Hey! It's been awhile!

Ok, ok, ok, so it's been awhile since I posted. That's cuz there was... spring break! And I spent it in Africa. Here's where I went:



To sum it up, it was a LONG plane ride (with lots of movies and free coke!), the weather was hot, flies like to swarm your face, and we loved every minute of it. :) But I'm glad to be back home. It had been 3 weeks since I'd seen some of the youth in our group! They grow up so fast... so I decided to add a picture of Cassie! Doesn't she look like she just wants to smile in the picture? But she can't because subconsciously she knows that she's about to walk into a random tree. :)






I can't help myself... Here's a picture of Cassie when she first came into the youth group. (forgive the poor quality, but I just scanned this in and didn't have time to edit it. To get a better view, just click on the picture. You get to see Brindley too!) See how much she's grown up?! :) In this picture, she was being fed baby food... Wait a minute... Is that the same shirt?! :) Just messing with you Cassie!








Ok, enough of that. This past Wednesday was different because we divided up the guys and the girls to discuss some gender specific issues. We discussed the things that we allow to come before our eyes and the effect it has on us. (I don't know... I just feel weird using the "P" word in a church blog. You know what I mean?) The pivotal verse was found in Psalm 101:3 which says (paraphrasing), "I will allow no wicked thing to come before my eyes... it will not cling to me."

Because he knew that if he allowed himself to view evil things it would result in some serious consequences, King David decided to completely avoid anything that was wicked. In order to protect our own lives, we would be wise to do the same...