President Obama

I'm so glad the election is over...can I get an "amen?" I was so tired of the nasty ads, commercials, rumors, and what not about each elect. It's hard to tell what is true and what isn't - our media isn't exactly friendly or truthful all the time.

In the end of our election, Barack Obama was elected as our next president of the United States. And though I didn't vote for him...which I guess is now irrelevant :)...I am happy we have a new leader. I believe it is a new season, a new day...

"To everything there is a season,a time for every purpose under the sun.A time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted;a time to kill and a time to heal ...a time to weep and a time to laugh;a time to mourn and a time to dance ...a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;a time to lose and a time to seek;a time to rend and a time to sew;a time to keep silent and a time to speak;a time to love and a time to hate;a time for war and a time for peace."
ecclesiastes 3:1-8

I have read this scripture over and over and never has it seemed so alive to me - it IS a new season - how exciting that God made seasons!

Though I don't agree with some things our new president stands for, I am humbled in that I know God Himself has placed this man into office, for this time, this season and He has a purpose for him. God has always been on the throne and He knows better than me...that's for sure!

I pledge to pray for our new president - he is about to have a heavy weight on his shoulders and I pray that God gives him strength, wisdom, discernment, and grace.

Halloween

I spent this Halloween at work, which I actually didn't mind since it's not my favorite "holiday."

Growing up, our family didn't celebrate Halloween the way many do. It usually consisted of doing a little bit of trick-or-treating - just to close neighbors and friends, and then attending our churches "Halloween Alternative" party. It was a Fall harvest party with games, candy, prizes...and we all dressed up as different Bible characters. My mom was very strict on the "nothing scary" on Halloween - we never decorated with spider webs, goblins, or ghosts, and I was usually dressed up as an angel every year instead of a witch :) I know the origin of Halloween, or All Hallows Eve, and knowing how it all started, I don't want to participate in the "fire and brimstone" part of it.

However, I couldn't pass up putting Faith in an adorable costume. Last year, for her first Halloween, she was pink lepord. This year she was Tenderheart Carebear...sooooo cute! Like I said, I was working at the hotel that night, but Justin dressed her up and brought her in so I could see. She had her Halloween candy bag which was already filled with some treats from her Great Grandma Lucy and Great Aunt Emma, who both live in our apartment complex. I had some candy waiting for her when she came to visit as well. She knew exactly what to do with candy - it went right into the bag. I think Justin let her taste a few :) I took some shots with my phone...