Like I said God has been working on me and my heart, and these are just some of His words that have been an encouragement to me.
Matthew 4:4
Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'[a]"
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Be joyful always; 17pray continually; 18give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
I feel like its been for forever since I updated this thing...! A lot has happened in the last few days! As I have mentioned before I'm planing on attending college sometime in the future! Well, I have been talking with the college and everything so far is running smoothly! I'm really excited and am happy to feel God guiding me this way! I have realized God is more real in my life right now then I thought! He has helped me SO much and has been showing me things that are just AMAZING! I have been getting back into my bible study which I know is helping with God being able to talk to me more!! It seems right when I need it God is showing me something AMAZING in His word! His word has been such an encouragement to me and I'm loving to get to know my Savior a lot more. I'm also learning a lot about me self... My strengths and weaknesses.... Which is hard at times, but God is right here with me! I'm loving the fact that God really is right here! He will never leave me and is standing by waiting for me to call on Him! God is AMAZING! I just love Him! Well, I have so much more I want to share, but I will have to wait till I have more time at the computer!
Oh, I will have pictures up of My surprise with Magy and Scott, G.A.P event, and much more soon! I'm getting behind sorry!
Today I was blessed to be able to spend some time with my dear friend Magy and her wonderful sister in-law! Jodi comes up here almost ever summer and I have loved getting to know her. She is an amazing lady who is outgoing, fun, and SO very kind. Her and I have a special relationship! Even though we only see each other about once a year, I still feel I can tell her almost anything! We text ever so often and both get updates on each other through Scott and Magy! Today was special and VERY fun! Magy, Jodi, and I went horse back riding and were able to talk and just have fun. I got to ride double with Magy and ride sunny for the first time! Thank you Magy oh so very much!! What a blast! We stopped so Jodi could take pictures of the mountains and you can see what I did while we were stopped!
Some people say its a group of people like a Mom, Dad, maybe some sisters or brothers... They say this group of people should be VERY close... They are supposed to be people you can rely on, trust, be very comfortable around, and feel loved by.... They say "blood is thicker then water."
My thoughts... As I have grown up in a weird kinda family I guess I don't see it like most people do. Don't get me wrong I have some family whom I am close with and feel comfortable around and feel loved by, but not all of them. My sister and I are VERY close, and I have some aunts and cousins that I'm kinda close with.... I grew not knowing my father and still don't.... My mother... Were not so close... I sometimes feel I don't have a family... When I say family I don't mean aunts, uncles, and cousins.... I mean mother, father, and siblings... I often see myself as the black sheep... Not to long ago I went to a cousins wedding and saw their wonderful family come together and support each other. Her father was there to walk her down the isle, her mother was there right by her side... It was a beautiful thing! Don't worry I'm not looking to get married anytime soon, but when I do I wonder what it will be like... No father to walk me down the isle, my mother, I don't even know where we will be in our relationship at that point...
BUT, then I think of the real family God has given me! I have many ladies who are like moms to me, and God has given me a man I can kinda call my dad! God is AMAZING and SO very loving! Sure, I could get depressed and take pity on myself, but why?!?!? God has done AMAZING things and brought AMAZING people in my life! I do have a family! It may not be what other people call a "family," but it what I call MY family! In fact my family is a forever family, because I know I will have them for the rest of my life and even after that!
So, my definition of family is... A group of people who love each other no matter what, who are there for your mess ups and help you get back on track. Family to me is the people in my life who are lovers of Christ. They are not perfect, but try to live by Godly standers. They love me for me, help me when I need it, put up with my crap, and point me in the right direction! They know my faults and still care for me, they encourage me, and share life with me. We laugh, cry, and even sometimes get serious with each other! I thank God every day for the wonderful family He has given me, some of us share kind of the same blood, but most of them are by His blood! So those of you who know we belong to the family of Christ, thank you for being my family! You all are AMAZING and I don't know what I would do without you! I love you all VERY much!
I know its late, but I did tell you I would get pictures up!! I had an AMAZING 4th of July weekend! It started out at Cathy's house with her family, then moved on to the river where we played till 2:30 am and then sang worship songs around the camp fire till 3am! We got little sleep, but didn't care! The next day, (or in our case a few hours later) we went to the Winter's friends house and played on the lake! We laughed, talked serious, and goofed off! It was an AMAZING mix! I love how God is putting new wonderful people in my life! Thank you LORD!
I had an AMAZING time! God is doing AMAZING things in my life and showing me so much about Him and what He is capable of! God has blessed me with some new wonderful friends! I have a become close to a girl around my age (Cathy) and it has been so much fun! Friday night I had a mix of a for wheeler ride, smores, and worship around a camp fire...! Such a GREAT mix! Saturday I spent it with Cathy and we played till we couldn't anymore! Played in the water, ate great food, made new friends, and took pictures! We had a blast and I can't thank God enough for her and her friendship. God is really showing me what good, CLEAN fun is! I love HIM! I will get pictures up and tell more about it later.... Just thought I would update you all a little bit!
Pictures coming soon!!
My cousin Kassi who I grew up with got married this past weekend, and it was a wonderful thing to watch! I remember running threw the woods, playing house, building forts, and going to school with her.... SO many memories.... It was nice to to see her get married to such a Godly man and see her SO happy! It was also SO nice to spend some time with family.... God sure did bless me this day!
