sooo....yeah

so im thinking about starting "movie night"
at my house...
once a week
we just got our basement finished (thanks to Uncle DAVE)
so....
if you would be interested...let me know
anyone would be welcome to come :P








*AND...if you could...please pray for my sweet cousin, JAKE BLAND
**and the rest of YFC
as they are going to and returning from a conference in Nashville~!


thanks <3

You Are Not an Accident

God doesn't play dice

the purpose driven life

day 2...

*Long before you were conceived by your parents, you were conceived in the mind of God*

*the only accurate way to understand ourselves

is by what God is

and by what he does for us*

*you are who you are for a reason

you are a precious, perfect, and unique design of God

you are not an accident

----I am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born."

...Isaiah 44:2

what on earth am i here for?

it all starts with God
tonight i started reading
The Purpose Driven Life

so for the next fourty days,
ill be reading one chapter a night
ill be sure to let you know
some of the things that i learn along the way
i'll start with day 1....

*focusing on ourselves will never reveal our life's purpose
*You were made by God and for God
--and until you understand that, life will never make sense.


----"everything got started in him and finds a purpse in him"
...colossians 1:16

ever feel like you don't have enough strength....

cry out to God.
i mean...pour your heart out to Him.
He will listen.
He is merciful.
He is love.
He is strength.
give him your burdens.
He will take them from you.
He will heal you.
He is gentle.
and He cares for you.
He will pull you through anything and everything.
He is everlasting.
He will never fail you.

and through Him, all things are possible.

so lately i've been thinking about a lot of things...

i mean, everything in life is changing
this year has been one of the most difficult years i have faced THUS far
and im hoping..."hoping"....that soon it will all come to an end
i was hoping this year would go slow
and be memorable
considering it is my last year of high school
well, i didnt want it to be quite THIS "memorable"
but whatever...i'll deal

I've realized lately
that the people i love most in life
have seemed to be going "different ways"
it whatever situation it may be
I've really realized that the only thing i can count on
for pure consistancy is God
He is always there and never leaves
He is the only thing that is purely constant in my life
and the only "love" in my life that never fails

So, with knowing that
the only reason i can get through tough situations in my life
is because He is always there
so...for any of you reading this
who feel discouraged, or broken
take this verse
and let it sink into your heart

Psalm 121
I look up to the mountains; does my strength come from mountains?
2No, my strength comes from GOD,
who made heaven, and earth, and mountains.

3He won't let you stumble,
your Guardian God won't fall asleep.
4Not on your life! Israel's
Guardian will never doze or sleep.

5GOD's your Guardian,
right at your side to protect you--
6Shielding you from sunstroke,
sheltering you from moonstroke.

7GOD guards you from every evil,
he guards your very life.
8He guards you when you leave and when you return,
he guards you now, he guards you always.

if He is here guarding me
always
then whatever is being "thrown at me" this year
i know i'll be able to handle
because He knows how much I can handle
He knows my limits

i need to start prioritizing my life
i feel like im living for all the wrong things lately
i need to find a way to change that
be praying for me*
live life to its fullest
God only gives us so much time here
maybe we are living for the wrong reasons
and eternity is so much more than a lifetime



let me know how i can be praying for you*

rock out

so i dont know about the rest of you,
but i have a 3 day weekend
and im pretty stoked