the Lord hath sworn

Ahhh! It's good to be back. :) So, have I mentioned that God is good? Really good, amazing, and holy..... ALL THE TIME? In case you didn't know, my family is adopting a sibling pair from Colombia!...

reality check.

Sometimes I feel like life is so mundane, that my life is so boring, or that God can not really use me for the BIG impacts both He and I desire. I'm not old enough to go do things or go to places I...

to be a used vessel.

{please click play on the music player} The fact that God Himself is wooing me... to be His pure and spotless bride... unfathomable. I am so imperfect, so far from His standard. Yet He wants me. He...

i can't help it.

{please click play on the music player} He just wants me. Simply asks me to give my life. Life for life. It's that simple. I don't have to put on an act for Him. He sees all, knows all, feels all...

only what's done for Christ will last.

There are just times when I am so frustrated. I get so conscious of other's mistakes and mess ups. All I can see is what is wrong with them. There are the times when I can't simply understand what...

{please click play on the music player} It's up to you and me to leave a legacy. If we're all they ever see I wanna look like love. //Britt Nicole My Lord is love. My Lord is peace. He is joy....

of fathers and faith.

{please click play on the music player} What an encouragement my father is! What an example of what a man of God is to look like. Better yet, the faith that has been coming out of him lately has...

trials and tribulations.

{please click play on the music player} Back in the day before there were factories and machinery to do work for us, there was a process called threshing. It involved wheat, and it involved...

call to glory.

{please click play on the music player} Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise! How great is my God! My Savior! How He loves me, I can never comprehend. Why He sacrificed...

Lord, make me more like You!

{please click play on the music player} When we talk or ask each other about our New Year’s resolutions, we usually have something in mind like “eat healthier”, “get better grades”, etc. While...

Hilarious!

taste of the past three weeks!

Starfish during low tideMy wonderful and FUN family! No words needed. :)My dad and meBeautiful!Salt water taffy, anyone? Thats me holding the bag... :)Anna, me and my great-aunt MurielWhere we...

the greatest love story Ive ever seen.

The Story of Ian & Larissa from Desiring God on Vimeo.

I love Jesus. Period.

The Shaving Contest

So, I posted a while back a picture of my sister and I under an airport sign saying "Paris". Remember? Well, we werent going to Paris :(, but we were going to Georgia for a Father Daughter Retreat!...

40 Days for Life... or 40 Days of Prayer?

This was emailed to me from 40 Days For Life, a pro-life organization. When I read the contents, I was shocked. Read for yourself to find out why. To see the video, click here.The media is buzzing...

Thought Id share a picture of Texas!

I Need A Savior

Oh, how we need a Savior! How thankful am I that my God sent His Son to die for me! Thank you, Lord! While the rain was pattering against the window panes, a truth was pattering against my heart. I...

"Im not worried about anything. Im not fearing any man! Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!!"~ Martin Luther King Jn.

Oh the joys...

... of mountain living!! :) Little feet making trails in the soft, moist dirt - watching my little brother jump excitedly as he bends down to help plant a strawberry plant - sitting with my family...

"I am willing, I am Yours."

My life is nothing without Him. I know that now. I really dont like my flesh. My old man. My sin. It got its way yesterday. I got upset at something little, like the day wasnt going how it was...

imagine

I am only going to show you this picture, and later tell you of the great weekend of March 23-25 in much, much greater detail. Ill let your imaginations imagine....

Hazardous Journeys Trilogy

I know, I have posted a lot of videos lately, and I apologize, but if you havent already seen these, please do so! Thank you Vision Forum! Manhood from Hazardous Journeys on Vimeo.

the burning heart.... a doozy :)

Eric Ludy - The Burning Heart from Ellerslie Mission Society on Vimeo.{remember to turn off the music @ the bottom of the page!}

"Your Heart" - Chris Tomlin

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everything.

If nothing ever goes right in my life, and if nothing ever goes the way I planned it to, Im alright with that, Lord. You are the only one who really matters. Everything I do should honor You. I...

Valentines Day

As many of you know, today Americans are celebrating Valentines Day. But did you know that there is a day that celebrates love besides today? It is actually supposed to be celebrated every day of...

jesus I my cross have taken.

Jesus, I my cross have taken,All to leave and follow Thee.Destitute, despised, forsaken,Thou from hence my all shall be.Perish every fond ambition,All I’ve sought or hoped or known.Yet how rich is...

steady my heart.

The first time I heard this song, Steady My Heart, by Kari Jobe, it was like, "Wow, she knows exactly how to put my feelings onto paper!" I really love this song, and want you to read the lyrics....

girlies!

One of my favs! Anna and II love this girl!