Amazing grace

….that saved a wretch like me.

I once was lost

but now I’m found.

For you…

Well, my summer is quickly coming to a close, unfortunately and this summer has been one crazy ride.

I’ve grown many friendships this summer that i have to say, i’m sad haven’t grown before this point. I’m coming up to a new point in my life and i can’t think of any better way than to share it with the people who have been and are there for me. So this blog my friends, is for you.

Thank you. Thank you for the laughs, the fights, the ups, the downs, for sitting with me when i couldn’t even talk, for making me mashed potatoes, and bringing me soup, the late night trips to wal mart, for listening to me complain about nothing that mattered, for understanding who I am and what I stand for, for letting me do me, for being more like a sister and less like a friend .Thank you for letting me into your lives and into your hearts, thank you for opening up your homes and families to me, thank you for loving me and Thank you for just being a friend.

Your friendship to me means more than you will ever know. and if i haven’t said it enough, thank you. I love you.

well then

So its Easter morning at 1:01 and I’m still awake. This means that my senior spring break is coming to an end 😦 This spring break was really awesome, spring break usually is but this one was pretty stinkin awesome. This past monday was a milestone in my life…i turned 18…doesn’t really mean much except i can now clean up throw up at work…so i’m really excited about that…NOT. I got to celebrate my birthday with my CRASH which is probably the best way to spend it. All of the chaperones and youth went out of their way all day to make me feel special which was really sweet.  We got to play paintball later on during the day which was soooo much fun. It had rained the day prior to so the field was muddy which made it all that much more exciting.  I’m listening to Celine Dion right now in my headphones which makes me think about how i will be going to see her next summer!!!!! I CANNOT DESCRIBE MY EXCITEMENT FOR THAT TRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chelsea Clay and I will be taking a trip out to Vegas in summer of  ’11 to see her perform live!!! well then, i guess thats all for now. HAPPY EASTER. Jesus loves you!

Its been a while..

So its been a while since i blogged last and i was feeling a little inspired to do so, thus here i am. I’m not exactly sure what i want to write about so i’m just gonna write whats going on in my life right now. My life is absolutely wonderful…it really always is but sometimes i feel like im at malfunction junction. Not neccessarily like my life is falling apart, but like everyone elses around me is. Now, don’t get me wrong I’m not asking for problems I’m just a little heartbroken for some of my friends and family right now. Galations 6:2 Carry each others burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. and sometimes i look at the world around me and my heart literally breaks for how lost this world is. But then on days like today i walk out of my house and the sun is shining and i feel so at peace because of the beauty of God’s workmanship and its hard to stay “down”.  And then i think of all the wonderfull things that God is doing in my life I’m filled with such JOY! you know its funny He is always doing awesome things but i bypass all the wonderfulness so many times because I’m too caught up with myself. So today i challenge you to just look around you even if you are at “malfunction junction”. Look at all the wonderful things you have going on around you and be Glad.

A kiss on the lips

So its kind of funny, tonight when I was at church Justin was talking about blame and honesty and right before church i was just thinking about “the blame game”. You know, where “I” am not at fault its “her” fault or “his” fault or “their” fault. so here you have it. According to dictionary.com the definition of honest is truthful or creditable Proverbs 24:26 : An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips. look it up, its there. i don’t know if anybody actually reads this and if anybody who does read it has been kissed on the lips but, without getting to in depth with this whole kiss thing, kissing can, in fact, be good. you kiss your spouse or  your boyfriend or girlfriend on the lips and that is a good thing. Ergo BEING HONEST IS GOOD! In all aspects of life being honest is good its great in fact. and if being honest is telling the truth, and Jesus is the TRUTH, the life and the way (John 14:6)and we are being honest then that is a representation of Christ. Proverbs 16:13 says this Kings take pleasure in honest lips, the value a man who speaks the truth. See my Jesus, is a king the only king actually and when i tell the truth He delights in that, it pleases Him. I do a lot of things to displease my king sometimes but when i tell the truth He takes pleasure. See there is nothing i love more than to delight my King.

This is my not-so-catchy title

Lately i’ve been so detatched. This is both good and bad. I have been able to have some “me” time and focus on my Jesus and school and work. My grades are currently the best they’ve been since about first grade, so thats awesome. I’ve also been very busy at the same time between work and school there isn’t much time for what i would call a “social life”. Now, this part saddens me because i have let some of my close friendships fall by the waistside. I was feeling a little overwhelmed, that is, until tonight. I think God just sits back sometimes and all He can do is laugh at how idiotic I can be, because the whole time He is trying to get my attention and let me know that He’s got it all under control. I’m really not one to stress or worry about a whole lot. I usually just sit back and say what happens happens. So i guess it kind of hit me. This whole being a senior thing….I’m making big decisions that will affect the rest of my life. that was enough to overwhelm me, i guess. BUT, its so comforting know i can run to my creator and rest in His arms. So thats what im doing, running to my Savior and resting in His grace.

Dirty Rags

Ephesians 2:8-10 (New International Version)

⁸For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— ⁹not by works, so that no one can boast. ¹⁰For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Man. thats super intense. I can’t believe i get the chance to bow at the feet of such an awesome God. Whats even more awesome is that he loves me. He wants to take me and my filthy rags and use them. HE WANTS TO USE ME. ME!?!? I’m nothing but a dirty rag that doesn’t even deserve to be used to wash His feet. He wants to use me. and I want to glorify His name. I’m not very good at it, in fact i’m very good at doing the opposite (and believe me i am not proud of it). But His name will be glorified. Even if I don’t Jesus says it himself  “the stones will cry out” (Luke 19:40) He does not need me but wants me. He wants to use me. And i want to be used. So God i’m asking you please use me. And let me not ignore you when you do.

The least of these

Matthew 25:45 – He will reply, “I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do to the least of these, you did not do for me.

God, let me love others, so i can love you.

The power of laughter

I read a quote today that went a little something like this…”The person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.”….so if you’ve ever been around me (im guessing you have if you’re reading this) you know i LOVE to laugh. I think the reason I love to laugh so much is because i have the ability to make fun of myself, and laugh at myself. I’m glad God has given me the ability to laugh at myself. I almost feel sorry for people who don’t know how to laugh at themselves. Never take life too seriously. Live. Laugh. Love. and laugh a little more.

Boo

Hello! I just want to take a moment to let you know something about my best friend

-she is freakin awesome

-she has a heart bigger than mine

-she would do anything for anybody

-she will buy you dinner

-she will tell you the truth

-she will keep you grounded (as in down to earth)

-she will never show you her emotions

-she will never understand my love for carolina football

-she WILL make you laugh.

-she will give you “the look” when you do something stupid

-you won’t understand her taste in music

-she will let you know how important you are to her

-she won’t talk over the music

-she wants to be a nurse

-she has lived anywhere and everywhere

-and those caramel sundaes from mcdonalds yeah she gets hers with extra caramel

-she loves her some Jesus

-she will do big things one day

-she doesn’t let too many get too close, but once you do you better not hurt her

-her family is numero uno in her life

-when she eats cornbread she puts it in a cup with milk…gross.

-she will be your friend

-she is shy believe it or not

-she is smart

-she has two dogs that are “the babies”

-she doesn’t like vinegar based BBQ

-she doesn’t care what you think about her

-she likes 1000 piece puzzles and will sit and do one for hours

-she is all this and so much more