This is a MUST WACH for all Young Adults!!
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Pass the Tissue
I saw this and thought it was so fantastically adorable I just had to share. If you don't cry, you have no soul.
Our 14-year-old dog Abbey died last month. The day after she passed away my 4-year-old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey. She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her. I told her that I thought we could so, and she dictated these words:Dear God,
Will you please take care of my dog? She died yesterday and is with you in heaven. I miss her very much. I am happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick.
I hope you will play with her. She likes to swim and play with balls. I am sending a picture of her so when you see her you will know that she is my dog. I really miss her.
Love, Meredith
We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey and Meredith and addressed it to God/Heaven. We put our return address on it. Then Meredith pasted several stamps on the front of the envelope because she said it would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to heaven. That afternoon she dropped it into the letter box at the post office. A few days later, she asked if God had gotten the letter yet. I told her that I thought He had.
Yesterday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front porch addressed, 'To Meredith' in an unfamiliar hand. Meredith opened it. Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers called, 'When a Pet Dies.' Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to God in its opened envelope. On the opposite page was the picture of Abbey & Meredith and this note:
Dear Meredith,
Abbey arrived safely in heaven. Having the picture was a big help and I recognized her right away.
Abbey isn't sick anymore. Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in your heart. Abbey loved being your dog. Since we don't need our bodies in heaven, I don't have any pockets to keep your picture in so I am sending it back to you in this little book for you to keep and have something to remember Abbey by.
Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you write it and sending it to me. What a wonderful mother you have. I picked her especially for you. I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much. By the way, I'm easy to find. I am wherever there is love.
Love, God
Beating the Odds
I recently went to see the movie 50/50, I'll admit my reasons for going were mainly based around the movie's main character being played by the amazingly talented (and extremely attractive) Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I've been in love with him since his 3rd Rock from the Sun days (Only YA's who are a little less Y and a little more A will remember that one) The movie centers around 27 year old, Adam, a normal guy with a normal job. He does not smoke. He does not drink. He has never done drugs. In fact, because of the danger, Adam has never even driven a car nor does he own a driver’s license. He has always lived his life managing risk, but, after being diagnosed with cancer, is now forced to face his probable death and only has one friend, Kyle, to turn to.
How often have you felt like the odds are against you? You do everything right in life, you graduated high school, went to college, got a job, kept yourself surrounded by good people, went to church, volunteered, prayed, read the bible, (or some combination of those) but in the end still felt you had a 50/50 chance (or less) of “getting there”. With all the temptations of the world staying on the right path, managing stress and worry, avoiding sin, being a “good Christian” still feels like a slim chance, 50/50 at best.
Behind 50/50’s ‘R’ rated string of profanities, sex, and recreational drug use, you will find an important “getting there” lesson: “It takes a pair to beat the odds.”
Yes, there is a lot of temptation, sin, stress, worry, hatred, and so much more out there in the world, but you won’t be beating those odds on your own. So, when life throws you a curveball and the odds seem stacked against you remember “It takes a pair to beat the odds” and look to that one friend who you can always turn to, Jesus.
How often have you felt like the odds are against you? You do everything right in life, you graduated high school, went to college, got a job, kept yourself surrounded by good people, went to church, volunteered, prayed, read the bible, (or some combination of those) but in the end still felt you had a 50/50 chance (or less) of “getting there”. With all the temptations of the world staying on the right path, managing stress and worry, avoiding sin, being a “good Christian” still feels like a slim chance, 50/50 at best.
Behind 50/50’s ‘R’ rated string of profanities, sex, and recreational drug use, you will find an important “getting there” lesson: “It takes a pair to beat the odds.”
Yes, there is a lot of temptation, sin, stress, worry, hatred, and so much more out there in the world, but you won’t be beating those odds on your own. So, when life throws you a curveball and the odds seem stacked against you remember “It takes a pair to beat the odds” and look to that one friend who you can always turn to, Jesus.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
The Young Adult
One minute they’re sleeping in the comfort of their own room, parents just down the hall, family dog at the foot of the bed the next thing they know they’re in a college dorm, new roommate, new friends, new school, pulling all-nighters. Barely enough time to unpack their things and they’re done with school and everything changes again. New job, new friends, new apartment, new relationships, shopping for that perfect couch. And just as they start to feel settled: marriage. New family, new house, new priorities… having kids. Nothing ever stays the same.
Young adults, working adults, married adults, those denying adulthood, regardless of what category, life is in constant change. With all of the new demands in the young adult’s life, it is an important time for them to be actively involved in the life of the church. However, often times just the opposite occurs. They replace the church with school, careers, relationships, and money. The Young Adult Ministry will strive to keep the young adult involved in the life of the church and to reintroduce the church to those young adults whose lives have taken them away.
Young adults, working adults, married adults, those denying adulthood, regardless of what category, life is in constant change. With all of the new demands in the young adult’s life, it is an important time for them to be actively involved in the life of the church. However, often times just the opposite occurs. They replace the church with school, careers, relationships, and money. The Young Adult Ministry will strive to keep the young adult involved in the life of the church and to reintroduce the church to those young adults whose lives have taken them away.
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