Food for Thought.

Was just over browsing a couple of blogs, and while I was browsing I sauntered (if sauntering is permissable in the virtual world....) on over to Toby Sumpters blog "Having Two Legs".  While perusing his website I came accross his post titiled "Go Ahead and Squish It".  I found it very enlightening and freeing.

Here is an exerp from it. 

"Don’t believe the lies of the devil that say your sin is huge, gigantic, complicated, insidious, overwhelming. That was before Christ died, but now He has died and risen and the darkness is fleeing away. The shadows are shrinking. Your sin is smaller and smaller. This is not a moralistic pep talk about being an optimist. This is an exhortation to believe the gospel. If Christ died and is now alive having conquered sin, death, the flesh, and the devil, then your sin is a little ant. Go ahead: confess it and squish it."  ~Toby Sumpter~


Love,
Han.

Crazy Awesome World.

Been a long time since I posted anything I know.  I have been meaning and meaning to get back on here for a while now, just hadn't gotten the chance.  :)  Bit of a random post, this has just been on my heart lately and I needed a place to put it, and that's what blogs are for right?

Oh my goodness so much has happened since I last posted in May...  God is so awesome, he can do so much in such a short time.  I feel blessed more now then ever than all my friends and family.  Being away has given me time to reflect, and the more I think about and remember all the craziness of my life at home, the more thankful I am for it.

  I live in a crazy awesome place, with crazy amazing people all around me.  I think about it and I realize, we don't even realize how amazing it is to meet the people that we meet.  Even though it might only be for a short time that we know that person.  I think about it this way, there are 6 Billion people on this planet and God placed you with the people he did for a reason.

  Just thinking about that boggles my mind. 

He could have put you anywhere, and with anyone out of 6 billion people.  But He decided to place you with the people that you are with. 

That is pretty amazing. 

So with that being said, be thankful for those around you.  The ones that love and care for you because, God gave us those around us for a reason.  It wasn't by accident that they are in our lives.  That those crazy amazing people are around us, are helping us, are searching out God's will with us.

This crazy amazing world is truly, truly amazing, and life is short.  So love God, love people, and praise and thank Him for those people even when it's hard.

Love,
Han

Easter Weekend

Okay so oodles of photos.  

The camera was like the thing to have on this trip.  (for once)  Anyway sorry it took me so long to post about Easter.  I am seriously way, way, way behind on this posting thing.  

Can you ever forgive me?  

Silly question I know.   

Annnyway, moving on.  We had so much fun, much sleeping and reading our lives away, (well Josiah and I did anyway) oh yes and did I mention swimming?  Swimming was also a big thing...  and so was talking to strangers....  Yes our mom told us about strangers...  Did we listen?  Apparently not.

Did I actually mention where we went...?  No I didn't...  Well this is awkward....  Fine, I'll just tell you, we went to the beach with our Grandma, and her husband.  Who doesn't love the beach right?  I am seriously amazed that God made something so terribly, scary, wicked, beautiful.

And now....  Onto the pictures.  

Justice is always a happy camper.  

Liberty,
can't get enough of this princess.

Told ya we went swimming.

Nom-Nom.
She is such a blessing, and one tough cookie.

Silly Lydia.

Classic Esther...  Classic.

GO-CARTS!!!

It actually looks like he is in pain. haha

Fine be that way Keziah...  ;)

I'm rooting for this one. 

This look says...
"Which one is the gas pedal again?"

Now she smiles.

Uh...  ya, what was that I said about rooting for her earlier...  I take it back!  She's gonna crash!

And finally we get the wave that we were waiting for. 

Dad and Justice (a.k.a Gus Gus)

She is so helpful with the little ones.

Israel loves bubbles!

haha...  What was that about not being a nerd Josiah?

I think he should re-think his "cool face"

Esther.

The Racers emerge.
You wouldn't believe how competitive our family gets with go-carts.  It's insane.

Cute and he knows it.

Isn't he just the sweetest thing?
Getting so big!  It's hard to believe how old he is.

After Go-Carts the kids and mom went down to play on the beach.

Ya, it's this game.  

Does she look unordinarily tall to any of you?

I love this picture.

Brrrr...  Freezing cold.

I can't believe they were doing this.  

My two Gorgeous sista's.

Hey look, two more gorgeous family members of mine.  I think we got our fair share of beauty in this family.

Always trying to eat something.

building sand castels.

still going at it.  :)

The Next morning we went clam digging.  It was a really beautiful morning.

The Sunrise is always awesome.

Ugg, so cute.

to smile, or not to smile....?  That is the question.

She got a little cold.  It was really windy.

Awwww, poor Naomi.  It's was too early to be happy. ;)

ummm, what are you holding....?

I just liked this picture.

My Dad.

My Mom.

seriously dude, it's just a picture!!!

Astoria Tower is pretty cool.  They are way farther up that it looks.

Liberty is thinking "Holy cow, what did I get myself into?!?" 

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I was tired.  I think that this is one of the only pictures of me that was taken on that trip. haha.

She kept asking us to take her picture.  haha, and how could we resist this little girl?

what I did most of the time.  :)  Reading is so awesome.

haha, nice face Keziah.

Apparently he died.

I love this picture of Naomi.

 I think maybe Naomi should get that checked out.

This picture is so cute.  :)

Well, thanks folks for looking at all of my pictures.  We had fun at the beach, although I'm glad that we are back.  It's always good to be back home. :)

Love,
Han