5 Things I Love About Jesus

Random: His ability to be random. I know he has a whole intricate plan for the universe and all, but I love how he can still be perfectly random about the things that don't have too much bearing on His plan. Like the bark on a tree, or where the next branch will pop out. Either that or it's not random at all and that branch needs to be exactly there for the universe to run right--but in that case I love how He can still make it look random to me, and I appreciate that much.

Intricate: The other side of random--his ability to be intricate. I love how he can make a whole career out of having seemingly random things happen to you, but then at the end they all come together like the usual suspects and make perfect sense and you're like, aha! It wasn't so random after all! I think that takes a pure genius.

Colour: His obsession with colour. But he's not like some psychedelic hippie God splattering fluorescent around with a wide brush where He trigger-happily pleases. He puts just enough khakis and greys so that when something bright and orange does spring out at you, you can still be like wow.

Passion: His way of being passionate about everything He does. Like for instance if I was gonna create an insect I'd be like okay, a head, few legs, a body--maybe a stinger or something. But He just can't stop at that. He has to get all into it--"Oh, and here I could add some antennae with trillions of little hairs on them to give the insect sentience, then maybe some fold-up wings to hide inside its shell, a compound eye, a few Malphigian tubes (yes, now I'm looking at Wikipedia.....but just to finish this sentence), a trochanter over here, mesothorax over there, and ah yes a subesophageal ganglion." (He's crazy.)
When I create a cloud, I start with a blank piece of paper. Then I draw a line on the bottom and three humps on the top. And I'm done. When He creates a cloud, first of all He has to start with an insanely complex background of atmosphere, then He bunches together millions of microscopic icy crystals (all with their own distinct form and six perfectly asymmetrical sides), an intricate water cycle to give meaning to that cloud, and of course shades of pale and grey to render it in full 3-D. Then He sends a wind and makes it dance.
See what I mean? He just can't seem to get involved in a project without giving it His best. And that's great.

Caring: How he cares. Boy does he care! He cares about everything! I mean every single little tiny microscopic little tiny itsy bitsy little thing. He actually cares about the life and times of every single blade of grass in My front yard. Probably breaks His heart every time a snail dies. Imagine how much importance He puts on YOU. Imagine the detail, care, and planning that must have gone into your existence, your life, and then death.
Wears me out just thinking about it. I am so lucky to have Him.

Did You Know That...

...whenever I am trying to put a label on a post, I have to cycle through all the letters of the alphabet to see which labels I already have, and which one(s) fit the post best? Because I don't have the faintest idea what my labels say, and I don't wanna create a whole new one for each post! Now THAT would be terrible! (FOR EXAMPLE: the post where i go on and on about how i choose labels for my posts) (OR: i still can't get over how cool this label thing is)
So here I go, Q, W, E, R.......

Love, Joe.



PS UPDATE
HEY. FDTP ROCKS. INTERNET IS SO CARNAL HERE. NOT TO MENTION FAR (the article above is a draft that I wrote before I left...hehe). AM LEARNING A LOT. 13 HOUR SHIFTS WILL DO THAT TO YOU. AM ALSO ENJOYING A LOT.
ONE THING I DON´T HAVE TIME TO DO IS GO THROUGH ALL THE RECENT COMMENTS AND EDIT THEM. I WILL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT FOR NOW, IF THERE IS ANYTHING UNEDIFYING, FORGIVE ME, FORGIVE THEM, LOOK AWAY. AND TO YOU PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THE WHOLE STAR WARS THING BELOW, ENOUGH OKAY. THANKS!

Praise Time: Songwriting! (How-To's). Part Three: Banda

I like putting these juicy little notes on here before the actual post, they're like appetizers. Well, I have a juicy one today.
As of 9:00 PM last night, I am now the VERY LAST PERSON IN THE WORLD who has been ACCEPTED TO WORDSTOCK IV!
You know I don't like news, but I am going to allow myself capital letters and even a few exclamation marks.
Let me just say that I decided to apply at the last minute as a representative of all you people who won't be able to go this year (isn't that cosmic?). Even all of you who have never gone at all! Me neither! So I am going this year as an official representative of each of you, and together we'll find out what all this hype is about. And with that I give you the last and best episode of our Praise Time: Songwriting Trilogy.

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Praise time: Songwriting!
(DISCLAIMER: You don't have to be a musical Home to do this praise idea!)
* Put together a list of song titles. Kids' songs or very common praise songs are ideal. Below is a list of song ideas.
* Divide your Home into a few groups of 2-5 people, depending on the size of your Home. Cut out the song titles and place them in a hat or bowl.
* Have each group pick out a song title and give them 3-5 minutes to come up with praise words that fit the tune of the song they chose.
* Have each team take turns presenting their praise song to the Home.


Part Three: Banda.



Try it yourself at your next devotions!

Praise Time: Songwriting! (How-To's). Part Two: Chubby

Here is the second video in that series you've all been waiting to comment on! I've got to mention first of all that Charlotte de Gaalon wrote this song below. Love you!

Praise time: Songwriting!
(DISCLAIMER: You don't have to be a musical Home to do this praise idea!)
* Put together a list of song titles. Kids' songs or very common praise songs are ideal. Below is a list of song ideas.
* Divide your Home into a few groups of 2-5 people, depending on the size of your Home. Cut out the song titles and place them in a hat or bowl.
* Have each group pick out a song title and give them 3-5 minutes to come up with praise words that fit the tune of the song they chose.
* Have each team take turns presenting their praise song to the Home.


Part Two: Chubby.



Second of a 3 part series. Stay tuned for the last (and best) part!

Praise Time: Songwriting! (How-To's). Part One: With A Quack

Praise time: Songwriting!
(DISCLAIMER: You don't have to be a musical Home to do this praise idea!)
* Put together a list of song titles. Kids' songs or very common praise songs are ideal. Below is a list of song ideas.
* Divide your Home into a few groups of 2-5 people, depending on the size of your Home. Cut out the song titles and place them in a hat or bowl.
* Have each group pick out a song title and give them 3-5 minutes to come up with praise words that fit the tune of the song they chose.
* Have each team take turns presenting their praise song to the Home.


Part One: With A Quack



First of a 3 part series. Stay tuned for the next juicy episode!