article…

endurelife — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:39:40 +0000

A few months ago Drew asked me to write an article for a Student Life newsletter that they were creating. Well I’m excited to tell you the newsletter finally came out. It may not seem like that big of a deal, but I guess this newsletter goes out all over the United States, so it is a big deal to me! heh If you want to check it out click here. My article is called “Choices”, so that should help you find it. I’m pretty proud of what God is doing in my heart. He is always faithful and trustworthy. I am so glad that I have the Holy Spirit to guide me into all truth. Thank you for this article Holy Spirit.

Thanks everyone!

Dustin

I’m back!!

endurelife — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:25:52 +0000

After a month or so since my last post I’m back! I am currently bloggin on another site as well, so if you want to check it out feel free. The blog is about two other guys and myself on a 40 day solid food fast. This isn’t about bragging or trying to get attention. We want people to be inspired about what God can do when we dedicate ourselves to Him. So far I have been fasting for 4 days, and God has already done amazing things. I can’t wait to see what develops, but check out the site… FastEnough

On to other things…

This is my son, Bonsai, who is a Jack Russell. Some of you may know him, but I thought this video was too funny not to share. Sorry there is no audio, but you can pretend your own special effects! Watermelon vs. Bonsai

Enjoy!

absent

dustin — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:34:30 +0000

Hey everyone!

I am sorry I haven’t been posting anything. This whole month will probably be empty up here because I don’t have a computer. Please leave me your email and I will shoot you an email when I get things back up in August. I have been doing and experiencing a lot in God, so there will be good stuff on the way!

dustin

Beard update

dustin — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:24:31 +0000

It has been almost a month since I stopped shaving and got my mohawk. Here are two recent ones.

Gnome

dustin — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:12:57 +0000

Hey Everyone…
I just wanted to introduce you to Cracker, our gnome. We picked him up on our way across country. So far he has been to Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Virginia. Soon he will go with us to DC for his final stop. These are only a few pics of him. The rest can be found in the Photo section of this site. Click here to see more!

Lifehouse

dustin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:42:31 +0000

Ok, I’m not NORMALLY a fan of christian videos, but every time I see this I fight back the tears. It is a constant reminder of how much Jesus fights for me. I often forget about the battle going on behind the scenes, so I am thankful for things like this that help me remember.

I hope you enjoy~!

Dustin

Shoot em up!

dustin — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:42:34 +0000

Jerry, my dad, took Whitney and I out to the desert to shoot some empty bottles with his survival 22’s. A “22″ is a gun or in this case a rifle. The neat thing about these was that they completely collapse into the stock of the rifle. The stock is the part the goes into your shoulder.

Anyway, here are some pics of us shooting. All three of us, Jerry, Whitney and I, hit some of the bottles.

Watch out Doc Holiday Whitney is on the loose!

ARGGGHHHH!!

On the road again…

dustin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:44:33 +0000

Well El Paso was good, but it is time to go to our new home. Over the next 2-3 days we will be driving from El Paso to Colonial Heights, Virginia. It will be a long trip, but I believe it will be good. I’ll post when I can, but you might have to wait a couple days. Love you all!!

Splinter

dustin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:55:18 +0000

This was where my splinter sat.

Whitney and I helped build my mom a craft room. We converted my old bedroom into a large craft room with lots of shelves. As I was cutting the shelves I got a huge splinter that was the size of a log. Ok, so it was only 1/2 inch. Most of it was sticking out so I pulled it out, but the part that wasn’t remained in my hand for 3 days. As I spent today digging through my hand to pull the rest of it out I thought about our christian lives.

We often have things in our lives like this splinter. The size of our problem doesn’t have to be huge to really bother us. This splinter really bugged me even though it was so tiny. I couldn’t close my hand without it really irritating me, and sin, pride or arrogance can easily do the same thing. Many times in our lives we let a splinter cause us pain and suffering because we don’t allow true healing into our lives. We can’t get relieved of pain until we get help from God, or in my case a good set of tweezers. Even though it hurt when I dug into my skin to remove the remaining pieces of wood my hand doesn’t hurt when I close it. I can grab things and hammer nails or whatever with it because I removed the splinter.

When we allow God into the painful areas of our lives we can experience freedom like He originally intended. God’s heart for us is to be pain free because we know He can heal us. I have to learn that when I get another splinter to immediately pull out the tweezers and start digging. I believe that God is always willing to reach out and remove the painful things in our lives, BUT we must humble ourselves and let Him.

Till next time.

Dustin

Racoon hats

dustin — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:05:33 +0000

While hanging out at the Grand Canyon Whitney and I went shopping. We went in to get something to drink and that was when we found a plethora of Grand Canyon merchandise. We found these especially cool racoon hats. Ok, so they aren’t that cool, but they were fun to put on. Enjoy!