All the Good Things Out Weigh the Bad Things...

And I can't complain =)

God is so good to me. He is so good to me. More than this world could be. He's so Good to me. His spirit came to me, and gave me victory. God is so good to me, I can't complain.

I've had bad days, and I've had hills to climb. I've had sad days, and then a weary mile. Yet when I look about and think these things all out, all the good things outweigh the bad things and I can't complain.

This song was on my heart the other night and immediately looked up the full song on my handy iPhone, and it moved me. The next day I was asked to sing the Sunday morning special at church so I'm practicing it and praying for God to be with me when I sing. I've also been worried about what I'm gonna sing for Chorale try-outs, and if it goes smoothly Sunday, I will more than likely do this song as well.

Ya know, I've worked my tail off all summer long so far, and  i've worked two jobs, and when I think about my finances and where they should be and where they actually are, it's upsetting. I've come to realize that I just can't afford life lol. But I'm not gonna let it get me down because I have riches in living for God and doing what I feel God wants me to do.

I freak out but it does no good because I'm not putting it in God's hands like I said I would. If I do that, then I wouldn't worry about my school bill. God is gonna take care of me. He's not gonna let me fall behind. He's blessed me with a great job at Dressbarn while in Indy and I know that I truly have worked my butt off for what I've got now.

It's not over though. I still have over a month at the daycare and less than a month at Kmart. so hopefully they aren't stingy with the hours. I've still got youth Congress that I have to take money and use for spending and food. Thank God that my loving church is paying my way to be a chaperone.

Delight theyself in the Lord and He will give you the treasures of your heart.

God knows what's important to me right now. It's not finding a husband which gives IBC the Indiana Bridal Collage name... It's finding out who God wants me to be, where He wants me. I want to do something big for the kingdom of God! I want to do all that I can and all that He is wanting to do through me.

God has never let me down. My bad things couldn't top all the good things God has done for me.

The Day of Freedom!

So, it's the fourth of July and I'm blogging. What? While I'm proud to be an American, I'm also bummed that I'll be working during the hours of fireworks and the whole shabang.. I'm really hoping that people decide against visiting the wonderful store of KMart tonight.
I'm just going to ramble today..
Okay, so I went to the mall with my mother and like I said...she really is like a teenager... We were walking past a store that had a sale. The "Stars and Stripes Sale"... and my mother thought that it meant that only clothing or shoes with stars or stripes were on sale... Yeah I know.
And then, (pardon my mothers word) we walk into Hollister. She says, "Mmm I love the smell of this store! It makes me wanna rape somebody." ...It was pretty creepy.
Tried the cutest cookie today.. a cookie on a stick...it had a teddy bear on it. =)

Got home to have some dinner with the family before leaving for work and my little cousin Kaylee was telling me about her camping trip this past weekend.. and as it turns out, she pooped in the public pool. When asked how, she said, "I farted"... I laughed my bum off.

I had an "Amy" thought/moment today while shopping. I walked around to the other side of a rack of clothing and a girl was already standing there and then she saw me then walked away and I thought, "Hmm, Okay. That's cool. Pardon me for getting in your way of shopping."...Totally something Amy would say.

"Who was the first president of America?" "George Jefferson"... Movin' on up! To the East side!

Freedom:
While we have physical freedom, and freedom of worship and freedom to praise our God,.. do we have the spiritual freedom? Do we have that freedom that only God can give us? Are we living in that freedom? Are we investing in our freedom?
Are we investing in someone else that doesn't have that freedom in the Lord. What you invest in (where your treasures are) there will your heart be also.
You bury your heart while your still alive. Not when you die.
Freedom is not just ours. It can belong to anyone! Reach out. Each one reach one!
Freedom should ring in every heart. We should be able to walk into the house of God with liberty to praise and worship God. That's what irritates me. When people take for granted the times they are giving to worship in the house of God. If you really have Freedom in God, you won't care how you look to others. More than less you will be an inspiration to someone else. Worship isn't weird or strange. It's not about you anyway. It's about God. It's for God. How vain of you to think otherwise.

Okay, I'm done for now. =)

Happy 4th of July!!!

Seconds to Minutes. Minutes to Hours. Hours to.. well, you get the idea.

Time.
Fast, slow, whatever it is, the poor thing can never satisfy us. "I wish Summer break would hurry up and get here!"... Two months later.."I wish school was starting back up Tomorrow!" ...Okay. What do we want?!?!!? I'm not bashing on people that do this because that, my friend, would be hypocrisy due to the fact that I do it. Right now I'm considering taking a very long, month-and-a-half, nap and wake up on August 17th to head back to Indy for my sophomore year at IBC. But then I don't want to regret all the moments I need to cherish at home with my loving family. I need to take pleasure in seeing my beautiful baby cousin Tristan crawl and try to walk, and how he smiles everytime he sees me and will beg for me to hold him. I love that he remembers me even though I've been gone the majority of his first months. He'll be a year old in August =)
I need to take in the time with my Daddy =) I'm a daddy's girl although I act tough or at least try to. I should make memories and help him work on his basement  that was ruined when it flooded. Or help him work on that dresser/night-stand table I just bought for my dorm. Or take a Starbucks trip. I love that my dad likes Starbucks haha.
Making jokes with my Momma and my best friend =) Listen to her act like a little teenager lol Just sit and have heart-to-heart chats with her and just spend some time sharing my love for her.
My grandparents =) I love to make them laugh. If I can get them laughing it makes my day so much better. They've done so much for me, I can never repay them.
Kiersten...my dear little sister and my future Maid of Honor (Sorry Besties lol) We fuss and fight but I love being close to my sister. I can talk to her about anything. I should make memories with her doing the little girly things like shopping at the mall, drive down the highway with the windows rolled down and music jammin =) She means the world to me.
And of course, my little brother, Devan. He's a mess. But he's MY little mess. lol LORD please touch him haha. Watching him get excited when I put new songs and apps on his ipod touch that he worked for and saved up $300 for! I'm so proud of him=) He's a good kid and he's gonna be a great man. He's just a boy for now though.

Time is of the essence. Time is what you make of it. Time is both convienient and inconvienient. Time to one who works two jobs is fast-paced, and rarely free. But we can't sit around and watch the clock change. We can't sit around and complain about times past. Make the most of your time on Earth, with family, friends, and life. Soon and very soon that trumpet is gonna sound and those that meet our Savior will be in a place where time doesn't exist. It's unchanging, eternal, peaceful. It's Heaven.

Build you hope, heart, and time on things that matter but more importantly on things Eternal. (And hold to God's unchanging hand =))