Good one God.
New every morning
Simple Chaos
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Detasseling
For the next few weeks I am enslaved to detasseling corn.
I am leading a bus of detasselers (The Force). Since I have my camera everywhere else I go, why not bring it into the corn fields as well! Here are a few photos from the morning. In the midst of all the tiredness and suckage it really is beautiful out there.
The fog is just lifting
The fog is just lifting
A few from my crew
A lil different but I really like this one for some reason
A wheat field near by
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
Levi's Wedding
Levi and Kelsey got married 6.27.08, so these pics are a lil old, but I still have to post them. Even though I was in the wedding I still had to snap a few from the evening. It was a great time. Congrats guys!
Only four manly studs left in Perlend.
Get em while there still left ladies...
The bride and groom
AND THE PARTY BEGINS...
Only four manly studs left in Perlend.Get em while there still left ladies...
The bride and groom
AND THE PARTY BEGINS...Sunday, July 13, 2008
Learning
What is it with all the questions...
Today at church my pastor (Bryan Clark) had an amazing sermon that made me question how I live each day. Jesus was hated and crucified because of His beliefs. In India several of our pastors are being persecuted terribly because of their faith. One of my friends in Kenya was excommunicated from the rest of his family because he decided to follow God. I went to church today with a couple thousand other believers and what happened to me? nothing. I have no persecution from people around me, but yet my brothers around the world are being beat because of it. How am I supposed to sit here and forget about that. Is this another one of those things that i sleep off every night. Something that I don't deal with? Something that doesn't effect me so I just forget about it... this sucks. Yeah, just cuz we aren't persecuted doesn't mean we are in the wrong. We are blessed to be in the nation we are with the freedom of religion, but on the other hand does it mean that it is right to be sitting here with all our freedom and knowledge of God and not be bold and courageous with it. It is a decision we must make.
So what am I doing? I am finishing school. Why? So that I will not have anything that can hold me back from missions. Most missions organizations require a degree so that is my main reason for getting one. This may be one of the hardest decisions I have made for my future. To know there are helpless, dieing people who have not verbally heard the message of salvation while sitting in a class at the university just about kills me. I have to trust God's timing though. This part of my life does not make sense to me and seems like a waste of precious time, but I have talked to many pastors who have told me that I should stay the course and finish school. I have to trust that God is speaking through them.
I got some more pics... enough of me talkin ;)
I can't take full credit for these pics...
one of them isnt mine
but it was on my camera...hmm ;)
Today at church my pastor (Bryan Clark) had an amazing sermon that made me question how I live each day. Jesus was hated and crucified because of His beliefs. In India several of our pastors are being persecuted terribly because of their faith. One of my friends in Kenya was excommunicated from the rest of his family because he decided to follow God. I went to church today with a couple thousand other believers and what happened to me? nothing. I have no persecution from people around me, but yet my brothers around the world are being beat because of it. How am I supposed to sit here and forget about that. Is this another one of those things that i sleep off every night. Something that I don't deal with? Something that doesn't effect me so I just forget about it... this sucks. Yeah, just cuz we aren't persecuted doesn't mean we are in the wrong. We are blessed to be in the nation we are with the freedom of religion, but on the other hand does it mean that it is right to be sitting here with all our freedom and knowledge of God and not be bold and courageous with it. It is a decision we must make.
So what am I doing? I am finishing school. Why? So that I will not have anything that can hold me back from missions. Most missions organizations require a degree so that is my main reason for getting one. This may be one of the hardest decisions I have made for my future. To know there are helpless, dieing people who have not verbally heard the message of salvation while sitting in a class at the university just about kills me. I have to trust God's timing though. This part of my life does not make sense to me and seems like a waste of precious time, but I have talked to many pastors who have told me that I should stay the course and finish school. I have to trust that God is speaking through them.
I got some more pics... enough of me talkin ;)
I can't take full credit for these pics...one of them isnt mine
but it was on my camera...hmm ;)
Friday, July 11, 2008
Keep Movin
I'm sitting here at 3:30 AM and cannot sleep. There is too much on my mind or maybe life is going too fast and i just refuse to let sleep take my thoughts and suppress them until another day. I could do that every night and never really deal with anything... wierd. I wonder how many people there are out there who have so many problems and things that they need to deal with, but every night fall asleep on that same pillow and let the nite take thier thoughts away. Or here's my problem. How many people are there who have opportunity knocking at the door or have decisions to make for the benefit of their future, but almost lack the desire to finally just sit down and take steps for themselves because they feel like there is always more time. I guess I never doubt very much. I feel confident of my future. I feel confident that I will succeed. I am in school so technically I have the "i am building my future right now so i can sit around and do whatever i want when i get my homework done because everything will just fall into place when i get my degree" card. BUT I really don't want to fall into that hole. That mentality will leak into my whole life if I let it at this point.
So I have to ask myself... What are my next steps. Well. First I need to keep my focus on God's plan for my life. I still have the burning passion for missions. It has been so encouraging because I have made another friend who also has the same desires. Good one God. So I am still pretty confident that I will be doing missions, but I don't know where and when. I like it that way. ;) If I can just keep growing in my relationship with God then His path for my life will be perfect. Now back to what I was saying earlier... He has a plan, but I must walk. I must take risks and try new things and see if that is where God wants me. When I can't hear Him I walk and wait for doors to open or close. I just need to keep moving. Satan wants me (and every other college student/people who have no real responsibilities or areas they are tied down to in life) to just be the "whatever" people. The people who are just waiting for success...or waiting for someone to ask them to get involved at church...or waiting for someone start the business...or maybe flat out waiting for God to use them. What a waste of time. Yeah we must wait on God's timing, but He definitely doesn't just have one area in our life that he is planning for us. I just pray that I am not sitting around waiting for God to lead me somewhere or to give me success when all along He is waiting for ME to take a few steps of my own.
So I have to ask myself... What are my next steps. Well. First I need to keep my focus on God's plan for my life. I still have the burning passion for missions. It has been so encouraging because I have made another friend who also has the same desires. Good one God. So I am still pretty confident that I will be doing missions, but I don't know where and when. I like it that way. ;) If I can just keep growing in my relationship with God then His path for my life will be perfect. Now back to what I was saying earlier... He has a plan, but I must walk. I must take risks and try new things and see if that is where God wants me. When I can't hear Him I walk and wait for doors to open or close. I just need to keep moving. Satan wants me (and every other college student/people who have no real responsibilities or areas they are tied down to in life) to just be the "whatever" people. The people who are just waiting for success...or waiting for someone to ask them to get involved at church...or waiting for someone start the business...or maybe flat out waiting for God to use them. What a waste of time. Yeah we must wait on God's timing, but He definitely doesn't just have one area in our life that he is planning for us. I just pray that I am not sitting around waiting for God to lead me somewhere or to give me success when all along He is waiting for ME to take a few steps of my own.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Monday, July 7, 2008
Perseverance
Some things in life leave us questioning God. Sometimes it's something as small as asking Him why I had a bad day or why things just aren't going the way I want them to. It is so easy to get overwhelmed with doubt and fear of the unknown, especially when God's plans don't make sense with mine. This last month has been somewhat of a hard one for me. It has been a month that has stretched me in my views and to that I am thankful. I have learned a few core things. First off we don't have forever in anything here on earth.
For instance, my dad has been working the same job for over 25 some years and has worked his way to what seemed to be an extremely secure and providing job. Now the other day another company bought his out... This doesn't mean that he has lost his job, but at the same time it could depending on what the other company wants.
Another life moment...
This last month my aunt was diagnosed with cancer. The tumor has grown so quickly that the doctors are not able to remove it. She cannot even wear most of her clothes anymore because it is so large. The only hope is some kind of radiation to slow the growth or hopefully kill it. The tumor is by her stomach and has grown so much that she cannot hardly eat, and what she does eat usually comes back up. What on earth?!! just a few months ago she was doing her every day life. Now she is bedridden and the doctors are saying she may not have much time.
Another life moment that hit me today was this... My cousin's wife just had a miscarriage. That was really hard to hear. I really don't know what God's plan was in that, but again I have learned that we don't have the promise of tomorrow.
God doesn't promise us tomorrow. He never said that this life would be easy. In fact He told us this world was not for us. We are His ambassadors to a dieing and lost world. When God allows these things to happen to us we must trust His plan and not turn our back on Him. We must persevere through the hard times just as Job, Noah, Paul, and so many others did throughout time. These hard situations make me see that I must use my time wisely. Sure it's hard, but I also know that Malachi (the baby) is in a much better place, and I also know that Pat (my aunt) has eternal life. She has that confidence and there is nothing that can take that. Now we all must learn from these things. It isn't just "life". It is God's divine plan. A plan that has been set in motion before we even took our first breath.
To end this I leave you with a song that meant alot to me during this hard time.
For instance, my dad has been working the same job for over 25 some years and has worked his way to what seemed to be an extremely secure and providing job. Now the other day another company bought his out... This doesn't mean that he has lost his job, but at the same time it could depending on what the other company wants.
Another life moment...
This last month my aunt was diagnosed with cancer. The tumor has grown so quickly that the doctors are not able to remove it. She cannot even wear most of her clothes anymore because it is so large. The only hope is some kind of radiation to slow the growth or hopefully kill it. The tumor is by her stomach and has grown so much that she cannot hardly eat, and what she does eat usually comes back up. What on earth?!! just a few months ago she was doing her every day life. Now she is bedridden and the doctors are saying she may not have much time.
Another life moment that hit me today was this... My cousin's wife just had a miscarriage. That was really hard to hear. I really don't know what God's plan was in that, but again I have learned that we don't have the promise of tomorrow.
God doesn't promise us tomorrow. He never said that this life would be easy. In fact He told us this world was not for us. We are His ambassadors to a dieing and lost world. When God allows these things to happen to us we must trust His plan and not turn our back on Him. We must persevere through the hard times just as Job, Noah, Paul, and so many others did throughout time. These hard situations make me see that I must use my time wisely. Sure it's hard, but I also know that Malachi (the baby) is in a much better place, and I also know that Pat (my aunt) has eternal life. She has that confidence and there is nothing that can take that. Now we all must learn from these things. It isn't just "life". It is God's divine plan. A plan that has been set in motion before we even took our first breath.
To end this I leave you with a song that meant alot to me during this hard time.
In the Heavenly armor we'll enter the land,
The battle belongs to the Lord!
No weapon that's fashioned against us will stand,
The battle belongs to the Lord!
When the power of darkness comes in like a flood,
The battle belongs to the Lord!
He's raised up a standard, the power of His blood,
The battle belongs to the Lord!
When your enemy presses in hard do not fear,
The battle belongs to the Lord!
Take courage, my friend, your redemption is near,
The battle belongs to the Lord!
We'll sing glory, honor, power and strength to the Lord...
The battle belongs to the Lord!
No weapon that's fashioned against us will stand,
The battle belongs to the Lord!
When the power of darkness comes in like a flood,
The battle belongs to the Lord!
He's raised up a standard, the power of His blood,
The battle belongs to the Lord!
When your enemy presses in hard do not fear,
The battle belongs to the Lord!
Take courage, my friend, your redemption is near,
The battle belongs to the Lord!
We'll sing glory, honor, power and strength to the Lord...
A picture I took while in Colorado last weekend.
Thought it was appropriate.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
4th of July
This is just a taste of the yearly Harms Fourth of July. Every year it seems to get a little better and I'de definately say that this year was the best yet. Horse shoes, croquet, volleyball, bottle rocket/roman candle wars, music pumpin, watermelon goodness, grillin, and late nite bombs that no one will forget. You'll want to be here next year.
roman candle/ rocket war
gotta have sparklaazz
and the party begins
sweetest picture of the nite. check out the bomb that is just going off
(the bright flash on the left side of the picture)
sometimes you can't help but dance
roman candle/ rocket war
gotta have sparklaazz
and the party begins
sweetest picture of the nite. check out the bomb that is just going off
(the bright flash on the left side of the picture)
sometimes you can't help but dance
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
