i wanted to play around with imovie, so i made this video of taking garcia for a walk.

betty crocker.
what a phenom.
its bound to happen at least once if you bake something that someone comments, "oh look at you, betty crocker!"
what if that was your name? thats pretty crazy.

... after writing that first part i googled ms. betty and found out this sad news. letdown.
haha ohwell.

jesus, the perfect high priest.

so we see that they were unable to enter rest (the promise land) because of unbelief (disobedience). [heb3:19]

for we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weakness,

but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are,

yet without sin.

let us then with confidence

draw near to the throne of grace

that we may receive mercy

and find grace

to help in our time of need.

...he can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward,

since he himself is beset with weakness.

in the days of his flesh, jesus offered up prayers and supplications

with loud cries and tears

to him who was able to save him from death

and he was heard because of his reverence.

although he was a son,

he learned obedience through what he suffered.

and being made perfect

he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him.

these verses in hebrews4/5 are messing me up this morning. man, i love jesus. so much. i love god's ways. so perfect. abba, you blow my mind.

how fun are these little cake bites?
i cant wait to try making these.

really

i need to get a life.

feeling lame.

significance. the heart.

striving for significance will undermine your significance.
we are never significant because we want to be,
we become significant when we do what He says.
pure, simple obedience.
no one on earth may even know your name,
but heaven records your victories.
[bill johnson]

it usually happens when i listen to a bethel podcast that the issue im dealing with or the verse ive been pondering over or just a thought im having about god or life, is addressed. last week was no different. and i love that about bethel. and the holy spirit. ;) when i saw that the title of the sermon was, "the battle for significance" i knew i was bound to get encouraged.

as hard as i tried to pull myself out of the feeling-insignificant-hole, i seemed to be falling in deeper.
i feel anxious when i start going by the worlds system and not heavens.
when i decide that the external matters more than the internal.
when i decide that success is based on what i can see.
when i decide that my value is determined by what i do.

deep in the hole, i find myself laying on the floor
surrendered
and he showed up
as usual
and meets me where i am
he sits with me at the well
and tells me everything i ever did
and its not condemning at all
i realize im covered in his feathers
and under his wings
and its the safest place to be

he reminds me for the millionth time that his kingdom is completely opposite of the world.
he reminds me that, "the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field."
everyone can see the field.
everyone knows about it.
how beautiful it is (or not).
if there's a river.
or good trees.
or animals.
if it produces lots of fruit.
or pretty flowers.
all good things.
but there's a diamond hidden.
a huge diamond under pressure.
and when the fire comes, everything is burned.. except the diamond.
our heart will live forever.

im significant because found in him. period.
our hearts are what is valuable.
the fruit of the spirit being formed in us.
the unseen reality of our person becoming like jesus.
yup.

strawberry salsa

came up with this delicious concoction this weekend.
no specifics.
just eyeball it.

strawberries
tomatoes
avocado
red onion
cilantro
salt (pinch)
lime juice (about 1 tbsp)
balsamic vinegar (about 1 tbsp)