we live, we love

This post will be a testament to my incredible randomness. This is due, in part, to the fact that my last post was a very very long time ago.

The title of this post comes from a song by Superchick titled "We Live." I love the last verse:

Waking up to another dark morning
People are mourning
The weather in life outside is storming
But what would it take for the clouds to break
For us to realize each day is a gift somehow, someway
So get our heads up out of the darkness
And spark this new mindset and start to live life cuz it ain't gone yet
And tragedy is a reminder to take off the blinders
And wake up and live the life we're supposed to take up
Moving forward with all our heads up cuz life is worth living

There is a lot to this verse, and the song, that I really like. I've had it stuck in my head for about two weeks now as we've drawn closer to Easter. Yesterday I listened to it a number of times with this last verse sticking out to me. Friday was Good Friday, funny that we call it Good. Jesus was killed on Friday. Saturday morning we woke up and it was dark, we mourned, we despaired. I woke up this morning though to see that the clouds had broken and Jesus has risen, overcome, triumphed. As I continue on in the wake of Easter I remember the new covenant in His blood and, of equal importance, my part of the deal. I have a life to live in His honor.

Lots of things have happened since my last post other than Easter. I'll list them:
Shaye can hold her head up for a really long time, laugh (a little), stick her tongue out at me, drool a lot
Baseball season has begun
I caught on fire (don't worry, I put myself out)
Greg and Megan had their daughter: Anastasia Grace McKinzie
Ana Grace and Shaye have become good friends

And now for the weird/cool. A sculpter in New York did something truly amazing a few weeks ago. He sculpted an anatomically correct, life sized model of Jesus.....out of chocolate! He titled it "My Sweet Lord." If that isn't pure brilliance I don't know what is. Here is a picture of it, and here is the BBC's article about it. (this picture has been edited for a PG rating)



In other incredible news, a church in Abilene is holding a conference over the book "Wild at Heart." I myself have not read this book but I've heard from a number of reputable sources that it is not that good. This church is giving out, as door prizes, swords, ipods and shotguns. Incredible no? No church I ever went to handed out swords. Maybe I've been going to the wrong churches. Here is the link if you don't believe me.

I will try and post more often. Maybe next time my post will make sense.