Rolling Around!

It's Friday!

Who is excited about Friday ladies?! I know I am! It is a beautiful day here in the Ozarks and I thought I would share some fantastic pictures of a couple of girls you may recognize from Kamp! It was so nice the other day one of your favorite princesses and one of your favorite osages thought they should roller blade and skateboard around!

Here is Claire the Osage!

Check out this princess Jamie!

Don't be intimidated by their serious faces! They are just hard core!

Enjoy your weekends ladies!!!!

Love ya!
Logan

Goodness!

Happy Wednesday Ladies!

How are you? Last week I did not do our fruit of the week because of Thanksgiving but have no fear... it is back this week! Do you girls remember what fruit we are doing this week? Let's look at the verse:

"And the fruits of the Spirit are 

love, 

             joy, 

                    peace, 

                              patience, 

                                             kindness, 

                                                                 goodness, 

                                                                                   faithfulness, 

                                                                                                           gentleness, 

                                                                                                                             self-control; 

against such things there is no law."

Galatians 5:22-23

We have done love, joy, peace, patience, and kindness so now it is time to study goodness! What does it mean to be good? Do you think it means to behave? Or to do well on tests? Or to do a good job? Well guess what?! God tells us exactly what it is to be good in the Bible!

He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? - Micah 6:8

According to this God wants us to be good by doing justice, loving kindness, and walking with Him! So what does it mean to do justice? It means to do the right thing! God wants us to strive to do right! We talked about kindness two weeks ago so your girls are experts at that! Lastly, God wants us to walk with Him. He knows when our hearts are His. When we are truly following God we will start to look more and more like Him. Do you know what that means? It means we will do the right thing, love people, and be kind to people more often because that is how He is! Pretty cool how God ties all that together isn't it?! 

Let's all work on our goodness! I want to challenge you girls this week to try to do the right things this week. Like when your parents ask you to do something do it the first time! Keep up being kind to people, I know you are awesome at this already! Always strive to be walking with God and one of the best ways to do that is to read His word, the Bible!

I miss you all sooooooo much!

Logan

What a Game!

Hey There Girls!

How was your Thanksgiving? Did you fall into a turkey coma? I think I did for a few hours!

Here's my dad and I at the game!

This weekend I got the opportunity to go to an OU football game with my dad! It was really fun to get to spend time with him while watching a team we both love. This was not just any random OU game... this was Bedlam! The instate rivalry game against OSU. I have to admit going into the game I really thought we were going to lose. OU hadn't played well the past couple of weeks while OSU had been tearing teams to pieces! Sure enough they came out to a quick lead and were ahead the whole game. They were playing great! I was sitting in my seat thinking "Oh man the game I get to watch is one they are going to lose" (not the best way to be thinking I know)! OU kept fighting though. They would come back and tie the game up but then OSU would take the lead again but then OU would manage to tie it again. It came down to overtime. OSU was able to score a field goal and OU managed to squeeze in a touchdown for the win! The crowd went absolutely nuts! You would have thought we had just won the National Championship! It was the only time OU had a lead the whole game but man what a great time to have the lead! This was one of the best Bedlams I have ever seen (I have seen quite a few)! Both teams played their hearts out and left it all on the field!

That night was also senior night for the team. It was the last time the seniors were going to play on their home field in front of their home crowd. It was a really great way for them to go out! Our quarterback Landry Jones was interviewed at the end of the game and I loved what he said. All of these reporters were trying to give him praise for playing a fantastic game and leading the team so well for four years. Instead of accepting all of it, Landry turned it all to God and was praising Him. At the end of the interview Landry shared the Gospel with the entire Sooner Nation making sure that he used the most of the opportunities God gave him. It really got me thinking if I was bold enough to do that. He just got up on stage and shared Christ with THOUSANDS of people! It was very inspiring! I hope that if I was presented with chance to do that I would! Is there somebody in your life you want to share Christ with? I bet there is! Pray to God for the words to speak and He will give them to you!

Miss you girls!
Logan

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving Kanakomo Ladies!!

I know it's only Wednesday and Thanksgiving is actually tomorrow, but I wanted to make sure I got to tell you all how thankful I am for you! You girls are the greatest and I love getting to spend my summers with you! Thanks for being awesome!

This is my mom's side of the family.

This is my favorite holiday! My family makes a pretty big deal out of it. We always travel to my grandparents farm and we hike down into a canyon. Then when we come back up there is always a ton of food and football! It is a blast! Some years we have a BIG family reunion! We get up to around seventy people... it is crazy! This year is a smaller gathering but I still love it.

This is my dad's side of the family.

One reason I love Thanksgiving so much is that it is a day set out for you to remember all of the blessings the Lord has given you. I think our world can be go go GO all the time that we forget to stop and see the great things in our life like our family, friends, and experiences! I encourage you to make a list of 5 things you are thankful for. If you want, you can post them on here!

What are your Thanksgiving traditions? Do you eat turkey or ham or both? Do you play a game of touch football with your family? I would love to hear about your traditions!

I hope you have a great Thanksgiving!
Love you girls!
Logan

Thanksgiving Time!!

Hey K1 Girls!

Sorry for the belated post! I drove home for Thanksgiving break and it has thrown off my schedule, but don't worry I have a fun post for today!

This is my FAVORITE time of the year! I love Thanksgiving! My family always gets together with the grandparents and my aunt, uncle, and cousin and we feast and watch football. Some years the WHOLE family comes together and we end up with 60+ people! We go out to my grandparents farm and we hike down into a canyon! It is so fun! I love it!

I thought that today I would give you a fun Thanksgiving recipe you might enjoy making with your family.

I found this recipe for Thanksgiving Leaf cookies on Pinterest! I think it looks super fun! Grab your dad, mom, brother, sister, grandparents, ANYBODY and have some fun!

I hope you girls have an awesome Thanksgiving!

Love ya!
Logan

Kindness

Happy Wednesday Kanakomo Ladies!

How has your week been so far? Mine has been great! We have had a fantastic speaker here at the Kanakuk Institute this week. His name is Matt Chandler. He is a pastor at the Village Church down in Texas. I have been learning a lot!

It is time for our next fruit of the Spirit! Let’s review the verse!

 "And the fruits of the Spirit are 

love, 

             joy, 

                    peace, 

                              patience, 

                                             kindness, 

                                                                 goodness, 

                                                                                   faithfulness, 

                                                                                                           gentleness, 

                                                                                                                             self-control; 

against such things there is no law."

Galatians 5:22-23

We have made it through love, joy, peace, and patience so next up on the docket is kindness! Kindness can be so fun to do! When you are kind to people it brightens their day. You can help somebody turn their day around from being bad to good. That is awesome! It does not have to be something huge… your level of kindness is not measured by how much it costs you. For instance, a sweet word could mean more to somebody than buying them the newest Kari Jobe CD. It is completely about the heart!

Sometimes, especially as girls, it can be really hard to be kind. We have a hard time controlling our words and how we treat each other. That being said, God calls us to be kind to each other! Check out this verse:

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Ephesians 4:23

We are supposed to be kind to each other because God was so incredibly kind to us! He gave us the ultimate gift! Everlasting life!

Have you ever found it is easier to be kind to somebody who is kind to you? I sure have! When somebody is mean to me my first reaction is to be mean right back at them. This is not what we should do! We have to continue loving everybody! Why? Because God shows His kindness to everybody! Thank you Lord! None of us deserve His kindness. We have all sinned; we have all been unkind to Him. But He proves his mercy and grace and still shows us kindness. We should follow suit! Growing up my mom would always tell me the same thing when I was upset with how somebody was acting towards me. She would ask me “Logan, whose behavior can you control?” Then she would stare me down until I reluctantly replied with “My own.” While it would drive me nuts when she told me that as a kid (and still today), she was right! We all have the responsibility to control our own behavior. We should always show kindness to everybody just like Jesus does!

Luke 6:35 

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.

What are some ways you have shown kindness in the past? Or what can you do in the future to be kind to those around you? I’d love to hear!

Love you girls!

Logan

Veteran's Day

Hey There Kanakomo Ladies!

How was your weekend? Did you do anything fun? Did you make a fort with your family? It turned out to be a perfect weekend to do that in Branson. We had a cold front this weekend and it got pretty chilly!

Yesterday at church we had a great guest speaker. He was a chaplain in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy. The chaplain is the man or woman who is like the pastor for the military. They go to the battlefields to bring God's news to the men who protect us.  He was an amazing speaker! I loved hearing his stories and about the faith he has in God. I have always appreciated our military and what they do for us but this man gave me a new perspective for them. These men give up everything to protect us.

While Veteran's Day was yesterday, I still wanted to honor them today on the blog. Do you know any veterans? Maybe your parents or grandparents are veterans? Both of my grandpas are veterans. I am so proud for them to be in my family!

Regardless if it is Veteran's Day or not, I encourage you to always thank those that serve in our military to protect us! They give up a lot that we will never realize. Let them know we appreciate them!

Love you girls!

Logan

Wait... Hold on a Second... Have Some PATIENCE!

What's up Kanakomo Ladies!

Guess what day it is... WORD Wednesday! Do you remember our verse we have been talking about the past few weeks?

"And the fruits of the Spirit are 

love, 

             joy, 

                    peace, 

                              patience, 

                                             kindness, 

                                                                 goodness, 

                                                                                   faithfulness, 

                                                                                                           gentleness, 

                                                                                                                             self-control; 

against such things there is no law."

Galatians 5:22-23

Since we have already done love, joy, and peace, we are doing patience today! I don't know about you girls but sometimes I have a really hard time being patient. If I want a cookie, I don't want to wait until after dinner to eat it! Who has a hard time waiting to see what you got for your birthday or Christmas? It drives me nuts to see the presents under the tree but I'm not allowed to look at them. Absolutely CRAZY!! 

What is the importance of being patient? I mean what does it really matter if we wait for something or not?? It matters because God's plan is ALWAYS better than ours! I don't mean it's better part of the time and we might be right a few times here and there... I mean He is NEVER wrong! 

Knowing that God's timing is ALWAYS right, we should have an easier time being patient! Hebrews 6:12 says 

"We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised."

The Lord has a wonderful plan for your life. You just need to trust in Him and wait for His plans to unfold.

Love you girls!!

Logan

Fort Building

Hello Girls!

Sometimes when it starts to get cold outside I forget how to entertain myself when I am stuck inside. I can't do any of my favorite things! No rock climbing, hiking, or the big oh no... HAMMOCKING (key in on the tears forming in my eyes right now). That is when I think back to the days of indoor fort building with my sister! Those first few days of crazy cold weather we would gather all the blankets in the house and make a pretty sweet fort.

We would use chairs, couches, lazy boys... basically all the house furniture to stabilize it. There would be secret rooms and chambers only we would know about. Nobody could come into the fort without the password. It was AWESOME! Once the fort was made we would just hang out in there! It was so fun to have our own area that was just for us. We would read in there, sometimes we would watch movies or play boardgames. This could be something you do with your family. You of course HAD to have the password to get in! Sometimes we would have our fort for a whole weekend! Sometimes it only lasted a day. But one thing I could always count on, when we got to make a fort, it was a good time! So talk to your parents and see if they would want to build one with you! All it takes are some blankets and some creativity and you just made your own little world!

Have fun!
Logan

Peace

Happy Friday Ladies!

I'm sorry I did not get this out on Wednesday! It has been a little bit crazy here on the island. So I am going to shake things up a little bit. Instead of having a weekend post today I am going to keep going on the fruit of the spirit! Plus it is one of my favorites so I don't want to wait until next week to do it. Lets go over the verse again...

"And the fruits of the Spirit are 

love, 

             joy, 

                    peace, 

                              patience, 

                                             kindness, 

                                                                 goodness, 

                                                                                   faithfulness, 

                                                                                                           gentleness, 

                                                                                                                             self-control; 

against such things there is no law."

Galatians 5:22-23

We have already talked about love and joy, so now we are on peace. What do you think of when you think about peace? I think about a calming feeling. If you know me well you might know that one of my favorite places to be is in my hammock outside in God's beautiful creation. When I am there I feel God's peace. I feel completely safe and secure in Christ and His promises. God tells us that he has a plan for our lives. 

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you 

hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

With a promise like that... how can you not be at peace? I know that life can be really hard sometimes. Some of you might have stuff going on at home, maybe you are having a hard time at school or you are not getting along with a friend, but you should always know that God LOVES you. He promises us that He has a GOOD plan for us! I am going to let you in on a little secret... God NEVER goes back on a promise. If says He says He is going to do something... He means it!

I want you all to think about how God has given peace to you. I find peace in His Word, where do you find it?

I miss you girls and love ya!

Logan