BB-8 Snow Droid

Well, it was somewhat of an unexpected snow, and when we went outside to check it out, it was a rather pathetic sort of snow.  Seriously, you couldn't pack it, and it hardly covered the ground, and on top of that, it was really windy outside and 26 degrees.  Therefore, we couldn't do much.  In fact, we couldn't make a proper snowman at all.  But undeterred, we made ourselves instead a snow droid.  This is our BB-8.  We painted a couple bottle caps, and used a few markers for the paint work there.  Also, a few twigs for antennae.  It came out pretty decent, and is currently rolling around on our front porch somewhere.  The temperature tonight is twenty-six, so it'll be just fine for one more night.

Today Daddy wrote a message, while Madison worked on piano and her devotional.  Also, there was plenty of Disney Infinity 3.0 to tangle with, as Madison has been working on her creative race tracks and special rooms.  Ever since last night's viewing of "Wreck-It Ralph," she's been all about Vanellope, so that's her character of choice lately.

Beyond the little bit of snow mentioned above, we never left the house.  Mommy was doing some straightening upstairs, while Daddy wrote this message about the jedi.  In fact, here's the description below, something that actually took a bit of time to develop.

     The most important characters in the Star Wars universe would have to be the jedi knights.  They are guardians of peace and justice throughout the galaxy, given amazing power to serve something greater than themselves.

     It’s not far off from what we as Christians are called to be.  Consider this:  the jedi knights have a code, and know they simply cannot do certain things that can lead to the dark side.  Yoda told us a jedi craves not these things! 

     But as Christians, neither should we. We are in this world but not of it, a royal priesthood.  We must be mindful of our thoughts, and stay away sin, the dark side.

     A long time ago in a land far, far away, there was a servant named Elisha who learned these things and more.  He was like a padawan, serving and gaining wisdom from his master Elijah.  Always two there are – a master and an apprentice.

     As you grow in your faith, God will put in your life people that you can learn from.  There are mentors, pastors, teachers and parents, all with something you can be taught.  As you listen to and learn from them, your faith will grow, and the Lord will continue to prepare you to become a master yourself!

     So, are you ready to step out, and become a force of light?  There are many crying out for someone to save them, and you are the chosen one.  That’s right, God wants to use you to bring others out of the darkness, and into His marvelous light.  Don’t worry:  if you have a heart for Jesus, you can do all things.  Just follow the Master, and He will lead you on.

      Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn once wisely said, “Your focus determines your reality.”  What that means is simply this:  if you want your reality to be a Christian life that God is pleased with, then you must put your focus on what matters most.  Focus on learning, serving others, and staying away from sin.  But above all, focus on following the Master.

Madison wanted to watch "The Phantom Menace" tonight, which we did, with a healthy dose of popcorn on top of things.  Here we go, starting with the later trilogy, the first three episodes.  She hasn't seen the darker Episode III, so we're sort of bracing for that one.  She's tougher than we think though.  I mean, if she made it through that one part of Episode VII, then I guess she'll be okay here.  It's just that the entire movie is pretty dark, compared to the other entries in the series.  Actually, Daddy has only seen it twice, I think.  Which is a whole lot less than the others.  

Anyway, afterwards, we did our typical reading - we're still with the same Rush Revere book, although we're getting closer to the end.  Madison is learning a lot about the branches of government lately, which has been great of course.  She's also doing her devotional, the one where she writes in her answers to various entries this month.  She's almost done with that one, in fact, and we're really proud of her for sticking with it.  So much so, that Daddy feels another reward coming on.  Not sure which one.

Meanwhile, this tiny snowstorm here... has moved up to the north to be something very serious.  Of course, they all make fun of us over a little bit of snow, and our reaction to it.  So...to all those up north who like to poke fun of us down south... how's that working out for you now?