Calling all readers....my curiosity is at an all time high.

All I'm sayin is...I know that 75% of the views I've gotten on this blog are from myself, but still...haha. Leave a comment sometime so I can check out YOUR blog(and so I can tell if my percentage needs to be adjusted, haha)!!!! :)

And I blogged today, so read below if u wanna!

The time has come...

It's been awhile, so here we are. It would be merely impossible for me to capture all that has come my way in the past month, but to sum it all up, God is good. I was able to visit one of my best friends in Chesapeake, VA where we left to go to a wedding, how fun! I also met her boyfriend who is super cool and loves the Lord! I got to spend some time with my family, I babysat my 5 and 10 year old boy cousins for the week-end and lost 10 pounds playing tag hide and seek over and over again, but who can pass that opportunity up? I'm no parent or anything, but I am convinced and believe strongly that spending time with your kids is the single most important thing in parenting(behind living the gospel of course!). Anyway...

Easter was great, we got together in Richmond at my Aunt's house and the entire family came! What a blessing. That's my favorite, when all 16+ of us spend the night in someone's house it is so fun. There is never ending great food and fellowship. I am always reminded of how gracious and good God is. We had a devotion that ended up being 2 hrs. long and the Lord broke a couple of walls down in my own heart as well (in front of the whole fam.)! It was a great reminder of what Christ did for me on the Cross at Calvary and what His resurrection means for me, life! Here is a great verse: "God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." 2 Corinthians 5:21 Amen!

That's pretty much it, I have come back to this bubble and I am believing God is about to do some pretty cool things in my life! :) I'll keep you posted...

p.s. I think I want to move to Chesapeake, or VA beach. Just a thought.

Snowboarding!!!

This event deserved a blog of its own. Last night, Sarahbelle and I ventured out to Appalachian ski mountain where I officially deemed myself a snowboarder. It all started on the bunny slope, well actually there was not much of a slope at all, haha. It was more of a flat run and was way to short for me to figure out how to maneuver my snowboard. By the time I got it, I was at the bottom hoping I wasn't going to wipe anyone out! Then it was back on the long standing ski lift to the top, only to go back down in .8 seconds. I did this for about an hour, the last half barely falling at all.

I will take this moment to brag on myself. "They" say that snowboarding is one of those things where the first time is pretty much an all you can eat snow buffet and butt meets snow festivities. Many people give up and revert back to what they know(skiing,which I also love), understandably so. I did not and take much delight in proving "they" wrong. :)

So after the hour of me going down the bunny slope without an actual slope, I told Sarahbelle I wanted to go to the next one up with her...it was no fun being apart from her and would make for some good laughs either way(as she could easily blaze past me on her skis). I had learned enough to know what to do to "steer" my board(although I was far from perfecting it at accumulating speeds...scary) and I was sick of waiting forever for a few seconds of doing the same thing over. After I rebuked Sarahbelle questioning me a couple of times asking if I really wanted to and suggesting I go down 1 more time, we were off to the next slope. I thought it was the next slope but we actually bypassed the next slope and went straight to #3. Yea, I'm all that and a stack of pancakes. I had a blast, fell a couple of times but was sold and learned how to control what I did :). After a few falls and the scare of a possible broken wrist, my adrenalin was out of control and we continued, despite the pain and for the most part, fall free. What a blast I had...can't wait for next season.

A past, present, and future thought(to come)...

Last night was a late one, 2am to be exact...sometimes ya gotta make a few sleeping sacrifices in order to catch up with closest friends. It was so worth it, although I am just short of "the nod" right now. Anywho, I was reminded of a verse in Romans 8 last night which made me think...I should just read that whole stinkin' chapter, I need it all!! And it certainly was nothing less than perfect.

Onto the present. Today, I am going to visit one of my dearest college friends and one of the 5 roommates I had last year. I am soooo excited for several reasons. For one, this friend means alot to me because of her love for the Lord and her consistant prayers for me, so I am just excited to see her face. She is one of 4 of us who are very close and keep an e-mail update chain throughout the week. Just sayin...

Reason #2: We are going snowboarding/skiing. I cannot tell you how happy I am about this. Probably because neither one of us are pros in the snow, so I am going to get some good, gut-wrenching laughs in fo sho! AND, I get to actually take my snowboard out on real slopes, not just the "mountains" of Lynchburg. I'm sure I'll blog about how that goes. :)

Reason #3: Banana bread muffins with chocolate chips in them. Oh my word, how I miss waking up to these in college. They are yummy with a nice cup of milk! (As much as this sounds like an idol, it's not. I promise if food ever becomes an idol you have permission to call me out on it.) ;)

Reason #4: Contra dancing. It all started back during some war when the french were our allies and they renamed what american's called "country dancing," to contra dancing because of their inability to pronounce the word right. While I very much appreciate country land, I am by no means a redneck so take that into consideration before you read any further. It's basically learning to line dance along with other sweet moves and is a great work-out at that. Anyway, it is not hard to learn once you get the basics and it is SO FUN. I really enjoy twirling in my skirt, but that only happens once you get real good...haha. If you want to learn more about this random dance or ever want to go to one, feel free to contact me. I'm always game.

Reason #5: I'm sure I will get to meet some people, and that's always a blast! PLUS, I get to see a "new" friend of mine(her name is Jenny) who is so fun to be around and has a sweet heart! yay.

Stay tuned... in the near future, I will blog about my adventures in Boone, NC!!!

p.s. My friend's name is Sarah, but I call her Sarahbelle...has a nice ring to it.

3 Words

I can't help but to wonder back to a conversation I had with a best friend of mine awhile back about life. As much as I've learned over the past few years, I'm still learning. Right when I thought my head would explode with so much information on various subjects and life lessons. But it hasn't yet, and I can only attribute that to the simplicity and beauty of the Gospel that is played out in my life daily. Each morning I wake up, grace and mercy from the Lord's hand await me for the day and ultimately are what sustain me, nothing else. His grace is sufficient and His right hand will sustain. When I choose to embrace and accept that, my day usually starts off great! Anyway, sometimes when my eyes are taken off of the prize(keywords: when my eyes are taken off the prize), I wonder what the purpose of certain things are that take place in my life. Sometimes this turns more into a prayer question than merely a wonder and I am always answered with the three simple words, FOR MY GLORY. And that is enough. That's all I need to hear, and then I am thankful for the privilege to walk through these circumstances, whatever they may be in any given day. If he becomes more, and I become less, it is well with my soul. If I can be reminded of the Lord my Savior, my Redeemer and the gospel of grace through the circumstances that take place, then give me the best and worst of them. Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord, so my heart will take courage and wait upon the Lord, yet again...and again. My heart will rest in his steadfast love and I will rejoice, for I have been set free!

The Road

At least twice a week I find myself journeying down a very nice stretch of a road that I travel on for about 50 minutes. I started traveling this road during time when I wasn't sure where I was really going in life and find myself still traveling this road...in both case scenarios. How timely the Lord's analogies are as I've grown to love this road, or better put, the time I spend on it. It is a sweet time, a time of brokenness, a time of wonder, and a time of laughter, all in one sometimes. The obvious thing about this road is that I can't really get to my destination without traveling it. The greatest thing about this road is God and my experiences with Him. On this road, my theology meets my reality...this is faith.



The last sentence defines faith according to beth moore...I find it an accurate definition.

There's not really a part 2 :)

"For the word of the Lord is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does.
The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love."

"We wait in hope for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
May your unfailing love rest upon us,
O Lord,
even as we put our hope in you."

Ps. 33:4-5, 20-22