Birdie!

I had my first taste of golf yesterday; Luke took me out to McMenamins Edgefield where we played the East Course (12 par 3's). I think I'm hooked. It was a really nice afternoon, not many people around so I was able to mess around with strokes and learned am a HUGE fan of Mulligan's. :)

I've been playing golf on the xbox for over a year, and know most of the golf vocabulary, but was not thrilled about embarrassing myself out on a course. Luke was super patient and an excellent teacher. And even though I never once got par, I did get one Birdie. I can't wait to go again! (by the way, Luke pulled out 3 Birdies for the day)

It's been a long time since Luke and I have been able to go out and enjoy time together without feeling rushed to get back for either a youth group event, school, track, work, or some other responsibility. I'm a fan of dates with my husband.

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The other night I was browsing my facebook page and a friend of mine (Alisha Cotner) had posted, 'The President is about to make an announcement.' The last time I heard anything similar, that caused concern, I was a senior in high school, waking up to a radio broadcast saying, "All Federal buildings have been evacuated.." That same concerned and sick feeling flooded over me. Was there another attack? What's wrong?

Luke and I turned on the news and a few moments later we found out Osama Bin Laden was dead. I was a little surprised at my reaction. I began to cry. Even though I know, with such an evil person, it was necessary to take him out, I couldn't help but be sad that there was no hope for him to be redeemed and reconciled with Jesus.

I wondered if back in Jesus' time, the zealots and rebels were looking for someone more like Bin Laden, someone to push back at the Romans with tactics so harsh and fierce to cause fear and submission to anyone who would even think to mess with Israel. But Jesus came instead.

Another friend of mine (Karen Wagner) posted, "...after hearing a lot of news and comments today I can really only think of one death that I know of that really brought peace and hope and "made things right"------ and that was Jesus'"

I kind of feel that that sums it all up right there. Is it weird that that's where my mind and heart were as I watched the news on 5/1/11?