Two Stupid Dogs

Now the videos of dogs on YouTube tend to involve them doing obscene things, but these gems made me laugh. I thought I'd share them with you all.





I had to kick some hilarity in there. My day and blog are just shouting for the need of it right now.

I must say, I did talk to Niki (of "Niki's Awesome Blog" and "Niki's Other Awesome Blog" that is) today for a good long while. It was the first time we'd ever talked over the phone, even though we've been friends since June. She and Benny are such cool people. It was a kick to listen to her supervise her somewhat rambunctious kids while I was on the phone with her. They are so funny.

I wanted to ask and invite you all to join their support team. They have an awesome ministry to street kids in Denver. They are at a juncture where they need some supporters to come on board and provide where others are dropping off. If you want to know more, get in touch with Niki through one of her blogs.

Permit me a short diatribe: Forgive me for not remembering, but was it the Ephesians who Paul praised for being so insistent and so eager to give? Let us aspire to be like them. Allow me to be their advocate and say, give to Niki and Benny if you have some room in your giving budget, or would be willing to make room by expanding it. A few people giving $25 a month could make a big difference. A few people giving $50 a month would be huge. As God's people, we should be actively involved in the work that missionaries we support are doing, and we should be supporting missionaries as God's people. If you aren't, Niki and Benny would be the perfect couple to get acquainted with this important part of your spiritual life on (yeah, I know, never end a sentence with a preposition). They will blow your preconceived notions of what a missionary is or does away. Amazing, godly people. I'll leave it at this: one of my favorite Bible college professors said, "Everybody should own at least one missionary." The "own" is figurative, of course, but do you "own" a missionary? Do you have a missionary who's personal well-being you "own?" Do you have a missionary whose daily life and work you "own" in your prayers? Do you have a missionary whose birthday, wedding anniversary, kid's birthdays, date of the tragic loss of a parent, etc that you "own?" Adopt a missionary. If you haven't, you're missing out on one of the greatest blessings you could know.

Okay, one last little, something, and if you're all very good, uncle Jared will give you something else to laugh at. But only if you promise to eat your vegetables at dinner tonight.

I have to give props to Starter apparel for using a slightly chubbier than normal, but still very cute and darling 12 year old girl (that looked to be about her age, give or take a year) as the main character in their most recent commercial promoting their college football hoodies. Maybe you've seen it. She's wearing a University of Texas hoodie, supposedly at a spelling bee and has to come up with the proper spelling for "bos taurus" (the type of cow that a longhorn, the UT mascot, is). I don't know if I just notice it more because I'm looking for it, but I feel like I'm beginning to see a lot more people who are representative of what you see in real life represented in commercials. Now, I'm not saying, "Let's all pull out the Cheetos and Mountain Dew and just sit on the couch all day." I am happy to see a more positive impression being given about people who have bodies more common to what you would see in real life. We aren't all supermodels, nor should we be. We always like to talk about how ethnic diversity is so enriching, but everybody says they wish they had a supermodel figure when it comes to body type. That makes me mad! My wife has wide hips and a "larger than average nose" (according to some people in our culture), and I love both of those things about her. If you really want acceptance of different body types and want to promote people, especially teenagers, to have a healthy body image, then quit talking about how much you had a figure other than your own and be grateful for what God made you as! Don't despise the work of the Creator. He certainly doesn't. He thought you were amazing when He made you, so I ask, "Dare you disagree with God?"

So love yourself for what God made you to be. And don't be a hypocrite by saying you wished that you looked like a supermodel and then tell others that they are beautiful if they don't look like supermodels. Even supermodels have things they hate about their bodies. The grass is always greener, right? I say it again, don't despise God's handiwork.

Now here's your funny video for behaving. You should watch it all the way through. It's hilarious.



Blessings,

Big J

"Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it." Fyodor Dostoevsky