I've been meaning to update...

I just spent a week at home with my parents.  I always love going home and usually love coming back.  This last visit went really well.  I was home for my birthday and had a really nice time.  I got to visit with friends and family, had a great visit with my sister, and a short visit with my Dad.  Overall, it was a nice week.  It went by fast and seemed rather busy with something going on every single day.

Only two more weeks before school starts back up.  I can hardly believe the summer is almost over.  I can't wait to get back into the routine of things, but I will miss my morning water aerobics, weekly visits to the coffee shop (for coffee and a muffin, of course), getting to read as much as I want, and day long visits with my friend Paige and her kids.  I pray that this year will be less frustrating than last year and less demanding.  I know that good years and bad years tend to run in cycles but last year was worse than any I've had before with one problem after another.  Thank the Lord that He is faithful.  Without Him, I would not have made it.  This year will be better.  I am looking forward to new co-teachers and a less hectic day-to-day schedule.

Well, that's about all there is to say for now. 

They exchanged their glorious God for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
- Psalm 106:20 (Today's New International Version)

I came across this verse in my Bible Study this evening. It struck me that the Israelites aren't the only ones who exchange their glorious God for an image of something else. The question is: What do I exchange my glorious God for? I find it interesting that the Israelites exchanged God for an image not an item. It seems to me this is exactly what we do: exchange God for an image. Something that looks like it has the ability to satisfy, to protect, to care for us, etc. When in reality, all it turns out to be is an image. The image will fail every single time. The only One that won't fail is this glorious God that I follow...or try to follow. The wonderful thing about my God is that he is faithful, even when I am not.