Chris and I were so excited to get a pair of tickets to the Durham Bulls game from a generous co-worker...and on firework night no less :) We had talked about going for a long time, and were very excited to finally get out there-our first baseball game together believe it or not! It was a good game, and we won 10-2 :) Not only did we have a great time at the game, but discovered a gem in downtown Durham's newest historic revitalization project-the American Tobacco District. All in all, a two thumbs up Friday night-even in 90plus degree weather!
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Saturday, June 7, 2008
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Name Games
To start, the name game is by far my favorite car game. Names and their meanings have always been very interesting to me. You never know what great story hides behind a name, or what notable person a name was given in honor of...I think a lot of names that carry expectations too, like a child named after a virtue or a person that you hope they will grow up to model/embody with their lives. Anyways, I was inspired by my latest read to do a fun name game/word type activity with Chris. You simply spell out your name, and write down all the words you can make with the letters found in your name. The catch is that the words have to be descriptive and pertain to that person, in some way or another. When Chris and I did it, we also explained why we chose a certain word and how it related to each other. Pretty simple, but fun! Here are just a few of the words we came up with for eachother.
R E B E C C A S C O T T
Cares
Creates
Better
Bears
Batter-as in cupcakes :)
Bares-as in carries
Tears
C H R I S T O P H E R S C O T T
Christ
Cross
Hers
Toes
Sort
Otter-yes, as in the animal, lol
Hope
R E B E C C A S C O T T
Cares
Creates
Better
Bears
Batter-as in cupcakes :)
Bares-as in carries
Tears
C H R I S T O P H E R S C O T T
Christ
Cross
Hers
Toes
Sort
Otter-yes, as in the animal, lol
Hope
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
A New Look
Say goodbye to irritated eyes and flimsy contacts, and hello to glasses! Still getting used to the new look...figuratively and visually...I knew my prescription was outdated, but man! I feel like my vision has improved a million percent with these new lenses! I was a bit shocked at first at how much sharper and clearer everything appeared...I can't believe I was missing it all this time! Chris is also having fun with the new glasses, and keeps trying to make me say "these will be due back Tuesday," lol.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Bread from Matthew 6:34
The following entry is taken from "Girl Talk," a blog which I highly recommend about "biblical womanhood and other fun stuff" by the Mahaney girls. The passage was incredibly useful to me, as I am often guilty of falling into the trap of worrying. I encourage women especially to take a look at www.girltalk.blogs.com
“Sufficient for the day is its own trouble,” it says in Matthew 6:34. Granted, my troubles aren’t very big. Lately it’s been things like the unexpected bill, the disobedience of my four-year-old or snags in the house-buying process. Nothing like the troubles several of my friends have experienced recently.
Because of fear, however, my minor daily troubles can sometimes seem worse than they really are. John Flavel (whom Mom quoted yesterday) explains:
“The grief we suffer from evil felt would be light and easy, were it not incensed by fear….If the face of things to come be threatening and inauspicious, fear gains the ascendant over the mind; and unmanly [or in our case “unwomanly”] and unchristian faintness pervades it; and, among the many other mischiefs it inflicts, this is not the least, that it brings the evil of to-morrow upon to-day, and so makes the duties of to-day wholly unserviceable to the evils of to-morrow.”
My four-year-old’s disobedience is exacerbated by my fear for the state of his soul. The bill seems larger than it really is if I'm worried about our family’s financial future. The snags in the house-buying process appear ominous if I'm anxious over the current housing market.
By fearing the future, I’m bringing in unnecessary and imaginary trouble and piling it onto today’s trouble. No wonder today’s trouble seems worse than it really is! What’s more, by fearing the future, I make today’s duties “wholly unserviceable to the evils of tomorrow.” I can’t effectively prepare for tomorrow’s trouble if I’m not trusting God today.
Matthew 6:25-34 doesn't simply tell me there will be trouble tomorrow. It also gives me reasons to trust in God. He is sovereign, caring, wise, and loving, and He has promised to provide everything that I need. I can face today’s troubles knowing that His grace will be there for me tomorrow.
“Sufficient for the day is its own trouble,” it says in Matthew 6:34. Granted, my troubles aren’t very big. Lately it’s been things like the unexpected bill, the disobedience of my four-year-old or snags in the house-buying process. Nothing like the troubles several of my friends have experienced recently.
Because of fear, however, my minor daily troubles can sometimes seem worse than they really are. John Flavel (whom Mom quoted yesterday) explains:
“The grief we suffer from evil felt would be light and easy, were it not incensed by fear….If the face of things to come be threatening and inauspicious, fear gains the ascendant over the mind; and unmanly [or in our case “unwomanly”] and unchristian faintness pervades it; and, among the many other mischiefs it inflicts, this is not the least, that it brings the evil of to-morrow upon to-day, and so makes the duties of to-day wholly unserviceable to the evils of to-morrow.”
My four-year-old’s disobedience is exacerbated by my fear for the state of his soul. The bill seems larger than it really is if I'm worried about our family’s financial future. The snags in the house-buying process appear ominous if I'm anxious over the current housing market.
By fearing the future, I’m bringing in unnecessary and imaginary trouble and piling it onto today’s trouble. No wonder today’s trouble seems worse than it really is! What’s more, by fearing the future, I make today’s duties “wholly unserviceable to the evils of tomorrow.” I can’t effectively prepare for tomorrow’s trouble if I’m not trusting God today.
Matthew 6:25-34 doesn't simply tell me there will be trouble tomorrow. It also gives me reasons to trust in God. He is sovereign, caring, wise, and loving, and He has promised to provide everything that I need. I can face today’s troubles knowing that His grace will be there for me tomorrow.
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