life. faithful.

on sunday mornings, pop and mom watch jentezen franklin (among others) while they drink their coffee before getting ready for church (living word fellowship in green forest...stop by around 9:45 for breakfast before the service!). a couple weekends ago, i was over there when jentezen franklin was talking about noah and the ark: "so make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. this is how you are to build it: the ark is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. make a roof for it and finish the ark to within 18 inches of the top. put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle, and upper decks." genesis 6:14-16  it was father's day, and his message was about a father's responsibility to make sure his family is saved. definitely an important subject, and in all honesty one i should probably have been paying a little closer attention to...but instead i found my mind wandering.

well, sorry i haven't written anything in--wow, 4 weeks! i've been at my parents, meaning i haven't been anywhere near the internet (yes, there really are still places that aren't connected to the interwebs...but i digress...). this long away really wasn't the plan, but what was supposed to be a 2 day visit starting on tuesday, may 29th, turned into 2 weeks. i love my family and i am incredibly blessed to have parents who put up with all 4 of us for 2 weeks, but the thing is-- 2 weeks is a long time to be away from home (especially when you add in the fact that we had only packed clothes for the short trip)! one thing the last 2 weeks did give me, though, is another story to tell... if you'll remember, not too long ago the Coast Guard decided that they need to review Nathan's retirement status.      because, as i mentioned, apparently receiving pay stubs that said "RET" and the retirement newsletter doesn't mean you have been retired.