Aloha

   Aloha, y'all! I just got back from a wonderful vacation from the beautiful islands of Hawaii. The sun, the weather, the beach, the ocean, the family...Amazing. I praise God for such a wonderful time. My family and I did quite a few things: snorkel, went to a luau, ate great food, spent time with family, hiked, sight-saw, played games, and one of my favorites...relaxed.

Got to spend some time with family! :)

   I'll post more pictures and stuff later on.................Oh, and did I mention that a mustache was shaved? ;)

Animals

C'mon people. It's Timon (AKA the Meerkat).
Everybody loves Timon.

   ANIMALS. One of my favorite things on the planet, animals captivated my imagination when I was younger. I would draw them, act like they were my pets, and I would constantly ask to everyone I met, "What IS your FAVORITE animal?" You could say I was obsessed. The Animal Planet channel was MY channel. If you wanted to know something about an animal, I was your go-to-guy (Elephants were my specialty). While at the zoo, my parents didn't even think about asking if I wanted to head on home...they knew the answer--"NO."

   I seriously love animals (which sometimes stinks, because I'm allergic to most of them). As long as they don't try to kill me, I'll give them a big bear hug (Get it? "Bear"? Animals? Okay, sorry. Moving on). And just to think, God created them. He thought and knew of all the types, kingdoms, and species of animals. How they all would look. How and where each would live in (Woods, oceans, plains, etc.). And He did all of this...In a day. Okay, okay. Yes, He did split up the ocean animals and birds apart from the land animals, BUT STILL. That's a LOT of animals. Such amazing creativity in such a short amount of time. 

   Anyways, enough of me talking. Time for pictures.

My second favorite animal: the Cheetah.

If you don't know what animal this is...oh boy. Peacock.

Some type of lizard, whose name I am forgetting.

   Now, am I going to be completely cliché and ask, "What is your favorite type of animal?" *head desk* I can't resist. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF ANIMAL?
   And yes, I do realize that this post is quite EXTREMELY random. But oh well. That's how I roll.

The Sun

"The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth

 from the rising of the sun to its setting." Psalm 50:1 (ESV). 

   Yesterday (July 3rd) was an odd day. There seemed to be an immense cloud engulfing Las Vegas. It was hard to overlook the town, due to this cloud. This cloud, however, brought about an amazing sunset. The sky turned orange. I jokingly said to my parents, "Hey! Maybe today is rapture day?" The reason I said this was because the sky was just so incredibly weird. It was phenomenal. My mom called it a "phenomena." Truly the best word for it. This got me thinking of how incredible and magnificent our God is and His "phenomenal" creation. Starting with the sun. 

Picture of the sun yesterday.

   In the very beginning of time, God created the wonderful sun. Genesis 1:16 tells, "And God made the two great lights--the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night--and the stars" (ESV). 
   The sun and other parts of God's creation can be taken for granted. We always know that the sun is going to rise the next morning. It's always there. We, on earth, revolve around it. Woop-de-doo. But think about it. God placed us humans at a perfect position in the heart of a galaxy--at just the perfect position from the sun. This sun provides multiple things: light, heat, energy...and often taken for granted--beauty. How great is our God to give us such a wonderful thing.

Sunset in Atlantic City, NJ. And yes, the sky did turn red.

   Now, please let me say before I end this blog, I am not trying to praise the sun. All the praise goes to God. He did make the sun. 

Philadelphia, PA.

   Now! I want to hear from you! If you have any pictures of the sun that you took, and you really like, feel free to send me a picture! Or you can post a link at the bottom of this thingy. 
   Oh! And Happy Independence Day, y'all :)