Primping

Me and my sisters getting ready for a fun night out on the town! Amber(left) was so kind as to pamper Emily and I by successfully doing our hair and make-up for my grandparents 50th anniversary surprise party. This is the final product on our hair and faces... Obviously Amber and I would have changed our clothes into something a little nicer :)

Arizona

I haven't been to my hometown in 5 years, so i was super excited to come and get to see everyone! I literally have been able to see each member of my family with the exception of two that live in Colorado and one cousin who unfortunately was not able to come to our pool party. My family of 5 and my soon to be sister in law flew into Phoenix on Saturday and that night went to surprise my grandparents for a 50th anniversary celebration my mom and aunts put together for them. I was so proud of them, they have been working on this for a LONGtime! It turned out Beautifully! :) Thennn on Sunday we spent the entire day with my moms side again at my Aunts house, we swam, we ate, laughed, and made more memories! I also got to see cousin Nathan (who i haven't seen in FOREVER!) and his lovely wife and beautiful daughter! :)

Oh and another thing... I LOVE ARIZONA WEATHER!!!! I forgot how much i missed the dry heat. I have never been a fan of humidity... Though Texas is home, i will always love Arizona heat better!

Worship worship and more Worship!

TODAY IS SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! I was up as a backing vocalist today and boy did we have a million curve balls thrown at us this morning. From adding new songs and changing half of the set, practicing that set and then at the last minute changing it again to the original set list, to sean adding songs to the set spontaneously! There were many technical, instrumental, and vocal mess ups... But PRAISE GOD Worship is NOT at all about how we sound or the smoothness of our worship set! His presence was moving in RCCC today. His great love and faithfulness was so encouraging to me. I love how the LORD uses the inconvenient situations to show his glory and righteousness. He is sovereign!

Overall i left today so blessed and encouraged because our GOD is an awesome GOD! He is so faithful to provide and each day that i am reminded of my unworthiness i am also reminded of his holiness.

Thank you GOD for love! :)

1 Corinthians 13... How my GOD Loves and calls us to Love :)

Looking Up

Rumors of the Rapture taking place today have spread like wild fire... Kinda pitiful how everyone wants to live their own life; paying no attention to GOD or his will for their lives... But the second that they hear the world could be ending they start paying attention to him. This is proof that our GOD is a patient loving accepting forgiving mighty awesome endless powerful GOD. How great is his love for us that he allows us to take advantage of him and all his creation, yet has a longing to be with us and for us to trust him. He is so quick to forgive and hold us even when we have turned our backs completely on him.

I wish i could say i wasn't one of those people. But so many times i tell him "No really GOD, ive got this one!" Yet when my plans fail and leave me broken and on my knees he is so quick to run and hold me. Wow, i am so unworthy!

Lord, Help me be better!

Grace

Today was a GORGEOUS day! I was so blessed to spend my whole lunch break outside my work and enjoy GODs Beauty. I read Romans 8 over and over again and was humbled by the truth that my GOD loves me and has forgiven me completely of my past. What an amazing Creator we have. I am so grateful i am not living the life i once was, Jesus is my savior! My life is so free now... LORD forgive me for forgetting all the blessings you've provided.

GOD

The love of my life. My rock and my salvation. My redeemer. My Healer. My everything! I was so incredibly encouraged today while havin my time with the LORD. I am in the middle of this Bible study on Daniel and wow has it taken me for a spiritual ride. Some weeks i have felt so close to GOD and others the enemy has used to attack and tear me down to the core. I am so grateful for this study though, no matter how hard it hurts to hear where i need improvement i know that the LORD is using this to grow me into the Woman he has called me to be. He is using this to better me not only as a follower of him but as a future wife and mother.

Today i had to stop and rejoice because of the amazing promises that are yet to come. How amazing Heaven is going to be and the truth of how strong our GOD is!

Hebrews 12:28-29

"Therefore since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful and so worship GOD acceptably with reverence and awe, for our GOD is a consuming fire!"

Psalm 62:1-2

"My soul finds rest in GOD alone; my salvation comes from him, he alone is my rock and salvation. He is my fortress, i will never be shaken."

I LOVE THAT! He is all-powerful and all- knowing. He alone is my security! I find none in anything or anyone, but HE ALONE will provide the security that i need.

He is and always has been and always will be faithful to provide.

I think im going to get Jehovah Yireh in Hebrew writing tattooed to my ring finger... It means the Lord Provides. He has really been showing that to me lately and reminding me of his amazing love for me.

What a great GOD we serve! He deserves all the praise and so much more!

Fake-N-Bake, Home Teeth Whitening and Asthma

These things have been a very common thing for me lately... My stomach is 2 shades from being black, i think i need to back off the human oven for a little bit! Its getting gross :) In 20 years i am going to be that woman that everyone helps across the street because they think i am 80 when in all reality i will be a 40 year old wife/mother with children that are ranging from 18-2. What am i doing to myself?! Definitely NOT me in that bathing suit.

I bet this little device that whitens my teeth is going to have major negative side effects like the browning or losing of teeth. Yet i still have this stupid blue light shining in my mouth as i type. (Twilight Teeth, you drool all over yourself. but it works!)

Its a good thing looks dont matter right?!

Then there is the infamous inhaler.... I dont know what the effects of todays Asthma appointment is going to have on changes in meds and what not but i am praying that they give me something that helps me breathe better. It has definitely been horrible the past few weeks. LORD willing they can just replace my lungs :)

Simple Things

Nothin like Jesus, Omelets, freshly cut mangos and a huge cup of coffee to start the day!

Gotta love the simple things

"Today is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!" Psalm 118:24

Bin Laden

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110505/ts_yblog_thelookout/obama-bin-laden-sea-burial-was-respectful

I just watched this interview with the president and i was very pleasantly surprised. I am in complete agreement with him for the first time!

Doesnt matter what your politics are, Bin Laden did terrible things... But he is still a person, and no one deserves to be disrespected publicly with pictures of their bodies or videos of their death being put on display for the world to mock. Everyone knows what he did was wrong... Im grateful that the LORD allowed justice to be done, i am also grateful that our nations leader was respectful of Bin Laden as a human and didn't allow us to stoop down to a terrorists level.

America will rise above!

National Day of Prayer

Happy National Day of Prayer everyone!!! Tonight i went to church thinking i was going to a missions meeting about Japan, but i definitely got the date wrong... Looks like the LORD really wanted me to go to prayer night!

I love how when just a few believers gather together in prayer and worship the LORD shows up and does miraculous things. He has a mission for River City. I believe he is starting a movement and i am soooo excited about where all this is going. Im blessed to be apart of such a loving church family!

Thank you LORD for blessings <3

Daydreaming

LORD knows this is where i wanna be right now. Cant i just live on a deserted island where money doesnt exist?!

Power in Words

So lately ive really been watching what i say, not because im constantly talking inappropriately or anything along those lines.. But i am one that will openly tell you how i feel when i am feeling it. Well, im doing a Beth Moore study on Daniel and the first week she hit on the power of words and how important it is to really watch what you say because satan cant read minds. But he does hear what we speak, so when we are openly talking about what we are struggling with or how discouraged we are or how bad this day sucks and stuff along those lines, it opens the door for a whole lotta nastyyy to start pouring in.

Well, i was challenged by that... So i took it upon myself to practice it! Ummm, i dont think ive ever seen the results of a discipline like this so fast. The past week in a half or so ive been a lot more positive and less prone to a bad attitude. Having bad days are not as common. Or if something rough happens when i watch my tongue and seek the LORD in those times it has honestly made a huge difference!

Anywaysssss, i just thought i would share that because i figured "Hey, if it helped me maybe it could help someone else!" So there ya go, i hope that encourages you... It really does work!

Oh, and i recently encountered the customer that doesnt like me at Starbucks... I ended up giving her her drink for free cause a co-worker was using the register and she actually smiled. I was very blessed by that! :)

Today has been a long exhausting day! I am going to bed... Peace

Beautiful Days :)

Lately the weather has been exceptionally beautiful. It starts kinda muggy and humid and gross but by the time it should be really hot and even more gross GOD has really been throwing me a curve ball because the sun will be out, and it is all breezy and just lovely! I wish i could live outside. But its also mosquito season and ive been getting eaten alive, so ive been admiring a lot by looking out the window!

Sean started a new series today on Ruth... OH BABY! It is already incredible. I love it! I have been constantly reminded of GODs presence in my life, and his faithfulness to provide even when things look down. I have been so amazed by him. Ive never seen this side of him before; but i am loving every minute of it!

Ive been convicted lately about prayer cause, not gunna lie ive been pretty crappy at staying on top of that lately... But the past few days i really felt a tug to pray for this one customer at Starbucks who seriously Hates my guts. Every time she comes through the drive thru and i am working the register. (which is everyday i work the register... by the way) She literally gives me a look like "Great. You Again!" I dont know what i did to this woman, but she despises me, ask any of my co-workers! They will tell you! Anyways, ive been thinking about her a lot and the LORD really laid on my heart to pray for her. So i have been and surprisingly i think about her all the time so i find myself praying for her ALL THE TIME! And then in those times i start to think of other people who i know need prayer. SO now i am in this cycle of praying more and more each day. Which is a good problem to have.

GOD is to good to me. I see how unworthy i am of his love everyday. But i am so grateful that our GOD is a forgiving gracious GOD who lives and breathes with us and in us.

I hope you are blessed this week!