GOC Random thoughts....
-I cant believe the Glory of Christmas starts tonight! WOW....

-I dont want to say it....but I have butterflies in my belly today. Need prayer. I am praying too! :)

-Pray that tonight would be an amazing night....(and the rest of the weekend)...that the whole teams hard work would pay off in a smooth and safe show.

-Pray for hearts to be changed and people to see that Jesus is the key and point of life. He is the reason we do this show. And he is the only way to get into heaven.

-I am excited that my cousin and Mark are coming tonight! Yeah!

-My crush will be there tonight too. Nope not telling....it is a secret. And if you know....keep the secret. haha! Or no more secrets for you!

-Did I say I am nervous and anxious today?

-I get my test back from school today. I feel ok about it. So glad my class is ending soon. BUT I registered today and I think my winter semester will be harder. At least I wont have GOC and school.

-This is going to be a VERY BUSY day for me....fighting against the clock and traffic. I think that is where 95% of my anxiety is coming from.

-To God be the Glory for all that happens today and this weekend.

-PRAY PRAY PRAY PRAY!

It is Saturday and I am chilling in DTP at Panera Bread with Kristie....writing my first blog entry from my new laptop!! Thanks again Sharon and Mike....you were both used to show, in a big way, the favor of God in my life. The Lord never ceases to amaze me in showing me the ways that he meets my needs and my wants. Did I need a laptop...yes and no....but did the Lord bless me with one....YES HE DID! I was again reminded that God gave me the blessing of Australia this year...that blows my mind everytime I think of it...or hear someone talking about Sydney...or hear Hillsong...or sing Hillsong....God gave me that trip...FREE. Cant get over it.

Favor.....the Kristi definition is.....grace and then some-the overflowing blessing and hand of God on a persons life. I dont just think his favor is on me cause of an amazing trip or a free laptop...but because I have a huge amount of blessing and grace in my life. From the relationships I have...from friends to students...to people at NRC. The love that people show me....and the opportunities I have...are amazing. I have an A in Spanish at U of M....that is favor. I have a job that helps me pay for school. I good health insurance. I have a great car...(I pay too much for it...and right now I am believing God to have someone from church come to me and want to pay it off! That would be awesome! Please God.) I could go on and on. Do I deserve this favor? No way. Am I the only one that God has favor on? NO WAY! Is my life perfect? NO WAY. But God's hand is on me. Please dont read this as me being prideful....if you know me....you know is NOT at all why I am writing this....I just felt like God needed to be bragged on by me a little bit and I needed to write this down so that I could come back to this and remember when times seem dark. God has just been speaking to me about where he has me in life and how he has been with me through it all. He is my Father, Husband, and Love. He has his hand on me...cause that is what dads do. I am so thankful for that and I need to show that more. Forgive me for the distance....draw me to you...and thank you that you are constant...I dont deserve that....that just must be your favor again.

Random thoughts.....

I am not as sick as I was over the weekend....but my cough and stuffyness is hanging around. I need to get some more sleep.

I am so excited for the holiday. Mostly to see my family and to have time off work. I need a break from my job.

My ears are still "cloudy". I feel them popping all the time.

GOC starts next Thursday! WOW! Lots to do before then.

I am ready for school to be done for this semester. I meet with a counselor from the School of Education this week. I am excited to make sure I am on the right track and figure out the direction I need to go in so that I can get done with school.

I am keeping Aaron overnight this week. I miss that baby boy! He is so sweet.

God gave me the blessing of a laptop from Sharon and Michael this past Sunday. Can you believe they just gave me a laptop!?!? That is such a great blessing! Thank you guys....you are the best! Praying for you and your hearts right now.

Do I know how to work my new laptop? I dont know.....hahahaha! Gotta get on the internet! MySpace here I come??

My sweet Luke got hurt at the Turkey Bowl this past week. Kicked in the face and got 6 stitches between his eyes...may have a broken nose. I talked to him last night and he was in great spirits and is doing well. Pray for him. :) I am glad Jordan didnt get hurt. I just wish I could put them both in a bubble till they are like 40. haha. Love those guys.

Grey's Anatomy is extended this week! I love Patrick Dempsey. I have loved him since the movies Loverboy and Cant Buy Me Love! He is so great! And hot! :)

I love GOC time. It is a lot of work...but this is the time I get to spend tons of time with people I love!! And for a great cause. I am always a little sad when it is over. But thankfully right now....it is just beginning!

Well, this may be my last entry till after Thanksgiving....so Happy Turkey day! I have so much to be thankful for....and if you are reading this blog....you are someone I give thanks for! Love you all!

Are you thinking about what you are thinking about? Do you believe you are who God says you are? Do you believe that God is holding out on you?

The thought of the day on my Joel Osteen calendar is so good....I have to share it. I think we as Christians can get so caught up in the world's way of thinking. We think very poorly about ourselves and dont have faith in God. After I read this thought from Joel....I was again reminded of Who God is....what I am....and what God has for me. It's time to get out of the boat again people and stand on God's promises. No....everything wont be perfect....and no we will have issues to deal with.....but the battle happens in the mind....and we need to be ready with the Words to say to the mountains that show up. Remember, God even said we can speak to the mountains....remember? He said all we have to say is MOVE. And it will. Speak out words of life over your lives my friends. Quit forsaking your first Love. God is who He says he is, God can do what he says he can do, I am who God says I am, I can do all things through Christ and God's Word is alive and active. I am believing that....today. And I will have to believe it again tomorrow....and SPEAK IT OUT!

When we go through life with a poverty mentality, it is not glorifying to God. No, God is pleased when we develop a prosperous mind-set. Too often we become satisfied and complacent, accepting whatever comes our way. Your "lot in life" is to continually increase. Your lot in life is to be an overcomer, to live prosperously in every area. God created you for great things.
-Joel Osteen

So much to do.....so little time? I definitely have a full schedule. School, work, accountabililty stuff, church (so many areas of church pull me many ways), friends, family, and I would even count TV. I know TV doesnt seem like something people put on there to do list....but even if I left it off....it is something I do often. I feel like my days go by so fast....that when I have down time I dont know what to do. I think that is where TV comes in. Now, I dont watch as much as I did a couple months ago....but I think that is because my schedule is more full. I have come up with things to do instead of watching TV. But I do like TV. The issue that I am finding though is.....I have things around the house and in my own personal life that I need to make time for. Organizing, excersizing and even sleep. And then there is the God-time. I know (through the words of the Holy Spirit to me lately) that the only way for me to have the special things in life for me....just for me.....is in making time for God. It is in moments with him that will change my heart and heal me. That is where I will be restored. This was majorly spoken to be on Wednesday night when I sang None But Jesus at Communion. I have sung that song quite a few times....but this week I felt like my eyes were opened a little bit more. It is in the quiet and in the stillness where I can remember HE IS GOD. My life is not quiet or still. I have moments of that....but not enough to truly remember he is God. I want more moments of that. I want to make more time for that. I have the time....(I think we all can find time somewhere....GET OFF MYSPACE hahaha!!...not judgement friends cause I just said I watch too much TV but I want more for your lives too)....I have the time....I just need to use it more wisely.

Help me Lord to do what my heart is asking. I want my life to be a life that has been lived to bring YOU praise. Forgive me for falling so short of that goal.....thank you for your Grace that helps me to keep pressing on to the prize.

In the quiet, in the stillness, I know that you are God.
In the secret of your presence, I know there I am restored.
So, when you call I wont refuse....each new day again I'll choose.
There is no one else for me....none but Jesus. Crucified to set me free,
now I live to bring him praise.
**None but Jesus, Hillsong

The sun, with all those planets moving around it, can ripen the smallest bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else to do. Why then should I doubt His power? -Galileo

Great quote to start off a Monday.

**And happy birthday Kurt!

Random thoughts....

I am so glad that it is Friday. I get to be home tonight and have "me" time. I may go out with a friend if she calls....but so far.....no call.

I have a full weekend. I will sleep in a bit, meet a friend for a late breakfast then go to church. I am leading in Rustproof this weekend and singing back ups for Shelly for the special music.

Hanging with Kristie after church on Saturday....should be fun. :) haha

Meredith better not start to like or even come close to kissing Mark.....I will stop watching Grey's Anatomy if that happens. (Well, maybe......???) hee hee

I had Quiznos for lunch.....grilled chicken, honey mustard sandwich....excellent. :)

I have a test next Thursday. :( I need to be studying right now.

My face is broke out. :( I hate it. And I dont get it.

GOC practice Sunday from 2-7. Are the nuts? haha.....just kidding.....that is just a LONG practice.

I cant believe it is November. Time goes by so fast.

This is a boring entry.............

You know what I love.....laughing. I love to laugh. I love to laugh so hard that I cant stand up and tears are running out of my eyes. I always find it so funny....that when a person is laughing that hard....they try to get themselves to stop....when what they really want to do is laugh. I really love to laugh. I think I laugh alot....but I want to laugh more. Hopefully I will laugh a lot this weekend. I will be with some pretty funny people....so bring it. I am ready.....

Have a great weekend all....see you soon! Love you tons.........XOXO