Christmas!

Christmas is about.......
Christ
baby Jesus
the cross
ultimate love
family
joy
wonder
amazingness
thankfulness
good smells(!)

where do we put our joy in at Christmas??
lets put our joy in the only one(Jesus) that can bring us the forever kind of joy!

Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!
We have so much to be thankful for.
We always hear around thanksgiving: We need to be thankful all times of the year not just when it is Thanksgiving.
do you all hear it or is it just me?? Ha!
Are we always thankful in all circumstances?
i know i am not.
Its true we DO need to be thankful in all circumstances.
It is a hard thing to accomplish!
we can pray for that desire daily!
let that be the desire of our heart to always be thankful to God always!
i hope y'all have a great Thanksgiving in the Lord!

God is bigger than we give Him credit for.

have you ever thought about that about that?
God is bigger than we give Him credit for.
just sit there and thing about it for a minute.
what do we define "big" as?
the monsters on tv?
football players?
our friends tv?
peoples houses?
those seem SO big to us!
think how SMALL they are to God.
Psalm 19:1-The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of His hands!
the heavens glorify God!!!
how much bigger are the heavens compared to us??
what a great and big God we serve!!
Hallelujah!!

He's been faithful..

God has been so good to me.

how could we ever thank Him?

for new life?
the gospel?
freedom?(happy fourth!)
freedom of worship?
family?
friends?
house?
car?
food?
water?
life?
clothes?



we should think about these simple things every day!!

when i was a worldview my small group leaders encouraged us with a couple of thoughts about prayer/praising the Lord...



A-adoration

C-confession

T-thanksgiving

S-supplication





adoration- praise Him.. adore Him...just simply praising God for who he is....just take five minutes and praise Him for His attributes, praise Him for what He has done in your life!!



confession- ask forgiveness for the things you have done wrong. ask him to help you remember to do better next time.



thanksgiving- thank Him...take five or ten minutes...(i know that sounds like a lot but once you start going...)



supplication- we tell Him our needs...funny this one is at the end...:)





we have SO much to be thankful for!!

take every opportunity you have to tell someone about our God and Savior, Jesus Christ!!

Our God is so Big, so strong and so mighty!

i went to worldview academy last week.
it was so so so so so good.
i learned that:
it will not always turn out our way,
but God is still faithful!~Praise the Lord!
there is so much corruption in the world.
evangelizing is SO important.
everyone is going to die...
how much do we hate a person
to not tell them about heaven?
God is a just and merciful God!!
i learned more than that..i will write again later.

He(God) has been so good to me.

Ok well i know i have not written and i am sorry. boo madison. oh well.

ok summer camp...no joke this was the best summer camp i have ever been to.
it was very convicting and very helpful.
i realized how blessed i was.
how great it is to meet new people.
seeing how God works in peoples life.
i realized how important reading my bible was.
how much i love prayer.
friends are great.(old and new!)
how blessed we are with people at church who love us.
how great my parents are.
that our God is good.

Things I have learned!

Lately I have learned a ton!!
Here are the top 10 things!

1. The Lord is all I will ever need.
2. Spanish!(kind-of)
3. Friends are hard to come by, so when you find some grab them! ; ) ( I love my friends!!!!)
4. Prayer is the best thing ever.
5.People need more than one favorite verse.
6. I can be a poet if I so want.( they(the poems) are not that bad)
7. I need to write more on the blog!
8. God's plan is always perfect.(thanks BSF)
9. New things about the death and resurrection of Jesus! (thanks BSF)
10. If you think you know the Easter story..go read John. You will learn something new!


Really go read the Easter story in John!!!! Start with chapter 17 where Jesus prays for us! Go through chapter 20!!!! Super good!

Hillsongs United - At The Cross lyrics

Hillsongs United - At The Cross lyrics: "Oh Lord You've searched me
You know my ways
Even when I fail You
I know You love me

Your holy presence
Surrounding me
In every season
I know You love me
I know You love me

Chorus
At the cross I bow my knee
Where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this
You have overcome the grave
Your Glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now?

You go before me
You shield my way
Your hand upholds me
I know You love me
Chorus
At the cross I bow my knee
Where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this
You have overcome the grave
Your Glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now (x5)

You tore the veil
You made a way
When You said that it is done (x5)

And when the earth fades
falls from my eyes
You stand before me
I know You love me
I know You love me

Chorus
At the cross I bow my knee
Where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this
You have overcome the grave
Glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now (x2)


You tore the veil
You made a way
When You said that it is done (x4)

Garfield!

I go to Garfield school once a week to help out in a good news club. Garfield is a inner city school, where most of the kids have one or two parents in jail. A good news club is a afternoon club, we sing, play review games, and learn about God; and last but not least we love the kids. Today we watched the second half of the Jesus movie for children. There were two girls in particular who were very touched by the movie.They both cried when Jesus was crucified. My dad and I talked to one of the girls about how to get to heaven and why Jesus had to die....but i don't know about her. The other girl had to leave a little bit early and she was still crying. Would you join me in praying for these girls, and for all the kids at Garfield. Also for two little boys who have both had trouble this year. Thanks!!

Easter poem!!!!

Easter!

Easter celebrates the rising of Jesus on the third day,
How He came out of love to save a wretch like me,
How He was perfect and came to a imperfect world;
Just for me.
O how he loves you and me!
Hallelujah!
He loves me a sinner-while himself a Savior!
Hallelujah!

YouTube - Singing In The Rain - Dream of you

I am watching singing in the rain. It is so great!This is one of my favorite songs from the movie! YouTube - Singing In The Rain - Dream of you

John 15:13!

John 15:13 says this: Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
This to me is such a amazing verse. It has a command, a action, and it talks about love. I really kind of just want to talk about part b. That he lay down his life for his friends. Wow. My whole life i thought it meant that i should be willing to die for my friend. And don't get me wrong i think that is does say that. But i also think it says a whole lot more. I think that the term "lay down his life" can be seen in different ways. I think sometimes it just means talking to a visitor at church. Helping the elderly when you know you could be getting your nails done. Sitting by a kid at school or Sunday school that is not really accepted. Lately I've been think a lot about accepting people. I've wondered do I really do it often enough. Just because the visitors a boy does that mean i can't just say hi? Why don't we? Why do we leave the greeting to someone else? Jesus was a friend to the outcasts. We need to follow His example. Jesus loved us enough to leave a perfect heaven to come to a broken world. Are we willing to lay down our life, our time, our money(in some cases) to help others. I encourage you to take this Bible verse to heart.

Birthdays!

just checking out the colors.