WHOOPY!!! :D

YAYAYAYAY!!!! I'm SO excited that FALL is here!!! My favorite time of year!! :) sigh.
I just had to get that out there! :D Are you excited for fall too?
Some of my favorite things about fall...
-hay rack rides
-pumpkins
-bonfires
-crisp air
-changing colors
-sipping a steaming hot cup of pumpkin pie spice while curled up with a good book :)
-crunchy leaves ;)
-pumpkin pie bars
-Nebraska football games
-playing football with family and cousins
-apple cider
So anyway, I love fall. Just wanted to say that!

What are some of YOUR favorite things about fall? It would be fun to hear from everyone!

The cry of my heart...

Holy Spirit Have Your Way

Long after the tears fall I'm still your child

I put down my defenses and lay down my pride

Love and forgiveness flow in deep and wide

So I run to you and surrender all!

[CHORUS]

As I lay down my life

And pick up my cross

What a joy it is to give my life away to you

All that I need, All that I seek

Is You here with me

Holy Spirit have Your way in me!

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In times of trouble, though trials may come

The rock of ages is standing strong

I'm fighting battles, but the war is won

So I'll run to you and surrender all

[CHORUS]

As I lay down my life

And pick up my cross

What a joy it is to give my life away to you

All that I need, All that I seek

Is You here with me

Holy Spirit have Your way in me!

More of You and less of me, God

More of You and less of me, God

More of You and less of me, God

More of You overflowing

[CHORUS]

As I lay down my life

And pick up my cross

What a joy it is to give my life away to you

All that I need, All that I seek

Is You here with me

Holy Spirit have Your way in me!

Holy Spirit have Your way in me!

Amen.

Here is the song on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR156yJZFUY

Wow, if I had to sum up all of the things God has taught me this year into one song,

this song would do it well.

To live a life poured out for others,

forsaking all my own wants, wishes, and dreams

(getting married someday, having children and a family, going on a missions trip, traveling, etc)

Yes, that means even surrendering God-given desires back to Him!

-living for the One who gave ALL for me.

If this is all I accomplish in my life, then I will have lived well.

God is teaching me that right here,

right now, I need to find complete fulfilment in HIM.

Life is not all about ME, but all about HIM.

After much prayer, God has shown me His will for this time in my life.

I just need to obey.

In obedience, there is great joy!

If you think of it, please, pray for me!

From Grace's library...

-Sacred Singleness-

This is what I have been reading lately...

So far, I have been so tremendously

blessed/convicted/encouraged/changed/excited/

by the message of this book!

Be looking for my summary soon! =)

My belated 9-11 post...

"Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)?"

by Alan Jackson

Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day?

Out in the yard with your wife and children?

Working on some stage in LA?

Did you stand there in shock at the site of

That black smoke rising against that blue sky?

Did you shout out in anger

In fear for your neighbor,

Or did you just sit down and cry?

Did you weep for the children

Who lost their dear loved ones

And pray for the ones who don't know?

Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble

And sob for the ones left below?

Did you burst out in pride

For the red white and blue

The heroes who died just doing what they do?

Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer

And look at yourself to what really matters?

I'm just a singer of simple songs

I'm not a real political man

I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you

The difference in Iraq and Iran

But I know Jesus and I talk to God

And I remember this from when I was young

Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us

And the greatest is love

Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day?

Teaching a class full of innocent children?

Driving down some cold interstate?

Did you feel guilty cause you're a survivor,

In a crowded room did you feel alone?

Did you call up your mother and tell her you love her?

Did you dust off that bible at home?

Did you open your eyes and hope it never happened,

Close your eyes and not go to sleep?

Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages,

Speak with some stranger on the street?

Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow?

Go out and buy you a gun?

Did you turn off that violent old movie you're watching,

And turn on "I Love Lucy" reruns?

Did you go to a church and hold hands with some stranger?

Stand in line and give your own blood?

Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family,

Thank God you had somebody to love?

I'm just a singer of simple songs

I'm not a real political man

I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you

The difference in Iraq and Iran

But I know Jesus and I talk to God

And I remember this from when I was young

Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us

And the greatest is love

The greatest is love

The greatest is love

Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day?

Hey guys! Check this out! I'm a MODEL!?!?!! http://www.mccneb.edu/ :D lol! I guess not THIS kind of model!

too good...

"One way to stop gossip is to breathe through your nose!"

Thank you, Lord.

I just want to thank the Lord for the things He is doing in my life!

There are so many things to be thankful for!

The first I want to mention is;

1. Over the last year, my family has become such a treasure to me, more than they ever have been. I love them so much. I wouldn't trade them for any other family in the world.

2. I am also so thankful for special friends and the encouragement they are to me.

I honestly don't know where I would be right now, had it not been for the godly friends God has placed in my life who have always encouraged me to take my walk with God seriously,

to seek Him above all else.

3. I am so amazed and thankful that God answers prayer!!! I have been praying and asking for wisdom (wisdom: understanding and seeing a situation from God's perspective) in a specific area of my life, and He has shown me what I have have need to see for so long. Praise Him!!

Please pray for me, that my whole life would be totally given over to seeking His face.

I desire to bring glory to God's kingdom and serve Him in whatever way that might do so.

I so want to be totally rid of myself, and completely filled up with Jesus.

I want to show His love to people in this dark and needy world.