Today the freshmen got here. Wow. Three years ago that was me. And now I am on old senior and am helping my baby cousin move in to start a whole new phase of her life. Crazy. That is the only adjective to describe what I am feeling right now.
This morning Dathan, Jeremy, Kellie and I had a great time laughing in the lobby of my dorm. I was overcome, in honestly and not to make this sound super cheesy, with joy and thankfulness for my family. That is all of you since you are the only ones who read this blog anyway. Thanks for everything you are and do. Wow. I am beyond blessed.
To Mel. Way to go girl! I am so stinkin' proud of you! Wow, a real artist has entered her wonderful piece into a REAL auction. You are big time now! Never forget me ok? :)
My latest art project has been my hall decorations. I spray painted black paint with their names on their pictures that I photoshopped. Their names are cool but I decided to do another set of pictures and write part of our hall psalm on it. That's right guys, we are moving up. We have a whole psalm this year instead of just a verse! Woo hoo! These girls have no idea what's coming at them :)
So I spray painted verses 23-24 of psalm 139 on their faces and put them on the wall in our lobby. Wow it is amazing. Not because of the art project but because of seeing the Word on their faces. The Lord just thrilled me when I saw it up because it was like He was telling me, "This is how the Word is suppose to be. On us. Not just some book we read every morning or every evening. But painted on us. Where we can't hide from it. Where we can't get away from it. Where it continually effects what we do."
So now I am trying to figure out how I can use the word in some of my art projects. I just really am inspired by it. I should be all the time anyway, but I am visual learner and I find it quite strange how the Lord used one of my own "pieces" to speak to me. So how could he use my pieces for his renown in other ways? 1 Cor 1:31
Eww...I just got really excited.
Enough of the art talk. That was for you Mel.
Now I want to do this...take pictures of feet. Dirty ones.
"And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is what the Scriptures mean which they say, 'How BEAUTIFUL are the FEET of those who bring good news'" Romans 10:15 (also in Is 52:7)
Friday, August 29, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
I'm back!!
So many crunches later. Many sprints later. And many missed meals later. I am back and very thankful. Very thankful.
2 months later and I am back from one of the most life changing experiences I have ever been apart of. KAA (Kids Across America) is one of the most amazing places in the world and is completely anointed. The Lord taught me more than I could have imagined. I can't write about all of it because it is too much but if you want to know please talk to me, I would love to share it all. I also learned a lot about the inner city and the place of injustice that it is, but also had to understand that I couldn't be bitter at the injustice but rather find a way to bring hope to these young girls, which was showing them the path to restoration that only the Lord could guide them through.
Ok one tid bit....I learned out selfish I am. I have a sin problem and naturally I always will. I lived in a constant state of repentance and just asked the Lord to point out anything within me that offends him and he sure did. Some days I wished I wouldn't have prayed that. I spent a lot of time in Philippians this summer, especially chapter 2 and learning what humility really is and how I need to be selfless in everything. EVERYTHING!
Here are some pictures from the summer. The Lord is so good. He is sovereign. He is a father to the fatherless.
Wow I could talk about this forever.
These girls are all 14. All going to be freshmen in high school. All have broken homelives. All have been affected by the violence around them. All change my life. They are wonderful!
1 Corinthian 15:58...someone gave me this verse the 3rd day of camp and it helped me through. Know that nothing you do in the name of the Lord or for his glory is never done in vain. How cool is that?
I love my Jesus. I love my Jesus.
2 months later and I am back from one of the most life changing experiences I have ever been apart of. KAA (Kids Across America) is one of the most amazing places in the world and is completely anointed. The Lord taught me more than I could have imagined. I can't write about all of it because it is too much but if you want to know please talk to me, I would love to share it all. I also learned a lot about the inner city and the place of injustice that it is, but also had to understand that I couldn't be bitter at the injustice but rather find a way to bring hope to these young girls, which was showing them the path to restoration that only the Lord could guide them through.
Ok one tid bit....I learned out selfish I am. I have a sin problem and naturally I always will. I lived in a constant state of repentance and just asked the Lord to point out anything within me that offends him and he sure did. Some days I wished I wouldn't have prayed that. I spent a lot of time in Philippians this summer, especially chapter 2 and learning what humility really is and how I need to be selfless in everything. EVERYTHING!
Here are some pictures from the summer. The Lord is so good. He is sovereign. He is a father to the fatherless.
Wow I could talk about this forever.
These girls are all 14. All going to be freshmen in high school. All have broken homelives. All have been affected by the violence around them. All change my life. They are wonderful!
1 Corinthian 15:58...someone gave me this verse the 3rd day of camp and it helped me through. Know that nothing you do in the name of the Lord or for his glory is never done in vain. How cool is that?
I love my Jesus. I love my Jesus.
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