Merry Christmas:)

Hey everyone!
Merry Christmas!
Today is a wonderful day to take time and thank the Lord for the most precious gift of all..Jesus:) Be mindful of why God sent His son, to save the WHOLE world, and keep our brothers and sisters around the world in prayer as many are unable to celebrate like we can. Be blessed in ALL that you do today!!!
James 1:17

amen

this is insane..the Lord has been teaching me so much. its is a little bit cheesy with the music and stuff..but what he's saying convicted me so much. wow. okay, ya, you should watch this. i just pray to Jesus that my life is never my own, that i can be one that goes to those that have never heard the name of Christ. wow

monday

well, im sitting here with gina. we are "wooing," the excited way, not like weird way or anything. ya. my dog put my sweatshirt on. alright, ill talk to you guys later!

this is so weird...

glumbert - Siberian Throat Singing

that really high pitched noise is that guys mouth..

COOLEST THING IVE EVER SEEN!!!

...i like John Piper.

thanks to lazo( chrislazo.blogspot.com) for sending me this video. AMEN!

so anyways.

ugh, this is the man that goes to uganda and takes money from people that dont have anything. Lord please do something:(

okay okay...

i just want to document this. so i can remember and everyone else can see how long its been since ive been healthy! haha okay...
for the past 10 weeks i have had some sort of sickness
1.cold
2.stomach flu
3.cold
4.flu
5.cold
6.flu
7.sinus infection
and...as of yesterday...
8.stomach flu!!!
these have all been overlapping one another...its great...hahah oh wow i cant believe how long its been! cant wait until im better..finally.

"sniffle"

im so bored..i dont really know what to do. like i could read...or clean..or something. but im too tired. this is the beginning of week number 7 of sickness! its like im in a hole of germs and it keeps getting deeper...blah. haha but its okay, hopefully ill be better soon. and this weather doesnt seem to help..aside from all this though, im done with finals!!! woooooo ya! and last weekend was wintercamp!! soooo good man! haha okay, there was really no point to this blog other than to alleviate my boredom. have a good day!

january 14,1991

ahhhh oh my gosh!!! im freaking out so much right now!! im SEVENTEEN!! that seems so old! i dont want to grow up!!! ah im going to miss being sixteen. oh well. one more year of childhood is left..

the devil came on horseback documentary.

i dont even know what to say. im almost ashamed that here i am, sitting in my three bedroom 2 and a half bath with two animals and a closet full of clothes. i go to school everyday and the last thing on my mind is the fear of losing my life. i dont even think ive ever been in a situation where i was really going to lose it. not that im worried, ill be with Jesus. but the fact that im so protected, so safe. while thousands of girls and boys my age right now are being murdered in sudan. their moms, their brothers, their dads, their uncles. people like you and me. i dont know what to do. and i know that Jesus is so much bigger than it all, but i just get so sad when i think that were standing here watching hundreds of thousands of innocent sudanese christians get slaughtered. were standing here, in america. and what kills me is that the sudanese people think that were there for them. one man said he prays for america, hes so thankful for what they are doing. but most americans dont know or dont care about whats happening a continent away on africa. is this what God's called us to do? the only thing i have comfort in is that i know that God sees them, and He loves each and every precious life that has been brually taken. oh, but if it could only end. please have mercy Jesus...

when the saints

such an amazing song! i dont know how long it will be up there, but go here and download the song, its free http://www.ijm.org/NETCOMMUNITY/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fphobos.apple.com%2fWebObjects%2fMZStore.woa%2fwa%2fviewAlbum%3fid%3d267224087%26s%3d143441&srcid=22357&srctid=1&erid=2088672 .
its honestly so good. i can't get over it

one of the weirdest things ive ever seen...

...anyone else confused? i really was, so much that i had to take a picture

i got tagged by katie.. haha

just noticed. okay, well...
1. ive never been trick or treating. next wednesday is my...16th year of NOT trick or treating? cool
2. i used to be a big tom boy. i cut my hair really short and wore baggy clothes and me and my other "tom boy" friends would argue if we should call ourselves tom girls or tom boys. my now best friend beckie wore dresses and when she would ask to play with us wed say "no 'cause dresses are girly girl!" yay for second grade!!
3. i fell on a treadmill in 7th grade and still have the scars. it hurt so bad!
4. i was on a plane 6 times the summer before my 8th grade year. cali-florida-panama-florida-cali-costa rica-cali
5.when i was little i would pretend to give God a kiss and a hug before i went to bed and id say goodnight to the angels around me :)
6.I ABSOLUTELY HATE GREEN BEANS. and i went to a little ladies dinner at beckies uncles church and a lady scooped a huge pile of them onto my plate and said "i made them myself, theyre delicious!" wouldnt have been bad, but then she came and sat next to me and made sure i ate them. when she wasnt looking id put them on beckies plate, but she made sure she saw me eat them. it was awful
7.i talk to my dog and cat when im alone.
well, i have no clue who's going to read this and who to tag. sooo if you havent done this then i tag you!

i

really dont like awkward, incredibly uncomfortable, conversations. and then you wish you had said something else but you only knew what came to your head when it happened cause it was just so weird. and people yelling at you from their cars(well, not when i know them of course) and especially when they happen right after eachother.
butttttt its okay!!!
learn learn learn
like paul, i think it was paul, that said, let your speech always be with grace, as if seasoned with salt, so you will know how to respond to each person. ohhhh Lord i need that!

Rami Khader Ayyad.

http://www.opendoorsusa.org/content/view/287/139/
go there to view the article. he left behind his pregnant wife and two young sons as well. i dont know if ill ever be able to fully understand the middle east conflict, but i do know these people are our brothers and sisters in Christ. why arent we helping them more? if youve heard of Brother Andrew's latest book, Light Force( im just beginning it, my mom just finished it) when you get to the end youll read about a young man named Rami who was ready to do anything for the Lord. this is the same man. and he was the owner of the same bookshop mentioned in Light Force, the only christian bookshop in Gaza. my mom and I were talking about the book when i mentioned the article i had read from my sisters blog about a young palestinian bookstore owner that was murdered, and my mom realized this was the same Rami from Light force.
his family needs our prayer.
christian palestinians need our prayer.

adflksajdfslk~!!!!!

school!!!! ah!!! its becoming too much. thinking about all the credits i need...the things i need to do for colleges to want to accept me..blah. its too much. but, its all in the Lord's hands. its hard learning how to trust Him even with these kind of things.

worship

i love everything about it. i mean, i don't know, it's just so cool how God gave us the capability to worship Him through songs, and we dont need anything else to do it, we just need us and that's it. i mean, we add in instruments, and it's awesome, but i just love how God made it so simple. like, when youre full of joy, all you want to do is sing! haha i love the Lord so much! it's like worshipping is the only thing i can think of doing sometimes when im trying to express my love and adoration for Him. and how as a church body we can do it together! :)

"Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty expanse. Praise Him for His mighty deeds; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness. Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre."
psalm 150:1-3

china!

my friend made a video about our trip to china, and since im too busy to make one myself, i thought id just put hers up:) its 7 minutes...but its worth it!