I’d tell you, but not yet.

My clothes are much less snug.

Internally, I feel clean and healthy.

My hunger pangs are subsiding.

I’m going to look freaking hot.

I live in a fantasy land.

Don’t you even agree with me.

Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People

This song makes me feel SNEAKY.

Can’t you just SEE children crouching behind objects, peeking around the corners? I can …

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(Music – it’s good for the soul. Get up and dance it out – you’ll feel better. )

by John Schoenheit
We are all familiar with the grace that God has freely poured out upon us. We are both saved by grace and forgiven by grace. Grace is unmerited divine favor, a gift from God that we did not earn and did not deserve. What we may not be as familiar with, however, is that once we receive God’s grace and become His children, we have an obligation to Him, and He states that very clearly in His Word. For example, we have a moral obligation to God to love Him and be thankful for, and pray for, our spiritual family. We also have a moral obligation to grow in the Christian faith. There are other obligations we have to God as well. Fulfilling our obligation to God is not a pre-requisite for, nor does it earn, grace, but it is part of our obedience to God. In this teaching, John Schoenheit covers some of the moral obligations that are clearly stated in the Bible and discusses not only what they are, but how to fulfill them in our lives.

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He was playing at the 2012 graduation ceremony with the rest of the band. The class of 2012 had the early slot this year. So that meant that Kevin had to make sure Jazz had on appropriate attire (slacks, dress shirt, tie) and that it didn’t look like something he pulled out of the dirty clothes hamper. (Thank goodness for steamers).

He looked very handsome. I wish I had taken a picture.

Jazz has played at every graduation for the past three years now. He played at Dude’s graduation ceremony last year.

I can’t believe Dude has been out of high school for one year now.

In a lot of ways, it feels longer.

After dinner, Kevin and I went back up to the college to pick Jazz up. (Our high schools use the arena at MSU). I wish I had taken a picture of all the people milling around outside after the ceremony congratulating the class of 2012 and standing awkwardly next to their graduates while having their pictures taken.

It was an impressive sight.

Jazz called Kevin and we spent a few minutes trying to navigate the crowds and find a mutual meeting place.

When he finally spotted us, across the street waiting for him, and I watched him walk through the slow-moving traffic toward us, my first thought was, he looks so handsome in his dress shirt and tie.

And my second thought?

This time next year, HE’LL be the one walking out in a cap and gown and WE’LL be the ones awkwardly posing with him to have our picture taken.

Just one more year, friends, and my BABY will graduate from high school.

It just doesn’t seem possible.

Surely people are not this stupid?!?!?!?

Wow. Just wow.