My Dad

So as we all know, Father's Day was yesterday and I was able to spend it with my Daddy!
I decided to make a list of things that I love about him and I don't know but just wanted to post about it...so here goes in no particular order..

1. HILLARIOUS! my Dad is so funny! I love how he can always make me laugh and cheer me up when I am down. We can laugh about any and everything and then when one of us chokes we laugh even harder. We love making my mom laugh like no one else is able to.

2. His encouragement- yes my Dad is hard on my sometimes, but He comes back with something encouraging all the time. Perfect example, yesterday we were taking out the trash and I said, "I love you Daddy, thanks for being you" and right away he came abck and just said, "I'm proud of you!'

3. Hugs!- hugs from my Dad are the Best! He knows how to give the most perfect hug ever!

4. His love- when He tells me He loves me- which is all the time, I just know in his voice that He is so sincere...

5. His perseverance- he has been through so much through the past couple years, losing his job a couple times, switching jobs, learning new jobs, finding new jobs, havinga stroke, etc. and he continues to push through all the time!

I would write more but my computer is going to DIE.....ahhhhh bye

1 John 1:8-10

"If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make hi out to be a liar and his word is not in us."

So since this whole revelation thing going on in this head/heart of mine I have been stuck on this passage in 1 John, pretty much all of chapter one. I know we have all probably read this many times but the first verse caught me like I have never read it before..."That which was from the BEGINNING" - the beginning, SERIOUSLY that is intense! The piece of scripture from the start of this post has been so incredibly encouraging to me-pretty much if we say we have no sin we are just ridiculous and are wrong AND to top that off the truth of God isn't present in our lives...then, it says, if we confess our sins, our God is faithful AND just AND will forgive us our sins AND purify us from ALL unrighteousness...OUR GOD IS SO AMAZING! I have not even begun to grasp this message, it is unreal, mind boggling, and explains why I have faith, believe and serve this mighty God!

Verse 5 of the same passage says that God is light, and in him there is NO darkness! Do you get this? NO darkness!!!!!!!! Before that it states something so particular and a huge part of this passage- "We say this to make our JOY complete". We are called to be joyful in EVERYTHING we do, how we act, etc. and this passage John is stating this to make our Joy complete, to rejoice in his goodness and love and grace that he pours uncontrollably over us.Dude- I don't know what you get from this, but I am in awe...