Soul Surfer

So...I also wanted to tell you about this truly amazing movie I watched yesturday.  Jordon and I went to see Soul Surfer.  It was so amazing that I tried to get my husband to go back today! This movie is so incredible and so spiritual.  It taught me so many wonderful things about life and living your life through Christ.  This young girl faces adversity with such Faith and integrity that is an inspiration to watch her. In the movie they constantly refer to the fact that you can do "all things through Christ who strengthens you".  This is incredibly motivating because at one point this young girl thinks that because she cannot win the competition that she is being let down, that she can't do it.  When in actuality, she is surfing, and the Lord has allowed her to do all things.  She soon realizes this fact and then embraces it.  In this movie they also talk a lot about perspective.  When you take a really close look at something, like a situation in your life, you may only see failure, heartbreak, or discontent.  However when you get a broader perspective, you see that your hardships or struggles may have brought someone into your life, they may have brought your family closer together, they may have given you a more compassionate heart, or they may have made you lean more on Jesus.  In this way you can see that the struggle, while difficult, had a positive result! So....see this movie! It was so good, and had a great cast as well!

*And then, later that night we watched 127 hours...so needless to say...we are very thankful for our limbs :)