You Capture: Fun

What do I consider fun?

Having this little girl in my arms..

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Never Forget

I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the State of (STATE NAME) against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the Governor of (STATE NAME) and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to law and regulations. So help me God.

This is the Oath my Brother took, and I am so honored to be his sister!

I am so Proud to be an American, and am SO thankful for all who scarifice everything for our Freedom. Thank you to my brother, and to all who defend our Country. You are all in my prayers daily.

June 7th 2010

June 7th.  I can't believe it is ALREADY June 7th....I know Summer hasn't even started but before we know it will be August and I'll be starting school again!
I haven't sat down and blogged in a while and now I've been doing some remodeling on the blog, so tonight I told myself I was going to sit down and type. I've had so much on my mind lately and it's time I release some of it.

I've titled my my Through His Eyes because I've noticed how little I try to see things through God's eyes. I get so caught up in my little, puny life that it becomes all about me. I get worked up, stressed out, worried, grumpy, and fall into the whirlwind of sin that blinds me from viewing this life the way God sees it. If I could only see things through His eyes than maybe I could put things into perspective. About two weeks ago I was reading my Bible and God showed me that through His Word we HAVE that chance, to see things through His eyes. I was amazed, here I am..getting so caught up in myself when God has already given me all that I need through His word. I'm ashamed to admit that I honestly don't read my Bible enough. Sure, I read scripture every day one way or the other but lately I've noticed how little I actually spend with my Savior. It breaks my heart, because I see how it effects everyone around me.

"When I consider your heavens,

the work of your fingers,

the moon and the stars,

which you have set in place,

what is man that you are mindful of him,

the son of man that you care for him?"
Psalm 8: 3 & 4
When I stop and read that verse, I mean really read that verse..I'm almost brought to tears. Through all my mistakes and failures in this world God, who is so huge and mighty, has chosen to relate to MY life. He loves me so much He is Mindful of ME..the creator of the universe actually thinks about me, and not only that but He wants to have a relationship with me.
If I could only remember that every second of every day I would live a life of humble and complete thankfulness to my Lord.

He is so good to us.

Excitement!

I've started updating my blog.. (Thanks to Kayla for ALL her help) I'm pretty excited about it but have a long ways to go! :) Stay tuned for many changes to come!!!!

Reminder

As May slowly sneaks up on me I start to feel the pressure of school start to quickly invade my thoughts, and sadly my attitude. For the last couple semesters I always think.." I will not allow the stress of finishing school make me grumpy to those around me". Well, I'm afraid its already happened. So I need to stop it now and pray, pray, pray, that God will give me Joy to finish this month with a smile. I need to remember that it could be worse and no matter how stressful it gets, there are so many things that give me complete and full Joy.

So this post is to remind of things that bring me Joy so when I start to become self-absorbed into my "world" I can step back and be thankful for all that God has given me.

Sunday Night Bible Study--this has given me a time to fellowship and study God's Word with friends.

                                                 My family as always..even the hairy ones. ;)

   My crazy- and- sometimes- goofy- but -always- amazing -friends......
    If we don't laugh till we cry, it isn't normal. :)

The anticipation of Summer....

With him.

Of course this blog wouldn't be complete without a picture of the newest blessing in my life..this little girl brings me so much joy.
I love you Lylee

For you created my inmost being;

you knit me together in my mother's womb.

         I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

       your works are wonderful,

       I know that full well.

          Psalm 139: 13-14

Of course we will all have bad and stressful days, that is always a given. I just want to make sure that once in awhile I step back and remember to Praise God through all times. He has placed me in school for a reason and even though I don't always like it, and I complain way to much...I have a purpose serving His kingdom no matter where I'm at. This can be so hard for me and I'm the first to admit that I fail many times at choosing a good attitude. It's something I struggle with but truly want to defeat because I hate the feeling I get when I know the people I care about and love would rather be with someone else. I want to be encouraging and uplifting. I want God to shine through my relationships and allow me to show His kind of Joy. I know I'm a sinner and will always fail in some areas but I also know that My God is the King of Kings and will lead me every step of this journey. He is my greatest Joy and no matter what the day ahead looks like, one thought of Him or one scripture and I can feel His love over me.

I pray that this upcoming week I can honor Him with my thoughts, actions and speech.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.
Psalm 28:7

Countdown

4 weeks, 4 speeches, 1 presentation, 2 papers, 7 tests, 1 final, and countless hours staring at my computer in a haze before I can finish my second year of college.

Summer has never sounded so amazing.

I look forward to many more sunny days with him.

More photo shoots and laughter with one of my favorite little ladies...

And Praising God for his beautiful Creation...

For with You is the fountain of Life; in Your Light we see Light.
Psalm 36:9

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In 4 minutes I will no longer be a teen. I simply don't know where all the time went.

I miss blogging, but simply don't have enough time in my day! Now it's time to go to bed, so I can wake up and enjoy the start of a new year! :)

Happy Birthday to me!