Summer ends, the worrying begins

Well, summer is basically over. Only two days left until school starts. Summer went by so fast. With Driver's Ed, Softball, Vacation, camp, etc., it went by so fast. I don't even really consider it a summer, but oh well. I had lots of fun anyway :).

Right now I'm kind of dreading school. It's my first year of High School so it should be interesting I guess. I'll be even busier than last year (which is hard for me to imagine). But, I know that if I just let God take care of my worries, I'll be okay.

I don't really understand why people worry. It doesn't make things any better. Lot's of the time I lay in bed at night and worry about what I have to do the next day. WORRYING IS SOOOOO POINTLESS!!!!!!!!!! and yet I do it anyway. WHY?! CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHY WE WORRY ALL THE TIME?! Obviously, we worry because we are sinful. We worry about the clothes we wear, how we look, how good we are in sports, our grades, our jobs, money, time, our impression on other people....... The list goes on and on and on. There is no need to worry about such tiny details in our lives when we have an amazing God who asks us to put our full trust in Him. Here are some verses about worrying.

Matthew 6:25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?"

Matthew 6:27-28 "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow? They do not labor and spin."

Matthew 6:34 "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.


These are great verses. As school starts I start to worry more about homework, sports, grades, etc. So if you are reading this, and feel like praying, it would be awesome if you could pray that I would let God take care of my worries :).


Mallory

Jasper, our new dog :)

On Sunday we got a new dog :D. His name is Jasper and he is a 3 year old Golden Retriever. We got him from one of our dad's friends. Jasper is one of the calmest dogs I have seen. He sleeps in front of our front door every night. Last night it rained, and he didn't even move from his spot. It makes me feel safe to know he is always there. Yesterday I walked him down our lane (which is very long by the way) to get the mail. He was so fascinated with the gopher holes, and even fell in a few. Overall, he is a wonderful dog, and hopefully he will be with us for years to come.

Thanks Dad, for getting us Jasper, and thanks Mom for letting us get him :D.

Mallory