Crazy Love

 http://www.crazylovebook.com/

So although I know I am late to jump on the "Crazy Love" train, I am enjoying this book immensely. I highly recommend it.

Read it. Be Challenged. Make Changes.

"God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in Him."
-John Piper

Thanksgiving!

Today I am thankful for family and friends that love me no matter what and are always there for me.

I simply love all these people to death.I'm thankful for crazy fun siblings!

crazy faces! 

promise they can lift us! 

I'm also thankful for good times with sisters! 

I love my sisters. 

our tradition! 

our group of girlies! 

I am also thankful for an amazing and loving family! 

What a group! 

I love my Fam bam! 

And last but not least I am thankful for an amazing bestie ; )

We think were pretty special!

I love you Jods and hannah bobanna! I am so blessed its crazy!

This little girl is so precious

Blessed

Because it is November and I have been thinking about this a lot I decided to make a list of the blessings in my life... I think I take these things for granted WAY too much.

1. Having a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ
2. The bible in my language
3. The ability to love others and be loved
4. My Family
5. My friends that have always been there for me
6. Laughter... especially when I can make others laugh ; )
7. The opportunity to attend school, and to be able to do so at a christian university. 
8. Godly examples 
9. Opportunities to serve
10. Opportunities to share my faith/beliefs
11. Green Hills Baptist Church
12. My car
13. Freedom
14. The ability to worship the Lord through music
15. Children that bless my heart
16. Great teachers that challenge me to think and know undoubtedly what I believe
17. Conversations with girlfriends
18. Coffee
19. A comfy bed
20. Chapels/ christian challenge
21. Maturity
22. Missions
23. Great marriages that remind me of what to look for in a godly husband
24. People who have taking the time to invest in my life
25. Ny'Quil

"We are a sent people, we dont have rights to put down roots."

So this past week in chapel a man named Brad Buser spoke. If you have never heard of him you need to watch the video that I posted with this post.

I heard him speak for the first time in Mexico when I was a senior in high school. He is one of the main reasons that I want to do missions to this day. I think it is so cool to see how God works, bringing him back into my life when it seemed like just the right time.

Although I may not be the one climbing through the jungle, I have been confirmed again that spreading the Word of God and showing his love to all people is exactly what I want to do with my life.

His message is challenging and convicting, he talks about how missions isn't a "calling" its a command. "Jesus had many topics he addressed before he was crucified... marriage, loving one another, forgiving.... but after he rose he only focused on one thing.. GO INTO ALL THE WORLD!

Time management

So i love going to the gym, but I always get bored on the machines. Well, today I decided to take my bible along and read while I was on the bike. I enjoyed my time so much more, and barely even noticed I was exercising.

My challenge this week is to constantly use my time wisely! I believe being a "waster of time" is one of my biggest struggles, and not a pleasing lifestyle to the Lord.

Don't waste your life

I recently started reading this book that my dad gave me. It's one of those books that hits home in a hard but good way. Every time i put it down I am convicted that I need to live an intentional life. I would recommend it to anyone who is actively seeking Christ in their life. John Piper is an amazing example of Christ and I love learning from this wise man!  

A woman after God's own heart.

The Lord is constantly blessing me, and I feel so unworthy. This week at my school was "Women's United Week" and I enjoyed it immensely. Having time set aside to spent with my girlfriends digging into the word of God learning how to become women after God's heart is such a blessing. My greatest desire is to be an encourager to my fellow sisters in Christ, and this week has reminded me of that.


Of course when you get a bunch of girls together the subject of boys/marriage comes up! I love to be reminded what a beautiful thing a marriage can be and what a blessing from the Lord it truly is. That has been on my mind alot lately, probably also because of a beautiful wedding I was able to attend this weekend.It was such a great example of what love WITH Christ can look like and what a blessing marriage is. I'm so excited to experience that kind of love that God has (hopefully, haha) in store for me. 


I pray that I am daily growing and changing in the Lord to truly become a woman after God's own heart.