The Fourth

   At this very moment that I am writing this, I am surrounded by explosions. It's the Fourth of July, so everyone is setting off fireworks, and it really sounds like I'm in Damascus, Syria. It sounds as if I'm in a war torn city with a lull in the fighting. Explosions going off every once in a while, with little spurts of gun fire, it's a little unnerving if you imagine it this way. What would it be like to be fighting in such a place? I'm sure glad I'm not in Syria right now, but what about those who are, especially Christians, who are targeted. Close explosions now. I'm so glad it's only fireworks.
   But because it's the fourth, I'd like to focus on those soldiers who have fought for this country. None of us can really comprehend what they've endured. And those who have given their lives that we might have ours. Thank you so much for fighting for our freedom, we owe you so much.

"Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends." ~ John 15:13

King Arthur Flour

My new King Arthur Flour apron.

King Arthur Flour

King Arthur Flour glass mug.

I have a cup an apron and a bag of flour all with my own name on them, and I didn't even have to custom order them!

Silly Squirrel!

He slips and looses his hold, and ends up hanging up-side-down.

He came again today, and now you can see how he does it.

He eventually succeeds getting to the top, and then hung down to get to the seeds.

Yesterday a squirrel tries to get at the bird feeder.

My Snowman After Three Days

After three days of warm weather, and the feet of a neighbor friend, my snowman still stands!

PS. I have decided that the three segments of a snowman will officially be called. The Head, the Thorax, and the Abdomen. :)

My Thoughts on the Rebelution

The Rebelution is a teenage rebellion against the low expectation that this culture has for teenagers, which is very unbiblical. Setting higher standards to which we strive to attain. Throwing away what is worthless and worldly and sinful. Going above and beyond the call of duty. Not just trying to be a christian, but to strive to be more Christ like. We as children of God should serve God with all our heart and soul and mind. Why should we care what others think of us? What we should care about is what others think of God. As image bearers we should try to our utmost to reflect Him. Of course we fall and sin, but we should pick ourselves back up and try even harder. We must keep in mind, though, that we can do nothing without Him. We are miserable failures, but with His strength, we can become heroes of the faith, encouraging others to join in the fight. An attitude of humility must be constantly upheld, lest we become arrogant and think ourselves better Christians than so-and-so.
To sum it all up, it's continually striving to better reflect Christ through your actions, words, and even appearance.
Here are some good passages backing up the Rebelution.

Philippians 3:7-21

Hebrews 12:1-2

Romans 12:1-3

2 Timothy 2:15

3rd Day of Spring

To the side: Rosie's snowman from yesterday
In the middle: My snowman...or should I say snowbear. :)


It's hard to see in this picture, but this is a snowkangaroo made by Susannah


We woke up this morning to find snow covering the ground. I promptly went out to make a snowman (snowbear) before the snow melted.
It is evening now, and no snow is left except for the three snowmen.

2nd Day of Spring

It snowed today, but quickly melted away. Rosie made sure that we had a snowman though.

Hello!

Shalom, and Welcome. This is the Blog of Arthur Dunn, under the pen name of Ivor Boone, which is my middle name (Ivorlyn), and my second last name (Boone). This is all that I can write at the moment, and until next post, good bye.