I was starting to think that winter would never come. Weather here in Nebraska this December and January has been quite pleasant. Temps in the upper 50s, the warm sunshine, and green grass! I was starting to think that global warming wasn’t so bad after all. But last night as I lay me down to… [Read more…]
December 22, 2011
“Something about the ocean makes me rise up and praise, Something about the heavens makes me stand in awe again. Something about the sunrise reminds me of Your faithfulness, Something about the ocean, and I’m lost in love again…” Being stuck in Nebraska is starting to take its toll on me. I’ve lived here all my… [Read more…]
December 8, 2011
Redemption, defined as: 1. deliverance; rescue. 2. salvation. 3. atonement for guilt. 4. repurchase. Its about 1 o’clock and I’m just sitting here, studying for my final exam in History. I don’t think I’ve ever been up this late doing work for school, this is so awkward… I am just listening to Ben Rector – an extremely attractive indie-acoustic-pop singer/songwriter – on… [Read more…]
December 6, 2011
God doesn’t make mistakes, plain and simple. I was flipping through my journal the other night and I was displeased with many of the things that I had written. “God, you made a mistake when you made me. Why am I here?” Multiple times I had written this statement and others similar to it. How… [Read more…]
November 27, 2011
“Knowing God’s heart means consistently, radically and very concretely to announce and reveal that God is love and ONLY love and that every time fear, isolation, or despair begins to invade the human soul, this is NOT something from God…” – In the Name of Jesus by Henri Nouwen This is something very difficult that… [Read more…]
November 12, 2011
I wanna set the world on fire until it’s burning bright for You. It’s everything that I desire, can I be the one You use? I am small, but You are big enough. I am weak, but You are strong enough… -Britt Nicole So this week was seriously dreadful. Part of it what made it… [Read more…]
November 9, 2011
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on… [Read more…]
August 30, 2011
Hello everyone I’m glad I’m back to this blog, I’ve been really antsy to get my thoughts out and write some stuff down! Wow, I’ve been busy… and for the first time in my life, that is a legitimate excuse… This past month has been crrazzzy! But crazy isn’t a bad thing- August was an… [Read more…]
July 31, 2011
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. -James 1:27 This past week I was given the special opportunity to be a Big Camper at a camp called Royal Family Kids Camp… [Read more…]
July 15, 2011
“For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” Isaiah 55:12 I took this picture on the top of a really tall rock. My mother nearly had a heart attack as… [Read more…]
January 17, 2012
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