Smarties

I've realized something about myself. I love to eat "Smarties" candy. But I'm not sure that I really like Smarties. I remember smarties were one of my Daddy's favorite candies. So we ate them together all the time. And now, everytime I have a chance I eat a roll of them.

Isn't it funny the things we hold on to?

ENOUGH

ALL OF YOU
IS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR ALL OF ME
FOR EVERY THIRST AND EVERY NEED
YOU SATISFY ME WITH YOUR LOVE
AND ALL I HAVE IN YOU IS MORE THAN ENOUGH

YOU ARE MY SUPPLY
MY BREATH OF LIFE
STILL MORE AWESOME THAN I KNOW
YOU ARE MY REWARD
WORTH LIVING FOR
STILL MORE AWESOME THAN I KNOW

YOU'RE MY SACRIFICE
OF GREATEST PRICE
AND STILL MORE AWESOME THAN I KNOW
YOU'RE MY COMING KING
YOU ARE EVERYTHING THING
STILL MORE AWESOME THAN I KNOW

MORE THAN ALL I WANT
MORE THAN ALL I NEED
YOU ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR ME
MORE THAN ALL I KNOW
MORE THAN ALL I CAN SEE
YOU ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR ME

Thoughts

The Reality of the Cross:
"When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die. . . Suffering, then is the badge of true discipleship. The disciple is not above his master. Following Christ means passio passiva, suffering because we have to suffer. That is why Luther reckoned suffering among the marks of the true Chruch, and one of the memoranda drawn up in preparation for the Augsburg Confession similarly defines the Church as the community of those 'who are persecuted and martyred for the gospel's sake'". Bonhoeffer

And Understanding of His Call:"If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple." Luke 14.26"Wherever a group, be it large or small, prevents us from standing alone before Christ, wherever such a group raises a claim of immediacy it must be hated for the sake of Christ." Bonhoeffer

He has been teaching me a lot lately about what it means to truly follow Him, to be willing to get out of the boat, and risk sinking, to walk with Him. Am I ready?

The Beginning

Two roads converged in a wood
and I, I took the one less traveled by--
and that has made all the difference!

Winter Wonderland?

Well, since our friendly groundhog announced that we would have 6 more weeks of winter, I thought I would take this chance to share with you what "winter" means in Alabama.
Here's something you may not know about me--I have never, ever, ever had a White Christmas (although it is one of my favorite movies!).

However, the land of Dixie does turn into what we would call a Winter Wonderland every once in a while.

A couple of weeks ago, everything and I mean everything iced over and it was actually pretty cool.

Friends, New and Old

Me, Will, Kate, Chris, and Katie
Will and I are still standing strong to win the "last to get married" bet.

I'm a Wanderer, Yeah a Wanderer

I roam around, around, around, around. . . So, how do you figure out what you want to do with the rest of your life? It seems like everyone I know has it all figured out, except me. Am I bound to roam forever looking for something, anything that I would be happy doing forever? Everyday something different sounds exciting, something different seems like I could be happy doing that forever. But could I? After spending 2 years being a part of what He is doing to bring the nations to Himself can I serve Him in America and still feel like I am making a difference? I just don't know! Is there anything other than serving HIM that can make me happy? The reality is no, but it is a hard lesson learned. Can I be still and wait patiently for my Father to work? I hope so. I know He has big plans for me, but knowing something awesome is going to happen makes me even more anxious and ready for whatever it is.
"Anxiety is the natural result when our hopes are centered in anything short of God and His will for us." Billy Graham

Life Lesson-Trust!

Boy, when the Father sets out to teach you a lesson He doesn't play around. Several weeks ago He started teaching me about trust. About all the things in my life that show I don't trust Him to have the best in mind for me. I've learned that I have a tendency to push people away out of fear of being hurt instead of trusting Him to work in and through that relationship. I try to plan my life, thinking that if I plan, I can figure out what is best for me. I allow the enemy a foothold in my life by binding me in the chains of fear--all because I don't trust Him. Him who created the universe, who knew me before I was formed in the womb, and knew from the very beginning that He would die to save me, He who has already told me through His word that He will do things in my life that are better than anything I could ask or imagine. But I don't trust Him. Each day I wake up and before I can even put my feet on the ground I start trying to figure out what will be best for me that day. I don't allow His spirit to lead me because I am afraid of where it will take me, afraid of what it will require of me.
Ps 138.8

Christmas

This was definitely not the first Christmas back that I had imagined. Christmas Eve we went out to visit with my Grandparents and I got to meet my little 2nd cousin, born on Thanksgiving Day, for the first time--

so precious. We opened presents and it was nice to be home with my family for Christmas. . . then everything changed.


No details, but I had to move out of my house, leaving behind my car, on Christmas night. I didn't know where I would go or how I would make it, but the Lord is soo faithful, which is a great thing to be reminded of during Christmas when we are celebrating His coming to earth.
The past few days haven't been easy, but I have a peace that only the Father can give to His children and I am trusting Him to work the best for my life.

Giving Thanks

Well, my first big holiday back in the states was awesome--Thanksgiving!

There was soo much good food. How could a girl resist? Pumkin pie, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, turkey and dressing. . .

I had a ton of fun having all day to spend with family and not worrying about where else I needed to be. We took lots of pictures and made alot of memories.