Rainy Day

Today was a very very rainy day. It was pouring all day, not just sprinkling or barely raining, but pouring all day until about 5 o'clock. That was really fun taking Sydney out, she looked like she got out of a bath when we came in. Plus, you kinda get sick of being in the house all day except when you take your dog out. Right now I am working on a paper on the Founding of Rome. Not the most fun thing in the world. I might be going to a place this week called Sky Zone. It's a place where there are rooms that are all trampolines. The walls, the floor everything. Fun!
I made this really good yellow cake the other day, actually it was from a box :p, and I made peanut butter frosting and it is delicious! :) The frosting was homemade though.
In church, specifically my youth group and small group, we have been talking alot about loving and not judging people. Like the saying, "love the sinner, hate the sin." It just made me think alot about how, so many Christians are always saying that they can't be around this certain person because they do this certain thing. And granted, if they are doing something really terrible, yeah you don't want to be around them. But I think people, specifically Christians, should not always put a "label" on people, or judge them. In youth group we just finished a message series on a book called Unchristian, by David Kinnaman. And the people who spoke (and the book) were talking about how non-christians view Christians. And they were saying that the top six reasons why non-christians don't like Christians were: 1. We are hypocritical. 2. Too focused on getting converts. 3. Anti-homosexual. 4. Sheltered. 5. Too political. 6. Judgemental.
I was just thinking, wow, that is so true. So many of us are like that. Before you try to "convert" somebody you should talk to them and create a relationship with them. You should let them know that they can trust you, and you aren't just focused on getting another Christian to add to the church family. This series was so good, and I think it was what me, and all the other high schoolers needed to hear in order to do something about it. I think I am going to get that book, because all of the staff at my youth group read it, and they did a series on it, so it has to be somewhat good. ;) That is what has been on my heart lately. Well, I should get back to that lovely paper, and this post turned out to be really long. :p That's all for now.