My nephew is a scholar

Permit me to praise the Lord for my 5 year old nephew and scholar Ben.  He has just learned to read and I am very proud of him.  God is so good :)

Mt. Ellis Academy receives 144,006 votes to win $500,000

Check out the number of votes.....How Great is our God? :)


"Mount Ellis Academy received 144,006 votes and finished in 10th place in the Kohl's Cares grant competition.  The top 20 schools in a Facebook vote receive grants of up to $500,000.  The results are currently unofficial as Kohls is taking time to validate the votes."


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Faith reaches to the unseen, and grasps eternal realities.

"A man whose heart is stayed upon God will be the same in the hour of his greatest trial as he is in prosperity, when the light and favor of God and of man beam upon him. Faith reaches to the unseen, and grasps eternal realities." PK p. 545


This quote has been blowing my mind lately. I want to have a faith that is so dependent on God, that as life happens, I won't deem situations "good or bad". Instead, I'll just look up to the Heavens to see what God is going to do next. Then whatever He does, I will praise Him, regardless of the temporal opinions of myself and those around me. He knows what is eternally best for me and to follow His plan is a very cool thing to do :)

"I am the vine. You are the branches."

This last Friday in agriculture class, I took this picture of some grapes that were still on the vine here at the Weimar gardens.  I spent some time examining the fruit on the vine and it gave me a whole new perspective of John 15. I guess that is why God has given us counsel to get out in nature in order to learn more about Him. Just in case you were wondering, they tasted as good as they looked too :)

Awesome Quote!

True success in any line of work is not the result of chance or accident or destiny. It is the outworking of God's providences, the reward of faith and discretion, of virtue and perseverance. Fine mental qualities and a high moral tone are not the result of accident. God gives opportunities; success depends upon the use made of them. PK p.486