Lightsabers and Jedi

I only have a few moments to write today. Missionary works keeps you busy! Today I will discuss lightsabers and Jedi.

  Star Wars is one of my favorite things! The boy with the lightsaber is Luke Skywalker. The older man is Obi-Wan Kanobi. In Star Wars there is a power called the Force. If you are in tune with it you can control the things around you. You can tell what will happen before it happens, you can overcome any obstacle, defeat any enemy, and accomplish the impossible. The Jedi learn how to master the force and protect the universe from injustice and tyranny.

Lightsabers are the preferred weapon of the Jedi. It can deflect photon blasters, cut through metal plated armor, and definitely kill droids and other weird universe creatures when needed. However, you have to be able to use the force to be able to wield a lightsaber well.
Qui Gon Jinn is a Jedi master. He trained Obi-Wan Kanobi. Obi-Wan went on to train Luke Skywalker who eventually saved the universe from the evil empire.

All of us are unpracticed, brand new Jedi. We have no idea how to use the Force, lightsabers or other powerful tools that God gives us. For instance, forgiveness is a powerful tool, but I still need lots of practice in using it before I am a master.

Luckily, God gives us Jedi masters to teach us how to use the Force and tools. Christ is the Jedi master of all Jedi masters. He knows how to use the Force perfectly. If I watch His example and learn to wield the lightsaber of honesty and the Force of truth, then I can be a Jedi and help protect the universe from injustice and tyranny.

Champion good! May the Force be with you! Save the universe!

Climbing Trees

I love climbing. Trees in particular are my favorite thing to climb. When I am up above everything else, I feel closer to God and godly thoughts.

In a tree I leave behind other people, my phone, my shoes, my studies, everything. My heart is the only thing I take with me into a tree. I like that.

God only cares about my heart anyway.

The feeling of being separated from those things, of being high enough to commune with God, can be felt on the ground too. I feel that way when I separate myself from the unimportant or inappropriate. I try to surround myself with people and things that help me to feel closer to God and higher in thought. When I do that, I can feel God with me and I can feel like my heart is something that God is proud of.

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts higher than your thoughts." (Isaiah 55: 9-10)

Champion good and climb higher!

Hair!

Curly hair is a very misunderstood thing.

I have curly hair. I used to  keep it long and braided. However, I have come to see the light! All that changed was that I learned how to take care of them.
The first thing I had to learn was that frizz has potential. Frizz is a curl about to happen. Frizz turns into beautiful, springy, shiny, attractive curls!

Frizz frizz frizz = potential!

Where did I learn this? I got a fabulous book from the library. It was called Curly Girl: The Handbook. It tells you how to wash, condition, cut, style, and dry curly hair. It even specifies what to do between different kinds of curly! Wow! I was so excited to find this book! It answered all of my questions!

I immediately put what I learned into action. I could see the changes in my hair after the first day. It was curlier, it was less frizzy, and my hair stayed prettier longer. I could even sleep on it without it changing!

Our lives are a lot like hair. Frizz and frustration happen. All we need are the instructions for how to turn the frizzy problems of life into gorgeous curls of righteous responses. If we follow the instructions, we can look at the hair-do of our lives and say "I did a great job! Look at my hair! I didn't know I could look so good!"

As far as my "hair-do of life" I get fabulous instruction from two books. The Bible and the Book of Mormon. I know that every frizzy life out there can see the same kind of improvements in their life as I have seen in mine. Try it!

Champion good! Turn your frizz into a curl!



 Favorites! You'll love them!

Feel the Burn!

I like exercising! It makes me feel less uptight and more confident. My favorite way to exercise is to play soccer. Here's a picture of my new soccer ball!

However, sports are not the only way to exercise. Walking around, climbing trees, house cleaning, gardening, anything that makes you sweat, breathe, or makes your heart pump is exercise! I like to give myself credit for the hard work I do even though we do not always think of it as exercise!

Exercise is best when it is fun.  Kids have the exercise formula down pat. Play, but play hard! When you're done, flop down and talk about what a great job you did in the game. Then, think of yourself as a champion for the rest of the day! You do not even realize the work out you have had once you are thinking about all of the fun you had!

Champion good! Play hard!

House Cleaning

Cleaning. Whether fortunately or unfortunately, it is a constant requirement. It is hard work! But it pays off.

Hmmmm that is a messy table.....

When it happens, the microwave does not have cheese and spaghetti splatters on the walls. The air does not smell like warmed over garbage. The floor does not have greasy footprints or sticky patches. When you clean, your house becomes a place where you want to be! It smells nice, it looks nice, and it feels nice to be at home!

Hard core freezer defrosting.

Repentance is like house cleaning. It is a constant requirement. When it happens, it means we feel nicer being us! We do not have cluttered guilty consciences, sticky, greasy habits, and smelly regrets. We feel brighter, fresher, and more joyful. We are nicer to be around and we are happier being us!

Like Peter says "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord." (Acts chapter 3 verse 19)

Champion good! Scrub yourself! (spiritually speaking :)