RADICAL by David Platt

Jeremy and I just finished ready the book Radical by David Platt and would highly encourage others to read it. It continues to challenge us and we are in the process of making some major changes in our family as a result of some of the convictions we experienced while reading it.

There are a tremendous number of quotes and challenges from the book that are still vivid in our minds but this one resonates most frequently in my mind, so I thought I'd share:

"You and I have an average of about seventy or eighty years on this earth. During this years we are bombarded with the temporary. Make money. Get stuff. Be comfortable. Live well. Have fun. In the middle of all of it, we get blinded to the eternal. But it's there.

You and I stand on the porch of eternity. Both of us will soon stand before God to give an account for our stewardship of the time, the gifts, and ultimately the gospel he has entrusted to us. When that day comes, I am convinced we will not wish we had given more of ourselves to the American dream. We will not wish we had made more money, acquired more stuff, lived more comfortably, taken more vacations, watched more television, pursued greater retirements, or been successful in the eyes of the world. Instead we will wish we had given more of ourselves to living for the day when every nation, tribe, people and language will bow around the throne and sing the praises of the Savior who delights in radical obedience and the God who deserves eternal worship..." ~ Radical by David Platt

Baby NELSON #2 has a NAME NOW!!!

Adalyn Joy Nelson

So we had a great time visiting family and friends for some vacation in the states before we went down to Florida to participate in First Baptist Callahan's Global Impact Celebration. We have a lot great stories from all of it and I'll share those, along with pictures soon.

First I thought I'd share some comical moments related to basic geography I had while checking out at different stores while out shopping in the States:

Micheal's-

Cashier: "Would you like to be put on our mailing list?"

Crystal: "No thanks, I'll pass"

Cashier: "Are you sure because it will only take a second?"

Crystal: "No thanks, I actually live in Peru and we're just here visiting family"

Cashier: " Well Ma'am that's prefect because this is a NATIONAL mailing list and it will work at

any store of our stores in the US!"

Crystal: "Well thats awesome but I live in Peru, sooooo..."

Cashier: "Yes, but a lady came in just the other day from New York and her coupons were valid

here and there was another lady from California too!"

Crystal: "No really, I'm good for now."

Cashier: "Alright maybe next time."

Poor guy didn't realize that Peru is on an entirely different continent, not so much in the US.

Walmart:

Cashier: "Have you come up with a name for your baby yet? When are you due?"

Crystal: She's due in October, we still haven't decided- one of the names we're thinking about is: Sydney"

Cashier: "Oh that's cool. Is this your first?"

Crystal: "No we have a 16 month old girl, her name is Karis."

Cashier: "Oh, so you guys must have a thing for Foreign COUNTRIES!"

Crystal: "IIII guess soooo?!?" and kind of crunched my face in confusion.

Later however I realized that he must have mistaken me and thought I said "Paris" instead of "Karis". But still- those are names of foreign cities...not so much countries.

Anyways- they were enough to make me chuckle, so I thought I'd share.