Emotional.

I didn't really know what else to title this post, because all I have been lately is emotional.

...really weirdly emotional and dramatic - about everything.

So, I figured it fit well.

I just wanted to reflect on how great God is and how small I am.

This is one of those moments where I realize how insignificant everything is in relation to God's will and perfect everything.

It's when I remember that I constantly fail and nothing in me is good except for the Holy Spirit Himself.

I'm constantly being humbled by my inferiority.

This is also one of those times when I remember that for whatever crazy reason, none of this even matters, and God still loves and accepts me anyways.

 

Whenever I hear someone question whether or not God is real or loving, I look at my life, and I know.....without a doubt....that He is so much more than real and so overwhelmingly loving.

(I usually put a verse reference or quote a verse here, but I can't pick one right now)

Playing fetch.

I'm just playing fetch with my cat.

Yes.....my cat plays fetch.

And it's her absolute favorite thing to do in the whole world.

I think clawing at the carpet is a close second, though.

I just figured I would blog while Roxie and I hang out.

We typically like to watch The Nanny and play fetch late at night.

She also likes to help me with wedding planning sometimes.

So, Chris and I have been apartment hunting all week.

The only thing more overwhelming than this is trying

to find the perfect dress at Forever 21. Seriously.

Well.....and chemistry.

Anyways,

I wanted to blog about my spring break,

which has consisted of even more wedding planning

and the apartment searching that I previously explained.

I feel like we got a lot done this week, and that's a very great thing.

I have my first shower tomorrow, and I'm pretty psyched about it.

I'm getting married in 56 days.

56 days!

Well....I'm off to play fetch with Rox again.

John 3:30.

Justin Bieber.

Blogging again.

Roxie has been my roommate here at home for the weekend and she is crazy.

She seriously won't quit chewing on my toes.

I picked up my wedding dress today and am ecstatic.

I had to convince myself to take it off.

I really love it a lot.

I have even more wedding stuff to do tomorrow and I am excited.

I love wedding stuff.

Also, pretty much everyone BUT me has gotten to see the Justin Bieber movie and I am dying.

I just want to see it. So. Bad.

I have my second chemistry test on Tuesday.

I am dying. I am DYING!

Also, you know that feeling you get when you feel completely

overwhelmed because God is so graceful? I have that

feeling right now. I love it. I don't get it, but I love it.

The cable is out here at mom's house, so I can't watch any of

the stuff she has recorded.

Instead, I have watched Valentine's Day three whole times now.

It's funny because I brought P90X home with me so I could be

productive and work out over the weekend, but I haven't used it.

It is just sitting here beside me, making me feel guilty.

That's all for today.

Romans 3:23-24.

Yes.

What have I been doing lately?

Wedding planning.

Wedding planning.

Wedding planning.

Classes. And class work.

Wedding planning.

Wedding planning.

Cru Knights stuff.

Wedding planning.

Revival Steering Committee stuff.

Wedding planning.

I guess that about sums it up.

Right now I am up taking a break from finishing a project and wedding stuff to watch my 4th consecutive episode of "The Nanny" on Nick@Nite.

It's pretty funny.

Also, The 5 Dollar Foot Long sandwich song from the Subway commercial has been stuck in my head all day long and I have no idea why.

A commercial just came on for Gnomio and Juliet.

Ahh. Now a commercial for chicken!

Now seriously all I want is chicken.

The Nanny is back on.

I guess I'm going to go now.

I hope you have a fantastic day!

Brit.

Ephesians 5:1-2.

Overwhelmed. In a good way!

Oh my goodness!

I woke up today and absolutely could not believe that Miss MHB 2011 was actually over!

I just wanted to cry since I knew I wouldn't be going to the girls next practice on Monday!

So, I just looked back on all the awesome memories that I gained from this amazing pageant!

I remember the first day of practice, when we had each girl write down who she was,

and at the end of pageant, each girl said she had gained newfound confidence in herself, and/or a brand new family! The other directors and I were overwhelmed when we heard how much each girl really had grown as individuals and as sisters during pageant - our number one goal.

When I look back, all I can think about is how incredibly proud I am of everyone involved!

Each of our committee heads and committees did their jobs outstandingly well!

Each of our contestant grew in Christ and radiated His glory on the stage both Friday and Saturday night!

So, I'm writing this to let everyone know how thankful and blessed I am to have gotten to be a part of making something as beautiful as "Beautiful" happen!

I gained not only two new friends, but two absolutely BEST friends, and I love them more than I could ever express.

And to the 23 pageant contestants, in all honesty, I have NEVER seen 23 more beautiful girls in my life, and the fact that I got to direct and guide each of you is beyond me.

The amount of hard work and dedication each of you put in while still exuding the love of Christ has been something so incredible to witness!

So, I have no idea why God keeps blessing me the way He does since I am completely undeserving.

All I know is that I am going to be joyful and grateful, and try with everything I have to bring Him glory throughout every situation I encounter.

Freedom

Hello all!

The first few weeks back here at UMHB have been awesome!

Pageant keeps getting closer and closer and I am beyond excited!

I love when I have time to sit down and not have to be studying or planning anything and

I can just reflect on how blessed I am! I am so blessed!

I've already written a blog about being blessed, so I am not going to write another, but it is still true, none-the-less.

Now I can write about freedom...which is another blessing.

The fact that we can be set free by the Lord's Spirit is sensational.

And....when you experience this true freedom on your own account.....it stretches far beyond what human terms can describe.

So, this is me finally being able to blog about what I learned this summer!

So, I will start by quoting Scripture, which is far more valuable than anything I could ever say.

"Now the Lord is Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom."

2 Corinthians 3:17

Okay, so, I feel like most of us read this, kind of look over it, and think, "Hey, that's cool," and just move on with our lives. At least....I know I did for over 20 years of my life.

But, I finally learned what this verse really and truly means.

I learned that this is more than a sentence and just another verse that people quote on a coffee mug or post on their facebook statuses.

Freedom is defined as: the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint.

It is also defined as an exemption from external control, interference, or regulation.

Maybe we have a tendency to read right over this as well.

Well......I know that I have no intention of ever making that mistake again.

So, what this verse is saying....
 

It's saying that The Lord is Spirit.

Where The Spirit is....there is freedom.

Freedom is the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint. Freedom is an exemption from external control or interference.

Being free is specifically defined as: enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery.

So, in essence, this verse is saying SO many things.

We are free to worship God as we choose.

We are free to make our own personal decisions.

We are free to trust in the Lord with everything we have.

We are free from pain.

We are free from sorrow.

We are free from our past.

We don't have to live as slaves to sin, as slaves to our past mistakes.

This is HUGE!

I let my past hold me down for SO long, and I never even realized it.

God took my life and allowed me to trust Him to finally take over and get rid of all that junk that was weighing down my heart.

God finally set me free, and I am really free.

"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." John 8:36

And when you finally let go of everything that is holding you back,

I promise that God will take your life and completely transform it....

and He will offer you His freedom.

And.......when you finally experience this perfect freedom, there is no way that you could ever, ever, ever be the same.

Period.

And I never will.

To have the blessing of the Lord's freedom is one of the most amazing

blessings that I have ever experienced.

Freedom Reigns.

Here are a few more Scriptures:

"In my anguish, I cried to the Lord, and He answered me by setting me free."

Psalm 118:5

"I run in the path of Your commands, for You have set my heart free."

Psalm 119:32

"He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free."

Psalm 146:7

"Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free."

John 8:32

"You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness."

Romans 6:18

"...because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of Life set me free from the law of sin and death."

Romans 8:2

Ahhhhh!

So, I can't believe that summer is almost over, but I am filled with excitement to go back to UMHB.

I don't really have a point to this blog, other than to rant on and on about how AWESOME Glee is and how talented the entire cast happens to be.

So, I just think that everyone needs to click here and experience this.

If you don't, you are really missing out.

 

"He has showed you, O man, what is good.

And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God."

Micah 6:8