Made Alive

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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:36:14 -0500

It's been a while...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:27:27 -0500

Well, after a long break from the blogging world, I am back! :)

Since my last post:

I started my senior year in college!
GOT ENGAGED TO THE LOVE OF MY LIFE! :)
finished the first semester of my senior year
celebrated lots of my friends engagements and birthdays
my FIANCE turned 23
had lots of changes on the home front
done lots of wedding planning
made decisions reagarding post graduation jobs
last but not least, I have being reassured over and over of the Lord’s soverignty and faithfulness..

Have a beautiful day!

t-minus 6 days until Valentines Day!

t-minus 12 days until i’m 22! :-)

t minus 150 days until I get married!!!!!!!!!!

the close of one season marks the beginning of another

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:36:51 -0400

This summer has been filled with love, growth, discipline, and fullness. It has truly been a beautiful season that is coming to an end very quickly!! Tomorrow I move into my new apartment where I will have new room mates and in a few short day start new classes! Basically, I am about to enter into a lot of “new” phases!

I am excited about this next year. It is my senior year in college!! (which has FLOWN by) At the ending of this year, it will mark the beginning of another season in life! Lately I feel like life is changing so quickly. I have had to think a little into the future to plan which is exciting, but I also want to make sure I am living in the “here and now” and not looking too far ahead. It is a hard balance to find for me.

Anyways, I am basically writing this for myself, as a reminder to look back to in a few days, weeks, or months when I start to forget what i’m striving for this year…

*I want to remind myself DAILY of God’s grace and mercy. They are endless and new every morning.

*I want to put into practice all that the Lord has shown and taught me this summer. That includes discipline, thankfulness, love and many other things.

*I pray against falling into the belief that my stance with God is determined on how well I am “performing” for him as a christian. My stance with him NEVER changes. He is constant.

*I want to hunger and thirst for righteousness. Not righteousness to “better” myself, but righteousness to exemplify the transforming work of Christ in me.

*I want to live by the beatitudes. I desire to mourn my sin, meekly accept criticism without defensiveness, show mercy, act as a peacemaker, and be pure in heart.

*I pray for the strength to love my family, friends, and all people I come in contact with more than myself.

*I pray for the strength and discernment to be obedient to the Lord.

*Overall, I pray for continued sanctification and that I will look back on this next year and know Jesus more deeply.

“If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.” -C.S Lewis

-Jen

And my soul is getting restless for the place where I belong...

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 10:49:07 -0400

And my soul is getting restless for the place where I belong...

…a few pictures from Edisto! Such a wonderful, fun,...

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:12:21 -0400

On the beach!

Isn't he cute?!? :)

On the way to Savannah!

In Savannah GA to get some yummy SWEETS!

…a few pictures from Edisto! Such a wonderful, fun, relaxing, MUCH NEEDED week! :)

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Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:49:50 -0400

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Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:49:36 -0400

“The most important aspect of Christianity is not the work we do, but the relationship we...

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:46:10 -0400

“The most important aspect of Christianity is not the work we do, but the relationship we maintain and the surrounding influence and qualities produced by that relationship. That is all God asks us to give our attention to, and it is the one thing that is continually under attack.”

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Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:38:39 -0400

yes. now. please.

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:12:55 -0400

yes. now. please.

Oh my!! love this

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:07:42 -0400

Oh my!! love this

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Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:05:02 -0400

welp, starting today I am officially "homeless" until August 15th. This should be fun!

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:46:47 -0400

…just to clarify, homeless meaning that I moved out of my current apartment and my next lease does not start until the 15th! I will be a nomad bouncing around from place to place the next two weeks! My first stop: this beautiful girl! :)

I have so many letters i need to write.

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:28:00 -0400

I have so many letters i need to write.

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Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:28:00 -0400

just got back from the beach today and all I wanna do it go...

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:27:00 -0400

just got back from the beach today and all I wanna do it go back! ahhh! such a WONDERFUL and relaxin week with the bf and his fam! :)

Dependent on God's Presence

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:47:00 -0400

Dependent on God's Presence:

“…Having the reality of God’s presence is not dependent on our being in a particular circumstance or place, but is only dependent on our determination to keep the Lord before us continually.” -Oswald Chambers

I love this. God’s presence isn’t based on my emotional, physical, or spiritual circumstance…. It is based on me looking to him at every moment of everyday. He is there, always.

Happy Hump-day! It is Wednesday which means it’s my last day of work for a whole week and a half!!! YAY! I’m packing up my apartment because I have to be moved out by the 31st, and i’m leaving for Edisto this Saturday for a week of vacay at the beach! I get to spend some time with this sweet boy and his family! I am beyond excited! :)

i hope your day is wonderful.

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Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:41:46 -0400

candles are delightful. they bring so much warmth and comfort.

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:41:15 -0400

candles are delightful. they bring so much warmth and comfort.

Times

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:20:00 -0400

Times:

…i hear you say “my love is over,
its underneath, its inside, its in between
the times you doubt me, when you can’t feel
the times that you’ve questioned ‘is this for real?’
the times you’ve broken, the times that you mend
the times you hate me and the times that you bend
well my love is over, its underneath
its inside, its in between,
these times you’re healing
and when your heart breaks
the times that you feel like you’ve fallen from grace
the times you’re hurting
the times that you heal
the times you go hungry and are tempted to steal
in times of confusion and chaos and pain
im there in your sorrow under the weight of your shame
im there through your heartache
im there in the storm
my love i will keep you by my power alone
i dont care where you’ve fallen, where you have been
i’ll never forsake you
my love never ends, it never ends…

I love these lyrics. So beautiful. Our God is so faithful and loving.

Happy Tuesday! :)