huzzah.

i just got back from the czech republic.
had the best week of my life.
can't wait to tell you all about it.
made friends.
heard opera in prague.
learned about God.
ate good food.

Psalm 73:26!

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:26.
i read this today and it blew me away.
my body...it will fail.
my heart....it will fail.
BUT.( that is such a great word.)
God, the almighty Father, is the strength of my failing heart.
my portion forever.
hallelujah!
Praise God.
claim this promise. hold on to it.
grasp it.

the Gospel coalition! part 1

i went to the Gospel coalition.
it was amazing and a half.
i am going to share some quotes with you for the moment. : )


there is grace in the knowledge of our sins. there is grace in the the knowledge of our need for a Savior. ~ Al Mohler

when we become a christian we have a status change. like Paul - one day he was a killer, the next a fruitful apostle. ~ Tim Keller

Jonah said the only way to calm the sea of Gods wrath was to throw him(Jonah) in. (remember he got swallowed by the big fish:)) On the cross Jesus was thrown into the sea of Gods wrath for the world. ~ Tim Keller

when we can't carry both our sins and God's correction - we need to drop the sin! The correction lets us see the vain things that charm us most. ~ James McDonald

maximizing the fear of the Lord shall minimize the fear of judgment of others. ~ James McDonald

Jesus embodies my trust, exemplifies my trust and enables my trust. ~ James McDonald

weakness is a preexisting condition the God can use. ~ Tim Savage

holy gospel, batman! there's a whole world out there!~ Robin / Michael Oh

if the gospel is so awesome, how come Christians rarely share it? ~ Michael Oh

if the gospel is not going out- there must be something you/I don't believe. ~ Michael Oh

we all have skills that we can use on the mission field. we all speak English. ~Michael Oh

God is not calling everyone to go to the mission field- but - from His children for whom He died, He just wants to hear, "I'll go." ~ Michael Oh

There are more quotes but that is for a later time. : )

what i want to be....

"i just want to lobby for God." ~ billy graham ______________________________________ today in church we had a awesome church service, we learned about the goodness of God...it never gets old. : ) we never need to ask God if He will change or if He will be faithful tomorrow. Praise the Lord! its always a great reminder. He is in control! and worship was great! ____________________________________________ back to the title of this post....its hard deciding what you want to do. its hard to just leave it up to God. But..................... we NEVER need to ask God if He will still be faithful or good or if He knows what i am going to do in a couple years. He does know. i pray that i will rest in His hope. : )

lets talk books...

on midday connection today they were talking about books they were currently reading, so i decided to join in here.
here is what i have read recently or am reading right now or about to read:
whats the difference. by john piper(great book!!!)
dorie: the girl nobody loved. by doris van stone and erwin lutzer. (it is a missionary biography)
the princess. by lori wick.
the count of monte cristo. by alexander dumas.
pride and prejudice. by jane austen.
love letters from cell 92. correspondence between dietrich bonhoeffer and maria von wedemeyer.edited by ruth-alice von bismark and ulrich kabitz.
stepping heaven ward. by elizabeth prentiss.
the christy miller series. by robin jones gunn.
margo mysteries. by jerry jenkins.
the tips from tulip series. by mindy starns clark.
and most importantly my school books and the Bible!

what are you reading???

plays and or musicals.

we have entered play/musical season.
i am excited.
i am going to see phantom of the opera.
i want to see beauty and the beast.
i am in gondoliers.
i am the duchess.
i am excited.
i love going to plays and musicals.
i would love to go to an opera.
there are a lot of 'I's" in this blogpost.
this is all to say....welcome to play season. : )

buds.

a normal conversation:
madison: {smacks cara with pillow}
cara: you smeared my perfectly applied lipstick.
madison: sorry about your pillow katie..it has cara's red lip mark on it.
katie:thats ok....i never look at that side anyway.
katie: im a funny little person.
i love you both! : )

Kitchen work.....(.well im not doing it.)

kitchen work..... my sister molly is doing it right now : )

dishes(gross)

putting food away(ok if you have the right tupperware(!))

(i love tupperware)

cleaning the counter-tops(the problem word here is cleaning)

wiping the counter-tops.(i like doing this...the soapy warm dishcloth is so nice : ))

sweeping the floor(i like sweeping)

the fun things you can do to keep your mind of the work above:

listen to some good music(i suggest 88.5 or pandora(right know we are listening to show tunes...the song on right now is from monsters inc.)

dance to said show tunes(like the dance on the king and i)

have a water war(tell your work buddy to sing into the faucet head than turn on the water...this has happened to me..and it works)

pour a lot of soap on the counter-tops and have fun.

eat marshmallows.(yum)

good luck on your kitchen! i really mean it! : )

Valentines!

taking a cue from another blogger........14(and some extra) things I love!(in honor of valentines!)


1. Jesus my King.

2. my awesome family!
im ready to beat you all in wii......: )

3.my church family.
God has blessed me so much with our church, His wonderful grace is so evident in our churches life.

4.i love the Bible reading plan that we are doing as a family.

5. i love europe. (and America!)

6.i love middle names......no joke i know so many.

7. i love my friends. they encourage me in my walk with the Lord.

8. i love mysteries.

9. i love to sing......mostly opera. and hymns. : )

10. i love comfy cars....i sat in one the other day...it was nice.

11. i love crafting. im not very good at it...but.......i do love making valentines.

12. i love getting valentines. we got one in the mail yesterday.(thanks miss pat!)

13. i love weddings(and babys).(and sharpie pens.)

14. i love surprises.

(15.) i love bsf.

(16.) i love that Jesus loves me....even though i am totally unworthy.

(17.) i love the story behind Valentines day........if you don't know its a holiday remembering St. Valentine, in his day the roman emperor banned marriage because men were not joining his army, St. Valentine kept on marrying people, so finally he was put in prison and killed.
He knew that marriage is ordained by God and that is a sacred.

(18.) i love valentines day.

this valentines day lets remember that the person who love us most is our heavenly Father.