Gold Beach Visit

Fort Clatsop

These past two days I have been on a field trip with my old 4^th grade classroom {from student teaching}. They have been studying Oregon history and about Lewis and Clark so we went to Fort Clatsop. I forgot my camera at home, so no pictures of us… sorry. But I will tell you all about our fun activities!

The first stop on our trip was Fort Clatsop.

An Interview in Gold Beach

The future can be a little unclear right out of college… and that’s right where we’re at. Graduation is in a few short weeks and we are in the process of figuring out what we’ll be doing and where we’ll be next.

Anthony is currently in the interview/candidate process for an associate pastor position {focus: youth ministry} in Gold Beach, Oregon. He has had phone interviews up to this point and everything seems to be looking good. The only negative is that it’s far away from home and family.

This weekend we will be heading down to Gold Beach for a visit. On Saturday we’ll have lunch with the pastor and his wife and an interview with the search committee that evening.  Sunday we plan on going to church service and will have lunch with a couple from the church.

We would appreciate prayers for safety as we travel  {5 ½ hours one way}, good interviews, new relationships, and a fun time. God has a plan for us and we are just really excited to figure out what it is… pray that we’ll be listening.

Birthday Boys

Wally {??}                                        Nathan {21}                                     Noah {4}   

Chugga Chugga Choo-Choo

Today I had the joy of spending the morning/afternoon with my littlest nephew Nathan {5 months}. He's so cute and happy all the time!!! Even though he's been sick all week he was wonderful.

Also...

A Person's a Person No Matter How Small

Why am I posting this??

1- because it is very important to me 
2- for people who are unsure on the topic
This is my biblically-based conviction on abortion. I have done a lot of research over the past 5 years independently and collaboratively so this didn't just come out of nowhere. This is adapted from my christian ethics assignment.

When does life begin? When an ovum and spermatozoon meet {aka: conception} they create a zygote. A zygote contains all 46 genes that make up a human life. Because a zygote does have all 46 of these genes, it is at the moment of conception that life begins. The embryo is a human life. It has full moral status {personhood} and therefore has the right to live. 

Choices: Legally women have the right to choose abortion at any time during the entire nine months of pregnancy for any reason she deems fit. Biblically a woman has the right to choose what to do with her child after birth, but she has a moral obligation to protect the unborn life and carry her pregnancy to term. 

Legal choices: {abortion, co-parenting, single-parenting, and adoption}

Biblical choices: {co-parenting, single-parenting, and adoption}

Moral obligation: Everyone is to honor God with their bodies (1Pet. 2:16) and value life (Gen. 1:27, Matt. 6:26), even unborn life.

What about...? Whether the unborn child is a result of rape, incest, or is possibly going to be deformed, these circumstances do not change the status of personhood. These are not ethical reasons for abortion, and abortion should not be considered as an alternative to pregnancy.

The Bible Says: Life is a gift from God (Ps. 100:3, 127:3). He has a purpose for every life and everything that happens in life (Rom. 8:28). No matter the quality (Ex. 4:11), it is in God’s hands how long that life shall last (Ps. 139:15-16) not ours (Ps. 39:4). 

*I did not address the issue of possibility of harm/death to the mother and/or child because there is no clear biblical solution on choosing "which life to save". 

{I have many references, if you would like some let me know!}

Someday I'll be...

I've been contemplating what to do as my first post on this blog and I thought this was a fun idea. My future posts will be about actual life events and such.

Typically people only have one or two different careers in their lifetime... but I don't want to limit myself. So I have a list of jobs I want to do before I retire. The list has grown/shrunk over the years and I'm sure it will continue to do so.

I want to...