No more flu! I'm still coughing a lot, but I feel fine!
We've got a pretty crazy/fun month ahead of us! We're leaving tomorrow night for Atlanta to visit my parents. I haven't been down to see their new place yet since they moved. Lots to explore! Don's going to New Hampshire the next weekend, and later in the month we're taking a short vacation to Cumberland Island, Georgia, for our first camping trip of the season! Ohhhhh, I can't WAIT!
Spent last weekend in Gatlinburg for a conference through work. We set up a bookstore in the convention center and worked ourselves to death, but it was fun! I can't imagine three people I'd rather be stuck with than the ones who were with me on that trip. My friend and co-worker Jennie made an excellent roommate, and the guys were so sweetly protective of us. I love a man who knows how to respectfully defer to a lady! Guess I'm a bit old fashioned. :)
We saw "Memoirs of a Geisha" in the theater on Tuesday night. To me, it was the kind of movie you see once and that's enough. It was interesting although a bit depressing. Kind of like "Walk the Line". I would probably fall asleep if I had to watch either one of those movies again (I'm notorious for sleeping through movies, even in the theater).
During my Bible study last night, I ran across a verse that shaped my view on the death penalty. I've always been unconcerned with it. You would never find me campaigning on the steps of the courthouse with a megaphone and an Uzi.
But now, I actually do have an opinion.I found this verse...
"As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways!" - Ezekiel 33:11.
Another scenario in Luke 9:51-56 also supports this. To me, this practically spells out that God doesn't give up on ANYBODY! I've always known that God's compassion is never-ending, but for some reason I had it in my head that there was a clause somewhere that said it was OK to kill murderers and rapists in order for them to be held accountable for their crimes. It is hard for me to accept this given that one of my friends from work was murdered just over a year ago, and that his killer, while awaiting trial, is now out living his life like nothing ever happened. "Angry" doesn't even begin to describe my feelings about that situation! But if the God I love is truly full of love and grace, than I have to accept that He extends it to my friend's murderer, too. I mean, I've known that in my HEAD but I haven't believed it in my HEART. I can tell that I will be turning those verses around in my head for a long time.
It is so human for us to want others to be judged, but not feel the same desire for them to be forgiven.
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