A Real Life Ghost

Did I ever tell you about the day I saw a ghost?  A real live ghost?

No?  Okay, I'll tell you.

My girlfriend (henceforth referred to as Princess) text me and tells me she needs a ride home from work.  It's only like 2 minutes from my house so no big deal, we'll get to hangout after.

For the fun of it my Brother and my brother's girlfriend (henceforth referred to as Girlfriend) decide to go with me to pick up Princess.

When we get there we find out that the reason she needs a ride is because she had a flat tire.  My Brother being the strapping young man he is decided that we could change the tire for her.  Princess gets her keys out to open the trunk to get the spare tire out and the trunk doesn't open.  Brother tries to open it.  I try.  Girlfriend tries.  It does not open.  Somehow we decide that she must have the valet key.  And that we must go back to Princess's house to get the real key.

We drive the 2 minutes to her house.  And then back to her car.

We try and open the trunk.  And fail.

My Brother's friend (henceforth referred to as Friend) shows up to help.

Stuff happens, blah, blah, we get dessert, we drive back to Princess's house again.

Finally we get the trunk open, get the spare out, find the jack.  Try to jack up the car, and it rolls back and makes a loud noise.  The loud noise attracts a dude who offers to help us.  He says he has a nicer jack in his car.  He walks back to his car to get it and comes back to change the tire.

But I have to go to the bathroom!!!  Like now.  So I leave to go into the store.  When I left the dude was sitting on the ground starting to change the tire and Brother, Princess, Girlfriend, and Friend are watching.

When I get back, they are all standing around looking for me.

Brother: Where were you?
Me: In the bathroom.  Did you change the tire already?  That was fast.
Brother: No, I turned around for a second, and that dude was gone.
Friend: Yep.
Me: Did he change the tire?
Brother: No.
Princess: Ugh!!!
Me: What?
Brother: Yeah, he just left, and took his jack with him.
Me: It must have been a ghost.  An angel would have changed the tire.

And that is the story of when I saw a real life ghost.  It was pretty intense.  We did eventually get the tire changed though.

"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." Hebrews 13:2

I'm Glad I Don't Have A Beard

My Brother has an awesome beard.  Sometimes.


Last week I told him he looked like Zach Galifianakis.


He shaves whenever he feels like it, as any person should.


The reason I'm glad I don't have a beard is not because I don't think it wouldn't look good on me, but because EVERYONE (especially at church) comments on my Bro's beard or lack thereof.


He takes it in stride though.


If they ask him if he is growing out his beard, he says, "Nope, it does it by itself."


If someone says, "You shaved your beard."  He looks at them and smiles gently; I think he is laughing on the inside.


Obviously they are either jealous of his awesomeness or they are intimidated by his coolness, and they say silly things.  If I were them, I would be jealous of his beard.


"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore." Psalm 133 

It's A Family Reunion

My Mother got us invited to someone else's family reunion one day.


Well, it wasn't just someone's, it was like my grandfather's cousin or something.


My Brother being the studly male he is, had this girl following him around all day.


She really like him.


Brother didn't like her so much, rightfully so.


But here's a tip for her:  Don't try and pick up boys at a family reunion.


Why?  Because it's a family reunion.


"And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren." Luke 1:36


"And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her." Luke 1:58


(These are the only two scriptures with the word cousin/s in it.)

TCL #1

I've decided to compile my own list of Things Christians Like.  I'm not copying Stuff Christians Like or Stuff White People Like.


Personalized License Plates.


For some reason the Christians I know have to let the world know who they support by getting a license plate.  Apparently it is classier than a bumper sticker.


I'm not making fun though.  I have this plate:

My Mother also has the Choose Life plate.

And my Mother put this one on my Brother's car:

And I know Christians have this one:

If not a whole special plate, they like to put Scripture verses on them, ie Pro3 5, Jhn316.

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Matthew 5:16

I Think I Can

I'm preparing to go back to school tomorrow.


Well, I'm sitting here thinking about getting my stuff together to take back tomorrow.


I have a lot to take.  I had a full car when I came home from school for Christmas break.  But it wasn't really organized or anything; I just threw everything in there.  I had so much because I had to pack for like a month, and its freezing here, so I had a bunch of sweaters and sweatshirts and coats.  Now I have a new keyboard and sweaters and stuff to take back.  I even have textbooks to bring, because I ordered them from Amazon and had them sent here.  I asked Brother to make his plans for tomorrow later, so he could help me pack my car.  He said yes.  He is the best brother.


I think I'm ready for school to start.  I wasn't ready yesterday, so it was a good plan to stay an extra day here, even though it wasn't my plan.


"Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." Ephesians 6:13