The Little Things....

Great quote I wanted to pass along. Have a WONDERFUL weekend!!

"Anger is a little thing. Hate is a little thing. Order is a little thing. Each of these little things has a major impact on the big picture. Right thinking, right action, and right response to the little things will help us conquer the big things, like injustice, inequality, poverty, and disorder. Until we are each able to conquer and master the little things in our lives, the big things will remain undone." - Iylana Vanzant

Come Back to Me...

I love David Cook's new song Come Back to ME!! It's a great song about letting go. I'm a fixer by nature. God gave me a gift for seeing the potential in people, but sometimes that gift gets me in trouble. Because sometimes I see so much of the potential I forget to see how damaged and toxic that relationship can become in my life. When someone is damaged and broken sometimes the only thing you can do is let go, before their issues become your own. I've learned recently that its not selfish to refuse to let someone elses insecurities become your own. And before someone can be a healthy influence in your life they have to figure out who they are. Only when they do that can they be a good friend, boyfriend/girlfriend or spouse.

As Christian we're called to support, encourage, love and pray for each other...sometimes the only way we can do that is by letting go and wishing them well. Whether they come back or not, you can sleep sound knowing you did your best to help their situation, and now it's time to help your own. "One of the things my parents taught me, and I'll always be grateful for the gift, is to not ever let anybody else define me." - Wilma Mankiller, the first female Chief of the Cherokee Nation. The minute we allow anyone to define us other then God is the minute we allow a toxic relationship to begin. So, I know this video is more about romantic love but I hope it encourages you to let go of unhealthy relationships and challenges you to find yourself in God.

Music doesn't always have to be in the 'Christian' category at a Bible bookstore for us to find God in it. His Glory and Majesty is in everything....:-) Listening to this song made me think of God's broken heart everytime we walk away from Him...begging us to come back. Of course, we'll never be able to find ourselves outside of Him. Come back to me.....

Sleepwalking...

You know, not many people know this, but I use to sleepwalk when I was a little girl. I grew out of it..but I couldn't help but get a kick out of this video. My chewy dreams alot but he's never gone to this extreme. lol

A Servant of All...

Comfort Zone...

Here's the Quote of the Day for all my friends missing their comfort zone.

"God stirs up our comfortable nests, and pushes us over the edge of them, and we are forced to use our wings to save ourselves from fatal falling. Read your trials in this light, and see if your wings are being developed." - Hannah Whitehall Smith (evangelist, reformer, & author)

Romans 8:37-38
"No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love."

Take heart my beloveds that our Father always has a plan for us and in the middle of a major storm, He sees the blue sky ahead.

For Adam...

Laughed my butt off... This show was just classic. BTW: I almost have the routine memorized. OBX PROM WATCH OUT!!

Easter Weekend...

I had another wonderful beautiful weekend here in DC. Saturday I decided just to chillax at home, then meet with some friend for fireworks down by the Harbor. It was so beautiful and it ended up being a huge group of us.
Rob, Meredith, and Yoder were in my car, even though at certain points through out the night I thought Yoder was going to get murdered, if not by Meredith then ME. lol Poor guy never got his fish dinner, but we ended the night at Chevy's in Pentagon City. I didn't get to bed until 12 which isn't that late, but when you're getting up for Easter Sunrise Service at the Lincoln Memorial at 4:30, it sucks. So, 5:30am on the dot..Ben, Jen, & Rob meet at my place and we head into the city. Now, I went to Arlington's Sunrise Service last year (freakin' froze my butt off), but the Lincoln was WAY BETTER!!

Not only did I have the funniest people in the world with me, but it was just beautiful. Then singing some of my favorite worship songs on the steps of my favorite memorial was overwhelming. Our country is so blessed..even during these hard times. So many of my friends are suffering through this economic downturn, but it all seems so small compared to what Christ did on the cross for us. He understands our suffering more then we could ever know. So...with all the stress our nation has been under, He decides to send it's capital a cloudless day to celebrate Him. Aren't we lucky? After our wonderful Easter service we went to IHOP. I love that place. BEST PANCAKES EVER!! Of course, Ben had us all rolling with laughter about pretty much anything and everything. That guy is blessed with a gift of uplifting others. I wouldn't of had such a wonderful Easter weekend without him or Rob for that matter. I have some pretty amazing men in my life. I have some amazing Godly women in my life too. I remember not long ago I was in a horrible emotional place and my wonderful roommate Garland fixed me breakfast, even though she knew I couldn't eat it. She wrote scripture down to remind me of God's promises for my life and sat beside me as I wept uncontrollably. True friends stay by you during those difficult times. They give you strength to take on the next challenge. I feel like I don't deserve them half the time. This community I'm a part of has gotten me through some pretty dark days. And when I felt like surrendering to the enemy, they fought for me. They lifted me up and refused to let me break. They are the true body of Christ and I'm so blessed to have celebrated His sacrifice with some of them this weekend. I love you all more then I could ever say...