BLAH!

I hate being sick.

Costa Costa Costa RICA!

Anyone availible to help me pack? I leave for the summer pretty quick (which also means i turn 25 pretty soon. yikes). i have to pack for Disney vaca with the fam. (may 14-23), Boise wedding party with Bryana (23-27), Seattle wedding with Chantelle (27-31), Training camp (June1-July1) and last but certainly not least Costa Rica (July1-25). But i have to pack for all of that.... before i leave for florida. oi. my organizational skills are going to get a workout... think i could get a spread sheet made up for this?? no.. i'm serious. haha. sad... but serious!

I'm proud of you Miss Cali...

Carrie, you go girl. that's all i can say.

Here's the shake down, in America, religious freedom is becoming replaced by political correctness. It's no longer ok to stand up for what you believe, what you live by as a follower of Christ, Truth. I refuse to accept this cultural norm in my life and know that soon and very soon, to be a believer in Jesus Christ as the only way only the truth and the only life will not only be taboo, it will be all out rejected.

Carrie took the biggest, most public hit of our generation for our generation of believers. I'm proud of her for sticking to it and not buckling under the pressure of culture.

the following is a clip of a foxnews story today:

"Hollywood isn’t just liberal, it is fearfully liberal. It is easier in Hollywood to say you’re a drug addict or to pretty much anything than to admit to being a committed Christian," media expert and longtime Hollywood publicist, Michael Levine of Levine Communications, told FOXnews.com.
Prejean, a student at San Diego Christian College, is studying to become a special education teacher and spends her spare time volunteering for the Best Buddies non profit organization, a program that helps people with disabilities. Prejean is also a volunteer for the Special Olympics.
But according to Equality California, a statewide advocacy group dedicated to winning equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, Prejean’s views on gay marriage don't fit with those of her generation.
"It is unfortunate that Miss California, who we note did not win, is so out of touch with the overwhelming majority of people her age that she wants to deny loving, committed couples the rights and dignity that come only with marriage," said Geoff Kors, Executive Director of Equality California.
Prejean has garnered a lot of support nonetheless.
"The majority of California’s voters -- more than 7 million people -- voted to protect traditional marriage, and we congratulate Miss California for her conviction to speak her beliefs," Ron Prentice, chairman of ProtectMarriage.com Coalition, said.
Moakler’s colleague Keith Lewis released a statement to FOXnews.com Monday morning condemning Prejean and saying that "religious beliefs have no politics in the Miss California family." But later in the day he softened his rhetoric.

For the rest of the story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517277,00.html

Columbine, Friend of Mine.

Jonathan and Stephen Cohen were students at Columbine High School in Littleton CO on April 20, 1999. 10 years ago two of their classmates sprayed the building with bullets killing 13 people, physically wounding 23 more, and rocked the lives of countless. Jonathan and Stephen were only two of the many who had emotional scars, but had something to lean on durring the healing process, Jesus Christ. They wrote and preformed a song along with their pastor about that day. One line from their song was this

"Can you still hear raging guns ending dreams of precious ones?In God’s son, hope will come, his red stain will take our pain."

These guys found their hope and peace in Jesus Christ. As I think about the attacks that happened 10 years ago, I remember vividly sitting at my own high school desk glued to the tv's that almost every teacher had on in their rooms. My heart and prayers are still with the people of that school. Keep leaning on Jesus Christ guys, its the only way you'll find peace.

Primetime in No time....

i like to think of myself as a well rounded person. So if you were to ask me "hey LB what happened on tv last night?" i could probably tell you. not because i've spend hours watching all of the shows, but because i catch prime time in no time on yahoo and it gives me just enough to SOUND inteligent about tv. (unless we're talking about dancing with the stars because i could go on all day about how i think chuck and juliann should win but probably won't). i understand that sounding inteligent about tv may sound like an oxymoron, BUT people live and die by the thing so i figure i can keep up with our modern culture for conversation's sake.
in other news, it's been a full few weeks and it was great to get to celebrate my baby sister's 23rd birthday (and she's married.. what?!) yea not so baby anymore. but alas we had a good time re-living our childhood at the field museum in chicago. we finally had a day when all six of us could be together which was great, and my friend Rhi now understands me better after spending the day with us.

Easter was good. the power of the day somehow makes me lost. you know that moment when it REALLY hits you? i sang Keith and Kristen Getty's song "the power of the cross" the concept of Christ becoming sin for us really drops me where i stand. and of course the family tradition of cracking easter eggs on eachother's head is always a plus. i tagged mom, dad, bry and even bear without getting even one on my noggin. i win (although if erin were here i know there would have been a much different outcome)

i've now started gearing up for what i like to call "LB gets to live out of a bag for 3 months" the downside is i have to pack for a disney vacation, a trip to idaho, a wedding in seattle, life outside on a hayfield and a final month in costa rica with only one chance to have stuff changed out. between now and may 9th i'm having regular brain storming sessions with myself to figure out how this is all going to work.

I'd now like to take this moment to publically thank my chief of staff Bryana, for her continued support of my administration and for signing up to follow my blog. you're dedication is heart warming.