I am tenable

Can You hear me? Does anyone around me
Feel the way that I feel now?
Cause from the window where I sometimes cry
I just want to see Your face tonight
And I’m willing to lose everything I am

Cause I need You more than ever
I need Your help to find where I’ve been going wrong so far

Take me under Your wing tonight
Make me so perfect in Your eyes
Hold on cause it will be alright
You’re not alone

When You’re near me, I feel like I just found me
In the traces of the boy from yesterday
But in a world that is so black and white
I will take the steps to change my life
And I won’t be coming back to here again

I need Your loving hand to guide me
Through the maze of all the things inside me
Then I’ll know that I’m alright

Cause I need You more than ever
I need Your help to find where I’ll be going wrong so far

Take me under Your wing tonight
Make me so perfect in Your eyes
Hold on cause it will be alright
You’re not alone

Please help me get from worse to better
Before these tears soak through this lonely sweater
And let me know that I’m alright
I still have one strike of this match left
And I’m holding on to my last breath
And it’s getting a little dark around to see here

Take me under Your wing tonight
Make me so perfect in Your eyes
Hold on cause it will be alright
You’re not alone

Take me under Your wing tonight
Make me so perfect in Your eyes
Hold on it will be alright
You’re not alone

And You’ll be here forever, forever You’ll stay
And You promised to love me, You’ll love me always
You’ll love me for always, You’ll love me for always
Always
--Hawk Nelson

'cause a friend's a friend forever.....

See I have this best friend named Nicki....
I have to be honest there are sometimes that i wonder if we really are best friends.

Then God comes by and says "What are you thinkin'? Who else has put up with you for this long besides yo momma?"

I love you Nicki Miller.

dada

i want to write....i just don't know what to say...blugh

Quiz day

What Kristen Means

K is for Keen R is for Remarkable I is for Impressive S is for Silky T is for Tame E is for Exuberant N is for Normal

What Does Your Name Mean?

Your Native American Name Is...

Anevay Namid Your name means: Superior Star Dancer

What's Your Native American Name?

You Have A Type B+ Personality

You're a pro at going with the flow You love to kick back and take in everything life has to offer A total joy to be around, people crave your stability. While you're totally laid back, you can have bouts of hyperactivity. Get into a project you love, and you won't stop until it's done You're passionate - just selective about your passions

Do You Have a Type A Personality?

You Are a Good Friend Because You're Supportive

You are almost like a life coach for your best friends. You give them help when they need it... but you also know when to give them a push. People tend to rely on you for moral support and advice. You've probably always been mature for your age, so this is a role that's you're comfortable with. A friend like you is one of the rarest kinds. You are both a good mentor and companion. Your friends need you most when: They are confused or worried You really can't be friends with: Someone who only wants to complain Your friendship quote: "The only way to have a friend is to be one."

What Makes You a Good Friend?

You Are 64% Lady

Overall, you are a refined lady with excellent manners. But you also know when to relax and not get too serious about etiquette

Are You A Lady?

Your Movie Buff Quotient: 44%

You are well on your way to becoming a movie buff. You've seen many of the great films, and you have even probably developed an expertise in a few genres.

Are You a Movie Buff?

What The Holidays Mean to You

For you, the holidays are about emotional connections and bonds. You are happiest being around those you love. You celebrate the holidays in a minimalist style. You are likely to only give one great present and decorate your house with a few special items. During the holidays, you like to feel cozy and comfortable. You're happy to stay inside with a roaring fire and a warm drink. You think the holidays should be comforting and relaxing. You don't like the holiday rush... you just like the simple pleasure of the holidays. Your favorite holiday memories strongly evoke your senses. You are vividly aware of all the tastes, smells, and sounds of the holidays.

What Do the Holidays Mean to You?

Your Travel Personality Is: The Adventurer

For you, travel is how you learn about the world. And you like to learn the stuff that's not in guidebooks. You truly have wanderlust. When you're not traveling, you're dreaming about where you'll go next. And your travels are truly legendary - they leave you with stories you'll be telling for the rest of your life!

What's Your Travel Personality?

I love my best friend

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Prairie days have gone away leaving us in disarray
Fancy cars and credit cards have taken the world
The world by large, Sad but true the only view of
the world is not so true, is not so true
Would you believe it if you saw it or would you take
it for what it is
When I see the sun I see a solar-centered symphony
rising on creation found by only one, It’s not hard to see
that we could be the ones to make the world believe
We are so far we need the world to cater to our every need
Generation to generation conversations about the right
Religion but desperate are we that we try to seek
everything but peace and restoration
We’ve got a purpose, it’s all around us but Hollywood
Has got their opinions
When I see the sun I see a solar-centered symphony
rising on creation found by only one, It’s not hard to see
that we could be the ones to make the world believe
we are so far we need the world to cater to our every need
So get up, get up, get up, get up and get out
(Out of the box give it up, you’ve got to give it up)
Get up, get up, get up, get up and get out
(Out of the box give it up, you’ve got to give it up)
When I see the sun I see a solar-centered symphony
Rising on...

Upside Down

Who's to say what's impossible?
Well, they forgot this world keeps spinnin'
And with each new day, I can feel a change in everything.
And as the surface breaks, reflections fade,
but in some ways they remain the same.
And as my mind begins to spread its wings,
there's no stopping curiosity.

I want to turn the whole thing upside down.
I'll find the things they say just can't be found.
I'll share this love I find with everyone.
We'll sing and dance to mother nature's songs.
I don't want this feeling to go away.

Who's to say I can't do everything?
Well, I can try.
And as I roll along I begin to find
Things aren't always just what they seem

I want to turn the whole thing upside down.
I'll find the things they say just can't be found.
I'll share this love I find with everyone.
We'll sing and dance to mother nature's songs.

This world keeps spinnin' and there's no time to waste
Well it all keeps spinnin', spinnin', 'round and 'round and

Upside down, who's to say what's impossible and can't be found?
I don't want this feeling to go away
Please don't go away
Please don't go away
Please don't go away
Is this how it's supposed to be?
Is this how it's supposed to be? 

The only way to Play...

You know the only thing more fun than playing capture the flag in a skirt?......
Playing Ultimate Frisbee in a skirt.

So I just, for some reason, on a spurt of the moment whim, went to Wal-mart, spent $21, and bought a bookshelf for my room that I most definitely do not have the money for.

Do you ever just get that feeling that you just need a change? Lighten things up a bit? Well this is what led to my spontaneous purchase. I was just ready to get my old desk out of my room. It just so dark and it's huge and bulky and I was just getting tired of it especially since I don't even use it as a desk. The only part I use is the shelves for my books, which is the reason I have not already put the desk away, since I would have nowhere to put my library. Then I had an epiphany! Get a Bookshelf to put the books on...so just like me I could not wait till the morning to go to Wal-mart to see what they had.

This will give me more space and give the illusion of a slightly bigger room, as well as make everything look more sunny. Plus as an added bonus now I have an excuse to get my computer out of my room since I don't like it in there anyways. I think that the shelves will look quite nice in my room.

See this is why I need a job because I have WAY to much time on my hand...lol


Well, I think I will retire now to my boudoir, for some much needed beauty rest.

"Although I knew"

Having to end friendships really really stinks.

"Dancin' in the moonlight"

The lunar Eclipse just as expected was beautiful. I had a perfect view right from my porch. Though I do have to say that this one wasn't quite as cool as the last one, it was none the less spectacular.
That added with a little Mad Red tea (with cinnamon I might add) and some graham crackers for breakfast. I have to say it was a pretty great morning. I think the only thing that would have made it even more perfect is a Chai tea latte from Starbucks. Yea that would have done it.

After the moon was completely eclipsed it disappeared, so i just spent the rest of the time taking pictures of myself! Imagine that! I will post those later. For now i think i will be heading back to bed still have a couple hours 'for my day starts!

Dah da dah

I made Sun Tea today...oh will that be sweetness to my lips this afternoon....It's still cooling off in the fridge. It'll me worth the wait.
Mom is making gumbo today. Well it a gumboesque concoction. Though it promises to be very tasty none the less. I started another book today...it's my third one since I have been home. It has been nice to be able to do almost nothing but read all day....most of the time. Though i have to say i am really ready to get back to a job.

"You are loved by God and have his full backing"

This is a word that God gave my friend Brendon and I just wanted to share it with everyone:

As a priest of God in Jesus Christ, I have the authority to speak blessing over people. Just as Isaac blessed his sons, so do I have the authority to bless sons and daughters of God in Jesus Christ.

There is life (and death) in the power of my tongue.
A soft answer will turn away wrath.
I may speak a word in due season and it will be good.
Blessings (and cursing) proceed out of my mouth.

I declare that you are a son/daughter of God in Jesus Christ. God knew you before you were born, before the world began, before the very foundation of the world. While you were being formed in your mothers’ womb, God saw and knew you.

You have been begotten by the Gospel. You are a new creature in Jesus Christ. Your sins are forgiven, your record erased and the old man is dead. You are born again of the Spirit and Water, you have the Word of God growing in your heart and you have the mind of Christ.

You are accepted in the beloved, part of a fully functioning body unified by His presence and the love shed abroad in your heart. You are looked over by a great cloud of witnesses, you are loved by God and you have His full backing. He will never leave you or forsake you, as you stand in battle, He will fight for you. He, Jesus Christ, is the same yesterday, today and forever, He will be with you until the end.

God has anointed you to do what He has called you do to do and be who He has called you to be. You are blessed with every spiritual blessing and have all things that pertain to life and godliness. You have unction from the Holy One and know all things. You ask, believing in your heart and you receive. As you hear and obey the Word of God, you are like a wise man who built his house on the rock, and when the storm came, and the wind blew the house stood strong. As you speak the truth in love, you will grow.

You have been given the ministry of reconciliation and are an able minister of the New Testament. Just like me, you are a King and Priest in the Kingdom of our God. You are a Priest in the order of Melchizidec, ministering in Peace, Righteousness and the power of an endless life.

Through your knowledge of Jesus Christ, you have eternal, everlasting and abundant life. You will not partake of the second death; you will not taste the victory of death or the sting of the grave. You will be raised up in the last days and enter into the glory of the Promise Land, the Heavenly City called Jerusalem, the Mother of us all.

Boredom is Bliss? **This is my 100th post!**

Learn 50 things about your friends, and let them learn 50 things about you!

1. Do you like cheese?
yes

2. Have you ever smoked heroin?
No

3. Do you own a bicycle?
Not right now

4. What did you do tonight?
I went to bible study then came home and talked to Brendon

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?
No

6. What do you think of hot dogs?
It just depends Most of the time i like them

7. What's your favorite Christmas song?
"Santa Baby" Eartha Kitt

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
OJ

9. Can you do push ups?
sure, but how many? that's the question

10. Is your bathroom clean?
Mostly

11. What's your favorite piece of jewelry?
My great grandmother's seed pearl Necklace and my grandmothers diamond ring

13. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite (preferred) sex?
Sorry i don't lure

14. Do you have friends?
yes

15. Do you miss someone?
Yes

16. Middle name?
Leah

17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment?
* I wish there was something i could do for Brendon
* Stark is good
* Geez my feet are cold

18. Name the last 3 things you have bought.
* White Zinfandel
* Electricity
* Part of my car

19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink:
*Water
*Lemonade
*Hot tea

20. Current worry:
Not really anything :)

21. Current hate?


22. Favorite place to be in your city/town?
Driving on the back roads

23. How did you bring in the New Year?
With most of my extended family in Columbia

24. Where would you like to go?
Anywhere over seas

25. Are you hungry?
No am full....good fried chicken

26. What made you laugh last?
I think it was something Sean said

27. Do you own slippers?
Yes but i never wear them

28. What shirt are you wearing?
A pastel green one

29. Do you burn or tan?
Depends

30. Favorite color?
Yellow

31. Would you be a pirate?
Nope....unless that is the theme at SMCC next year and i go back :)

32. What songs do you sing in the shower?
David Cassidy :)

33. What did you have for lunch?
"Chinese"

34. Name someone who has changed your life.
Jesus

35. What's in your pocket right now?
Hair clips

36. Something you can't wait for?
Get a Job

37. Best bed sheets as a child?
I had some with "The Lion King" stuff on it

38. Worst injury you've ever had?
Broke my arm when i was like 4

39. What is your biggest pet peeve?
Gossip

40. How many TVs do you have in your house?
2

41. Who is your loudest friend?
Nicki

42. who is your quietest friend?
Kara...

43. Does someone have a crush on you?
not that I am aware of

44. Do you wish on shooting stars?
No because there is not such thing as a "shooting star" :) Anyways i just go straight to the source

45. What is your favorite movie?
The Little Mermaid

46. What is your favorite candy?
Skittles

47. What song do/did you want played at your wedding?
"When did you fall in Love with me" -- Chris Rice
"I feel Fine" James Taylor

48. What song do you want played at your funeral?
"Ain't no sunshine" --Bill Withers.....haha

49. What were you doing at 12 AM last night?
Sleeping

50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up?
I meant to get up earlier than this.

"This is hard to explain. "

What is this? Like my 4th post in less than a week...i better slow down.

Well I have spent the better part of the week sorting through a lot of stuff. Emotional Spiritual and physical. Leaving camp affected me differently that i thought it would. I knew it would be sad and bittersweet leaving, but I didn't think it would take me this long to finally sort through everything. Like i said the other day I just felt so out of place and very confused. I have felt really mopey all week and even going out with friends, i tried pushing it aside, but it just wouldn't leave me alone. I finally realized that, the valley that i feel like God is leading me into, I have been treating it like God is exiling me or something.
Yesterday i felt God really telling me that. So, I pulled myself together and had God help me change my attitude. This is something that God is using to bring me closer to Him, it's not just something to do. He has a purpose and a plan.
I have been teaching my campers all summer that God will never leave you and you can always trust him to do what is best for you even though you may not see what he is doing. Now it is time for me to put that into practice. I can say i believe it but now i am going to walk it out!
I hope some of this makes sense...I'm just really writing to get stuff out. I'm still nervous about what God has for me next but I am also excited and intrigued. Students it's time to crack open the books and sharpen your pencils because we got a test today.

Just don't check me for grammar on this one.

aawww shucks guys......

Thank you everyone that wrote me notes this summer. They were very encouraging and usually came at the perfect moment, which is thanks to you know who!

I Just finished putting them all in my rememberance book. It took some maneuvering but I got them all in there.

give me a break

David Letterman couldn't possibly get any dum.......ok i was wrong!

Good night

Job

Pray.......

I Have an Interview tomorrow with Parkway Behavioral Health @ 12:00. If i get the job I will be working with kids that have behavioral problems in school and they need a one-on-one. I'm not sure if this is where God wants me yet.
I do have another job pending as a receptionist at East Middle School. I think that I would enjoy doing either one I just really want to be where God wants me.

Thanks everyone!

"Hey you the kid is back"

Hey everyone!

Been a long time since I've seen this blog! I never was able to get on and write updates about the summer. Time just didn't allow.

Wow what an incredible summer...oh and how is flew by! I still feel like is should be the middle but it's the end.
God did a lot of cool stuff out there this year with the campers. There were some rough spots but overall I had a pretty terrific summer. The girls i had were so much fun and I wouldn't have traded any of them. I grew up a lot this summer, made some pretty fantastic new friends, and found courage and boldness in places I didn't know were there.
I have to say I have a few new favorite people to add to my list. Out of all the new people i met this summer though, 2 of them really captured my heart. Delee Hall and Doug Waugh, these 2 people are two of the most amazing people I know and I admire them both for their leadership and endurance this summer. I don't know if either of you will read this but I am proud to call you guys friends. I am so happy that God brought you back the camp this summer even though I know it was really tough sometimes to stay.
I know this sounds for like a farewell speech but I just had to get that out. Saying goodbye to my new friends was one of the hardest things I've ever done even though most of them live pretty close by...with the exception of Doug and well I would never wish they he wasn't born in Scotland since that gives me an excuse to go there, I just wish it didn't cost your first born child to get there, but I will eventually.

"So, what are you doing now that you are back Kristen?" I'm glad you asked! Not that it's just that exciting or anything but i could use some prayer. I had been planning to go to school this semester but as of now i won't be able get the Pell grant money in time and i don't have the money to pay for my classes. I am still praying that something will come through with school. As far as a job goes i have looked around and from what I can see Going back to Goody's will be my most secure choice but i have not made any decisions.

I was talking to Nicki earlier today and I have felt so out of place since getting home this past weekend. I feel so unsure about my future right now and what is ahead. Actually, I have been on a mountain top for sometime now, and I get the feeling that God has a valley for me coming up if I'm not already in it. It's a weird feeling, knowing that this is a valley that God is leading me through. I've never been through a valley that was not of my own making. I don't know what He's got up his sleeve. I get the notion that he his going to teach me how to be a Joshua...a leader and someone that will not compromise not matter what.

So anyways, this week i have just been unpacking and sorting through everything trying to get back to normal life. I have to say it's been pretty boring going from have Kids around me 24/7 and not stop activities to coming home to silence. Though i have really gotten into my house work and getting every thing fresh, clean and organized.

Well for now I think I will sign off. Au revior!

My Summer

Well I never go around to writing that update blog.

For those that don't know I will be working out at South Mountain Christian Camp this summer. I leave for a 1 1/2 weeks of staff training tomorrow and then the first day of camp is on the 24th. I will be a Cabin director, which "basically" means i will be completely in charge of a cabin of hyperactive girls! I really am excited though I am nervous too. It will definitely be a new experience for me. It will be the first time I will have been in charge of kids for a day much less a week at a time. Many of the kids that come to this camp are from broken, poor, or abusive homes. It makes for some interesting spiritual warfare.
The theme for camp this year is "Agape Road Trip." Agape is the Greek word used to describe an unconditional type of love, the love that God has for us. The premise for the curriculum is how people will tell someone they love their dog and then turn around and say that they love God. Though, these are completely different types of love (or should be), we treat them as the same. The kind of love that God has for us takes a lifetime to discover and understand. It is a journey, hence, "Agape Road Trip".
It is really exciting to think that these kids will have the opportunity to learn about this as such an early age. God really has something up his sleeve this summer, and it is going to be soooooo good!

Just a few things I would like to ask for prayer on:
-All the Cabin Directors, that we can keep our priorities straight and really bless the socks of these kids.
- The kids of course that they will be receptive to the teaching so that their lives may be changed forever.
- For the safety of everyone and just for a lot of fun.
- We get a new group of kids every week so a lot of times by the time we really get to know them they are leaving. So just that we can form quick bonds and that the kids can feel comfortable with us so that they can get as much out of it as possible.

Those are just the essentials...

So I am going to be gone all summer pretty much. We get off on Fridays at 7ish, but with the drive home that doesn't leave much, then we are back at the camp on Sunday by 2pm. So I will be on the Internet some on the weekends and will bring updates as to how the summer is going(I'm sure I will have many stories). I appreciate all prayers, comments, and words that you may have!

So audios amigos!
Love you,

"doesn't even scratch the surface"

Is it possible to wear out a cd in less then a year????

well my Fold cd is not doing so hot, needs to be replaced ASAP.

Fo rizzle


On another note: I will be posting another update blog soon for those keeping up with the ever changing events of my life. once i get the time to site and write it. Hopefully tomorrow...err...I mean today. Before work, after work who knows!

heart

More christian artists need to make love songs!

Joy joy joy

My heart feels as though it will explode!

La la-la la-la

I am loving my new car...I miss the truck, I mean let's face it trucks are just cool, but I am also glad to have something that I can rely on. I am still amazed at the great car God blessed me with. I may be in debt now but, I know God will help me take care of that. Really, as far as the price I paid goes, I think that I really got blessed there too because they probably could have easily sold it for 2-3 more thousand than what I got it for.


Things I have discovered about my car in the last 48 hours that I did not know when I bought it:
#1: There is a sunglasses holder in the roof
#2: It has a 6 disc CD changer in the trunk. (though it doesn't have the CD cartridge)
#3: It has an alarm. (that's fun when you find out at 12 at night at Wal-mart)
#4: In 1997 (the year of my car) the Camry was the best selling car.
#5: It was the best selling Car 9 out of 10 years since 1997.
#6: Camry comes from the Japanese word Kamuri which means "crown". God is so cool.
#7: The glove box locks.
#8: The headlight turnoff when I open my car door. (Yea that is the one of the top best things about the car)

God has blessed me immensely with this car. I still can't believe that I have some times. When He told me to start praying for a car a couple months ago I had no idea it would be this soon that I would have it. I feel like God has been testing me in my finances to get me to be more frugal and less impulsive. To not be so careless with my money. Also, I think he did this to show and prove to me that he is my daddy even though I don't have an earthly one he is there to provide for me. He saw that I was nervous about the whole car buying process and He put Darren right there at "Watkins" so that I could feel safe and comfortable. I really feel I have passed something, like God gave me this car and said "Well done my daughter"...and it feels sooo good. I have been on top of the world all week and I still am. My God is amazing!

Basics:
How many jobs do you have? (If more than one, answer following questions for most demanding job.)	1
Where do you work?	Goody's
What is your job title?	Sales Associate
What is your job description?	Credit cards, Sell clothes, Credit cards,
What is the dress code?	Dress casual (no jeans)
How long have you been there?	2
Do you plan on staying for the next six months or more?	yes and no
Can you be promoted?	Yes
Green:
How much do you get paid?
How often do you get paid?	every other week
How many hours a week do you get?	15-25
Do you get time and a half for holidays?	Only if we are open actually on a holiday like 4th July
Have you gotten a raise?	Yes
Do you expect a raise?	Yes
Do you work overtime as much as you can?	Ha
Status:
Are there any certificates displayed with your name on them?	Nope
Are you respected by your coworkers?	Mostly
Would they rather work with you than others?	I've heard it said
Do your suggestions and comments carry weight with your supervisor?	Depends on the subject matter
How do new employees react to you?	they cope...haha
Do you tell others what they should, can, or cannot do?	I sugest...I am not the boss and I don't plan on acting like one.
Breaktime:
Do you remember to punch in and out for breaks?	Most of the time
Do you take longer breaks than you should?	Some times
Do you forget to take breaks on busy days?	It has happened
What do you do on your breaks?	depends on how long i get but usually I eat a meal or work on homework
Quality:
Do you talk on the phone or computer while on the clock?	No
Do things get done ahead of schedule when you're there?	Somtimes
Are you bothered when other people don't work as much or as well as you know they can?	If you only knew....
The Whole Point:
Do you love your job?	Love may be a little strong but there are many other worse places to work and it can be fun.
If you quit, what would be your reason?	Getting another Job
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blugh

Wish I had what I needed
To be on my own
'Cause I feel so defeated
And I'm feeling alone

And it all seems so hopeless
And I have no plans
I'm a plane in the sunset
With nowhere to land

And all I see
It could never make me happy
And all my sand castles spend their time collapsing

And I feel stuck watching history repeating
Yeah who am I just a kid who knows he's needy

Let me know that you hear me
Let me know your touch
Let me know that you love me
Let that be enough

note

AND...13 days till my birthday :)

It's an open door, to live for something better....

OK, so a few posts ago I mentioned that I was considering starting tutoring with autistic kids.

Well I considered.

I went in last week in order to fill out an application at CNC access for a job. Then of course I waited. Then yesterday I got the call from Jolene saying that she had been authorized to hire me! YAY

So pending the results of a TB test, which I went and took this morning, I will be starting training soon. I can't wait. I have a client as of now but, I am not expecting the hours to be very much, so I am just praying that they will have another client that I can work with also. So that I don't have to remain part-time at Goody's and I can fully step away from there.

But at any rate just knowing I will be getting the one position is marvelous. I am so excited and I can't wait to get my paperwork done and start training.

On another subject I have been praying for a "new to me" vehicle and I almost have enough money to be able to fully pay for one and not have to make payments (or at least not very many) which is something I would really appreciate. Now it's just where am I getting the car from.

So many things are changing right now and it both scary and exciting. Mostly exciting.

End of school is coming and it is possible that I will be able to be finished at ICC after the fall semester. Which is sooner than I thought! That will put me starting at Limestone in the spring of 08 and that would rock!

So that is the update for those keeping up! thanks for any and all prayers.
OK homework is calling.

"Livin' life is fun and we've just begun to get our share...."

I have to say that I love my family...

We had a great time this weekend together. We had this chicken wing eating contest. There is this really good wing place in Columbia and they have this one flavor that is so hot, no joke, that you have to sign a waiver, when you buy them. Oh man they were Hot.
Then of course there is the usual family banter and joking. All the memories and good times.
Lately every time I get together with my family we get closer. It's such a cool thing.

Booyah!

This is an update from our missionaries in Mexico.....

Dear All,

Good news from El Monte! You may remember our shock when three men showed up on the doorstep and claimed that our property belonged to their community. You may not know that they later informed us that we had twenty days to cough up $250,000 U.S. dollars or they would send in squatters. You may recall our relief when our Christian lawyer found iron-clad evidence in the national land registry that the property did not, and never had belonged to them. And now...the rest of the story!

The other day we made an appointment with goverment officials at the state level to help arbitrate the matter. Shortly after we got to the office, the official called downstairs to the main desk to see if the men had arrived. Yes, he was told, they'd signed in and asked if we were really there. The official then asked that they be sent up for the meeting. After a few moments the guard called upstairs to explain that the men couldn't be found. Our enemies had run away! Hooray!

Psalm 37:9 says, "Evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land." Amen. Thank you for your continued prayers!

yap

Tell ya what's fun...

Talking in like 4 different accents at once

bring back these days in my mind like an eight track non-stop

That's still a yes on the Betty Ford

Still all around one of my fave vidoes had to share

all the above

Well I told God I was bored and He changed that. Now it's just the waiting. Waiting for Caroline to call about the job, that I really hope I can get. It's so tempting to just go and give Peggy my two weeks notice. Though Momma always said never count your chickens before they hatch. It also hard not to get cocky and prideful. Because I really do feel that this is a road that God is leading me down. Knowing that and then having to wait for it, just makes my attitude change to "I'm gonna be bustin' out of this joint." Doing my job the the best of my abilities becomes even harder. I want to tell people at work that I am leaving, partly because I am excited about it. Though it's also partly because I want them to be jealous of me and say ooooh and aaaaah. It's so Ironic that that in about 3 weeks time I have gone from being totally against the thought of doing things like ABA therapy to being completely set on doing it and even having to fight off the temptations that surround it. All night at work yesterday i found my thoughts going places thy shouldn't. For example Stephanie was showing me how to measure for tuxedos for the the first time in the 2 years since started working there. I kept saying to myself "oh yea great timing to start showing me this stuff" and "Why do I even need to pay attention to this?" I had to correct myself many times. But i am learning i believe that this waiting period is a test for me as well. Actually I know it is. I have been reading on being a "Lady in waiting" and controlling my thoughts instead of vice-versa is one thing that I have to work on. I can be very quiet in my speech, but when it comes to my thoughts they are very out going.

I can say though that I am feeling closer and closer to God everyday and I love it. I find myself being bolder and more willing. I was talking to Julia the other day and she was telling me about someone she has tried to witness to. I said that I hurt more now that ever not just for those that aren't saved but for those that are not living out there potential in Christ.

Well, in other news i am going to be in the market for a "new to me" vehicle pretty soon. I don't want to give up the truck, but even if i was able to pay for another vehicle with out getting some money off of it i would not be able to afford the insurance of both vehicles. So therefor it would just sit in the yard. And that would jut not be fair for a great truck such as that. I think that i am gonna for for something like a Honda or small Nissan car. So that if i do get this new job when i have to drive with kids they can be safe in a back seat. plus i just need something with better gas mileage that a truck right now.

OK so that is it for at the present time.

What's my direction?

Well, much has happened over the last couple weeks. I am heavily considering starting work in ABA therapy. In fact here in about an hour I will be on my way with Nicki to go to her clients house so that I can get my feet wet and really get a feel for what I could be doing.

ABA therapy has always been something that has scared me a bunch and therefore I have stayed as far away from it as possible. Though over the passed couple weeks since I was seriously approached about it I really have taken it into consideration. I have really thought about what the job involves and I actually worked through my fear with God instead of just shrugging it off.

I had gotten way behind on my biology. Instead of taking the losers way out i faced it and got the job done! that was a first for me.

I am now "doubting my doubts and believing my beliefs"
I am facing things in my self that I have always turned ways from and said "oh
I will deal with that later. and when I say later I mean never"

I am truly excited about where I am going and what God is showing me. He truly is amazing.

"This is the bomb that I've been waiting for living for. You finally lit the fuse that's in my head"

count em 1..2..10

How many people can say they rocked out with their Mom at a A switchfoot concert???

Goodnight

Good morningblue bird

Oh so early. Oh so little sleep. today we go to the Switchfooot but not tilll after we are awake all-day in asheville. pray for us (the drama team) at the Elida house this morning. Lot's oh warfare

Oh my.....

...God?

Back to a simpler place and food.

OK.
So its not that I don't like Hunting. I actually really don't have a problem with the activity itself. It's just something I choose not to participate in. I am thankful for those that are able to do that to provide for families and there nutrition needs.

THOUGH, I do have a problem with these hunters that go out and kill animals just because they can. They have no regard for rules and regulations, and if a population were to be extinct because of their overzealous trigger finger, the only thing that would bother them would be that they didn't have anything to do on the weekend. Never mind the fact that these are beautiful creatures of God.

Now while humans are meant to "rule" over nature, we can also have respect for it.

We as humans, including myself, waste SO much.

I think I have become some what of a Hippie over the past couple of years. Of course, minus the acid trips and such. It just amazes me the things that people will do just so they don't have to slow down. Innocent creatures get tortured just so we can have mass food intakes. Grocery stores lower the prices that they pay growers for their produce. In turn the growers have to lower the quality of the food they grow in order to be able to afford to grow it. We end up with less variety and

I don't plan on becoming a Vegan or a fruitarian or a Jainist, and I don't mean anything of this in a psycho Peta way. It's just one of my issues. I just want to make people more aware of what is happening around then. So many people some with out even knowing it buy into the "ignorance is bliss" hole. Just because something CAN be done doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done.

OK this Hunting "article" completely evolved into something else but, none the less that is a piece of my mind. Which, by the way, has NOT been chemically altered.

It's a drama thing..

I came home from class this morning, ate some breakfast and was getting ready to sit down and do some biology. I walked past the counter and i see my bible laying there, and I think to myself, "Hmm, I have not read in a few days." Then just walked by. I walked by it a couple times.
Then a few minuted later I walk by it. I hear a voice in my head. You know what it said....

"Read my word"

You Are: 60% Dog, 40% Cat

You are a nice blend of cat and dog. You're playful but not too needy. And you're friendly but careful. And while you have your moody moments, you're too happy to stay upset for long.

Are You More Cat or Dog?

Punch it...

"What is more Impotant?"


"Get Over it!"


"To be a teacher you must first be a student"


"Failing is not at Option"


"Gumption: Courage and initiative"

That is a sample of the things I have to to "Post-it" myself today......
I'm coming through!

"No more shackles, No more chains, no more Bondage....I AM FREEEEEEEEE! YEA!!!"

Wiki Wiki

I could literally spend hours getting lost in the Wikipedia Links.....

It is starting to become a new favorite hobby.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Happy Birthday

10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1....MOM is 51!!!

smiles and sighs

I felt myself mature today.

Today it was easy.

I hold no preconceived ideas that tomorrow will bring the same.

But that is tomorrow.

I will celebrate today.

I keep the ends out for the TIE that binds.....

I learned how to tie a tie today.
CHECK THIS

Can I get a woot woot!

just thoughs....

Love between a man and a woman is not just gazing into each other eyes. It is both looking forward together at the same goal.

people have so many expectations for all this passion and excitement that is supposed to saturate a marriage. then when it's not there it is said that you have fallen out of love. This is all been said before I just find it sad that there more people divorcing in the past few years than actually getting married. I don't mean sad in a sarcastic joking way I really mean it is heart-breaking.

"Make no mistake....

It's not revenge he's after...its a reckoning....."

Saints are not going to the superbowl... :(

Night

Till when?

Marriage: Trusting God for the Right Partner

Last week, my wife and I celebrated our 29^th wedding anniversary.

Just four days later, I had the privilege of giving my daughter, Christine,
away in marriage. It was a lovely ceremony and we couldn't have
wished for a finer young man than her husband, Jonathan Kimball.
I ask your prayers for them as they begin a new family unto the glory
of God.

Every parent desires to see their child happily and successfully
married. As I contemplated the large number of single people who
read ShortNotes, I couldn't help but have the same desire for you.
Thus, I have included a few random thoughts about marriage that
I hope will be stimulating and edifying to you.

� Marriage is a God-ordained institution. He created it and He knows
how it is to operate if it is to be successful. But in our day, the
world is trying to co-opt marriage by creating a whole new set
of definitions and standards by which marriage is to operate.
And the world's way is NOT working. Stick with God's way!
Don't let the world defile you with it's ways which are contrary
to God's way.

� If you want to know God's plan for marriage, study what the
Bible says about it. Begin with the very first marriage - Adam
and Eve (found in Genesis 3). Ephesians 5 is a good New
Testament reference to marriage. Find an on-line Bible where
you can look up every reference to "husband" and "wife." This
will take a little bit of work, but it sure beats reading some
magazine article in Redbook about how to have a happy marriage!

� Next to coming to Jesus, marriage is the most significant decision
you will ever make. Don't enter into it lightly! Seek God's will
concerning your potential mate. Pray for God's guidance about your
marriage plans. Study the Bible concerning marriage. And seek
advice from parents and godly counselors about your readiness
for marriage and your compatibility with your potential spouse. In
getting advice, don't simply look for someone to confirm your
desires, but seek honest input with a sincere willingness to follow
their advice even if it is difficult.

� Understand that marriage is about a lot more than "love." Love is
certainly a significant part of the equation, but marriage is about
two people committing their lives to one another until they die
with the objective of starting a family, uniting for a common
purpose and sharpening one another in the Lord.

� In my youth, I did not feel I should "seek a wife." Over and over
again in Scripture, we are told to "seek the Lord." As I sought the
Lord, He brought the right person into my life. I sought the Lord
and I found Him, as we as I found the wife the Lord had for me.
This is a venture of faith as it is very difficult for us to trust God to
meet this most intimate of needs in our lives. But, He will if we
trust Him! Personally, I think an often overlooked key to a happy
and successful marriage is to find the spouse GOD wants us to
have rather than simply find the spouse I want. I did not marry
a woman I could live with - I married a woman I could not live
without!

� Now is the time to prepare yourself for marriage: spiritually, emotionally,
financially, relationally, etc. People prepared for marriage tend to
bring the qualities to a marriage that make it successful. People
unprepared tend to be disappointed and encounter overwhelming
problems once married.

� Focus on becoming a mature man or woman of God and He will
lead a similarly mature man or woman of God into your life. Many
young people are on the hunt for the perfect mate. Let me encourage
you to focus on becoming the perfect mate. People tend to match
with someone of equal maturity. In other words, if you are a "five" --
spiritually, emotionally, socially, etc. you are not likely to marry
a "ten," even though you may dream about doing so! If you want
to marry a "ten," get serious with God about you becoming a "ten"!
If you are content to be a spiritual "five," get used to the idea of
marrying a "five." Better yet, repent of your contentment with your
spiritual lukewarmness and seek the Lord until you begin to
seriously grow in Christ!!!

I have plenty of additional advice, but I'll call it quits for now. If I have
sparked your interest and you want to hear more of my thoughts on
preparing for marriage, let me encourage you to order my two messages titled:

Trusting God for the Right Partner and
Gaining God's View of Marriage.

Let me warn you that these messages are not for the faint of heart.

I gave these two talks to a group of hungry disciples about 12 years
ago and I didn't mince words. You'll find these messages to be very
enlightening, very edifying and very challenging.

Heads or tails?

Check this.......

I'm at work and sunshine calls me to the front. I finish up what I am doing real quick and head up there. When I get up there, there is an older woman standing there with jumper cables. She had left had left her lights on and Sunshine asks me if I could help her jump-off her car!

Do you know how good if felt to be on the other side of that coin for once?!

HAHA

Night

Holding thy breath...........

All you talented secular artists need to get saved and sing about God. Then we could really have some more awesome music.

.......

Sometimes, I really do feel sorry for celebrities like Britney Spears because the media can't sit down and shut-up about their personal lives. Yes I said shut-up, because it make me mad.
It just makes me so mad sometimes that people can tear down others so much with out even batting an eye lash. It seems as though nothing is sacred anymore.

I am not saying that I agree with all the things that we see celebreties doing these day, but COME ON PEOPLE! Nobody deserves the things that are said about them.

Victory Dance

Ultimate frisbee was awesome tonight. My sore muscles in the morning will prove this. I say bring it on because I had a ton o' fun.

Then of course God showed out amazingly tonight. I just pray right now in the name of Jesus that the things that were planted tonight in the youth would flourish rapidly and lushously.

Good night dreamers

thoughts

Work was interesting tonight... some man came into the the dressing room yelling at the top of his lungs for his daughter to come out (apparantly he had been waiting a while) and using a few choice words, all in this little space while I'm in it. Thought I was going to pee in my pants.

afterwords I found myself scared for the girls that were with him...I'm not saying anything bad about the guy because I have no idea who he is, i guess it's just experience. It brings back emotions.

anyways. the rest of work was alright even the phsyco holiday shoppers didn't get on my nerves...lol

I was out looking up earlier, and i was thinking about the greek and other ancient mythology that we associate with the stars and constalations and i was wondering....
Even though the greek strories are mysterious and interesting, Zeus nor any other greek god created them...

So what was God thinking when He created them?

OK I think i'm going to go crotchet and watch a movie.....

gooodnight

I just don't know

OK good and bad

I FINALLY found and jacket that i absolutely love.

but I am going to have to return it because since I am losing weight I won't be able to wear it very long.

In a way it a good thing and I should be excited but the jacket is so fabulous.

Yayargrah......

Watching the world go by..

Sometimes I feel like I'm missing so much with my friends and there lives...

I think I've decided not to go to Ski Invasion this year. Not because I don't want to I just feel like I need the money more.
I figure out a while back that I don't need SI for that "spiritual high" I know that I don't have to go. But it still makes a little sad cause i will miss my friends and watching them grow in Christ because I love to see that.....

So that it my decision unless God has other plans that I don't know about yet...


Goodnight

"either one of us takes the wheel or all of us take the fall..."

I just want people to see that it doesn't matter what other people are doing.

The only thing that matters is YOU and GOD
Period

other "Christians" that are acting supercilious and silly are not being christians.
Being a christian means you are following christ. Being saved and being a christian are not the same thing.

Yes it is a must that you have to me saved by Jesus Christ but there is SO MUCH MORE to it than that. There is a relationship with the most perfect friend you could ever have.

My hear aches for people to see this.

I do apologize to you that have been put off from beginning a relationship with God because there are people that truly don't understand what it is to be a christian. I am sorry to those of you that feel betrayed by your churches and leaders.

However, I also beg you to not look at God through these people but look at Him directly.

You would be surprised at what he can do.

I am speaking this all in complete love. I mean no condemnation or disrespect by any of it. I don't even know if anyone will read this. I do pray in the name of Jesus to anyone that does read this that something good will come out of it. That God has spoken through me to you.

With all his love and blessings,
MERRY CHRISTMAS

Kristen

Rules of war

• God always speaks to your potential, not your actual.

• Whatever you know or have experienced at church, you are not prepared for what He is about to do.

• It's a brand new pioneer trail.

• Don't take the new thing and put it in your old way.



• Your frustrations are meant to drive you to God. You can only grow through frustration.

• Tension doesn't mean there is something wrong, it means there is something happening.

• He isn't going to show you everything at once, but as you go.

• It is not my anointing to take the nation, it is my anointing to train the next generation to take the nation.

• On every new level you must meet a new devil. The purpose of the devil obstacle is to give you strength and power.

• You can't go to the next level until you defeat the devil at that level. As he submits to you, you use him as your footstool to get to the next level.

• You can not take ground from the enemy if he has ground in you.

• Deliverance = one battle to get free and one battle to stay free.

• Warfare = one battle to take ground and one battle to keep ground.

• Don't be in too much of a hurry until you can keep what you've got.

• Don't let the enemy push you into a battle you are not ready for. Keep your focus on Jesus, and natural obstacles will arise because of that.

• Rest is a weapon against the enemy. He cannot penetrate your peace.

• If God isn't saying anything, go back over what He HAS said.

• If God doesn't own the creating, making and birthing of something, then He will not own the fruit of it.

• The days of grace are still here, but the days of leniency are not.

whoo! yea!

Andorphins....man....great stuff... :)

What's up with that?

Some these attorney commercial make me wanna cry.

You can memorize the 10 minute opening a closing argument, but you can't memorize a 30 second shpeel for a commercial?

I mean really.

Everything

I've lost 26 Lbs. That is fantastic and I am stoked. I can do better buti am getting there :)

My meds are really sipping. I have an appointment with the doc in 2 weeks so hopefully we can get that straight. It would really be cool if god healed me one day of the ADHD. But to be honest i have some reserve about that. There are good things about ADHD.

I've also been thinking alot about this whole gay marriage law amendment thing. I'm just not sure....I just don't know if I think it is right to tell people who they can marry. I am not saying by any means that homosexuality is right, I don't think it is right. I've been asking God about it...but it's still just tossing around in my head for now.Chemistry is questionable.......
I can't stop worrying about everything that is going on.

I just feel so pshyco sometimes...
So blah-ick-ugh.....

I walked around the Gardner-Webb campus today and this overwelming feeling of intimidation came over me. It seems so far away. I've screwed up so many times over the past 3 years and I can't quit reminding myself of it. I keep thinking of this neverending cycle. Like I'm a hampster on a wheel.

"The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself." -- Mark twain

Good-night

Can I get and amen?

Extra hour of sleep...

Woot woot

here goes

Honestly don't really want to take this chemistry test...

but i'll get over it.

one of those afternoons

Pajamas may have never said sounded better. :\

THE BOY AND THE ALLIGATOR

THE BOY AND THE ALLIGATOR
Posted by [ swauthor ] July 12th 2006 - 2:34PM Posts to date: 1970
THE BOY AND THE ALLIGATOR
Author Unknown

Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator was swimming toward the shore.

His mother in the house was looking out the window saw the two as they got closer and closer together.

In utter fear, she ran toward the water, yelling to her son as loudly as she could.

Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him.

From the dock, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate to let go.

A farmer driving by heard her screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.

Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal, and, on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.

The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy after the trauma, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs.

And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Mom wouldn't let go."

You and I can identify with that little boy. We have scars, too--not from an alligator or anything quite so dramatic, but the scars of a painful past.

Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds, my friend, are because God has refused to let go. In the midst of your struggle, He's been there holding on to you.

The Scripture teaches that God loves you. You are a child of God. He wants to protect you and provide for you in every way. But sometimes we foolishly wade into dangerous situations. The swimming hole of life is filled with peril and we forget that the enemy is waiting to attack. That's when the tug-of-war begins--and if you have the scars of His love on your arms, be very, very grateful. He did not and will not let you go.

---

Sandy Warner
swauthor@usa.net
www.thequickenedword.com

Haiku O' Toothbrush

Makes my mouth so clean.

Fizzy spinning on my teeth.

Then my lips go pop.

**Pop*Pop**

age

You Are 25 Years Old

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

hhmmm...

You know what?. . . . . . . . . . . .

No I won't say it.

**slap my hand please**

"Baby's got blue eyes"

Yes.

I do have beautiful eyes under all this hair.

oh yea thats good...

Oranges are the best things ever.

take my word for it...I promise

When I look at them....

The stars are beautiful tonight.
wow

O.O.2K6

"Obnoxious Olympics 2006" I have to say rocked my socks off....
Its so funny how people came up to me and said "why aren't you participating?""you should join in the fun" Well you know, I participated for 3 years I paid my dues, now I am a leader and I can feel there pain and see where there coming from.

Plus, I don't know maybe it is just me, but to see the kids reactions especially the ones who have never attended O.O. when they realize what we are asking them to do....

Its like a complete mix of facial expression: Horror, nausea, sadness, fright, excitement...... Priceless.

And yet you know they are still having fun through all the agony. I mean come on the kids are coming back year after year (and I don't thinks its the hot dog dinner.)

Who doze pants is?

Turkey For the girls,
Turkey for the boys,
my favorite kind of pants are corduroys.

Actuall my favorite kind are the new capris I just got. I am not one to blog about clothes but I just couldn't keep it inside.
They the best crops ever.

Ahem...

In all seriousness can you really trust a shoe that's called
"Jam Master PU"

I don't know maybe it's just me......

Go

You ever wish that you couldjust get on a plane and go?
Fly to Peru or Moscow or Tibet.
It feels so far away.
A dream thats just that...a dream

They all fall down....

Your faith should not lie in religion,
your faith should not rely on a pastor,
Your faith should not lie in your family,
or a church, or a government, or a job......
These are all worldly things that will let you down

You faith should be in GOD
It's about a relationship with Him no matter what else is going on around you.

If you invest you faith in these worldly things you will yo-yo in your faith and you will never find peace. You will never be satisfied.

I can't say it enough and I pray you hear it.....

GOD LOVES YOU! HE ADORES YOU! HE WANTS TO BE WITH YOU!

Wide-eyed

In the words of Brian Mcnight "I feel like a little child whos life has just begun"

I am a wide-eyed little girl craving to learn more and more.

I am Captivated.

Longing for my King.

Jesus, slip your hand in mine I want to dance close to you forever. I want you to fight for me.

Terrible recipe

Yes I have to say it I am a genius in the kitchen.

Man those pancakes were good.

mmmmm

It's...

.....my first day at school. yay. yipee. hooray. woo. hoo.

where's my bed?

Where did I go?

You know what feels really good???

Being 20 pounds lighter :)

I miss Mayberry...

What is it about a small town that makes everything seem just a little better.
Tomatoes smell a little bit sweeter,

The flowers are a little bit brighter,

It doesn't seem quite as important to drive 5 miles over the speed limit,
It easier to just sit down and have a conversation and just talk about the weather and who is doing what in the town,
And that 107 degrees just doesn't seem quite as hot.

There is justsomething about a small town that really get to me. Don't get me wrong i know that small towns do have there quwerks and they are not always cake and ice cream but....it still brings me back.

Less than perfect

Death wispers words of defeat in my ear
My God I draw near, my God I draw near

God of creation here I stand
I've left babylon to find out who I am
I've traveled I've struggled I've failed in vain
My own ability will never see eternal gain
God of creation it's you whom I seek
Lord I feel strapped n tied down and my strenght is weak
Oh Lord when I cry out please hear what I speak
Bring life to my body awaken this sleep

When all vanishes and I stand in this place to face the truth for what it is
With no human esacpe to hide behind just my soul n God and I find it mind blowing
Knowin that humanity and a mere mortal man like me
Can have my slate cleaned of mistakes and the chance to put on immortality
Even though darkness has hardened us in deception and spoken otherwise
Man I refuse to take in that nonsense, and i refuse to buy into these lies
These lies of pain, these lies of shame, these lies of complete disfunction
This lie of hopelessness that will make a person feel like they're nothing
This lie that will make me feel like my struggle is one too much to fix'n
Isn't that what darkness wants for me to play the role of a victim
But I'm a child of light and no longer am I bound by slavery
I say oh death were is your sting
And oh hades where's your victory?

Hear my cry oh God
Attend to my prayer
From the end of the earth I will cry to you
When my heart's overwhelmed I will cry to you
Leave it to the rock that is higher than I
For you have been a shelter for me
I will abide in your time forever

My God I draw near, my God I draw near

--John Reuben

Goin' on down

You know one thins that can really make your day?

Getting your Insurance bill and finding out it has gone down $230....

Can anybody say YES?

Who keeps pulling?! Oh, wait, it's me..

Knots in your stomach sip really hard especially when you know why and it isn't good.

L-O-V-E

What is it about Honeysuckle that makes you want to be in love? I wanna bein love!!

Oh yea that's righ, I am!

I Love my Abba.

VBS Week

Helping out at Vbs this week has really reminded me why I love kids so much....
I am not around the too much in my day to day life so sometimes i forget what it is like to be around them...I had so much funthis week I have acted like such a dork in a while, and the best part was I didn't care. Tommorrow is the last day and it stinks that I am going to have to miss it because of work. My heart will be with the kids though. I love them.

My head is so mixed up these days....though in a way it makes me really excited, not that i want it to stay that way...but i know that means that Gods is mixing things up and making me think! And that is something that i have waited a long time for. This is a time when the words of one good teacher come to mind.....

"When you are down in that valley and things don't seem like they can get anyworse, remember, this shall pass....and when you are up high on that mountain and you can feel God right there beside and things are wonderful, remember, this too shall pass...." --Chris Hill

Effective Imediately

Effective immediately, please be aware that there are changes you need to make in your life. These changes need to be completed in order that I may fulfill my promises to you to grant you peace, joy and happiness in this life.

1. QUIT WORRYING.
Life has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit and worry. Have you forgotten that I am here to take all our burdens and carry them for you? Or do you just enjoy fretting over every little thing that comes your way?

2. PUT IT ON THE LIST.
Something needs done or taken care of. Put it on the list. No, not YOUR list Put it on MY to-do list. Let ME be the one to take care of the problem. I can't help you until you turn it over to me. And although my to-do list is long, I am after all, God. I can take care of anything you put into my hands. In fact, if the truth were ever really known I take care of a lot of things that you never even realize.

3. TRUST ME.
Once you've given your burdens to me, quit trying to take them back. Trust in me. Have the faith that I will take care of all your needs, your problems and your trials. Problems with the kids? Put them on my list. Problem with finances? Put it on my list. Problems with your emotional roller coaster? For my sake, put it on my list. I want to help you. All you have to do is ask.

4. LEAVE IT ALONE.
Don't wake up one morning and say, "Well, I'm feeling much stronger now, I think I can handle it from here." Why do you think you are feeling stronger now? It's simple. You gave me your burdens and I'm taking care of them. I also renew your strength and cover you in my peace. Don't you know that if I give you these problems back, you will be right back where you started? Leave them with me and forget about them. Just let me do my job.

5.TALK TO ME.
I want you to forget a lot of things. Forget what was making you crazy. Forget the worry and the fretting because you know I'm in control. But there's one thing I pray you never forget. Please don't forget to talk to me OFTEN! I love you. I want to hear your voice. I want you to include me in on the things going on in your life. I want to hear you talk about your friends and family. Prayer is simply you having a conversation with me. I want to be your dearest friend.

6. HAVE FAITH.
I see a lot of things from up here that you can't see from where you are. Have faith in me that I know what I'm doing. Trust me, you wouldn't want the view from my eyes. I will continue to care for you, watch over you, and meet your needs. You only have to trust me. Although I have a much bigger task than you, it seems as if you have so much trouble just doing your simple part. How hard can trust be?

7.SHARE.
You were taught to share when you were only two years old. When did you forget? That rule still applies. Share with those who are less fortunate than you. Share your joy with those who need encouragement. Share your laughter with those who haven't heard any in such a long time. Share your tears with those who have forgotten how to cry. Share your faith with those who have none.

8. BE PATIENT.
I managed to fix it so in just one lifetime you could have so many diverse experiences. You grow from a child to an adult, have children, change jobs many times, learn many trades, travel to so many places, meet thousands of people, and experience so much. How can you be so impatient then when it takes me a little longer than you expect to handle something on my to-do-list? Trust in my timing, for my timing is perfect. Just because I created the entire universe in only six days, everyone thinks I should always rush, rush, rush.

9. BE KIND.
Be kind to others, for I love them just as much as I love you. They may not dress like you, or talk like you, or live the same way you do, but I still love you all. Please try to get along, for my sake. I created each of you different in some way. It would be too boring if you were all identical. Please know I love each of your differences.

10. LOVE YOURSELF.
As much as I love you, how can you not love yourself? You were created by me for one reason only - to be loved, and to love in return. I am a God of Love. Love me. Love your neighbors. But also love yourself. It makes my heart ache when I see you so angry with yourself when things go wrong. You are very precious to me. Don't ever forget that!

With all my heart I love you,
Your Heavenly Father

it's the little things

It's funny how the little things bring so much joy.....
Like Honey suckle

Now that is a Scripture

If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own intrests, but also to the intrests of others.

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:

Who being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man he humbled himself and became obedient to death-- even death on a cross! Therefore God exhaualted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ in Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

--Phillipians 2:1-11(NIV)

self explainatory

GOD IS SO AWESOME!!!!

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Friends are a great thing... I am very greatful that God shose to put that relationship in our lives...

BUT SOMETIMES I JSUT FEEL LIKE HITTING THEM IN THE HEAD WITH A BASEBALL BAT!

GOD IS THERE AND HE WANTS YOU TO COME TO HIM FOR ALL THE ANSWERS...NOT JUST THE ONES YOU WANT TO NOT JUST WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE IT...NOT JUST THE LITTLE ONES AND NOT JUST THE BIG ONES... ALL OF THEM!

HE IS THE SOURCE OF ALL LOVE AND ANY "LOVE" THAT DOES NOT STEM FROM AND COME THROUGH HIM IS NOT LOVE AT ALL!

HE YEARNS TO SHOW YOU WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU COULD BE...YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE STUCK ANYMORE!

AND MOST ALL... HE LOVES YOU!!!!!!