Corridor 9

I’m finally getting a chance to sit down and enjoy the comfort of my couch for a while. The last few days have been a little hectic. Yesterday Kristie, Kendall, and myself went to church . At the end of the service, during the alter call, there were more than a few people on stage praising Jesus. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I used to have a problem lifting my hands, singing out loud, and jumping & dancing around. I always thought this was for “bible bashing” christians, and “Jesus freaks”. The problem is, I am a Jesus freak. He has done wonderful things in my life, so why shouldn’t I praise him. It was explained to me like this once: when someone comes up to you trying to mug you, what do you do? You put your arms in the air… this signifies that that person can take whatever they want. Its the same for Jesus, he can take whatever he wants from me, thats why I’ll put my hands in the air and praise him. In addition, wasn’t it God who created dancing and singing? Why is it ok for society to go out to a Metallica or Keith Urban concert and dance around, but not dance around in the name of Jesus? Why have we let the world steal our joy, telling us its ok to dance at a secular event, but not a christian one. I for one am going to dance, sing, raise my hands, and praise God when ever I feel moved to. I’m tired of just being a “sunday christian”. I’m tired of sitting on the fence. Its time to move!

After church we went to mom & dads to have dinner with them and Danny & Susan. I figured since I blew my diet this weekend I would just eat healthy, but whatever I wanted. It was so nice to have some potatoes and hamburger buns. It had been quite a while since I’ve gotten to eat any breads. However, the vanity is worth it. I have already started back on my diet today by eating salads and meats rather than all those starches and carbs. I don’t think the last few days hurt me, after all it is changing your eating habits that matter, not simply starving yourself for a few months to lose weight. If you don’t change your habits then you will just gain the weight back… right?

I had to take the server down last night for a while. Those of you who were unable to connect will hopefully understand. With all the thunderstorms in the area, I needed to make sure lightning wouldn’t fry my computer components, bringing the web page down for quite a long time. I figured it was better to bring it down for a little while than to take the chance of a surge destroying everything.

On a side note, we ordered the sleeping bags yesterday for the trip. The only high dollar item left to buy before the trip is the tent, and hopefully I’ll have enough money in the next few paychecks to order it.

Hope you all have a wonderful day, I’m headed back to my Aliens Movie Marathon! God Bless!