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Life caught up with me!

God is good! I have been so busy...my classes are going amazing and work has been awesome! I am so blessed! :)

Wasting away...

A few days ago I was really convicted about how much time I spend doing "stuff". It may be good "stuff" or it may be me being really lazy doing "stuff". Either way I look at it...most of the time I am not being a good steward of my TIME.
I am just flat out going to say it...I haven't picked on my Bible since last week. And do you know what's funny, I can tell! I can tell that haven't read my Bible. It's weird...but I have got to stop NOT reading my Bible.
I went home this weekend and mom bought me the study guide to Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper. I read this book about a year and a half ago and it just helped me so much and now I can't wait to dive into it again with the study guide...with my Bible along by my side!

I would ask that...if anyone is reading this...that ya'll pray that I will start reading my Bible everyday! No matter what is going on! And that during this book study that God will help me with everything that I am still going through.

I never thought that being "on my own" would be so hard. But God has been so incredibly good to me theses past few months. I know that I wouldn't have been able to make it this far without His grace, mercy, and love in my life!

Praise be to God!!

Love&Peace,
Me

Woops!

Wow...I am a loser!
I haven't posted in like a really long time! I'm sorry!

So let's see...what's been going on...um, I'm done with training for my job and I start this week doing stuff on my own which I'm really excited about! God has been so merciful in giving me the best trainers! They are really patient with me and love to help me when I don't know what I am doing. The whole team is like that actually...God is good!

I would ask that you guys be praying for me in the area of witnessing/being a light. My atmosphere at Panera consists of girls (and maybe a few guys) that are all younger than me, still in high school and are all out in the world. One girl does go to church, but I don't know where she stands with her walk with God. I just want to be a shining light for them! They all know that I go to church and a few have asked me questions about God and that kinda stuff. Please pray that God would give me the words to speak to them and that I would have to boldness to tell them about our wonderful Savior!

I just got back from a few days being at home. It's so nice going back and being with my family. They are all so wonderful and I miss them terribly.

Thanks for your prayers guys! And would also ask...how can I be praying for YOU?

Love&Peace,
Me

Matthew 6:25-34

25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?
28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,
29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Lord, I pray that you will bring me a peace about these next two weeks. I pray that you will provide the sufficient funds that I need to make it though. I pray that I will not become anxious...worried...or freak out, but that I will wholly trust in what you have planned for me. Thank you for you provision so far during this season of my life. I'm so grateful for such a wonderful Father.
In Your Name - Amen

Pondering

A friend of mine recently made a comment to me that's been on my mind...

"You're so lucky. You're so independent."

Frankly...I don't try to be, but I just am. But I've been thinking...is it a bad thing that I am so independent?
I'm definately submissive...to my parents and other authorities in my life. I love hearing from my close friends ways that they see I might need to change...and I gratefully accept it!
But I love to do things on my own...my own way (with a few exceptions of course). I don't know...it's been on my mind so I thought that I would share.

Other random news...I am an official employee at Panera Bread! It's pretty fantastic to know that I have a job and that I will soon be very busy! Thanks so much for all of your prayers and encouragement! I know I say it in every post...but seriously, I'm so grateful!

Love&Peace,
Me

BTW...Starfield has some pretty fantastic songs! :)

All You Need Is Love

Happy Valentines Day!! : )

So I know that I haven't posted in a while...and I'm sorry. There hasn't been anything too exciting for me to post...so yeah. But I do have some very exciting news! I finally found a job!! God is sooo good isn't He? Oh, but it's at Panera Bread! I love, love, love that place and I'm so happy that they hired me. I love my bosses already...they are so nice and friendly and I know that I am going to love working for them.

It has been hard, just because I haven't had any cash flow at all and now I need to go buy work clothes...so this is going to be really interesting. But I know that if God provided me a job, that he will provide all the other things that I need. :)

Thank you so much everyone for praying for me and encouraging me through this time of my life. I have learned so much in this month that I've been away from home. God is so good to me, and he continues to show me areas in my life that I need to work on and need to be humble in.

Love&Peace,

Me

Here I am...

"Shout for joy to God, all the earth; sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come gringing to you. All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name." ... Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard, who had kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet sleep. For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs; you let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance."
Psalm 66: 1-4, 8-12

I'm still praying...still seeking a job. But in all I'm seeking after God!

Thanks for your love...

Even so...it is well with my soul

I took this picture a few days ago...the weather was amazing. And now that it's getting warmer...it's so nice to just lay on the beach. I love it!!

Well, I still haven't found a job and it's getting really hard to do anything now. Plus I need to buy my book for class and I don't even have enough money for that. I know that God is trying to teach me something but it's getting really frustrating. Please keep praying that God will provide a job for me when ya'll read this.


"He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered;the Lord is gracious and merciful. He provides food for those who fear him;he remembers his covenant forever. " Psalm 111:4-5

"Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O Lord." Psalm 36: 5-6

"As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me!" Psalm 40:11

An old favorite...and a few new ones

I ran across my old Kelly Clarkson playlist and I've been listening to it today. It brings back some great memories. Plus her new song is fantastic!!

A new favorite of mine is the organic tazo chai tea...mmmm....it's so good! Especially since it's been so cold outside! Yes, it's still FREEZING! I really hope that it'll warm up soon...I'm craving to lay out! :)

I love going to the Inlet and walking on the boardwalks and down by the ocean. The waves are amazing and there are always plenty of surfers! ;)

So I have given this whole finding a job thing over to God. He knows where I will be working and I am practicing having patience while I wait to hear back from someone. It's hard because my bank account isn't liking this whole no job thing. (haha) But God will provide...and in His timing! I'm leaning on Him and trusting that I will find one soon!

So I am getting ready to go home for my brothers last homecoming game ever! He is a senior this year and they are honoring him for all his hard work and contribution to the basketball team. He is captain this year too!! I am so proud of him!

Thanks for your prayers and for encouraging me through this time! I love you guys!

Love&Peace,
Me

So I'm not a total beach bum yet...

I'm sorry that I haven't been up-dating as faithfully as I have wanted to. I've been going a lot lately and it's been nice, but I'm glad to be back home for a few days before I leave again.

I got everything fixed with my classes and everything is paid for! Now that my bank account is completely drained (ugh...) I need to find a way to start saving money so that I can save for my summer classes! I've been looking for a job and I've filled out applications to a few places, so we will see what God has for me.

If ya'll think of me...please be praying that God brings along a job!! And soon!! : )

I want to share with ya'll what's been going on at church the past few Sunday's but I don't have time tonight. So maybe if I get to it tomorrow I will fill ya'll in!

Love&Peace,
Me

Be blessed...Be loved...Be lifted high

Just a quick post!

I really love it here...I think that once I start up with school and find a job that things will feel more real here.
I'm going home on Tuesday to get a few things done and pick up my last paycheck at PacSun...I'm really going to miss working there! : (

And I've fallen in love AGAIN with "Knees To The Earth"...it's one of my new favorite songs!! (again! lol)

I hope everyone had a splended weekend!!

Oh, and Timmy is staying at UF for another year!! Can we say possibly another national championship? We'll see thought...my Tigers are supposed to do pretty well this coming year!! : )

Well...more soon!
Love&Peace,
Me

What happens...

...when you think God led you to a place but might be leading you somewhere else? This has been a thought that has been going through my head for the past couple days. You start down a path and then you start doing things that have an effect on your future and you realize that this might not be what God wants you to do.

I am walking through this now...and I have no idea what to do! (this has nothing to do with me moving, btw :] )
I went to the beach today...just me and my Bible. I cried out to God for wisdom because I have no idea what to do! I would ask that ya'll be praying for me. That God would give me wisdom in knowing what to do and that He would open doors and direct me in His will. Because that's all I want...is His will for my life.

I love you all so much and I am so grateful that I have amazing friends that I know are praying for me, because I pray for all of you all the time!

Love&Peace,
Me

I'm here!! =)

I am an official Ponce Inlet resident!!

I got here around 1pm and un-loaded all my stuff and then said a very tearful goodbye to my family. =(
Nicole and I sat around and talked for a while because I did not want to un-pack right away. Then we went to the Merwins house for a party and hung out with everyone there! It was a lot of fun! Colie and I left early because we had errands to run and I still needed to unpack.

So here I sit...on my new bed...in my new room...in my new house...in my new town. I know it's going to be really weird getting used to actually being here. Right now it feels like I'm on vacation...but I'm sure once school starts and I get a job that it will all start to hit me.

I am so looking forward to see what God has in store for me this year. I would ask that ya'll be praying for me that I am able to find a few jobs and that school will go well for me. And that I am able to get adjusted living here.

Love&Peace,
Me
=)

Happy New Year!!

So this will be my last post of 2008!

I am getting ready to head to down to Orlando with Lauren and Micah for our dear friend Victoria's birthday party and the Metro New Years lock-in. (Yes I'm 20 and I still go to lock-in's...I can't help it they're fun!)

I pray that everyone had a safe and an absolutely wonderful time doing whatever you are doing to welcome in 2009!

Love&Peace,
Me
=)

Joy To The World The Lord Has Come!!

"Hail, the heav'n-born Prince of Peace!

Hail the Sun of Righteousness!

Light and life to all He brings,

Ris'n with healing in His wings.

Mild he lays His glory by.

Born that man no more may die.

Born to raise the sons of earth,

Born to give them second birth.

Hark! the herald angels sing

Glory to the new-born King!"

I hope and pray that each one of you that reads this post has a very merry and blessed CHRISTmas time!!

Let us always remember, no matter how stressful this season can be, that this was the time that God sent us His only Son! To be born so that He might die for US so that we can LIVE through CHRIST!

Love&Peace,

Me

Hot Chocolate? Not unless it's ICED!

I am officially moved out of my appartment and am back in my old room until January 4th. It's so weird being back in the house, but I am grateful that my grandparents came back for the holidays. My room is a mess though, of course! You can barely walk around in it because I have so much stuff! But I'm getting it all put away and separated so that I know what I am taking with me to Daytona.

I wish it was colder outside so that I could wear my new jacket! It always seems to happen with me, I buy something new for the current weather and then it changes drastically on me! Oh well, that's what you get for living in Florida!

So let's see here, there really isn't anything new going on in my life. Someone asked me that the other day and it took me a while to find an answer for them. I'm kinda in limbo right now with all of the new stuff that's going on in my life. Of course, I'm sure there are things going on behind the scenes that I don't know about yet. That's how it is with everyone I suppose. You just wait contently to see what God has next for your life.

Things with school are still the same. I'm still waiting for Bright Futures to reinstate me for the Spring semester. I can't register for classes until then. And it's really bad because I'm hoping the college will even still have my classes available! They might be full by the time I'm ready to register. But it's all in God's hands and I know that everything will work out in time.

I can't wait for the cold front to come back through! This weather is killing me! (Hence the blog title)

Love & Peace,
Me

Hark the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King!"

So I am offically moved out of the appartment and I am back in my old room...which is a mess because I need to put everything away and separate what I am taking with me to Daytona.

19 days!!! =D

I am almost finished Christmas shopping...I love working at a clothing store where your whole family likes everything in there! So yeah...PacSun for the fam this year! It's such a blessing to work there, and I am definately going to miss it.

Lauren will be home later today! She's been gone since the 2nd and I miss her a lot! It's been really quiet around the house without her here, but she has loved being up in MN and being with our family up there.

I would ask that you guys be praying for me right now...I have been having some difficulty with my BrightFutures and whether or not I will be able to use it for the Spring semster. I really need it otherwise I will probably have to take out a loan, which is what I am trying my very best not to do! Well that's it for today...I still have a lot of stuff that I need to get done!

Love&Peace,
Me

Yay for the last week of school! =)

> So I think everyone should listen to LightForce radio!! It's all Alternative/Hard Rock Christian music...and I love it!! www.lightforceradio.com It's on some local Florida Christian stations but Daytona doesn't have it...so I've been getting used to listening to it online! It's so great! =)

> We've been doing new floor sets at work...so I'm dressing mankins and folding clothes and hanging shelves and hanging clothes and and getting clothes out of the back to hang or fold!! It's pretty much basic retail stuff...or basic clothing store stuff. I like it though! I never thought I would, but I really do. It's just hard though...being around super cute clothes all day and then coming to home to my wardobe! haha, it needs help...=) It's also hard because since I'm folding clothes all day I don't want to do laundry! But I guess I'll have to get over it! ;-)

> So my friend Stephanie Cisar is getting married in 5 weeks and 5 days! Hahaha...I'm on the countdown with her! I am so excited for her and Micah...they are the most adorable couple I've ever seen and I can't wait to see them get married and being their life together!

> Well this is finals week and I only had two classes this semester...so I only have two finals! One is cumulative and the other isn't...so I think I'm going to get the big cumulative one out of the way first and then take my easier one so I'm not stressing out! I can't wait for school to be over with so that I can focus on tranferring all my stuff to UCF! I never thought that it would be so difficult to transfer to a school. But I guess it's just because I'm two hours away and I can't just go there whenever I can to get stuff done.

> Ah...God is so good to me! I'm so looking forward to these next two years in Daytona!! =)

Remember that JESUS is the REASON for this SEASON!!!

With love...

ME! =)

I am dreaming tonight...

I love Josh Groban's version of I'll Be Home For Christmas! It's one of my favorite Christmas songs...=)

Well this is my last week of school...it's FINALS week!! I can't wait for it all to be over with. Then I can just relax and work and then get ready to start packing.
My grandparents will be here on the 17th...so I need to be moved out of the appartment by then. Which will be nice because I can start packing for when I move in January too.

So Friday night Micah and I went to the SGC Christmas Coffee House...it was so much fun! I can't wait till I'm there all the time!

Yesterday I was really sick...which normally happens when I'm getting ready for finals. My body seems to know when finals week is and my immune system just gets really weak and I always catch something. =/
But I'm better today and I'm going to be able to go to the Christmas Gala at church tonight! But I won't be able to stay long because I have to come back home and study! Which is what I should be doing now...

Love&Peace