

Well... here goes nothing!

After looking at all these blogs from my friends and their families, I couldn't help but want to blog. Is it an addiction? A craving that can't be quenched? A mad disease that is incurable? It seems that so many get sucked into this - who knows, maybe I'm becoming one of them. Well, regardless of that...my husband said I needed a hobby, so...here goes nothing! I'm throwing up a high five for all you computer geeks out there who think this is easy too. I've been here a half hour and I'm just now figuring out how to even write a blog! So to those of you who are computer illiterate like me, thumbs up! I'm with you! We can do this together. And for those of you expecting grandeur and "blog upkeep"...I'll do my best!