What Are You Passionate About?

Does your passion for God translate to every area of your life and to every person that you meet? Or are you making excuses for your sin? Are you comfortable with mediocrity? Does your heart cry out for a greater vision of God's glory?

My Girl

Love my little booby! Wouldn't trade this crazy-moody-impish-distracting-sweet-prickly-female for anyother! I know I prayed for boys and I am so thankful that the Lord honored those prayers, but there are times when we don't know how much of a blessing something can be. Our God is a good God and often He gives when we don't even know what to ask for! Petra is one of those blessings in my own life, something I didn't have the sense to ask the Lord for and yet I have the sense now to be thankful for!

Mistaken...For Jesus...

Seriously, Fabulous song, ignore all the "artsy" shots and listen to the lyrics!


I am called to live in perfect relation to God so that my life produces a longing after God in others lives, not admiration for myself. -Oswald Chambers (dec 2 in My utmost for His Highest).

Finally....

Update and a Break

For those of you wondering if we have fallen off the face of the earth, never fear we are simply worn out and in need of a short get-a-way! We are heading out to spend some time together relaxing and enjoying our family. When we return we will have loads of pictures from our adventure and also from Christmas, we haven't had time or motivation to upload any photos lately!

We also wanted to ask that you pray for our family at this time. Many things are going on right now and we would appreciate the extra prayers on our account! I hope you all are enjoying a wonderful new year!

Many Blessings,
From the Crazy Doug Fam!

Merry Christmas, From All The Crazies!

Merry Christmas! I hope you all remember who is the Reason!

Love from this crazy family!

Singing the Cross to Myself

Preaching To Myself

Often I preach to myself. I remind myself of all the areas I have fallen short, the things I forgot to say, or neglected to say. I berate myself mentally over the things left undone or the things done in manner I now think should have changed. I remember those ways that I don't look nice, the way my hair sticks up in the front, how I have baby boogers on my pants, how I have now worn the same earrings for about 3 months! I tell myself so many things through the day. I counsel myself, engage myself, confuse myself, convince myself, and all manner of things through out the time I spend awake.

Yet, what am I focusing on? I realize that the things I ought to be preaching to myself I am not! I am not focusing on the eternal! I am not preaching to myself objective truth that is rooted outside of myself, but subjective truth that is twisted by my own sin, others sin, and a depraved heart, and a weak flesh. I should be preaching the gospel to myself. So often I have heard some of my greatest living heroes in the faith remind us that the basics of our faith is that "CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS!"

So am I preaching THAT nugget to myself? Am I reminding my heart that believes lies, that Christ Died for my sins and set me free from my tendencies to believe whats untrue? Do I preach the gospel to myself when I am caught up in my own appearance and remind myself that Christ took my ugliness and clothed me in HIS righteousness? No longer must I concern myself with my outward appearance, but with my inner identity in Him alone. When I am caught up in what I did not say, do I then counter that word of "truth" with the Reality that God is sovereign and I am a vessel used by Him so that He can move? Often and sadly, I do not.

But I really should! So often I act as though my salvation depended on me still. I do not trust in the gospel in those "preaching" moments in my own head. But when I do, O the change!! I must remember the truths of the gospel:

Titus 3:4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Ephesians 2:1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Colossians 3:1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

And when we "preach" these things to ourselves, when we "counsel" ourselves with these truths, when we "convince" ourselves of these realities in Christ then we are clinging to the cross, just as the writer of Hebrews reminds us to!

Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast (or cling to) the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.

I hope you will join me as I preach the Gospel to myself and cling to my confession that He died to save me from my sins, to cleanse me from all unrighteousness, and gave me a zealous heart for good works that glorify Him alone (Titus 2:11-14).

Merry Christmas

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Have a very merry Christmas, From the amazingly Crazy Douglas Clan! We Hope you have a wonderful holiday and are more then ever aware of His many mercies! Blessings!

Remebering Our Past Christmas Fun!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Even though, Thanksgiving is just around the corner, I have been thinking much on Christmas and what this year will hold. I looked through many of our photos of the time and put together this slide show, some of the pictures are cell photos so please forgive the low resolution and enjoy remembering Christmas with us, as we gear up for more fun this year! I am very excited to be having thanksgiving this year, we have some special plans! And especially we are excited to begin decorating and celebrating the birth of our Savior! Have a Happy Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas Folks!

My God You Are My Stronghold

This is one of my most favorite worship songs. I have lately clung to this song as a cry unlike my oftimes muddled thoughts. I Hope that you will be burdened to pray in your worship as I have been lead to prayer in my own times of song. I am so thankful for people who are gifted in these ways to bring God's word to us in such times as makes the words that much more meaningful!


Send Out Your Light and Your Truth
Psalm 43

1 Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause
against an ungodly people,
from the deceitful and unjust man
deliver me!
2 For you are the God in whom I take refuge;
why have you rejected me?
Why do I go about mourning
because of the oppression of the enemy?

3 Send out your light and your truth;
let them lead me;
let them bring me to your holy hill
and to your dwelling!
4 Then I will go to the altar of God,
to God my exceeding joy,
and I will praise you with the lyre,
O God, my God.

5 Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation and my God.

One thing I have to remember. Is not so much understand the whys and werefores of a certain situation or condition, but I am called on to worship and enjoy my Savior forever, because He is worthy to be praised and because I was created for worship! How often I am distracted by "issues" when my concern should be greatly overshadowed by my overflowing worship! O God, I desire to be ravished by Joy in You! Delighted by your glories alone!

Our First Time

We had the boys first halloween celebrations at school this year. We have never done anything for halloween before. So we were nubies at this whole dressing up and trick or treating thing. But it came off well and the kids had a good time. I enjoyed going and helping out in their classes and seeing all the cuties dressed up. And the costume parade was great! We also spent about 2 hours trick or treating on saturday night and the boys got a boat load of candy. We came home and had hot chocolate together after the cool walk and helping daddy with the "truth or treat" at church. It was a good time together. Now we are looking forward to thanksgiving and putting the tree up for Christmas! I am sure you will see a whole lotta pictures from us in the very near future!