I haven't said a lot about myself when I post. O mostly just talk about what's going on. Maybe it's time I say a few things about my tastes and stuff.
One little interesting tidbit about me is that I play the banjo. Yup, I've been picking away for over three years.
Another thing about me; I'm a square dancer. yeah it might sound like I'm some sort of hick or something, but I assure you I'm not. I do the things I enjoy. These are just some fun things I like to do.
I live on a farm... No I'm not a redneck.
I love Jesus.
I do judo.
I like to write.
I like to draw and paint.
I like to help others.
I live in Oregon.
I like shooting guns. I'm not violent though.
I hunt.
I like knives.
I don't like to fight.
I like being with old folks.
I eventually want to get married.
So yeah those are just some of a few things about me. I don't get out that much,
but I have everything I need to be happy. Having a simple life is a good thing. Nothing quite beats working to survive on your own.
More stuff coming later.
-Tully
Monday, February 21, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Sorrowful Days
So there's been some hard times going on this week. A good friend of the family had his feelings hurt pretty bad by us. Me and my brothers joke around a lot.In this case we joked a little to much more than said friend could handle. He sent an email to my mom about how offended he was by our behavior and I guess he didn't realize we were joking most of the time...
At first I only thought my brothers were at fault because they joked way more than I did and they were more severe when they did it. But then I evaluated myself and realized that I was a slight problem myself. I did make a few jokes and comments that I thought were funny to our friend as well. But that's all they were. Jokes...
It was mostly insult based humor and a lack of appreciation for all the help he's given to this family. At least that's what it said in his email. My brothers are mostly at fault. I've always tried to hold him in high regard and treat him with respect but I guess I didn't make enough effort in doing so because he lacked to mention my kindness. It makes me embarrassed to be in the company of the people I am ashamed to call my brothers.
How can I live in harmony with those who ridicule the people I am close to. I really don't factor in when my brothers are around. I'm in the crowd with them so I must be participating in their shenanigans. That's what it looks like to other people anyways. I can't endure this any longer. I have to break away soon. Don't get me wrong. I do love my brothers, but they're too much to handle at times. Our dear friend found that out the hard way.
Time will tell if our friend ever decides to come back this way again. I would't if I were him especially after sending an email like the one he sent. It was quite harsh and really he had no business sending it. IF the jokes we made offended him as badly as he said they did than he could have said something to us rather than causing all this drama.
I had no problem with our friend all the time we've known him. He's quite a sweet man. But I might rather not see him again now that he's wounded this family with his speech. All he really had to do was speak up. I took the hint of how he was acting. I quit joking after awhile. But while my brothers continued I was with them so he hates me equally.
I am angry that he wouldn't say something to us. I'm more angry at my brothers than him though. If they would have just shut their mouths there would be no problem. But they simply had to continue making the hurtful comments until it was too late. I did warn them that they had offended him. I warned them many times. They rebuked my warning and mocked me.
Now Our friend is gone. He was a special friend to us and he couldn't have left at a worse time than he did. There isn't going to be any forgiveness by him to us. He will indeed hate us for quite awhile. I really don't blame him. Like I said, I would too.
-Tully
At first I only thought my brothers were at fault because they joked way more than I did and they were more severe when they did it. But then I evaluated myself and realized that I was a slight problem myself. I did make a few jokes and comments that I thought were funny to our friend as well. But that's all they were. Jokes...
It was mostly insult based humor and a lack of appreciation for all the help he's given to this family. At least that's what it said in his email. My brothers are mostly at fault. I've always tried to hold him in high regard and treat him with respect but I guess I didn't make enough effort in doing so because he lacked to mention my kindness. It makes me embarrassed to be in the company of the people I am ashamed to call my brothers.
How can I live in harmony with those who ridicule the people I am close to. I really don't factor in when my brothers are around. I'm in the crowd with them so I must be participating in their shenanigans. That's what it looks like to other people anyways. I can't endure this any longer. I have to break away soon. Don't get me wrong. I do love my brothers, but they're too much to handle at times. Our dear friend found that out the hard way.
Time will tell if our friend ever decides to come back this way again. I would't if I were him especially after sending an email like the one he sent. It was quite harsh and really he had no business sending it. IF the jokes we made offended him as badly as he said they did than he could have said something to us rather than causing all this drama.
I had no problem with our friend all the time we've known him. He's quite a sweet man. But I might rather not see him again now that he's wounded this family with his speech. All he really had to do was speak up. I took the hint of how he was acting. I quit joking after awhile. But while my brothers continued I was with them so he hates me equally.
I am angry that he wouldn't say something to us. I'm more angry at my brothers than him though. If they would have just shut their mouths there would be no problem. But they simply had to continue making the hurtful comments until it was too late. I did warn them that they had offended him. I warned them many times. They rebuked my warning and mocked me.
Now Our friend is gone. He was a special friend to us and he couldn't have left at a worse time than he did. There isn't going to be any forgiveness by him to us. He will indeed hate us for quite awhile. I really don't blame him. Like I said, I would too.
-Tully
Monday, February 14, 2011
Not Much Time!!
Hey guys, recently I posted some scriptures on here to inspire others to witness the gospel and tell others about Jesus' saving grace. I hope some of you read it and got something out of it. The Bible is an important book that all need to read. Lately I've kind of been slacking on my reading of it. The reason is because the Bible can be a scary book sometimes. All the talk of hell and judgment can be just a little frightening.
If you're on the right side with God and walk humbly with him you really have nothing to worry about. But if you continually sin against him and never repent and turn from your sin, there's a little problem there. You see, if you die in sin and never repent, There's no way that God can let you into heaven. It's his responsibility to make sure everyone is judged justly. Please dear friends consider this. God wants you to keep your eyes on him all the time.
The Bible is very clear about what is right and wrong. It's also clear about how you can be saved. Please friends turn from your worldly ways and turn to Jesus. His arms have always been open to you. All you need to do is believe in him and say that Jesus is God out loud. Cry out to him and ask forgiveness of your sins. Become a new creature before God and live for him. Dig into the Bible and find out what he wants from you.
Please brothers and sisters, also resist the temptation to do things that are offensive to him. keep his commandments and have eternal life. Tell others about him. Tell them how they can be saved. Don't let them die without hearing about Jesus. Let it be your goal to always teach others about him. Show mercy on all people by telling them the truth about God's love.
God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. So please people, come to Jesus. I can't stress how important this is. It's a matter of life and eternal death. God doesn't want any to die but it's up to you whether or not you choose to accept him. All the answers you need can be found in the word of God. Always look in the Bible for answers. Remember that even God himself exalts his word above his own name!
Turn to God. Let him take control. You have a choice to make and it's the most important one you will ever.
-Tully
If you're on the right side with God and walk humbly with him you really have nothing to worry about. But if you continually sin against him and never repent and turn from your sin, there's a little problem there. You see, if you die in sin and never repent, There's no way that God can let you into heaven. It's his responsibility to make sure everyone is judged justly. Please dear friends consider this. God wants you to keep your eyes on him all the time.
The Bible is very clear about what is right and wrong. It's also clear about how you can be saved. Please friends turn from your worldly ways and turn to Jesus. His arms have always been open to you. All you need to do is believe in him and say that Jesus is God out loud. Cry out to him and ask forgiveness of your sins. Become a new creature before God and live for him. Dig into the Bible and find out what he wants from you.
Please brothers and sisters, also resist the temptation to do things that are offensive to him. keep his commandments and have eternal life. Tell others about him. Tell them how they can be saved. Don't let them die without hearing about Jesus. Let it be your goal to always teach others about him. Show mercy on all people by telling them the truth about God's love.
God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. So please people, come to Jesus. I can't stress how important this is. It's a matter of life and eternal death. God doesn't want any to die but it's up to you whether or not you choose to accept him. All the answers you need can be found in the word of God. Always look in the Bible for answers. Remember that even God himself exalts his word above his own name!
Turn to God. Let him take control. You have a choice to make and it's the most important one you will ever.
-Tully
Sunday, February 6, 2011
The Holy Scriptures
I probably should have mentioned this before but I AM a Christian so I'd like to share a very encouraging story from the Bible about an event of evangelism. This is to encourage other Christians into spreading the gospel as Philip did to this man. This story has a happy ending.
26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian[a] eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, 28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. 29 The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”
30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading:
“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
Who can speak of his descendants?
For his life was taken from the earth.”[b]
34 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” 35 Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?” [37] [c] 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.
I hope you enjoyed reading this. I hope you guys think about ways you can evangelize to others when God calls you to do it. There is always an exciting feeling when someone accepts Christ.
Tanks for reading!
-Tully
26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian[a] eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, 28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. 29 The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”
30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading:
“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
Who can speak of his descendants?
For his life was taken from the earth.”[b]
34 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” 35 Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?” [37] [c] 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.
I hope you enjoyed reading this. I hope you guys think about ways you can evangelize to others when God calls you to do it. There is always an exciting feeling when someone accepts Christ.
Tanks for reading!
-Tully
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Making Some Money?
Hey, what's up people? I have nothing to do tonight so I thought I'd update my blog. So do any of you watch youtube videos? And by "watch" I don't mean every once in a while. I'm talking about subscribing to certain youtube celebrities and watching their videos regularly. I'm one of those people. I'd say I spend around an hour a day on the computer just watching youtube every day. Some might say it's a waste of time but I figure if you enjoy something and it's not wrong in some way, why not do it every so often? I know you guys agree.
I've been thinking lately about starting my own comedy youtube channel, or at least a vlog channel. I don't have a good camera but I figure if I come into any money soon, purchasing a camcorder might be a good investment. I'm not really sure about that though because there are other things I need to be saving my money for. A trip to Alaska, college fund, and a car to name a few. So perhaps a camcorder would need to wait; at least until I get a steady job.
I have had one job before. It was last year over in Idaho. I wrote all about it in my other blog, so if you're interested in the details check out my profile and click the link to "Believe Me I Know". The last of the money I made in that job was spent just recently. Money sure does have a way of magically disappearing little by little, especially when Christmas rolls around. The holidays were pretty rough on my wallet last year. I bought several seemingly expensive gifts for my family including two digital cameras, a board game, a knife, and a video game. So I was pretty much broke thereafter.
I think I mentioned a trip to Alaska earlier. The deal is this summer me, my friend James, and my brother Nolan, are supposed to go on a two week trip to Alaska. Of course long trips anywhere are very expensive. If we travel by plane (which I'm sure we will) I'll have to have $500 by June. If we go by car I'll need to obtain a passport and last I heard they cost around $70. If we go by car I'll need about $100 for food and gear. And I'd probably need to pitch in for fuel. I might have to end up earning around $200 if we travel by car.
So the next big thing I need to do is make some money. I do wish to go to Alaska but if I am to go, I need to get my rear in gear. I'd still have enough money to go now if I hadn't been so foolish with the money I'd earned over the summer. Just goes to show that I can't be trusted to use my own cash wisely. Whenever I get another job I'd better save every cent. I also need to have a budget when it comes time to buy gifts for people. As long as I have no cash flow, nothing is gonna happen.
So audience! What temporary jobs would you recommend? I'd really appreciate any advice I can get from you people!
Thanks Much!
-Tully
I've been thinking lately about starting my own comedy youtube channel, or at least a vlog channel. I don't have a good camera but I figure if I come into any money soon, purchasing a camcorder might be a good investment. I'm not really sure about that though because there are other things I need to be saving my money for. A trip to Alaska, college fund, and a car to name a few. So perhaps a camcorder would need to wait; at least until I get a steady job.
I have had one job before. It was last year over in Idaho. I wrote all about it in my other blog, so if you're interested in the details check out my profile and click the link to "Believe Me I Know". The last of the money I made in that job was spent just recently. Money sure does have a way of magically disappearing little by little, especially when Christmas rolls around. The holidays were pretty rough on my wallet last year. I bought several seemingly expensive gifts for my family including two digital cameras, a board game, a knife, and a video game. So I was pretty much broke thereafter.
I think I mentioned a trip to Alaska earlier. The deal is this summer me, my friend James, and my brother Nolan, are supposed to go on a two week trip to Alaska. Of course long trips anywhere are very expensive. If we travel by plane (which I'm sure we will) I'll have to have $500 by June. If we go by car I'll need to obtain a passport and last I heard they cost around $70. If we go by car I'll need about $100 for food and gear. And I'd probably need to pitch in for fuel. I might have to end up earning around $200 if we travel by car.
So the next big thing I need to do is make some money. I do wish to go to Alaska but if I am to go, I need to get my rear in gear. I'd still have enough money to go now if I hadn't been so foolish with the money I'd earned over the summer. Just goes to show that I can't be trusted to use my own cash wisely. Whenever I get another job I'd better save every cent. I also need to have a budget when it comes time to buy gifts for people. As long as I have no cash flow, nothing is gonna happen.
So audience! What temporary jobs would you recommend? I'd really appreciate any advice I can get from you people!
Thanks Much!
-Tully
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Busy Month Ahead
So I've settled on a new name for my blog. Not many people read so there wasn't much of a poll. I've cleared all of the other blog posts to make room for brand new ones. It's the same page as "A Knack For Doing Right" except I changed the name and erased everything. So look forward to a new start with fresh new topics.
So there isn't really much floating around in my mind today. I suppose I could talk about recent events. It's three days after my older brother Ethan's birthday celebration; he just turned 19. I enjoyed chilling with him that day. I always enjoy Ethan when he's in a good mood. He can be a rather frustrating person any other time but on his birthday he was a nice guy. I don't think it's any surprise that he was in a good mood though. You would have to be a pretty horrible person to have a bad mood on your birthday. I don't know of any people who are that bad.
Speaking of current events, Spring is coming up pretty quick. I know several people who are excited for that. I know I am. Spring is the time of year that makes me want to get outdoors. I enjoy walking with my dog along the countryside and spring accommodates me by offering optimum weather. It's only February and we're already getting some descent sunshine. We might get an early spring this year! Before I know it my swimming trunks will be clenching my buttocks as a man embraces his wife's soft bosom. LOL!!! is a joke.
Another reason I'm excited about February is because on the 15th I will be attending a creation seminar in Portland with some close family of mine. They live in Idaho and they are probably the closest family I have outside of the immediate. I have some close friends in Idaho that may be coming down at the same time. They are also seemingly close to me.
I suppose this will be a busy month. On the 22nd we are purchasing a Boxer puppy from a friend of the family who lives in Burns. as of this week the pup is seven weeks old.
Thank you for reading. There will be many more posts so stay tuned.
So there isn't really much floating around in my mind today. I suppose I could talk about recent events. It's three days after my older brother Ethan's birthday celebration; he just turned 19. I enjoyed chilling with him that day. I always enjoy Ethan when he's in a good mood. He can be a rather frustrating person any other time but on his birthday he was a nice guy. I don't think it's any surprise that he was in a good mood though. You would have to be a pretty horrible person to have a bad mood on your birthday. I don't know of any people who are that bad.
Speaking of current events, Spring is coming up pretty quick. I know several people who are excited for that. I know I am. Spring is the time of year that makes me want to get outdoors. I enjoy walking with my dog along the countryside and spring accommodates me by offering optimum weather. It's only February and we're already getting some descent sunshine. We might get an early spring this year! Before I know it my swimming trunks will be clenching my buttocks as a man embraces his wife's soft bosom. LOL!!! is a joke.
Another reason I'm excited about February is because on the 15th I will be attending a creation seminar in Portland with some close family of mine. They live in Idaho and they are probably the closest family I have outside of the immediate. I have some close friends in Idaho that may be coming down at the same time. They are also seemingly close to me.
I suppose this will be a busy month. On the 22nd we are purchasing a Boxer puppy from a friend of the family who lives in Burns. as of this week the pup is seven weeks old.
Thank you for reading. There will be many more posts so stay tuned.
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