Currently Listening Absolution By Muse Hysteria see related

Ok so this is the last of Xanga for me!  I'm deleting my webpage after this entry............it's been a blast but I must go!  Things are so wonderful right now...........Christmas is almost here and I just wanna shout from the rooftops that Jesus Christ is Lord.......and tell him Happy Birthday I guess!  I love getting to see my family.......and not be in school..........and have a fantastic and long break for family, friends, boyfriend, fun, and fellowship!  I'm going to ZAMBIA, AFRICA in the summer and life is good!  I will miss you all even though you probably won't miss me!  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  Much love!  XOXOXO

Currently Listening The Futureheads By The Futureheads see related

So this week is studying....purely studying.......dead week one may say for finals next week!  I have some major fun plans for this weekend including a Switchfoot, Lifehouse, and Howie Day concert, eating in Bricktown with friends and clubbin or iceskating, and church! woooooooo.  So this morning I woke up and I was singing Phantom of the Opera and then that song "wake me up before you go-go..." swinging my arms in circles....it was great!  Hmmmm I can't think of much else to say........be praying for me because I found out about my Zambia, Africa mission trip on Thursday!  I'm sooooo excited!!!!!  yipee!  So have a fabulous day!  Alrighty tata!

"For we do no wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.  Therefore take up the whole armor of God.."  ~Ephesians 6:12-13

Wow it's been a long while since I've updated>>>>>>>>>  I love this verse and we touched on it in Bible study tonight.  It just simply reminds me that the Devil is just as present around my life as God is in it.  At the time of Adam and Eve, the Lord gave the earth to us, humans, He gave us superiority and dominion over all.  And we gave the world unto sin/Satan.  And then Jesus came and gave us Hope, and guided our Faith, and showed us what it is to be Love.  And until he returns again, this world is being held in the forces of Satan.  But there is the knowledge that we know the outcome - we know that God prevails in the end otherwise He wouldn't be God, when Jesus comes and takes the world back as His own.  Wow makes me happy to really realize that I'm doing battle with the Devil daily because then I know that I am worthy of his attention because I'm a soldier/warrior of God.  He feels threatend by me and my faith and he wants to attack me in all sorts of ways.  Our hearts are involved in spiritual warfare - being torn between good and evil, God and the devil.  And there's so much of satan's doings present in our everyday lives that we could work to get rid of.  For example: gossipping, negative thougts, thinking badly about yourself, arguing, etc. that we allow the devil to control.  I'm taking action, finally, to put a stop to some of these things and let the devil know where I stand!  I sound like i'm going to war......and I really am.......Faith is a daily battle that we have to put effort into, go and fight, and die unto ourselves every day.  Really random thoughts but I felt like writing about it so I did!  Well I hope everyone's Thanksgivings were amazing............I love to realize how blessed I am even when I can be so frustrated with some things (<ope there's the devil again! ha)  but I wish we did it year around instead of just once a year because God's blessings upon us our so numerous and abounding that one day is not enough and neither is a whole lifetime!  Much love!

 A little something from Peace Love Theta!  Great date party!

 Some pics from my fabulous weekend in Cedar Crest!!!!!  It was great fun!  I love the horses!!!!!!  I did my lil nature call to get all 4 of them to come to us and then we just petted them and took pics with them......they are precious!  O and the sketch in the middle was one that Erin drew documenting our time there.......notice how I am giganticaly long!  Cool quote for the day:  The Will of God will never take you to where the Grace of God will
not protect you.

Currently Listening Nothing Is Sound By Switchfoot see related

Yesterday was eventful......I had class.........I went to the city and went thrifting!  Whoa I got some good stuff!  And then I got to meet Sara's siblings.....what a wonderful crew!  And then there was Lifestream.......I'm pretty sure I had the most intense worship I've ever had last night.  I asked God a lot.  I asked Him to allow me to wake up every morning and really, trully realize the cross......really know the pain that our Jesus went through to give us life.....a life undeserved and unearned but nonetheless offered.  Too many times I wake up and that's it.......I don't realize that this is a day that's given to me as a gift.......I don't take into account the sacrifice that happened to get me here........I don't think anything.  I simply take it for granted and I too easily forget.  I asked Him to let me wake up every day and feel the passion of His love and always allow me to get closer and closer and not farther away.  I asked Him to allow me to be the Godly woman that I desire to be and to show me how to do it in His will.  I asked so much of Him because I desire so much of Him.  I asked Him to dive into my wounds, my pains, and my sufferings and to heal them......not just offer relief but to HEAL them......for He is the Great Restorer and He wants to see us in our rare and raw forms.  He doesn't want us to bear these burdens.....they are unnecessary and they keep us from living for Him......they keep us from being ourselves.  Lots of stuff on my mind......and I get to go to my family's cabing in Cedar Crest for some much needed relaxation, nature, hiking, reflection, and meditation......i'm pumped.  It's so beautiful up there.....it's like God is giving me a huge hug!  Much Love!