This post is for my sister. We are penquins together. Anyway. Happy October!

~G.F.~

Lalala (and other late-night phrases).

I am writing a new post so Emma can comment. Woohoo! By the way-Starbucks was yummy. :) Fellow goofball time is the best. We shopped and sipped and talked and laughed. We didn't go through a car wash, though. Bummer. Maybe tomorrow?

~G.F.~

I found out last weekend that a friend of mine died in Iraq. We went to church together for several years and went to school together for just under two years. I knew him better through school, but when he was in the military we kept in contact via email, myspace, and snail mail. Sheesh. I didn't know this would be so hard! I went to visit his mom and it almost broke my heart. Actually, it did break my heart. The things she said and the way she hugged me and cried. This is aweful. I know Jaron is probably playing some awesome jazz piano for Jesus right now, but we're gonna miss him so much. My little sister is being amazing. She's cheering me up. I love her! Stuff like this makes you appreciate the people who love you.

~G.F.~

I was thinking this morning about being like a whisper that you thought you heard, but weren't sure. Life is so fleeting. So very short and uncontrollable. We don't have two minutes from now garunteed. The only garuntee is that God is real and He is who He says He is. People tie in humanism and self-centeredness with their "spirituality", and it just doesn't work. I'm trying to break free of this, but cannot do it on my own. When the focus is on Christ, everything is right. Not always easy, but right. When we try to bring ourselves-our intellectualism, our emotions-it just doesn't work. I am so guilty of this. I try to analyze everything and put myself in charge of my own life. It simply will not fly. Hmm...............................

~G.F.~