No condemnation

Alright... I'm hopefully back to blogging here more often... after not having done so for what? Almost 9 months?  I have an evil grin on my face for those who care.

Thanks, Es, for keeping this place alive! :-)

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Romans 8:1-2 (NASB)Therefore, no condemnation exists for those in Christ Jesus, because the Spirit's law of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.

I was JUST thinking about how I've changed so much this past year.
How my thinking has changed...
How my attitude towards life has loosened...
in that I just don't care that much anymore.

Or maybe I do?
And I'm just trying to avoid conflict?

But is that conflict really conflict?
Am I perhaps actually scared to be rejected or judged?

Silly me. I can only be judged. NOT condemned!

Why? I'm set free! There's no condemnation in Him.
I should NOT care about what people see me as.

I laugh when others are bound to live by others' standards of style and fashion, but I don't realize that I myself am always trying to please everyone at the same time, or keep everyone happy.
What an ego...

So, I can't please men, but I can please God.
I should be firm in my beliefs and not worry about "offending people" or getting on the politically incorrect side of arguments.

Who cares? And so what?

~Mizzoria

Niceties

Well... I've been in the "deep south" for 4 days and in Austin for 2 days.

And what was the first thing I noticed?
People are SO DANG NICE!  
I mean that in the kindest way possible.  

Seriously, the natives are friendly, talkative, chatty, sweet, smiling, willing to help, generous, and a bunch of other things that I can't even describe.
Suffice it to say...

I like it here.

I'm from NC (which is also considered the south),
but man... those people seem like northerners now.

Those snobby city-slickers should take some lessons from these sweet, kind, lovable people.

Speaking of all things sweet... this video is adorable!!


And just a random comparison that's really bugging my lips is that it's very dry in Texas... like very dry... which is nice in a way, because the cold isn't as cold and the heat isn't as bad.  Thankfully I brought chapstick and Mom bought me this awesome smelling petroleum jelly:

Anyways - Have a splendiferous new year!  I know I'm looking forward to all the new things to be!  And maybe, just maybe!   I can blog more.

Blessings!

Mizzoria~

Irresponsible

[Begin Rant]

Ok, so I'm not all huge on "save the planet and nature before saving humans" and I'm not sure about the reliability of the video above, but I do believe America especially has been irresponsible and terribly wasteful in the past and this video gives an inkling of the consequences of our actions.  Like, you don't know how annoyed I am at Americans being wasteful.  We are indeed commanded by God to be stewards of this earth and we're acting  like spoiled brats who don't care except that we get what we want.

[End Rant]

Oh tomorrow are the presidential elections, people, so go vote!  Don't waste the freedom you have in this country!

Mizzoria~

loooooooooooooooooooooooong emails

Long emails are the best ... and long snail mail, too... you know the ones, where someone takes the time to babble on and reply to every point you made in your previous email and goes on for pages and pages?  Yeah, those are awesome and I always appreciate and love my friends for doing that... and it's always so much fun to look back at old correspondence and remember the ridiculous inside jokes going on in the past.  You amazing people know who you are.

Hoorah for long emails and long-email-writer-friends!!

Mizzoria~

Voting

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/579571_10151037056235855_916021116_n.jpg

I found this pic on FB a while after the presidential debates... it's funny and it's sad.  I just hope the 47% people don't give up on America entirely and still vote for somebody, just not Rom or Bam.

EDIT: On a random note, this is the 50th post!!!!  And we have over 2000 views. *expanded eyes*

Mizzoria~