Licence And Registration... Please!!!

Hi all!!
The other day Terrin brought a very interesting article in the Brandon Sun to my attention. The article was basically a very entertaining rant as to how the current trend of naming children absolutely ridiculous names should be considered an act of child abuse. If you want to read the article I'll put a link to the site at the end of my blog.The example the author used was from a birth announcement that she had seen for a new born baby with the name of.... are you ready for this?
Zipper! ZIPPER!!!! Her older sister's name is apparently Pandora.
What the frick!
No seriously you guys, what are people thinking? Those poor girls! How can they live down names like that? As soon as their peers learn of the phrase "Pandora's Box" the older one will have to go into hiding until she can change her own name legally. Terrin and I further discussed a plethora of other horrible names people have named their children. Here are some examples of what horrible names celebrities have given their children:
Nicholas Cage's son's name is Kal-el Coppola Cage
Gwenyth Paltrow and Chris Martin's daughter's name is Apple Blyth Alison Martin
Jonathon Davis' (Korn frontman) son's name is Pirate Davis
Jason Lees' son's name is Pilot Inspektor Riesgraf-Lee
Madonna's daughter's name is Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon
Director Robert Rodriguez's kids names are: Racer, Rebel, and Rocket
Helen Hunt's daughter's name is Makena'lei
Shannyn Sossaman's daughter's name is Audio Science

All of the before mentioned examples leads me to my second point... people should have to get a licence qualifying them to have and raise children. As obsurd as that sounds, I'm only half kidding. You need a licence to fish, drive, dig in your own backyard, own a firearm , and the amount of paperwork and screening required to adopt someone else's kid can take years! But yet any stupid person can get knocked up and "raise" a child eventhough they have no concept of being able to take care of themselves, let alone another helpless being. Don't get me wrong, I know a lot of really amazing people who seem to be doing a great job with their kids. But on the other hand, there are other people in this world who name their kid Audio Science....

Brandon Sun article: What's in a Name? Abuse, plain and simple

I've Been Tagged!

Okay so apparently Terrin has "tagged" me on her blog...
The rules are as follows:
Each player of this game starts with 6 weird things/habits about yourself. People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 6 weird things/habits as well as state this rule clearly. In the end you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that says "you are tagged" in their comments and tell them to read your blog.


6 weird things/habits about me:

1.) I talk to myself! No really, I do.
2.) I usually dislike everyone I meet. I eventually warm up to people, but initially I dislike nearly everyone I meet. Just ask Terrin, I used to not like her too. lol!
3.) I can do a little girl voice that apparently reminds people of a child mass murderer.
4.) I can't leave my house without some kind of make-up on my face. I just can't, I can't do it.
5.) I have anger ADD, seriously, I can be like "that stupid son of a b-, oh look a bunny!"
6.) I name my stuffed animals and my plants.


I Choose to tag:
1.) Laurel N.
2.) James
3.) Tyler
4.) Brodie
5.) Carly
6.) James (the other one)


Good luck!

Ought I To Be Offended?!?!?!

*Warning*: This is not an intellectual blog in any way shape or form, this is a rant...
So yesterday I was talking to one of my friends on the phone and he called me a "goody two shoes". A GOODY TWO SHOES?!?!? What the frick! No seriously! Can anyone who knows me honestly look me in the eye and without smirking or grinning in any way call me a friggin' goody two shoes! NO! I didn't think so. I was actually offended! I worked too long and hard on my reputation to have it sullied by someone calling me... that! It's like a curse word in my house!
My mom called me while I was still in the midst of my shock, and I told her what I was called. Do you know what she said? My own mother? And I quote... "Is he on drugs? Does he even know you?" That's what my mother said.... MY MOTHER!
I also mentioned it to my friend Terrin, who has known me for years and used to live with me. She was shocked! And hillarity apparently ensued on her end of MSN. K guys, she used to LIVE with me!
For any of you still questioning whether or not what I say is true, please consider this:
I'M FROM VIRDEN!

Case closed!

Take Me To Your Leader

Hey guys... talk about long time no see. Sorry about the extensive absence of blog writing in the last while, I've been incredibly busy, you see, I actually go to my classes now, so that eats up a lot of my time. :) So I've been getting heckled about abandoning my blog so I decided to write about something that's been on heart lately with the swearing in of a our new prime minister, the search for a new pastor, and filling of places on the Varsity Christian Fellowhip exec at school: the issue of leadership. Let me first say that I have been in leadership before and the responsibility that it presents is not an easy task to undertake, especially in spiritual leadership.
Now let me be very clear on one point, everyone is not meant for leadership. The word lead, or to lead means: 'to show the way by going in advance', or to 'guide or direct in a course'. The Bible has some very strict standards for leaders:
'Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being a leader, he desires a noble task. Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband, of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkeness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect. He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgement as the devil. He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap. Leaders are to be men worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain. They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience.'
1 Tim. 3:1-9
What bothers me about leadership, especially Christian leadership is that people think that just because they are Christian, that means that they are capable of leading, this is simply not the case! Leadership, or the ability to lead is not a quality that everyone is blessed with, and leadership certainly isn't a position that God calls everyone to fill. So how can you know whether or not you should be in a position of leadership? First read 1 Timothy and Titus and compare yourself to the strict standards that God sets out, these are things He really expects from His leaders. Are you sincere? Are you pursuing dishonest gain? Are you violent? Quarrelsome? Respectable? Do you have a good reputation with outsiders? These are questions you must ask yourselves.
'Since a leader is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless - not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkeness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.'
Titus 1:7-8
God intends His leaders to meet all this criteria so that they can guide God's people not only by words, but by their own actions. God desires His leaders to lead by example.
So if you can't lead by example, YOU CAN'T LEAD!