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Homesick.

It was an Oak Harbor type of day. By that I mean, I went to Applebees for lunch and for dinner.

I guess I miss home a little bit.

I wish.

I wish I could be more consistent in life. As you can see from my lack of "Blog," I kind of suck. Sorry. On a brighter note, congratulations South Sudan on becoming a country! Nice work, WTG.

So it's been awhile.

Wow, I feel like a woman returning to her career after she just took maternity leave. Its been forever and a decade since I've last written on here.

Well whats new? I've enlisted in the Navy and am currently residing at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Charleston South Carolina. I'm studying to be an Electrician's Mate in the Nuclear Field. Most likely I'll be a reactor operator on nuclear powered submarines. Yes.

I definitely enjoy being in the Navy, but I'm finding myself questioning a lot of things that I believe in. Things such as theology, politics, what my favorite color is, who would win in a cage fight, Tesla or Edison. You know, things like that. Don't worry I haven't turned into a heathen or anything like that. I'm still a fan! And don't worry, I haven't turned into some tree hugging liberal. I still watch Nascar, and think we should keep pumping carbon emissions everywhere we can. For fun. You know, for a good time. The thrill... And don't worry, my favorite color is still orange, and I think Tesla did win in a cage fight.

My perspective of things are just changing. That is usually the case when you move into a new place with new people who have different perspectives on things. I think that especially being in the military, you see this even more, because you are introduced to people from all over the place. It definitely a learning experience. A good one.

When I'll start figuring things out, hopefully I'll be able to find the words to blog them. I think that's all I have to say about this. H's and K's to everyone!

Dorothy .

I wish I was poetic. I wish I could write poems and read them in coffee shops. I wish I was allowed to grow hair under my lip, only my lip though.

A Bromance For The Ages!

About five or so years ago, your hero, I, was at the gym working on his triceps. There I ran into a lovely Christian sister named Michelle Taylor. She was playing volleyball, and like I said, I was working on my triceps. (They needed some work.) As I was walking out, Michelle ran up to me and asked me how I was doing. Physically I was doing great! (Beside my triceps.) Emotionally, I was alright. Spiritually, I was struggling.

“I’m doing great," I lied.

“No you’re not. Do you have any close guy friends who encourage you in your walk with Jesus?”

I thought for awhile, and I didn’t. She then went on to say, “by this time next week, you better find an accountability partner, or else!” Two days later, out of fear of Michelle Taylor, I started meeting with Micah Welch. (Insert background music: Crazier by Taylor Swift.) We've been meeting eversince.

Micah Leaves for Moody Bible Institute today. Through him, just like through many things, God showed me Grace.

I think in mainstream Christianity, accountability partners could be just another rule or law that The Church sets up because they want to perform better. Often a meeting would consist of both partners sharing how bad they suck and how they want to raise their Christian batting averages. They would then pray for each other and not see each other for a week.

I think often we forget that Jesus died on a cross, even when we sucked. Christianity isn’t about personal performance. It’s about relying on the perfect performance of a perfect savior, Jesus Christ.

I think one thing Micah and I did well was that when we came to each other broken because of our sin, we reminded each other that God loves us despite what we’ve done. Its only when we rely on God’s work and not our own work, we change for the better.

Micah has always encouraged me to run hard after the Lord, he has rebuked me when I indulged in sin, he has loved me even if I’ve done him wrong. He has never once condemned me or told me I had fallen from grace. He’s always reminded me that I am God’s son even when a lot of the times I bared no family resemblance. He has loved me, even when I didn’t love myself. He has been an amazing leader, and a great example! I love you bro!

James 5:15-16
And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

You.

Imagine someone knocking on the door. You answer it, and you see you. You don’t see you like you would if you were looking at yourself in a mirror. You see you in the flesh. It’s exactly the same you, except its not you, because you are you. This you is a complete different being, he has a mind of his own.

You let him in. What do you talk about? What is it you can say that he is not already thinking? Do you feel comfortable because, finally you know somebody who understands you, or do you feel intimidated because this person truly understands you?

The things we think about when we watch Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban!