*Celebrity Look-A-Like*

This would be me...

Starting from Top L-R:

Nicole Kidman, and Marg Helgenberger

Bottom:Isla Fisher

Out of the three, which one do you think I look most like?

CharlotteONE

I am so thankful for CharlotteONE. In case you haven't heard, CharlotteONE is a place of worship held on tuesday nights where hundreds of young adults come together to praise the Almighty Father. I'm so blessed to be a part of CharlotteONE! Instead of looking forward to the weekend, I find myself moreso looking forward to Tuesdays! The Lord has brought so many amazing men and women in my life with different gifts and talents. It's encouraging to see people my age, without a husband/wife, without kids, without anything but themself and the Holy Spirit. It's easy to lose your focus in our world; forgetting our sole purpose for life, to SERVE Him, Jesus Christ!



If you are between the ages of 18-35 and are looking for a place to plug in and serve the Lord, CharlotteONE is a great place to be. There are tons of ways to volunteer; making coffee, set up and tear down team, "greeters", connecting, hospitality, technology. All of these groups are in need of willing volunteers to be the hands and feet. This Monday, February 15th, Shane and Shane and John Mark Mcmillan will be in concert! Tickets will be sold at the door for $15 each.

My friend,Rachel, found this video and I thought it was too cute not to share! haha!

http://www.todaysbigthing.com/2009/09/22

check it out!

Struggling to Praise

I hear songs on the radio playing... " I don't wanna go through the motions.. "and I sing it loudly as my prayer to Christ Jesus that as I live my life daily living some type of motion, that it will be a mustard seed size of satisfaction in His eyes. I must say, "It's hard to be a woman in America, and at the same time, it's hard to be a woman in Africa"(singer-Alli Rogers,"Tanzania"). I feel my sword becoming dull and my armor beaten from all that life "gives". I see the world with all of it's desperation and disappointment with people wondering, "How'd I get here?" What steps did I take? I often see so much at once that in return I feel suffocation sinking in wondering if I'll ever feel release from all of life's "offerings". I seek to serve in a world full of "needs", where routine is the norm and going with the flow is waking up, getting yourself (and your kids) ready,"quiet time"/if any, hitting rushhour to get to work;Loving your job or possibly hating it, I don't know your situation, only to finish a days worth of routine and motions only to start it all over again. I can't help but ask the Lord if this is really what Life is all about. Is this the greatness of the Lord? I see yes, .. and I see no. Work is good! It says in His word!, Genesis 2:2, 2:15, ... But I am in search of what the word,WORK means to God and what the word, WORK means to the world. I don't type this to talk bad about working, like I said work is good and if you( and I) can work serving the Lord then that much more to praise Him! I often forget my importance and am bogged down with the future, the what if's, the "yet to be done" and am struggling with the "Praise Him!" part. I want to praise Him when I'm happy and when I'm stressed ,when I'm sick and when I'm scared. As Matt Chandler put it very well in one of his sermons, I want to come to my Heavenly Father looking up, not out, with arms open wide saying, as a child ( of God), I'm hungry, I'm tired, I'm scared. I don't have it all together and honestly I know never will but praise Jesus I know who does and forever will. My prayer today is to rest in his mercy and goodness. For Him to owe nothing to me but His presence, knowing when I'm scared, He's right there, when I'm lonely, His word told me, He'd never leave me. Thank you Lord for your comfort through the sunshine and the rain. You pour down your love and the least I can do is offer you Praise..

-Your broken Child.

As I carry on..

I'm back to my ol' stomping ground and I must say I am feeling much more like myself:). Being in Texas was a wonderful journey God took me on and with that in mind, I have no regrets. I have often referenced Texas in several conversations while back home in NC. I somewhat feel like "Texas" is my ex boyfriend's name. I've said the word Texas so much that even I am tired of hearing, "In Texas....". I can't help but laugh though knowing the memories in Texas are still with me even if I'm not with Texas. I guess the Texans were right, "I can leave Texas, but Texas won't leave me".

Since I've been home, I've been busy working. In a new place, with a new office, new co-workers and pretty much everything around me is... well.. new. I'm enjoying my time with my family and recognizing how much more I appreciate them than before. I now am clearly aware that I must accept all people as Christ does, just as they are. Counting others better than myself with constant humility towards my Savior(Philippians 2:3). Have I mastered this? By no means! Will I ever?probably not. Should I just quit while ahead? No way. If that were the case, Christ should have given up on me a long time ago!

My pastor at my church here in NC preached two days ago on how Jesus is Savior but how it is up to us to make Him LORD. That really hit home for me. Making Him LORD ,to me, meant submiting everything to Him. I must confess, here lately it's not been the case as much in my life. My mind has been so preoccupied with work that I've barely had a chance to catch my breath leaving my "quiet time" with God slim to none. It's made me question my motives as I adjust to being back home. I literally fear slipping back into an old routine or away from my heavenly Father. He knows I'm exhausted from my new job but I know as His child that not making time for Him is not an acceptable excuse. If I am to put Him first in everything I do, then whether I'm in the shower, car or in my office, I am to praise Him, talk to Him and submit to His will every step of the way.

As I come before you as a child saved by grace, broken and weary, I pray that I lead my life from this day forward completely SOLD OUT in all I do for my Savior and LORD, Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Craigslist Junkie

I'm beginning to have an obsession with craigslist (to say the least).. I particularly love the "free" section. While looking for one person's junk and my "treasure" I have ran across some rather interesting ads. I'm convinced that if I continue in my obsession i'll find even more "interesting" ads such as the ones below that I assume will make you laugh out loud. Don't get me wrong I think it's great to think of others before throwing something "of value" away. I think the funniest part in all of it is actually taking time out to take a picture and then to post and add comments along with these free things.. I can definitely see how selfish I am in regards to thinking that much of someone else to give something (at times so senesless) away for free instead of just trashing it. Through these funny comments and pics.. I'm also humbled and come more and more to the reality of how bad our economy is and how honestly the entire world is. May we seek to be resourceful with the things we count as senseless and petty so recycling and thinking of others will in turn make our world a better place. But still.. as we do these things.. laughter may come! I know a few of people that laugh at me when I make trash into treasure and I know a few who are like that as well but for their sake will not mention names, haha.

Enjoy!

Craigslist Advertiser posts:

"About 6 or so, still in the bag, but bag is, of course, opened. Boy colors. If you would like to leave a Dr pepper, that would ROCK!"


and no lie.. I found this pic in with an assortment of things for sale..





HAHAHAHAHA!!!

A journal entry...

I'm sure you've heard the saying, ... " Time flys when you're having fun".. the thing is, time is consistent,forever,never changing, never ending. Time was created by God and through time came the sun and moon. I never worry about the sunrising or setting so the moon can light up the sky because I know it will always be there, even if one of the two are hard to find. There's no doubt in my mind they are there. The sun and the moon are a lot like the God of the Universe. He is always there, he's consistent, never changing, never ending. I may not see him as easily as other times but that doesn't mean he's not there for me. Through the sun, warmth and light is given and by the moon a light glow and coolnessi s given. Both can be appreciated. The moon is so neat to me, it gives off this " nightlight" effect across the entire world. God created a " nightlight" for his child. How cool is that?" As an adult I often think of a nightlight as something weak, childlike, and for people who are scared. I never stopped to think of a nightlight as something of importance. In the darkness I can stumble over things and hurt myselfbut if the nightlight is lighting my way I can dodge those " stumbling blocks" because the "nightlight" (Jesus) is guiding me and revealing me the places to go to avoid the hurt.

"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden." Matthew 5:14