For Fun :)

Just some random, recent pictures for fun:

Me and Brittany's little girl...Paige :)

My sister and me. Man, I love her!

Me, Mom and Kristen at the Melting Pot :)

One of the students caught a picture of me mid-throw...I thought it was funny!

Some of the dance team, having fun with photo booth!

Kevin and I on Mount Washington! hehe

And, i love this one.

That's all...like I said, just for fun!

Happy Thursday! :)

Love you!

Lessons from Bud #2

ok, I know it took me awhile, but I did say there would be another post about my friend, Bud. In the first post I told you who Bud was, so if you forget you could scroll down to help refresh your memory :). I talked about how I want him to know Jesus and how people come into our lives and we never know how long they will be there...so make the MOST of EVERY opportunity!

My last blog post I talked about loving people better.

Now, I'm gonna kind tie those two together and tell you how Bud helped me love better. :)

I am going to be completely honest and say that aside from my grandparents, I haven't really spent much time with anyone over 60. I just chose not to. I have a very ADD personality and need to keep moving 99% of the time so I always thought it was "boring" to sit and have "adult" conversations. :/

Well. That's not always a good thing. Honestly, through talking to Bud...that who perspective I had changed.

Here, read this...

1 Timothy 5: 1 Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers. 2 Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters.

and...that's just part of it. The Bible has specific instructions on how we are supposed to treat our elders. And it all comes down to... LOVING THEM! When we REALLY love them, we will want to spend time with them, learn from them, and take care of them in any way we can!

Last Saturday I saw Bud :). I asked him if he was going to church for Easter and this was his response, "Well, I went yesterday and I don't know about tomorrow yet. But I'll tell you what I am gonna do. I'm gonna hide an egg for myself tonight and look for it in the morning. By then, I'll probably forget where I put it" hehe. That story was just for fun.

Bud helped me learn how to love my elders. I now really enjoy talking to them and spending time with them. I love hearing about things they have learned over the years. I call my grandparents more now than ever and I'm even going to the Science Museum just so I can tour a submarine just like one my Grandpa was on...

I am so thankful for people like Bud that will sit and have conversations with me. I have SO much to learn.