Okay...so obviously, this new Willow Smith video is like THE BEST video ever! I love it! We love it! We really think this summer needs an entire night event dedicated to painting rooms, trees, Oak Haven, or whatever with our hair! Boys can put paint on their ears or something in order to throw paint around. No teachable moment here, just a super cool video that is awesome!
WARNING: Do not try this at home unless you want severe neck pain
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
A new Bee Dance...
Oh man. You have got to take 5 minutes and watch this dance. We for sure need to get a Sky Ranch re-make of this one! It was created to help save the honey bees that are apparently disappearing! I am just thankful we did not have to wear the yellow and black spandex this past summer! YIKES!
It reminds me a little bit of the dancing skills we see on Thursday nights at the JINGLE BELL ROCKIN' Dance! Maybe a little bit of Matt Upshaw meets Cameron Cook meets Dana Lowry meets Corey Gummelt dancing....and add a little Sarah Bouillioun!!!!!! Thats whats up!
It reminds me a little bit of the dancing skills we see on Thursday nights at the JINGLE BELL ROCKIN' Dance! Maybe a little bit of Matt Upshaw meets Cameron Cook meets Dana Lowry meets Corey Gummelt dancing....and add a little Sarah Bouillioun!!!!!! Thats whats up!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
I am a girl. Boys are weird.
So...sitting in the office today, I was thinking about how God created me so much differently than He created boys. Boys are not bad, thats not what I am sayin', but today I was thinking about all the boys I know to try to compare all the girls I know to prove (to myself) just how incredibly different we are.
BOYS:
I work in an office of boys: malcolm, clinton (also my husband), chris, joe david, and of course J-MO (john morgan). All brothers are boys. I grew up with a dad and a step-dad...and they are both boys. All Presidents have been boys. My principals in school were all boys. Evey cool guy is a boy. Winnie the Pooh was a boy. Justin Bieber is a boy. Most superheroes are boys. The founder of Sky Ranch is a boy. All boy bands are boys. The inventor of the lightbulb, electricty, and air conditioning = all boys. BOYS! BOYS! BOYS!
GIRLS:
I am a girl. Tamara is a girl (sky 1 & 2). Over half of our counselors are girls. Girls are pretty. Girls smell good. All wives are girls. All moms are girls. Mother Theresa was like the nicest person to ever live and, duh, she was a girl. Lady Gaga is a girl. Anya is a girl. Stephanie Meyer is a girl. The only people who can birth a child are girls. American girl dolls = all girls. Four of the top five songs on i-Tunes right now are girls...and the fourth is about a girl. The inventor of chocolate chip cookies, jeggings, and white out are all girls. GIRLS ARE AWESOME!
We think differently.
We act differently.
We talk differently.
We think different things are funny (girls...you get this, right?)
We are opposite beings.
It leads me to think and ask God: "WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!!"
Sitting in the office...this was my thought process today. I remember being in junior high and thinking boys were weird. I remember being in high school and thinking boys are weird. College...same thing. Full time summer camp director...same thing. And by weird, I really just mean different than me, even though I am not the most "normal" human around. I think growing up, I always assumed that eventually a lightbulb would go off in my head and I would realize that "THIS IS WHY BOYS THINK THIS WAY," or "I TOTALLY GET WHY GOD DID IT LIKE THIS!" And I have realized over my life, that because we are so different, I will never fully comprehend the way a guy thinks, but I now appreciate it. I actually LOVE that we are so different.
I have seen that on our summer camp team, we would not be able to accomplish all that we do if we did not have both genders. I mean, I AM NOT going to write a rap song - but John will. And being married - I have seen that if Clinton and I both thought, acted, and were created the same way - we would not have as much fun or work as well together. And to be honest, being created different - both boys and girls - we honor God the most because of our uniqueness! Our God is so stinkin' creative that he knew we needed both female and male, that He took time creating us that way, that He has had a plan from the very beginning to make us work together to understand one another.
I love Psalm 139. It talks about how He created us uniquely, fearfully, wonderfully. Again...he took His time on each of us - you are who you are for a specific reason. We always talk about our personalities being uniquely created, which is Truth. But, our gender is uniquely created as well...I am a girl because God created me that way, wants me that way, and has a purpose and a plan for my life that are specific to me being a female. "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made." (Ps. 139: 13 -14).
So...lets get exSKYted that we are so different - weird as each of us might think the other is. Lets honor God by doing what He told us to do! "I PRAISE YOU BECAUSE I AM FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE!" That means we are supposed to tell God how awesome He is for creating us the way we are...so...Thanks God - I love being a girl! (even though I don't love pink =))
peace out for now.
Jill "J$" Pfalser
BOYS:
I work in an office of boys: malcolm, clinton (also my husband), chris, joe david, and of course J-MO (john morgan). All brothers are boys. I grew up with a dad and a step-dad...and they are both boys. All Presidents have been boys. My principals in school were all boys. Evey cool guy is a boy. Winnie the Pooh was a boy. Justin Bieber is a boy. Most superheroes are boys. The founder of Sky Ranch is a boy. All boy bands are boys. The inventor of the lightbulb, electricty, and air conditioning = all boys. BOYS! BOYS! BOYS!
GIRLS:
I am a girl. Tamara is a girl (sky 1 & 2). Over half of our counselors are girls. Girls are pretty. Girls smell good. All wives are girls. All moms are girls. Mother Theresa was like the nicest person to ever live and, duh, she was a girl. Lady Gaga is a girl. Anya is a girl. Stephanie Meyer is a girl. The only people who can birth a child are girls. American girl dolls = all girls. Four of the top five songs on i-Tunes right now are girls...and the fourth is about a girl. The inventor of chocolate chip cookies, jeggings, and white out are all girls. GIRLS ARE AWESOME!
We think differently.
We act differently.
We talk differently.
We think different things are funny (girls...you get this, right?)
We are opposite beings.
It leads me to think and ask God: "WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!!"
Sitting in the office...this was my thought process today. I remember being in junior high and thinking boys were weird. I remember being in high school and thinking boys are weird. College...same thing. Full time summer camp director...same thing. And by weird, I really just mean different than me, even though I am not the most "normal" human around. I think growing up, I always assumed that eventually a lightbulb would go off in my head and I would realize that "THIS IS WHY BOYS THINK THIS WAY," or "I TOTALLY GET WHY GOD DID IT LIKE THIS!" And I have realized over my life, that because we are so different, I will never fully comprehend the way a guy thinks, but I now appreciate it. I actually LOVE that we are so different.
I have seen that on our summer camp team, we would not be able to accomplish all that we do if we did not have both genders. I mean, I AM NOT going to write a rap song - but John will. And being married - I have seen that if Clinton and I both thought, acted, and were created the same way - we would not have as much fun or work as well together. And to be honest, being created different - both boys and girls - we honor God the most because of our uniqueness! Our God is so stinkin' creative that he knew we needed both female and male, that He took time creating us that way, that He has had a plan from the very beginning to make us work together to understand one another.
I love Psalm 139. It talks about how He created us uniquely, fearfully, wonderfully. Again...he took His time on each of us - you are who you are for a specific reason. We always talk about our personalities being uniquely created, which is Truth. But, our gender is uniquely created as well...I am a girl because God created me that way, wants me that way, and has a purpose and a plan for my life that are specific to me being a female. "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made." (Ps. 139: 13 -14).
So...lets get exSKYted that we are so different - weird as each of us might think the other is. Lets honor God by doing what He told us to do! "I PRAISE YOU BECAUSE I AM FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE!" That means we are supposed to tell God how awesome He is for creating us the way we are...so...Thanks God - I love being a girl! (even though I don't love pink =))
peace out for now.
Jill "J$" Pfalser
Monday, November 1, 2010
To Tell A Story...
So...we have this guy that some of you may know whose name is LANE DAVIS. Lane is incredible...which might be a bit of an understatement. Lane is part of Sky Ranch and grew up here as a camper, as a summer staffer, did the internship after graduating college, and worked here full time for awhile. He then went to Dallas and worked in the business world for a bit while discovering his passion for photography and telling other people's stories. So, God took him on this journey around the world. He was called to go and document other people's stories, To tell about what God is doing in other cultures, and to share them with the world....HERE IS WHAT TO TELL A STORY IS: (http://www.totellastory.org)
Each new chapter in our lives has a pathway. A road that leads us to a new place. A series of breadcrumbs that has been left behind to help us remember the way, to give us something to tell, something to savor, something to remember. A story. There is no one without one. We each carry our own stories buried in the vulnerable fleshy part of our hearts. We hold it close to us as it maneuvers through our bloodlines and swims through our veins. It shapes who we are. Our stories. Our lives. Through cultural differences and language barriers there will forever be one commonality… a story that lies deep within each of us. All different. All personal. All unique. All begging to be heard, recognized, and seen. That’s where circumstance meets the Gospel. Where desperation meets Grace. Where perspiration meets Comfort. Where abandonment meets Acceptance. Where people meet Jesus.
For the next 9 months, I will be traveling throughout Africa and Asia in over 14 countries. I will be spending time with some of the poorest of the poor. Learning and observing their stories. Tragic, beautiful, atrocious, ludicrous, unbelievable, miraculous, pure, unfiltered stories of our brothers and sisters in this world. Some who know my Jesus and many who do not. But this is a time for them to be heard. It’s their time to be recognized, to be seen. This is where my story meets theirs. My job is to help tell those stories. My passion is to help give voice to the people who have none. To show the world the love of Christ and to paint a true picture of His sacrificial love and compassionate mercy. All through a camera lens.
This site will be a place where I will attempt to chronicle my experiences along the way (when internet access allows). Follow along in the journey. But please don’t just watch from the sidelines. Consider how you can join me in telling these stories, from wherever you are. But ultimately, consider how you can tell His story to the nations. This is all about Him, and nothing about us. Let’s bring glory to our Father together, from all corners of the globe. Let us blissfully rejoice in His love while never forgetting His story of sacrifice and redemption. For that is what life is all about, mimicking His story with our own.
http://www.totellastory.org
Sunday, October 24, 2010
A Day in the Life of...
The day to day of life is interesting. Think about your day - your routine - your commitments - your convos. Think about what makes your day awesome or what can destroy it. Think about the people you interact with on a daily basis - like your parents, brothers, friends, teachers, sisters, youth pastor, etc. Think about your daily life. Do you go to practice every day? Do you read your bible every day? Do you argue with your parents every day? Do you hangout with your girlfriend every day?
Working out at camp, our day to day differs pretty often because we travel so much with our jobs and each season brings a new work schedule, like summer is 8am - midnight and SO FUN! My day to day differs depending on the time of year it is. However, I do have a few daily routines that are a must in my life and time with Jesus is one of those. I need it. I will be moody, mean, and not okay if I have not spent time in the Word. My team knows it, my friends know it, my family knows it. It is easy to tell when I am focused on the day to day for a purpose or if I am allowing ME to be the center of my day, therefore, getting frustrated when the world around me does not see ME as the center. Why would they not want me to be happy? To be first? To be the best? To be the center of their worlds? Why is everyone else not focused on making ME feel good?
This sounds pathetic, right? I get it. I sound like a selfish, mean person which I AM without Jesus. You are too. We all are. And as corny as it may sound, YOU NEED HIM EVERY DAY! You need time with Him more than you need that extra hour of band practice and more than you need that boy in your life - you need time with the guy that actually created you, made you, loves you, died for you. You need it because He deserves your attention and also because it makes your day-to-day purposeful. It makes YOU better, more likable, more like Him.
One of my favorite verses in High School was the one that makes me think of my day to day. Of how every day I want life to be about me but it is not - it is about my Savior. About living for more than me and my own comfort. Turn to 2 Corinthians 4:16 - 18 and write: "ITS NOT ABOUT ME." in the margin.
Working out at camp, our day to day differs pretty often because we travel so much with our jobs and each season brings a new work schedule, like summer is 8am - midnight and SO FUN! My day to day differs depending on the time of year it is. However, I do have a few daily routines that are a must in my life and time with Jesus is one of those. I need it. I will be moody, mean, and not okay if I have not spent time in the Word. My team knows it, my friends know it, my family knows it. It is easy to tell when I am focused on the day to day for a purpose or if I am allowing ME to be the center of my day, therefore, getting frustrated when the world around me does not see ME as the center. Why would they not want me to be happy? To be first? To be the best? To be the center of their worlds? Why is everyone else not focused on making ME feel good?
This sounds pathetic, right? I get it. I sound like a selfish, mean person which I AM without Jesus. You are too. We all are. And as corny as it may sound, YOU NEED HIM EVERY DAY! You need time with Him more than you need that extra hour of band practice and more than you need that boy in your life - you need time with the guy that actually created you, made you, loves you, died for you. You need it because He deserves your attention and also because it makes your day-to-day purposeful. It makes YOU better, more likable, more like Him.
One of my favorite verses in High School was the one that makes me think of my day to day. Of how every day I want life to be about me but it is not - it is about my Savior. About living for more than me and my own comfort. Turn to 2 Corinthians 4:16 - 18 and write: "ITS NOT ABOUT ME." in the margin.
"Therefore, we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly, we are being renewed DAY BY DAY. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
Thursday, October 14, 2010
You are Father, Sustainer, Life-Giver...
He is Father
He is Sustainer
He is Life-giver
He is Creator
He is Grace
He is Mercy
HE IS TRUTH....and hope and joy and our rescue
This video link is something to sit and ponder. Do you believe the words of this poem by Amena Brown? Do you believe He is a friend, a redeemer, a lover, a life giver, goodness, sinless, and all that we need? Do YOU believe in a God that loves you so much that He died for you? You know the truth because you hear it at camp all week long. You see Jesus in your counselors because of the way they love you and pursue you and care about the man/woman you are and are becoming. But...back at home, at school...do you still believe? Do you still trust? Do you still seek the God that created you and wants to know you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFURxgaLxEE
After listening...post your thoughts, your comments. What does this make you think about ? What are you doubting?
1 Peter 1:9 says: "YOUR REWARD FOR TRUSTING HIM WILL BE THE SALVATION OF YOUR SOULS." When we trust and have faith. When confess our sins and trust in God - we have the salvation of our souls. We get to live eternally. What a cool God we serve, we trust, we know. Wherever you are - HE IS THERE! You cannot run from Him, you cannot hide...so you might as well let HIM find you, sustain you, and give you LIFE....everlastin.
He is Sustainer
He is Life-giver
He is Creator
He is Grace
He is Mercy
HE IS TRUTH....and hope and joy and our rescue
This video link is something to sit and ponder. Do you believe the words of this poem by Amena Brown? Do you believe He is a friend, a redeemer, a lover, a life giver, goodness, sinless, and all that we need? Do YOU believe in a God that loves you so much that He died for you? You know the truth because you hear it at camp all week long. You see Jesus in your counselors because of the way they love you and pursue you and care about the man/woman you are and are becoming. But...back at home, at school...do you still believe? Do you still trust? Do you still seek the God that created you and wants to know you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFURxgaLxEE
After listening...post your thoughts, your comments. What does this make you think about ? What are you doubting?
1 Peter 1:9 says: "YOUR REWARD FOR TRUSTING HIM WILL BE THE SALVATION OF YOUR SOULS." When we trust and have faith. When confess our sins and trust in God - we have the salvation of our souls. We get to live eternally. What a cool God we serve, we trust, we know. Wherever you are - HE IS THERE! You cannot run from Him, you cannot hide...so you might as well let HIM find you, sustain you, and give you LIFE....everlastin.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Fingers that breakdance!!!
Oh yes, this is funny. No connection to the Bible, but we thought you would enjoy! Over 11 million people viewed it on youtube so it must be worth watching, right?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcaslP9ODAk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcaslP9ODAk
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