"You gave out such a delightful fragrance,
and I drew it in and came breathing hard after You.
I tasted and it made me hunger and thirst;
You touched me, and I burned to know Your peace."
-St. Augustine of Hippo


i want to want Him with every ounce of my being.

This summer started out with a journey and i am
so excited to see what He is going to do!!

Be my rock of refuge, to which i can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
Ps. 71:3


What a sweet promise. i love that. love it!!

i get to see the pride and prejudice house!!!

Ten actual days of class left. PRAISE GOD!! i am so excited to go to Missouri, London, go home. . . and hopefully make it to California!! Yesterday was an awesome day. i found out that i'm getting paid to go to school next year. i'm loan free!! Hallelujah.

something crazy that was really apparent to me yesterday was the battle that goes on for my life, my attention. . . Satan and God. Jesus Christ desires me so much . . . yet i choose what i am free from all the time. . .

Some neat lyrics from Casting Crowns:
How refreshing to know You don't need me
How amazing to find that you want me
So I'll stand on Your Truth, and I'll fight with Your Strength
Until You bring the victory, by the power of Christ in me

i love that. . .

Don't be concerned for your own good but for the good others. 1 Cor. 10:24

My new life verse and something i wish i could do well . . . However, i sin and i fail so much! God is amazing and He still amazes me day, after day. Waking up to a sky filled with lightning was amazing today. And when the rain goes away everything is 10 times more green and beautiful than it was before. That's basically all i have to say . . . Just that my relationship with Jesus is SUCH a beautiful thing.




This picture is where i'll be for 2 weeks this summer with my amazing friend Emily!!!

i should start using this!

Have you ever just absolutely had a yes or no from God on a certain situation?

i absolutely love when He give me that overwhelming peace about a certain decision.

God is so good.

Lately i've been looking at all areas of my life and how far i am from who i really want to be. Of course, i want to be Jesus--but i know i could be doing so much more than i am. It reminds me of Romans 7, that which i want to do i don't do . . . it's a recurring cycle, but at the same time i remember that i am not longer a slave to sin. i now choose to sin. How silly of me to choose sin over everything beautiful and right. This is what i have been pondering lately!! A lot has been on my mind.




it has been SO cold lately!!

What a Beautiful God!

Last night Rachel, Gina and i had a really awesome talk about the universe.
It really got me thinking about just how amazing my God is!
The God that created the Universe,
that sent His Son to die for my sins still knows my name and cares about me.
It amazes me.
And reminded me of this song:

Beautiful by Shawn McDonald

As I look into the stars
Pondering how far away they are
How You hold them in Your hands
And still You know this man
You know my inner most being, oh
Even better than I know, than I know myself
What a beautiful God
What a beautiful God
And what am I, that I might be called Your child
What am I, what am I
That You might know me, my King
What am I, what am I, what am I
As I look off into the distance
Watching the sun roll on by
Beautiful colors all around me, oh
Painted all over the sky
The same hands that created all of this
They created you and I
What a beautiful God
What a beautiful God
And what am I, that I might be called Your child
What am I, what am I
That You might know me, my King
What am I, what am I
That You might die, that I might live
What am I, what am I, what am I, what am I

sav came to visit for
Thanksgiving!!

But my life is worth nothing to me
unless i use it for finishing
the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus--
the work of telling others
the Good News
about the wonderful grace of God.
Acts 20:24

i absolutely love this verse.
If i don't tell others about my Savior
and what He has done for me,
i should simply consider my life nothing.