The Weekend Top 5 is back!!
Before I dive into my weekend reminiscing, let me just send out a warm thank you to everyone who read the first guest post that went up on Friday. We had almost 100 views, which is incredible. For anyone who was a first time reader, I hope you'll come back. For those of you who read somewhat regularly, I hope you enjoyed Jason's take on his favorite summertime song. We'll have more guest posts from Jason throughout the summer and I know that each of them will have just as good of a viewership.
Read moreTurn on the radio. Just kidding, you don’t have to. But even if you’re someone who can say that the last time you listened to FM radio was when Justin Timberlake was sitting on top of the charts with 4 of his best friends known as ‘NSync, I’m sure that you would agree with my next sentence. Music is a very powerful tool. It engages the senses. There are certain songs that, when I hear them, instantly transport me to the season of life and place where I first heard it. Sometimes a song will make me nostalgic for my college days. Other times, it will remind me of great times with my friends from youth group. Often, a song can remind you of a sad memory or something unwanted. To this day, I don’t know anyone who doesn’t hear Eye of the Tiger and instantly want to jog the stairs of a monument. Colossians 3:16 talks about how music is a gift from God and can be used to praise God.
Read moreFor years musicians have written songs about coming home. But sometimes words or lyrics just are not sufficient for a once in a lifetime experience. Today is one of those days and this is one of those times.
Read moreTo answer the question all of you are simultaneously asking right now, yes, yes you do pronounce the "#" in this title...and it's pronounced "hashtag".
Read moreDo you ever get so hungry that you eat your afternoon snack during your lunch? Yeah, me either.
Just kidding. I do it all the time these days.
Read moreInstead of doing a Top 5, I'm going to give you 5 events from the weekend. Let's go!
WEDDING
Obviously we went to Jacksonville so that Jason could be in his friend Cody's wedding. Beautiful wedding. Gorgeous bride. Wonderful food. Now, Mr. & Mrs. Jones are in Jamaica and I'm kind of very jealous.
Read moreWell we're all packed up and ready to go. In a few hours, the Morales wagon will be headed south for the next few days.
Read moreWe've been traveling for three weekends straight. It's been a blast and I'm sad to see it ending next Sunday - although we're going out with a the best trip of all!
Read moreSo let’s talk about this morning…
Read moreI honestly don't even know where to begin.
I guess I'll just start at the beginning.
I've wanted to adopt a child since I was 16 years old. Just to give a little reference for when that was, I turned 16 in May of 2005 and Angelina Jolie adopted her second child, the child she and Brad adopted together, in July of 2005. The decisions to adopt are not related in any way.
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