Currently Everything Is Fine By Josh Turner see related

Derrick Moser, aka, youth leader/Sunday School teacher challenged us to find out if we will know each other in Heaven. after some searching, I think I found something that makes sense. mind you, these are not my ideas, but ideas of a man named Clay Willis.. 

.. enjoy:) 

In my humble opinion, the best proof that we will know each other in Heaven was given by the Apostle Paul in his first letter to the church in Corinth:

" But someone may ask, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?" How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else. But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.

" All flesh is not the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another. There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another. The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.

" So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. " ( 1Corinthians 15:35-44, NIV)

Paul's analogy comparing the body to a seed is meaningful. If you plant a seed of corn, you will recognize what grows from that to be corn; plant a rose, and your will recognize what grows from that to be a rose. It follows that if Carmen Overholt is planted, what will come from that will be recognized as Carmen Overholt. He tells us plainly that, "if there is a natural, i.e., physical, body, there is also a spiritual body." There is every reason to believe that spiritual bodies will be recognized by those who knew the physical body. The spiritual body will be perfect, not flawed as are all physical bodies, but certainly those who knew the physical body will be able, perhaps after a little confusion, to recognize the spiritual body of our loved one.

now .. doesn't that make perfect sense?

Currently North and South (North and South Trilogy Series) By John Jakes see related

 yesterday I sat here w/ a 'weblog entry' page open for literally an hour. even though I haven't posted in months, I couldn't seem to make my fingers start typing. nothing came.. I think I've forgotten how to post. has that ever happened to you? you want to say something, but nothing seems worth saying.
oh, well. I'll just waste a few minutes of your time talking about how I can't find anything to talk about.
random facts-
uno. I shaved a man today.

dos. my uncle has a killer sound system in his house.

tres. my eyelids feel like they weigh 4 lbs. each.

cuatro. my boyfriend is a delivery boy.

cinco. I want an american sheepdog / lab mix. someday. rotties come first though.

seis. working six days a week does good things to your bank account. bad things to your sanity, your sleep schedule and your social life.

siete. I hate waiting for packages you know are coming to arrive.

ocho. the word emma means animated. extremely animated. at least in my dictionary it does.

nueve. brayden can throw a serious temper tantrum:)

dies. I love old people.
 
I think that just about covers my life as of late. lol. actually, that barely scratches the surface, but there's just way too much to cover and not enough waking hours to do it in. I plan on sleeping in tomorrow morning. it's going to be.. (sigh).. absolutely incredible.

until next time ...

Currently Listening Lifehouse - Everything everything see related

find me here
speak to me
i want to feel you
i need to hear you
you are the light
that's leading me
to the place where i find peace again

you are the strength, that keeps me walking
you are the hope, that keeps me trusting
you are the light to my soul
you are my purpose.. you're everything

how can i stand here w/ you and not be moved by you?
would you tell me how it could be any better than this?

you calm the storms, and you give me rest
you hold me in your hands, you won't let me fall
you steal my heart, and you take my breath away
would you take me in? take me deeper now?

how can i stand here w/ you and not be moved by you?
would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
and how can i stand here w/ you and not be moved by you?
would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

cause you're all i want, you're all i need
you're everything, everything
you're all i want, you're all i need
you're everything, everything

and how can i stand here w/ you and not be moved by you?
would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

you calm the storms, and you give me rest
you hold me in your hands, you won't let me fall
you steal my heart, and you take my breath away.
would you take me in? take me deeper now?

how can i stand here w/ you and not be moved by you?
would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

Currently Listening No Air By Jordin Sparks no air see related

random rome'

where has time gone? sometimes it seems like the seconds crawl by (this past week for example. ha.) and then i stop and wonder to myself what i'm doing w/ all my time. let me show you:)

i graduated! yay me.

i went on a crazy awesome, amazing grad trip w/ my ladies of olden days:)

fell in love even more.

i became the aunt of beautiful karlee michelle bender:)

i went to choral camp and loved these girls. notice the cutie- middle right. she's my girl:)

i was a star. literally;)

i got to know these amazing couples a bit better.

took this suh-weet picture.. by accident!

met my twin:)

and my fellow spiderwoman friend!

stayed up late.

put on my "grr" face for tug of war.

i adopted a few brothers-

laughed at the old lady who took this picture:)

missed these people..

and this person. a lot.

and once again was amazed at the wonderful gift of life our creator gives us again and again.

Currently Listening Drunkard's Prayer By Over the Rhine be my love see related

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more to come

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eventually

sidenote:  july is seeming to be particularly darrenless. pray that things don't get too dreary:)

muah<3