Friday, October 10, 2008

Forget 'Random Fridays'....this is the funniest crap ever!

All I have to say is..

This blog post made me laugh out loud. I wish I could be this humorous in my blogs...

http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000344.php



For more "Steve, Don't EAt It!" blogs posts, go here:

http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/cat_steve_dont_eat_it.php




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Tuesday, October 07, 2008

I recommend it!

Last night, Justin and I went to see Fireproof. Man, was it good! A lot of people think its just a movie for married couples, but that's not the case at all. Its great for singles, dating couples, children....pretty much anyone. Its such an example of what marriage in God's eyes is all about, and it has a great message of the gospel as well. so....GO SEE IT!
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Here's a little behind the scenes:)
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Monday, October 06, 2008

Beach Retreat, birthday, thoughts, and lessons being learned

I had a great b-day:) Justin and I went to St. Augustine for a picnic and some shopping...fun! I'll write more about that later.
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Every year, my church joins with three of our other "sister churches" at what we call Beach Retreat. Its usually in St. Augustine. We stay in a hotel,  have a speaker with about three sessions, some awesome worship, volleyball tournaments, and really late nights with no sleep. lol.

Our speaker was Tim Haring and, let me just say, he is an amazing man of God. I don't have much time to fully update, but here are some awesome points from the stuff I learned this weekend....(inside and outside of the teachings I heard)

- God has us where we are because He wants us to do something with it and He has big plans for us

- God can use the smallest people to do some of the biggest things. (King David for example....he grew up taking care of the sheep and he was so "unimportant" that even his father forgot about him when Samuel came looking for him. )

- God prepares us for big things through the little things. (It was in those times of caring for the sheep and being alone in solitude that God taught David how to care for even the smallest things. David was dilligent with the little things and God saw his sincere heart.)  

- We shouldn't doubt the things that God wants us to do. Even if we think there is someone better for the job or more suitable for the task, God chose us to do it. We need to trust Him that He will help us along the way. We should also be looking at how God is using us and maturing us through that process.
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Some good thoughts I am thinking through after the church leadership :

- What are your spiritual gifts? How do they relate to the ministry that you are in and the role that you play in the church?

- How do you see yourself using your gifts in the future? Where do you see your ministry in the future?

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Also, lately I have been learning alot with regards to maturing and growing up. I'm not sure what God wants me to learn from it, but I feel like I am in such a different place than  a lot of my other friends. I am in this weird phase where I am stuck between being in the crew as one of the college kids, and being one of the leaders. Not to say I don't fit in....I'm just not as much "on the inside" with everything as I used to be. Which may be a good thing, lol.  Maybe its because I'm in a relationship. Maybe its because I graduate soon. I'm not sure. But I feel like I'm on the outside looking in a lot of the time. All I know is, the transition from being "one of the gang" to "old fogie" kind of sucks, lol. But I know that it is a wonderful thing because God is taking me to new places and teaching me new things. I just need to embrace it, I guess. :)


More on Beach Retreat and my b-day later later.. I'll have pics:)
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Wednesday, October 01, 2008

convicted/ resolutions

I have to admit that I haven't had a good "quiet time" with God in a while. I guess I have let the business of life get me boggled down.
I'm either too busy, too tired, or unmotivated. The only real time I get to have focusing on God is when I'm at worship practice, playing on Sunday, or when I'm walking around campus to my next destination.
 
I wouldn't say I'm necessarily in a "dry" time or anything. I am so in love with God and I see Him working in my life and in the community around me.....I just feel like I haven't really grown at all. Not from fellowship, reading the word, or from what we're learning at church. I guess I just  feel untouched or unmoved.

So my prayer is that God will open up my eyes and teach me new things.

Its sad how when Christians begin to think that they know everything. The pastor reads a verse or teaches a topical lesson that you have heard one or two times before and you turn your ears off as if you already know that. I'm guilty of it. I think we all are at some point. 
But when we do that, I think its a slap in God's face. How selfish and prideful is that of us? How can we think that we know the ins and outs of a passage written by the all-knowing God of the Universe?....it baffles me. And shames me to know that I am guilty of doing that. 

Its the beginning of a new month and a new age for me (my b-day is Friday) and with that, I am making new habits....so here they are: 

1. MAKE TIME to be alone with God. To be still and to listen to him
       “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). 

2. Make my bed in the morning

3. Stop watching crappy, worldly, meaningless tv shows when I can't sleep (ie, The Hills..i know, i know)

4. stop eating starchy foods (things made with flour, potatoes, etc.) 

5. manage time better: school, homework, sleep, ministry, etc.


And there you have it.....my resolutions.  :) 

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Friday, September 26, 2008

Random Fridays

So....I have not been very consistent with my whole "random friday" thing. Thats where I write 10 random thoughts, frustrations, rants, etc. That's probably not the most exciting thing to read...but for consistency's sake, I'm going to keep it up:

1. I was at Panera Bread getting coffee this morning and ran into my old boss from Limited Too. talk about ackward. Especially since we said hi, hugged, knew eachother's faces, but didn't know eachother's names or figure out (until the end of our conversation) that she was my old boss and that I quit in a not-so-professional way.  ...I left after that.

2. employees in the office on friday is like the equivalent of little kids in a classroom waiting for recess 

3. I am praying for Brody Harper's son. Go here to read about it: www.brodyharper.com

4. I have the best boyfriend in the world :)

5. Last night, I went to The Pearl and it was fun. Its the only club that I've been to where I can go, dance with my friends, and not get approached by nasty sleezy men. Probably because it was an indie gay club. Its fun sometimes to just go out dancing with ur girlfriends :) There's nothin like dancing and singing to "Don't Stop Believin" with all your friends lol.

6. worship practice went well last night. Paul is going to do a lot of the leading and I'm stoked:) He's a really fun guy and leads in a completely different way than Ian or I. Its a nice variety that we've got going on:)

7. I think I inhaled WAY too much second hand smoke at the Pearl. my throat is sore...not good for my voice at all :(

8. I may be seeing a free anberlin concert tonight:) im stoked.  www.anberlin.com

9. I got a babysitting job:) Its a couple weekends a month with a 10 month old, 2 year old, and a 6 year old. I wonder how much I should charge......

10.my friends Nate, LM, and Yoshi are ALL in town this weekend! yay! 

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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

(not so) Positive Post Tuesday

...I'm voting for McCain.


This is sick! Is this really what our world has come to? I don't want to come off as one of those annoying, engraged Christians,  who wants everyone to see things through God's eyes (although, I maybe am...and I do) but honestly....who can know what infanticide is and NOT have a problem with it?
You made the choice to have sex. You knew the potential consequences. Deal with it.
If you don't want to keep the child...fine.
There are plenty of couples who can't have children who would love to care for yours.

.....sorry. I'm done ranting now.
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Monday, September 22, 2008

ADD?!?! WHAT?!

The Attention Span Test


  Ruler
Your score = 12 Your score


What does your score mean?

According to your score, you seem to have a rather short attention span. You tend to have a great deal of difficulty maintaining your focus on a task and following it through until completion. People who have short attention spans tend to jump from project to project and are often known to be quite disorganized. This frequently results in missed deadlines, tardiness, and bills being paid late. An inability to pay attention for an extended period of time could be a result of fatigue, a medication side-effect, or you may simply have a personal issue weighing heavily on your mind. However, it would be a good idea to visit a psychologist in order to assess whether Attention Deficit Disorder may be an issue.

....so I'm ADD now and I need a psychologist? lol

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innocence is priceless

One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex standing in the foyer of the church staring up at a large plaque.

It was covered with names and small American flags mounted on either side of it. The six-year old had been staring

at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked up, stood beside the little boy, and said quietly, 'Good morning

Alex.'

'Good morning Pastor,' he replied, still focused on the plaque. 'Pastor, what is this? The pastor said, 'Well son, it's a memorial to all the young men and women who died in the service.' Soberly, they just stood together, staring at the large plaque. Finally, little Alex's voice, barely audible and trembling with fear asked, 'Which service, the 8:30 or the 10:45?'

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weekend review

Its Monday. And I think this rain/ being at work is making me moody. So this blog, I'm warning you, will be very random due to my being tired and just not really wanting to be on campus/ sitting in the trailer working. For those of you who don't know, I work in a double wide. Not many people can say that.  

Church went well yesterday. Worship was fun, too. Here's the set we played:
Salvation is Here
Sing To The King
Better Is One Day
Be Thou My Vision
Hosanna

**Side note about worship **I think the team is coming together nicely.
It is definitely a transition though. We're going from a team being led by a relaxed, "backseat" leader (me, lol), to having an (amazing) new co-leader who has loads of experience.
So, of course, with that experience comes the awareness for the need of discipline.
So it has been a huge adjustment for the old band, coming back from summer and getting used to being on time for things and such. I can see us coming together more and more as each week goes by.
We also have this guy named Paul who has led in the past and so he'll be stepping it up this weekend and helping me lead as we give Ian the week off. So it should be great :)

We also had our intermural flag- football kickoff last night. Our women's team won:)
We went into overtime with a pretty good team...so I think we have a chance of doing well this year.
On a side note, some chick tried to rip off my flag and took my pants along with it. Thank God I had a long shirt on haha. But she did leave a nasty scratch on my butt...ouch.

Ok...not much going on so I'll leave it at that. Wasn't this exciting? lol.
hope you all had a fun weekend:)
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Friday, September 19, 2008

sometimes, you just don't know..

You don't know what God is trying to teach you.
You don't know why things take a turn for the worse. Even things that God has blessed.
You don't know where you will be in five years, let alone one.
You don't know why you are in the place you are in.
You don't know why you feel upset and stressed about something so wonderful.

...what what you SHOULD know is that you can rest in this word from God:

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.
 "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent."
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