Max Wanger i heart you.

I found this from my new fav photographer's blog:

"30.
ever since i turned 25, i've told everyone that i was basically 30. it's true, once you turn 25, you round up. i've been "30" for a while now, but it was officially made official on wednesday. this picture below, is me at 11:59pm on the night before my birthday. essentially it was my last moment as a 29 year-old. my last moment as a young man. yes, i was technically born around noon, but really, who cares. at midnight, i waved bye-bye to my youth."

hello people, i've been saying this for YEARS now. i heart you max wanger.

(Don't worry, for those of you who were holding your breath wondering, he has yet to make the Erwin M., Josh, Gary, dad category of complete AMAZINGNESS.)

check out his work here.

(Disclaimer: that list was in no particular order.)

Marion Yumori

Yesterday was Marion's funeral.

I truly believe she was one of the most faithful people I have ever met. I took her Crown Financial Bible Class, I listened to her speak several times, I heard many stories from Randy, I heard many more stories yesterday.

In Hebrews there is a section that talks about faith. They mention notable people in the bible who were faithful; Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Rahab, Gideon, Samson, David, and more. And this is what is said of them:

"All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country - a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them." Hebrews 11:13-16

Because of Marion's overflow of faith, God is not ashamed to be her God and has prepared a place for her.

Marion, thank you for your legacy of faith.

Romans 8:26-27

"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will."

And the Pot Thickens

For those of you who are following along with the faith pledges, I received my THIRD installment today! Apparently Josh was at school and looked down while studying and there was $35 on the floor. After waiting sometime to see if anyone would return for it, he took it home. Unbeknownst to me he decided to donate to my faith pledge. When I got home he had put it on my desk next to my post-it that is recording my incoming pledges!

(If anyone would contest that this is not a pure faith pledge I would argue that it totally is because I wasn't expecting him to give me any money - and he did.)

thus, I am now $35 closer to my goal! Score one for God today!