Pure Joy

James 1:2-4 ~ "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."

This is what I want. I was to find joy in my recent trials, so that I may be mature and complete. I believe that so much of my childhood lacked direction and most of my Christian walk has been the blind leading the blind. I hope I have begun to develop perseverance. I want to one day be able to help other young women with similar situations to me. My faith has surely been tested. I pray that I wil find the joy. Please help me find the joy.

Tyler's Toothless

Well, apparantly Tyler lost his first tooth today. His had a wiggler for a couple days, and I just noticed it wasn't there! I asked him what happened and he looked at me, felt the empty spot, and said "well, I guessed I just swallowed it at school today." What??!? I'm a scrapbooker folks, a genuine packrat, keeper of all things sentimental!! I am not happy about this! How can you replace that?? No, don't even go there. I am most definitely not going to try to collect it at a later date. That's just gross! I guess I just have to take some pictures and journal a lot in his book.....that stinker!