Sorry it's been a while...

My initial love for blogging slowly tapered out and is now a passing fancy... Except no one these days uses the word "fancy" like that. A.k.a.: "I fancy that hat"...

Yes. So since I last blogged... My sister got married!!! She's now Mrs. Linders. Jocelyn Linders. Mrs. David Linders. WHOA! It was a great wedding:

Unique things about it:
--Both the bride and groom's grandpas were involved, one with Scripture reading and the other with a prayer blessing
--Bride and groom took communion together
--The ceremony music was actually good (it was even phenomenal)
--David washed my sister's feet, which made me and every other person there cry
--My littlest brother, Raju, walked my mom down the aisle
--David and Jocelyn passed out roses to the Grandmothers and Mothers at the beginning of the ceremony
--My brother and I, both Groomsmen, MC'd the reception
--The pastor--David's pastor--gave a great short message about compassion and forgiveness from Colossians 3

Just plain Awesome things about it:
--My sister has never looked so happy in her entire life
--My sister and mom both looked gorgeous
--David's explanation of the Foot Washing was heartwrenchingly awesome
--Everybody had fun at the reception (I think)
--Jocelyn looked WONDERFUL
--My girlfriend Rebecca got to come! :)

Anyways... a week before the wedding...

Rebecca and I had our first kiss... :) :) :) :) :)

And that's all I need to say about that... ;)

Except also that it's really fun... and in each kiss I seek to bless her, rather than simply to take pleasure from it.

So God continues to be good, and to produce in me "repentence and a knowledge of the truth".

While Teeth-Whitening

So... the title makes sense... I promise...
It's because I have whitening trays in right now, for my sister's wedding in a week and a half... wow... that's close.

It is a strange thing to have our Father reveal sin before my eyes, and feel like I ought to do something about it, yet in truth He will produce that very godliness in me. Can't be a legalist with a God like Him. I often make law for myself and yet He breaks it down, shows me how I am sinful, so that I may see that "it is [He], the Lord, who sanctif[ies]". I feel like I'm reliving the entire book of Romans (eh... up through chapter eleven) all over again. I've felt that way many times.

I think one great benefit of journals and blogs is so that, when you hit a hard spot, you can look back at your journal/blog and see how you hit the EXACT SAME hard spot before, and you worried and were anxious just the same, were scared just the same, were prideful just the same, were ashamed just the same, and yet were saved just the same.

He always comes through and we always forget it. He always saves and we turn. Yet a day will come and is coming when His might will overpower our sinful frailty, and we will be wrought holy in His sight for the sake of His glory. We do nothing, He does everything. Story of our lives.

Ha. Anyways. Back to work this week. Last week was vacation. Hiked beneath Mt. Rainier (beautiful), Dentist appointment (bleh), got to see Rebecca (gorgeous), got to help Jocelyn and David (my sister and her fiancee) move into their apartment (pretty cool to see), hung with Mac (pretty sweet), jammed with the band twice (awesome). Good week. It's tough to be back to work. Tiring. Headaches. Headaches that don't go away with two tylenol, three apsirin, and boiling water steaming my face. Bleh.

But God is good and will come through. Hmm. I bet if I checked my journal I've been exactly here before.

Hmm. ;)

Valete amici