My teammate, Tommy, and my Fiance, Josh, have really taken a liking to each other. They have formed a sort of "bromance."
My other teammate, Patrick, found a video that perfectly describes what it will be like when Josh and I return from our honeymoon and move up here to Vermillion.
Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTGv8xTByio
Joy in your pursuit of Eudaemonia
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
smart women.
"It's like I am red, and he is blue. Together we can make purple, but it doesn't mean I'm not a full color until I become purple."
Last night, during the bible study I lead, with mostly junior girls attending, we began what I foresee being a lengthy discussion on chastity (sweet!). A girl threw out this color analogy as we discussed one of the main lies women are being told about relationships and love: that we are incomplete without a boyfriend.
With movies featuring lines like "you complete me" and "I can't live without you" we are led to believe that we are less of a person without a boyfriend. Then, once we start dating someone, it becomes intensely difficult to end the relationship, because the destruction of the couple would seem like the end of our identity.
These women became annoyed as they realized the ridiculousness of such a mentality, and a beautiful conclusion was reached: I am beautiful and whole because God loves me, and I don't need another human to complete me. However, if I am gifted with a man who loves my whole person, I can choose to receive that love, and I am enriched by it.
The only person we should say "I can't live without you" to is Jesus. And, we can be certain that God did not create us as incomplete persons. Blue is a beautiful color, lacking nothing. So is red. Purple is also a wholly wonderful color created by the mixing of two.
Brilliant realization, women.
Peace in your pursuit of eudaemonia.
Last night, during the bible study I lead, with mostly junior girls attending, we began what I foresee being a lengthy discussion on chastity (sweet!). A girl threw out this color analogy as we discussed one of the main lies women are being told about relationships and love: that we are incomplete without a boyfriend.
With movies featuring lines like "you complete me" and "I can't live without you" we are led to believe that we are less of a person without a boyfriend. Then, once we start dating someone, it becomes intensely difficult to end the relationship, because the destruction of the couple would seem like the end of our identity.
These women became annoyed as they realized the ridiculousness of such a mentality, and a beautiful conclusion was reached: I am beautiful and whole because God loves me, and I don't need another human to complete me. However, if I am gifted with a man who loves my whole person, I can choose to receive that love, and I am enriched by it.
The only person we should say "I can't live without you" to is Jesus. And, we can be certain that God did not create us as incomplete persons. Blue is a beautiful color, lacking nothing. So is red. Purple is also a wholly wonderful color created by the mixing of two.
Brilliant realization, women.
Peace in your pursuit of eudaemonia.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
welcome.
Dear Reader,
I am preparing to send out a newsletter to the people who support my mission with FOCUS. I was saddened though as I nudged text and slimmed down pictures and realized that I couldn't include much on one page front and back. So, since I truly desire to share my mission, and life with you, dear mission partner and friend, I have created this blog. I hope it will offer an honest insight into my pursuit to experience and spread eudaemonia to a culture so hostile to it.
Perhaps it will help me organize my pursuit, and offer you guidance in yours as well.
Until next time,
Peace in your pursuit.
Perhaps it will help me organize my pursuit, and offer you guidance in yours as well.
Until next time,
Peace in your pursuit.
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