Thursday, July 10, 2008

might as well...





hey everyone...
figured i might as well just start blogging like everyone else so you can keep up with our family - if you so desire!  the summer is flying by....we just got back from a nice vacation to florida to visit steph & family as well as tim & jess.  the girls did great on the trip. we're so glad we flew rather than trying to drive - adie is not the best car rider!  molly is swimming like a fish.  it's so fun to watch her.  

so now we're back at home....dustin is back to work and i'm back to the norm for summer (laundry, housekeeping, playing with the girls, etc.....oh, and work occasionally :) )  it really is fun - but part of me really does miss the routine of the schoolyear...and i'm starting to get excited for volleyball season.  i think i'll have about 15 or so girls trying out, so that's great. i'm always excited to meet the new girls and see what God will do through volleyball.
  
been thinking a lot lately about grace....and how i know i really don't understand it completely.  and how the church has done a great job at teaching law & truth, but a really crappy job at teaching grace & love.  so now we have a lot of unlearning to do.  because i just don't think we can appreciate and accept fully the gift of Jesus' sacrifice if we don't understand grace.  knowing the law & truth doesn't automatically draw us in to the heart knowledge of grace....but, i believe, knowing grace will lead to obeying and knowing law & truth.  i think the church got it backwards....and now it's time to start teaching grace & love - and stop being fearful of what kind of doors that opens up to those who might be seeking God.  

ok....didn't mean to go off on a tangent there.  but that's probably what this blog will be about - my family and my thoughts....however random they may be!   

4 comments:

Kristin said...

I'm so glad you have a blog!

Unknown said...

my wife is a blogger.... wow!

Anonymous said...

yeaaa volleyball!!

Chelle said...

My favorite post of yours... so far!! It IS all about LOVE and GRACE! And when it's our turn to be on the receiving end of it... we really, finally learn that. Knowledge, rules, laws... whatever you want to call them mean nothing without grace and love. We've gotta live it. Thanks for sharing your heart. We love you guys.