This Was Just Funny...

To maintain a healthy level of insanity

1.) Sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars, to see if they slow down.

2.) Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice.

3.)Every time someone asks you to do something, ask them if they want fries with that.

4.) Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addiction, switch back with espresso.

5.)In the memo field of all your checks write "for marijuana"

6.)With a serious face, order a diet water whenever you go out to eat.

7.)Specify that your drive through order is to go.

8.)When the money comes out of the ATM scream "I WON"

9.) When leaving the zoo start running toward the parking lot yelling "run for your lives, they're loose!!!"

10.)Tell your children over the dinner table that "due to the economy we are going to have to let one of you go."

From The Inside Out

I love...

I love Sarah Cohan, and Sam Helm to Death.... enough said :)

GREAT SONG!!!!!!

Everything Falls by Fee:

Inspiration

So I have been thinking lately about my life, and who I am to people. What do I represent? But more so, that I want to inspire someone. If it were just one person or many, it would mean so much to me. I don't think I ever have though. To be honest, I don't think I have really ever been truly inspired myself. I mean there are things I have done that probable never would have if someone encouraged me to, but in the sense of really being inspired, I don't think I have been. Which kinda bums me out.
But I really have wanted to be an inspiration to someone. How, I don't know. Whether it is an inspiration for Christ, or an inspiration to do something.
I want my life to be meant for something, I want to have been used for good, in some way. I want to live a life that I can look back some day and say, "it has been a good life, I am glad that I lived it that way." God is constantly changing, shaping me, teaching me, and growing me, to be a person of faith, a person of love, etc. I have really wanted my blog, and life to be centered around him. Sure I have posts that aren't but, I want the essence of it to be uplifting, and just to have people see my love for the Lord. And in that, I hope that it will inspire one person to seek Him out, or have someone want to learn and grow more in their walk. I'm not perfect, no one is. But if I can live a life for Christ, and I have the ability to write it out, show my faith, and love, I want to fill that ability. God is so good, He allows for me to set my heart on things, and want to live out everyday.



(I hope this post made some sense. LOL)

New Found Respect

So tonight my brother Dan and I got to hang out, grab some half off appetizers at Applebees. We have always been at different stages of life. But I have been learning so much more, and been doing some growing up. Well at first, it was kinda awkward to be sitting down one on one with him. But after a little bit we got talking and such. There were things he said, like when he came back from Australia, he choose to be back here, 25 living at home, and working for hourly wage at Starbucks. All because he wanted to be home, and here for Andy, Chris and Me. and other things that may not be that big of a deal, but I found a lew level of respect, and admiration for my big brother. He isn't just my older brother who has to pick on me, and suh, but he is my older brother who truly loves me, and cares about me, and wants the best life for me. I don't think I could have asked for a better big brother :)

I found this picture as I did a Google search for a new desktop picture. As i found it, I thought it was really cool, then I started really looking at it. I viewed it as a symbol of my life. For the tree I see it as growth in my life. For the kid standing looking out, I view it as me standing with so much potential in this world, and it is all right in front of me. I jsut have to take that step out, and work toward goals/dreams, work toward my future, live my life, etc. I am at an age where I have the world right at my finger tips, and I can grasp it, or I can let it pass on by.

Leadership

I have been feeling God is leading me toward some sort of leadership. If you know me that has never ever been something I do, have wanted to do. I am the outgoing when I know you, but shy when getting to know you, never stand in front of a group, be center of attention, kind of girl. But I just start thinking of things I would love to do to further His kingdom. I just never know where to start, how to do it, etc. One thing I would LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE to do is start a prayer group. I want to lead a group of people, in time of prayer for others, each other, themselves, etc. I truly believe in the power of prayer. But like I said I never know where to start, how to get something like that going. How would I get others interested in joining me in something like that.

I know if God has a will for me to be in some sort of leadership position, it will happen, he will teach me how to lead(or more so the Holy Spirit will use me to lead,) give me the courage to lead, and help me through all the other things that freak me out. I just need to pray, and keep learning, and desiring to have Gods will be my life.

Daily Time with God

So I got a new devotional 2 weeks ago, its awesome, best devotional I have ever t seen thus far :) love love love it. It is a 365 day devotional for students, mostly high school/college age. Anywho,it is by ignite your faith, and its called Set Your Faith on Fire. It is such a cool devotional, it has stories, bible verses, bible stories told in a fun way, challenges you to do something, asks you questions, and more. Every day is different. There are, I think 48 different topics/subjects that it goes on within the 365 days. Things from the Bible, to dating, to making choices, to who God is, etc. I have never been this excited about a devo before!!! I have been in it everyday since I got it. Along with reading it, I have gotten SOOOOO much better at daily reading my Bible. I have to spend time reading it, or my day does not feel complete. God has really been showing Himself and meeting me in my time with Him. I have been understand more out of the Bible then I ever have. I feel God teaching me, and allowing my faith, and spiritual journey grow more and more. It started out with God showing/teaching me about perseverance, then it has moved on to living and looking like a Christian. I can't even tell you how excited I am about this. I just hope and pray God will keep me strong in keeping up with my daily time with Him. Because its by the grace of God that I am learning and growing, and longing to spend time with Him.

People Pleaser

I am a huge people pleaser. I try everything in my power to make people happy. I hate when someone is mad at me. But so many times I screw up, I feel I don't do anything right. I hate being a disappointment. I do everything in my power to make things right, set things aside so I can make someone else happy, I have a hard time saying no to something that I know I really can't do, but I will make it work, and do it. Why???
I can't please everyone, its not possible. I'm only one person. I'm a weak and broken person at that. I live off of God's strength and awesomeness. Am I really doing as God wants when I try and please people? Probably not, cause I am concerned about people being happy with me, when all I need is to please God, make HIM happy, and proud of me. But why can't I be content and happy with that.

I got a facebook message frome a friend with a link to this page: Quit Trying to Please Everybody - Tools @ PurposeDriven.com

It really made me start to think, and try and work on not worrying about what people think of me.