Food and the Bible

I found this interesting post on SparkPeople concerning food and the Bible:

"I can do anything I want to if Christ has not said no, but some of these things aren't good for me. Even if I am allowed to do them, I'll refuse to if I think they might get such a grip on me that I can't easily stop when I want to. For instance, take the matter of eating. God has given us an appetite for food and stomachs to digest it. But that doesn't mean we should eat more than we need. Don't think of eating as important, because some day God will do away with both stomachs and food. 1 Corinthians 6:12-13

Here's The Message translation. I like this even better:

1 Corinthians 6:12-13 (The Message)

12Just because something is technically legal doesn't mean that it's spiritually appropriate. If I went around doing whatever I thought I could get by with, I'd be a slave to my whims.
13You know the old saying, "First you eat to live, and then you live to eat"? Well, it may be true that the body is only a temporary thing, but that's no excuse for stuffing your body with food, or indulging it with sex. Since the Master honors you with a body, honor him with your body!


Definitely puts some things into perspective!!!

Casts suck

I have never actually broken anything that I am aware of, but somehow ended up with a cast on my right arm because of some new drill I tried to do during volleyball camp. I pulled or strained the ligaments on top of my thumb and now I feel so unproductive it's ridiculous really... I can't write, so that basically leaves me without the ability to think. I am definitely starting to understand where my obsession with writing utensils comes from...

Sunrise

This is the view from my front yard - the sunrise was absolutely beautiful the other day - I had to take a couple of pictures of it...

4th of July

I am reminded today how many people in my immediate family are/were in the United States Armed Forces. It is amazing to me that they and so many countless others are willing to sacrifice their lives, time with family and loved ones, careers, and everything else just to be a part of something bigger. It's a shame that we don't celebrate them more often then just on national holidays...

That being said, I am also reminded how much I take my family for granted. They are amazing, and I am looking forward to spending time with them today celebrating our country and our freedom.

Happy 4th of July!

Good Quote...

Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders and says, “Oh crap....she's awake!"

My mom

I just have to say that I have the most awesome mom in the world... and I know a lot of people think that, but it's so true in my case.

She is amazing in so many ways - she is very supportive of absolutely anything that I choose to pursue or take up, she is very talented and creative, very intelligent, very generous, very thankful and forgiving, incredibly hard-working, and she's an awesome example of a strong Christian woman. I hope that someday I have the chance to be as great a mother as she is to me.

It's such a shame that we only choose one day throughout the entire year to celebrate the women who do so much for us - we should definitely celebrate them and their generosity and sacrifices for us much more often!!

You cannot reason with an empty belly - it has no ears.

This video is really cool... I hope to have my kids do something similar in Flash!

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Appointments

I hate waiting in Dr.'s offices. It makes no sense to me that I make an appointment for 2:40, show up at 2:30 (for paperwork), and don't get taken back until 3:10! It's ridiculous - I'm not sure why they make appointments at all...
I went to the dermatologist about some stuff on my arms, and ended up having to have a spot on my stomach biopsied. Needless to say, since I am scared to death of needles, it was fairly traumatic... needles, scalpel tool thing, more needles and thread...
And now the numbing medicine is starting to wear off - a little uncomfortable. And the results won't be ready for about a week. It's all about waiting... and more waiting...
Hopefully, I can find out what this crap is and get it gone!

This really makes you think...

Self-portrait

I just finished drawing this in Illustrator. I think I did a pretty good job...

Lone Bluebonnet

We ended up with lone bluebonnet amongst all our dandelions in the backyard - I couldn't resist photographing it.

It's amazing to me how those things end up where they do...