What are we chasing?

I am interrupting my "catching up on the blog" series to simply post something that is super current in our lives. For a few weeks now, I have wanted to share these thoughts - at least get them on the blog for our personal documentation purposes, so I guess tonight's the night. I mean, what else would I do at 11:22pm on a Sunday night and it is summer? Blog, right?

Currently, Brandon & I find ourselves in a place where are fervently praying that we will not chase the American Dream - the dream created by our culture, but that we will chase the dream that we were created to chase - the dream created by our Father.

It seems as though everywhere we look, our culture encourages us to buy bigger, climb the ladder, and get more. But today and everyday we are clinging to Matthew 6:19 -21
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

Our hope is to chase the dream that our Father has created us to chase - a dream that will give us "a hope and a future".

Natasha's Award

My Sister-in-Law, Natasha, began attending SCC for Cosmotology in January 2010. You can read about how this journey began here. She has now graduated, however, I wanted to post pictures of her award night, before I posted pictures of the graduation.