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Sunday, October 22, 2006

THIRSTY

lately I have been really down...and I don't know why!?
so this week, was THIRSTY'06-the WSM fall retreat, it was extremely refreshing and uplifting! Ken Rudolph was the speaker! -he is such a great speaker! The theme was being thirsty for God, it was awsome. Saturday night there was a symbolic example of puring all you have to God, so if you felt led (which I totally did!) you would go to a cross and pour a water bottle on it! Ken talked about getting to heaven and pouring (or showing) God all of those you've impacted for Christ, and he said or are you going to get there and be empty handed. And that hit me really hard, but it was totally uplifting! And I loved it and I totally needed it...so I'll make it through the school yeah! ha...but all in all God really spoke to me and I couldn't be happier with the outcome, so many teens lives were changed this weekend!- it was so amazing to see God at work!


Besides the speaking, there was alot of fun too! waterpark, crazy people, alot of unhealthy food and late nights! so needless to say I really enjoyed myself, and don't understand why some people don't like "church stuff". Its so much fuN! they are totally missing out! anyway, I need to go get some MUCH NEEDED sleep


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Sunday, August 27, 2006

bitter sweet weekend

So anyway here is the sweet part, today at church I really woke up and smelled the coffee so to speak....our Pastor spoke on contentment, using the passage:

Philippians 4:10-13.


Which was good for me because a lot of times I go through life thinking I can't do something or what not, so it was encouraging. Then in Sunday School, Josh lead really powerful worship which is always helpful before digging into God's Word. And then, since Jerry was at the guy's retreat so Mr. McKenna spoke-he is such a great speaker. He spoke on being salt & light to the world. Which makes me in a way excited for school to start but, still kinda of not at the same time. Ever since NYC I have wanted to talk to people about God but havn't had the chance, so school is the perfect place to start--and since we go back a week from this Tuesay it was a very encouraging message. So yeah really all I wanted to say is, God really spoke to me today!


Now its time for the bitter part, this week is the very last week of summer. Which makes me super sad and its been rainy all week so everything just seems so depressing right now! Then at the end of the week my family is going to church family camp, and there isn't that many teenagers going so I'm scared to see ow its going to turn out!



in other news: tonight is the last "movies that matter" so you should all come..and my mom is coming home tomorrow, so yeah thats about it...

Friday, July 28, 2006

on my mind.


 


While at camp this summer, I remember Ken Rudolph speaking on passions & dreams. He said something around the lines of, you'll know when your dreams & passions are the ones God wants for you because you'll be completely satisfied. I'm pretty sure I'm starting to figure out my real dreams & passions. Its not about what I want, its what God has for me!