"Smash Goes the Finger"

"Slam!"

That's what I heard last Saturday night in the pitch black darkness. I had closed my dads truck door and ended up crushing my finger in between the door and the frame.

 

See how tight that is?.....

 

 

....and see how big my finger is compared to that?!

 

I was very much hurting a lot when it happened. When it did happen, I immediately yanked it out without opening the door whatsoever. I did a dance to where I lifted my finger up to the heavens, and then down between my legs. Didn't hurt enough to cry, but it still left me cowering away. Bad door!!

 

Here's what it looked like all until today:

 

 

Very painful. I went to the ER today and got it looked at because the swelling still hasn't gone down yet, and my mom thought it might be fractured. We both felt silly going there for a finger, but we went anyway and got all the blood under my fingernail by drilling a tiny whole in it. Don't worry, didn't hurt. Now it's looking a lot better, and I hope my fingernail grows back fast! (Oh yeah, forgot that part. I'm actually going to lose it, pretty disgusting huh?) ;)

 

So that's pretty much it really........im out of the phase of using "keep on keeping-on", it sounds really cheesy to me now. How about ending this with a bible verse?

 

"17 For I will restore health to you,

and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord,"

 

-Jeremiah 30-17a

Rewind, We've Missed Something!!

Doesn't that happen a lot? I know it does I our family, and once again I haven't posted in about 6 days, so let me just give you the summary of what's happened so far so you wont be left out of anything:

 

 

Last Friday, my whole family wore blue to honor the many fallen cops around the U.S. That's terrible that our police officers are being prosecuted, and so we decided to wear blue in honor of them.

 

 

 Then last Saturday we walked down the street picking up trash that people dumped on the side od the road. Very messy and disgusting, we didn't even come close to finishing, but we did pick up a lot. I hope that helped a little.

 

Finally, last Monday (Labor Day), me and some friends went out to some land took their Samurai for a spin, do some fishing, and kayaking. The Samurai was a stick shift, so I gave it a spin. It was pretty fun to tell ya the truth!!



 

Here's Grace taking the kayak out. She thinks she's so cool doing that...... What? I didn't say she was wrong. ;)

 

 

So that basically sums up my week in a single post. Hope it was exciting enough to actually post! Until next time!!

9/11 Tragedy

I was going to post something else, but ill keep it off till later because this is much more important. Today is a very special day for Americans, and not in a good way. This date on September 11, 2001, several major tragedies happened in the U.S. that will never be forgotten. At 8:45am, a hijacked airliner (Boeing 767) crashed into the 1 World Trade Center, and at 9:06am another hijacked airliner struck the 2 World Trade Center. Many people died in those buildings, law enforcement and civilians alike. It's terrible to think that someone would organize such a thing..

To make matters worse, then two more airplanes were sent on crash courses and hit the Pentagon at 9:40am, and another was grounded in the middle of Shanksville, Pennsylvania around 10:37am. The location for the actual impact of the one that landed in the Shanksville field is unknown, but we do know that the passengers on board were heroes that day, because they kept the terrorist from reaching wherever he was headed by fighting back.

Thousands of people died in those buildings and we should never forget the passengers that did something and how they risked their lives to save millions. I pray people don't forget the day all this happened, and how the United States came together to search out the person(s) who organized this and killed millions of innocents. I know this isn't much to say for this tragic day in American history, I could go on forever talking about it. But I'm not because I want you to look up what happened. Look up all the devastation and sorrow that everyone had afterwards, and then find out that something extraordinary was found at the site two days later. Here is a link to it because this is something I want yall to see. Please watch, remember, and never forget!

Ground Zero Artifact

A Puzzle(ing) Thought

I got this new puzzle from the Dollar Store right before school started, and have been working on it slowly ever since. Today I finally finished it and am very proud of myself, not necessarily because it was a 500 piece puzzle, but what the final product looks like. 

 

This is a picture of Jesus being invited to the house of Simon the Pharisee. Everyone's there, Jesus, Simon, the sinful woman who rushed in and laid at Jesus' feet and cleaned them with her tears and perfume, and Simon's servants.

 

 

 I found this puzzle and really wanted it, so I bought it and started on it that day. I finished it today and at first was basically just happy I finished it, but the more I think about it, the more it relates to me and the more puzzle(ing) it gets. ;)

You see, if you think about it, the puzzle can represent several different things depending on how you look at it. You could think of it like how Jesus is the puzzle builder and you are the end product of the puzzle, and that it shows that when you are completed, you will be fully with Christ. Or if you keep viewing yourself as the puzzle, it could show that the Holy Spirit (aka Jesus) is inside of you. Or maybe you can just use it as a direct reference to God, and that the picture reminds you of the story and that the puzzle symbolizes that He is the only one who can truly help you piece yourself back together.

 

This puzzles me because it reminds me of how great God is. He is always there for us and uses other people to get His Word out there. He used James E. Seward who painted this picture, then He used the company SunsOut to turn copies into puzzles. After that He used the Dollar Store by having them get the puzzle, and now I'm talking about it on my blog. He wanted me to post this, though I don't know for what reason. That's what puzzles me, and it ain't a bad puzzlement either. Makes ya think a little, doesn't it? ;)

Ill end it with that to think about. Think about how He might be using you in your life. I wont have an "Answering Post" like last time, this is just something to think about. Until next time I post, keep on keeping-on!!!