In the year 2038...Maybe we'll have hovercars!! Okay, maybe not.
Olivia suggested that I write about what life will be like in 30 years. Olivia and I will be in our 40s, (Aaaahhhh, we'll be old!!!) and by that time, I'm pretty sure that Mom and Dad will be, dare I say it, empty-nesters?! In 30 years, I hope to be married, if it's God's will, (my parents say that I'll never get married if I don't learn how to kiss people. It's Mission: Impossible!...JUST JOKING!!! I'm sure I'll learn how to kiss a girl when I find the right someone.)
Anyway, off the subject of my dysfunctional love life, (read: love life is M.I.A., I'm too young! :D) I hope to be closter to God, depending on Him for everything. I worry about the future sometimes, what job I'll have, if I'll be married, if I'll have kids etc. But worrying isn't going to help anything, it'll just make you have a headache. Like the proverb, "Who can add a minute to his life by worrying..." I don't really know what I picture myself doing in 30 years really, other than that I want to be married and closer to God. 30 years is a long way off, I don't think we need to worry about it yet. We just need to leave everything up to God. (And do well in school.)
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
AAAHH!!! You're sick, stay away from me!!!
Apparently, we have a bug going around our family. Claire and I caught it last week, we didn't leave the couch for a few days, it was horrible, headache, sore throat, fever, the whole nine yards. Now Olivia has caught it, and she's taken up residence on the couch. She's watched National Treasure three times now, I think! It's funny, because while Claire and I were sick on the couch, she was busy trying to avoid us like we had the plague, because she didn't want to get sick. I guess it didn't work. I hope she gets better soon. The Blanchards had a bug going around their family too! But I think that only Faith caught it. I hate getting sick in the wintertime, in fact, strike that, I hate getting sick at all, but it happens. When someone in our family gets sick, our schedule ends up going out the door for a few days, and it starts a family epidemic, so we usually try to avoid it!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
In Ten Years...
In ten years, everything will be much different, maybe we'll have hovercars! Nah, just joking. :D But Olivia and I will be 24, and in college, (possibly married, ooh!) Claire will be 21, Gabe will be 12, Nate will be 11, and who knows if we'll have anymore kids! Looks like Mom and Dad won't be empty-nesters for a while. :D I don't really know what I picture myself doing in ten years, I've always wanted to be a roller coaster engineer, but now other things look interesting, like being a pharmacist, or a video game programmer or even better, a tester! :D In ten years, I hope to be closer to God, depending on Him more, to be a good influence on my "college friends." Maybe by that time, I'll have gone on a missions trip or something. Only God knows where we'll be in ten years, and we have to trust and leave our future to Him. (Doing well in school always helps too, as in, no playing hooky everyday, and expecting God to shape up a great future! Not that any of us do that, right?! :D)
Friday, January 11, 2008
My Resolution...
"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will."
Romans 12:2 NIV
My mom told Olivia and I to pick out a Bible verse that we'd live by this year, I picked out Romans 12:2, here's why.
I think that during the past year(s), I've been too focused on me, myself, and I, and not focused enough on God or His will for me. My trust in Him was (and still sometimes is, though not as often nowadays) shallow and wavering, I was like a fair weather friend: I'd only follow Him when things were going good, then my trust in Him would fail when the going got hard. I was also passive in my spiritual life, I was a total slacker when it came to reading my Bible, I acted like I knew what I was talking about when we went to church, but I didn't know a thing. I was "spiritual" for one day of the week, then I was in hibernation for the other 6.
I remember how this started too, it was when my mom was sick and in and out of the hospital so much, and I remember asking God to heal her, and I was always so confused. If being a Christian is like running a race, I must've dropped out, I thought that God wasn't someone I could depend on, I was wrong to think that. Not that that's any excuse, James 1:2-4 says that God will allow Satan to send things that will test our faith and perseverance, but I started blaming God for everything bad that happened in my life, even though good things did happen. Like when my mom's feeding tube was put in wrong, and the doctors said that she almost died. My parents were about to drive down to IU, but they made a last second decision to go to Community Hospital instead, because some championship was going on downtown. (NCAA, I think it was) That was a miracle sent by God, because if she'd spent a few more hours with that feeding tube in her, she would have died. But still, I became more and more negative, and refused to accept that any of these things were miracles, I thought they were simply coincidences. I was so angry at God, even though my mom is here today because of His intervention. I guess you could say I was holding a grudge...
Okay, so now for the renewing of my mind. Like I said, I became more and more negative, and I started making some not so good choices. (includes, but is not limited to, being irresponsible, being stubborn, etc.) But this time, instead of blaming it on God, (I wasn't on "speaking terms" with Him at the moment) I blamed it on my parents. I thought they were so mean, and no matter how hard they tried to help me, I kept on making the same mistakes over and over again, sometimes on purpose just because I was mad. Ask my parents, they'll tell you just how tiring it was, and even though I knew they hated it as much as I did, I kept on making those mistakes. And the worst thing, is that they had no idea why I was like that.
But I was frustrated at the wrong person. I thought in my head that I was frustrated with God and my parents, but it turned out I was just frustrated with myself, though I didn't want to admit it. (I'm never the one to take responsibility for what I've done, just ask my mom!) I didn't want to be negative, but I didn't know how to get out of it. Then I started reading this book for school called Battlefield of the Mind: the Teen Edition, it's by Joyce Meyer. It talked about all these different things, negativity, passivity, etc. and how to defeat them. I began to realize that all those things that I felt weren't my parents or God, it was Satan waging a war on my mind, and I was letting him take over!! While that's no excuse for my behavior, it did wake me up out of my spiritual hibernation and help me to get back on track with God.
While I'm not perfect by any means, my parents said that they've seen dramatic improvement, and that they've seen me seeking God more this past year. (As you can see, I was very confused about who I was and what my future would be) I now realize that God will help me, and that He's always there for me, even when I'm not there for Him. God renewed my mind, and He'll help me learn what His will is for me, if I trust in Him. Okay, by now, you're probably sick and tired of hearing me yak on and on about the ups and downs of my spiritual life over the past few years, so I only have one last thing to say. My resolution...
So here's my resolution, not just for 2008, but hopefully for the rest of my life: To stay strong for Him, even when it gets tough, because I know that any testing of my faith that I might endure is to strengthen it and bring me closer to Him, to stay motivated to live for Him, even when there's no one around to motivate me but myself, and lastly; to listen closely and pay attention, to learn how to follow the will He set out for me before I was even born, all I need to do to is trust and obey...
Romans 12:2 NIV
My mom told Olivia and I to pick out a Bible verse that we'd live by this year, I picked out Romans 12:2, here's why.
I think that during the past year(s), I've been too focused on me, myself, and I, and not focused enough on God or His will for me. My trust in Him was (and still sometimes is, though not as often nowadays) shallow and wavering, I was like a fair weather friend: I'd only follow Him when things were going good, then my trust in Him would fail when the going got hard. I was also passive in my spiritual life, I was a total slacker when it came to reading my Bible, I acted like I knew what I was talking about when we went to church, but I didn't know a thing. I was "spiritual" for one day of the week, then I was in hibernation for the other 6.
I remember how this started too, it was when my mom was sick and in and out of the hospital so much, and I remember asking God to heal her, and I was always so confused. If being a Christian is like running a race, I must've dropped out, I thought that God wasn't someone I could depend on, I was wrong to think that. Not that that's any excuse, James 1:2-4 says that God will allow Satan to send things that will test our faith and perseverance, but I started blaming God for everything bad that happened in my life, even though good things did happen. Like when my mom's feeding tube was put in wrong, and the doctors said that she almost died. My parents were about to drive down to IU, but they made a last second decision to go to Community Hospital instead, because some championship was going on downtown. (NCAA, I think it was) That was a miracle sent by God, because if she'd spent a few more hours with that feeding tube in her, she would have died. But still, I became more and more negative, and refused to accept that any of these things were miracles, I thought they were simply coincidences. I was so angry at God, even though my mom is here today because of His intervention. I guess you could say I was holding a grudge...
Okay, so now for the renewing of my mind. Like I said, I became more and more negative, and I started making some not so good choices. (includes, but is not limited to, being irresponsible, being stubborn, etc.) But this time, instead of blaming it on God, (I wasn't on "speaking terms" with Him at the moment) I blamed it on my parents. I thought they were so mean, and no matter how hard they tried to help me, I kept on making the same mistakes over and over again, sometimes on purpose just because I was mad. Ask my parents, they'll tell you just how tiring it was, and even though I knew they hated it as much as I did, I kept on making those mistakes. And the worst thing, is that they had no idea why I was like that.
But I was frustrated at the wrong person. I thought in my head that I was frustrated with God and my parents, but it turned out I was just frustrated with myself, though I didn't want to admit it. (I'm never the one to take responsibility for what I've done, just ask my mom!) I didn't want to be negative, but I didn't know how to get out of it. Then I started reading this book for school called Battlefield of the Mind: the Teen Edition, it's by Joyce Meyer. It talked about all these different things, negativity, passivity, etc. and how to defeat them. I began to realize that all those things that I felt weren't my parents or God, it was Satan waging a war on my mind, and I was letting him take over!! While that's no excuse for my behavior, it did wake me up out of my spiritual hibernation and help me to get back on track with God.
While I'm not perfect by any means, my parents said that they've seen dramatic improvement, and that they've seen me seeking God more this past year. (As you can see, I was very confused about who I was and what my future would be) I now realize that God will help me, and that He's always there for me, even when I'm not there for Him. God renewed my mind, and He'll help me learn what His will is for me, if I trust in Him. Okay, by now, you're probably sick and tired of hearing me yak on and on about the ups and downs of my spiritual life over the past few years, so I only have one last thing to say. My resolution...
So here's my resolution, not just for 2008, but hopefully for the rest of my life: To stay strong for Him, even when it gets tough, because I know that any testing of my faith that I might endure is to strengthen it and bring me closer to Him, to stay motivated to live for Him, even when there's no one around to motivate me but myself, and lastly; to listen closely and pay attention, to learn how to follow the will He set out for me before I was even born, all I need to do to is trust and obey...
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
My First Post of 2008!
Say hello to my first post of the New Year!
Well, Christmas vacation is over, and it's back to school. We got a long vacation this year, two weeks! We spent it mostly sitting lazily around the house, although yesterday the whole family (minus Olivia, and Nate) did Pilates. Gabe even joined in a little bit. Yeouch! Doing lots of ab crunches hurt! But anyway, Christmas was fun, I got an EyeClops, maybe you've seen it on TV? It's a microscope shaped like an eyeball that you just plug into the TV, haven't had a chance to test it out yet. And I got Apples to Apples, one of my favorite games. I went digital this year for Christmas, and all the gifts I bought everyone were CDs or DVDs.
Oh yeah! Say hello to the new and improved 14 YEAR OLD blogger, Parker Ginn! Yes, my birthday was on December 30, we went out to see National Treasure: Book of Secrets at the new AMC Theatre that just opened at the mall, (comfy seats :D) then we went to this restaurant called Stir Crazy, it's Asian with a twist. You get to go up to a bar and pick out your stir-fry ingredients, then you watch the chefs prepare it right in front of you, it's pretty cool! You can also pick from the menu and have your food brought to you for you traditionalists. I also got a game for my Nintendo DS, it's supposed to help with learning French, and I got a Rubik's Cube from Olivia. Overall, a fun night. We also found out that Prince Caspian, one of our favorite Chronicles of Narnia books, is coming to the theater on May 16th. Olivia's dying to go see it.
J'écrirai encore bientôt ! Jusque-là, l'adieu, mon cher blog !
(French for, "I'll write again soon! Until then, farewell, my dear blog!"
Cheesy, I know, but funny! :D)
Well, Christmas vacation is over, and it's back to school. We got a long vacation this year, two weeks! We spent it mostly sitting lazily around the house, although yesterday the whole family (minus Olivia, and Nate) did Pilates. Gabe even joined in a little bit. Yeouch! Doing lots of ab crunches hurt! But anyway, Christmas was fun, I got an EyeClops, maybe you've seen it on TV? It's a microscope shaped like an eyeball that you just plug into the TV, haven't had a chance to test it out yet. And I got Apples to Apples, one of my favorite games. I went digital this year for Christmas, and all the gifts I bought everyone were CDs or DVDs.
Oh yeah! Say hello to the new and improved 14 YEAR OLD blogger, Parker Ginn! Yes, my birthday was on December 30, we went out to see National Treasure: Book of Secrets at the new AMC Theatre that just opened at the mall, (comfy seats :D) then we went to this restaurant called Stir Crazy, it's Asian with a twist. You get to go up to a bar and pick out your stir-fry ingredients, then you watch the chefs prepare it right in front of you, it's pretty cool! You can also pick from the menu and have your food brought to you for you traditionalists. I also got a game for my Nintendo DS, it's supposed to help with learning French, and I got a Rubik's Cube from Olivia. Overall, a fun night. We also found out that Prince Caspian, one of our favorite Chronicles of Narnia books, is coming to the theater on May 16th. Olivia's dying to go see it.
J'écrirai encore bientôt ! Jusque-là, l'adieu, mon cher blog !
(French for, "I'll write again soon! Until then, farewell, my dear blog!"
Cheesy, I know, but funny! :D)
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