fonts or templates

for some reason the font I have been using or the template I am currently using does not allow for capital letters, which after reading a couple of my previous blogs occurred to me when I was reading God as god. as a Bible teacher I usually correct this mistake on my students papers and here I am nearly doing the same thing, so be looking for a new template or font type from me. that is all.

PS. in the off chance that Murphy's Law goes into effect and the capitalization of words is correct then I don't know what to think.

Giving Thanks

What a wonderful start to a holiday season. We spent Pre-Thanksgiving with Sarah's parents and siblings, all the nephews and nieces were able to spend alot of time together playing and doing cousin things, while the adults were able to talk, cook and watch Punkin Chunkin among other Thanksgiving shows. Today we celebrate Thanksgiving at our house where we cook a turkey and other dishes but Sarah has a special recipe for turkey but nonetheless we have a great time and give thanks for our family members that are not with us or that are traveling. We miss our family not here and hope they are all doing well. We hope you have a great Thanksgiving and that you are able to spend it with those you love.

Peace of Christ to You,

the Lastrapes

numbers and football

I am still reading Numbers, don’t think I had an idea blogged about it and forgot about it. I like to take my time reading and with my inconsistency it is a project that will take some time but in reality I am not on a time frame. Up to this point my sister has chosen to walk with me on this journey I’m sure that many of you are doing so you just didn’t say anything and honestly it’s no biggie. I hope you are finding little hints of a pre-incarnate Christ or events in the lives of Israelites that reveal a bigger picture of salvation.

Football season is over and it was a hard long fight, we suffered with numerous injuries that eliminated some of our starting seniors but as a referee friend so resolutely stated “Well, you can’t win em all!” I felt like he punched me in the stomach with that statement but as I thought about he was right; but when you are part of a program that is used to winning and doing well losses come bitterly, very bitterly. I know its part of the game and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Isn’t life like that sometimes? We desire to be on the mountain top with the amazing things that God does in our lives and rightfully so but sometimes we need the valleys to grow. If all we ever see were the mountaintop view we may never know what it is to be someone who is in the valley and that is important to helping people, to relating to people. The trials in my life were there in part if not mostly because I chose to do something without asking God for His direction but He uses those experiences for His Glory. Because I seek to bring God the glory he deserves He helps me understand the importance of those valley times but doesn’t that make the mountaintop experiences better. So I will take my losses and choose to learn from them.

a picture of Christ

have you ever been reading in the OT and found a picture or a type of Jesus? this is not something that I seek after; it is one of those enjoyable experiences when reading an OT book. an example is Noah’s ark…you know the story! the picture of Christ is the ark, Noah’s family put their faith in what God had told them and there was a time when no one else could get on the ark because God sealed the door. just like salvation there is a time when accepting of the gift is available but then there will be a time when no one else will be able to accept the free gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ… I find the concept really awesome…not the fact that people will be headed to hell but the fact that there are pictures of Jesus in the OT. so I have been reading different OT books and currently I am reading Numbers because I remember stating in a Bible study that even in the book of Numbers there is a picture of Christ, I think I found it but I am not going to say for sure until I finish reading the book. it may be an off the wall reason to read the OT but hey I am reading it! I really enjoy it too, now don’t think that I am going to Scripture with a preconceived idea that I will find a picture of Christ in a book and then making verses fit the idea that I have because I am not trying to prove anything here…I am just using an idea to help me read OT books that I probably would not read. so let me know what you think, read along and together we can see if we find a picture of Jesus in an OT book. and if you think I’m crazy or blasphemous you can tell me but the crazy part I already know that and as for the blasphemous part….really!!!!!!!!

happy reading!

why i love Guatemala #5

the final but most important installment of why i love Guatemala. below are a collection of pictures of indigenous Guatemalans. Guatemalans that need to hear the message of hope that only our Lord and Savior can provide; and that is why i love Guatemala because this is where God has called us to minister. We cannot wait to get down there but we know God has His timing and we are learning patience and perserverance.

Peace of Christ to You.

Why i love Guatemala #4

because of some great people that we have known for a long time and some we have met since we have been with CAM, nonetheless we are excited to be apart of what God is doing in Guatemala with them all!

Why i love Guatemala #3

Another reason i love Guatemala is the food, as a Cajun we will eat just about anything and so far we have been able to attribute some of the typical Guatemalan meals to cajun meals so enjoy and maybe this will give you a good reason to visit us in Guatemala! :)